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Newly elected Chennai mayor meets Bishop Ezra Sargunam who had said “Punch Hindus in their face and make them bleed”

Bishop Ezra Sargunam is a divisive Christian preacher from Tamil Nadu, he has close relations with the DMK.

Journalist Rubika Liyaquat gets attacked by Islamists for wearing saree, bindi, bring in ‘hijab is a choice’ rhetoric

Rubika Liyaquat had batted for uniformity in schools and did not endorse wearing of religious attire instead of uniform. This had irked the Islamists, who then accused her of being anti-Islam.

Ukraine: Andhra man refuses to abandon his pet jaguars and return to India, currently living in a Bunker in the Donbas region

Amidst Russian invasion of Ukraine, a man from Andhra has refused to leave his two pet Jaguars and return to India.

Gujarat: Congress MLA suspended for 7 days for using unparliamentary language against state Home Minister

Congress MLA Punjabhai Vansh called Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi 'tapori' after he was not satisfied with the answer to question asked by another Congress MLA Naushad Solanki

Indian women team hammer Pakistan in Women’s World Cup by 107 runs, 11-0 in India Pakistan matches now

ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: India defeats Pakistan in its opening match by 107 runs

DMK continues politicising Operation Ganga, claims North Indian students in Ukraine are favoured by embassy staff by speaking in Hindi

DMK claims that Indian embassies are favouring north Indian students in evacuation from Ukraine by using Hindi

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister urges countries with special relationship with India to request PM Modi to appeal to Russia to stop ongoing conflict

Dmytro Kuleba said the ongoing conflict would affect India's food security as India has a significant share in Ukraine's agriculture exports

Israeli Prime Minister skips ‘Shabbat’ to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, amidst Russia-Ukrainian conflict

Judaism permits the violation of Shabbat law, only when the objective is to protect human life.

‘We should take our planes, put Chinese flag on them and bomb the hell out of Russia’, says ex US President Donald Trump on...

Trump suggested that after American fighters labelled with Chinese flags attack Russia, the US should sit back and watch the fight between China and Russia

Congress official handle shares video of Priyanka Gandhi which inadvertently showed how Rajiv Gandhi failed Amethi voters, here is what happened

Congress has yet another 'oops' moment as the video shared on official social media account shows how Rajiv Gandhi as Amethi MP had failed his voters

Gujarat: Over 1,200 hospitalised following food poisoning after having food at Congress leader Wazir Khan Pathan’s son wedding in Mehsana

12,000 to 15,000 people had attended the wedding dinner of Congress leader Wazir Khan Pathan's son Shahrukh.

Visa, Mastercard halt operations in Russia hours after Ukrainian President urged for US companies to halt businesses amid war

Earlier on Saturday, PayPal, one of the leading digital payment companies had halted operations in Russia.

Boria Majumdar threatens to sue Wriddhiman Saha, accuses him of doctoring WhatsApp chats

In his 8 minutes 36 seconds long video, Boria Majumdar accused the Wriddhiman Saha of blurring a few parts of the text message he had sent asking for an interview.

More trouble for Ukraine, Russia-backed Transnistria in Moldova along the Ukraine border demands recognition of independence

The pro-Russia separatist authorities of Transnistria in Moldova has demanded the recognition their independence

‘Modi is a bio-Robo’, ‘Farmer protests linked to Godhra carnage’: Read the bizarre claims made by Congress MP Kumar Ketkar

Kumar Ketkar presents bizaree theories on Godhra Carnage, Gujarat riots, farmer protests, PM Modi and others

‘No Indian left in Kharkiv, main focus is Sumy now’, MEA gives updates on the evacuation of students from war-torn Ukraine

MEA said that ongoing violence and lack of transportation are challenges for evacuating students stuck in Sumy in Ukraine

Former Jansatta Editor Om Thanvi shares a 3-year-old misleading video to claim BJP is involved in electoral malpractice in UP assembly polls

Despite being 'fact-checked' by the UP Police, 'journalist' Om Thanvi did not bother to apologise or take down the video.

After the famed McAdams moment on Times Now, anchor Rahul Shivshankar shares a light moment as the man of the hour returns on the...

Daniel McAdams, who was blasted by Rahul Shivshankar mistaking him to be Bohdan Nahaylo, returned to Times Now

MEA arranges buses to evacuate more than 700 Indian students stuck in Ukraine’s Sumy area amid conflict

The MEA has expressed deep concerns for the safety of students stuck in Sumy and requested them to hunker down inside their hostels.

George Soros funded V-Dem Institute claims decline in India’s Democracy rating: Read how western liberal organisations are running an anti-India propaganda

George Soros' sponsorship of the V-Dem Institute reveals a lot about the organization's intentions toward India.

MP: Locals in Bhind go ballistic over removal of an illegally constructed statue of Dr BR Ambedkar, set ablaze huts and pelt stones at...

Locals in Bhind's Janakpura village allegedly constructed idol of BR Ambedkar on government land without authorisation.

‘Got stared down’: actor Mandira Bedi reveals how cricketers ‘made her feel out of place’ when she was anchoring cricket shows on TV

In an interview with Pinkvilla, Mandira Bedi reveals the difficulties she faced in combating the patriarchal mindset of those around her

Complaint filed against ‘Comedian’ Kunal Kamra for making derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court in his ‘Be Like’ video

Complaint filed against 'comedian' Kunar Kamra for defaming and spoiling the image of the Supreme Court of India

Pakistani Ambassador stands in fear as Sirajuddin Haqqani passes, Taliban leader ignores him and walks away

The Haqqani leader ignored the Pakistan Ambassador and walks away even as the latter greets him.

Journalist with The Hindu peddles misinformation on evacuation of stranded nationals from Ukraine, gets caught for pushing pro-DMK propaganda

Parvathi Bindu Benu, a journalist with The Hindu, alleged that DMK govt arranged transport to evacuate students free of cost from Ukraine's Pisochyn

Freedom for Freedom: How far will the ‘my freedom to do this and that’ trope go

All this will boomerang and wreak havoc on us only. And then there will be nowhere to go.

Russia declares ceasefire in 2 cities in ‘independent’ Donetsk in Ukraine, humanitarian corridor to be opened for civilians to leave war zone

Russia announces ceasefire in Mariupol and Volnovakha in Donetsk Oblast, which was declared 'independent' by Putin

Mohammad Azad, owner of house, visited site before blast, police arrests brothers Mohammad Scholzer and Shahzad: New revelations in Bhagalpur blast case

Preliminary investigation has revealed that the large quantity of gunpowder, illegal firecrackers and country-made bombs stored in the house caused the blast in Bhagalpur, Bihar

Remembering Shane Warne: Cricketing world pays tribute to the legend behind the Edgbaston Ripper and the ‘ball of the century’

Shane Warne will forever be remembered for his iconic ball, which he bowled on June 4, 1993, to English cricketer Mike Gatting.

India and Bangladesh hold Commerce Secretary-level meeting in New Delhi, significant progress on multimodal connectivity between the two countries

Indian and Bangladesh held extensive discussions on a variety of issues of mutual interest in New Delhi

SC rejects CBI plea challenging Kerala HC’s bail grant to CPI(M) members accused of killing an RSS member 

The accused CPI(M) members are charged with murder of RSS member Janithottathi Manoj and an attempt to murder of one Mr Pramod. 

Audrey Truschke makes her battle against Vikram Sampath personal? Sampath’s Wikipedia page vandalised by Truschke supporters: Details

Pro-Audrey Truschke Wikipedia editor found to be adding unverified allegations against Vikram Sampath on his Wikipedia page

Melinda Gates slams billionaire former husband Bill Gates for meeting sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, says she met him once and ‘had nightmares’: Details

Melinda French Gates on Thursday criticized her ex-husband Bill Gates for meeting sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein

Canada: Police arrest three Punjabi Canadians for series of break-ins, vandalism, theft in Hindu temples, Jain temples and Gurudwaras in Toronto, one at large

Three Canada based Punjabi men responsible for the series of break-ins, vandalism and theft that have been happening in Hindu temples in Toronto from November 2021 have been arrested

Russia-Ukraine conflict: NMC allows MBBS students returned from Ukraine to complete medical internships in India

The NMC has asked returned students to appear for and clear Foreign Medical Graduates Examinations to stand eligible for internships

NDTV anchor tries to persuade the USA to be ‘disappointed’ with India, gets snubbed: How India’s stand in the Russia-Ukraine conflict is nuanced

These vested interests are now making all efforts to persuade the United States, another strategic ally of India, to act against the Indian government for its alleged support to Russia.

Pakistan: ISIS claims responsibility for the suicide blast at Shia mosque in Peshawar, death toll rises above 50

The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the deadly bomb blast inside a Shia Mosque in Peshawar.

Farmer orgs concoct new reasons to protest: From capital for Punjab, control of dams, Ajay Mishra’s bail, Ukraine and more. What they are angry...

The Farmer organisations seem to have found new, overarching reasons to protest. Here is a list of their issues now

Pakistan donating poor quality wheat to Afghanistan, India’s quality far better: Taliban official slams Pakistan, gets fired

The Taliban has criticized Pakistan for providing low-quality wheat while praising India for supplying high-quality wheat.

Russia blocks Facebook, global media outlets, including BBC and CNN stop reporting from the country after it passes ‘fake news law’: Details

News agencies like BBC stop reporting from Russia as it enacts 'fake news law', Roskomnadzor blocks Facebook for restricting Russian media

Centre opposes full-reopening of Covid-19 epicentre Nizamuddin Markaz, says only a few will be allowed to offer prayers for Shab-e-Baraat: Read why

Union government opposed the full re-opening of the controversial Nizamuddin Markaz building in southeast Delhi

Rahul Gandhi peddles lies yet again, needlessly drags in Hinduism to target PM Narendra Modi in Varanasi: What he said

After visiting the temple, Rahul Gandhi peddled a long-debunked lie against PM Modi and dragged in Hinduism to provide more impact to his lie.

Largest British supermarket chain Sainsbury renames popular dish ‘Chicken Kiev’ to ‘Chicken Kyiv’ to show solidarity with Ukraine, to stop selling Russian products

British supermarket Sainsbury has decided to rename 'Chicken Kiev' to 'Chicken Kyiv' to support Ukraine amidst the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.

Ukraine sinks its under-repair navy ship Hetman Sahaidachny to prevent Russians from capturing it

Ukrainian defense minister announced that they scuttled frigate Hetman Sahaidachny so that Russia can't capture it

Saharanpur rape case: Here’s what the victim Dalit girl said before dying at the hands of Sahil, who raped and poisoned her to death

The victim girl's brother said the accused used to visit her house and was secretly keeping an eye on her.

How Congress govt handled evacuation from Libya: As Congress plays politics over Ukraine crisis, here is how Indian lives were endangered

As per 2011 reports, Manmohan Singh government fell behind China and the US in evacuating Indians from Libya

Australia tour of Pakistan: Cricket Australia monitoring situation after blast in a Shia mosque in Peshawar leaves 56 dead

A huge blast inside a Shia mosque shook Peshawar which is just two hours away from Rawalpindi where the Australian cricket team is playing a test match against Pakistani cricket team.

Karnataka govt to grant autonomy to temples under Endowment Department, announces CM BS Bommai

While resenting the state budget 2022-23 Friday, Karnataka CM proposed removing government control over temples in the state

Rise in sexual assault by Muslim clerics: Rapes committed inside madrassa, mosques reported from Kerala, Hyderabad and UP

A Muslim cleric in Kerala was arrested for raping a 13-year-old girl several times inside a madrassa