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Babul Supriyo justifies decision to join TMC amid strong criticism, says ‘didn’t create history by shifting sides’

Babul Supriyo claimed that he was not the first to switch sides and thus did not create a historical precedent in this process.

Uttar Pradesh: Ishaque Ali became Raj to stalk minor girl, tried to assault her when real identity revealed, arrested and case filed

Ishaque Ali had hidden his identity and introduced himself as Raj to befriend a 14-year-old girl, arrested after he tried to assault her

Pakistani Minister Fawad Chaudhry defends Navjot Singh Sidhu after Amarinder Singh said Sidhu is national security threat

Pakistan Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has rushed to the defence of senior Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu

Sukhjinder Randhawa likely to become new Punjab CM after Amarinder Singh’s resignation, formal announcement soon

Sukhjinder Randhawa is set to become the new Punjab Chief Minister following the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh.

Sometimes there is only one treatment – bulldozer, Yogi Adityanath hits back on Akhilesh Yadav

“Nirdosh logon ki sampati wa sarkari sampati par awaidh kabja karne walon ka ek hi upchar hai—bulldozer,” Yogi Adityanath tweeted.

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw indulge in the viral ‘Mani, pohe banenge’ meme, video viral

Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw entertain their fans by doing the 'Mani, pohe banenge' viral reel on Instagram

Manyavar’s ‘Kanyadaan’ ad featuring Alia Bhatt stirs controversy, netizens slam brand for painting Hindu ritual as ‘regressive’

The Manyavar ad featuring Alia Bhatt portrays 'Kanyadaan' as an oppressive practice and suggests 'Kanyamaan' as an alternative.

Viral video suggests Rajdeep Sardesai was doing what Sidhu asked him to do when he interviewed Captain amid Punjab crisis

Punjab political crisis are tumbling a lot of skeletons out of the closet

Karnataka: Muslim mob assaults Hindu man for riding with a Muslim woman, two arrested by Bengaluru Police

Hindu man stopped, abused and beaten up by Muslim mob for riding with a Muslim woman in Bengaluru, woman's husband also abused

ED files charge-sheet against former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse, says he manipulated records to buy govt land using tainted money

ED says that Eknath Khadse had manipulated land records misusing his office to purchase controversial MIDC land using tainted money

Maharashtra: 22-year-old Chand Akbar Sheikh from Pune befriends minor on Instagram, then rapes her

A case has beed filed under POCSO Act against Chand Akbar Sheikh for raping a minor girl

Kerala: Leaked internal document of CPIM warns about radical Islamists grooming young women for terror activities

Kerala CPIM internal note says that extremist forces have 'infiltrated' into mainstream Muslim organisations to create communal disharmony

Tamil Nadu: BJP functionary hacked to death, Police arrests three

Hailing from Virampatti village in Sivagangai district, Muthupandi was appointed as District Vice President of Fisherman’s team of BJP.

Not without our Gandhis: Congress social media wants Rahul as party president, leaders want Priyanka as UP CM candidate

At the first sign of trouble, party workers huddle up and look towards the Nehru-Gandhi-Vadra family as saviour even though their recent history of dealing with crisis has been disastrous, to put it mildly.

OSD to Rajasthan CM Gehlot ‘resigns’ after his tweet amid Punjab political crisis sparks controversy

Lokesh Sharma's tweet triggered controversy on Twitter, considering there is a political tussle even in Rajasthan Congress with Gehlot camp vs Sachin Pilot camp, the way things stand in Punjab with multiple players playing the power play.

Adani Group to launch media venture, appoints former Quint President Sanjay Pugalia as CEO and Editor-in-chief

Sanjay Pugalia has joined Adani Enterprises as Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-chief to lead the group’s media initiatives

Environmental group writes to NGT, demands stay on BMC’s cycle track project over Powai Lake citing damage to ecology

Sahyadri Rights Forum has registered a complaint with the NGT over the alleged exploitation of Powai Lake in Mumbai.

4.5 lakh people got govt jobs in UP, 1 crore 61 lakh received employment opportunities: CM Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath said that Uttar Pradesh has risen from being the sixth largest economy to the second spot under the BJP government

Pakistan: Nuclear scientist accuses Imran Khan govt of Talibanising education, forcing burqa upon women, TV host wears hijab in protest

Pakistani nuclear physicist Pervez Hoodbhoy slammed Imran Khan govt over 'Talibanisation' of education under new Single National Curriculum

Australia: Violent protesters take to streets against draconian lockdown restrictions, assault police officers

Several states in Australia have gone under lockdown since the resurgence of COVID-19 outbreak in June 2021

Moradabad shocker: Man stabbed to death in broad daylight over ‘unapproved’ marriage of victim’s brother with killer’s sister

Ubaid stabbed Zahid to death in Moradabad because Zahid's brother had married Ubaid's sister without the approval of her family

Amarinder Singh says Navjot Sidhu as Punjab CM will be threat to national security, will he join BJP? Here’s everything he said after resigning

Amarinder Singh, after resigning as the Chief Minister of Punjab, has said that he feel humiliated by the Congress party.

Vaccines often cause side effects, a political party getting fever after 2.5 crore doses administered in a day: PM Modi takes a jibe at...

Without naming Congress, PM Modi said that a political party is getting fever after record 2.5 crore vaccinations on 17th September

BJP MLA accuses Mamata Banerjee of disrespecting Sikhs during her Gurudwara visit: Here is what happened

Clad in a khaki shirt and blue jeans, the security guard was seen accompanying Mamata Banerjee into the Sant Kutiya Gurudwara.

Google India found guilty of stifling competition and innovation in probe by Competition Commission of India

Google India found guilty of adopting anti-competitive, unfair and restrictive trade practices in mobile operating system and related markets

CBI lodges two more FIRs in Bengal post-poll violence cases in two murders, including the murder of first-time voter Anand Burman

With two more FIRs filed, the total number of cases registered by CBI in Bengal post-poll violence cases has gone up to 35.

‘I feel humiliated’: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh submits his resignation to the governor

Around 40 MLAs had written to party leadership expressing their dissatisfaction with Amarinder Singh and demanding his resignation

Months before the UP assembly elections, Akhilesh Yadav starts his EVM drama: Read what he said

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had recently raised the bogey of EVM manipulation as Uttar Pradesh gears up for assembly elections

Rs 20 crore tax evasion, FCRA violation, fake billing and misappropriation of funds: All you need to know about charges against Sonu Sood

The Income Tax dept had conducted raids for 3 days in a row at 28 locations across the country linked to actor Sonu Sood and his aides

Senior players miffed with Virat Kohli’s ‘attitude’, lost respect in the dressing room: Report

Virat Kohli reportedly snapped at one of the coaches when he offered suggestions during practice session at the nets.

‘Now his car will be safe’: Weeks after ‘quitting politics’, former BJP leader Babul Supriyo joins TMC. Here is what he said

Babul Supriyo joined TMC in presence of senior TMC leaders Abhishek Banerjee and Derek O’Brien

Alex Jones led InfoWars files lawsuit against US authorities over drone ban after video surfaced that showed migrant gathering

Alex Jones of Infowars has filed a lawsuit against the US FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) for its ban on drones near border areas.

Amarinder Singh set to resign at 4 pm as Punjab CM due to humiliation he has been forced to suffer: Report

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh is set to submit his resignation at 4 pm on Saturday, Republic TV has reported.

‘Very embarrassing, I can’t take it’: Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar loses his mind as New Zealand cricket team cancels tour

Shoaib Akhtar seems extrmely enraged and disappointed at the abrupt departure of the New Zealand team from Pakistan.

Indian Air Force signs deal to purchase 24 phased out Mirage 2000 aircraft from France

The jets are being purchased from French Air Force to improve the serviceability of the existing Mirage 2000 jets of Indian Air Force

Kabul suicide bomber was arrested in Delhi 5 years ago while planning to attack ‘cow worshipping Hindus’, ISKP says

The suicide bomber responsible for the Kabul Airport Attack in August was arrested in India five years earlier, ISKP claimed.

Watch: US military expresses ‘regret’ after killing Afghan aid worker and 7 children instead of ISIS-K terrorists

Head of the US Central Command admitted that the drone strike to avenge the killing of 13 US soldiers by ISIS-K resulted in the death of civilians

‘CPM should stop its double standards’: BJP asks Kerala govt to acknowledge the presence of Love Jihad in the state

BJP asked CPM to admit the menace of Love Jihad after a CPM note talked about girls in Kerala falling prey to radical thoughts

‘Cannot continue with such humiliation’, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh tells Sonia Gandhi, may quit: Details of strife in Congress

According to some reports, the High Command has asked Amarinder Singh to submit his resignation, but these are unconfirmed reports at present.

Actor Sonu Sood raided for three days in a row, total tax evasion unearthed so far amounts to more than Rs 20 crore: IT...

IT Dept revealed that 28 premises in Mumbai, Lucknow, Kanpur, Jaipur, Delhi, Gurugram in Sonu Sood tax evasion case have been searched

Pakistani national sentenced to 12 years in US for wire fraud, hacked 1.9 million phones cost AT&T $200 million in losses: Full story

In an internal forensic analysis conducted by the world's largest telecommunication company, it was discovered that a total of 19,00,003 (19 lac) cell phones were compromised.

NIA releases hotline number, asks people to report ISIS propaganda on social media and Jihadi activities in India: Read full details

NIA that has investigated a large number of cases related to terror funding, conspiracy and attack and out of which 37 are such cases where accused were inspired by ISIS

West Bengal CID team arrived to arrest BJYM leader in Aligarh locked up in a room and beaten up: Read about the case and...

A group of enraged BJP members reportedly locked up the four police officers, who reached Aligarh from West Bengal, in a room and beat them up all night

Taliban sidelined Mullah Baradar at the behest of Pakistan, Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund chosen as PM because of his ‘better links to Islamabad’

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was physically attacked by a Haqqani Network terrorist named Khalil ul Rahman Haqqani at the Presidential Palace in Kabul.

Rajasthan Congress Govt passes bill to register child marriage, BJP protests, says it justifies child marriage: Details

Rajasthan government's decision to pass the contentious bill to register child marriage faces strong opposition from all quarters

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar has a meltdown yet again, lies about Dainik Bhaskar publishing full-page ad wishing PM Modi on his birthday after IT raids

NDTV's Ravish Kumar often peddles fake news and has frequent meltdowns against PM Modi, the govt and anyone who refuses to toe his agenda

‘Raghav Chadha, stay away from me and my name,’ Rakhi Sawant tells AAP leader after he dragged her name in fight with Navjot Singh...

Rakhi Sawant said that she does not care about any ‘AAP ka neta’ or ‘Baap ka neta’, responding to Raghav Chadha using her name

Uttarakhand Congress goes into panic mode after its MLA joined BJP, sends observers to district, city units for review meetings

Uttarakhand Congress has decided to send observers and co-observers to district units for ground assessment of the affairs of the party

The forgotten ‘Abba Jaan’ controversy: How the Left claimed that ‘Pita Shri’ of Mahabharat was inspired by ‘Abba Jaan’

Scroll has attributed the origins of words like 'Matashree' and 'Pitashree' to Rahi Masoom Raza who they claimed was inspired from Urdu words.

From Children’s Day to Vaccination Day: Here’s how India under PM Modi transitioned from glorifying politicians to prioritising the sanctity of human life

India on September 17, 2021, achieved a stunning feat of administering more than 2 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day