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Uttar Pradesh: Several projects worth Rs 214 crore kicked off in Bareilly as air-connectivity set to boost economy

UP's Urban Development Minister Ashutosh Tandon laid the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 214 crore in Bareilly

After failing to protect Jio towers, now Punjab Government decides to give only Jio connection to PSPCL staff

Corporate connection for PSPCL employees were shifted to Jio after previous contract with Vodafone expired and Jio won the fresh tender

Video of two Raebareli women fighting with each other goes viral, Brijesh Nirmal’s injured wife files case against Rashid’s wife

In the video two women can be seen fighting with each other as locals make unsuccessful attempts to stop the fight.

Antilia bomb scare: Telegram channel used for sending terror message was created in or near Tihar Jail

Terror group Jaish Ul Hind used the Telegram channel to take responsibility for the parked vehicle outside Mukesh Ambani’s residence

Bengaluru: Zomato delivery boy arrested for assaulting a customer, breaking her nose

Bengaluru-based content creator Hitesha Chandranee had alleged that she was assaulted by a Zomato delivery boy after an argument over delayed food order.

Russia: Woman passenger tied up to her seat after she tried to take off her clothes repeatedly onboard a flight

The woman was taken into custody when the plane landed in Siberia. She later admitted to having taken some synthetic drugs before boarding the plane.

Pakistan: 13-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam in Sindh

The minor Hindu girl named Kavita Oad was abducted from Kandhkot and forcefully converted in Ghotki.

CPI(M) fields JNU riots case accused Aishe Ghosh in West Bengal elections

The CPI(M) has fielded JNU’s student wing president Aishe Ghosh in the Jamuria Assembly constituency in the West Burdwan district.

Russian Embassy dismisses Indian Express report on Afghan peace process, says it is based on ‘ill-informed sources’

In a statement released on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy in Delhi stressed that Russia "always stated that India plays a very important role in Afghanistan, and its eventual deeper involvement in dedicated dialogue formats is natural".

Canada: Billboards thanking PM Modi for providing coronavirus vaccines come up

The billboards thanking PM Modi and India were put up by Hindu Forum Canada.

‘Mamata Banerjee injured after open door of her car hit a pillar, allegation of pushed by 4-5 people false’: Claim eyewitnesses in Nandigram

Eyewitnesses in Nandigram said that Mamata Banerjee had kept her door open to greet people, and a pillar had hit the door injuring her

Mamata Banerjee suffers injury after allegedly pushed by miscreants in Nandigram, alleges conspiracy, BJP says ‘drama for sympathy’

Mamata Banerjee said that she was injured after 4-5 man pushed her when was she entering her car in Nandigram

Bengaluru: Instagram celebrity claims that Zomato delivery executive broke her nose after argument, he says she threw a chappal at him

Bengaluru-based Hitesha Chandranee said a Zomato delivery executive assaulted her after argument over delayed delivery

The Quint publishes a heavily edited audio clip of ABVP leader Shivangi Kharwal to prove her wrong

ABVP's Shinvagi Kharwal faced army of trolls and abusers after objecting to anti-national slogans against Indian Army at Delhi University

Gruesome murder of 14-year-old Hindu boy Mahesh Kolli by the family of his Muslim friend: All you need to know

The incident was first reported on February 27 after the villagers recovered a dead body in the Bhima river a few kilometres away from the village. Mahesh Kolli was missing from February 22.

PM Modi to launch commemorative ‘Dandi March’ as part of celebrations of 75 years of independence

The commemorative Dandi March will be launched March 12 which is the anniversary of Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi.

Fact Check: Did AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal threaten to make India an Islamic country. Read details

The video speech by Badruddin Ajmal during Lok Sabha elections was doctored to retain only few lines to make it a communal speech

PC Chako resigns from Congress ahead of Kerala polls, alleges factionalism within the party

PC Chacko stated that Kerala Congress is facing serious issues of factionalism but the party high command is 'mute spectator'.

Watch: Trinamool Congress workers disrespect Indian flag at an election rally

TMC party supporters, while attending an election rally, can be seen holding the Indian national flag upside down.

As Arvind Kejriwal declares himself ‘Ram bhakt’, netizens remind him of his anti-Hindu comments

Arvind Kejriwal's sudden 'Hindu' assertion does not go down too well with Netizens, remind him of his anti-Hindu statements.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment, sixth woman comes forward

The victim, a member of the Executive Chamber staff, alleged that Cuomo had sexually assaulted her after inviting her to the governor's mansion on work. The aide said that Cuomo touched her inappropriately late last year.

Artist Subhaprasanna, who had valued paintings by Mamata Banerjee, summoned by ED in Saradha chit fund case

Subhaprasanna is also being probed for certain financial transactions done with the Saradha Group through his bank account

While trying to mock Modi supporters, ‘comedian’ Mohit Morani mocks the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

In a gig mocking PM Modi's supporters, Mohit Morani was seen mocking the traumatic exodus of Kashmiri Pandit community

Maharashtra: BJP MLA asks if a fine of Rs 143 crore on Bajaj Auto was reduced to Rs 25 crore after meeting Aaditya Thackeray

BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar said that a fine of Rs 143 crores levied on Bajaj Auto for not-utilising land was reduced to Rs 25 crores

Kerala: CPI(M) workers demand TM Siddique as a candidate in Muslim-majority Ponnani constituency, reject P Nandakumar

CPM has selected P Nandakumar as candidate in Ponnani for the coming assembly elections. The seat is presently held by Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan.

USA: Abusive woman passenger threatens to sue Uber after getting banned, gets banned from Lyft too

Ride-hailing service Lyft has said that they are removing the said woman from their community and will not let her use their cabs. Interestingly, the woman had in a video, stated that she prefers Lyft.

TMC to release manifesto for West Bengal assembly elections on Maha Shivratri

Mamata Banerjee will perform Shivratri pooja in the morning in Nandigram and then leave for Kolkata to release the manifesto

Prashant Kishor and temple runs: When ‘product’ is hard to sell, the ‘political strategist’ invokes their Hindu card

Prashant Kishor's politician clients resort to asserting their Hindu identity ahead of elections

Bangladeshi terrorist outfits transferred money to terrorists in Kashmir in the form of cryptocurrency: Report

Two terrorists arrested by Bangladesh police revealed that terror funding is now being carried out through cryptocurrency.

Sachin Vaze transferred from Crime Branch after Mansukh Hiren’s wife suspected his involvement in her husband’s death

Mansukh Hiren’s wife said that Sachin Vaze was using the Scorpio car, found outside Antilia with explosives, for several months

Why American liberals need to shut up about India

Dear American liberals, give India a break and look at your own country. The one that kneels before China and wags its finger at India.

Buckingham Palace releases statement after Harry-Meghan’s ‘racism’ allegation, says the issue is ‘concerning’

The Buckingham Palace has released a statement after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan indirectly accused the British royal family of racism.

BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become new chief minister of Uttarakhand

Tirat Singh Rawat, an MP from Chaubttakhal, was the chief of the party in Uttarakhand in 2013-15 and served as an MLA from the state in the past.

TMC MP Mahua Moitra served notice for her rants against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in Lok Sabha

In her speech in the parliament, Mahua Moitra had targeted former CJI Ranjan Gogoi over sexual harassment allegations.

Twitter suspends Oxford student Rashmi Samant’s account citing her age, restores it later with temporary restrictions

Currently, her account is temporarily restricted and Twitter has attached a warning to her account saying that there has been some unusual activity from Rashmi Samant's account.

Republic Day riots: Two more, including Dutch national Maninderjit Singh arrested, was trying to flee on forged documents

Maninderjit Singh is a habitual offender and was arrested from Delhi airport as he tried to flee on forged documents.

BuzzFeed abruptly lays off 47 employees including senior editors, shuts down HuffPost Canada

"Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don't have the resources to support another two years of losses," said Peretti announcing his decision to lay off 47 HuffPost employees.

Burger King UK deletes ‘women belong in the kitchen’ tweet after backlash, issues apology

Burger King UK deletes 'sexiest' tweet, got criticised again for indirectly blaming critics.

Uttar Pradesh govt to establish Lord Ram University in Ayodhya, will focus on Hindu religious and cultural studies

The Lord Ram university will be centre for conducting research on Lord Ram and Hinduism.

Bhutanese journo lauds India’s cultural ethos for COVID-19 vaccination efforts, his Indian counterpart rushes in with Rohingya argument: Details

Lamsang appreciated India's against COVID-19 vaccine efforts, Nirupama Subramanian descended on his timeline to denigrate India.

Samuel Paty’s beheading based on a lie? 13 year old girl confesses she lied to avoid father’s anger, had triggered the hate campaign

The teenage girl admitted to making up a story about her teacher Samuel Paty insulting Prophet Muhammad that led to the beheading.

Richard Gere, Disney and censorship: How Hollywood is kneeling before China’s financial might

A little known story is how industries such as Hollywood are themselves kneeling before China in order to access its huge market.

‘Maybe coz I tweeted against Greta Thunberg and Disha Ravi’, says French journalist Francois Gautier after Twitter arbitrarily deletes his account

Twitter has, in fact, arbitrarily suspended accounts of many users who do not fall into line with its leftist ideologies

Women of colour use the N-word to abuse Uber driver Subhakar in San Francisco after being told to wear masks: Here is all that...

The argument with the Uber driver in San Francisco, California began after the passengers were asked to wear a mask.

Cash-strapped Pakistan ‘not interested’ in buying Coronavirus vaccines, happy with donated vaccines and supposed herd immunity

The Imran Khan-led-government will also receive 16 million Made-in-India Coronavirus vaccines through the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) programme.

‘Chai wale ko jhel lo, kahi gaay wala aa gaya, toh tum se jhela nahi jaega’: 4 punchlines by Kapil Mishra during Digital Hindu...

In a fiery speech at Digital Hindu Conclave, BJP leader Kapil Mishra talked about the resilience of the Hindu society and said reclamation of Ram Mandir land in Ayodhya and land in JK after the abrogation of Article 370 is just the start

Devendra Fadnavis demands Sachin Vaze’s suspension and arrest in Mansukh Hiren death case. Here is why

Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis has asked why is the government not suspending accused Sachin Vaze and arresting him.

After daring the government to jail her for inciting riots, Safoora Zargar claims victimhood

In a recent interview, Safoora Zargar was seen claiming victimhood as she recounted the horrors of serving a jail term for inciting riots in Delhi

NDTV peddles fake news about Rajasthan running out of Coronavirus vaccines: Here is the truth

While replying to the PIB tweet that called out their lie, NDTV said, "we reported the Rajasthan Health Minister's comment."