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When Congress-led governments unabashedly snooped on politicians, including veteran leader Pranab Mukherjee, Amar Singh and others

The Congress-led UPA government was unapologetic in snooping on notable personalities including Pranab Mukherjee and others.

NDTV misquotes IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Pegusus row, attributes Israeli surveillance company NSO Group’s statement to him

The remark NDTV attributed to IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw was actually that of the Israeli surveillance company NSO Group

Pegasus ‘snoopgate’ now names Rahul Gandhi: How The Guardian lied blatantly, without evidence, that Modi govt MAY HAVE snooped on him

The Modi govt categorically denied using the Pegasus software at all but media now claims Rahul Gandhi 'may' have been snooped.

Fact-check: Claims about Muslim mob thrashing policemen in a viral video false, old video circulated with fake claims

The viral video is from March 2021 when a team of Haryana police were thrashed by locals in a village in Rajasthan after their vehicle had hit one of the villagers.

Pegasus ‘snoopgate’ explainer: Loopholes, conjectures, outright lies with links to the US establishment, Canada govt, George Soros and more

The Pegasus story may be a damp squib, but it has the marking of a story that is carefully crafted to affect "regime change".

‘Only sensationalism’: IT Minister hits out at ‘The Wire’ for its report on Pegasus, says outrage a day before monsoon session ‘no coincidence’

The report by The Wire claimed that govt was using Pegasus to snoop on journalists, ministers, judges, opposition leaders and other notable personalities.

Hundreds of Congress workers strip, go shirtless and flout COVID norms to protest against alleged phone tapping: Watch

Congress workers go shirtless amid Delhi rains to protest against alleged 'phone tapping' of 'journalists' and 'politicians'

India sends oxygen concentrators and liquid oxygen to Indonesia as Chinese coronavirus pandemic rages: Details

India has sent 300 oxygen concentrators and liquid oxygen supplies to Indonesia amid resurgent coronavirus outbreak

Qatar-based Indian PhD scholar says false SC/ST case filed against her by Nagarjuna University professor who used to harass her online

Aruna in her petition, FIR and in an interview with OpIndia informed that Kondru who is a practicing Christian as per his social media profiles (which has now been locked), continues to call himself a Hindu taking undue advantage of the reservation given to SCs and STs.

PM Modi holding his own umbrella while addressing media ahead of the Monsoon session renews the debate surrounding Kaamdar and Naamdar

PM Modi on Monday was seen holding his umbrella while addressing the media amidst rainfall, rekindling the debate between kaamdar and naamdars

Why Pegasus snoopgate is concerning: Forbidden Stories, links to US establishment and regime change propaganda in middle east

The Wire published what it called an 'explosive story' on Sunday involving allegations of spying with spyware Pegasus.

Agra: Private hospital forced to return extra money charged for treatment after CM Yogi Adityanath’s intervention

Following the complaint by the patient's son, CM Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe and the extra money charged by the pvt hospital was returned.

When death is not a leveler: Why did we forget the murder of cameraperson Achyutananda Sahu by liberal terrorists in Chhattisgarh?

Nobody wanted to talk about DD cameraperson Achyutanands Sahu's hopes and dreams and the lives of those he touched. Nobody even cared to send hazaar lanaatein (thousand curses) to the bullet that killed him.

SC avoids passing order to stop Kerala’s lockdown relaxation for Bakra Eid, had taken suo motu case against Kanwar Yatra in UP

SC going soft on Kerala Govt's decision to relax Covid curbs during Bakra Eid is in stark contrast to its stand on Kanwar Yatra in UP.

How limestone became marble and Congress ruled Rajasthan govt lost Rs 1,000 crore: Read details

dditional Chief Secretary Subodh Agarwal claimed, "In Pratapgarh, the allotment was done in a transparent manner. There was no scope for any mistake. The government will get higher royalty from marble."

NSO Group behind Israeli spyware Pegasus considering defamation suit against The Wire over ‘outrageous allegations’: Details of their letter

The Cyber-intelligence group NSO has threatened defamation against The Wire and the writers of the Pegasus story, stating that their claims are ridiculous and unsubstantiated

‘Take the vaccine, become Baahubali’: PM Modi addresses media ahead of Monsoon Session, encourages people to take Covid jabs

PM Modi marked the beginning of the Monsoon Session on Monday saying he hoped all issues will be discussed in a healthy and constructive manner in the Parliament.

Textile ministry adopts drone technology to tackle land encroachment, stunning visuals show how survey is carried out

Drone survey carried out as pilot project to check on encroachment on assets owned by the NTC.

Afghanistan recalls all diplomats from Pakistan in response to abduction and torture of their ambassador’s daughter

Afghan Vice-President Amrullah Saleh conceded that the abduction case had wounded and tortured the conscience of the nation.

Punjab crisis: Congress ignores Amarinder Singh’s objections, makes Navjot Singh Sidhu the new ‘captain’ in state

The appointment of Sidhu as the new Punjab Congress Chief is being looked at as a plaster solution to fix the recently developed cracks in the state’s leadership just ahead of the assembly elections.

India Today Group employee fired over disciplinary grounds, claims martyrdom by dragging in PM Modi

Despite multiple warnings including two formal ones, Shyam Meera Singh continued to violate company's social media policies

Grooming Jihad: Minor Dalit girl gang-raped, forcibly fed beef, converted to Islam in Baghpat

On Sunday, the cops arrested accused Shahzad, his parents Harun and Gulfsa, brothers Bilal and Farman, and friend Sameer.

Over 1 crore households in 61 encephalitis-prone districts now have access to clean tap water under Jal Jeevan Mission: Report

Clean tap water reached to over 1 crore households in 61 vulnerable districts across five states under the Modi govt's flagship Jal Jeevan Mission.

Aditya Birla Group to invest Rs 700 crore in UP’s Gorakhpur, to set up paint manufacturing units

The implementation of 21 investment-friendly schemes in Uttar Pradesh has now taken the state to the 2nd position in ‘Ease of Doing Business.

Uttar Pradesh: Two men, Riyast and Javed, behead a 52-year-old, arrested

Deceased Shehzad's head has still not been recovered.

“Stories are based on conjectures and pre-conceived notions”: Govt of India denies allegations of spying on journalists using Pegasus software

Govt of India refutes The Wire report that 40 journalists were under surveillance using the Pegasus software based on a alleged leaked list

Uttar Pradesh: Zulfikar circulates porn video on WhatsApp with ‘Jai Bolenath’ text and audio, FIR registered

A porn video was circulated on WhatsApp with voiceover and text saying 'Jai Bholenath', it reached Hindu outfits who filed a case

Why Left media and their hitjobs against India are part of a global conspiracy

It is a cause of concern for a variety of reasons, but mostly because western backed media outlets serve as the propaganda wing of western countries.

China reports the first fatality due to Monkey B Virus, veterinary doctor was first to get infected while working on primates

A veterinary doctor in China died after getting infected with with Monkey B Virus (BV) while researching on non-human primates

Islamists outrage after liberals say RSS is inspired by Taliban, accuse them of maligning the Jihadi terror group

Islamists felt aghast at the thought of liberals associating the Sangh with Taliban, says that it means blaming Muslims for the works of RSS

Fact Check: Aam Aadmi Party leader Mahesh Savani posts images from Pakistan to show Gujarat in poor light

AAP leader Mahesh Savani posted a photo from Pakistan showing a tree used as electric pole, and claimed that it is from Gujarat

CJI Ramana says 45 million pending cases do not indicate whether Judiciary is functioning poorly, invokes Shri Krishna as a mediator

CJI NV Ramana made the comments on the pendency of cases at the India-Singapore Mediation Summit 2021.

Fact Check: Viral message claims Cadbury Chocolates contain beef, company says its products in India are vegetarian

Cadbury India says viral message claiming its products contain beef is not related to India, says all its products in India are vegetarian

After burning narcotic substances, Himanta Biswa Sarma drives road roller on bottles, seized drugs worth ₹163.58 crore destroyed in 2 days

As part of the seized drug disposal program, Himanta Biswa Sarma drove a road roller on thousands of bottles of seized illegal cough syrups

ISI instructs Taliban and Pakistani forces helping them to destroy Indian assets and gestures of Indian goodwill, intel inputs say

Intel inputs suggest that Taliban has been instructed by ISI to target Indian assets and gestures of goodwill by India.

Kabul: Afghans protest outside Pakistan embassy against the abduction and torture of ambassador’s daughter in Islamabad

A kidnapping case was lodged at the Koshar police station in Islamabad in connection to the abduction of Silsila Alikhil.

Here is how the mainstream media amplified the lies of Akhilesh Yadav to claim that a cop assaulted a woman in Kanpur

Media spreads lie of Akhilesh Yadav who had claimed that a cop had attacked a woman, while the woman had attacked the cop

Sending a message: Why Communists in Kerala relaxed Covid norms for Eid but Pakistan did not

If Uttar Pradesh can cancel Kanwar Yatra, why can’t there be a lockdown in Kerala during Bakr-Eid?

How George Soros is fueling a dangerous anti-India narrative through media and ‘civil society’

George Soros is a Hungarian-American businessman and a self-proclaimed philanthropist who had vowed to 'fight nationalists'.

IMA asks Kerala to withdraw order allowing Bakrid gatherings as Covid cases rise, cites how other states have restricted Kanwar Yatra

The IMA said that if the order is not withdrawn, with the sense of altruism, they will be constrained to move the Supreme Court against Kerala government order easing restrictions.

Meet the ‘dog parent’ IRS Babu with pronouns in bio who deactivated Twitter account and hates arranged marriages

IRS officer Piyush Thorat earned the wrath of people on social media after delivering a 'hot take' on the concept of arranged marriages.

The Hindu journalist offers bizarre justification after their February prediction on vaccination proved to be wrong

The Hindu had claimed that India can't administer 400 covid-19 vaccine doses by July 2021, which was achieved by 17th July

AIMIM Twitter account hacked, poses as Elon Musk to talk about crypto currency

Replying to actual Elon Musk's tweet, AIMIM posing as Elon Musk (Ꭼꮮꮻɴ Ꮇꮜꮪꮶ) excitedly talked about crypto currency.

Amarinder Singh refuses to meet Navjot Singh Sidhu until Sidhu apologises to him, will accept party decision on state Congress chief

Captain Amarinder Singh has demanded a public apology from Navjot Singh Sidhu for his offensive comments and Tweets

NASA intern who suffered Hinduphobic attacks expresses love for her culture, thanks people for support

NASA intern Pratima Roy thanked people for the support she received on the backdrop of the Hinduphobic attacks against her.

IRS Babu questions ‘legality’ of arranged marriages, netizens give befitting reply

Calling them 'regressive' IRS officer Piyush Thorat wondered how the system of 'arranged marriages' was continuing to be so strong.

Twitter censors tweets that exposed liberal hypocrisy over Danish Siddiqui’s photograph, calls it ‘abuse’ and ‘harassment’

Twitter is finding new ways to censor political opinion it is not fond of. This time, it is related to a photograph of Danish Siddiqui.

Uttar Pradesh: Villagers catch father-daughter in compromising position, demand police action after the man attacked them with stones

After catching a father-daughter duo having sex, the villagers thrashed them and called for a panchayat meeting on the following day.

Harish from Udupi spent 2 years in Saudi jail for fake Facebook post made by Abduls, might finally be released and return to India

Two brothers from Moodabidri - Abdul Huyez and Abdul Thuyez had created a fake account on Facebook in the name of Harish Bangera to posted derogatory comments on the Saudi Crown Prince and Mecca, the holy site of Muslims across the world, for which Saudi Arabia police had arrested Harish Bangera in December 2019.