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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

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan rejects conditional amnesty after Foreign Minister said govt was willing to offer the same: Details

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has rejected the conditional amnesty offered by the Pakistan Government.

Supreme Court Collegium recommends 8 names as Chief Justices of High Courts, Calcutta HC acting CJ Rajesh Bindal made CJ of Allahabad HC

High Courts in Allahabad, Calcutta, Andhra, Karnataka, Telangana, Meghalaya, Gujarat, MP to get new CJs on collegium recommendation

Al-Qaeda may resurface in Afghanistan within 2 years, caution US security officials while trying to gain access back in the country

CIA's David Cohen informed that the difficult task was to timely detect when Al-Qaeda would become 'capable' to carry out attacks in USA.

China’s top military scientist had collaborated with expelled scientist from Canada’s BSL-4 Lab for work on Ebola

Chinese military scientist and a high level officer in the People's Liberation Army, Major General Chen, who developed a single dose Covid19 vaccine was found to have collaborated with a fired Canadian Scientist Dr Qiu for research on deadly pathogens like Ebola.

‘Considering all legal options’, Republic TV issues statement after Sachin Vaze admits that Anil Deshmukh wanted Arnab Goswami arrested

Republic TV stated that it is evaluating all legal options against all those who were involved in the plot against the network

Banks suffer due to bad loans, then economy suffers as banks lend less – Read how ‘Bad Bank’ will break this vicious cycle

NARCL is intended to resolve stressed loan assets above ₹500 crore each amounting to about ₹2 lakh crore in total

On PM Modi’s birthday, India achieves record vaccination numbers, 2.5 crore doses in a single day

India shattered its own vaccination record on PM Modi’s 71st birthday, jabbing more than 2 crore vaccine doses in a single day

Centre slams New York Times for its ‘distorted’ reportage alleging ICMR downplayed Covid threat for Modi’s ‘political goals’: Full details

The government has slammed the New York Times for publishing a "provocative" and "attention-seeking" article on India's Covid response

Gujarat: Congress leader Farooq and son hacked to death by Rafiq Jeda and others over political rivalry

Farooq who was the vice-president of the Morbi Municipality during the last term had an altercation with Rafiq and the other accused a few years ago during the panchayat elections.

‘Puppet of US, BCCI’, ‘You are not men’: Pakistani cricket fans blame India after New Zealand cancels cricket series in Pakistan

Pakistani cricket lovers have decided to blame India after the New Zealand cricket team abandoned the series.

Muslim doctor charged with female genital mutilation of nine minor girls, lied to FBI: Read what the US Federal authorities said

A Muslim doctor in the United States reportedly traveled across the country to perform female genital mutilation (FGM) as a part of religious customs followed by the Islamic sect of Dawoodi Bohras

Jammu Kashmir: Govt employees required to maintain absolute allegiance to India, detailed verification to be carried out

In case if an employee fails in the integrity verification their promotion (Functional/Non-functional) will be put on hold immediately, the order mentioned.

New Zealand abandons cricket series in Pakistan citing security concerns even after Imran Khan told their PM they have the ‘best intelligence system’

Despite Pakistan claims of 'full proof security,' New Zealand team decided against taking any chances and abandoned cricket series.

Rakesh Asthana accuses two Prashant Bhushan linked NGOs of running a ‘proxy war’ against him, one has links to missionary funded group: Details

Rakesh Asthana argued that the campaign against him has been continuing ever since he became the Special Director of CBI.

Neeraj Chopra’s javelin, Lovelina’s boxing gloves and much more: Gifts received by PM Modi to be e-auctioned for Namami Gange Mission

“These items in the end may fetch even more during the auction given the euphoria over Olympic medals the country," said a senior government official.

‘Anil Deshmukh wanted to arrest Arnab Goswami in the TRP case’: Sachin Vaze submits before ED. Read Arnab’s response

'The conspiracy is out: Republic and Arnab have won. But more importantly, the people have won' Republic TV responds after Sachin Vaze's statement

I do not endorse ‘fokat class’, for good roads you must pay toll: Nitin Gadkari on demand for exemption from toll tax for media...

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has been conducting a two-day aerial survey of the 1380-km eight-lane Delhi-Mumbai expressway

Islamic Radicalisation and extremism main challenges to peace and security: Here is what PM Modi said at SCO summit

PM Modi said that SCO should develop a template to fight radicalisation and extremism based on foundation of moderate and progressive cultures

Aligarh Muslim University releases a ‘comprehensive’ book on their founder, the man who first propagated the two-nation theory

Sir Syed Ahmad Khan was amongst the earliest proponents of the two-nation theory that resulted in India’s partition and the creation of Pakistan

Congress trolls abuse journalist Shiv Aroor, call him a ‘p*mp’ for sharing ‘edited’ video of Rahul Gandhi, end up exposing their master further

Be it the ruling BJP leaders or journalists, none have been spared by the Congress trolls for pointing out the obvious.

Afghanistan: Taliban stops entry of female employees inside Ministry of Women Affairs

The women employees now plan to protest near the ministry against the decision of the caretaker Taliban government.

World Bank discontinues ‘Doing Business’ Report after investigation reveals connivance of top executives in boosting China’s rankings

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and her advisor reportedly pressurised the bank to make changes to China’s data, in a bid to lift its rankings in Doing Business Report

NCPCR approaches Delhi HC, seeks removal of AltNews co-founder Zubair’s Tweet doxxing a minor

“Twitter is not cooperating with the law enforcement agencies," said NCPCR.

‘Deshmukh asked me to collect money from bars, collected Rs 40 crores from 10 DCPs for transfer’: Sachin Vaze’s statement to ED

Vaze's statement to ED reveals serious allegations of corruption and bribery against former Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

Kuch khaas hai zindagi main: Watch the 2021 version of the iconic Cadbury ad

Cadbury has released a 2021 version of the iconic ad, the jingle of which has been stuck in the hearts and minds of every adult who grew up in the 90s.

Telangana: KCR govt announces quota for BCs, SCs and STs in the opening of liquor shops

As per the decision, starting from the upcoming revenue year, that is November 1, 15% reservation will be given to the Backward Castes (Gowda community), 10% for the SCs and 5% to STs in permissions granted to open liquor shops in the state.

Telangana Congress chief calls Shashi Tharoor ‘useless donkey’ in a viral audio, later apologises: Here is what had happened

Shashi Tharoor had praised the Telangana government for its work in the IT sector during his visit to Hyderabad last week.

Riots, corruption and ‘toffee model’: Busting the myths about ‘fascist’ Modi

OpIndia English Editor Nirwa Mehta chats with lawyer Kartikeya Tanna about Gujarat, Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and democracy