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‘Everyone knew he was travelling by road’: Punjab Dy CM admits lapse in PM Modi’s security, Ferozepur SSP suspended

Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that an alternate route should have been planned for PM Modi but was not done.

Jharkhand: Former Maoist burnt alive by villagers for illegally cutting Sal trees, over 200 people booked

A mob in the Simdega district of the Jharkhand burnt alive a former Maoist named Sanju Pradhan for illegally cutting Sal trees

Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi targets PM Modi’s mother, says she should prove where she was born

Azmi while inciting a crowd of party workers said, "Modiji give the certificate of your mother, where she was born?"

Third wave of COVID-19 hits Delhi, Health Minister Satyendra Jain worried over hospital beds

With over 5000 cases on Tuesday, third wave of COVID-19 has officially hit Delhi, with the availability beds at govt hospitals being a concern

Jharkhand: Former BJP MLA Gurucharan Nayak narrowly escapes Naxal attack, two cops die after attackers slit their throats

Former Jharkhand BJP MLA Gurucharan Nayak escapes Naxal attack at a school in Jharkhand, two body guards die and three riffles looted

Bengal: Picnic group attacked, woman dragged from car and raped, Habibur, Rakibul and 4 others arrested

After an altercation at the picnic spot, the criminals had reportedly waited for the picnic group to return on the Basanti Highway. They attacked the vehicle, looted valuables and took the vehicle with a woman passenger inside it.

IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw orders action against Telegram channel sexually targeting Hindu women, Mumbai Police keeps mum

Popular Twitter user Anshul Saxena had shared the images of the Telegram channel named 'Hindu Ran*yan' that was sharing images of Hindu women with derogatory and explicit threats.

All you need to know about Congress’ 25-acre land allotment to Pakistani org Dawat-e-Islami in Chhattisgarh

BJP leader Brijmohan Agrawal lead a massive uproar against allotment of the 25-acre land in Raipur after which government reverted the decision.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik sanctions Rs 79 lakhs from funds meant for emergency relief to Missionaries of Charity institutions

Missionaries of Charity(MoC) were recently denied permission to renew its FCRA registration on the grounds of not meeting eligibility conditions

‘Bulli Bai’ deal case: 18-year-old Shweta Singh arrested by Mumbai Police from Uttarakhand, procedure underway for her transit remand

As per reports, Shweta Singh was the prime accused in the 'Bulli Bai' case and was handling 3 Twitter accounts related to the controversial app

New COVID variant ‘IHU’ detected in France, 12 affected, reports say that it may be more infectious than Omicron

The IHU variant contains 46 mutations and can be more harmful that the Omicron variant of COVID-19.

Bhagwant Mann could be the Aam Aadmi Party’s chief ministerial candidate in Punjab: Reports

AAP has decided to place their bets on Bhagwant Mann for the CM post going into the Punjab Assembly elections in 2022.

“I know the whole media is Congressi by heart”: Congress leader Supriya Aron apologises to media after stampede erupts in Bareilly marathon

Congress leader Supriya Aron trivialised stampede in Bareilly marathon saying "when a stampede can happen in Vaishno Devi, why not here"

ICMR approves OmiSure, the first RT-PCR kit to detect Omicron variant of COVID

Amid the Omicron scare, a new version of COVID-19 wreaking devastation on the world, India has come up with the first Omicron detection kit.

PM Modi inaugurates a state-of-the-art airport terminal in Agartala: All you need to know

The Agartala airport terminal has been built at a cost of about ₹450 crore and is expected to handle five times more passengers

ASG writes letter to Times of India, asks to retract and apologise for report downplaying West Bengal post-poll violence: Full details

"Not an iota of truth", YJ Dastoor, the ASG of the Calcutta HC slams Times of India for incorrectly reporting developments in the ongoing West Bengal post-poll violence

Veer Savarkar, Hinduism, Hindutva and the ‘liberal’ strawman arguments

In order to attack the Hindu faith, Savarkar is needed, an angry Savarkar. So an extremist strawman is created

AAP supporter shares video of Kejriwal coughing without a mask during a public event; deletes it after Delhi CM tests positive for COVID

Kejriwal made over 11 travels in a span of last 15 days to poll-bound states like Goa and Punjab for election campaign

Isreal’s Mossad may have bombed Swiss and German companies that helped Pakistan in developing nuclear weapons: Report

A Swiss newspaper suggests that in 1980s, the Israeli spy agency- Mossad had allegedly bombed and threatened German and Swiss companies who were helping Pakistan develop its nuclear weapons programme.

TMC Rajya Sabha member attempts to understate post-poll violence in West Bengal, falsely claims CBI found no evidence in 21 rape cases

Sukhendu Sekhar Ray said CBI has no evidence in 21 cases of rape but did not mention that the cases were sent back to state SIT

‘My children have become Christian, they won’t perform my last rites’: 85-year-old Hindu man in TN donates his property to Temple

Velayuthan, 85, has donated his house worth Rs. 2 crore to Kumarakottam Murugan Temple as he fears his Christian children will not perform his last rights according to Hindu rituals.

West Bengal restricts flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Mondays and Fridays, IndiGo cancels all remaining flights for 3 months: Full statement

IndiGo indicates high fare on flights to West Bengal; Cancels flights on all week days except Mondays and Fridays

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man becomes ‘Raju’ to abduct a 15-year-old Hindu girl, convert her to Islam, arrested

Grooming Jihad (Love Jihad) cases have been on the rise in the country even as "liberals" continue to deny its existence.

Over 41 lakh children in 15-18 age group get Covid vaccine on Day 1, Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat top

Over 41.3 lakh children in the age group of 15-18 received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine until 11 PM on January, 3.

Pakistan: Hindu businessman shot dead in Sindh, Hindus gherao local police station demanding immediate arrest of assailants

Violence against minorities and their places of worship have increased in the recent years in Pakistan

‘Bulli Bai’ case: Primary accused is a woman from Uttarakhand, co-accused created fake Sikh accounts, says Mumbai Police

An FIR was earlier lodged against the Twitter handles that promoted the Bulli Bai’ app and those who developed it.

From Jinnah to Lord Krishna, here’s how Akhilesh Yadav is the latest faux Hindu in town

As elections draw near, Akhilesh Yadav is suddenly asserting his 'Hindu' identity. He was hailing Jinnah in October, now he is talking about Lord Krishna and Ram Temple in Ayodhya.

Indian Army busts Chinese propaganda video, shares pictures of its Jawans unfurling Tricolour at Galwan Valley

A few days back, China had shared a propaganda video wherein it alleged that its soldiers unfurled their flag in Galwan Valley

Old habits die hard: Pakistan refuses to take back the body of intruder killed by Army along LOC while trying to infiltrate into India

Pakistan, following its old line of disowning and refusing to take back its own people, has once again refused to take back its slain terrorist's body after BSF neutralised the intruder in Jammu's Arnia town

Times of India attempts to downplay West Bengal post-poll violence, twists CBI sending 21 rape cases back to state formed SIT

Times of India report published on January 4 that was headlined: "Post-poll violence in Bengal: No proof in 21 rape, rape-attempt cases mentioned by NHRC, CBI says".

Arvind Kejriwal tests positive for Covid after doing 4 rallies in a week, ‘superspreader’ memes flood the internet

Kejriwal took more than 11 trips to the poll-bound states like Goa and Punjab to campaign for his party in last 2 weeks.

Noida: I-T raids on ACE Group’s Ajay Chaudhary, another close associate of Akhilesh Yadav

ACE Group's multiple premises have been raided simultaneously by the Income Tax Department.

AIMPLB objects to ‘Surya Namaskar’ programmes at schools, asks Muslim students to boycott such events

In its letter, AIMPLB warned students against participation in ‘Surya Namaskar’ events stating ‘Islam does not permit’ it

Shiv Sena led BMC giving ‘lame excuses’ to delay demolition of compound wall of Amitabh Bachchan’s Juhu bungalow: Maharashtra Lokayukta

Shiv-Sena controlled BMC demolished the boundary wall of building premises adjacent to the bungalow of Amitabh Bachchan

Australia: Aggrieved by ‘vaccine mandates’, man pours gasoline and sets himself on fire. Watch video

A man set himself ablaze to protest against the vaccine mandates imposed by the government in Victoria in Australia

Did Arvind Kejriwal endanger the lives of thousands of people by not isolating himself earlier and attending rally in Uttarakhand: Details

On the 4th of January 2022, Arvind Kejriwal took to Twitter to announce that he had tested positive for COVID-19.

‘Bulli Bai’ controversy: Mumbai police nabs one suspect from Bengaluru, keeps his identity a secret

Interestingly, the police have refused to divulge details about the accused other than his age and educational background.

Delhi CM Kejriwal is Covid positive, after holding 4 rallies across 3 states and a temple visit in a week

In the last 1 week, Kejriwal has come in contact with lakhs of people during his multiple rallies in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Netherlands: Police dog mauls protester as a demonstration against lockdown orders turns violent

Video of police dog biting anti-lockdown protester in Netherlands has gone viral on social media.

Karnataka: Ex-Congress MLA’s family member arrested for ISIS links, cousin had fled to Syria in 2016

Last year, Maryam's husband's cousin was arrested by NIA. Another cousin named Ajmal had fled to syria in 2016 and is known to be a hard-core ISIS operative.

Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami leader calls for Ummah unity to solve the ‘Kashmir issue’

Pakistan's Jamaat-e-Islami chief Sirajul-Haq said a united Ummah could decisively solve the problem of Kashmir and Palestine

Ghar Wapsi in Samastipur: Man reconverts to Hinduism from Islam after 15 years

15 years ago, Umesh Rai had left Hinduism to become a Muslim. Now, he has returned back to his former religion

Indore: Protesters booked for demonstrating against the arrest of Hindu religious leader Kalicharan Maharaj

Kalicharan Maharaj was arrested by Chhattisgarh Police last week for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Gandhi

‘Garv se kaho hum Hindu hai’: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath slams ‘accidental Hindu’ Rahul Gandhi in Amethi

Speaking in Amethi, Yogi Adityanath launched an no-hold-barred attack on Rahul Gandhi over his recent Hinduism vs Hindutva rants

Before NDTV journalist Vishnu Som rushes to cast aspersions on the shelf life extension to Covaxin, he should read his own channel’s report: Details

Vishnu Som had recently taken to Twitter to question the extension of shelf life granted to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin

From rolling back of Char Dham law to Modi’s pat on the back: How Uttarakhand CM might be paving the way for BJP’s return

As the state inches closer towards the much-awaited Assembly elections, the majority of the opinion polls have predicted that the incumbent BJP is likely to retain power this year's tight electoral contest in the hilly state of Uttarakhand

SC dismisses WB govt’s plea to initiate criminal proceedings against BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

The SC refused to entertain an LPA against the single judge decision staying criminal proceedings against the BJP leader.

Infighting in Punjab Congress continues, Deputy CM Randhawa claims Navjot Singh Sidhu is upset with him

'If Sidhu wants the home ministry, then I will put it at his feet in a minute' says Deputy CM in a press conference

Viral video and messages claim a drunk Aryan Khan was caught urinating in an airport, this is the truth

The video that is being circulated claiming a drunk Aryan Khan was caught on camera urinating in an airport is misleading.