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Watch: Punjab Congress MLA Joginder Pal seen assaulting a man for asking what has he done for his constituency

Congress MLA Joginder Pal, his security personnel and supporters beaten up a man because he asked MLA a question

‘Chunavi Hindu’ Rahul Gandhi says Ramayana author Valmiki gave the ‘idea for India’s constitution’

Rahul Gandhi said that ideas of Valmiki in the constitution and Dalits are being attacked in the country, and Congress party will protect them

Mumbai’s NDPS court rejects Aryan Khan’s bail plea, may spend Diwali in custody

Aryan Khan will now have to approach the Bombay High Court and file a fresh petition seeking bail.

Maharashtra: Fans of Mughal bigot Aurangzeb get offended by Facebook post, stone-pelting leaves four policemen injured

The mob expressing their anger over a Facebook post pelted stones on vehicles, vandalized banners and hoardings. 

SIT releases six photos of suspects who lynched BJP workers on October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri

Right after the SIT displayed pictures of suspects the Congress-left oriented human right groups and activists started to criticize the SIT.

23-year-old aspiring model stabbed to death by jilted lover in Delhi, three arrested: Here’s what happened

23-year-old Dolly Babbar was stabbed to death by angry lover Ankit Gaba whom she had rejected several times earlier

Zomato, Fabindia, farmer’s protest, superstar’s son: what recent controversies taught me about the liberal worldview

Zomato, Fabindia and Aryan Khan controversies are storm in a teacup, but what did we learn from them

Trolls share old, edited video to claim Sudarshan News chief was ‘beaten up by people’, Suresh Chavhanke vows to take legal action

Suresh Chavhanke said he would take legal action against everyone who uploaded the video or made false claims

JMM MLA alleges CM Hemant Soren’s former friend is trying to topple Jharkhand government

Hemant Soren aide Ravi Kejriwal served as treasurer of the JMM till he was sacked from the post and expelled from the party for six years in August last year.

Mosques in Indonesia to get acoustic fix to soften the volume of loudspeakers, over 70,000 mosques already fixed

Around half of the mosques in Indonesia have loudspeakers with poor acoustics that is adding up to the noise problem

Rajput women in Rajkot perform ‘Talwar Raas’, ‘liberals’ are triggered: Read about the tradition here

In ‘Talwar Raas’, Rajput women dress up in traditional colourful clothes and perform a traditional dance form using swords, displaying various skills.

Uttar Pradesh: PM Modi inaugurates Kushinagar airport, delegation of monks from Sri Lanka brings Buddha’s relics for the ceremony

Kushinagar airport is the 9th airport in Uttar Pradesh and is expected to boost tourism as it is an important place for Buddhists.

Mamita Meher murder case in Odisha: Charred, buried body recovered, opposition demands removal of minister Dibyashankar Mishra

A barrage of allegations, from involvement in a sex racket to complicity in the disappearance and possible murder of the schoolteacher, have been levelled against minister Dibyashankar Mishra.

Bangladesh ISKCON Twitter account removed days after attacks on Hindus

ISKCON has raised objection over deactivation/removal of ISKCON Bangladesh account amid attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh

Advertisements of ‘Muslim only’ colony being built in Uttarakhand surface in some districts of UP, locals concerned

The advertisement announces about plots at discounter price with EMI options in Uttarakhand's Rudrapaur, for Muslims only.

Andhra Pradesh: YSRCP workers vandalise TDP offices, attack TDP national spokesman K Pattabhi Ram’s residence

In what appears to be a coordinated attack, as many as 13 locations of TDP party were vandalised by mob reportedly consisting of YSRCP workers

Priyanka Gandhi ducks question on Congress MLA’s son accused of rape while preaching women empowerment in Uttar Pradesh

Priyanka Gandhi announced Congress party's decision to give 40% tickets to women in the upcoming assembly elections in UP.

Fabindia claims Jashn-e-Riwaaz was not their Diwali collection, after deleting tweet that mentioned ‘festival of light’

Fabindia, after removing its 'Jashn-e-Riwaaz' collection, has claimed that it was not their Diwali collection.

Watch: Samajwadi Party worker goofs up, campaigns for BJP during rally before realising mistake

A video has emerged where a Samajwadi Party worker could be seen campaigning for the BJP inadvertently.

Asaduddin Owaisi turns ‘Love Guru’, says Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya: Here’s his advise for Muslim youth

Asaduddin Owaisi advised couples to refrain from affairs outside of marriage and get married instead if they liked each other.

Captain Amarinder Singh to float new political party, look to ally with the BJP, says he believes Lakhbir Singh did not commit sacrilege: Details

The former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh will be floating a new political outfit, reports said.

From Minister Smriti Irani finding hidden cam at a store to illegal use of the word ‘Khadi’, here are most talked about controversies around...

Recently in October 2021, FabIndia launched a campaign to promote its Jashn-e-Riwaaz collection for the festival season that revolves around the Hindu festival Diwali.

Atishi Marlena says India should forfeit its T20 WC match against Pakistan: Read how AAP has been doing exactly what Pakistan wants

From questioning India’s Surgical Strikes against terror camps in PoK to politicising Pulwama terror attack, AAP has never shied away from expressing its perennial love for Pakistan.

Central Govt faces off against Supreme Court over tribunal laws, warns of threat to the separation of powers: Details

The Tribunal laws replaces an ordinance that was passed in April of that year. The bill was introduced by the Finance Minister in the Lok Sabha and passed on August 3 amid

Zomato controversy: ‘Vikash’ from Tamil Nadu with 6 tweets stirred up a storm, why we find it highly suspicious

How one guy with seemingly zero digital footprints stirs up a storm over missing pepper chicken and 'Hindi imposition'

Anti-Hindu violence in Bengaluru: Auto driver assaults Hindu man for being with a Muslim woman, 25 booked

Another case of brutality against Hindus in Raibag Karnataka has come to light where a mob attacked a Hindu man for travelling with a Muslim woman in an auto.

Madhya Pradesh: Here is why police was seen lathicharging Muslims during Eid Milad un Nabi procession

In another incident from Ahmedabad, two groups from the Muslim community clashed over playing drums on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad un Nabi.

Haryana Police arrests actress Yuvika Chaudhary under SC/ST act for using casteist slur, released on interim bail: Details

The same complainant had also filed a case against ex-cricketer Yuvraj Singh for hurling casteist slur against his teammate Yuzvendra Chahal during an Instagram live session in April last year. 

Sheikh Hasina is playing fast and loose on the genocide of Bangladeshi Hindus: Here is how

They did not allow the Hindus of Bangladesh to celebrate Durga Puja. In nearly a dozen districts of Bangladesh, they attacked Durga Puja pandals

Rajasthan: Congress MLA in Jodhpur creates ruckus after police challans relative for drunk driving, says ‘all kids drink’

In a viral video, Rajasthan Congress MLA along with her husband is seen defending a relative who got caught for drunk driving.

Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra file Rs 50 crore defamation case against Sherlyn Chopra, accuse her of trying to extort money

Shilpa Shetty and husband Raj Kundra have filed a Rs 50 crore defamation case against entertainer Sherlyn Chopra.

Hometown Cha Cha Cha actor Kim Seon-ho faces major scandal: Read why his ads are being taken down in South Korea

In an anonymous post, a woman claiming to be Kim Seon-ho's ex-girlfriend has claimed that the Hometown Cha Cha Cha actor had made her undergo an abortion.

Bricks to bullets: Migrant labourers start to leave Kashmir valley over recent targeted killings even as employers are yet to pay their salary

Clearly, the signs of development and normalcy have rattled the terrorists and their sympathizers from within and across the border leading to increased attacks on Hindus in the valley. 

While Bangladeshi Muslims attack Hindus, Congress ally Abbas Siddiqui in India calls for beheading

Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui said in Bengali that those who allegedly blasphemed in Bangladesh should be "beheaded".

Zomato fires and reinstates support agent who told a customer that Tamil Nadu restaurant owners ‘should know Hindi a little’

Angry Zomato customer takes to Twitter to lash out on company after customer care executive, who did not know Tamil, says language barrier as reason for not being able to resolve his query to his satisfaction

‘Civilised world should wake up to this barbarian thinking’: Islamist attacks in Bangladesh receive condemnation from Hindus of Australia, SA

People from various countries have stood up firm against the unwarranted attacks on the Hindu community by the radical Islamists in Bangladesh

The pushback begins: Surat residents play Hanuman Chalisa twice a day from temples, rooftops to get close to Dharma

When the Hindus have started reciting Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers, it is more of a symbolic pushback, a protest, for being treated as equal.

Jashn-e-Riwaaz is out, Diwali is in: Here’s what FabIndia has decided to name its festive collection after backlash

Fabindia has decided to call it 'Jhilmil si Diwali', which is much more in line with the ethos of the Hindu festival.

From Hindu temples to Durga Puja pandals, Hindu homes, shops and villages: Comprehensive account of the carnage in Bangladesh by Islamists

The foundation for orchestrating a Hindu pogrom was perfectly laid - The insult of the 'Holy Book', the punishment for which is death.

Karnataka Congress official Twitter handle calls PM Modi ‘Angoothachhaap’, party chief puts the blame on novice social media manager

"The country is suffering because of #angoothachhaapmodi," read a part of the Tweet by the official twitter handle of Karnataka Congress.

Novak Djokovic may not participate in Australian Open next year over mandatory vaccine requirement: Details

Novak Djokovic is ready to not defend his Australian Open title but does not want to reveal if he got Covid-19 vaccine or not.

Prashant Bhushan passes off protests by Bangladeshi Hindus and Left activists as ‘lakhs of Muslims protecting Hindus’

Prashant Bhushan passed off the brutal attacks by fanatic Muslims against Hindus as 'attacks by unsocial elements', but was quick to claim that the protestors were all Muslims.

Balochistan: How Pakistani forces killed two little children in Hoshab, tried silencing protesting parents as the world watches on

On October 10th, frontier corps killed two Baloch minors, injured another by firing mortar shots in Hoshab area of Balochistan

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: UP Police make four more arrests, ten arrested so far

Four more arrested by UP Police in Lakhimpur Kheri voilence case. The arrested people have been identified as Sumit Jaiswal, Shishi Pal, Satya Prakash Tripathi alias Satyam and Nandan Singh Bisht.

Mangaluru: Miscreants vandalise temple, damage Nandi and Naga idols, locals raise concerns about security

Temple was locked up after Pooja on Friday evening. However, on Sunday, the temple was found desecrated with idol of Snake God lying on the floor

Delhi police arrest 3 associates of lobbyist Niira Radia in Yes Bank loan fraud case, accused of siphoning off Rs 300 crore

The economic offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police in November 2020 had booked Niira Radia, her sister Karuna Menon and accomplices SK Narula and Yateesh Wahal in this loan embezzlement case. 

Gujarat govt increases cap on Eid celebrations after three Muslim MLAs point out other festivals had higher limit

Keeping in mind the controlled cases of coronavirus infection in the state, the state government had relaxed norms for celebrations of Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri in Gujarat.

Cricketer Virat Kohli removes Pinterest profile link after backlash over ‘meaningful Diwali’ campaign

Virat Kohli removed pinterest profile link from Twitter after backlash over Meaningful Diwali campaign.

AIIMS issues advisory after the offensive Ram Leela play receives multiple complaints

Multiple people had filed complaint to AIIMS after clips of an offensive skit on Ram Leela performed by students went viral on social media.

DC’s animated movie ‘Injustice’ depicts Kashmir as disputed region, shows Superman and Wonder Woman destroying Indian military equipment

Superman declares Kashmir an “arms free zone” in DC's animated movie Injustice, destroys military equipment.