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Man accused of kidnapping minor girl dies in custody by suspected suicide, family admits he knew the girl: All we know about death of...

The Kasganj police has said that Altaf, accused of kidnapping a minor Hindu girl, strangulated himself in the washroom of a police lock-up

Fresh case filed against Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui arrested in conversion racket case, converted man says he was forced to eat beef

Converted man Prajapati said that he was forced to eat beef by Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui, and was threatened to kill for refusing to eat the same

Punjab Deputy CM’s son-in-law appointed as AAG, senior adv tells govt not to ridicule HC lawyers: Details

Sidhu wanted Deol's ouster on the pretext that he was a counsel for former Punjab DGP Sumedh Singh Saini and represented him in 2015 Kotkapura police firing incident cases related to Sikhs protesting against blasphemy incidents.

After over 100 years, stolen murti of Maa Annapurna returns to UP from Canada, to be installed at Kashi Vishwanath Mandir in Varanasi: Details

A 18th century idol of Maa Annapurna stolen from Varanasi in 1913 was returned by Canada, will be installed at Kashi Vishwanath Mandir

Yogi Adityanath Govt to rehabilitate 63 Bengali Hindu refugee families displaced from East Pakistan in 1970: Details

Yogi Adityanath govt will rehabilitate 63 Hindu Bengali families who migrated to Kanpur after being displaced from East Pakistan

Centre refutes Telangana Agriculture Minister claims over paddy procurement, says procurement increased 3 times in 3 years: Full details

Centre refuted claims of Telangana minister that GoI is delaying procurement of paddy from the state

Pakistanis abduct Hindu girls whenever they lose a cricket match to India: What Delhi’s Adarsh Nagar Hindu refugee revealed to OpIndia

Refugee from Pakistan living in Delhi's Adarsh Nagar told OpIndia that when Pak lost cricket match to India, they would abduct Hindu women

Fact-check: Is Nidhi Razdan conducting classes in Harvard as claimed in the viral message

A photograph showing Nidhi Razdan conducting a lecture is getting viral on social media with claims that it is from Harvard University

‘India belongs to Hindus, Hindus from anywhere in world can come here when they feel unsafe’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

India is the homeland of Hindus. Hindus anywhere in the world, when they feel unsafe, can come to live in India.

Mumbai police file 446-page chargesheet against Bollywood rapper Badshah, had paid 74 lakh to get 72 lakh views

The 446-page charge sheet filed against Badshah reveals rapper paid Rs 75 lakhs to buy 72 lakh views for his music video

How to be a good CM (according to ‘liberals’): Drink tea, do bhangra, stop and attend strangers’ weddings

Shekhar Gupta's ThePrint bends over backward to heap praises on Punjab CM Channi to show how he is a 'refreshing change'

Uttar Pradesh: Govt officer in Secretariat arrested for sexually harassing woman colleague, was caught on camera

Ichchharam Yadav had been harassing the victim since 2018 and threatening her saying she would lose her job if she refused his advancements, as per reports.

Congress leader Salman Khurshid compares Hindutva to Islamic terror groups ISIS, Boko Haram in new book, complaint registered

Salman Khurshid made the contentious remarks in his book 'Sunrise over Ayodhya' which was released on Wednesday, November 10.

Sooryavanshi and Family Man called ‘Islamophobic’ shows how whitewashing of Islamism is a religious duty of liberals

Liberals are outraged with Sooryavanshi because a villain in the movie is a Muslim, despite the movie's attempts to 'secularise' Islamic terrorism and its root cause.

Islamic preacher says Muslims should not join Indian Air Force because it is haram to fight for non-believers

Islamic preacher Assim Al-Hakeem said that it is not 'permissible' for Muslims to join the Indian Air Force as pilots.

Gujarat: Wherever Hindus are in minority, Bajrang Dal to donate loudspeakers for Hanuman Chalisa recital

Certain pockets in Surat where Hindus have become a minority over the years due to demography change, Bajrang Dal has decided to assert the Hindu identity in those areas.

NCPCR writes to CBFC and UNICEF India seeking details about 8 short films on same-sex relations to be screened in schools

NCPCR takes cognizance of report that 8 films on same-sex relations will be screened in schools in Kolkata, writes to CBFC and UNICEF India

Notice issued to 26 Kashmiri Pandit employees, who had fled the valley after targeted terror attacks, withdrawn saying it was unauthorised

Anantnag office of the Social Welfare Department has withdrawn the notice issued to 26 Kashmiri Pandit employees for their absence

‘Fake News’: Wrester Nisha Dahiya refutes media reports of her murder, newcomer wrestler with the same name killed in Sonipat

Several media houses had wrongly reported that U23 World Wrestling bronze medallist Nisha Dahiya was murdered in Sonepat

Samajwadi Party’s alliance leader Om Prakash Rajbhar says partition would not have happened if Jinnah was made India’s first PM

Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said that partition of India could have been prevented if Jinnah was the first PM of India

‘Stop the show or we will’: VHP and Bajrang Dal ask Chhattisgarh govt to cancel show by Munawar Faruqui in Raipur

“Munawar Faruqui mocked our Gods in past and such anti-Hindu people should not be permitted in the capital," said a VHP leader.

For the first time, a rare ‘pink’ leopard caught on camera in Rajasthan

Pink Leopard spotted in Udaipur, Rajasthan. Photographed for the first time in India.

Taliban is selling ‘pardon certificates’ to extort money from citizens, former VP reveals, blames Pakistan

Former Afghanistan VP Amrullah Saleh accuses Taliban terrorists of extorting money from Afghans in lieu of 'pardon certificates'

Delhi petrol dealers say their sales have decreased by 50% as people refuel vehicles in neighbouring states, asks Arvind Kejriwal to cut VAT

Delhi-Petrol Dealers Association president writes to Delhi govt asking to cut VAT on fuel, saying their sales have decreased due to higher prices

Kejriwal releases video to say they have made arrangements for Chhath, but Delhi govt bans devotees from ghats

The CM claimed that despite the difficulties faced due to the ongoing pandemic, the Delhi government left no stone unturned to make arrangements for the devotees to offer prayers on Chhath. 

Now #ScientistKejriwal trends, about two years after Twitter had discovered #ScientistSisodia

Netizens today took to Twitter to trend #ScientistKejriwal after the parody government of national capital territory led by Arvind Kejriwal came up with surreal ways to battle the toxic foam in Yamuna.

Azaan on loudspeaker disturb people, patients and Sadhus in meditation, says BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Thakur

Pragya Singh said that every morning at five o'clock the loud azaan sound starts and this keeps going on which disturbs everybody's sleep.

Uttarakhand: A confident CM Pushkar Singh Dhami says BJP will return to power in the state for the second time

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami claimed that BJP will break the jinx by returning to power by winning the assembly elections

India hosts security dialogue on Afghanistan: NSAs from 7 nations including Russia meet Ajit Doval in Delhi

NSA Doval said that India is keeping a close watch on the developments in Afghanistan as it affects not only the people of Afghanistan but also the neighbours and the region.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists gun down salesman Ibrahim Khan in Srinagar mistaking him for his Kashmiri Pandit employer

Kashmiri Pandit shop owner Dr Sandeep Mawa said that he will not leave Kashmir even after terrorists tried to kill him

Taslima Nasreen is disappointed after Malala married a Pakistani guy instead of a ‘handsome progressive Englishman’

Taslima Nasreen was shocked Malala chose to marry a Pakistani man and not a handsome and progressive Englishman

Farmer linked with BKU faction found hanging at Singhu border

Gurpreet Singh from Amroh district in Punjab allegedly died by suicide at the Singhu border farmer protest site on Wednesday

Madhya Pradesh: NCPCR uncovers conversion racket in Christian missionary-run girls’ hostel, orders probe

NCPCR Chairman said it is a matter of investigation how these Hindu students were brought to the Missionary girls' hostel. The missionary organisation runs no school and all students study in govt schools.

Glass ceiling broken: Woman-led fashion unicorn Nykaa makes a robust debut at share market, market cap crosses Rs 1 lakh crore

The IPO of fashion e-tailer Nykaa was oversubscribed 82.42 during three days of its public share sale, and its market cap crossed Rs 1 lakh crore

‘Gorakhpur Wale Baba Hain’: How popular singers are hailing CM Yogi’s work in UP ahead of elections

Songs on CM Yogi are gaining a lot of traction among the public ahead of UP Assembly elections. The videos have lakhs of views on YouTube and are being widely shared on social media.

More surreal scenes emerge from Delhi as barricades with gaps are being put to prevent toxic foam floating towards ghats

One must reiterate here that it is not parody or satire but actual measures taken by Delhi government for cleaning the river Yamuna and the toxic foam floating on it.

IIM Ahmedabad set to launch course on Bhagwad Gita for corporates, will teach management and leadership

"If we have to teach managers these skills, what better way than the life of Lord Krishna? His is the best life example to teach effective leadership," said the IIM-A professor.

From vowing to root out ‘Jihadi’ Kejriwal govt to being unabashedly Hindu: Watch BJP’s Kapil Mishra’s freewheeling chat with OpIndia

Speaking to OpIndia Editor Nirwa Mehta, Mishra talked about his journey from student activist days to India against corruption movement to joining mainstream politics and shedding inhibitions of 'secularism' and being an unapologetic Hindu.

Picture of Allama Iqbal in place of Mahamana Malaviya on the poster of BHU’s Urdu department triggers uproar: Dean orders inquiry

The Allama Iqbal poster made for the one-day webinar organized on November 9, 2021, on the occasion of Urdu Day at the Urdu Department of Banaras Hindu University (BHU), has created ruckus at the university.

‘Bollywood actors earn only for their sons, Hollywood cares for society,’ says Congress leader Udit Raj while supporting Mia Khalifa

Taking a jibe at Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, Udit Raj further said, “He is so old, yet he is earning money for his son to promote him."

Delhi govt’s big brain moment: Delhi Jal Board employee sprinkles water in Yamuna to get rid of toxic foam

Surreal scenes have emerged from the national capital where Delhi Jal Board employee was seen sprinkling water on toxic foam filled Yamuna to 'clean' it.

No Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma to become the new T20 captain: India’s squad for the New Zealand series announced

India's T20 squad for the upcoming home series against New Zealand has been announced. Rohit Sharma will be the captain.

NHRC organises debate on terrorism, Naxalism and human rights, liberals lose their minds: Details

The NHRC of India conducted its annual debate for the Central Armed Police Forces on Tuesday.

‘Sant’ Rampal devotees peddle crazy claims, say Chhat Puja celebrations are against scriptures, Gita prohibits fasts: Details

Rampal, who calls himself Sant Rampal ji Maharaj, is serving a life term in prison on charges related to the murder of four women.

Madhya Pradesh: NCPCR writes to police seeking report in case where a tilak-wearing boy was assaulted by teacher Nishaad Begum

The victim Pawan Sen and his family have expressed their dissatisfaction to NCPCR over the ongoing police investigation

Veteran archaeologist BB Lal felicitated with the Padma Vibhushan. Here is his contribution to the Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

Many remember Professor BB Lal for excavating the Ramjanmabhoomi site and unearthing the existence of a temple beneath the Babri structure at Ayodhya.

‘No transparency in Axis deal’: Former Spandana Sphoorty MD Padmaja Reddy drops bombshells. Read full text of the tell-all letter

Former Spandana MD Padmaja Reddy has levelled serious allegations against Kedaara Capital over its deal with Axis Bank

Mumbai Court dismisses complaint against Kangana Ranaut and Rangoli on grounds of legal defect: Details

The complaint filed by advocate Ali Kaashif Khan Deshmukh against Kangana Ranaut and sister Rangoli was dismissed by a Mumbai Court.

Congress-ruled Punjab govt ad shows how Congress-ruled Rajasthan govt has way more expensive fuel: All you need to know

After Punjab announced price slash of petrol and diesel, residents of Ganganagar and around are visiting neighbouring state to buy fuel

Promoting LGBT propaganda and gender politics among children: Why toxic western ideologies should not be imported to schools in India

The movies on homosexual relationships is not the worst of LGBT propaganda that have been broadcast to children.