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Germany: Shouting Allahu Akbar, Afghan refugee kills Azerbaijan refugee in knife attack, injures another person

The motive behind the crime couldn't be ascertained but witnesses heard the accused shout 'Allahu Akbar' before attacking the victims.

Harsha Bhogle branded ‘Sanghi’ for calling SARS-COV-2 the ‘Chinese virus’, commentator defends himself: Here’s what he said

Harsha Bhogle earned brickbats on social media after he called SARS-COV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, the 'Chinese Coronavirus'.

Uttar Pradesh: Fearing encounter, five dreaded criminals booked under Gangster Act surrender before police in Shamli district

Uttar Pradesh govt's 'operation clean' to control crime and criminals in the state has resulted in a remarkable fall in incidents of crime.

Delhi: 4 Afghan nationals arrested for running heroin manufacturing unit at Sainik Farms

During the raid at Delhi's Sainik Farms, Punjab police recovered 17 kg of heroin, and other assorted chemicals used in the making process from the possession of the 4 Afghan nationals.

West Bengal: Mob attack police station, set vehicles on fire alleging ‘custody death’ of one Arman Ansari, policemen suspended

A mob in West Bengal’s Asansol turned violent after a young man named Arman Ansari reportedly died in police custody.

Actor Snehal Dabi says filmmaker Firoz Nadiadwala did not pay him money for acting in Welcome even after 14 years

In Welcome, Snehal Dabi played role of Kakhil, one of the goons of Majnu, Anil Kapoor.

Want to celebrate someone’s death? Here is a toolkit and handbook from liberal library

Stan Swamy was an accused in the Bhima Koregaon case and had multiple serious allegations against him.

UK-based Pakistani commentator Faran Jeffery alias Natsecjeff abducted from his Karachi home: Reports

Social media has been abuzz with reports of UK-based Pakistani commentator and security analysit Faran Jeffery was abducted from his Karachi home on Sunday.

Twitter lies about appointment of Grievance Officer: What Delhi Court said while taking Twitter to task as they asked for ‘more time’

The Delhi HC is hearing a plea seeking directions to Twitter to appoint a Grievance Officer as mandated under IT Rules 2021

Kerala: CPM youth wing member arrested for rape and murder of 6-year-old girl, had been sexually abusing the child for 3 years

As per reports, Arjun panicked after the incident and spread the rumor of the minor's accidental death. However, the autopsy report revealed sexual assault and a detailed investigation led to his arrest.

Gujarat: Project worth Rs 3,475 crores approved to provide additional Narmada water to Kutch

As water conservation measures start to show results, Kutch to get additional one million acre-feet of water

‘Expose’ by Mediapart and the French ‘investigation’ into Rafale deal: A ready reckoner on why it’s a sham

As Congress blurs the line between fact and fiction, here’s your ready reckoner on the latest 'revelations' by Mediapart on Rafale

‘If criminals try to escape police custody by attacking policemen, shooting should be the pattern’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing police officials of the state, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has emphasised that there should be no tolerance for cow smuggling cases.

Thou shall not crack this joke – how Vir Das deleting tweet shows what they say is not what matches in action

'Comedians' in India cry hoarse that 'Sanghis' are not letting them crack jokes while taking less than an hour to delete 'jokes' on 'wokes'

Triple Talaq cases in Gujarat: In-laws arrested in Surat, another man booked in Ahmedabad

In Surat, the victim from Limbayat area had alleged that her husband and in-laws have been harassing her over dowry. Her husband reportedly drove her out from the house along with her daughters and gave Triple Talaq over WhatsApp.

‘So far 76 nations have shown interest to use India’s CoWIN portal’: Dr RS Sharma

Dr Sharma on Monday said he is proud that CoWIN has become the fastest tech platform in the world.

Maharashtra: Mob attacks cops after cow smuggler Jamil Qureshi alias Takla jumps off building to evade arrest and dies

Jamil Takla alias Qureshi was wanted in a case registered at a police station in Gujarat where he allegedly helped change registration plates of a vehicle suspected to have been used for cattle smuggling.

Dalai Lama’s 86th birthday: How the Tibetan spiritual leader escaped persecution and outsmarted China to cross over to India 62 years ago

Dalai Lama XIV or Tenzin Gyatso as he is known with his worldly name was born on 6 July 1935 to a small farming family in the small hamlet of Taktser, Amdo, which is in northeastern Tibet.

NCPCR orders action against Twitter India and Telegram for allowing terrorists to use platform to reach children: Full details

NCPCR has asked J&K authorities to take action against Telegram, which along with Twitter is guilty of providing a platform to terror organisations.

UP convicted murder’s photo circulated to claim ‘inhuman treatment’ to dead ‘Urban Naxal’ Stan Swamy

The photograph of a convicted murderer from Etah, UP is being circulated to claim 'inhuman treatment' to Stan Swamy.

Former Sri Lankan performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara banned for 7 years for corruption: Details

The anti-corruption tribunal of the ICC found Sanath Jayasundara guilty of breaching its anti-corruption code.

Halwai Tehseem’s son throws hot oil on minor Naushad’s face during fight over masks at Kachori shop, case registered

The Meerut police are in the lookout for the minor son of the kachori shop owner, who has been on the run ever since the incident took place.

Woman abandons infant for Facebook lover, two female relatives behind prank commit suicide: Details

In January 2021, two relatives of a woman from Kollam pranked her by posing as a Facebook friend and asking her to abandon her newborn infant.

Twitter is yet to fully comply with IT Rules 2021 despite three months granted for the same, GOI tells Delhi HC

On June 5, GOI issued a final notice to Twitter for compliance with the new IT Rules 2021, still latter has not complied with the new rules

TMC leaders write to President Kovind, demand the sacking of Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

Accusing the Solicitor General of India of 'grave impropriety', the TMC leaders claimed that his alleged meetup casts doubts on his 'professional integrity.'

Bhima Koregaon violence accused Stan Swamy dies at 84 as undertrial: Read who he was and his tainted antecedents

Stan Swamy, an undertrial in the Bhima Koregaon Violence case, died on Monday while undergoing treatment at the Holy Family hospital in Mumbai

Uttar Pradesh: 25.5 million saplings planted in mass plantation drive, forest cover increases by 3% in past 4 years

UP Forest Minister Dara Singh Chauhan informed that the survival rate of saplings has increased to 80% in the last 4 years due to better care and methods like geo-tagging of trees.

Delhi Bar Council suspends advocate Iqbal Malik’s license for using his chamber for religious conversion and Nikah: Details

Bar Council of Delhi has suspended the license of advocate Iqbal Malik for using his chambers to perform religious conversions.

PM Modi announces CoWIN platform to be open source, available to any and all countries

On July 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed CoWIN Global Conclave where he announced that CoWIN platforms would be soon available as open-source, and they will be available to any and all countries.

Maharashtra: 12 BJP MLAs suspended for a year by Speaker Bhaskar Jadhav, Fadnavis says political plan to reduce numbers

Denying all the accusations, Fadnavis said, “The government has created a story out of the incident and suspended 12 of our MLAs. Our MLAs didn't abuse the Speaker."

Fight for the ‘19%’ – UP assembly elections becomes a battleground of opposition parties for Muslim votes

As the most populous state in India gears up to vote early next year, the political landscape in Uttar Pradesh is just heating up.

Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and ‘Magic Mushrooms’ to treat depression and PTSD? Research investigates effects on mental health

Since the 1960s, psychedelics have been heavily stigmatised in the public arena. However, with the passage of time, things are changing.

‘Twitter allowing terrorist groups to promote terrorism in India using kids’: Activist group files complaint with NCPCR

Delhi based activist group has filed a complaint with NCPCR against Twitter India MD and Public Policy Manager Shagufta Kamran .

Dinesh Karthik apologises for his controversial commentary, says ‘Got a lot of stick from my wife and my mum’

Dinesh Karthik's 'neighbour's wife' comment during second ODI between Sri Lanka and England did not go down too well.

Bhima Koregaon violence accused Stan Swamy passes away during imprisonment, informs lawyer

Father Stan Swamy, accused in the Bhima Koregaon case, has passed away, his lawyer informed the Bombay High Court.

After denying switch over, ex-President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee set to join TMC: Reports

Reports say that Abhijit Mukherjee, the former MP from Jangipur, will join TMC at 4 pm today.

Asaduddin Owaisi attacks RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for propagating Hindu-Muslim unity

Retorting to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks on 'mob lynching', Asaduddin Owaisi claimed that 'this hatred is a product of Hindutva'

Sangh and Hindu interests: A note on the RSS by a Sanghi who never went to a Shakha

Does the Sangh not see even the existentialist threats the Hindu society faces?

Gomti riverfront development scam: CBI files a fresh FIR and conducts raids at 42 locations

The CBI has filed a fresh FIR, naming 189 people as accused in the Akhilesh Yadav-era Gomti riverfront project.

‘Like Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao, not India-Pakistan’: Sanjay Raut on relationship between Shiv Sena and BJP

Aamir Khan and Kiran Rao on Saturday announced that they will be getting divorced.

Uttar Pradesh: Arif posed as Aditya to befriend victim, raped, assaulted and pressurized to convert into Islam

The victim, a widowed daughter of a former IAS officer, has alleged that the accused had assaulted her and has been forcing her for conversion.

Fact-Check: Viral ‘news clip’ claiming Aamir Khan & Barkha Dutt seeing each other is not related to actor’s latest divorce

A news clip has gone viral with claims that Barkha Dutt and Aamir Khan are in a romantic relationship and that could have been reason behind his divorce with Kiran Rao

Punjab Army man lynching case: Khalistani links of accused and supporters emerge

Khalistani links of accused in Gurdaspur lynching case have emerged.

Doctors of Ahmedabad’s SVP Hospital give a tribute to the nation on National Doctor’s Day, win over the internet

The 18-storied state-of-the-art super-specialty hospital with air-ambulance continues is linked with Ayushman Bharat.

Maharashtra govt splurged ₹155 crores on publicity and ads during COVID pandemic, reveals RTI

Anil Galgali contended that the expenditure on publicity could be higher than what had been presented by the Directorate General of Information and Public Relations.

US media outlets like Washington Post, NYT, Wall Street Journal etc have been receiving millions of dollars from China: Report

China has spent a total of $11,002,628 on advertising in US newspapers, and another $265,822 on advertising with Twitter, as per reports.

Gujarat govt officer threatens to curse state with drought if he is not given Rs 16 lakh salary and gratuity, calls self Kalki avatar

Referring to govt employees as 'demons' Rameshchandra Fefar claimed that he will unleash drought if his salary is withheld.

Uttar Pradesh: Mahila Congress chief misbehaved with by party leaders during Priyanka Vadra’s virtual address, party says they didn’t recognise her

Uttar Pradesh Mahila Congress (Western) Preeti Tiwai said that state Congress leaders physically stopped her from attending a training session

Ghaziabad fake hate crime case: UP Police file chargesheet, 11 booked for assaulting elderly man

The Uttar Pradesh Police has filed a chargesheet in the Loni assault case against 11 people for assaulting an elderly man.

Rajasthan: 12-year-old minor girl gang-raped by Aazad, Waseem and Razzak, two arrested by police

A 12-year-old girl gang-raped by three youths while she had gone to feed cattle on June 29, threatened her to keep silent