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Hassan Suhrawardy was no ‘academic’: He was a Muslim League Jihadi, whose nephew was the ‘Butcher of Bengal’ – why Gopal Mukherjee deserves his...

The road has now been named after Gopal Chandra Mukherjee, popularly known as Gopal Patha, a controversial but influential figure linked to the events that followed the Great Calcutta Killings of 1946.

Keir Starmer resigns: How Rishi Sunak stood alone among British PMs in confronting Pakistani grooming gangs while the Labour Party looked away

While there are myriad factors for dwindling public popularity of Keir Starmer, his deliberate inaction on the Pakistani Muslim rape gangs’ issue is said to be a key reason for the consistent slump in approval ratings.

A masterclass in power games: How Iran outplayed the United States in Switzerland

The Iranian delegation got up as Donald Trump started making his customary threats. After gathering their papers, they turned around and left the venue immediately.

WaPo tries to attack former US DNI Tulsi Gabbard and her spiritual teacher in a new Hinduphobic article, refers to SIF as ‘cult’ while...

"The vast majority of these materials from more than a decade ago came from me and other advisers," Khemaney highlighted.

From recruiting 1 lakh people and building infrastructure to welfare schemes and increasing connectivity: Read how the BJP government is transforming West Bengal through...

The end of Mamata's regime has ushered Bengal into a new era of development. The double-engine government in the State is bringing structural transparency, building central partnerships (such as PM-SHRI, Ayushman Bharat, and SASCI), and re-industrialising Bengal. This budget is a roadmap to building a secure, economically competitive, and culturally rooted Sonar Bangla.

Madhya Pradesh: PFI’s ‘Mission 2047’ plot to overthrow the Indian government – ATS probe reveals Pakistani handlers, sleeper cells and target-killing tasks

The accused used WhatsApp and Telegram to push PFI’s Mission 2047. Pakistani handlers guided the network while young men were drawn into jihadist propaganda and prepared for violent assignments and possible training abroad.

No account of 10 years of offerings at Salar Masud Dargah in Bahraich, ex-SP minister linked to ‘scam’: Here’s how the controversy unfolded and...

Missing records of a decade's worth of donations at Bahraich's Salar Masud Dargah have sparked allegations of financial irregularities, prompting demands for a high-level probe.

NYT triggers outrage for using Father’s Day to push ‘trans dad’ narrative: How Western media is pushing transgender activism into mainstream culture

The NYT piece published on 21st June not only normalises biological females identifying as men, parenting children as fathers, but also furthers a victimhood narrative

Revolutionary or Mentally Unstable: Who was Bharat Tiwari, whose encounter is sparking uproar in Bihar, and why CM Samrat Chaudhary ordered judicial inquiry

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has ordered a judicial inquiry into the controversial police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur.

The Delhi Police did nothing wrong: Here is how Abhijit Dipke is lying to instigate violence against police personnel

Ratan Lal’s killing during the Delhi riots and the Republic Day tractor rally violence show how anti-police mobilisation can turn charged protests into direct threats for personnel tasked with maintaining law and order in Delhi.

PM Modi commissions three indigenously built Indian Navy platforms in Kolkata: Read what they are and why this is significant

While all three vessels were built in India and share the common objective of strengthening India's maritime capabilities, each ship serves a very different operational purpose.

From AIMIM to CJP: US-based Osman Faizan Ali behind posters at CJP protests. Read how he is provoking youth to spark street unrest

Osman Faizan Ali, who previously campaigned for AIMIM and Congress, has now latched onto the CJP phenomenon, using provocative social media content to inflame passions and mobilise Indian youth while remaining safely ensconced in the US, thousands of miles away from the consequences.

Not just China, but in almost all of Asia and even in Europe: India is shamed and criticised for caste system, but similar systems...

Modern discussions often associate the word "caste" exclusively with India. Yet historically, social stratification existed across Asia, Europe and even parts of Africa.

7 people granted life imprisonment, but was ‘cow vigilantism’ the motive? The judgment says motive not proven, yet the media fails to point it...

In the absence of a motive, the misleading claims of the media portals about the attack on the victims being motivated by cow vigilantism do not hold water.

Ancient Four Occupations to modern Hukou divisions: Inside the Chinese caste system highlighted by Indian netizens in pushback against CCP’s anti-India propaganda

While in scholarly discourse in India, the Chinese caste system and its modern Hukou form are not a lesser-known issue, Indians, in fact, the world knows only the sanitised version of China’s caste system. However, Indian social media users decided to make this lesser-known societal truth about China globally known.

Hindus are minorities in India: Sajjad Nomani’s statement reveals how Islamists aim to create divisions in Hindu society to keep the community weak and...

"We divided Hindus into secular and fascist units, but both ended up hurting our cause," Sajjad Nomani accepted.

Ilhan Omar’s ‘Genocide’ smear against India at an IAMC event: Inside the Islamist outfit and the Congresswoman’s long record of spreading falsehoods about India

"Reports coming out of India (which place it at) the 8th stage of genocide," Ilhan Omar claimed during the IAMC event.

Mahamandaleshwar Suman Anand Giri Maharaj receives ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threats: Read what happened and how a slogan that originated in Pakistan became normalised...

Tragically, this imported radical outcry did not stay confined behind Pakistan's borders. It bled into India, where radical Muslims and their enablers have successfully normalised it on Indian streets.

Raakh is not the first: From Dahaad to Tandav, Prime Video’s habit of adding ideological spin to Indian stories

Officially released on 12th June 2026, Raakh is an 8-episode crime thriller headlined by actor Ali Fazal, who celebrated anti-CAA violence in 2020, Sonali Bendre, Aamir Bashir, and Rakesh Bedi. The web series has been marketed as inspired by the real 1978 Ranga-Billa kidnapping and murder case.

Prime Minister Research Chair Scheme: How Modi govt plans to bring global Indian talent home and strengthen its research ecosystem

Technologies like artificial intelligence, semiconductors, quantum computing, and biotechnology will shape the world over the next few decades, and nations that do not develop these capabilities domestically will remain dependent on others. The PMRC Scheme recognises this gap and tries to bridge it by bringing experienced, world-class researchers back into the Indian system.

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ about student grievances is the outcome of the Congress’s insecurity with cockroaches: Demystifying the farce

Congress has already disparaged the CJP, calling it "performative" and a "brainchild of the Aam Aadmi Party."

Rajkot: Afzal trapped a Hindu woman, pressured her to convert, charges filed against accused and accomplice Anisha after victim attempted suicide

A married woman in Rajkot, has filed a police complaint claiming she was trapped on social media, sexually exploited, and repeatedly pressured to convert into Islam.

Madras High Court stops construction of mega church on public land near 100-year-old Hindu temple, petitioner flags fear of mass conversion: Read court order

"The proposed church would come up within a stone’s throw from the existing Mariyamman Temple. There are only a handful of Christian families. If a large church is proposed to be constructed in the vicinity of the Mariyamman Temple, mala fide intentions cannot be ruled out," the court observed.

Ram Mandir donation controversy: The Trust at the centre of the storm, how it was formed and who really runs it

As allegations of donation embezzlement rock the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, a probe into the temple's internal cash-handling system has put over 50 employees and associates under scrutiny, even as the Trust has denied any wrongdoing and sought an independent investigation.

250,000 girls in UK abused by rape gangs comprising 95% Pakistani Muslim men over decades, enabled by police and a system that was scared...

An independent rape gang Inquiry Report has now revealed that the Muslim rape gangs comprised 87% to 95% Pakistani Muslim men, who raped/groomed over 250,000 non-Muslim, mostly White girls.

‘Every Hindu home has a potential murderer or rapist’: Apoorvanand vilifies Hindu society, paints Muslims as permanent victims and peddles false claims on Hinduism

Apoorvanand claimed every Hindu home has a potential murderer or rapist. He blamed Hindus, Hinduism, RSS, Hindu festivals and institutions for violence against Muslims and Christians.

Dancing girl of Mohenjo-Daro: Read why the tiny bronze figure has been one of the most iconic artefacts of India’s ancient heritage

The Dancing Girl is a 4,500-year-old 4.1 inches tall world-renowned bronze sculpture from the Harappan Civilisation.

Lucknow emerges as India’s Solar energy leader by securing top position in rooftop solar installation: Read how Uttar Pradesh is contributing to the country’s...

The success is a result of the decentralised implementation and centralised monitoring model adopted by the Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh.

Why India temporarily blocked Telegram ahead of the NEET re-test: Inside the fraud networks, cybersecurity gaps, and the accountability crisis plaguing NEET

According to the NTA, an organised network of fraudsters had been operating through Telegram channels for weeks before the re-examination.

AI video of Muslim model becomes a global story, while years of abuse and Love Jihad cases involving Hindu women are whitewashed: The Islamo-Leftist...

Both before and during the AI-era, Muslim men have been portraying Hindu women in religious attire in sexually suggestive scenarios, however, since victims were Hindu women and perpetrators Muslim men, nobody thought of it as an issue big enough to highlighted as weaponisation of social media and online editing tools against India’s Hindu women, but a few alleged cases, and whole ‘Muslim women under attack bogey’ is ready.

Was Bhagwant Mann’s video leak an internal sabotage to clear the path for Arvind Kejriwal in Punjab?

Arvind Kejriwal's name has reportedly emerged as the actual authority functioning behind the curtains in Punjab.

Rs 7.5 crore or Rs 200 crore? What is the alleged Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation scam? From cash counting to SIT probe, all you...

Consecrated in January 2024, the Ayodhya Ram Mandir attracts lakhs of devotees every year. These devotees donate cash, gold, silver, and ornaments through hundi boxes installed inside the temple. The Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust handles collection, counting, accounting, and utilisation for the temple’s management and related activities.

Rahul Gandhi is not concerned about students, but trying to fuel his failed politics: Read how he tried to sabotage the NEET controversy, ...

Rahul Gandhi has consistently sought to rejuvenate his political fortune by misusing the concerns of students.

Maulana Izhar-Ul-Haq, Faraz, Naeem and Shakir arrested: Inside the ATS crackdown on multi-state ‘Lone Wolf’ radicalisation module linked to Pakistan

ATS has arrested four men across four states, including Bihar cleric Maulana Izhar-Ul-Haq, in a probe into a Pakistan-linked radicalisation network operating through encrypted online channels.

Analyst Lauren Balik found dead in New York: From vilifying Hindus and Hindutva to asking users to curse Lord Vishnu, a look at her...

Born in 1990, Lauren Balik worked as a data professional, short seller, equities analyst, Substack writer, and conspiracy theorist. She also ran an X account with over 33,000 followers. Balik publicly presented as Lauren Balik (female), although her birth/legal name was Steven Charles Balik (male). Local media reports hint at possible detransition days before Balik’s death.

Who is Mahmoud Khalil, the radical Palestinian activist who instigated Stanford students to walk out when Sundar Pichai addressed them

Trump wrote dubbed Mahmoud Khalil as "a Radical Foreign Pro-Hamas Student on the campus of Columbia University," last year.

Mr Donald Trump, the Strait of Hormuz was open and toll-free before you started the war against Iran, so what victory exactly are you...

Before the war endangered commercial shipping in the world’s most energy-focused trade route, tankers moved smoothly through the Strait with no tolls imposed on routine traffic. After the U.S. and Israel started bombing, Iran retaliated by shutting it down, attacking vessels, and the U.S. imposed its own blockade.

Read exclusive FIR details of USA Christian org ‘The Timothy Initiative’ booked on ED complaint: TTI’s training sermons, brainwashing of poor people led to...

According to the FIR, Micah Mark was intercepted at Bengaluru airport with 24 foreign debit cards, while investigators recorded digital evidence destruction, shell entities, Rs 37 lakh seizure and UAPA sections in the case file.

Rise of ‘real’ Christianity: At pro-Trump, conservative event, MAGA women volunteer to give up their right to vote – why it is not surprising

At Turning Point USA (TPUSA) event led by Erika Kirk, MAGA and Pro-Trump women rally to give up right to vote for a more Christian country

Rebel TMC MP faction merges with Nationalist Citizens Party of India: What is this Howrah-headquartered obscure party that has suddenly become 5th largest party...

The Nationalist Citizens Party of India is a very obscure Registered Unrecognised Political Party, which had no media presence before 14th June.

Female judicial officer loses ₹52 lakh after Tinder ‘relationship’, complaint filed through maid: Delhi court denies bail to honey-trap accused, asks actual victim to...

The Court expressed disappointment over the fact that the judicial official got the complaint filed in the name of her domestic help.

Will TMC cease to exist: Not just MLAs and MPs, read how the public is rebelling and standing upto Mamata’s syndicates

For a party that once appeared politically invincible in West Bengal, the current crisis represents perhaps the greatest challenge in its 28-year history. Whether Mamata Banerjee can reunite the organisation and restore discipline remains uncertain. What is clear, however, is that the Trinamool Congress is no longer facing isolated acts of dissent. It is confronting a widespread challenge to its authority from within the party and from the public alike.

Ambubachi Mela: The period when Goddess Kamakhya menstruates, worship is suspended for three days; Read how the festival reveals the mysteries of creation, feminine...

Ambubachi Mela stands because of the rituals and religious beliefs associated with it. It is said that the festival marks the menstruation phase of Goddess Kamakhya.

Did you know it’s illegal to die in some places? 7 bizarre laws from around the world and the surprising reasons behind them

As absurd as it may sound, there are places in the world where dying is prohibited.

Twelve years of Modi government: A personal reflection on his leadership and working style

Over the years, having worked in the Government of India, I have had the privilege of seeing and hearing about numerous meetings chaired by the Prime Minister. One perception that quickly became evident to me is that many people view him as intensely target-driven, a leader singularly focused on numbers, outcomes, milestones, and the relentless pursuit of transformational change. However, the reality is slightly different.

As the ED raids properties belonging to Madan Mitra, read about the municipality recruitment scam of the Trinamaool Congress, which has now come under...

The raid on Madan Mitra comes barely weeks after the ED arrested another senior TMC leader and former minister, Sujit Bose, in May 2026 in connection with the same recruitment scam.

Flags of Convenience: Why many commercial ships are registered in small, obscure nations, and how recent events in the Middle East show risks associated...

While the massive ships are owned by companies based in major countries, most of them are registered in countries such as Panama, Liberia, the Marshall Islands, Palau etc.

Not just testing, from design to production of space hardware: Read how the Space Manufacturing Park to be set up in Ahmedabad will boost...

The Gujarat Government has announced the setting up of Common Technical Facilities (CTF) for the Space Manufacturing Park being developed at Khoraj GIDC near Ahmedabad.

BJP needs to be careful: While rebel TMC leaders can help pass important bills in Parliament, here is my word of caution as a...

TMC's rebel faction extending support to the NDA in matters of legislation, and the latter accepting the same, can be thought of as a political compromise. But in no case should TMC MLAs and MPs be incorporated into the BJP. The criminal cases against them should not be dropped. They cannot be granted political immunity. Because that would be a travesty of justice.