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Watch: Akbaruddin Owaisi’s Anti-Hindu hate speech for which he got acquitted

Watch the video where Akbaruddin Owaisi had said that he kill a crore Hindus in 15 minutes, which court said is not hate speech

ISIS terrorist Ali Harbi Ali given whole life jail sentence for the murder of UK MP David Amess

While testifying in the court, Ali Harbi Ali said he has no remorse over murdering UK MP David Amess

Did you know: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi had forgiven General Reginald Dyer, the perpetrator of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre

On 103rd anniversary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, time to recall how MK Gandhi had forgiven General Dyer

Hijab not for schools, issue raked up by Muslim clergy to regain control over women: UP madrassa board chief

The UP madrassa board chief said the hijab controversy was raked up by clerics to regain control of women

Bengal monitor lizard gang-raped in Sahydari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, four arrested

Four persons caught in suspect of hunting in Maharashtra, forest officials found they raped a Bengal monitor lizard

From demanding UCC, unequivocally supporting Hindutva to lashing out at MVA leaders: Here’s what Raj Thackeray spoke at the Thane rally

In his speech, Raj Thackeray called for UCC and a bill to control the menace of unprecedented population explosion.

Khargone violence: 16-year-old Shivam Shukla with severe head injuries is struggling for his life in the hospital

Shivam was referred to Indore for treatment. Doctors removed skull fragments from his brain during surgery.

Actor Akshay Kumar trolled on social media for joining Vimal ‘Zubaan Kesari’ Universe

The latest advertisement of Vimal 'Bolo Zubaan Kesari' shows a silhouette of Akshay Kumar with caption 'Coming Soon'

AIMIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi acquitted in hate speech cases, had threatened to ‘eliminate 100 crore Hindus in 15 minutes’

Owaisi had made a highly inflammatory speech at a public meeting in 2012, where he had dared to finish off 100 crore Hindus

Uttar Pradesh: Bijnor Police arrest Mohammed Faizi, accused of duping Muslims in the name of Sharia-compliant Muslim Fund

Mohammad Faizi was running a private bank and lured Muslims to deposit money there saying it was 'sharia-compliant'.

‘Bhagwat Gita is evil, read Bible’: Tailoring teacher in Tamil Nadu forces Hindu students to recite Christian prayers, follow Christianity, suspended

Tailoring teacher in Tamil Nadu suspended for forcing Hindu students to follow Christian rituals, abusing Hindu deities

SC refuses to stay upcoming Dharma Sansad in Himachal Pradesh

The SC did not grant any orders against the Dharma Sansad at Himachal Pradesh as the state was not served and hence there was no counsel representing them in the court.

Protest against Karauli anti-Hindu violence: BJYM President Tejasvi Surya, state BJP leaders detained by Rajasthan police on the way

As per reports, Tejasvi Surya, BJP Rajasthan chief Satish Poonia and several other leaders were detained at the Dausa border by the Rajasthan police and were prevented from reaching Karauli.

Germany dismisses reports claiming that India will not be invited to G7 summit over its stand on Russia-Ukraine war, invitation to be sent soon

German govt dismisses Bloomberg report claiming that India will not be invited to the upcoming G7 summit

For ‘Liberals’, there are 2 kinds of ‘Muslim areas’: One in cities where Hindus aren’t allowed, one inside their heads where all crimes by...

The assertion of the dharmic identity has proved 'provocative' to the secular geniuses, as their 'secularism' enfolded not separating the state and the religion, but rather claiming the state and destroying the religion.

Nurse, husband arrested for stealing cash and jewellery worth Rs 2.4 crores from Sonam Kapoor’s Delhi house: Police

The burglary at Sonam Kapoor’s house in Delhi took place on Feb 11 and an FIR was filed at Tughlaq Road police station on Feb 23

Maharashtra: Police arrest journalist for alleged conspiracy behind protests by transport workers at Sharad Pawar’s residence

YouTube journalist Chandrakant Suryavanshi arrested by Mumbai Police for alleged attack on Sharad Pawar's residence

‘Let me come to India’, Gang rape survivor from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir appeals to PM Modi for help, seeks shelter and protection

The gang rape survivor from PoK said that politician Choudhary Tariq Farooq and police were blackmailing her and may kill her

Hanskhali rape and murder: BJP MP Roopa Ganguly compares atrocities on women in West Bengal to disrobing of Draupadi in Mahabharata

BJP MP Roopa Ganguly choked as she spoke about the plight of women in Bengal while drawing parallels to ‘Draupadi’s Chirharan’ sequence

SP friendly ex-bureaucrat mocks humble roots of new UPSC chief Dr Manoj Soni, reduces him to ‘agarbatti seller’

Left-lIberals mock new UPSC chief Dr Manoj Soni for his humble roots, call him uneducated Hinduvadi

West Bengal: TMC legal wing bars lawyers from entering Court of Justice Gangopadhyay who ordered CBI probe in SSC corruption case

The TMC legal wing of Calcutta HC also attacked the Bar Association President for not conceding their proposal of boycotting the Court of Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay.

New York: Unidentified attackers assault and rob 2 Sikh persons in Queens, a week after another brutal attack on an elderly Sikh man

The unidentified men attacked and robbed the two Sikhs in the Queens a week after a similar attack was carried out against 72-year-old Nirmal Singh.

‘CM Mamata pointed fingers at the victim, it was wrong’: NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma says on Hanskhali rape-murder case

On April 11, Mamata Banerjee downplayed the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl in Nadia’s Hanskhali village by insisting she had a love affair.

Gujarat: Khambhat Ram Navami violence preplanned, 3 maulvis got people from outside for the same, foreign funding suspected

Those who were involved in violence and stone pelting on Hindus during the Ram Navami procession were assured that nothing will happen to them and that they will be provided legal aid.

‘Americans should have a better understanding and appreciation of the civilisational state of India for ties to grow’: EAM Dr Jaishankar

Interacting with the students at the Howard University in the US, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar asserted that the young Americans should have a better understanding of India and the world for the ties between the two countries to go.

Himmatnagar violence: Accused tied with rope, paraded as taken to court for custody, ATS may investigate if required

Gujarat state administration cracks the whip on those who pelted stones, indulged in violence on Ram Navami in Himmatnagar.

On this day, in 1699 Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhism, initiated the Khalsa. Read more

According to the basics of Sikhism, a true Khalsa does not discriminate or see anyone as a demeaned soul. He or she will rise in defence of the oppressed and will do charity to help the needy.

Kerala: Muslim DYFI leader’s marriage with Christian woman sparks ‘love jihad’ row, CPM leader says party may take action

The CPI(M) unit of Kerala's Kozhikode is considering action against party leader and DYFI Kannoth region secretary Shejin after he married a Christian lady, as per reports.

824 out of 1,027 schools in Delhi do not have a headmaster, NCPCR seeks explanation

NCPCR found only 203 out of 1027 schools under Delhi govt have headmaster or principal

‘P*ncho’: PPP supporters get into hand to hand combat with elderly PTI workers, hurl abuses at Iftar event in Islamabad, videos viral

Various videos have gone viral on social media where Pakistani politicians take a go at each other at the Iftar party amid the political turbulence on Imran Khan's ouster.

Union Minister Smriti Irani schools Congress leader and Maharashtra cabinet minister Yashomati Thakur after the latter implied ‘Nagaland is not a part of India’

Union Minister Smriti Irani schooled Congress leader Yashomati Thakur for implying that Nagaland is not a part of India

Brooklyn subway shooting: Multiple people shot at, undetonated devices recovered at NYC train station

On Tuesday, April 12, at least six people were shot and wounded in a shooting that took place inside a subway station in Sunset Park, Brooklyn in New York City

‘Land belongs to Lord Vishveshwar, Aurangzeb had no right over it’: Argument in Allahabad HC in Kashi Vishwanath-Gyanvapi dispute

Aurangzeb had ordered the demolition of the Vishveshwar temple and commissioned the construction of the Gyanvapi mosque.

Congress leader Salman Nizami tries to show he is all about the love, netizens expose him with his old hate tweets

Congress leader Salman Nizami tried to portray himself as an apostle of peace by putting out a tweet that even though he is a Muslim, he doesn't hate Hindus.

Were Hindus pushed to play music in front of mosque? Old video shows mob with pistols in front of a temple dancing to Islamic...

An old viral video shows a mob dancing to the tunes of Islamic songs in front of a temple in Khargone

Supreme Court stays Congress leader Hardik Patel’s conviction in 2015 rioting case so he can contest elections

Hardik Patel petitioned SC to reverse the Gujarat HC ruling, demanding that the conviction be stayed so that he may contest in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Asaduddin Owaisi claims demolition of illegal houses of stone pelters in MP violates international rules on war between two countries

Asaduddin Owaisi has argued that the bulldozing of the stone pelters' homes in MP is a breach of the Geneva Conventions.

Uttar Pradesh: Samajwadi Party fails to win a single seat in MLC elections, BJP bags 33 out of 36 seats

While Samajwadi Party failed to win a single seat out of the 36 that went to the polls, BJP managed to win a whopping 33 out of the 36.

Did you know: The Congress party and an ex-foreign minister were involved in the Iraqi oil scam, even when not in power

The Volcker Committee report cited Kunwar Natwar Singh, former External Affairs Minister, and the Congress Party as "non-contractual beneficiaries" of Iraqi oil sales under the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme scam in 2001.

Haridwar: Sadiq lures and rapes a 13-year-old minor girl by posing as ‘Ratan Tyagi’, arrested after family files complaint

The Haridwar police have arrested a Muslim youth named Sadiq who posed as a Hindu to befriend a minor girl and raped her thereafter.

Gorakhpur hospital tragedy accused SP’s Kafeel Khan loses UP MLC Elections, had guarded the ballot box for 72 hours

Dr. Kafeel Khan is presently suspended from his job over medical negligence charges leveled against him in 2017 after 72 infants had died in BRD medical college in Gorakhpur due to a lack of oxygen supply.

No, Mamata Banerjee, even if the 14-year-old girl was pregnant because of ‘love affair’, that is still statutory rape

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has recently courted controversy after she tried to downplay allegations of brutal rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl as a 'love affair' gone wrong.

Punjab opposition calls Bhagwant Mann a ‘rubber stamp’, controversy breaks over Kejriwal meeting state bureaucrats without CM or ministers

Arvind Kejriwal accused of holding meeting with Punjab Power Department officers without Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann.

Rajasthan govt bans religious flags, prohibits watching Shobha Yatras from terraces, but no such instructions for stone-pelting epicentres

Apparently, the Rajasthan govt has not displayed the same zeal in bringing to book stone pelters and rabble rousers causing violence and mayhem

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee threatens media for covering ‘negative stories’, warns companies against giving advertisements to ‘non-friendly channels’

Mamata Banerjee said, "In Bengal, we tolerate things but it doesn't mean that you will cross all limits...Bengal is soft, TMC is soft, isn't it?"

Twitter may play a partisan role in general elections 2024: Suspended Twitter handles argue in Delhi High Court highlighting the platform’s ideological bias

“If tech giants are not injuncted against not following law of the land, consequences for our democracy would be quite severe," argued the suspended twitter accounts highlighting Twitter's ideological bias

‘A sword-wielding miscreant dashed toward the Hindus’: SP who sustained bullet injury narrates the mayhem unleashed during Khargone violence

The SP recalled the mayhem unleashed against the people taking part in the Ram Navami Shobha Yatra in Khargone, Madhya Pradesh in the Muslim-majority locality.

Days after Islamists attack Ram Navami celebrations, whitewashers plan to trend ‘Genocide of Muslims’ to vilify India

The apologists of Islamists have planned to trend ‘Genocide of Muslims in India’ to blame Hindus for the violence that erupted during Ram Navami celebrations

Lok Sabha bypoll in Asansol: TMC workers attack BJP’s convoy in presence of Bengal Police, Agnimitra Paul contests against Shatrughan Sinha

"TMC people thrashed our security with bamboo sticks. They are trying to ensure that the polling agent does not enter the booth", said BJP candidate Agnimitra Paul on April 12.

‘Mamata Banerjee does not deserve to be Chief Minister if she is so indifferent to rape’: Delhi gangrape victim Nirbhaya’s mother

"She does not deserve the CM post if she is making such comments about a victim who has been violated," Nirbhaya's mother said.