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Kangana Ranaut slams Khalistanis on the death anniversary of Bhindranwale, questions their relationship with Congress

Ranaut speaks about 'convenience of terrorism' as so-called Khalistani elements have never asked Pakistan for their part of land which is decided as so-called 'Khalistan' nation.

Hundreds march chanting pro-Khalistan slogans as Bhindranwale posters spotted inside the Golden Temple on his death anniversary today

Actor Deep Sidhu, one of the prime accused in Republic Day riots was also present in Golden Temple on Operation Blue Star anniversary

‘Why are Pakistani Hindus not vaccinated yet?’ Rajasthan HC questions state govt

Sajjan Singh, the amicus curiae appointed on behalf of the Pakistani minority migrants, reported that even the Pakistani minority migrants who have already been declared as citizens of this country but do not possess an Aadhaar card have been kept out of the vaccination drive.

Has Central govt blocked Delhi govt’s free doorstep ration distribution scheme for the poor? Here are the facts

The sources said the Food Department of GNCTD is not responding proactively and positively to the communications from Central Government over these issues.

51 crude bombs recovered near BJP party office in Kolkata

The bombs were recovered at around 8 PM on Saturday evening just 20 metres away from BJP's office

All not well between Trinamool MP Nusrat Jahan and her husband? Media reports suggest he’s unaware about her pregnancy

As per reports, Nusrat Jahan's 'good friend' Yash Dasgupta is the father of the child.

‘Scientists were threatened Anthony Fauci and his gang will destroy careers and reputation’: Indian experts make explosive claims after emails become public

Anthony Fauci has found himself in the eye of the storm after thousands of his emails were revealed to the world.

Harvard University and DW News had published lies and misinformation peddled by Licypriya Kangujam: Details

Harvard University and DW News had published the false claims made by Licypriya Kangujam without verifying them

Netizens storm Twitter for a separate chapter on North East India in NCERT textbooks: Here is what triggered the trend

Netizens used hashtags 'A Chapter for NE' and 'Northeast Matters' on Twitter demanding separate chapter non North East in NCERT textbooks

MC Kode’s mother lodges FIR in South Delhi police station alleging kidnapping after rapper goes missing

A complaint with regards to "kidnapping" has been filed by the mother of rapper MC Kode after he went missing.

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath instructs officials to triple the state’s daily Covid vaccination rate in a month

On June 1, Uttar Pradesh had embarked on a massive Covid-19 vaccination drive called 'Mission June'

Taliban’s destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas was inspired by Babri Masjid demolition, insinuates Arfa Khanum Sherwani

There are multiple aspects of the argument by The Wire's Arfa Khanum Sherwani that are beyond ridiculous.

Post-Poll Bengal: Selective silence, gendered violence and political alienation

The deliberate silence on the part of the intelligentsia on the post-poll violence in West Bengal is deeply agitating and distressing

KSRTC vs KSRTC legal battle: Karnataka rejects Kerala’s claim over brand name, says Trade Marks Registry order has no legal basis

Kerala and Karnataka are fighting a legal battle to claim the 'KSRTC' trademark for their respective road transportation corporations

On World Environment Day, we need to remind ourselves that India does not need SUV driving, AC loving nature lovers

On this year's World Environment Day, let us begin our annual lessons on saving the environment with a story.

‘Media orgs are like dogs snapping at heels of bullock cart’: Girish Kuber after Devendra Fadnavis accuses media of acting like power brokers

Devendra Fadnavis accused Loksatta and Express Group of relinquishing its legacy of being anti-establishment after Maha Vikas Aghadi government came to power in Maharashtra

As EVM theories fade after Mamata Banerjee’s win, here is all you need to know about how EVMs cannot be hacked, no matter who...

EVMs are "calculator like devices" that cannot be hacked, as they can not be reprogrammed, and they don't have any hardware for external communication

Social Media playing God: How Facebook and Instagram removed fact-checks by Govt of India spreading vaccine hesitancy

Facebook and Instagram had removed PIB Fact check post that rebutted a dangerous claim spreading vaccine hesitancy

Blue and white: How Mamata Banerjee put the 10 million people of Kolkata through a party loyalty test

Here is a piece of trivia about Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee - Her favourite colours are blue and white and you simply must conform

Munger firing case: Supreme Court dismisses Bihar govt petition, upholds compensation for deceased Anurag Poddar

The Bihar government had moved the apex court to challenge the Patna High Court order, which had asked it to pay compensation to the victim.

‘Dalit Christians’ in Tamil Nadu express anger at Pope Francis for appointing non-Dalit as Bishop of Salem

For decades, 'Dalit Christians' have been demanding the appointment of 'Dalit bishops' in the vacant dioceses of Tamil Nadu.

Deluded ramblings of a Hinduphobic mind: Anish Kapoor and his ‘fascist’, ‘Hindu Taliban’ accusations against PM Modi, support for Teesta Setalvad

Anish Kapoor called the BJP 'Hindu Taliban' in his latest column on The Guardian, compared PM Modi to Aurangzeb.

Naagin 3 actor Pearl V Puri arrested under POCSO in sexual assault case, celebrities come out in support

Actor Pearl V Puri and five others have been charged under various sections of the IPC and the stringent POCSO Act.

Modi govt transfers Rs 76,000 crore to farmers under DBT, Punjab and Haryana farmers get direct payment for the first time

For the first time since independence, farmers from Punjab received more than Rs 26,000 crore in their accounts directly

Government of India issues final notice to Twitter for compliance with the new Information Technology Rules

Despite repeated reminders, Twitter has refused to appoint Chief Compliance Officer as required under new IT Rules

Prashant Bhushan tries to spread anti-vaccine propaganda again, but the report he uses shows how vaccines gave over 99% protection

Despite very low fatality rate among vaccinated cops in Uttarakhand, Prashant Bhushan tried to spread anti-vaccine propaganda

Twitter restores RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s verified badge after outrage, ‘blue tick’ of other functionaries restored too

Twitter is receiving flak for its random decision to remove the verification badge of these right wing account holders

Twitter says it removed verified badge from Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s account due to ‘inactivity’: Here is why their argument is flawed

Twitter went off the line yet again after it arbitrarily un-verified the Twitter account of Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu.

Cartoonist Manjul cries ‘fascism’ based on standard Twitter correspondence: Here is the truth

Anti-BJP cartoonist Manjul took to Twitter to insinuate that the Modi government has been trying to silence his freedom of expression.

‘Don’t use IMA to propagate any religion’: Read what the Delhi court said slamming IMA President John Rose Jayalal

Delhi court ordered Indian Medical Association (IMA) President John Rose Austin Jayalal to not use the organisation’s platform to propagate religion

Govt grants approval to NGOs to open SBI account for receiving foreign contributions, to get letter of commitment from donor about purpose of donation

The Union government emphasised that the time period for verification and application for bank accounts must be cleared within 1 week from the date of removal of all objections (if any)

Mehul Choksi extradition case: Indian team returns after the court in Dominica adjourns hearing

The Indian team stayed in Dominica for nearly seven days to see if the court would allow Mehul Choksi to return

Giant hypocrite: Activist confronts Twitter CEO over censorship, asks why he ‘hates Jews and Conservatives’. Watch

"Bitcoin is all about decentralisation. You have no right to be here," she lambasted the Twitter CEO," she lambasted the Twitter CEO.

Twitter arbitrarily removes ‘blue tick’ verification from account of Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, restores after backlash

Twitter has unverified Vice President Venkaiah Naidu from its platform by removing "blue tick" from his personal account.

Bhopal: Waqf board Hospital employee Hafiz Mohammed accuses director Mohsin Khan and his two associates of thrashing him and shaving off his beard

Ambulance driver Hafiz Md Ateeq has accused hospital director Mohsin Khan and his 2 associates Mudassir & Shahroz of ruthlessly assaulting him

Nigeria suspends Twitter indefinitely after it had deleted President’s tweet warning secessionists against violence

The Nigeria govt on Friday announced that it has indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities in the country

Dilip Chhabria says he was arrested by Mumbai Police for not paying ₹25 crore, paid ₹25 lakh to Sachin Vaze to save family from...

Dilip Chhabria said Sachin Vaze had asked him to pay Rs 25 lakh within 10 minutes, else his family will be arrested in fake caess

The Seeker: Meet the Indian man who helped find evidence for the Covid-19 lab leak hypothesis

The Seeker, an Indian with a profile picture of Bengal tribal art, helped find evidence for Covid-19 lab-leak hypothesis.

Pakistan: Journalist Hamid Mir faces sedition charges for threatening to reveal military secrets after being taken off-air

A petition seeking sedition charges against Hamid Mir was filed on Friday in Lahore High Court for his comments on Army

UP Police arrests BJP leader Narayan Singh Bhadauria for helping wanted criminal Manoj Singh escape arrest

BJP leader Narayan Singh Bhadauria arrested after helping wanted criminal Manoj Singh escape when Police had arrived to arrest him

32 years later, China finds new excuse to justify Tiananmen Square Massacre as political divide in USA deepens

The 4th of June this year marks the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre in China.

Punjab govt cancels decision to profit from vaccine selling after Centre’s notice, to recall doses from Pvt hospitals

Just hours before, the Union Health Ministry had sought a response from the Punjab Government on allegations of 'vaccine profiteering'.

Covid-19 lab leak theory: Indian scientists had flagged ‘unnatural insertions’ in its genome, were forced to withdraw study

Researchers from Kusuma School of Biological Sciences in IIT Delhi had found that Covid-19 virus in humans is different from those in bats

Bokaro: Police recover 6 kgs of Uranium from a smuggling gang, 7 smugglers arrested

7 smugglers arrested while looking for customers to sell 6 kilograms of uranium at the price of Rs 50 lakh per kg

‘Not farmer leader but land mafia’: Muzaffarnagar farmer alleges Rakesh Tikait occupied her land, pleads to CM Yogi for justice

"Rakesh Tikait is not a farmer leader but a very big land mafia. They forcibly occupy lands of small farmers", said the woman farmer from Muzaffarnagar.

‘Juhi Chawla filed 5G lawsuit for publicity. Dismissed’: Delhi High Court imposes 20 lakh fine

Juhi Chawla had filed a petition in the Delhi HC against the 5G rollout, alleging that it could be danger of imminent nature.

The Seeker: How an Indian man helped find evidence for the Wuhan Coronavirus lab leak hypothesis

The Seeker discovered detailed plans of Wuhan Institute of Virology to test the infectivity of SARA-like viruses.

Amanatullah Khan warns against demolishing mosques inside Govt premises in Central Vista project, Imam says don’t fall for propaganda

After the warning issued by Amanatullah Khan, the Imam of Zabta Ganj mosque assured that there is no threat to the mosque and asked Muslims not to fall for propaganda.

Delhi: Out on bail Salman calls the police, threatens to kill PM Modi

Salman is reportedly a drug addict and a history-sheeter with several cases against him. He is currently out on bail.

How ‘Antifa’ Kashmiri terrorists used Rahul Gandhi’s words to justify the murder of a ‘fascist’ Hindu’ man

BJP Councilor in Jammu and Kashmir, Rakesh Pandita, was shot dead by Islamic terrorists on Wednesday.