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From broken CCTV cameras to pre-mediated conspiracy and more: What Delhi HC said about 2020 anti-Hindu riots

While denying bail to one of the accused in Head Constable Ratan Lal murder case, Delhi High Court observed that the 2020 anti-Hindu riots in Delhi were pre-planned and pre-meditated.

Congress social media head posts morphed image of PM Modi, Twitter doesn’t mark it ‘manipulated media’, fact-checkers let it go

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after coming back from his 3-day trip to the USA for bilateral meetings and for the UNGA summit, went straight to monitor the construction of the new Central Vista.

Viral video: UP IAS officer Md Iftikharuddin seen promoting conversions, hailing ‘spreading Islam all over the world’

IAS officer Muhammad Iftikharuddin accused of running Islamist propaganda, encouraging conversions and using official residence to spread Islam.

Lured by ‘sugarcane cultivation’ and ‘jaggery factory’, BKU President Naresh Tikait’s duplicity exposed in sting operation

As per Zee News, their undercover team met Tikait in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district where a 'mahapanchayat' was held recently. The sting made some shocking revelations.

Uddhav govt sitting on Metro approvals, loans may dry up soon: How Mumbaikars are paying for Shiv Sena’s petty politics

Japanese ambassador to India, Suzuki Satoshi in a letter dated February 17, 2021, wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expressing concern over the expected ‘cash crunch’. The CM is yet to respond to it.

Mangeshkar family’s close ties with freedom fighter Veer Savarkar: Patriotism and love for arts form the bedrock of an everlasting relationship

Many members of Lata Mangeshkar's family, including herself, brought Veer Savarkar's writings to life through their theatrical and musical rendition

Watch: Farmer protestors stop Army convoy during Bharat Bandh, say they have to ‘verify’ if personnel are from India or Pakistan

In Jalandhar, army vehicles were stopped by the protesters and prevented from moving during the Bharat Bandh.

Ahead of Diwali, UK’s Royal Mint launches first ever gold bar featuring Goddess Lakshmi

Times of India reported that the Royal Mint of UK had launched a henna-inspired package of 1g and 5g regular gold bars in 2020.

PM directs clearance of all pending grievances and assurances by October 31, govt set to clear old files

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a directive to dispose of all pending public grievances and complaints by October 31.

Hyderabad hate crime: Hindu boy beaten up by a mob for travelling with a Muslim girl

There has been a spate of incidents in Telangana when unruly Muslim mobs have accosted and assaulted Hindu boys for travelling with Muslim girls

Prime Minister Modi to set-up digital archive to honour Central Vista construction workers

Narendra Modi announced setting-up of a digital archive for all construction workers engaged at the Central Vista construction site.

Bihar: Communist leader Kanhaiya Kumar takes away air conditioner from CPI office amidst speculations of joining Congress

Speculations are rife that the former JNU ‘student leader’ Kanhaiya Kumar is all set to join the Congress party on October 2.

15 CCTV cameras installed in front of Mahant Narendra Giri’s room were switched off on the day of his death: Report

The police said that all the 15 camera's installed outside the room of Mahant Narendra Giri were switched off on the day of the seer's death.

BKU Bhanu chief equates Rakesh Tikait’s Bharat Bandh to Talibani tactics, urges govt to crush groups involved in ‘terror activities’

BKU Bhanu chief Bhanu Pratap Singh slammed Rakesh Tikait's call for Bharat Bandh, said the strike would harm economy and farmers' instead.

Ravi Shankar Prasad calls out Dainik Bhaskar for publishing ‘false and misleading’ claims about his late mother’s pension: Details

Former Law minister RS Prasad said he had closed down his mother's pension account on December 31, 2020, six days her death and there is no possibility of a closed down account receiving pension.

TMC workers attack BJP’s national VP Dilip Ghosh before Bhowanipore by-poll, video emerges: Here’s how it happened

Trinamool Congress workers clashed with BJP workers during a recent rally and attacked Dilip Ghosh, National VP of the BJP.

England: Former footballer used Church and Sunday School to sexually assault children, jailed for 24 years

Diba-Musangu met most of his victims through a Church in Rochdale where he taught Sunday school and music classes, as per reports.

Pakistan: Baloch freedom fighters blow up statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Gwadar

The Baloch Republican Army fighters entered Gwadar in Balochistan posing as tourists and planted a bomb beneath the statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, as per reports.

Kerala: NIA arrests trigger concerns over ISIS sleeper cells, increased propaganda over social media

Recently, in a leaked internal document, the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala also raised grave concerns about pro-Taliban sentiment among the Muslim community.

Calls for ‘Defund the BBC’ rise after £75,000 salary hike for chief and show announcement on BBC presenter who raped children

'Defund the BBC' calls are rising after £75,000 salary hike for chief Tim Davie and announcement of show on Jimmy Savile.

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui’s entire Gujarat tour stands cancelled, Bajrang Dal had threatened disruption

This comes after organisations such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad registered protest against the conducting of the show. They had accused Faruqui of insulting Hindu gods and goddesses and hurting the religious sentiments.

Illegal mosque near Tehri Dam: Locals demand removal of encroachment, govt, administration accused of laxity and delay

Locals living near Tehri dam are protesting against an illegal mosque and the delay by local administration in its removal. SDM promised it will be removed soon.

Noida: Bharat Bandh protestors engage in vandalism, break through police barricades

Meanwhile, the cops deployed on the ground during the Bharat Bandh tried to offer resistance but they were clearly outnumbered.

Understanding Ravish ji ki class: GDP = state budget = 3 months ticket sales?

Why would somebody compare the GDP to the state budget? And then possibly to ticket sales over some 3 month period? What is the connection?

‘Peasant rebellion’, ‘Wagon massacre’, tourism circuit: How Kerala govt is whitewashing Malabar genocide of Hindus by Moplah Muslims

2021 is the 100th anniversary of the Moplah Massacre of Hindus and Kerala Communist govt is trying its best to whitewash the massacre

ED raids Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul’s residence, minutes later his health deteriorates and gets hospitalised

Earlier, the Enforcement Directorate had summoned Shiv Sena leader Anandrao Adsul for questioning in City Cooperative Bank fraud case

Delhi HC asks police to ensure Jamia Nagar temple is protected after a part of its Dharamshala is demolished overnight

A petition was filed in Delhi HC seeking protection of a temple in Jamia Nagar after illegal miscreants reportedly demolished a part of the dharamshala to encroach upon the levelled land

From ‘Charminar humare abba ka hai’ to ‘Allah ka wasta’, here are the highlights from Owaisi’s highly communal speech

Owaisi instigated the crowd to choose an Islamic leader and not rely on the ‘dallas’ of other political parties.

‘Malign the priest, desecrate the Gram Devata shrine’: How evangelists succeed in ‘Christianising’ village after village

Watch ‘The Uncrossing’ for more discussions around Christian evangelism and how it is affecting India.

ED interrogates Samajwadi Party’s Azam Khan in Sitapur Jail; gangsters, SP, BSP leaders Atiq Khan and Mukhtar Ansari also on radar

Azam Khan is being probed by the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case pertaining to Jauhar University

ED summons Rajasthan CM’s brother Agrasain Gehlot for questioning in PMLA case linked to UPA-era fertiliser scam

Agrasain Gehlot has been accused of siphoning off 130 crores by diverting more than 35,000 metric tonnes of MOP between 2007 and 2009.

Bharat Bandh: Congress supported ‘farmer’ protestors block roads, sit on railway tracks but fail to make an impact

Earlier in March this year, ‘farmer protestors’ gave calls for ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Punjab and caused a loss of ₹500 crores in a single day.

PM Modi’s surprise visit to Central Vista construction site leaves Congress ecosystem fuming, here is how

The Prime Minister in an unannounced visit reportedly spent an hour at the Central Vista project site and carried out a first-hand inspection of the construction status of the new Parliament building.

Haryana: Gurugram residents protest against public Namaz offering, say women do not feel safe anymore

A distressing video appeared on social media that showed public in Gurugram in a state of fear caused by public offering of Namaz by the Muslims in the area.

‘Rising pro-Taliban sentiment among Muslims’: Kerala CPIM document blames Jamaat-e-Islami for fanning extremism in the state

Meanwhile, Jamaat-e-Islami (Hind) has accused the ruling Kerala CPI (M) unit of creating a 'false perception' for political benefits.

‘Who has the first right on election manifesto?’ BJP takes a dig at Congress for distributing election manifesto in mosques in UP on Fridays

The minority cell of UP Congress has decided to distribute its election manifesto among Muslims in front of 8432 mosques in UP on Fridays

CIA discussed killing and kidnapping Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for exposing US hacking tools

The CIA in the United States of America (USA) considered kidnapping and assassinating Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

While Sugar factories elsewhere were closing down during Covid-19, all factories were kept running in Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath said that all sugar factories in UP were running during Covid-19, and closed factories were reopened

‘I am the tiger, not court’: Tripura CM Biplab Deb advises officers not to fear contempt of court cases while implementing govt orders

Biplab Deb said that officers must listen to elected representatives and execute projects and schemes without fearing rules, laws and court

Instagram influencer’s dance on ‘second-hand jawani’ in a temple goes viral, Mahant asks not to defame temples like this

After outrage on her video in front of temple, Instagram influencer Aarti Sahu promised to not shoot such videos at any religious site again

‘I made furthering the cause of Ummah my duty,’ says Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui as UP ATS makes 3 more arrests in conversion racket case

The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested three more individuals in the Maulana Umar Gautam conversion racket case.

Radical preacher Zakir Naik looking for a bride for his son, wants her to be good at propagating Islam amongst Muslims and non-Muslims

Radical preacher Zakir Naik posts matrimonial ad for his son on Facebook, says the bride should be able to assist his son in spreading Islam

Five ministers from Amarinder Singh govt dropped by new Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, seven new faces inducted in the cabinet

15 ministers took oath in Punjab, 8 retained from previous cabinet while 7 new ministers included in Charanjit Singh Channi govt

China releases two Canadians after Canada released Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou: All you need to know about the ‘prisoner swap’

Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou released from detention by Canada while two Canadians Kovrig and Spavor were released by China in exchange

Amit Shah chairs review on Maoist terrorism in 10 states, Mamata Banerjee and 3 other CMs skip the high-level meeting

Home Minister Amir Shah chaired a review meeting on ‘Left-Wing Terrorism’ in ten states today, organised at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi

CJI NV Ramana quotes the Communist Manifesto to ask women to demand 50% reservations in Judiciary

Chief Justice of India, NV Ramana, encouraged women to demand 50% reservations for them in the Judiciary.

Gujarat: Surat Municipal Corporation cancels permission for construction given to Raihan Heights in violation of Disturbed Areas Act

The further construction at Raihan Heights has been halted after the Deputy Collector, Surat Municipal Corporation cancelled the transfer of property which violated the Disturbed Areas Act

‘Drop tainted Rana Gurjeet Singh, include a clean Dalit face in ministry in view of upcoming elections’: Punjab Congress MLAs demand

Hours before the cabinet expansion, the Punjab Congress headed by Navjot Singh Sidhu has apparently played the 'Dalit Card'.

PM Modi calls for record-breaking sale of Khadi on October 2, roots for ‘vocal for local’ in his Mann Ki Baat address

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to break all records and buy Khadi from local shops this festival seaosn

How the British tortured and brutalized Indian women, threw them into sexual slavery

A book written by Elizabeth W. Andrew and Katharine C. Bushnell in 1898 uncovers a tragic truth of British rule in India.