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West Bengal: TMC leader’s son accused of raping and murder of a minor girl, cremated body forcefully

A TMC leader's son has been accused of raping a juvenile girl by inviting her to his birthday party, who died due to excessive bleering

North Korea calls US President Joe Biden ‘an old man in his senility’ after he called Vladimir Putin a war criminal

"His reckless remarks are just a show of imprudence of an old man in his senility," North Korea on Joe Biden

Imran Khan beaten up in his office by General Bajwa: Pakistanis claim on social media amidst political turmoil in the country

Counterclaims are also being made on Twitter by Pakistanis that General Bajwa did not meet Imran Khan at Prime Minister's Office.

Doordarshan live telecasts Shri Ram Janmotsav from Ayodhya, watch

Owing to covid-19 pandemic, the celebrations for Shri Ram Janmotsav have been mellowed down. This is first grand celebration of Ram Navami after the Supreme Court verdict in November 2019 which ruled in favour of the temple.

Gujarat: Family kidnaps own daughter marrying a Hindu man, thrashes her husband

Lalit Khandvi filed a complaint against family of his wife Simran Multani, alleging that they kidnapped his wife

Maharashtra: 109 transport corporation workers arrested, sent to judicial custody for protesting at Sharad Pawar’s residence

109 transport corporation workers and their lawyer Gunaratna Sadavarte arrested after protest at Sharad Pawar's house

West Bengal: Violence erupts after businessman and civic volunteer shot and beheaded by Jane Alam Mollah for asking to return money he owed

Malay Makhal and Barun Chakraborty were killed by Jane Alam Mollah when they went to collect money owed by Alam

Mayawati calls out Rahul Gandhi’s lies, gives a befitting reply to his baseless allegations

Mayawati gave a befitting reply to Rahul Gandhi, asked him to think 100 times before attacking BSP

Rahul Gandhi again avoids putting up image of gods for wishing on Hindu festivals, Kejriwal puts his own picture on Ram Navmi

It is pertinent to note that Abrahamic beliefs such as Islam and Christianity do not endorse multiple gods and their depiction. In Islam, the depiction of idols and human forms of God are considered 'haram'. Idolatry is one of the biggest sins in Islam.

Gurugram: Tasleem, Khalid, and Sahid among 5 arrested for cattle smuggling after a dramatic high-speed chase, had fired on Bajrang Dal activists

Gurugram police nabbed five people in Sohna for smuggling cattle and firing at cow Bajrang Dal activists after a high speed chase

Bihar: Thieves kill priest in Chapra, steal 13 idols and jewellery worth crores

The locals believe the priest might have identified the thieves after which he was brutally murdered.

Ancient Hindu temple in Gujarat’s Banaskantha invites local Muslim residents including local maulana to offer namaz, break Ramzan fast

Muslims believe idolatry or idol worship, a practice Hindus follow, is the biggest sin. Any form of ‘idol worshipping’ is prohibited in Islam.

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui’s estranged wife and son’s photos go viral amid his onscreen romance with Anjali Arora on Lock Upp, read details

'Comedian' Munawar Faruqui opens up about his marriage, estranged wife and a three-year-old son on Lock Upp reality show

Islamist outfit demands a ban on Joseph Vijay-starrer Tamil movie ‘Beast’: Read details

The Tamil Nadu Muslim League has asked the state Home Secretary to ban the release of the film claiming the film portrays Muslims as extremists

MNS announces to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on a loudspeaker outside Shiv Sena Headquarters on Ram Navami

Ram Navami falls on the ninth day of Chaitra Navratri and marks the birth of Shri Ram

PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif likely to be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, to prove majority on Monday

Shehbaz Sharif, who has served as the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab province, has good ties with the Pakistan Army, unlike his brother Nawaz Sharif.

Imran Khan Caught & Bowled opposition, Pakistan enters a new phase as Imran’s government falls

After a drama lasting weeks, Imran Khan is no longer Prime Minister of Pakistan as he lost the no-confidence motion in Pakistan's National Assembly.

Pakistan: Imran Khan govt falls after losing dramatic midnight trust vote, speaker had resigned after refusing to conduct the voting

Imran Khan govt losses no-confidence motion moved by opposition parties in national assembly in midnight voting

IPL: Listless Mumbai lose 4th game in a row as Royal Challengers Bangalore cruise to a win

RCB defeated Mumbai with 7 wickets in hand and 9 balls to spare but the result was never in doubt since the time Mumbai lost their opening wicket.

Rajasthan: Kin of deceased Dr Archana Sharma moves SC seeking CBI/SIT probe in the case, suo moto action against erring police officers

Dr Archana Sharma's father-in-law requested SC to take suo moto action against the erring police officers.

‘Can’t destroy 30-year-old relationship with Imran Khan’: Pakistan National Assembly speaker refuses to hold voting on no-confidence motion

Pakistan National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser refused to hold vote on no-confidence motion against Imran Khan govt

Bhopal: Muslim man, his wife and 4-year-old daughter beaten by Islamist neighbours for commenting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on BJP MLA’s post

Munawwar Ansari beaten up by Islamists in Bhopal for commenting Jai Shri Ram on BJP MLA's Facebook post

From inciting Dalits to take up violence to questioning the existence of Lord Ram: 5 things Rahul Gandhi spoke at book launch event

Inciting Dalits to violence, Rahul Gandhi said had he been in their place, he would have picked up knife and attacked his tormentor

Rahul Gandhi talks at a book event, ends up inciting Dalits to indulge in violence: Here’s what he said

Rahul Gandhi stated that if his sister had been assaulted and beaten, he would have stabbed the people who tormented her before committing suicide.

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim woman faces ire of her in-laws, husband for voting for BJP, being threatened with triple talaq

A Muslim woman has been threatened with divorce by her husband, allegedly for voting for the BJP in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

Ravindra Jadeja still searching for his first IPL win as captain as Chennai Super Kings slump to 4th successive loss

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) slumped to their 4th successive loss continuing their miserable start under new captain Ravindra Jadeja.

Jammu and Kashmir police arrest 13 Islamists for raising anti-India and Azadi slogans at Jamia mosque, Pakistan’s role suspected

The Jammu and Kashmir police suspect the role of Pakistan in raising anti-India slogans inside the Jamia mosque in Srinagar on Friday.

China: Guard beats a dog to death over Covid fears after its owner tests positive

On the evening of April 6, photos and a video of a corgi dog being beaten to death over covid fears went viral in China sparking online fury.

Pakistan foreign minister calls opposition ‘Slaves of America’ ahead of trust vote, says history will expose those behind toppling Imran Khan govt

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi blamed the United States and other foreign powers for the political events in Pakistan.

Environmental activism of Shiv Sena a farce: BMC to remove 1,100 trees to make way for flyover and tunnel along Goregaon Mulund link road

The BMC notices posted on trees on the Eastern Express Highway and near the Nahur railway station read that as many as 1,100 trees in the zone would be affected. Out of the 1,100 trees, at least 115 would be axed to make way for the construction of a flyover.

“YouTube has signed its own warrant”: Russia hints at banning YouTube after the platform blocks Russian Parliament’s channel Duma TV

Albhabet Inc owned YouTube has blocked the official channel of Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament

Gujarat High Court refuses anticipatory bail to Mahmood, who converted 37 families and 100 Hindus to Islam: All you need to know

Accused Yusuf, Aiyub and others also created a WhatsApp group where they spewed vitriolic content against Hindu community through videos, speeches, and chats.

As Covid-19 vaccine precaution doses become available at private hospitals, Covishield and Covaxin prices cut to Rs 225

Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech reduce the price of Covishield and Covaxin vaccines to ₹225 per dose

Himachal Pradesh: Newspaper hawker Asif Mohammad arrested after he slit throat of minor girl, police urge people not to give it ‘communal’ colour

Asif Mohammad used to deliver newspapers at the victim's house. A large knife used to cut newspapers was also recovered by the police.

‘Our Nation threatened with Jihadi Civil war’: Sufi Islamic Board reacts after getting threat letter from Islamic org supporting PFI

Sufi Islamic Board has said that it has been threatened by Islamic org supporting Popular Front of India (PFI) for pursuing the radical Islamist outfit

Hinduphobic Instagram Audio case: Naya Shahar Police arrests accused Nadeem, Sabnam absconding

After the audio clip went viral on Social media platforms, a local resident from Pareek Chowk area, Rishi Kumar filed a complaint regarding the matter.

Rahul Gandhi claims the country has committed violence against him: What he said

Rahul Gandhi said the country has hit him with shoes, treated him with extreme violence, to teach him a lesson.

After Karauli, Hindus come under attack in Karnataka, stones pelted at a Sri Ram Shobha Yatra in Mulbagal

Communal tensions prevailed in Mulbagal town of Kolar district in Karnataka after a Sri Ram Shobha Yatra was attacked using stones. T

Hindu procession in Karauli, attacked by Islamists, was first in 7 years, now, Hindus are being blamed: What it says about the police

When Hindus around the world were celebrating their new year, a horrifying communal conflagration erupted in Rajasthan’s Karauli

Amidst Navratri, Hindu temple vandalised with idols of deities shattered into pieces in Jammu, was attacked two times in recent past

As per accounts, idols of deities were vandalised and shattered into pieces in the temple in Sidhra area of Jammu.

Gorakhpur temple attack accused Murtaza used a code language full of Arabic words, received e-mails from ISIS

The ATS has found jihadi literature from Murtaza's house. There's also an Arabic book.

Crowdfunding fraud accused Rana Ayyub downplays embezzled fund value as ‘small amount’, agrees to ‘ignorant’ host

"Just for the context, we are talking about 20,000 Dollars essentially.", said the host while talking about 10-12 Crores,and Rana Ayyub played along

Karnataka: Hindu outfit campaigns to not hire Muslim cab drivers when visiting temples, says ‘they have impure food choices’

Bharata Rakshana Vedike asked Hindus in Karnataka to not hire Muslim cab drivers especially while visiting temples

‘Recording higher cases than other states’: Centre writes to 5 states including Maharashtra to warn about rising Covid-19 cases, asks not to let guard...

Health ministry writes to Delhi, Haryana, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Mizoram over increasing cases of new Covid-19 cases

Watch: Mani Shankar suffers meltdown when confronted with tough questions, old video goes viral

The interview with ETV Bharat was published on August 13, 2019, in which Mani Shankar Aiyar was posed tough questions on the party's stand on the Kashmir issue and other developments surrounding Kashmir.

‘Started talking about living with Jamaatis’: UP Maulvi and his aide arrested for attempting to convert a Hindu man into Islam

The police have booked the accused under the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act. 

Karnataka loudspeaker row: Home Minister issues notice to religious institutions including mosques, warns of action if ‘noise not reduced to permissible limit’

Amid the ongoing loudspeaker controversy in Karnataka, state Home Minister Araga Gyanendra said on Friday that the government has sent notices to religious institutions across the state

Another attempt to whitewash? One Maulana Ilyasi talks about his 2016 meeting with the Gorakhnath temple attack accused: Here is what he said

One Maulana Ilyasi has told the police that Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, the Gorakhnath temple attack accused, was under the influence of black magic

‘Got instructions from Pakistan’: Jammu and Kashmir police arrest mastermind of pro-terror slogans at Jamia Masjid in Srinagar

On Friday (April 8), the Jamia Masjid in Srinagar reverberated with Azadi and anti-India slogans, following the Jumma Namaz.

Bhopal court summons Samajwadi Party MP and actress Jaya Bachchan for cancelling land deal after receiving payment: Details

Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Jaya Bachchan has been asked to appear before a Bhopal court over irregularities in a land deal.