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Alauddin Khilji’s attack on Chittorgarh: The legend of Rani Padmini and the enduring Islamist legacy of brutalising women

Alauddin Khilji had attacked and captured the Chittorgarh fort on 26 August 1303 in a historic and brutal battle

Rohini Singh of The Wire attracts Islamist attack on Reliance, here is what it says about the mentality

Rohini Singh posted a tweet accusing the Reliance of funding anti-Muslim media network and asked the Governor of Saudi PIF if he endorsed its deal with Saudi oil company Aramco

‘Mughals were the original nation builders’, says director Kabir Khan, says portraying them as murderers is wrong

“If you do some research and read history, it's very tough to understand why they have to be villainized," claimed Kabir while talking about Mughals.

Watch: Arnab Goswami explains the meaning of Hindutva as he exposes Hindumisia of the left-liberal lobby

Arnab Goswami put listed humanitarian and social service works done by Hindutva groups to explain the really of Hindutva movement

Maharashtra: Congress leader Suraj Singh quits party protesting against appointment of Zeeshan Siddiqui as Mumbai Youth Congress President

Youth Congress leader Suraj Singh Thakur said that he is totally uncomfortable in working with a non-political and inexperienced person

Shocking video shows women teachers fainting after consuming poison in Mamata’s West Bengal

Bhagirath Ghosh, joint convenor of the Parsha Sikshak Oikyo Mancha said that the state government is using 'Talibani tactics' to control the agitation and demanded immediate intervention.

“Unforgiving crime”: AMU students body puts up posters slamming the vice chancellor for condoling the death of Kalyan Singh

The posters said that the 'shameful act' of condoling the death of Kalyan Singh has brought 'disgrace' to the entire AMU fraternity.

Pakistan: Mufti arrested for rape of minor girl at Rawalpindi madarsa, female teacher helped in crime

Mufti Shah Nawaz Ahmed was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for raping a minor girl.

Joe Biden’s approval ratings sink to an all-time low amidst backlash over the bungled pullout from Afghanistan

Amids the chaotic drawdown from Afghanistan, Joe Biden's approval ratings tank to lowest since he assumed office.

Pakistan: Clerics, Islamic fundamentalists oppose anti-forced conversion bills, warn Imran Khan-led govt against passing such law

After reading the draft, the clerics and religious scholars expressed serious reservations over several clauses, including the minimum age of conversion.

No Covid cases among Afghanistan evacuees, ITBP says media reports are wrong

Three Sikhs who brought Guru Granth Sahib Ji's Swaroop from Afghanistan tested positive for Coronavirus.

‘Why your head is uncovered?’ Islamists attack 20-year-old Radio Jockey in Baramullah, laments that the ‘Chota Pakistan’ has western influence now

Islamists attack young radio jockey from Kashmir Samaniya Bhat for joining CRPF backed Radio Station and not covering head

Gujarat youth Salman Mirza dies after sealing his genitals with adhesive during sex, family blames former fiancee

The police officer investigating the case said that the couple used to abuse a drug that involved a whitener and the adhesive, which is inhaled to get a kick.

Security officials at Qatar base detect at least one Afghan evacuee with potential ISIS links, around 100 flagged for potential matches

Automated Biometric Identification System of the Defense Department flagged close to 100 evacuated Afghans for possible ISIS links

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem was moving around with Neeraj Chopra’s javelin during the finals, Olympic gold medalist reveals. This is what may have happened

OpIndia has reached out to Chopra as well as Arshad Nadeem for their comments on what could be the possible reason for Arshad to be roaming around with Neeraj's javelin.

Ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh’s son expresses gratitude to CM Yogi Adityanath for staying by the family as an ‘elder son’ during the last rites...

Expressing gratitude to the CM, Rajveer Singh said that Yogi Adityanath stayed by the family like an elder son.

Revolt in Punjab Congress widens as 30 MLAs including 4 ministers from Sidhu camp want Amarinder Singh’s removal from CM’s post

30 Punjab Congress MLAs, including 4 ministers, say they do not trust CM Amarinder Singh anymore to deliver election promises

Maharashtra: From arrest to bail to clashes. Here’s everything that happened after Narayan Rane said Uddhav Thackeray needs a tight slap

In a video, Maha state transport minister Anil Parab was seen giving instructions for Rane's arrest.

Western media that predicted doomsday scenario for India over Covid-19, chooses silence over worsening situation in the USA

Despite the high number of Covid-19 cases in the United States, the US media outlets seem to have found no courage at all to question the authorities over their failure to manage the pandemic in the country.

Gujarat: Drunk ‘Rahul Gandhi’ arrested in Surat after he created ruckus

Alcohol sale and consumption is prohibited in Gujarat and it a punishable offence.

World Bank suspends aid to Afghanistan due to Taliban takeover, over two dozen development projects likely to be halted

World Bank stopped aid to Afghanistan as Taliban took over the country. IMF and US had earlier announced seizing reserves and financial support.

Don’t let ‘fact-checkers’ confuse you, here are some pictures they didn’t fact-check, and they show tragedy befallen due to Taliban

As chaos and panic grips Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover, we fact-check a few images that have come to describe the humanitarian crisis in the country

Odisha: 20-year-old Hindu girl ends life after being molested by 65-year-old Muskin Sheikh, deceased’s family allege police shielding accused

The father of the deceased victim has alleged that the Odisha police have been shielding the accused Muskin Sheikh.

Goof up: US Dept of Defense claims UAE’s C-17 Globemaster aircraft as its own while showing evacuation of Afghan civilians

The US DoD claimed that the photographs showed an American C-17 Globemaster evacuating Afghan civilians but the aircraft was UAE's.

Media claims ASI who stopped Salman Khan is in ‘trouble’ for airport incident, CISF junks reports

A video of Salman Khan went viral on the internet where he was stopped by a CISF officer to first complete the security check.

Afghan Sikhs bring three hand-written Swaroops of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Union Minister pays respect: Why they were moved to India

Three hand-written Guru Granth Sahib Ji's Swaroops reached India from Afghanistan. Mahavir Nagar Gurudwara, Delhi, will take care of the Swaroops.

Watch: Khalistani terrorists fantasize Taliban takeover of Afghanistan will help their cause, issue ‘warning’ to PM Modi over thunder and lightning sounds

SFJ's Gurpatwant Singh Pannu has released a "warning" video for PM Modi, with tacky visual and audio effects of thunder and lightning.

Pakistan: ‘Gender Jihad’ activist who had posed in ‘bold dressing’ in front of MA Jinnah’s portrait in Islamabad arrested

Earlier this month, photos of 'Gender Jihad' activists in 'bold attire' in front of Jinnah's portrait along the Islamabad expressway had raised the hackles of Pakistani social media users

Alt News shields Muslim mob that violated COVID norms by “fact-checking” pro-Pakistani slogans ​raised at a Muharram event in Ujjain

Far-left "fact-checking" portal Alt News recently came up with a "fact-check" to defend Muslim mob which defied COVID-19 restrictions and organised a Muharram event

Watch: Bihar man puts tilak and ties Rakhi to two cobras, dies after getting bitten by one of them

The 25-year-old snake charmer from Saran, Bihar was rushed to the hospital but unfortunately he succumbed to the snakebite.

God’s own country is witnessing Christian vs Muslim ‘creativity’, Eesho and Muhammad documentaries announced

Muslims and Christian groups in Kerala are now settling mutual differences by releasing films in the name of each other's Prophet.

US-made weapons and equipment captured by Taliban likely be sent to Pakistan, eventually to be used against India: Reports

In the last 20 years, American forces are believed to have supplied Afghan forces with more than 6.5 lakh small guns, including M-16 and M-4 assault rifles, as well as a large cache of armour piercing ammunition or steel core rounds.

How the United Kingdom destabilised the Lebanon govt through a stealth and manipulation operation

ARK was able to conceal the role of the UK Government in the economic and political destabilisation of Lebanon.

Bengal post-poll violence rape victim alleges TMC goons are outside her house, may attack her, expresses fear

Speaking to SC advocate Monika Arora, Ritu said she fears the TMC goons might attack her house any minute

Union Minister Narayan Rane detained for criticising Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray over Independence Day event

A team of Nashik police arrested Rane while he was attending the Jan Ashirwad rally in Konkan’s Chiplun region on Tuesday.

How ‘liberals’ whitewash the Muslim ‘fake identity’ crimes: Tear-jerking, guilt-tripping, imagined stories of oppression and society held to ransom

Recently, a video went viral where a Muslim bangle seller was being thrashed by several people who were presumably all Hindus.

‘They want to erase Afghanistan and establish a Talibanistan’: Amrullah Saleh says Afghan people reject dictatorship

"We are open to negotiations with the Taliban but these need to be meaningful,” said Saleh speaking to India Today.

‘Against Hindutva, not Hinduism’? How ‘Dismantling Global Hindutva’ actually works out in the real world

The 'Dismantling Global Hindutva' conference is set to be attended by 'eminent intellectuals' of the Indian liberal camp.

Is BR Ambedkar a ‘communal bigot’ for Shashi Tharoor? Says ICHR should be ashamed for seeking to remove Moplah genocidal maniacs from martyrs list

In a bid to whitewash the communal angle in the infamous Moplah massacre of 1921, Shashi Tharoor sought to target the ICHR.

Ukrainian plane hijacked in Kabul, Russian media reports, Kiev denies

As per news agency IANS, a military transport plane with 83 people, including 31 Ukrainians, arrived from Afghanistan to Kiev, the Ukrainian capital. Over 100 Ukrainians are still awaiting evacuation in Afghanistan.

Congress leader recommends ‘Messiah’ Sonu Sood, Riteish Deshmukh and ‘Sanghi’ Milind Soman for Mumbai Mayor post in 2022 BMC elections

In an ‘image-building’ exercise, Yadav also recommended giving a small number of tickets to young professionals, social activists and start-up owners in upcoming local civic body polls

Tamal Bhattacharya now hails Taliban for being ‘trustworthy’, Islamists use his comments to whitewash the truth about the radical outfit

The contentious claims by Tamal Bhattacharya found great support among Islamists, who whitewashed the Taliban.

Elgar Parishad case accused recruited JNU, TISS students to carry out terror activities: NIA tells court

The NIA has laid down 17 charges against the 15 Bhima Koregaon violence accused under multiple sections of UAPA and IPC.

Assam police arrests another person for social media posts supporting Taliban, count up to 16

Assam police have booked the arrested under several sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, IT Act and CrPC

One-third of India’s total population vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID vaccine, UP on top of the ladder

Uttar Pradesh leads the way with almost 6.5 crore doses of coronavirus vaccines being administered.

Olympic medalist Ravi Dahiya performs Jalabhishek at Shiva temple after his wish of winning a medal at Olympics gets fulfilled

As per reports, Dahiya’s family had lit an Akhand Jyoti at his home to fulfil his wish of winning a medal at the Olympics.

One more rental state? China to now give ‘genuine aid’ to Afghanistan as Taliban takes over

China claims that its 'investment' in Afghanistan, which is rich in resources like mineral deposits, will be 'genuine' and deliver support unlike the other 'western countries' which 'exploited'.

Tasleem Ali booked for harassing minor girl in bangle seller incident of Indore: Here is everything that has happened so far

Police found two Aadhaar cards and a voter card with different names in the bangle seller's posession.

Afghanistan: Man on no-fly list reaches UK during evacuation operation triggering security alert

Reportedly, at least five people on Britain's "no-fly list" attempted to leave Afghanistan on British planes.