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Gharwapsi in Karnataka: Hosmani family to return to Hinduism from Christianity after nearly 50 years

Parents of Timothy Hosmani, a 55-year-old labourer in Karnataka, had given up Hinduism and embraced Christianity 50 years ago

Wife-swapping racket busted in Kottayam, Kerala: Seven people detained so far, part of a huge nexus claims police

The authorities discovered social media groups where members engaged in wife-swapping, threesomes, and unnatural sex.

Exclusive: Instead of slamming police apathy and atrocities on Hindus, Chhattisgarh Congress MLAs denounce Hindus for boycotting Muslims

Congress MLAs in Chhatiisgarh, instead of condemning the police apathy or the assault on Hindus by the Muslims have blatantly denounced the Hindus for swearing to boycott Muslims

Ex-Muslim Aneesh Jasy arrested by Tamil Nadu cops over alleged anti-Islam Facebook posts

Aneesh's friend has raised serious questions over the intent and sequence of his arrest stating he was taken to the Police station under false pretense.

‘Love’, Land and Jihad: Stories of conversion from Gujarat – How Pooja survived to tell the tale

Busting the myths about 'love jihad' and land jihad, one story at a time.

When SheThePeople hailed actor Siddharth as a crusader for women empowerment but he turned out to be anything but ‘feminist icon’

SheThePeople, a media website championing the cause of women, has turned a blind eye to actor Siddharth's sexual innuendos against Saina Nehwal

Actor Siddharth brazens it out with lame excuses after hurling sexual slurs at Saina Nehwal, NCW asks Twitter to block his account

Instead of apologising or expressing regret for his crass sexual remarks against Saina Nehwal, actor Siddharth came up with a lame excuse to brazen it out.

Deposits in Jan Dhan Yojana bank accounts surpass the Rs 1.5 trillion mark, was at Rs 1 trillion in August 2019

Deposits in Jan Dhan accounts, which was introduced roughly seven and a half years ago, have surpassed Rs 1.5 lakh crore

SC Lawyers get threatening calls from Khalistani organisation Sikhs For Justice: Here is what it said

Claiming responsibility of the act, the caller said, " You were quite at call given for the death of the Sikh farmers. If you help Modi today, this will be the most disgraceful act that would be committed by you."

SC lawyers receive threat calls from Khalistani terror group Sikhs For Justice, also claimed responsibility for PM’s security breach

Sikhs for Justice threatened SC lawyers over pre-recorded messages on calls claiming responsibility for blocking the PM convoy

SC appoints independent panel to probe PM’s security breach in Punjab, DGP Chandigarh, NIA chief included

On January 10, SC directed to appoint an independent panel to investigate the breach in PM Modi's security in Punjab last week.

The Kerala model is superstition: Here is how

No matter what the observations are, the conclusion is always the same. Kerala model is a success.

Congress leader shares manipulated media originated in Pakistan to malign Modi govt, deletes it later: Details

Even after the Centre rubbished the manipulated video as fake, a Congress leader was found sharing it to attack the Modi government

Accused Ibrahim and Abdul sold call routes to Pakistani, Chinese handlers, arrested by Kerala police

Ibrahim used Chinese-origin soft switch, for running parallel telephone exchange in India, and now, two accused have been arrested

Journalist and NGO board member in Uttarakhand expresses glee over BJP leaders testing positive for COVID

While responding to a tweet by journalist Deepal Trivedi on news about BJP leaders testing positive for covid, Banerji responded with a laughing emoji.

Delhi: Another case of dextromethorphan poisoning reported, toddler falls ill after being administered with cough syrup at a mohalla clinic

A toddler suffered from dextromethorphan poisoning after he was given a cough syrup at a mohalla clinic in Delhi

Nagpur Police suspects involvement of a local man in RSS HQ recce by JeM

The Nagpur Police has started probing the involvement of a local man in the JeM terror case of conducting a recce of RSS Headquarters and The Hedgewar Smruti Smarak

Novak Djokovic can now stay in Australia and play Grand Slam, court overturns govt order to cancel his visa

Judge Anthony Kelly has ruled that the government's order cancelling Djokovic's visa will be quashed.

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar refuses to undergo a Covid test despite coughing in public during ‘padayatra’, FIR filed

Karnataka Congress chief had undertaken the padayatra even as the COVID cases in the state are on the rise and the administration getting alert to prevent the third wave.

Local Chinese media claims two Omicron cases found in China’s Tianjin

Notably, Tianjin is only 115 KM away from Beijing, the host city for Winter Olympics scheduled for February 2022.

Akhilesh Yadav says BJP not giving ticket to CM Yogi for 2022 elections, claims SP alliance will win over 400 seats

Yadav also claimed that SP and its alliance partners together will win over 400 seats.

Watch: Small aircraft crash-lands on railway tracks, pilot rescued seconds before train hits

A small plane crashed on the railway track in LA and the pilot was removed from the plane seconds before a speeding train hit it.

Actor Siddharth hurls crass sexual comments at Badminton champion Saina Nehwal, after pretending to be concerned about women safety

Tamil actor Siddharth posts crass, sexually derogatory tweet against badminton champion Saina Nehwal.

Abandoned car carrying anti-Modi slogans with UP registration found in Shashi Tharoor’s constituency in Kerala

On being informed by the hotel staff, the the unattended car was confiscated and taken to the police station for further inspection.

YouTube channels insulting Hindu gods and goddesses reported by netizens, two of them deleted within hours

Some of the YouTube channels hurling abuses towards Hindu gods and goddesses were pointed out by netizens.

‘Take money from others, but vote for AAP’: ECI issues notice to AAP for violating poll code in Punjab

Earlier Arvind Kejriwal has also made similar offerings of cash to voters where he urged them to take money from other parties but to vote for AAP instead.

Congress steals images to ask for votes, ends up promoting schemes of BJP govts of Assam and the centre: Read details

The Congress embarrasses itself by posting a picture of Pink buses for women already launched by the BJP govt in Assam.

Unverified claims, impossible capabilities: The Wire invents an imaginary app with superpowers to target BJP

The Wire claims BJP uses an app called Tek Fog which has magical power to bypass security features of all major social media platforms

Mastermind behind Bulli Bai app also created an alias named ‘Javed Alam’ to mislead the Sulli Deals probe: Reports

Bulli Bai app creator Niraj Bishnoi had tried to mislead the police with a Muslim alias during the 'Sulli Deals' app controversy.

Chattisgarh: Maoist lovers who ran away from camp to marry murdered by fellow comrades in Bastar

Maoist group kill fellow comrades in Chhattisgarh who had fled the camp to get married, another unidentified man also found killed

YouTuber Happy Goldsmith apologizes for depicting the assassination of PM Modi in gaming video, claims he is getting death threats

Manpreet Singh aka Happy Goldsmith apologized for a GTA 5 gaming video where he depicted assassination of PM Modi

Veer Baal Diwas to be observed on 26th December to pay tribute to martyr sons of Guru Gobind Singh: PM Modi

PM Modi announced that 26 December every year will be observed as Veer Baal Diwas to pay tribute to the sons of Guru Gobind Singh

Andhra Pradesh: Islamists attack police and BJP workers after opposition to illegal construction of mosque in Kurnool

Islamist mob attacked BJP leaders police and vandalized their vehicles and other properties, after opposition to illegal mosque construction

The British Sikh Association condemns the security breach of PM Modi, demands an apology from the Punjab government

British Sikh Association has issued an official statement condemning the security breach during PM Modi's visit to Punjab

Backlash against Javed Habib after ‘thook haircut’ videos emerged, Karni Sena protests, Bhopal BJP MLA calls for boycott

Two videos of Javed Habib have gone viral on social media where he was seen spitting on women's hair, he had later issued a half apology

How Ram Mandir’s construction began, here Nizam and Owaisi’s name will be written off: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma in Telangana

Several BJP leaders, including Devendra Fadnavis are scheduled to visit the Southern State to oppose the recently passed Government Order (GO) 317.

China: Uyghur woman in Xinjiang sentenced to 14 years in prison for teaching Islam and keeping copies of the Quran

Hasiyet Ehmet, aged 57 has not been heard from since she was abducted from Xinjiang by Chinese officials in May 2017.

Four Supreme Court judges test positive for Covid-19 after farewell party for a retiring judge, over 150 staff quarantined

Following farewell party for retiring Justice R Subhash Reddy, four Supreme Court judges and over 150officials have been tested positive.

Bishnoi community in Rajasthan to build a memorial for Black Bucks killed by Salman Khan: Read why they consider the deer sacred

In 1998, Salman Khan had hunted a blackbuck near the shooting location of his film Hum Saath Saath Hain. The nature loving Bishnoi community considers deer sacred.

MP ex-cop removed from WhatsApp group by DGP for saying those who voted for Muslim League stayed back in India: Why he was right

A retired top cop was recently removed from the Whatsapp group of MP State IPS officers for hurting Muslim sentiments

Delhi HC refuses to dismiss FIR against rape accused govt employee following settlement and marriage with the victim

Even though an rape victim arrived at a settlement and married the accused, Delhi High Court refuses to quash the FIR

‘Allah gave birth to the Sun, we cannot worship it’: JDU MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi opposes Surya Namaskar on January 12

JDU MLC Gulam Rasool Balyawi refused to participate in Surya Namaskar Day on January 12 saying Allah gave birth to the Sun

84-yr-old Bihar man, who allegedly took 11 doses of COVID -19 vaccine, to face probe

Bramhadev Mandal, 84 who had earlier claimed to have taken 11 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine has now been booked by the Bihar Police

Indian Express spreads fake news, claims BJP workers raised “Khalistani slogans” near Ludhiana DC’s office: Here is the truth

Indian Express published report with misleading title showing BJP workers raised 'Khalistan slogans' at DC office in Ludhiana

CCI set to investigate Google after digital news publishers allege abuse of dominance in ad revenue share

The Competition Commission of India will be setting up a probe against Google India after backlash from news portals demanding fair ad revenue share

Intimate picture of Jacqueline Fernandez with conman Sukesh goes viral, actress requests people to respect her privacy

A picture mushy moment of Jacqueline Fernandez and Sukesh has gone viral where she can be seen showing off a love bite on her neck.

Sikh cab driver assaulted, turban ripped off by unidentified person in NY, State Dept condemns after India raised issue with US authorities

Sikh man assaulted earlier this week at New York's JFK International Airport, US condemned after India took issue up

Delhi police arrests mastermind behind Sulli Deals app: Here is what we know so far

The creator of the Sulli Deals app is a BCA student. He has revealed the involvement of several people in the case.

Farmer leader turned politician says he has proof of AAP selling tickets after AAP workers thrashed each other and heckled Raghav Chadha for it

Balbir Singh Rajewal denied any possibility of forming an alliance with AAP alleging the party is selling tickets in Punjab

Alec Baldwin blames ‘right-wing hate’ for ‘misinformation’ about the ‘Rust’ shooting, compares hate against him to Capitol Hill siege

Alec Baldwin suggested that the delay in investigation is due to the fact that he lived in New York while the incident took place in New Mexico