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Yogi Adityanath to meet Miss India runner-up Manya Singh and athlete Priyanka Goswami, two women who battled all odds

Manya Singh's father Omprakash Singh said that he and his daughter wanted to meet Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Karnataka: Arabic school teacher Mohammad Saifulla arrested for sexually harassing girl student in bus

When the girl informed the conductor about the harassment, the bus driver stopped the bus in front of Uppinangady Police station and handed over Saifulla to Police.

Bhim Sena chief files FIR against UP CM, Police under SC/ST Act in retaliation to FIR against him for spreading fake news

Bhim Sena chief Nawab Satpal Tanwar claimed that the Uttar Pradesh government is misusing the law against him

Sri Lanka puts Chinese COVID-19 vaccines on hold, orders 13 million AstraZeneca doses

Sri Lanka has ordered 10 million doses of AstraZeneca's Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India at the cost of 52.5 million dollars, as per reports.

‘Give my regards to your puppet master’, Elon Musk tells Jeff Bezos owned Washington Post when they asked him about his busy schedule

Washington Post had published a report claiming the busy schedule of Elon Musk is affecting his electric car company Tesla

To tackle increasing suicide rates during the pandemic, Japan appoints a ‘Minister of Loneliness’

According to the Japan Times, the preliminary figure released by the National Policy Agency showed that 20,919 people died of suicide in 2020, which was 750 more than the previous year.

Narendra Modi cricket stadium in Sardar Patel Sports Enclave at Motera: All you need to know about world’s largest cricket stadium

It is important to note that the name of Sardar Patel has not been removed. However, his name has been elevated to mark the entire sports enclave that includes various other sporting facilities.

After 450 buildings, projects being named after Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, ‘liberals’ outrage about stadium named after PM Modi

Congress workers getting triggered over Narendra Modi stadium is amusing considering there are at least 450 projects, structures, roads, colleges, universities named after the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.

Republic Day violence accused Gangster Lakha Sidhana releases another video after attending farmer rally in Punjab

Gangster Lakha Sidhana is wanted by police in the Republic Day violence case and carries a bounty of Rs 1 lakh

Pres Ramnath Kovind inaugurates world’s largest cricket stadium “Narendra Modi Stadium” at Sardar Patel Sports Enclave in Motera

The President also carried out the Bhumi Pujan of Sardar Patel Sports Enclave at the Narendra Modi Stadium.

Maharashtra Congress passes resolution demanding reservation for Muslims and Marathas

Congress said that reservation for Muslims is part of Maha Vikas Aghadi government’s program for the welfare of all communities.

Unnao murder case: The third girl narrates how the accused had given them poison-laced water, denies sexual assault

The third victim who is being treated in Kanpur had regained consciousness and had her statement recorded by a judicial magistrate. She has denied any sexual assault.

A month after the siege of Red Fort, ‘farmer leader’ Rakesh Tikait threatens ‘tractor rally’ to Parliament with 40 lakh tractors

Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers would siege the Parliament if the government did not repeal the farm laws.

Clashes during Muzaffarnagar visit were pre-planned, started after an announcement from mosque: Minister Sanjeev Balyan

Minister Sanjeev Balyan alleged that the clashes were pre-planned to create tension in the area during his visit.

With media sitting firmly in his lap, Rahul Gandhi continues to blatantly spread lies

If anyone was looking for 'Godi media', look here, peacefully nestled in the lap of Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi.

Karnataka: Journalist gets death threats from actor Dhruv Sarja’s fans for exposing anti-Brahmin hate shown in ‘Pogaru’ movie

Journalist Chiru Bhat had exposed the anti-Brahmin hatred shown in Dhruv Sarja's new Kannada movie 'Pogaru'.

Gujarat municipal elections: BJP wins over 85% seats, Congress loses big while AAP makes debut in Surat

BJP has secured a clear majority in all six municipal corporations—Surat, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Vadodara and Jamnagar in the recently held polls.

Karnataka: Pejavara seer writes to film chamber condemning hate against Brahmins in shown in Kannada movie ‘Pogaru’

The movie 'Pogaru' starring Dhruv Sarja depicts scenes where the male protagonist is humiliating and throwing derogatory insults at the Brahmin community.

After the Baghpat chaat fight, another street fight video from UP goes viral

Baghpat redux: When women engaged in hand-to-hand combat as street fight went wild in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh

‘Mischief managed’: After keeping him off-air for a month for spreading fake news, India Today brings back Rajdeep Sardesai

In January 2021, Sardesai was taken off-air by India Today group for 'two weeks' after he spread fake news about the death of rioter Navreet during the Republic Day riots.

Rahul Gandhi insults Amethi voters who had elected him MP while campaigning in Kerala, fans North-South divide

Rahul Gandhi tries his best to impress his potential voters in Kerala even if it takes to deride the people in Northern India.

Watch: TMC leader discounts ‘Beimaan Kafir Hindu’ votes while asking cadres to consolidate Muslim votes at any cost

TMC leader, in the viral video, asks his party cadres to do whatever it takes to consolidate the Muslim votes in the state.

Hijab compulsory for female cartoon characters on Iranian TV, rules Ayatollah Khamenei

Female cartoon characters on Iranian television must wear hijab, as per a new ruling by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Trinamool MP Derek O’Brien’s ‘fact checks’ PM Modi’s speech: Here are the lies it contained

Derek O'Brien, Trinamool MP, shared a 'fact check' of the speech made by Prime Minister Modi in West Bengal.

UK: Khalistani outfits tell Sikhs to identify themselves as ‘Asians’, ‘Punjabis’ instead of ‘Indians’ in 2021 Census

The intervention of the Khalistani outfits has sparked fears of the census capturing wrong data about the Indian community.

Church warns Congress ahead of Kerala Assembly elections: Here is what they said about the selection of candidates

Church has instructed that Congress should consult the minorities before it decides on its candidates for the minority-dominated areas.

Meet Dr Romesh Japra, Prominent Indian-American Cardiologist attacked in the USA for supporting Indian farm laws

Recently, in a viral video, a group of protestors were seen gathered outside the house of prominent cardiologist Dr Romesh Japra in California and raising derogatory slogans.

Equality Labs and PJF: How a nexus of ‘anti-Brahminism’ Caste activists, Khalistanis and Pakistan’s ISI is working together to malign India abroad

The darkest secret that the Greta toolkit has revealed is the alliance between Khalistanis and caste activists in the West

Uttarakhand: Proposal moved for madrassas to get a new makeover with smart classes, LEDs and speakers

The Prime Minister's 15-Point Programme Implementation Committee in Uttarakhand has been seeking ₹27 crores from the Central government for the project.

Wanted in Republic Day violence case, gangster Lakha Sidhana attends ‘farmers’ rally in Congress-ruled Punjab’s Bhatinda

Lakha Sidhana, who is on the run from the Delhi Police, had earlier released a video, urging his supporters to attend the farmers' rally to be held in Bhatinda on February 23

AAP rising in Gujarat at expense of Congress? The good, bad, and ugly aspects of it

On one hand it is a good sign that the Congress, with all its divisional politics is on its way out in Gujarat. However, the bad part is AAP is no better.

Greta toolkit case: Delhi court grants bail to accused Disha Ravi

Disha Ravi, a Bengaluru based 'climate activist' was arrested by the Delhi Police for her alleged role in creating and distributing the ‘toolkit’ related to the farmer protests.

Delhi anti-Hindu riots anniversary: ‘No regrets, will repeat what I did on 23 February 2020 if I could,’ says Kapil Mishra

If you are unable to tolerate the 'chai wala', it will be impossible for you to tolerate the 'Yoga wala', said Kapil Mishra.

‘Rubber kis se maanga hai? Mummy se ya didi se?’: Hilarious video of Bihar exam candidate fully prepared to cheat goes viral

It is not yet clear what exam the student was appearing for but from the masks worn by other candidates, it is quite likely it is one of the recent exams.

‘He was cooking passionately’: The staggering defence of Naushad, who was spitting on Rotis while cooking for a wedding

Hussain Haidry, Deepal Trivedi and many others are vigorously defending Naushad alias Sohail, the cook who was seen spitting in rotis in a viral video.

Kerala govt signs MoU with US company for deep sea fishing, backtracks and shifts blame after opposition uproar

Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala has called it the communist government's fisheries scam and has demanded a detailed investigation.

Kerala’s LGBT conversion therapy: The extremely damaging attempts to ‘cure’ homosexuality in the name of Jesus

Kerala and its conversion therapy centres for the LGBT Community which are avenues for gross physical and psychological abuse.

Using burqa to gain sympathy’: Netizens amused as gangster Ravi Pujari spotted in a burqa as his police custody gets extended

Ravi Pujari had earlier threatened actor Shah Rukh Khan in 2014 and had also warned industrialist against messing with actress Preity Zinta.

Allahabad High Court acquits Brahmin man who spent 20 years in jail on false charges of rape and SC/ST Act due to ‘sorry state...

The Allahabad High Court also expressed sadness over the 'sorry state of affairs' that contributed to the man's two decade imprisonment

Congress’ protest in Germany against Indian farm laws had Pakistani flag unfurled, says BJP

The Indian Overseas Congress Germany event in question was organised in the month of December 2020.

Khalistanis protest, raise abusive slogans outside Indian doctor’s house in California for supporting Indian farm laws

Following a Facebook post asking people to join a car rally in support of the farm laws, some Khalistanis protested outside Dr Romesh Japra's house in California

‘You’ll become PM from CM’: Banned Khalistani outfit SFJ ‘counsels’ Bengal and Maharashtra CMs to declare independence from India

Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of Sikhs for Justice wants Maharashtra and West Bengal to declare independence from the Indian Union.

Canadian PM Trudeau and his cabinet avoid voting on motion terming China’s treatment of Uyghurs as ‘genocide’

The Canadian PM had earlier refused to term China's treatment of Uygur Muslims as 'genocide' after the which the opposition brought the motion.

Accused in Pooja Chavan suicide case, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Rathod to be accorded red carpet reception by supporters in Washim

The former Forest Minister Sanjay Rathod tendered his resignation last week after his name surfaced in the Pooja Chavan suicide case

AIMPLB to launch Sharia web series, bilingual legal journal and ‘fight’ for Waqf properties

The General Secretary (AIMPLB) informed that the Sharia awareness web series will be created in the form of an interview-discussion.

WhatsApp says users not accepting the new privacy policy will start to lose access from May 15: Report

In case users do not comply with Whatsapp's new policies, for a short duration they would be able to receive calls and notification, but they won't be able to read or send messages from the app from May 15 onwards.

Two arrested from West Bengal for raping 66 women, sent to police custody: Here are the details

West Bengal police arrested a delivery boy and his aide from Bandel in Hooghly, accused of blackmailing and raping 66 women.

Baghpat chaat fight: Man from viral video explains reason behind the brawl. Watch

The man, identified as Harinder, is a chaat vendor along with others got into a fight with other chaat vendors who had opened shop about two months back.

Republic Day violence: Two more accused arrested from Jammu by Delhi Police special cell

Delhi police have filed around 38 FIRs and have so far arrested over 100 people in connection with the Republic Day violence.

US President Joe Biden casually drops the N-word during Munich Security Conference, accused of racism on social media

The N-word is considered as one of the hateful words that were first uttered in the 17th century. Its origin can be traced back to the Spanish word 'negro', which is often used by white supremacists to deliberately offend the African-American community.