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Delhi: 37 doctors at Sir Ganga Ram hospital test positive for Covid, here is what a doctor from the hospital told us

37 doctors at the Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi have tested positive for the novel Coronavirus.

After multiple people reporting it and 5 days after Twitter deleted it, Facebook is yet to delete beheading threat by Amanatullah Khan

Delhi police have filed an FIR against Amanatullah Khan for threatening to behead Dasna Devi Temple head priest for ‘blasphemy’

Antilia bomb scare case: Sachin Vaze sent to 14 days judicial custody, to be housed in Taloja jail until April 23

Mumbai cop Sachin Vaze, who is the prime accused in the Antilia bomb scare case, will be housed in Taloja jail until April 23

Rahul Gandhi demands ‘vaccines for all’ months after Congress leaders had indulged in anti-vaccine propaganda

Earlier Congress leaders protested against the approval granted for indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin

How a Turkish Jihadi trained in Pakistan by Tablighi Jamaat joined al-Qaeda in Syria to raise ‘Ottoman Caliphate army’

Turkish Jihadi, trained in Pakistan by the Tablighi Jamaat, joined Al-Qaeda in Syria in order to try and raise an Ottoman caliphate army

Prince Philip dies at the age of 99, British Royal Family announces, condolences pour in on social media

Prince Philip of the British Royal Family has died at the age of 99, Buckingham Palace has announced on social media.

Trucks from Kerala caught dumping medical waste in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, police seize trucks and earthmover

Kerala has turned into a 'nuisance neighbour' as trucks from the state are caught dumping waste in border villages of the neighbouring states

Here’s why leftist ‘intellectuals’ of West Bengal hate state BJP president Dilip Ghosh so much

An RSS worker since 1984, Dilip Ghosh was tasked to lead the BJP in West Bengal in 2015, a position he continues to hold.

French leftist tabloid Mediapart lies about Rafale deal again, but ends up exposing corruption during Congress regime

The Mediapart report shows that Sushen Gupta was involved in defence deal negotiations in 2012 during UPA government

US Navy boasts that it broke Indian maritime rules, conducts FONOP off Lakshadweep Islands inside India’s EEZ

The US Navy has boasted that they had carried out Freedom of Navigation operations 130 nautical miles off Lakshadweep, inside India's EEZ.

Uttarakhand CM takes huge decision on his birthday, commits to freeing 51 Hindu Temples from Govt control: Report

The decision by Uttarakhand CM Tirath Singh Rawat came after a meeting with a VHP delegation. Today is also his birthday.

Rajasthan: Maulvi rapes 14-year-old girl in Alwar, pushes her into a well when family comes to mosque looking for her

The accused Maulvi who lived in a Mosque in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan originally hails from Nuh, Haryana.

More allegations of sexual assault emerge against farmer protest activists, Yogendra Yadav’s party issues statement

Shocking allegations of sexual assault against activists associated with the farmer protests have surfaced.

UK: Hindu groups write to PM Boris Johnson over Oxford faculty member Abhijit Sarkar who attacked Rashmi Sawant because of her religion

The groups have raised concerns over the lack of against Abhijit Sarkar for his bigoted views directed at Rashmi Sawant.

Maharashtra Congress leader slams Aaditya Thackeray for clearing Rs 3,693 crores to renovate bungalows of Shiv Sena corporators

Janardan Chandurkar requested governor to intervene after Aaditya Thackeray allotted Rs3,693 crores to Shiv Sena corporators

US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter obsessed with prostitutes and making porn, uploaded family member’s naked butt to Pornhub account: Reports

Obsessed with pornography, Hunter Biden had a large collection of naked selfies and hundreds of pictures of nude women.

Mumbai Court dismisses DCP Abhishek Trimukhe’s defamation complaint against Arnab Goswami for SSR death case coverage

Mumbai Sessions Court dismissed the defamation complaint filed against Arnab Goswami by Mumbai cop Abhishek Trimukhe.

Maharashtra govt alleges centre gave more COVID-19 vaccines to BJP ruled states, centre shows Maharashtra got the highest number of doses

Harsh Vardhan revealed that non-BJP ruled states Maharashtra and Rajasthan are among top three in terms of quantity of vaccines allotted

‘Don’t kill our businesses’: Restaurant and shop owners hold protest against Maha govt’s lockdown orders

The cost of Maharashtra’s lockdown is estimated to be Rs 40,000 crore and will result in a 0.32% dip in India's GVA growth, as the state is the largest contributor in terms of GSDP, as per a report.

Exclusive: Complainant says NMMC took no action against illegal encroachment by Bangladeshis in Navi Mumbai despite hundreds of reminders

Complainant alleged that Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation has turned a blind eye to illegal encroachments by Bangladeshis

Maharashtra: Black marketing of Remdesivir reported, crime branch seizes 272 injections from Andheri shop

Yesterday, another person named Sarfaraz was arrested for trying to sell Remdesivir injections in black market.

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek and his family benefitted from the coal scam, got illegal funds in foreign accounts: ED

The ED has levelled serious allegations against Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek in its remand note seeking further custody of arrested police officer Ashok Mishra.

Foreign money, secret workshop and explosives: UP STF’s #Hathras charge sheet exposes PFI’s plans to create riots in the name of Dalits

The chargesheet has mentioned that PFI had conducted a secret workshop in September 2020 to plan and create large-scale violence and riots in several cities.

Amidst chants of Allahu Akbar, AAP’s Amanatullah Khan incites Muslims against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, asks Mosques to issue sermons after Jummah

AAP leader Amanatullah Khan threatened violence against Swamy Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, the Mahant of Dasna Temple, for insulting Islam

BJP protests with dead body of a priest near Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s residence, police lathi-charge to disperse the crowd: Details

BJP leader alleged that the land of the priest was grabbed by the mafia in Rajasthan after he was made to forcefully sign the documents

Dassault Aviation denies French media outlet allegations of irregularities in Rafale deal with India

Dassault Aviation said that the French Anti-Corruption Agency has not found in violations in the deal to supply 36 Rafale jets to India

USA: Former NFL player Phillip Adams kills 5 including a prominent doctor and a 5-year-old child, then shoots himself

Former NFL player Phillip Adams shot himself after killing 5 people, including a prominent doctor and two children aged 9 & 5

USA: Black Lives Matter protestor charged with anti-Asian hate crimes, arrested by Seattle police

BLM activist Christopher Hamner arrested for three counts of malicious harassment against three Asian American women

The truth behind video shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming Pakistani Army officials tortured an Indian soldier

Video of Pakistani soldiers torturing a Baloch man shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming that the victim is an Indian soldier

Abducted CRPF soldier Rakeshwar Singh Manhas released by Naxal terrorists in Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh govt had agreed with Naxal terrorist's demands and nominated two people to negotiate with them to secure release of the CRPC jawan

Shiromani Akali Dal fields Indira Gandhi assassination conspiracy convict Kehar Singh’s son Charanjeet Singh in DSGMC elections

It is believed that Kehar was a religious fanatic. He took Beant Singh to Golden Temple to take an oath to kill Indira Gandhi

Amazon-owned Twitch will now ban users for harassment that does not take place on its streaming platform

The popular streaming platform Twitch will now take into account off-site harassment and ban users as per the new policy

Sachin Vaze names Pradeep Sharma before NIA: All you need to know about the ex-cop who was Shiv Sena’s MLA candidate

Sachin Vaze has reportedly told NIA that Sharma had helped procure the gelatin sticks and was present with him when he had called Mansukh Hiren to meet.

Madhya Pradesh: Raja Khan promises to become Hindu to marry girl, ends relationship after girl refused to convert to Islam

The duo eloped to Delhi however the boy declined to marry upon reaching as the girl refused to change her religion to Islam

‘Won’t cancel exams’, says CBSE after students launch online petition to cancel exams and trend ‘CancelBoardExams2021’ on Twitter

CBSE and CISCE said that adequate safety arrangements are being made for students and all COVID-19 guidelines will be followed

‘State failed to protect his life’: Patna High Court instructs Bihar gov to compensate Anurag Poddar’s family

The High Court observed that it is not imperative to declare who was responsible for the firing to grant compensation to the family of the deceased in the unfortunate incident.

Dwarka accident: Woman who mowed down an elderly couple claims she was ‘thinking about something’ and was ‘distracted’

Deepshikha Choudhary claimed she was distracted and could not spot the elderly couple

The false claims of COVID-19 vaccine shortage and the propaganda for American vaccines: A detailed analysis

While non-NDA states are lagging behind vaccinating eligible population, they are demanding to open up the vaccines to all adults

Kashi Vishwanath Temple: Court allows ASI survey of the Gyanvapi mosque complex, 5-member team to include 2 Muslims

Varanasi district court has allowed the ASI to conduct an archaeological survey of the Gyanvapi Mosque complex where the Kashi Vishwanath temple used to stand

SC denies interim relief to illegal Rohingyas detained in Jammu, allows deportation if proper procedure is followed

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta submitted that deportations are done in accordance with the procedure established by law, and therefore it cannot violate Article 21 of the Constitution.

Tyranny of big-tech: Twitter won’t allow the US National Archives to merely host Trump’s old tweets on the platform

Twitter will not permit the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration to make Donald Trump old tweets available

Aam Aadmi Party claims no FCI counters opened in Delhi for wheat procurement. Here is the truth

FCI fact-checked AAP, posted photos of Delhi Mandi where procurement is happening since April 1.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee likely to skip the Covid-19 review meeting with PM Modi, yet again: Reports

PM Modi's last interaction with chief ministers was on March 17 was also skipped by WB CM Mamata Banerjee

‘Encounter cop’ Pradeep Sharma who contested assembly elections on a Shiv Sena ticket procured gelatin sticks planted at Antilia: Sachin Vaze

Sachin Vaze has named Shiv Sena leader and former policeman Pradeep Sharma in his confession to the NIA, as per a report by Republic TV.

United Kingdom cuts off Oxfam’s funding after new sexual exploitation allegations rock the international NGO

In 2018, the UK had suspended funding to Oxfam due to allegations of sexual exploitation against staff in Haiti.

Sachin Vaze’s letter sends Thackeray Govt in a tizzy: Emotional pleas, swears on children and cries in the name of Balasaheb Thackeray

Hours after, Sachin Vaze's explosive letter to NIA, Shiv Sena ministers including Anil Parab and Sanjay Raut have started playing the blame game

Modi govt rescues Punjab govt from a financial crisis that would prevent it from procuring foodgrains from farmers: Details

Loan of almost ₹ 90000 by state procurement agencies in Punjab would have become NPA, preventing them from further procurements

Bodies of 8 Covid-19 victims burnt on one pyre in Beed, other cities in Maharashtra report shortage of space and wood in crematoriums: Reports

Maharashtra on Wednesday recorded 59,907 new Covid-19 cases and reported 322 deaths. The sudden surge in cases has put immense pressure on the existing health infrastructure in the state.

FIFA bans Pakistan football team with immediate effect for ‘serious violations’, freezes funding to Pakistan Football Federation: Details

Pakistan Football has been in a mess for the last three years after government officials started interfering in the affairs of the national federation