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Punjab: FIR filed against former DGP and Sidhu’s aide Mohammad Mustafa after video of his hate speech went viral

Sidhu's advisor Mohammad Mustafa booked by Punjab police after his hate speech saying he will not allow other parties to hold rallies

West Bengal: TMC workers attack BJP MP Arjun Singh in North 24 Pargana

TMC workers attacked BJP MP Arjun Singh when he had reached Barrackpore to pay tributes to Netaji Bose

Taiwan invites Indian researchers to its National Archives to rediscover the legacy of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Taiwan opens up its National Archives for Indian researchers to study the disappearance of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

Delhi anti-Hindu riots and analysis of the conviction of Dinesh Yadav: No evidence to tie him to violence, intention assumed based on him being...

It would not be a stretch of logic to say that the conviction of Dinesh Yadav appears to be a gross miscarriage of justice.

Gujarat: How property in Shiv Shakti society of Mora, Surat, came in Waqf possession and how, it will now allow namaz

How any property registered with the Waqf Board, even if illegal, becomes its property and it gets protection from the Board.

TMC leader Madan Mitra vows to quit Facebook after being slammed by party’s disciplinary committee. Here is what had happened

After TMC leader Madan Mitra questioned the working of party's disciplinary committee, he was asked to stay off social media

Chhattisgarh: Case registered against Hindu Suraksha Sena members after video of them pledging to make India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ went viral

case registered against some people in Korba in Chhattisgarh after a video showing them taking a pledge for 'Hindu Rashtra' emerged

‘Cars had stickers of DMK leaders’: Pro-Hindutva LGBTQ activist Gopi Shankar Madurai survives fourth attack, appeals to PM Modi for help

Well-known LGBTQ activist Gopi Shankar Madurai has recently survived the fourth attack in Mahabalipuram of Tamilnadu.

The case of missing context: How British journalist tried to shame Indian freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose with reference to Hitler

PM Modi announced that a grand statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose will be installed at India Gate on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary

Hindu Sena leader files intervention petition in Haridwar Dharma Sansad case, seeks action against Owaisi and others for ‘hate speech’

The applicant argued that the speeches made by the participants of the event were in response to the consistent attacks on Hindu culture and civilisation by non-Hindus.

‘He was forced’: Pak cricketer Shoaib Akhtar casts aspersions on Virat Kohli giving up captaincy

Shoaib Akhar also jokingly said how he wanted to punch Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif for walking out of the crease when he was bowling.

Father passed away, mother unwell: Dinesh Yadav is the first convict in Delhi anti-Hindu riots, family says persecuted for not paying bribe

Family of Dinesh Yadav alleged that he was trapped for not paying bribe, and that his father died due to police torture

Another illegal weapon-making unit busted in UP, over a hundred finished and semi-finished guns seized and 3 arrested in Muzaffarnagar

A cache of weapons recovered from an illegal weapon-making unit by police in a surprise raid in Kotwali in Muzaffarnagar on Friday

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.