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Chhattisgarh health minister who had spread vaccine hesitancy against Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin now takes the same jab

Chhattisgarh health minister T S Singh Deo, who proudly took to Twitter to flaunt his first jab of Covaxin had indulged in fear-mongering against the same vaccine earlier, spreading vaccine hesitancy and fear among the people.

Charlie Hebdo cartoon mocking Hindu deities for Covid-19 crisis turns out to be fake? Here’s what we know

Some social media users pointed out the hypocrisy of these 'left-liberals', who were just a few months back attacking the same French magazine for publishing cartoons that were allegedly hurtful for Muslims.

UP govt under CM Yogi rises up to fight Covid: From oxygen cylinders for patients under home isolation to online live monitoring systems

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath has been at the forefront to meet demands and streamline oxygen supply in the state.

West Bengal: Another BJP worker from Nandigram killed in post-poll violence, Suvendu Adhikari pays tribute

In a video shared by Suvendu Adhikari, he paid his tribute to the deceased BJP worker Debabrata Maity, killed by TMC

Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi defends Navneet Kalra in HC, ASG says concentrators black-marketed by him had only 32% output

Navneet Kalra filed an appeal in the Delhi High Court with Congress MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi appearing on his behalf.

‘We were used by media, everyone from DM to CMO helped’: Family of RSS worker who died of COVID denies The Print report of...

Phone call recordings expose lies of The Print alleging that RSS worker didn't get help from govt before dying of Covid-19

While Delhi govt was alleging inadequate oxygen supply, data show it was returning oxygen to suppliers, asked them to store the excess

Due to lack of storage plants and not enough demand, Delhi govt had returned oxygen and asked the suppliers to store them

Kamala Harris’ niece wants people to fight for Palestine to protect the LGBT community: Here is how they are treated in Gaza

Kamala Harris' niece Meena Harris has once again found herself in a controversial position amidst the Israel-Palestine conflict

Author attempts to defend Hemkunt foundation on receiving foreign donation without FCRA registration: Here is how she is wrong

Out of last 100 donations to Hemkunt Foundation on Ketto, 63 were foreign contributions amounting over Rs 1 crore

After several die of COVID-19 in AMU, Yogi Adityanath visits AMU to take stock, becomes the first CM ever to visit varsity

The visit to AMU was a part of CM Yogi Adityanath visiting Aligarh, Mathura and Agra to take stock of the COVID-19 situation.

Bharat Biotech welcomes other pharma companies to manufacture Covaxin, but only one other Indian company has the required facility

Only 2 Indian companies have BSL3 level plants to produce Covaxin made from inactivated virus, Bharat Biotech and Panacea Biotec

Australia: Hindus outrage at the racist attack after minced beef was found dumped in a community cricket pitch

About 2 kg of minced beef was found dumped on the wicket on the Hargrave Reserve Pitch at Modbury Heights in Adelaide, South Australia. The pitch is used by the local Hindu community.

The façade of Indian secularism: How the uncomfortable truth about realities of Sanatanis is hidden by Lutyens ecosystem

The neatly ordered world according to the Nehruvian idea of India is nothing more than brushing the rubbish under the carpet and pretending upon the cleanliness while ignoring the fact that someday the rubbish will overflow the bounds of the rug.

As COVID-19 spreads to India’s rural areas, states gear up to tackle the surge with the help of Central govt

All states are adapting measures in consultation with centre to prevent Covid spread in rural areas.

Maharashtra: Congress leader’s son arrested for assaulting on duty Covid-19 nodal officer over the issue of medicines

Congress leader Anand Gedam’s son Lawrence Gedam arrested for thrashing Covid-19 nodal officer Dr Abhijit Marbade in Maharashtra

Israel: Here is why the average Hindu supports them

Israel has no history of animosity against India and her citizens and Israel has stood during India in thick and thin.

Rihanna gets cancelled by Islamists for saying that Israeli and Palestinian lives are equal

Several social media users slammed Rihanna for her Instagram post mourning the loss of lives on both sides during Israel-Palestine conflict

Narcissism at its worse: After doubts were raised on the help being provided by Sonu Sood, actor gets called out for sharing cringe self-laudatory...

After making questionable claims on helping Covid-19 victims, Sonu Sood now shares cartoons that shows him as a God

Amidst terrorist attacks on Israel, Khalistan supporters mobilise for Palestine: Read details

Many are trying to portray Israel as the aggressor, Khalistani supporters included, extending their support to Palestine instead of Israel

Islamists praise Hitler while cursing Israel, but did you know that Hitler wished he were a Muslim too?

"The Mohammedan religion would have been much more compatible to us than Christianity. Why did it have to be Christianity with its meekness and flabbiness?" Hitler is quoted as saying,

Jawaharlal Nehru: History has been kinder to him because he rewrote it

Even in the Macaulay tinted version of history parroted by the Congress his contributions pale in comparison to Mohandas Gandhi who too benefited from the same.

Covid-19 protocols go for a toss as people flock markets just ahead of Eid

Social distancing was given a complete miss across cities in Telangana, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.

After backlash from Islamists, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Congress leader Oommen Chandy edit their Facebook posts condemning nurse’s death

Kerala CM and Congress leader forced to edit their Facebook posts to remove Palestine reference to death of nurse in Israel

Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren murder case accused Sachin Vaze dismissed from service by Mumbai police

The termination order was issued by Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale, said a spokesperson of the city police.

WB Governor’s decision to visit Assam to meet victims of TMC violence irks Mamata Banerjee, ‘orders’ to ‘refrain from surpassing CM’

Mamata Banerjee objects to WB Governor's planned visit to Assam to meet BJP workers who fled Bengal due to attacks by TMC workers

Coronavirus remains in human penis long after infection, may cause Erectile Dysfunction: US researchers

Researchers found coronavirus present in penile tissue months after the test subjects had recovered from the infection.

‘Just order Shaheen to attack’: Pakistanis want Imran Khan to use missiles and show off their nuclear power against Israel

"Do we have these atom bombs and missiles to use as decoration at weddings?" an irked Pakistani asked Imran Khan

Kerala: Two more priests who had participated in the Church of South India retreat succumb to Covid-19

This takes the fatality tally to four out of the 80-odd infected after the mass congregation held last month.

Amidst COVID-19 crisis, Maharashtra govt spends Rs 6 cr in hiring agency to handle Ajit Pawar’s SM accounts, says DGIPR ‘lacks expertise’

Maharashtra government has earmarked nearly Rs 6 crore for the handling of the social media accounts of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar

‘Israel has right to defend itself when thousands of rockets are fired at it: Here is what US President Joe Biden said

USA President Joe Biden said that Israel has the right to defend its territoryagainst Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas

Oxford racism row: Hindu students in British universities launch campaign demanding action against Hinduphobic professor Abhijit Sarkar

Sarkar had led the online hate campaign against Karnataka student Rashmi Samant, attacking her and her family over their Hindu faith.

Oxygen concentrator black marketing: Delhi court pulls up Govt and Police, grants bail to accused from Matrix cellular

The court was hearing a plea submitted by Gourav Khanna, the chief executive officer (CEO), Gaurav, business head, Sathish Sethi, manager, and Vikrant, sales executive at Matrix Cellular. The court granted bail to all four accused.

Modi govt to procure 1.5 lakh units of DRDO’s ‘Oxycare’ through PM CARES Fund

The Oxycare system developed by DRDO will lessen the workload of hospital staff by a large extent as the need for routine measurements, and manual adjustments of oxygen flow are not be needed.

French President Macron’s party bans hijab wearing candidate to contest election, says hijab on election poster goes against secularism

Macron's La Republique en Marche (LREM) clarified that in secular France, there should be no place for the overt display of religious symbols like the Hijab on electoral campaign documents

Watch: Israel Defence Forces destroy 14-floor terrorist hideout inside Gaza in a precision airstrike

"Terror organisations have been hit hard and will continue to be hit because of their decision to hit Israel. We'll return peace and quiet for the long term," Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said.

Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who once hailed ‘Shaheen Bagh dadi’, wishes for safety for Israel, gets hate from Islamists and ‘liberals’ in return

Gal Gadot's prayer for peace in her home country Israel irks up 'liberals' who even accused her of being a genocide enabler.

Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint indulges in tragedy porn while emotionally manipulating a grieving family of RSS worker

Instead of giving a distressed family some space and letting them grieve the loss of a loved one, Gupta sends his vultures to settle political scores.

“We decide our own foreign policy”, Bangladesh hits back at China for warning against joining the Quad

Bangladesh also received diplomatic support from the U.S., who affirmed Bangladesh's sovereignty to make foreign policy decisions for itself.

United Nations raises India’s growth forecast for 2021 to 7.5%, says outlook ‘highly fragile’ due to COVID-19 second wave

World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) by UN estimated that the Indian economy's growth rate will be 10.1% in the year 2022

‘Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad will pay heavy price’, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says terror leaders have blood on their hands

Benjamin Netanyahu said that the Israeli military has so far struck hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip and will continue to do so

Congress president Sonia Gandhi ‘took note’ of Saamana editorial view over party’s poll debacle in Assam, West Bengal and Kerala, claims Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Wednesday claimed that Sonia Gandhi took note of suggestions made by it for Congress

Understanding the legal conflict looming over the recent wave of Israel-Palestinian violence: The Sheikh Jarrah property dispute

One of the main reasons behind the recent violence is the possible eviction of Palestinian tenants and squatters from the Jewish-owned Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in East Jerusalem.

Indian ‘liberals’ come out in support of Palestine as Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists launch rocket attacks on Israel

After Israel deployed its Iron Dome missile defence system to neutralise rockets launched from Gaza, Indian liberals support Palestine

No documents or ID proof? Here is how the vulnerable section of the society will get their COVID vaccine

How will the vulnerable population of India who do not have a valid ID proof get Coronavirus vaccine? Ministry has a prescribed procedure for it

Afghanistan: 255 killed and over 500 injured in 200 blasts and 15 suicide attacks amidst Ramzan

There has been a sharp spike in the number of incidents of violence, especially after the US declared a complete pullout of its troops by September 11

Mucormycosis or Black Fungus that is affecting some Covid-19 patients: Here is what is known so far

Mucormycosis or Black Fungus is a serious but rare fungal infection caused by a killer fungus - Mucor

Herman Knippenberg – The Dutch diplomat who sent the ‘Serpent’ Charles Sobhraj behind bars

Herman Knippenberg was a Dutch diplomate in Thailand who had gathered vital information about Charles Sobhraj in Bangkok

Rani Ahilyabai Holkar’s family writes to Maha CM, objects to Sanjay Raut’s attempt to compare Mamata Banerjee with the great queen

In a strong reply, the letter by the Holkars of Indore criticised the editorial piece by Raut and said that it is shameful to compare great leaders of India to today’s mere politicians for petty gains.