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Delhi Police busts fake call centre racket, arrests 54 people who duped around 4,500 foreign nationals of Rs 100 crores

The main accused was operating the fake call centre in Delhi from Dubai. Efforts are being made to extradite him with the help of MEA

Scamsters put Varanasi office of PM Modi for sale on OLX for Rs 7.5 crore, 4 arrested

The accused posted a picture of the Varanasi office of PM Modi on OLX listing a price of Rs 7.5 crore for it

Six firms that supply manpower to Wistron’s iPhone plant may be blacklisted for non-payment of wages that led to vandalism by workers

Staffing firms didn't pay salaries to workers employed at Wistron's Apple iPhone plant in Karnataka, which had triggered violent protests

BJP leader claims threat to life from ex father-in-law TMC MP Kalyan Bannerji, locked in Covid isolation ward with patients

Kabir Shankar Bose was confined to a Covid isolation ward with other patients, thereby, threatening his life.

Bengal: BJP writes to ECI seeking deployment of female CPF personnel to verify identity of Burkha-clad voters

The BJP pointed out that there has been a 10% rise in the number of voters in the ward No. 66 of the Kasba Vidhan Sabha constituency, despite no 'new township or settlement'.

Trump administration set to add dozens of new Chinese companies to its trade blacklist, chipmaker SMIC to be one of the new entrants

President Donald Trump plans several new hard-line moves against China in the remaining weeks of his term

Reports contradicting earlier media reports emerge, farmer did not die due to biting cold and was not protesting for days: Details

The deceased Bhim Singh's body was found on Thursday morning, a day after he had joined the farmers' protest along the Delhi border

Hathras Case: CBI files chargesheet against 4 accused, for murder and gangrape, on the basis of last statement of victim

The CBI has filed a charge sheet in the Hathras Case against the 4 accused on the basis of the final statement made by the victim.

Pakistan: Hindu boy attacked by an Islamist mob, bullets fired at 3 Hindu businessmen in Sindh market

As per Austin, Islamists had attacked and fired bullets at 3 Hindu businessmen in Umerkot's Aisha Market. The mob had reportedly been threatening the men to leave their property and flee.

Clown to clown conversation between Rohini Singh and her comrade: Why do rich liberals hate the Middle Class so much?

There was a remarkable conversation between self-proclaimed 'journalist', Rohini Singh and her comrade Aditya Menon.

Bengal elections: Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra to campaign for Congress-Left Front alliance from next month

The Congress has formed an alliance with the CPI(M)-led Left Front for the Bengal elections.

Kerala: RSS, BJP offices vandalised, party workers assaulted allegedly by CPIM workers: Reports

BJP offices in Kanjangaadu in Kasargod district, RSS office in Karthikapally in Alappuzha in Kerala were attacked by CPIM workers

‘I have been attacked 11 times’: Union Home Ministry provides ‘Z’ category security to rebel TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari

He will be now given security cover with the bulletproof vehicle in West Bengal and 'Y+' category CRPF security cover in other states.

‘Tareekh pe Tareekh’ is a fact: Bombay HC refuses to initiate action against Sunaina Holey for criticising frequent adjournments in her case

Sunaina Holey had posted a tweet stating 'Tareekh pe Tareekh' due to frequent adjournments in her plea to quash FIRs against her

Days after senior leaders complained about Rahul and Priyanka vacationing and not leading party, Sonia Gandhi to meet ‘dissenters’

Sonia Gandhi will meet the 23 leaders face-to-face on December 19 and 20, to discuss the letter written to her in August

‘The world depends on such ordinary men’: Russian mechanic convicted of murder, faces 15 years in jail, for killing a pedo while saving a...

Vladimir Sankin has been convicted of murder after he eliminated a convicted pedophile while rescuing a child from the latter's clutches.

Mangaluru graffiti hailing Lashkar and Taliban: Accused had links with terrorists from Saudi Arabia, part of large nexus

He added that the investigation so far has found that the mindset of religious bigotry and fanaticism had inspired the accused to indulge in this act.

MHA summons West Bengal DGP, Chief Secretary again after they didn’t attend meeting on Mamata Banerjee’s order

MHA is mulling legal action against five officials after they defied its summons on Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt's order

After Pakistani credit card found with Pratap Sarnaik, Uddhav Thackeray comes to his defence: Here is what he said

The ED has been probing Pratap Sarnaik in connection to a money laundering case. His close aide was arrested last month after raids.

Baba Ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad receiving death threats, suspects Swad Official’s Gaurav Wasan

Baba Ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad had earlier filed a complaint against Swad Official's Gaurav Wasan, accusing him of misappropriation of donations sought under his name.

Contempt of Court case: Supreme Court issues notice to ‘comedian’ Kunal Kamra over his tweets insulting the Judiciary

The apex court, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, issued a notice to Kunal Kamra and Ranchita Taneja and has granted them the liberty to not appear-in-person.

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: While a man was killed for Jai Shri Ram sticker on his bike, accused conspirator’s lawyer cites Ramayana in court

Amit Prasad stated that Natasha Narwal, who is accused in the Delhi anti-Hindu riots, was privy to the principal conspirators

The Print tries to brazen it out after quietly editing their report, gets called out again by IIT professor: Here is what happened

Prof. Agarwal accused the Print of misinterpreting the report by giving a spin to his original observation to imply that India had deliberately missed reporting cases.

Kidnapped Odisha girl rescued after family approaches HC, was being tortured, forced to convert to Islam: All you need to know

The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was kidnapped from near her college in Jajpur on December 5.

Yet another complaint against Kangana Ranaut, this time, for laughing on a meme: Details

Complaint has been filed against actor Kangana Ranaut in Gaya Civil Court for her alleged remarks on RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha

Mumbai Police’s Sachin Vaze arrests BARC COO, who had resigned in July, after he was ‘caught’ with WhatsApp messages to Republic TV CEO

The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested former COO of BARC Romil Ramgarhia in connection with the alleged 'Fake TRP' scam

BJP workers booked for unfurling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and ‘Jai Shree Ram’ banner after Kerala polls: Here are details

Incident came to light after BJP won the local body polls, securing 28 seats out of 52 in the Palakkad Municipality, Kerala

PM Modi wrote a letter to Nawaz Sharif condoling his mother’s death, recalling meeting in 2015: Here is what the letter said

The letter by Modi Modi was forwarded to daughter of Nawaz Sharif by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad last week

Narcotics Control Bureau issues notice to Karan Johar in Bollywood-Drugs nexus case

As per reports, Karan Johar has been asked to give details of the viral video of a party in 2019 where allegedly drugs were consumed

Importance of Integrity and Digitization of the Election Process in India in light of the history of ‘scientific rigging’ in elections in West Bengal

Elections in West Bengal during CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress have been marked by ‘scientific rigging’, but the EVMs have changed that

NCW takes cognizance of model’s rape allegations against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, seeks Maharashtra police report

Yesterday, a letter had gone viral where a Mumbai-based model accused Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of raping her in 2013

Just after DakPay’s launch, scammers begin to lurk: Here is the warning issued by India Post about fraudulent SMS

India Post has recently launched DakPay, a payment app that users can connect to their Post Office Bank Account or any other bank account

Shaheen Bagh redux: Farmers’ lives being sacrificed in cold winters even as protests against farm laws turn political

The unfortunate death of protestors at the protest site along the border comes at a time when the so-called protest by the 'farmers' that started as a grievance against the farm laws turned political in nature.

Germany witnesses an increase in cases of female genital mutilation, migrant influx from the Middle East and Africa being seen as a reason

A study found that cases of female genital mutilation in Germany went up by 40% last compared to 2016

‘He was killed’: Why nurse, who served at Sant Baba Ram Singh’s dispensary, is questioning ‘suicide’ angle after he ‘shot himself’ at farmer protest

On December 16, reportedly, Sikh Priest identified as Sant Baba Ram Singh allegedly shot himself at Kundli, near the Sighu border at farmer protest

Trouble for TMC continues, party leader Diptangshu Chaudhury quits from CM’s Grievance and Monitoring Cell

This string of resignations, which comes ahead of West Bengal polls in April-May 2021, might bring in a lot of trouble for TMC

Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami withdraws his anticipatory bail plea in ‘assault on woman cop’ case

An FIR was registered against Arnab Goswami for allegedly assaulting an on-duty lady police office during his arrest in abetment to suicide case

Priyanka Gandhi had to remove a Facebook post spreading misinformation, but here’s how she can continue lying like her brother

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was forced to back-pedal on her attempt to fearmonger after Facebook flagged her tweet as "misleading" content.

When Lord Jagannath had to go hungry and beg on the streets: The story of ‘Manabasa Gurubara’ in Odisha

Every Thursday in the current month of Margashira, every Odia household gets ready to welcome Maa Laxmi into their homes.

Blocking roads may lead to people going hungry in Delhi, merely sitting in protest will not help: CJI on farmer protests

The CJI proposed the setting up of an independent committee to assist negotiations between the government and the farmers.

Shocker from Maharashtra as both Houses pass resolution deciding to not respond to SC notice in Arnab Goswami case: Details

Both Houses of Maharashtra State unanimously passed resolution not to response to notice or summons in Arnab Goswami case

Order to kill came from Srinagar Central jail, reveals police probing murder case of Kashmir High Court lawyer Babar Qadri

Police have arrested two persons from Srinagar Central Jail for issuing the order to kill high Court advocate Babar Qadri

Illegal construction on land fraudulently owned by Kamla Nehru Trust in Raebareli demolished

Congress MLA Aditi Singh had alleged financial irregularities in Kamla Nehru Education Society that taken the land on lease.

Khadi India to launch Organic Vedic Paint – All you need to know about the paint made of cow dung

Khadi India under Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Government of India, is soon launching Vedic Paint made out of cow dung

French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus

French President Emmanuel Macron took a test after getting mild symptoms. As per his office, he is still in charge and working remotely.

Ayodhya: Sunni Waqf Board to lay the foundation of mosque in govt allotted land on January 26

Sunni Waqf Board will lay the foundation stone for the mosque at the 5 acre government allocated land in Ayodhya district on January 26.

Delhi: Riyasat Ali stabs a man after picking a fight over sharing onion salad

The Delhi police have arrested a person identified as Riyasat Ali, who stabbed a person over onion salad near old Delhi Railway station

Bengaluru’s ‘high-flying’ thief: Munmun Hussain used to fly in the morning, steal handbags and return in the evening

The party and orchestra singer has confessed that she has been stealing since 2009. She was earlier arrested once in Bengaluru airport for stealing from a passenger's bag.

‘Mirzapur’ is too 2020. How about ‘Thiruvananthapuram’ and ‘Siliguri’ for more reality based drama?

"Thiruvananthapuram" and "Siliguri" should be the name of next new shows on OTT platforms

The Print misquotes IIT professor just to propagate India bungled up in its response to Covid-19 and ‘underreported’ cases

IIT professor Manindra Agrawal said that The Print has misquoted him on Covid numbers and changed the direction of his conversation