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‘A corrected version of NRC will be implemented in Assam’: BJP promises in its manifesto ahead of Assam elections

The saffron party's national president released a 'Sankalp Patra' for the Assam assembly elections, making 10 promises for the people of Assam

Maha govt digs itself deeper into a messy hole, but Tavleen Singh sees a BJP plot

India's 'secular-liberal' blame everything that causes them discomfort on the BJP. Believe it or not, the mess made by the Maha govt is also being peddled as 'BJP's fault.

American anti-vaxxer author tricked into endorsing fake quote from porn star ‘doctor’ Johny Sins

American anti-vaxxer author Naomi Wolf was fooled into sharing a fake quote by porn star Johnny Sins, leading to much mockery.

West Bengal: Congress ally Indian Secular Front leader’s house set ablaze after chief Abbas Siddiqui rally, party blames TMC

Members of the Indian Secular Front have pinned the blame of the incident on the incumbent TMC in West Bengal

Diary recovered from Sachin Vaze’s office, information of monetary transactions hint at money laundering: Reports

The NIA is likely to approach the ED for probe money laundering angle in the Sachin Vaze case

From 2012 to 2021: 12 tragic tales of the Hindus facing systematic persecution at the hands of the radical Islamists in Bangladesh

The tragic tale of the Hindus in Bangladesh which started with the 1947 genocide only to heighten during the Bangladesh Liberation War continues until today

The Chinese Embassy in Paris calls French researcher ‘little rascal’, France summons envoy to protest

Chinese Embassy criticised for addressing a French researcher as 'little rascal' for his opinions against Chinese policy.

Niger terror attack: 137 people killed in a brutal attack by armed men in one of the deadliest violence

Niger, a G5 country, has been a victim of armed violence by terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS.

Jihad against an innocent Hindu girl transformed chemical engineer Deepak Tyagi into Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati: Here is his life story

Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati recently penned an article in which he recounted his journey from being Chemical Engineer Deepak Tyagi to the mahant of the Dasna Devi Temple.

Sachin Vaze stayed in five-star hotel under fake Aadhaar: More revelations come to fore as one more luxury car gets seized

This is the fifth car which has been recovered or seized in the current ongoing Antilia bomb scare and Mansukh Hiren death case.

NHAI has suffered toll-revenue loss of Rs 814 crore in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan due to farmer protests: Nitin Gadkari

“Loss of revenue due to farmers’ protest has primarily occurred in the States of Punjab and Haryana and at a few plazas in Rajasthan", Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has stated in the Lok Sabha.

Maharashtra mayhem: Pawar asserts Deshmukh was in home isolation in Nagpur, latter fact-checks his boss

Pawar has not yet given an updated and amended chronology of Deshmukh's whereabouts to fit the narrative.

United Kingdom: Police cars set on fire, woman protestor defecates on feet of cops in Bristol as ‘kill the bill’ protests turn violent

In a video that has gone viral, a woman protestors can be seen relieving herself on foot of a policeman as the protesting crowd cheered on.

BJP’s V Muraleedharan slams Kerala CM for silence on election nomination fraud by CPIM backed candidate with Pakistani wife

KT Sulaiman Haji did not include information about his second wife who hails from Pakistan in his election documents.

Uttar Pradesh: Farrukhabad official calls Holi ‘nashe ka tyauhar’ at peace committee meeting ahead of Holi and Shab-e-Barat

Farrukhabad city magistrate Ashok Kamat Maurya made a controversial remark against Holi, triggering strong protests.

‘We would have died if we returned home’: Mother of Sumit, who married Muslim girl, reveals how the mob surrounded them at police station

The attack on Hindus by a Muslim mob at Harijan Basti in Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi occurred over an interfaith marriage.

MP who raised Sachin Vaze case in Lok Sabha says she was threatened by Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant, he blames her ‘body language’

Amravati MP Navneet Rana has accused Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant of threatening her in the Lok Sabha lobby.

Congress IT cell head shares a misleading video of PM Modi, Twitter does not mark it ‘manipulated media’

Congress IT Cell head Rohan Gupta recently shared an abridged video of PM Modi's speech in Assam to further propaganda against the BJP

Nagpur hospital letter refutes Sharad Pawar and Deshmukh’s claims, says Anil Deshmukh was not prescribed home quarantine

Earlier today, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar had claimed that Anil Deshmukh was recommended home quarantine by the hospital

Oxford India Society trivialises online bullying, racism and anti-Hindu rhetorics that Rashmi Samant faced: Read details

Days after Rashmi Samant, was abused and vilified for being a Hindu, Oxford India Society tried to downplay her ordeal

Sachin Vaze warned against revealing that he was using the Scorpio: Transcript of conversation between Mansukh Hiren and brother emerges

The murder of Mansukh Hiren was reportedly planned by Sachin Vaze on March 2, after he refused to take the rap for planting the explosives

Did Sharad Pawar and NCP fabricate a hospital prescription to save Anil Deshmukh? Did Anil Deshmukh lie further? 5 Questions that MVA has to...

Sharad Pawar was today caught off-guard after journalists cited Anil Deshmukh press con on February 15 and thus the castle of lies crumbled

Assam: Complaint filed against Congress candidate, Sibamoni Bora, for allegedly enrolling Bangladeshis in voters list

Congress candidate in Assam Sibamoni Bora had bragged about including Bangladeshis in voting list without any verification

‘For Rahul baba, visiting Assam is just a picnic’: HM Amit Shah slams Congress for joining hands with AIUDF

HM Amit Shah launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi and Congress for joining hands with Badruddin Ajmal to regain power in Assam.

How farmers in Gujarat have benefitted with entry of private players and contract farming

It appears that the opposition parties are opposing the new laws only because Modi government brought them in.

Bengal: Actress Saayoni Ghosh, TMC candidate from Asansol, forced to run after being harassed by her own party members

A visibly uncomfortable Saayoni Ghosh pointed fingers at the TMC workers and directed them to keep away from her.

Kangana Ranaut wins National Award for best actress award, Sushant Singh Rajput’s Chhichhore wins Best Hindi film award

The best actor award was shared by Manoj Vajpayee for his role in Hindi film Bhonsle and Dhanush K Raja for his role in Tamil film Asuran.

Muslim mob picked stones from construction site near Masjid, police cleared debris before media could reach: Hindus of Harijan Basti tell OpIndia

Hindu Houses in Delhi were attacked by a Muslim mob on Saturday night after a Muslim woman decided to marry a Dalit man.

‘College or madarsa?’: Himanta Biswa Sarma takes on Congress and its ally AIUDF ahead of Assam polls

Sarma further attacked Badruddin Ajmal of AIUDF and said that he needs to be sent to Bangladesh.

#WorldWaterDay: India’s efforts on water conservation, cleaning rivers, and supplying safe water to every household

Extending the Jal Shakti Abhiyan, PM Modi will be launching National Water Mission’s (NWM) campaign 'Catch The Rain' with the tagline “Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls”.

The Philippines demands withdrawal of over 200 Chinese vessels from Whitsun Reef, calls it ‘provocative action’

The Philippines has lodged diplomatic protest against Chinese vessels moored at Whitsun Reef off Palawan, which it claims as its EEZ.

TMC claims water contamination can cause stomach issues but ‘connecting the deaths to polluted water is wrong’ after 3 die in Mamata’s constituency

About 50 people fell ill, after drinking contaminated water in the Shashi Shekhar Bose road area in Bhowanipore in South Kolkata.

100 crore vasooli: Sharad Pawar, Anil Deshmukh invent hospitalisation, quarantine stories. Read how their claims don’t add up

Anil Deshmukh had himself tweeted about his press conference on February 15, however, Sharad Pawar and Deshmukh are both now claiming that he was in hospital and later in home isolation at that time.

Param Bir Singh moves Supreme Court demanding probe into his allegations against Maha HM Anil Deshmukh: Details

Param Bir Singh has moved the Supreme Court demanding an investigation into the "various corrupt practices" of Anil Deshmukh.

Here’s how BJP’s promise of OBC reservations for the Mahisyas of Bengal in its manifesto could impact the elections

The Mahisyas in West Bengal has become central to the aspirations of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the state.

Uttarakhand: Police remove ‘No entry for non-Hindus’ banner placed outside Dehradun Temple, registers case under Sec 153A

The banner outside the temple outside Ghanta Ghar in Dehradun was placed by Hindu Yuva Vahini who had put up 150 such banners yesterday

TMC leader of Irish descent tries to create Bengalis vs outsider wedge ahead of West Bengal elections

A Gujarati has as much right to be in Bengal as O'Brien with his Irish ancestry has.

Congress goes back to ‘ecosystem’ in Gujarat, this is how they are planning to use farmers after losing local polls

Foreign funded NGOs, Rahul Gandhi's 'Godi Media' and Congress leaders masquerading as 'farmers' and 'activists': Congress is trying to get back into game in Gujarat.

Sachin Vaze ran ‘extortion shop’ inside CIU office at Police Commissioner’s headquarters, collected lakhs from restaurant owners: Report

A report published in Mid-day has cited sources in Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association(AHAR) to allege that Sachin Vaze was extorting money from business owners since December and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's demand was 'over and above' what Vaze was already collecting.

China holds closed-door trials for Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig, denies diplomatic access

Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been held in China since 2018 under espionage charges.

Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad’s Tahir was found building mazaar in Sundarlal’s land, claimed ‘pir baba ordered in dream’

Sunderlal had approached police when the man named Tahir started building a mazaar in his land, claiming he has been ordered to do so in his dream.

Psephologist Pradeep Bhandari granted relief by Sessions Court after Mumbai police seek to cancel his anticipatory bail: Details

Pradeep Bhandari also took potshots at 'chai biscuit journalists' for lying and conspiring against him. "Truth has exposed you, Anil Deshmukh (Maharashtra Home Minister)," he emphasised.

Delhi: Four from Muslim girl’s family arrested for attacking and rampaging Dalit locality over her interfaith marriage

Four men named Farman, Shahrukh, Hasan Ali and Raza Ahmed arrested for attacking Dalit family over interfaith marriage.

Maharashtra ATS Chief who declared Mansukh Hiren’s death case ‘solved’ is Shiv Sena leader’s son in law

Maharashtra ATS and Shiv Sena leader's son-in-law, Shivdeep Lande announced on Facebook that Mansukh Hiren's death case has been solved by the ATS

Priyanka Chopra reveals how a filmmaker wanted her to ‘strip to underwear’ and how she was racially bullied as a teenager

Priyanka Chopra in her interview with Oprah Winfrey also said that she has had Christianity, Islam and Hinduism influence her upbringing.

Donald Trump to launch his own social media platform after being banned by Twitter, Facebook and others, says aide: Details

Donald Trump will launch his own social media platform after being banned from Twitter, Facebook and most other platforms.

As Rahul Gandhi goes on an anti-corporate tirade, know how his father Rajiv Gandhi initiated the idea of privatisation in India

It was Rajiv Gandhi who started the disinvestment and privatisation of of PSUs through minority stake sales, which accelerated later

Uttar Pradesh: Anurag Pandey thrashed, poisoned to death by Nasir and 3 others over an old dispute

Anurag Pandey died after he was thrashed and force-fed poison by Nasir, Saddam, Shadab and Akhtar in Domariaganj in Uttar Pradesh

American university shuts down Chinese govt-funded institute on campus

Tufts University has announced that it will not renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year.