Wednesday, April 1, 2026

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Senior Youth Congress leader celebrates protesters attacking Jio towers in Punjab, incites similar attacks across the country

Srivatsa, national campaign in-charge of Youth Congress, celebrated 'farmers' cutting off power supply to Jio towers.

Mumbai: Hyat Ali and 5 others arrested for lynching a 30-year-old Saijad Khan over suspicion of being a cellphone thief

Sajjad Khan died two hours after he was tied to a pole and brutally lynched by the accused over suspicion of stealing their mobile phones

Pakistanis suffer a meltdown after Indian cricket team bags ICC awards

Interestingly, not a single Pakistani player featured in any of the ICC teams of the decade or won any awards, be it for tests, T20s or ODIs.

With COVID protocols in place, Haridwar Kumbh Mela shortened to 48 days in 2021

Kumbh 2021 to be celebrated amid Covid-19 restrictions for 48 days instead of the usual three and half months .

Day after Sanjay Raut gives a call to strengthen UPA, Congress shows him Shiv Sena’s place

Hours after Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut exhorted UPA parties to come together against Modi govt, Congress snubbed the Shiv Sena

Kerala: Airport employee dismissed from job for criticising CM Pinarayi Vijayan. Read details

Ramesh had hailed the Supreme Court's recent decision over the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and had criticised the state government led by Vijayan.

Signature scam: Has Punjab farmers’ protest created an opportunity for Congress to commit yet another scam? Read details

Has the Congress party committed another scam during its signature campaign against the recently passed farm laws?

Congress Dalit leader Dr Udit Raj’s fans hack into IT cell zoom meeting. Here is what they demanded

Uditians recently hacked into a Congress zoom meeting to reiterate their demand of elevating Dalit leader Dr Udit Raj to the party's president position.

Is Sourav Ganguly joining BJP? Here is the cryptic answer he gave when asked by media

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh had stated, "Successful people such as Sourav Ganguly must join politics."

Congress will lose Rae Bareli in 2024 just like they lost Amethi, challenges Union Minister Smriti Irani

The Union Minister Smriti Irani was on a three-day visit to her parliamentary constituency, Amethi, when she warned Congress of a similar fate awaiting the party in Rae Bareli in 2024

Man booked for posing as member of ‘right-wing’ group and collecting money in Ram Mandir’s name

A man has been booked in UP for posing as member of a right-wing outfit and collecting money as donations for Ram Mandir.

From ‘water metro’ to ‘lite metro’ PM Modi charts out future of public transport as he flags off India’s first-ever driverless metro in Delhi

The driverless trains would be equipped with several advanced features such as better regeneration of energy during braking, energy-efficient subsystems like LED lighting and air conditioning systems

Punjab: ‘Protesting farmers’ steal generator set from Jio tower and ‘donate’ it to Gurudwara. Watch video

The ‘protestors’ have been targeting Reliance Jio towers because Congress politicians have been spreading rumours and misinformation that "Ambani and Adani are about to exploit farmers". Earlier, the protestors at Delhi border were seen urging people not to use Jio sim.

France: Muslim man, the son of police officers, attacked and assaulted by Islamists for attending Christmas lunch

A 20-year-old young man, the son of law enforcement officers, had shared pictures of a Christmas party he had attended.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted a poem to exploit farmers issue, kin of poet demands apology

He has mocked an iconic poem that has been inspiring generations of Indians. It is highly condemnable and he must apologise for this," Dr Vinod Kumar Maheshwari told.

Ujjain stone-pelting incident: Madhya Pradesh police books Ayaz, Wasim, Shadab and Altu under NSA

At the same time, the cops had booked three people, including two women, for attempted murder, rioting, giving a false statement and voluntarily causing hurt.

Congress trolls trying to shield Rahul Gandhi left red faced after party confirms Wayanad MP is on vacation

Congress trolls refused to believe that Rahul Gandhi had taken off on a vacation and accused media reports on it as 'fake news'

Confirmed: Rahul Gandhi leaves India on a personal trip, will not attend the party’s Foundation Day celebrations

Congress Party has confirmed that Rahul Gandhi has left for a short 'personal trip'.

Amitabh Bachchan apologises to poet Tisha Agarwal for sharing her poem ‘Chai’ without giving her due credit

While responding to his apology, Tisha Agarwal expressed her gratitude to Amitabh Bachchan for acknowledging her work.

US Pres Donald Trump signs COVID relief bill which promises millions of relief to Pakistan and other countries

US President Donald Trump on Sunday signed the 2.3 trillion USD COVID relief bill, days after calling it a disgrace.

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhisek Banerjee calls Suvendu Adhikari an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient for joining BJP

The Trinamool Congress leader also mocked Suvendu Adhikari for failing to shift his father and two brothers from TMC to BJP

Wife of Sanjay Raut summoned by ED in connection with PMC Bank Scam worth over Rs. 4000 crores : Read details

Wife of motormouth Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Varsha Raut, has been summoned by ED in the PMC Bank Scam case.

How did Rahul Gandhi manage to bypass COVID regulations for his Milan vacation? Netizens raise suspicions

Ahead of New Years eve, Rahul Gandhi has left for Milan on a Qatar Airlines Flight.

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale gives new slogan for new coronavirus strain

'No corona, corona no', is the new slogan for the mutated coronavirus.

Despite Capt Amarinder’s appeal, ‘protesting farmers’ destroy 150 telecom towers overnight

In spite of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's appeal, the 'protesting farmers' have destroyed 150 more telecom towers overnight. This takes the total number of telecom towers damaged to 1,388.

Trump will suffer from a ‘mysterious’ disease, assassination attempt on Putin: Here are Bulgarian Blind Baba Vanga’s predictions for 2021

'World will suffer from a lot of cataclysms and great disasters. Difficult times will come,' says predictions by Bulgarian Baba Vanga

Ahead of New Years eve, Rahul Gandhi takes off to Milan: Reports

Rahul Gandhi's vacation to Milan comes a day before Congress' foundation day where there were the party had decided to take up the nationalism pitch.

2000 years old Roman-era food stall buried in volcanic ash unearthed in Pompeii in Italy

Italian archaeologists carrying out excavations in lost city Pompeii discovered a 'thermopolium' or Roman era fast-food counter

Andhra Pradesh: BJP’s Raja Singh accuses YSRCP MLA of aiding one Razaq in controlling Srisailam Temple, says cows from goshala slaughtered

Raja Singh said that there are several cases pending against Razaq, including one related to the transporting mutton in flower baskets.

Rajasthan: Man gifts plot of land on Moon to his wife on wedding anniversary

A man from Ajmer named Dharmendra Anija gifted 3 acres of land on moon to his wife Sapna Anija on their wedding anniversary

“Aajkal apun khatarnak mood main hain”, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan warns mafia

MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that he will not spare criminals and mafia and he will burry them 10 feet deep

Uttar Pradesh: Flaunting your caste on your cars may get you in trouble

A Maharashtra-based teacher, Harshal Prabhu had reportedly written to PMO wherein he had expressed concerns of increase in casteism by such flaunting of caste on cars.

India to become 5th largest economy in the world by 2025, projects UK based think tank

As per projections by UK-based think tank Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), Indian economy will overtake UK by 2025

‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ in legal trouble: Case filed against Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Alia Bhatt and others for defamatory content

A case has been filed against Sanjay Leela Bhansai, Alia Bhatt and Bhansali Productions for the upcoming movie 'Gangubai Kathiawadi'

Gita, Atmanirbhar Bharat, Clean Environment and more: Key takeaways from 19th episode of Mann Ki Baat 2.0

In 2020's last episode of Mann Ki Baat PM Modi, talked about Gita, Leopards, Chaar Sahibzade, Old Temples, Kashmiri Saffron and more

Ayodhya: Students booked for raising ‘azaadi’ slogans during protests against college principal

Students from Saket College in Ayodhya have been booked on charges of sedition after they raised 'Azaadi' slogans during a protest.

First phase of bullet train may be completed in Gujarat due to slow land acquisition in Maharashtra: Railway Board Chairman

More than 80% of land acquisition for bullet train has been done in Gujarat. However, it is taking time to acquire land in Maharashtra

China sending a senior political leader to Nepal to access ground situation amidst political chaos in Nepal Communist Party

As the Nepal Communist Party has split into two, China is sending a senior political leader to Kathmandu to assess the political situation

Actor Sushant Singh continues to share fake news, this time lies about the release of suspended cop DSP Davinder Singh

n his hurry to target the Modi government and country's investigative agencies for taking action alleged terror sympathisers, Sushant Singh openly peddled false propaganda by conveniently ignoring the details of the case registered against suspended cop Davinder Singh.

Delhi: Maulana kidnaps and rapes a minor girl with intention to ‘sell her’, arrested

Maulana Naushad arrested by Delhi police for kidnapping and attempting to sell minor girl

‘Fashion magazines don’t cover prostitutes’: Donald Trump haters shame First Lady Melania Trump, call her filthy names

Reportedly, Donald Trump has been miffed over the fact that Melania has been ignored by fashion magazines while her predecessor Michelle Obama was regularly featured on the cover photo.

Under orders from China, Pakistan converting Gwadar into open prison by fencing Chinese projects

The CPEC authority is building a wall measuring 10 feet in height, covering the length of 30 km, has now created a massive discontent and furore in the region.

Pro-Congress ‘activist’ Shabnam Hashmi caught spreading fake news again

Shabnam Hashmi is followed on Twitter by various self-proclaimed fact-checkers and propagandists masquerading as journalists.

Ujjain: Begumbagh house from where stones were pelted at Ramnidhi Sangrahan rally demolished by police

Just hours after a Muslim mob on a house pelted stones at a rally to collect donations for Ram Mandir, police demolished the house

Yogendra Yadav tries to snivel his way into farmer-govt talks after being thrown out by Modi govt: Read how

Yogendra Yadav was barred from negotiations with the government clarifying that it would not entertain politicians.

Pakistan: Maulana Tariq Jameel continues to claim Covid-19 is Allah’s test after recovering from it, had earlier blamed women for the crisis

Popular Pakistani preacher Tariq Jameel of the Tablighi Jamaat has recovered after being diagnosed with Covid-19.

Uttarakhand: Muslim woman takes up Hinduism and marries a Hindu man, court grants protection as couple fears threat from woman’s brother

The Muslim woman had approached the Uttarakhand HC saying that her brother might physically harm them for marrying out of faith

“I will stab you with a knife”, Bharatiya Kisan Union leader’s wife issues death threats to PM Modi

Wife of the prominent Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait said that she will stab Narendra Modi for bringing farm laws

West Bengal: TMC goons go berserk in Kolkata, attack rebel party leaders who defected to the BJP

Former TMC leader Sunil Mondol, who joined BJP recently, was prevented by TMC workers from entering BJP office in Kolkata