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Sonia Gandhi calls up Lalu Yadav after bitter remarks and spat between Congress and RJD leaders in Bihar

Sonia Gandhi called Lalu Prasad on Tuesday right after she convened a meeting of general secretaries, state in-charges and other senior functionaries of the party.

The bigots of Pakistan cricket: Here’s how Pakistani cricketers have normalised communal bigotry against non-Muslims

Pakistani cricketers have been unapologetic and unabashed about expressing their Islamist mentality of scoffing at other faiths and promoting radical Islamism

Rakesh Tikait’s new brain wave: Says Modi made Indian team lose match with Pakistan. Here is how he explains the theory

Rakesh Tikait takes off on a different tangent after India loses to Pakistan at T20 World Cup match, also declares himself a sportsperson

How Pakistani handles peddled the ‘Shami abused for being a Muslim’ propaganda and Indian ‘Left-Liberals’ amplified it

How Pakistani handles propagated attack on Shami to peddle propaganda that Md Shami is being abused by Indian social media users.

Chhattisgarh: As Baghel-Deo fight continues, police arrest two journalists for publishing content against Congress MLAs

The arrested journalists ran a web portal zeroparty.in and had allegedly published some reports against ruling party MLAs talking against the chief minister of Chhattisgarh.  

Rajasthan: Teacher who lost her job for supporting Pakistan in T20 World Cup says that her other family members were also doing same

Nafisa Atari says she along with half her family members cheered for Pakistan during the India vs Pakistan match but claims she does not support Pakistan

Srinagar: Hindu student targeted by Islamists, threatening posts identify her as ‘police informer’ after medical college video goes viral

Islamists attack Hindu student for speaking against anti-nationals who raised pro-Pakistan slogans after Pakistan's T20 match win against India.

Gujarat: A case about illegally constructed hotel was given communal twist just because hotel owner was Muslim

A hotel, where two of the three directors are Muslims, is accused of violating margin norms in construction. However, some have given a communal twist to the protests by residents.

‘Takes Jihadist mindset of another level’: Venkatesh Prasad slams Waqar Younis over ‘Namaz’ comment

Veteran Indian Cricketer and pacer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed Waqar Younis for the latter's 'Namaz' comment.

West Bengal government bans panmasala and gutkha for one year

West Bengal Government has banned the sale of panmasala and gutkha in the state for a period of one year.

Indonesia: Sukmawati Sukarnoputri, daughter of former president, performs Sudhi Wadani ceremony, formally converts to Hinduism from Islam

Sukmawati Sukarnoputri performed the ‘Sudhi Wadani’ ceremony and formally re-converted to Hinduism from Islam.

‘Insulate Britain’ protestors stick their faces and hands on the road with superglue, some regret later: Read what it is all about

'Insulate Britain' protestors stuck themselves to the roads with superglue as police desperately struggled to remove them.

Harsha Bhogle condemns Waqar Younis for Namaz comment but says he is ‘sure’ an apology is coming: Here’s why he is being naive

Harsha Bhogle said it was one of the most disappointing things he had heard and was terrible for Waqar Younis to say so.

Japanese princess Mako marries commoner Kei Komuro losing royal status: Details

Japanese emperor Naruhito's niece princess Mako married her former classmate Kei Komuro in a low key wedding in Japan.

Quinton de Kock out of South Africa team for refusing to take the knee, social media and former cricketers divided: All you need to...

Quinton de Kock opted out of the match versus West Indies after Cricket South Africa made it mandatory for players to take the knee.

‘Veer has asked me to buy him an army uniform for his birthday’: Father of 4-year-old boy, whose video of saluting a CISF official...

Social media websites are awash with a video of a 4-year-old boy who is seen stopping in front of a camouflage tanker and saluting a soldier on board it

Times Now journo quietly deletes tweet after spreading misinformation about Pramod Muthalik’s statement

Times Now journalist was one of the fake news paddlers who had spread a wrongly translation of Pramod Muthalik's statement about Gadag Jamia Masjid.

China locks down Lanzhou city fearing a new Covid outbreak

The draconian measures of the Chinese government can be seen as a part of the China's zero Covid-19 policy which rejects the idea of living with Covid and relies heavily on containment measures to curb its spread.

Samsung heir fined SKW 70 million for drug abuse, had earlier served 20 months in prison for fraud

The Seoul Central District Court fined him 70 million won (US$60,055) and directed an additional forfeiture of 17 million won (US$14580) under the Narcotics Control Act.

‘Very special for me’: Former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis says Rizwan reciting Namaz ‘in front of Hindus’ best part of win against India

Waqar Younis has been the head coach of the Pakistan Cricket team in the past. He complimented the openers while making the comment.

Is Nawab Malik’s attack against Sameer Wankhede an attempt to extricate his son-in-law from a drugs case? Here’s what we know so far

Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan is currently out on bail after being in jail for eight months in connection with a drugs case.

Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam calls Punjab HM, Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife a ‘pack of hyenas’, says won’t come back to India

Pakistani journalist Aroosa Alam has slammed the Congress for dragging her name into their party's petty politics

Did you know? Pakistan had targeted the Hindu holy city of Dwarka in 1965, wanted to destroy it

The fleet was named after all Islamic invaders who had committed brutal atrocities against the Hindus.

India Today sues Newslaundry for Rs 2 crore: All you need to know about the allegations made in the lawsuit

India Today has sued Newslaundry 'journalists' over articles published on the website and has sought damages of Rs. 2 crores.

Maharashtra govt initiates procedure to declare ex-Mumbai CP Param Bir Singh as absconder

Earlier, the state CID had issued a lookout notice against Param Bir Singh.

NCB opposes Aryan Khan’s bail plea, alleges Shah Rukh’s manager Pooja Dadlani influenced witness

NCB has said attempts are made to influence witnesses and tamper evidence in the Aryan Khan drug case

Arvind Kejriwal seeks Lord Ram’s blessings at Ayodhya, had earlier invoked his Nani to support Babri Masjid

Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that he had been to Ayodhya to attend the Aarti on the banks of the Saryu River.

Mamata Banerjee hoardings vandalised in Goa, ‘Khela Hobe’ didi blames BJP: Details

Several TMC hoardings and billboards across Goa were pulled down, destroyed, and the face of Mamata Banerjee on the banners was smeared with ink

‘Let’s do cocaine, I’ll get you in trouble with the NCB’: WhatsApp chats of Aryan Khan with Ananya Panday and other friend surface

India Today has purportedly obtained new Whatsapp chats between Aryan Khan and Ananya Panday and him and three other friends in which he discussed weed and cocaine

Student wing of banned Islamist group PFI carries out rally promoting violence against UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Campus Front of India has its origins in proscribed group SIMI and its student wing PFI is accused of fomenting unrest in various parts of the country

‘CM Yogi’s return to power is essential’: Akhil Bharatiya Akhara Parishad announces support for BJP in UP elections

Akhil Bhartiya Akhara Parishad's president Mahant Ravindra Puri announced support for BJP in the upcoming UP Assembly elections.

UP-Bihar students of Punjab college have not been rusticated for confronting Kashmiri students celebrating Pak victory: Details

UP-Bihar students clashed with Kashmiri students after latter were found celebrating India's loss to Pakistan in T20 World Cup match on Sunday, October 24

Understanding Balochistan: Pakistan’s occupation in the name of Islam, their ‘kill and dump’ policy and Baloch people’s resistance

The Baloch nation has been opposing Pakistani rule in Balochistan since March 27, 1948 - Balochistan leaders have termed it a 'forceful occupation'

When Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam explained why Indian Muslims have always celebrated Pakistan’s cricket match win against India

Sharjeel Imam stated that he knew more about Pakistani cricketer Saeed Anwar's wife, her looks and other details, but didn't know as much about Saurav Ganguly.

Rajasthan: Nafisa Atari, teacher who celebrated Pakistan’s victory against India in T20 World Cup, gets terminated

Nafisa Atari, teacher at Neerja Modi school, has claimed that her celebrating Pakistan's victory over India in T20 World Cup was 'taken out of context'

MP: Congress MLA’s rape accused son Karan Morwal arrested in Indore after ‘wanted’ posters were put up

The development comes days after the cops put up 'wanted' posters of Karan Morwal and announced a cash prize.

Kashmir students who celebrated India’s loss to Pakistan booked under UAPA, to be barred from govt jobs

After India's loss to Pakistan, videos went viral on social media where purported students in Srinagar colleges were found celebrating, cheering and dancing joyfully.

Lucknow and Ahmedabad to be part of IPL 2022: Here are the winners of the bids for the new franchises

BCCI announced the addition of two new franchises Lucknow and Ahmedabad to the Indian Premier League (IPL).

‘Safe City’ project in Bengaluru awarded to Honeywell Automation, was mired in controversy over irregularities: All you need to know

Honeywell Automation Pvt Ltd announced that it would lead the Bengaluru Safe City project under the Nirbhaya Fund.

Kranti Redkar responds to Nawab Malik’s jibe, shares photographs of her and Sameer Wankhede’s Hindu marriage

The wife of Sameer Wankhede responded to Nawab Malik after he claimed that Wankhede's father’s name is ‘Dawood’.

After silently watching Islamists abuse Mohammad Shami for being a ‘bad Muslim’, liberals wake up from their slumber after T20 defeat: Here’s why

Liberals cite stray attacks from suspicious accounts against Mohammad Shami to allege that he is targeted for being a Muslim. 

Lady who opened first-ever non-Halal restaurant in Kerala assaulted, was being threatened by Islamists against opening second branch

Smt Thushara, who had opened an exclusive non-halal restaurant in the Ernakulam district in Kerala, has been brutally assaulted.

‘Previous govt more concerned about filling their family lockers’: PM Modi inaugurates nine medical colleges in UP

PM Modi addressed a rally in Siddharthnagar, Uttar Pradesh where he inaugurated nine medical colleges worth Rs 2,329 crore

CM Himanta takes note of Assam Pollution Control Board’s blanket ban on firecrackers, says it is under review afresh

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma took note of the cracker ban imposed by Assam PCB. Order under review.

Delhi govt sold 635 MW of power in the day-trade market while crying coal and power shortage in October

Despite crying coal and power shortage, Delhi government sold 635 MW of power in national power exchange on October 20.

Elon Musk’s Macrohard vs Microsoft tweet leaves Indians amused, here is what it could mean

It is still unclear why the eccentric businessman inadvertently sent Indians in a tizzy over Macrohard

Karnataka govt says ‘no plans to deport Rohingyas,’ seeks dismissal of PIL filed by adv Ashwini Upadhyay

Responding to a question by BJP MLC Munirajugowda, the state Home Minister Araga Jnanendra in September had stated that the Central government is yet to issue clear guidelines on deportation of Rohingyas settled in different parts of the country.

NDTV reports that Kashmir students were ‘attacked’ at Punjab college after India-Pak match but skips one essential detail

NDTV forgets to mention in its report that the Kashmiri students chanted Pakistan Zindabad and 'azaadi' slogans following the team's victory over India in a T20 World Cup match which led to the brawl

NCB directs vigilance inquiry against Sameer Wankhede after extortion charges

NCB has initiated a vigilance inquiry against Sameer Wankhede after extortion charges were levelled against him.

After Sehwag, liberals target Gautam Gambhir for condemning those celebrating Pakistan’s victory against India in T20 World Cup

Gautam Gambhir has slammed those celebrating Pakistan's victory against India in T20 World Cup and was attacked for it.