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While Meghan Markle talks about being a victim of racism, here is the time when her husband Prince Harry apologised for his racist remarks

Meghan and Prince Harry were speaking to Oprah when when she confessed to rampant racial discrimination

Leftists try to cancel popular band Mumford & Sons after banjoist praises book by Andy Ngo critical of Antifa, call him ‘fascist’

Mumford & Sons banjoist Winston Marshall was forced to delete the tweet after a torrent of abuses was unleashed against him.

Survivor slams Football fans for sharing meme with her photo that mocks domestic violence after Liverpool’s 6th straight home defeat

Liverpool lost 0-1 versus Fulham continuing their torrid form at home which has been a fortress for the team in recent times.

‘They did not put last year’s criminals in jail’: BJP MP Arvind Dharmapuri blames TRS and AIMIM for Bhainsa violence

BJP's Arvind Dharmapuri has blamed police for working under pressure of TRS and AIMIM. He stated that the criminals of last year's violence were not captured.

Woman heard crying in Sonia Gandhi’s house after Delhi Court convicts Ariz Khan in Batla House encounter case

A Delhi Court has ruled that Ariz Khan is guilty in the Batla House Encounter case, years after Sonia Gandhi had cried.

After AAP legislator Virender Singh Kadian, several abusive, misogynistic tweets of other party loyalists surface on social media

Earlier in the day, AAP MLA from Delhi Cantt constituency Virender Singh Kadian received social media backlash after his vile tweets targeting women, Hindus, journalists and political opponents went viral.

Rajasthan: Alwar cop rapes 26-year-old woman who went to file complaint against her husband, arrested

As per reports, the woman has alleged she was raped multiple times by the Sub-Inspector under the pretext of counselling her.

Gamusa, Naga Shawl, Gond Paper Painting and more: Prime Minister Modi promotes women made products on Women’s Day

Prime Minister Modi on the occasion of International Women's Day took the opportunity to promote women-made products.

West Bengal: 32-year-old BJP booth President shot at in Nadia district allegedly by TMC goons

The incident happened prior to the massive Kolkata rally organised by BJP at the historic Brigade Parade Ground in West Bengal Sunday

On Women’s day, can we please make child marriage illegal among India’s minority community?

Could we please make child marriage illegal in India? In fact, could we do it today?

Delhi BJP spokesperson files complaint against AAP MLA for insulting Hindu sentiments: Details

Delhi BJP spokersperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, has filed a complaint against Aam Aadmi Party MLA Virender Singh Kadian.

‘India’s low-cost vaccines have rescued the world’: Top US scientist says India’s efforts need wider recognition

American Scientist Dr Hortez said India's COVID-19 vaccine rollout has 'rescued the world' by providing a large supply of low-cost vaccines.

‘Will you marry rape victim?’ remark misreported; Court has the highest respect for womanhood: CJI Bobde issues clarification

Earlier last week, Chief Justice of India SA Bobde's question to a government employee seeking protection from arrest in a rape case, whether he is willing to marry the survivor raised several eyebrows.

Congress leader gifts a bag full of scraps of paper, torn pictures to Miss India Manya Singh for Women’s Day

In a felicitation ceremony, Mumbai Mahila Congress President Ajanta Yadav gifted torn pics of Manya Singh to her.

Ambani house bomb threat: ATS files case of murder, criminal conspiracy two days after Mansukh Hiren’s death

Mansukh Hiren's family have alleged that he was murdered. Hiren was the owner of the car which was found with gelatin near Mukesh Ambani's house.

Communal violence grips Bhainsa in Telangana yet again, police enforces section 144: What we know so far

On March 7, Hindus and Muslims clashed and reportedly pelted stones at each other in Bhainsa, Nirmal district, Telangana.

‘Aren’t fake 33 cr Gods enough’: Abusive tweets of AAP MLA go viral, while Netizens demand ouster, MLA peddles ‘hacked theory

The AAP MLA Virender Singh Kadian then made his account private and later deleted it, in the hopes of not exposing himself further.

‘How dark is he going to be’: Prince Harry’s wife Meghan says the British royal family was ‘concerned’ about their child’s skin colour

In an explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan has confirmed the suspicions of facing racial discrimination in the British royal family.

Switzerland: People vote to ban burqa or niqab in public spaces, Islamic group calls it ‘dark day for Muslims’

On March 7, during the referendum, 51% of the voters in Switzerland cast their vote favouring banning people from covering their faces completely in public places

Uttar Pradesh becomes first state in India to administer 20 lakh coronavirus vaccines

On Saturday, 22,984 people were vaccinated in Uttar Pradesh. 364 vaccination sessions are conducted in which Covishield and Covaxin vaccines were administered.

French MP and businessman Olivier Dassault, whose family owns the firm that makes Rafale planes, dies in helicopter crash

Olivier Dassault was an MP for the conservative Les Republicans party since 2002 and was considered the 361st richest man in the world along with his siblings.

Fans slam England cricket team’s head coach after he does not rule out breaks for players during Ashes test series

England cricket team head coach Chris Silverwood said that key players may be given breaks during the Ashes as well.

Xi Jinping pushes for replacing Mongolian with Mandarin in Inner Mongolia amid protests against removing the local language from schools

Inner Mongolia saw massive protests against replacing Mongolian with Mandarin as medium of education in schools

Pakistan: Five Hindus of a family found brutally murdered with knife and axe near Rahim Yar Khan city

Five Hindus were found murdered in their house in Abu Dhabi Colony, a short distance away from Rahim Yar Khan city in Pakistan.

‘He is a Naxal, he has no credibility, no respect’: TMC MP Saugata Roy rants against Mithun Chakraborty after actor joins BJP

Superstar Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP during the party's massive rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.

From Chittaranjan Das to PM Modi: The long and illustrious history of the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata

The Brigade Parade Ground was the site of BJP's historic rally in Kolkata where Prime Minister Modi addressed a massive crowd.

As Western engagement with China has failed, decoupling with it is the only option left

As China has become a visible threat to the global economy, the best idea would be to disengage with China in all possible aspects

From ‘Sonar Bangla’ promise to ‘Corruption Olympics’ attack against Mamata: Read what PM Modi said at Kolkata rally

Slamming the Mamata Banerjee led TMC govt, PM Narendra Modi said that democratic system has been destroyed in West Bengal

From Naxalism to ‘Disco Dancer’ to politics: How the death of his brother completely changed Mithun Chakraborty’s life

Mithun Chakraborty left Naxal movement after his brother's tragic death in a freak accidence and ended in the film industry.

‘Your scooter has decided to fall in Nandigram’: PM Modi mocks Mamata Banerjee, turns the ‘helping friends’ jibe on its head

PM Modi said that poor in the country are his friends, adding that he has helped his friends, and will continue to do so

Shyama Prasad Mukherjee smiles from above: What BJP means by ‘Aashol Poriborton’ Narendra Modi makes it clear in Kolkata

Prime Minister Modi addressed a massive crowd on Sunday at the historic Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata.

Pakistanis offended after China’s Cultural Counsellor of Chinese embassy in Pakistan tweets asking women to remove hijab to ‘see their eyes’

Zhang Heqing, Chinese official in Pakistan, urged women to remove their hijab so he could see their eyes

PM Modi addresses massive rally at Kolkata’s iconic Brigade ground. Watch

Just hours back, veteran actor Mithun Chakravarty joined the BJP at the Brigade ground where PM Modi will address the rally.

‘What is this if not a dream?’: Mithun Chakraborty says it is a dream come true after joining BJP

Superstar Mithun Chakraborty joined the BJP on Sunday at BJP's Brigade Parade Ground rally in Kolkata before PM Modi arrived.

WhatsApp testing shorter time for automatically disappearing messages: Report

Disappearing messages on WhatsApp stay for seven days. soon the users may select shorter time frame

As Mithun Chakravarty joins BJP, memes of his cult film ‘Gunda’ and others flood the internet

Indian Twitterspace and Mithun fans have gone wild sharing his cult dialogues and fight scenes as he joined the BJP ahead of PM Modi's Kolkata rally.

Mithun Chakraborty joins BJP at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata ahead of PM Modi addresses a massive rally

More than 28 Trinamool MLAs who missed out on party tickets are also expected to be present at the PM Modi's rally in Kolkata

Twitter suspends account of StandWithKashmir, whose member serves in the Joe Biden administration: Details

Twitter has suspended the account of StandWithKashmir, an Islamist organisation which promotes Kashmiri separatism.

Shekhar Gupta admits that he has been scared to criticise Rahul Gandhi and Congress, Congress leaders prove him right

Shekhar Gupta criticised the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi for failing to put enough pressure on the Modi government

Ambani Bomb Scare: When Anil Ambani’s helicopter was sabotaged in 2009 followed by mysterious death of chopper mechanic

Technician Bharat Borge, who found pebbles in fuel tank of Anil Ambani's helicopter was found dead just few days later.

Dolce & Gabbana sues fashion bloggers Diet Prada over #DGLovesChina campaign which sparked racism controversy

2018 #DGLovesChina ad campaign by Dolce & Gabbana had sparked racism controversy over alleged stereotypical portrayal of Chinese woman

Fact-Check: Has BJP opened a ‘branch’ in Sri Lanka too? Know what is ‘Sri Lanka Bharatiya Janata Party’

An image has gone viral on the internet with claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party, the ruling political party in India, has launched a 'branch' in Sri Lanka.

Jai Shri Ram will work in Uttar Pradesh, Bengal and all over India, says Yogi Adityanath

Yogi Adityanath was speaking at the Uttar Pradesh Conclave show organised by news channel News Nation.

Yogi Adityanath launches Global Encyclopaedia of Ramayana

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday launched a Global Encyclopaedia on Ramayana in an e-book format. The book is prepared by the Ayodhya Research Institute.

40 year old Mohammed Intezar trying to marry minor Hindu girl, insist Hindu orgs, Delhi Police denies: Details

Hindu activists have alleged that a minor Hindu girl was converted and being married off to a 40-year-old Mohammed Intezar Hussain.

India should increase cooperation with Armenia in response to Turkey’s dalliance with Pakistan, experts argue

During the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Azerbaijan received support from Turkey and Pakistani fighters fought against Armenia as well.

“Has Ram given contract to collect toll in his name?” Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole questions the Ram Mandir donation drive

Maharashtra Congress chief went on to equate the Ram Mandir donation drive to toll collection, insinuating that BJP has been siphoning money

Over 10 crore people donated over Rs 2500 crore in 45 days in the world’s biggest crowdfunding campaign for Ram Mandir: VHP

VHP says that the donation drive for the Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya Bharatvarsh from east to west and north to south

‘No one can stop cow slaughter in West Bengal,’ claims Mamata’s Minister Siddiqullah, says Yogi fueling ‘Hindu mentality’

Trinamool Congress MLA Siddiqullah Chowdhury sparked a new controversy by mocking Hindu sentiments over cow slaughter.

13-year-old Ludhiana girl abducted by one Babar with the help of his mother rescued from Surat, was subjected to sexual exploitation

Babar, with the help of his mother, kidnapped the girl and went to Surat where she was sexually assaulted multiple times