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German media giant Axel Springer asks its anti-Israel employees to find another job, states Israel’s right to exist as an essential values

Axel Springer's CEO asked employees to look for another job if they have problem with Israel's flag outside headquarters

Sister Lucy was dismissed from Church by the Vatican for writing poems, driving a car: Read the startling claims made

The Vatican was also miffed after Sister Lucy wrote a memoir, hinting at sexual abuse with the Church clergy.

Calcutta High Court rejects Mamata Banerjee govt plea, NHRC to investigate post-poll violence in state

West Bengal government had applied to the court to recall the order passed by the court while hearing a bunch of PILs alleging assault including sexual abuse during post-poll violence in the state.

Amarnath Yatra cancelled amid Chinese coronavirus pandemic, devotees can do darshan online

The Amarnath Yatra, holy pilgrimage for Hindus, has often been a target of terror attacks in the past.

Pakistan: Father of four abducts and marries 13-year-old Christian employee after forcefully converting her to Islam

The Pakistan court reportedly did not even consider the birth certificate which clearly stated the Nayab was a minor.

International Yoga Day: How ‘a way of life’ argument is used to peddle ‘Yoga is not Hindu’ propaganda

On International Yoga Day, motivated individuals attempted to appropriate Yoga and disassociate it from Hinduism.

‘Kejriwal go back’ hoardings emerge in Amritsar even as infighting within Punjab Congress intensifies

"His visit is a political stunt. How many times has he come here in the last 4 years? He should pay a visit to Harmandir Sahib and go back", Congress leader Saurabh Madan said.

Umar Gautam and Jehangir received funds from Pakistan’s ISI for illegal conversions, arrested by UP ATS

Umar also informed that they targeted people from the economically weaker section of the society including women, children and the disabled.

Bombay HC grants transit anticipatory bail to Rana Ayyub for spreading fake news in Ghaziabad incident after advocate argued ‘spine injury’

Propagandist Rana Ayyub has been granted 4 week of transit anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court over the Ghaziabad incident.

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren fails to meet Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi despite 4-days wait: Details

The Dialy Pioneer has cited quoting sources that the JMM chief is not happy over Rahul and Sonia ignoring him and instead meeting TN CM Stalin.

South Korean conglomerate Samsung completes shifting display manufacturing unit to Noida from China

Classic example of 'Make in India': said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Samsung shifting its facility from China to India

Singapore’s top health officials cast doubt on effectiveness of China’s Sinovac vaccines for coronavirus

It is believed that one of the reasons for increase in demand for Sinovac is because of the people who are from mainland China or planning to go there.

Is Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra on the verge of an imminent collapse?

A massive political storm is brewing in Maharashtra as alliance partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition have held no punches to attack each other

Watch: ITBP personnel perform ‘Surya Namaskar’ at an altitude of 18000 ft in Ladakh on 7th International Yoga Day

The ITBP shared other videos too where personnel are seen practising various Yoga asanas with great discipline at the whopping altitude of 18000 ft

SP leader Umed Idris confesses to giving the Ghaziabad crime false communal angle, wanted to gain political mileage: Report

Ghaziabad police have stated that Umed Idris has confessed to making misleading claims and giving a false communal spin to the assault incident. The initial complaint was reportedly drafted by Idris at his house.

‘How come this is such a big issue in the Western world?’: Imran Khan when questioned about Uyghur genocide in China

Imran Khan shrewdly tried to deviate the issue from Uyghur Muslims to Kashmiri Muslims and dubbed it 'hypocrisy.'

China wants to reward Wuhan Institute of Virology for its ‘contribution’ for COVID-19 research, has been in news for ‘lab leak theory’

Many scientists and researchers believe that the Chinese coronavirus originated in a lab in China, specifically Wuhan Institute of Virology

Rakesh Tikait asks farmers to ‘get ready with tractors’, Mahapanchayat from Haryana demands opening of Singhu border

Villages in Delhi and Haryana along the Singhu border protest sites have gathered to voice the problems they have been facing due to the prolonged closure of roads by the so-called farmer protestors.

International Yoga Day: PM Modi launches M-Yoga app, emphasises the importance of Yoga during the Coronavirus pandemic

7th edition of International Yoga Day celebrated across the world. The theme for this year is Yoga for Wellness.

Lakshadweep admin refutes PTI report on proposal to shift jurisdiction to Karnataka from Kerala

On Sunday, PTI tweeted that following the protests from Lakshadweep residents, the administration had mooted proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court.

Three booked for falsely accusing general secretary of the Ram Temple Trust in a Facebook post in ‘land scam’

Bijnor police chief Dr Dharm Vir Singh said in the statement that the matter is under investigation. However, prima facie the documents provided by the accused have found to be false.

George Soros-funded University awards former Kerala health Minister KK Shailaja for her ‘commitment to public health service’

Former Kerala Minister KK Shailaja, who was dropped from cabinet after lelection, awarded by George Soros-funded University

Youtuber Gaurav Wasan had paid Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad ₹4.5 lakh received in donation only after Prasad filed FIR against him

Even though Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad has apologised to Gaurav Wasan for calling him thief, he has not taken the case back

Gujarat: Cow smugglers kill VHP Gaurakshak Hardik Kansara, nephew of district BJP president, 10 arrested

Ten individuals have been arrested in Gujarat on accusations of murdering Gaurakshak Hardik Kansara in Valsad district.

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi refuses to answer whether Osama bin Laden was a terrorist, accuses India of terrorism

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi gave an interview refused to answer a question on Osama bin Laden.

“Population nearing an explosive stage”: UP Law Commission chairman emphasizes the need to keep population in check

UP Law Commission said Population growth causing other issues related to hospitals, foodgrains, houses, or employment

Saudi Arabia to revise school books that referred to non-Muslims as ‘apes’ and ‘swines’, set to bring in reforms to make the country ‘less-intimidating’

Economic reforms in Saudi Arabia to soon take precedence over religion, persecution of non-Muslims set to come down

Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong

The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”

Turkey: Govt backed Islamic institutions imposing radical Islamism on Yazidi people, building mosques in the Kurdish regions

Turkey govt persecuting Yazidis living along the borders of Turkey and Syria by imposing radical Islam on the minority population

Taliban rule: When Hindus in Afghanistan were forced to carry yellow badges like Jews in Nazi Germany

In a bid to undo years of suffering and persecution, the Indian government had issued long-term visas to 700 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan in July last year.

On World Refugee Day, read how Germany, Sweden, and India bore the brunt of incoming refugees

While the United Nations has been advocating the inclusion of refugees, the question remains whether the incoming migrants are willing to assimilate with the culture of the host nation.

“IT rules framed to address abuse of social media platforms”: Permanent Mission of India to UN responds to Human Rights Council’s concerns

Permanent Mission of India made it clear that the right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under Indian Constitution.

Twitter rewards an Islamist org, set to be banned by India, with a verified blue tick: Here is what PFI has done in the...

It is worth mentioning that the radical Islamic organisation Popular Front of India has been accused of involving in perpetrating terrorist attacks in India and carrying large scale communal riots in different parts of the country.

BLM, Capitol Hill riots, Alexei Navalny and cyber attacks: How Putin busted US propaganda and exposed western imperialism through NGOs

Russian president Vladimir Putin recently participated in a summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden on the 16th of June.

Women face abuse, threats from Islamists and an FIR for dancing in front of Shahdara Sharief Dargah in Jammu, forced to issue apology

Extremists and fundamentalists abuse, threaten and send hate messages to four women for dancing outside Dargah in Jammu

Tamil Nadu: Hindu activists arrested for protesting against illegal construction of church in Kanyakumari

Christian Missionaries took a building on rent in Kanyakumari and later put a cross on it, illegally converting it to a Church

Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth

Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth

American businessman tries to mock China with a t-shirt, ends up showing Indian territory as Chinese instead

In the t-shirt promoted by American hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, China was marked as 'West Taiwan'.

Top Chinese counterintelligence officer defected to USA, may have given info on Wuhan Lab to Biden admin

It is believed that Chinese Intelligence official Dong Jingwei gave Biden admin information on Wuhan Lab after defecting to USA

How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests

The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.

Indian Consulate in Toronto writes to Canada govt over anti-India curriculum being taught at schools, warns it will harm bilateral relations

Despite India raising strong objections, schools in Canada continue to teach anti-India content in schools on farmer protest issue

Kerala madarsa teacher preaches “kill the ones who leave Islam” while taking online lecture for class 12 students

Kerala madarsa teacher caught encouraging class 12 students to take to violence against those who quits Islam as religion.

China unhappy with Nepal after Nepalese media reveals details of Sinopharm vaccine procurement deal violating non-disclosure agreement

China accuses Nepal of violating non disclosure agreement for Sinopharm vaccine purchase as details of the deal were published in media

BBC removes distorted map of India from Delta variant report after uproar on social media

BBC published wrong map of India while talking about a story on the origin of Delta variant of Chinese coronavirus

Pinarayi Vijayan is main accused in 1969 RSS worker killing: Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran makes stunning allegation

A day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said the newly-coronated Kerala PCC President had once planned to kidnap his children, the Lok Sabha MP from Kannur K Sudhakaran has hit back at him saying that Pinarayi Vijayan was an accused in the murder of Vadikkal Ramakrishnan, an RSS worker killed in 1969 at Thalassery.

AAP leader Ratnesh Mishra exposes Sanjay Singh’s lies on ‘Ram Mandir scam’, calls him anti-Lord Ram. Details

AAP leader Ratnesh Mishra also alleged that he was sent from Delhi to Ayodhya to fan tensions between Hindu saints and BJP leaders and the temple Trust.

‘Made in Germany’ Imams to come up as country launches first Islamic training college, Turkish Muslim group upset

Opposing the move, Milli Görüş a Turkish-Muslim group believes that the training of imams should be "free from external influences, especially political ones.”

Google removes ‘Ghazwa e Hind’ app from play store after uproar

Ghazwa-e-Hind that literally translates to 'holy raid of India', is a common term used by Islamic invaders and terrorists. The term finds its origin in Islamic literature named Hadiths.

Those with more than two kids wont get govt benefits, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces adoption of two-child policy

Himanta Biswa Sarma pointed out that families of the tea gardeners, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes will be exempted from the policy.

Kerala family threatened for criticising Lakshadweep actor Aisha Sultana on her ‘COVID bioweapon’ remark

The couple revealed that all the calls were made from untraceable telephone exchanges, including one from Bangladesh. Their differently-abled son was also attacked on social media.