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Pakistan aiding China in repressing Uyghurs in Xinjiang, says a think tank report

Economic rise and presence of China in Pakistan has given Beijing an unprecedented scope for oppressions of Uyghurs

Rape accused Dilshad who was killed by minor victim’s father, used to torture the family after getting out on bail, family contemplated suicide

Dilshad Hussain was constantly harassing the minor girl and her father Bhagwat Nishad after raping her, and the family had planned suicide

MP: Congress leader Noori Khan loses balance and falls in water while performing ‘Jal Satyagrah’, blames BJP after being rescued

MP Congress leader Noori Khan lost balance and fell while performing 'Jal Satyagrah' in Kshipra river, rescued by NDRF and supporters

Home Minister Amit Shah campaigns door to door in Kairana ahead of UP Assembly elections, stresses on development model of Yogi Government

Union Home Minister Amit Shah began campaigning for the BJP for the assembly polls by going door-to-door in Kairana, Uttar Pradesh.

Republic Day 2022: MK Gandhi’s favourite Christian hymn ‘Abide by Me’ dropped from Beating Retreat Ceremony again

Ahead of the celebration of 73rd Republic Day, the Defence Ministry has decided to drop the Christian hymn 'Abide by Me' to be played at the Beating Retreat Ceremony on January 29

Facebook declares Taslima Nasreen dead twice in two days, memorialised her account due to targeted cyber-attack

Taslima Nasreen was labeled "dead" by Facebook for the second time in two days, in what appears to be a concerted cyberattack.

Alwar rape case: NCW chief says FIR should be lodged against Rajasthan govt after BJP leader shares video claiming evidence tampering

In response to the BJP leader's video, NCW Chief Rekha Sharma suggested that a FIR be filed against the Rajasthan govt for tampering with evidence in a heinous crime against the Alwar minor girl

Congress, TRS share clipped video of BJP MP Pragya Thakur to claim that she endorsed consumption of alcohol: Here is the truth

The BJP Parliamentarian, while calling for total prohibition, also pointed out the significance of alcohol in Ayurveda.

Northern Army Commander Lt Gen YK Joshi gives out a clear message to China, Says ‘Operation Snow Leopard still on, troops on alert’

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Y K Joshi on Saturday affirmed that 'Operation Snow Leopard' is not over yet

Uttar Pradesh: Class 8 girl dragged out of house and raped in Baghpat, victim’s father brutally assaulted for trying to protect her

The 45-year-old man entered a house, dragged the 14-year-old girl out of the house and raped her in Baghpat in UP

First open-heart surgery under Ayushman Bharat Yojana performed successfully at Agartala Government Medical college in Tripura

Madhabi Rani Das, 46, of Udaipur underwent open-heart surgery on January 21 at GB Pant hospital in Tripura.

India’s Foreign Sec recalls 26/11 Mumbai, recent attack on Texas synagogue, says ‘active international terror network has long-lasting implications’

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has invited Germany to participate in the third 'No Money for Terror' Conference to be held in 2022.

Mother of M Lavanya, who committed suicide because of forced conversion by missionary school, blasts media for doubting her daughter’s dying declaration

The Tamil Nadu student's mother reiterated that she committed suicide due to harassments by her school for refusing to convert to Christianity

Times of India publishes story on cricketers who married cousins, includes Sehwag who didn’t marry cousin to ‘secularise’ the story

TOI included Virender Sehwag and his wife Aarti Ahlawat, who are actually not cousins, in a story on cricketers who married cousins

Netflix CEO anguished over its poor performance in India after shares plummet by 21%, netizens blame its ‘woke bullsh*t’

"The thing that frustrates us is why haven’t we been more successful in India," Netflix CEO Reed Hastings had said.

NCP MP Amol Kolhe faces backlash from his own party for playing Nathuram Godse in the film ‘Why I Killed Gandhi’

Amol Kolhe, the film's main character, has been acting since 2008 and has been a part of many historical-themed films

US extends military assistance to Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion soar, includes ammunition for front line defenders

Ukraine received its first shipment of 2 lakh pounds of lethal assistance recently directed by US President Biden amid soaring fears of a Russian invasion.

‘Swear to Allah, I am a soldier of my community’: Punjab Congress chief Sidhu’s aide Mustafa threatens violence if Hindus hold events near his....

A video has surfaced in which the former Punjab DG Police Mohammad Mustafa, who is also the principal strategic adviser to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, is heard blatantly threatening Hindus

Delhi Police nabs arm supplier Hazi Shamim for planning to kill Kashmiri Pandit activist Sushil Pandit, Khalistani, Pakistani links emerge

Delhi Police arrested a notorious arms supplier named Hazi Shamim in the plot to assassinate Kashmiri Pandit activist Sushil Pandit

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra does a swift u-turn after she declared herself Congress’ CM candidate for UP: All you need to know

Priyanka Gandhi is campaigning aggressively for the forthcoming state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

DSLSA moves Delhi HC for recovery of Rs 20 lakh fine imposed on Juhi Chawla, 7 months ago, for 5G lawsuit: What happened

DSLSA has filed a plea with the Delhi HC asking it to instruct Juhi Chawla and two others to pay up the fine of Rs 20 lakh imposed on them

FBI slammed for trying to downplay motives behind Texas synagogue siege where Islamic terrorist was heard ranting about ‘f*cking Jews’

It must be mentioned that Akram, a Tablighi Jamaat member, had entered the synagogue by pretending to be a homeless man.

Former BSF jawan kills puncture shop worker Dilshad Hussain for abducting, raping his minor daughter: What happened

A resident of Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Hussain used to operate a puncture shop outside the residence of the victim

Attorney General K K Venugopal gives consent to initiate contempt proceedings against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati: Details

A Mumbai based activist had written to KK Venugopal a week earlier requesting permission to initiate contempt proceedings against Yati Narsinghanand

Ministry of I&B blocks 35 YouTube channels and 2 websites funded by Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news

Govt of India blocks 2 websites and 35 YouTube channels funded by Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news

The Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan has a meltdown after Telangana institute cancels sessions with him meant to ‘train officers’: What happened

After widespread outrage on Twitter, Siddharth Varadarajan confirmed that the event had been cancelled, however, he proceeded to have a meltdown

‘This house is for sale due to Muslim terror’: Dalit family of murdered Hiralal puts up poster, alleges accused Irfan is relative of AAP...

Hiralal Gujarati's family has claimed that Irfan Siddiqui, who killed Hiralal and had raped his sister, is related to AAP MLA Mukesh Ahlawat

Multiple POCSO case victim commits suicide in Kerala, family alleges she was being pressurised to withdraw the cases

18-year-old rape survivor committed suicide by hanging herself while being alone at her rented home in the Malappuram

AAP Uttarakhand shares Laati Toon in anti-BJP tweet without permission, artist demands removal and apology

Kanchan Jadli, the artist behind Laati Toon, demanded apology from AAP Uttarakhand for unauthorised use of the cartoon

Uttar Pradesh: Man beats a cow mercilessly at a shelter, police file FIR after video of the incident went viral

FIR filed against Shyamu Kushwaha in Sawaijpur village of Narwal in UP for mercilessly beating a cow at a shelter

In a Clubhouse room called ‘Sexual frustration of RW r*ndis’, woman threatens Hindu man saying she will get his mother and sisters raped

In an audio clip from a Clubhouse discussion, a woman was heard threatening a man to get women in his family raped by goons

Tamil Nadu police to probe suicide of student based on her dying declaration alleging ‘forced to convert’ by missionary school

Tamil Nadu police have now registered the dying declaration of the cass-12 student in Thanjavur and are basing the probe on it

Ground Report: Irfan Siddiqui, who had gone to jail for raping a Dalit woman, comes out and kills her brother Hiralal Gujrati

Irfan Siddiqui was like a son for Hiralal Gujrati’s mother, Irfan first raped her daughter and then killed Hiralal after coming out of jail

‘Used teachings from Bhagwat Gita to revolt against Christian missionaries’: Legend of Birsa Munda book dispels ‘woke liberal’ claims about the tribal leader’s life

Author Tuhin A. Sinha has written to PM Modi requesting for the Bharat Ratna to be conferred upon tribal revolutionary icon Birsa Munda.

Destruction of Somnath temple and its reconstruction by Sardar Patel carry big messages for us: PM Modi while inaugurating circuit house in Somnath

PM Modi said that as we wish to learn from our past, places of culture and faith like Somnath are in the centre of that

Uttar Pradesh police crackdown on illegal arms as the state prepares for Assembly polls: What they found

Barely a month ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, the Muzaffarnagar police have unearthed illegal arms manufacturing and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition

Rocket Boys trailer out: Sony Liv series shows the story of Indian scientists Homi Bhabha and Vikram Sarabhai

A heartwarming clip in the trailer also shows Vikram Sarabhai being introduced to a bright young scientist from "far away in South India", a smiling young man named APJ Abdul Kalam.

Lahore: Bomb blast leaves 3 dead, police harass Pashtun and Baloch students under the garb of investigation

On Thursday (January 20), a massive explosion took place at the Anarkali market in Lahore city in Punjab province of Pakistan.

‘Do you even see any other face’: Did Priyanka Gandhi just declare herself as UP CM candidate from Congress? Watch

"Can you see any other face? I am the one who is visible everywhere, then why is that question even coming", Priyanka said when a journalist asked her about the CM face in UP.

Shiva Vishwakarma marries Mohd Yasin and becomes his second wife ‘Zara’, gets murdered by him 6 years later

Lucknow man Mohammad Yasin kills his second wife Zara Khan who was Hindu before marriage and later converted to Islam

Kerala: Bus conductor Afzal lures minor schoolgirl inside the vehicle, rapes her with driver’s help

Kerala police have arrested the bus driver and accused conductor. The bus has also been seized.

Plans of Khalistani uprising and Hindu genocide, abuse to Hindu Gods, arrest of a Hindu for ‘blasphemy’ when he retaliated: Ugly underbelly of Clubhouse

A man named Anil Arora was arrested in Punjab for allegedly hurting the sentiments of the Sikh community on Clubhouse

‘A symbol of India’s indebtedness to him’: Granite statue of Netaji to be installed at India Gate, announces PM Modi

PM Narendra Modi has said that a granite statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate in his remembrance

The Double Engine of Modi and Yogi governments have turned Uttar Pradesh into Expressway Pradesh: Here is how

Of all the things Yogi Adityanath had taken on priority since becoming the CM of Uttar Pradesh roadways top the chart.

Telangana institute headed by CM KCR invites Wire’s Siddharth Varadarajan, who had sought US sanctions against India, to ‘train’ officers

An institute headed by the Telangana CM has invited Siddharth Varadarajan, who wanted the US to out sanctions on India, as one of its guest lecturers for training govt officers.

PM Modi tops the list of world leaders, bags highest approval rating of 71%: Read full details

Approval rating chart by Morning Consult conducted this survey for 11 world leaders, including PM Narendra Modi, President Joe Biden and others.

Evangelist and founder of Global Peace Initiative KA Paul approaches Supreme Court against Centre cancelling FCRA registrations of NGOs

Paul is the founder of the Global Peace Initiative and Gospel to the Unreached Millions, both based in the US.

Rahul Gandhi claims the Modi government will extinguish the flame at ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’: Here is why he is wrong

Rahul Gandhi peddled misinformation about the eternal fire of 'Amar Jawan Jyoti' that has been burning for over 50 years at the India Gate.

Chennai Police summons actor Siddharth for his crass sexual comments on Saina Nehwal

On January 12, the Hyderabad cyber police had registered a case against Siddharth under section 67 of the IT Act and IPC section 509.

Dadra-Nagar Haveli and Daman-Diu declares cow slaughter non-bailable offence, punishable with life imprisonment, fine up to ₹5 lakh

Strict provisions against Cow slaughter are also applicable in the states of Goa, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh.