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‘Modi Story’: A volunteer-driven initiative launched to tell untold stories and inspiring moments from Narendra Modi’s life

"There are many people, from far and near, who have caught a glimpse into Modi's life, his intent, integrity, and intensity. They came away inspired, keen to infuse the same 'can do' spirit in everyone. Modi Story' is about such voices", the modistory.in reads.

‘They have threatened to kill us once they are out on bail’: Kin of Birbhum violence victim

Mafiza Bibi, whose mother died in the Birbhum carnage talks about the threats they have been receiving from TMC goons

Jharkhand: Days after 181 Christians reconverted to the original tribal Sarna faith, 61 tribal Christian families do Gharwapsi

Hundreds of people from 61 families of Vanvasi (tribal) Samaj in Sahibganj district in Jharkhand did the same on March 25, 2022

Two similar cases, two different rulings: How Supreme Court differentiated between Hindu Temples and Christian Missionaries

After allowing regulation of Hindu temples, Supreme Court refuses to order regulation of Christian missionaries

West Bengal: ‘Go Back, Go Back’, locals protest as Minister Firhad Hakim enters Amta to meet the family of deceased student leader Anish Khan

TMC leaders Firhad Hakim and Pulak Roy visited the Amta village in Howrah to meet the family members of the deceased student leader Anish Khan

‘Maulana will decide about hijab and not Judge’: What ex-Chief Election Commissioner Dr SY Quraishi said on love jihad, hijab, and Kashmiri Pandits

Quraishi remarked that the victory of Yogi Adityanath in Uttar Pradesh is the victory of communalism.

Gandhi family loyalist Digvijay Singh opposes memorial for Hindus killed by Islamists, says it will ‘disturb communal harmony’ in Bhopal

Shivraj Singh Chouhan's decision to open a Genocide Museum has irked Gandhi family loyalist and Congress leader Digvijay Singh.

Delhi: Bablu Khan absconds after assaulting tenant Geeta with bricks over a petty argument, case registered, investigation underway

Delhi Police registered a complaint against landlord Bablu Khan for allegedly assaulting tenant Geeta with bricks in the Sultanpuri area of Delhi.

Gujarat: Yasarkhan Pathan lures Hindu girl on pretext of sending her abroad for studies, Pathan’s family rapes, force her to wear burqa, read Quran

Nadiad police in Gujarat arrested eight out of ten accused of trapping a Hindu girl under the guise of sending her abroad and then physically and mentally exploiting her

YouTube blocks Indian news outlet WION for reporting Russian Foreign Minister statement on Ukraine-Russia war, doesn’t ban Western channels that reported the same

Youtube had blocked news channel WION for seven days for broadcasting a portion of the speech by Russian foreign minister.

USA President Joe Biden makes another gaffe? Tells US troops in Poland that they are ‘going to be in Ukraine’, White House clarifies

Joe Biden made another gaffe while talking to the US troops posted in Poland claiming that troops would be 'going to Ukraine'

Trouble mounts for Navjot Singh Sidhu after Supreme Court reserves verdict on decades-old road rage case

The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its decision on a petition seeking a review of its order letting off Navjot Singh Sidhu with a Rs 1,000 fine in a 1988 road rage case

Is ‘Nimbooz’ a lemonade or a fruit juice? Supreme Court to decide

Supreme Court has stepped in to answer the buzzing question whether Pepsico's 'Nimbooz' is a fruit drink or a lemonade

‘You don’t keep hammering and chiselling after a murti is formed’: Aaditya Thackeray offers ridiculous analogy to explain Shiv Sena’s departure from Hindutva

Speaking on Shiv Sena abandoning Hindutva, Aaditya Thackeray said a sculpted murti does not need hammering and chiselling.

Detention of ‘activist’ Khurram Parvez, who dubbed Amarnath Yatra ‘militarised pilgrimage’, extended by 50 days: Here is what you need to know

NIA found that Khurram Parvez worked as 'LeT operator' and actively recruited overground workers from different states in India.

Yogi Adityanath takes oath as Uttar Pradesh CM for the second time: Here is the list of ministers in the newly-formed government

Yogi Adityanath took oath as the UP CM for a second consecutive term along with 52 cabinet ministers in the new term.

‘US-UK funded media and PR organisations running Ukraine’s propaganda ops, lobbyists working to send more weapons to prolong the conflict’: Report

While the Russian Language News Exchange claims to be 'independent', Cohen writes that it is a project by Free Press Unlimited, funded by the Dutch government and European Commission.

No blue eyes, no blond hair: Is that why victims of war in Ethiopia and Yemen are children of a lesser God?

While the west focuses on humanitarian crisis unfolding in Ukraine, it has turned a blind eye to sufferings of victims in Ethiopia and Yemen

Parth Jindal, MD of JSW Sports and chairman of Delhi Capitals endorses Arvind Kejriwal’s derisive remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’

Parth Jindal had retweeted a video of Arvind Kejriwal making disparaging remarks for ‘The Kashmir Files’ in Delhi Assembly

Thousands of birds rescued by Delhi Police in a raid on illegal bird market near Jama Masjid

The illegal bird market in Delhi has been around for a long time and is located near the Jama Masjid.

Chhattisgarh: Shivling of a temple uprooted and carried on a hand cart to the Tehsil office to appear before a Court for a summon

Shivling of a Shiva temple in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, was uprooted and brought to the Tehsil office to appear before the Court

Unprecedented increase in Muslim population in West Bengal has forced many Hindus to migrate, some areas in rural Bengal have 70:30 demographic: Report

The Organiser, in its ground report describes how demographic imbalance has become a growing cause of concern in West Bengal

Days after Birbhum violence, cops seize 200 crude bombs from Margram: Here is what we know so far

On Tuesday (March 22) night, a group of enraged miscreants set ablaze around 12 homes which resulted in the gruesome death of eight people including women and children in Birbhum’s Rampurhat. 

‘No, relationship with China is not normal’: EAM Jaishankar says after 3-hour long meeting with Chinese FM Wang Yi, China’s statement on Kashmir discussed

Dr. Jaishankar said that India's current relationship with China is unhealthy and present situation is a 'Work in Progress.'

Who is Anarul Hossain?: All you need to know about the TMC leader arrested in connection with the Birbhum violence case

Anarul Hossain is said to be close to TMC (Rampurhat) MLA and the Dy Speaker of West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Ashish Banerjee

Uttar Pradesh: Municipal clerk Akram caught using fake signatures, forged documents to change Dalit girl Puja’s name into ‘Sana Khan’, arrested

Shamli police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested one Akram Babu, a clerk working in the Kandhla Municipality in Shamli District on accusation of forgery.

SC dismisses a petition seeking measures to monitor activities of Christian missionaries

The top court rejected the petition citing Madras HC's order on religious conversions by Christian missionaries

Madhya Pradesh: CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan extends help to set up a genocide museum to highlight the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

Vivek Agnihotri had expressed his desire to establish a Genocide Museum in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

NOT satire: Russia gets banned in tree competition, Poland wins ‘European Tree of the Year’ award

Poland won the European tree of the year competition this year after Russia was disqualified over its invasion of Ukraine.

‘West Bengal is no more liveable, mass killings happening there’: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly breaks down in Rajya Sabha over Birbhum massacre

Rajya Sabha member Roopa Ganguly made an emotional appeal to impose President's rule in West Bengal after the Birbhum massacre

Allahabad HC to hear Kashi Vishwanath Temple-Gyanvapi mosque dispute on a regular basis starting March 29

The Allahabad HC order came in the matter related to a plea seeking removal of Gyanvapi mosque and restoration of the land to Hindus.

Muzaffarnagar: Woman gang-raped by a gang of 10, masterminded by one Osman, husband tortured, police arrest 10

According to the Muzaffarnagar Police, one of the accused, Osman, is the mastermind behind the gang rape.

Karnataka: Youtuber Shahbaz Khan calls BJP leaders including CM Bommai as ‘son of a b*tch’ and ‘dog’, calls Hindus as ‘sons of prostitutes’

A week after Karnataka High Court delivered the judgement stating that wearing the hijab is not an integral part of Islam, the Youtuber CM Shahbaz Khan threatened CM Bommai and referred to him as a 'Son of a b*tch'.

‘Necessary to have a fair investigation’: Calcutta HC takes away the investigation of Birbhum massacre from Mamata govt, hands it over to CBI

Calcutta HC has transfers the investigation into the violence in the Birbhum district of West Bengal to the CBI

Indore and Khandwa have the maximum number of love jihad cases in Madhya Pradesh; tribal girls are the primary targets: Report

The cities of Indore and Khandwa have recorded highest number of cases of love jihad in Madhya Pradesh.

Indian American Muslim Council posts a long rant against Uttarakhand govt wanting to implement UCC, says it would lead to “erasure” of Muslims

Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC) has posted a statement against the Uttarakhand govt's decision to introduce UCC

Uttarakhand police nab one Ayaan as he attempts to flee with the dead body of a girl stuffed in a suitcase, video viral

Kaliyar police in Uttarakhand have apprehended a youth named Ayaan after he attempted to flee a hotel with the dead body of a girl stuffed in a suitcase.

Delhi riots accused declares Jamia Millia a sovereign nation? As Safoora Zargar goes on a rant, here is how the university was used to...

In August 2020, Additional Solicitor General Aman Lekhi made submissions on behalf of the Delhi police in front of a division bench comprising Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan. The Delhi Police had asserted that action taken by the police was necessary and proportionate to the violence unleashed by the mob during the anti-CAA protests.

Madhya Pradesh govt issues show-cause notice to IAS officer Niyaz Khan for his rants against movie ‘The Kashmir Files’: Here is what had happened

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that IAS officer Niyaz Khan had crossed and violated the limits set for government officials, and hence the government issued a notice for the IAS officer.

UP Board makes recital of National anthem mandatory in madrassas, decision taken to end nepotism in recruitment of teachers: Reports

Uttar Pradesh Board of Madrassa Education announced that singing of national anthem along with other morning prayers will be mandatory for students in madrassas

India says no to ‘high-powered’ UK delegation planning to visit Delhi to persuade govt against Russia, trip cancelled last minute

Initially, the delegation was to visit to discuss the UK-India free trade deal, however, the purpose of their visit changed after Russia launched its special military operations in Ukraine in February.

‘Bitta Karate killed us in open, he killed us in Delhi Assembly’: Kashmiri Hindus react, slam Arvind Kejriwal for calling The Kashmir Files a...

While talking in the Delhi Assembly, Kejriwal responded on the demand to make The Kashmir Files tax free in Delhi

‘Mr. Trudeau, you are a disgrace to any democracy, spare us your presence’, ‘dictatorship’: How Canada PM faced humiliation in EU Parliament

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the EU Parliament to deliver a speech and faced humiliation over truckers protest

Harsha Bhogle mysteriously disappears from live Instagram interview leading to netizens worry about him, later reveals it was a promotional stunt

Cricket commentator Harsha Bhogle disappeared while talking to a sports portal on Instagram, which turned out to be a stunt

Google Trends show more Indians are now wanting to know about the Kashmiri Hindu genocide: Here are the most searched keywords

The Kashmir Files seems to have touched a raw nerve, as Google searches on genocide of Kashmiri Pandits have increased

Birbhum violence: TMC leader Anarul Hussain arrested after victim’s kin accuse him of masterminding the carnage, NHRC issues notice to Mamata govt

Anarul Hussain, the TMC block president of Rampurhat, was arrested earlier today in connection with Birbhum killings.

Maharashtra Cabinet Minister Dhananjay Munde’s second wife Karuna accuses him of hiding multiple affairs, six children

Karuna Sharma Munde, second wife of Dhananjay Munde, says he has several other wives and 6 hidden children

‘The state itself should have allowed CBI to investigate’: Supreme Court slams Thackeray govt as it transfers Param Bir Singh case to the CBI

Supreme Court has taken away the case against Param Bir Singh from the Maharashtra police and handed it over to the CBI.

Chattisgarh: ‘Ghar Wapsi’ of 1250 people in Mahasamund organised by BJP leader Prabal Pratap Judev

Prabal Pratap Singh Judev is the son of Dilip Singh Judev, a former minister in the Vajpayee government.