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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

Did MEA outright deny that there was no coordination between India and Russia on evacuation of Indian Students? Here is the truth

Unlike claims by many, MEA has not denied reports that Russia had halted operations to allow Indians to leave Kharkiv

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne dies of ‘suspected heart attack’ in Thailand

Shane Warne died of suspected heart attack in his villa in Koh Samui in Thailand

Maharashtra: 45-year-old Rizwan Shaikh arrested for raping a street dog

Rizwan Shaikh took the dog forcefully inside his home, locked the door and allegedly raped the dog.

‘Seek remedy for non-compliance of restraint order instead of seeking injunctions’: Delhi HC to Vikram Sampath on his plea against Audrey Truschke

Delhi HC told Vikram Sampath that open letter with fake signatures by Audrey Truschke against him is not defamatory

“Kal ki baatein bhul jaa, l*vda pakad ke jhul jaa”: Kunal Kamra to Supreme Court in his new ‘comedy’ show ‘Be Like’ 

Kunal Kamra said he does not respect the Supreme Court, alleging that it was a “Brahmin-Baniya affair”

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: Supreme Court to hear a plea seeking the cancellation of Ashish Mishra’s bail

Supreme Court will hear a plea on 11 March against bail granted to Lakhmpur Kheri violence accused Ashish Mishra

Tamil Nadu Police revokes permission for conducting PFI unity march in various places in Tamil Nadu on the application of Sufi Islamic Board

Sufi Islamic Board President Mansoor Khan stated that this action against the PFI is just another effort for its ban.

Karnataka police register FIR against Rana Ayyub for calling Hindu students ‘terrorists’ days after ‘Hindu IT Cell’ had accused the police of laxity

In an interview with the BBC, Rana Ayyub was clearly seen referring to Hindu students protesting against the burqa as vigilantes and terrorists.

Editors Guild’s ‘casteist’ member Dilip Mandal lies that Chennai is the only city among metros to appoint a Dalit woman mayor: Here’s the truth

Netizens called out ThePrint columnist Dilip Mandal for spreading fake news that TN under MK Stalin is the first state to ever get a Dalit woman Mayor

Pakistan: Blast at Shia Mosque in Peshawar’s Kocha Risaldar kills 30, injures 50 during Friday prayers

The blast took place where Shia Muslims had gathered in the mosque for Friday prayers.

Central government approves Rs 1523 crore modernization scheme for CAPFs for improving operational efficiency

The implementation of 'Modernization Plan - IV' scheme will equip the CAPFs with modern weapons and equipment.

Indian student Fathima Ahana petitions Supreme Court from Ukraine, to be brought back to India tonight by special flight

The Supreme Court was hearing a writ petition filed by an Indian MBBS student from the National Medical University in Odessa, Ukraine.

PM Modi chairs meeting to review Operation Ganga: Seeks update on evacuation processes with top officials and ministers

External affairs minister S Jaishankar, minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, NSA Ajit Doval, and a few other senior officials also attended the meeting

Chhattisgarh: Journalist Nilesh Sharma arrested for his political satire after Congress accuses him of spreading ‘fake news’

Nilesh Sharma ran a political satire series that used fictional characters resonating with Congress leaders and MLAs in Chhattisgarh.

FIR registered against family member of former VP Hamid Ansari and son of gangster Mukhtar Ansari for threatening police during an election rally in...

While taking cognisance of the video, the Additional Director General of Police (ADG) Prashant Kumar ordered a probe against Abbas Ansari

Russian forces seize Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant after an intense fight, days after capturing surrounding areas

The Russian troops seized the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant days after capturing the areas surrounding the nuclear power plant.

‘Godhra carnage a lie, nobody saw anyone setting railway coach on fire,’ says Siddharth Varadarajan: Longstanding effort of the Left to blame Hindus

The Wire founder Siddharth Varadarajan insinuated that Godhra train burning was a conspiracy to target the Muslim community

VHP welcomes the Haryana Govt decision to bring anti-conversion law, lauds CM Manohar Lal Khattar for proving his resolve to fight menace of ‘Love...

VHP said that the organisation heartily welcomes the decision of the Haryana Govt to introduce a bill in the Vidhan Sabha to stop illegal conversions in the state

Russia-Ukraine war: Canada detains chartered flight carrying Russian nationals, holds Russia ‘accountable’ by harassing civilians

A charter plane carrying Russian foreign people en route to the High Arctic was grounded at the Yellowknife airport in Canada

‘Your sister is lying in the forest, go and get her’: Sahil in Saharanpur poisons a minor Dalit girl for resisting rape, victim dies

The girl was rushed to the hospital after her family found her lying in half-dead position with froth coming out of her mouth in Bijopuri forest. She was declared dead.

As the Australian Cricket Team is in Pakistan after 24 years, here is how the Sri Lanka team had come under attack on a...

No major team has played in Pakistan since the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team in 2009.

Bhagalpur: Massive explosion leaves 7 dead, cause of blast believed to be illegal firecrackers. Here is what we know so far

A massive explosion rocked a 3-storey residential building in the Kajwalichak area in the Bhagalpur district of Bihar.

Russia Ukraine war: Indian student shot while trying to escape from Kyiv, hospitalized

Indian students are being evacuated via Poland, Hungary, and Romania.

Indian Railway designed ‘Kavach’ to be tested: Two trains, one with Minister Vaishnaw and other with Railway Board Chairman, will hurtle towards each other...

Kavach is a system that automatically stops a train when it detects another train on the same track within a certain range.

‘Let them fly on their broomsticks’: Russian space agency to stop delivery of rocket engines to USA after US sanctions

"In a situation like this we can't supply the United States with our world's best rocket engines. Let them fly on something else, their broomsticks, I don't know what", said ROSCOSMOS chief Dmitry Rogozin.

13,000 Indians moved out of Ukraine under Operation Ganga: CNN News 18 anchor asks why Indian students were not evacuated ‘earlier’. What Jyotiraditya Scindia...

Amidst the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine, BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia informed that about 13,000 Indian students have been safely evacuated to the neighbouring countries

West sponsored foreign mercenaries in Ukraine will not be treated as Prisoners-of-War, warns Russian military: Read details

The Russian Defense Ministry accused Great Britain, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, and Croatia of legally authorising their citizens to participate in the ongoing Ukraine war.

China reverts to its own currency in pursuing trade with Russia, opposes sanctions posed by the US, EU against Russia

China has demanded that US should not harm the legitimate rights and interests of China and other parties when handling the Ukraine issue and its relations with Russia.

How Congress ally MK Stalin is using the Russia-Ukraine war to fan the North-South divide in India after Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Union of States’ remark

Congress ally DMK using Russia-Ukraine war to fan the North-South divide in India by talking about Tamil students

Russia-Ukraine war: Fire breaks at Zaporizhzhia, Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, which provides more than a fifth of electricity to Ukraine

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba claimed that the Russian troops opened fire from all sides upon Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

Congress leader’s daughter evacuated from Romania claims evacuating from Ukraine borders is not evacuation, Rahul Gandhi uses it to attack Modi govt

Congress leader's daughter evacuated from Romania said as she had left Ukraine on her own, it was not evacuation

PM Gati Shakti will be the next game-changer like UPI: Piyush Goyal says the world wants to emulate India’s story

Piyush Goyal said that several countries have evinced interest in India's 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' initiative and want to emulate its growth story

Surat: Societies raise banners saying they will not rent shops or houses to non-Hindus due to ‘love jihad’

Banners have come up in societies in Surat saying they will not rent houses to non-Hindus due to love jihad cases

#MeToo: 18-year old girl accuses celebrity tattoo artist in Kochi of sexual assault, many others come forward to share their similar ordeal

A Kochi-based celebrity tattoo artist is facing a string of sexual harassment charges on social media

‘I can’t be silenced’, says Vivek Agnihotri after one Intezar Hussain Sayed files petition to stall the release of ‘The Kashmir Files’

Petition filed seeking to stall the release of The Kashmir Files alleging that the trailer hurts religious feelings of Muslims

Mamata Banerjee questions the need for emergency crisis meetings held by Modi govt on the Ukraine situation

Mamata Banerjee questions Modi govt regarding necessity of emergency crisis meetings on Ukraine situation

Supreme Court to deploy ‘monkey scarers’ at judges’ bungalows due to monkey menace in Delhi

Supreme Court invited tenders for deploying monkey scarers at bungalows of judges to tackle monkey menace in Delhi

After murders and rapes by TMC goons in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee calls peaceful Hindus chanting Jai Shri Ram ‘cowards’

Mamata Banerjee continues to display her anger with the Jai Shri Ram slogan by Hindus, rants against it in Varanasi

Luxury Russian yachts are the latest casualty of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: Read details

European nations start to seize luxury yachts owned by Russian billionaires as part of sanctions against Russia

Gujarat police demolish illegal properties constructed on government land by history-sheeter Sajju Ghulam Mohammad Kothari

The Gujarat police have demolished illegal properties made on government land by the notorious gangster Sajid alias Sajju Ghulam Mohammad Kothari.

Canada does not buy crude from Russia but Justin Trudeau bans the import, European nations continue gas and oil imports from Russia

Even after imposing sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine, European nations continue to import gas and oil from Russia

Russia faces sports sanctions across the board while India continues to play with Pakistan: A contested diplomatic opportunity lies ahead

When Europe and the West decide to go well beyond the supposed rules-based order to target Russia, maybe there is much reason for India to show Pakistan its place through Cricket.

Ex-Gujarat State Congress Pres Bharatsinh Solanki’s alleged audio clip goes viral, here is what he said

Earlier in December 2021, Bharatsinh Solanki's estranged wife Reshma Solanki had written a letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi and her son and senior Congress leader Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi making explosive allegations against her husband.