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Uttar Pradesh: Minor Muslim student cuts own hand with blades and claims Hindus abducted and forced him to say ‘Jai Shri Ram’, apologises after...

Hardoi Police addressed the issue on Monday, 21st October, and confirmed that Danish had been hiding in a vacant building close to his school and had hurt his hand by striking a blade. Later he claimed to his family that he had been abducted by Hindu leaders who forced him to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Cybersquatting to fund Cambridge dream? Techie who bought JioHotstar domain ahead of merger says Reliance denied his £93k request

In 2023, the app developer bought the domain name "JioHotstar.com" in anticipation of an expected merger between Reliance's JioCinema and Disney+ Hotstar. The anonymous app developer signed his letter as "a dreamer," and approached Reliance Industries with a proposal that Reliance Industries would fund his higher education in exchange for the domain.

Brainwashing, yes: Chahatt Khanna opens up about her divorce from Farhan Mirza after conversion and nikah

Chahatt Khanna unveiled that she was advised by many people not to embrace Islam.

Former Army personnel duped of Rs 83 lakh through ‘Digital Arrest’ scam; Here’s what the scam is and how it is looting people of...

'Digital arrest' is a method used by cybercriminals to confine victims to their houses to defraud them. The perpetrators create fear in the minds of internet users by making audio or video calls.

Four separate cases of persecution of Hindu women: Adnan, Matloom, Javed, Zafar trap Hindu girls; rape, assault, blackmail them and force them to convert

The four cases track the horrific incidents of sexual abuse, intimidation and threats inflicted upon Hindu women.

Interim govt in Bangladesh bans Awami League’s student wing Chhatra League under terror act, accuses it of mass murder, rape, torture

The interim government in Bangladesh has banned Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of Awami League, under the terrorism act

Priyanka Vadra owns assets worth Rs 12 crore, husband Robert Vadra owns assets worth Rs 66 crore; faces Rs 80 crore Income Tax demand,...

Priyanka Vadra owns movable assets totalling Rs 4.24 crore, including deposits in three bank accounts, investments in mutual funds, PPF, a Honda CRV car provided by her husband Robert Vadra, and approximately 4400 grams (gross) of gold worth Rs 1.15 crore.

JPC meeting on Waqf Bill : TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass bottle and threw at me, says chairperson Jagdambika Pal

The scuffle is believed to have taken place after the BJP MP objected to Banerjee interrupting other members. Banerjee and Gangopadhyay also had an ugly spat during a discussion on the registration of Waqf properties.

CBC News interviews Santokh Singh Khela convicted for masterminding AI-112 bombing plot: Who is the SFJ terrorist and how Canadian media is cosying up to...

In May 1986, five members of the Khalistani terrorist organisation Babbar Khalsa were charged with plotting to blow up Air India Flight 112 in New York City and Santokh Singh Khela was one of the two you was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for masterminding the plot

US: Woke doctor refused to publish $10 million NIH study as it showed puberty blockers cause no improvement in mental health in children

Olson-Kennedy claimed that treatment with puberty blockers did not result in mental health benefits, most likely because the children were doing well when the trial started.

Israel Defence Forces reveal that six Al Jazeera journalists are terrorists with Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad: What Israel said

The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday revealed that six journalists working for Al Jazeera are members of terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad

Gujarat: Minor Muslim youth abuses Hindu deities on Instagram, apologises after protests by Hindu groups

The Muslim accused submitted an apology letter to the Hindu community and pledged never to repeat the 'mistake' in the future.

Canada Border Services Agency confirms that Sandeep Singh Sidhu wanted in Khalistani terror case in India is its employee: Report

Indian Government on 19th October named Sandeep Singh Sidhu in a terror case in India. Sandeep Sidhu is a member of the banned International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and is employed with the CBSA. He is on a list of fugitive terrorists that India wants deported from Canada.

Bahraich violence: Another eyewitness confirms announcements were made from mosque, says ‘attackers claimed they will be rewarded for killing Hindus’

He stated that many minors and kids were part of the procession who were also hit during the violence perpetrated by the Muslim mob.

Zomato faces backlash over selling “analogue paneer” to restaurants, here is what it is and how restaurants are deceiving consumers

Selling analogue paneer is legal in India as long as it is clearly labelled and sold as "analogue paneer" and not misrepresented as genuine paneer. However, it is prohibited to sell synthetic paneer without proper labelling.

NCP (Sharad Pawar) leader Rohit Pawar shares old video claiming to be evidence of NDA using cash to buy votes in Maharashtra, gets caught

In the video shared by MLA Rohit Pawar, huge cash stacks of Rs 500, also Rs 2000 and Rs 200 could be seen lined up

How WaPo seems to have colluded with Canadian govt to make wild allegations against India: A saga of lies, deceit and ‘no hard proof’...

Washington Post colluded with the Canadian government to push baseless allegations against Indian officials, damaging diplomatic relations and raising concerns about media manipulation.

Bangladesh interim govt to decide on removing the president amid protests over his comments on Sheikh Hasina’s resignation letter: Read what is happening

Bangladesh interim govt to decide on President’s fate amid demands of his removal over his U-turn on Sheikh Hasina’s resignation letter

Rani Chennamma of Kittur led a armed revolt against the British decades before 1857: Read about her valour and honour in face of abject...

The queen emerged victorious in the first battle against the Britishers, but she was captured in the subsequent fight.

‘Will give a strong blow to anyone who looks at Muslims with ill intent’: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav sparks a row with contentious...

Tejashwi Yadav's comments come in the wake of RJD's renewed attempts to appease minorities as the party faces tough headwinds from the BJP-JDU coalition in Bihar.

Another FIR on journalist Mahesh Langa held in GST fraud case, now booked for possession of confidential govt documents

Langa, a senior assistant editor with The Hindu, was booked on charges of possession of documents related to the Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB), confirmed Superintendent of Police (SP), Gandhinagar.

UP: Christian conversion racket operating in network marketing style in Meerut, poor Hindus were being offered cash, free weddings and exorcism

On Sunday, 20th October, when the police and Hindu activists arrived at Bijju’s rented house, they found women and children sitting on the ground while Bijju and his wife were seated on chairs and inciting them against Hinduism. “Love the one who loves you. Today is Karva Chauth but the family does not love you, God does, so take refuge in God,” Bijju was heard saying.

India-China patrolling agreement also includes parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Army Chief says ‘need to restore trust and assure each other’

Yangtse and Asaphila in Arunachal Pradesh are the two regions that are specifically covered under the India-China agreement.

MA Rashid’s LiveLaw misrepresents Sharjeel Imam hearing in SC, Managing Editor tries to defend error, misrepresents facts again

LiveLaw tweeted that the bail hearing of Sharjeel Imam, the "student activist," had been delayed again. But actually, it was a plea to club various FIRs filed against Imam for his seditious speeches during anti-CAA protests in 2019-20.

Bihar: Bengal TMC leader Ashok Ojha arrested along with 4 others for alleged smuggling of elephant tusks, expelled from party

BJP's Suvendu Adhikari took cognizance of the event and commented on X criticizing TMC for allegedly being a 'general store of crimes'. He indicated that the party leaders had been involved in all types of scams and were now not even sparing the wildlife.

Modi govt introduces Draft National Sports Governance Bill 2024 to reform sports administration

According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, unlike the 2013 Draft National Sports Development Bill, the 2024 Sports Bill lays emphasis on building institutional capacity and governance standards for National Sports Federations [NSF] in alignment with the Olympic and Paralympic Charter.

UP Police arrests 19 people, including AIMIM members, for inciting riots in Budhana over alleged ‘blasphemy’ against Hindu youth Akhil Tyagi

Muzaffarnagar SSP stated that five key individuals responsible for planning and carrying out the vandalism and stone-pelting in Budhana have been identified, out of whicg two are associated with AIMIM

Canada’s national security adviser shared info on anti-India allegations with WaPo even before RCMP held a press conference: Report

Canada: Security officials allegedly leaked intelligence information on India to The Washington Post, straining relations between the two nations.

FIR against Resolution Professional Girish Juneja in Hindustan Glass case: How OpIndia had exposed malpractice in the longest running IBC case

Nashik Court ordered MIDC Sinnar Police Station to lodge FIR against Resolution Professional Girish Juneja in HNG or HNGIL case

Muslim students at Jamia Millia Islamia University disrupt Diwali celebration event on campus, chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ and ‘Palestine Zindabad’ slogans

The ruckus began after some Muslim students on the Jamia campus used their feet to erase a Rangoli that the other group of students had prepared for the occasion. They also kicked off diyas with their feet.

Old video of Jemimah Rodrigues participating in an evangelical event goes viral after her termination from Mumbai’s top club over her father’s ‘religious activities’

A video of Indian cricketer Jemimah Rodrigues possessed and expressing gratitude to the God for her cricket innings has gone viral on the internet.

Kutch: Ziyad introduces himself as Jigar to minor Dalit girl, rapes and assaults her; accused was in contact with 28 non-Muslim girls

A Dalit girl has filed a complaint against a man named Ziyad who is from Pune, Maharashtra, after which he was taken into custody by the Gujarat Police and was subsequently sent to a three-day remand by the court.

Demolition of illegal Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla halted as Mosque committee says they have no money, Himachal Minister Aniruddh Singh comes forward to help

The Municipal Commissioner Court in Shimla ordered the demolition of illegally built floors of the Sanjauli Mosque within 2 months.

Hindus, run away or you will be shot: While Bahraich police calls claims of announcements from mosque as ‘misleading’, same claim repeated by a...

Vinod Mishra, an eyewitness to this attack, said that the Muslim mob attacked Hindu devotees after being incited from the mosque. The Bahraich police had termed his claim on social media as 'misleading'.

Hyderabad: Tensions erupt after Islamists raise ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogans against a Hindu youth over charges of ‘blasphemy’

Tensions erupted in Hyderabad Rein Bazaar as a Islamists mob protested over blasphemy allegations against a youth, leading to unrest and frustration over police inaction.

The Wire and its obsession with SFJ terrorist Gurpwatwant Pannun: How the rag insists the Khalistani terrorist threatening India and Hindus is an ‘activist’

Media outlets like The Wire, Al Jazeera, and BBC soften the image of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun by labelling him a "Sikh activist," despite his designation as a terrorist by India.

GST Scam Case involving “The Hindu” ‘Journalist’ Mahesh Langa: Gujarat Police raids Maritime Board’s office, finds data of private ports leaked

As reported earlier, some government employees and police officers connected to ‘journalist’ Mahesh Langa of The Hindu were worried following his arrest in the GST scam case due to their involvement with the alleged journalist.

Indian Air Force signs MoU with Uber: Security concerns, data breaches faced by the ride-sharing app and a lesson from Strava

Uber has faced multiple data breaches over the past 10 years and was even found guilty of concealing some of those breaches.

Fake court in Ahmedabad: Maurice Samuel Christian, posing as a judge, with fake staff and lawyers, seizes 100 acres of govt land; arrested

The City Civil Court Registrar of Ahmedabad, Hardik Sagar Desai, filed a complaint against Christian at the Karanj Police Station, leading to an FIR being registered under multiple sections of the IPC.

Bahraich violence: Supreme Court halts bulldozer action for a day, UP government assures ‘no action on demolition notices’

The Supreme Court asked the Uttar Pradesh government not to take any action until the next hearing of the case.

‘Personal laws must be considered, he is allowed to have 4 wives’: Bombay HC affirms Muslim man’s right to register multiple marriages

 The corporation contended that the marriage may only be registered once under the Act and that the couple did not furnish the documents necessary for registration.

Decks cleared for Xi-Modi meet at the BRICS Summit? China confirms agreement with India on LAC patrol, says ‘will work to implement solution’

With China confirming the de-escalation of border tensions in the Ladakh region and an agreement on border patrols, a Modi-Xi meeting on the sidelines during BRICS Summit may not be entirely surprising.

India-China disengagement in LAC announced just before PM Modi arrives for BRICS Summit: A message to USA and Canada?

With countries like India and China resolving their disputes without leaving any scope for the West to interfere and India asserting its strategic autonomy to bolster ties with West’s bête noire Russia, the US will certainly closely monitor the BRICS Summit even as it may claim not to see the grouping as “geopolitical rivals”.

Illegal mosque in Shimla: Demolition of three unauthorized floors of Sanjauli mosque in Himachal Pradesh underway

The demolition process of Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla started on Monday, October 21, after getting a nod from Waqf Board.

‘If you campaign in Rolls-Royces, you can afford the clean up’: Delhi HC slams DUSU candidates for defacing university campus

Delhi HC questioned the university and police for not taking action against those responsible for defacement and hooliganism.

What happens when Karwa Chauth fast falls during Ramzan, will that fast be healthy or unhealthy: Can Indian Express explain

Notably, during Ramzan, Indian Express published an article claiming that fasting could boost insulin sensitivity, better glycemic control, and reduce inflammation.

BR Ambedkar and the ‘Idea of India’: Why was he against ‘socialist and secular’ being inserted in the preamble of the Indian Constitution?

Ambedkar opposed adding 'socialist' and 'secular' to the preamble, favouring a flexible Constitution over fixed ideologies, contrasting with Indira Gandhi’s politically motivated amendments.

SC stays NCPCR’s recommendation of halting madrasa funding, no action to be taken against madrassas not adhering to RTE Act: Details

The Supreme Court issued an interim order preventing any state or central government from acting on the NCPCR's directives until the next hearing. No action will be taken against madrassas not adhering to the RTE Act at this stage.

Bulandshahr, UP: Blast inside a house kills Riyazuddin, Rukhsana and 4 others, many injured

The blast also caused the house to collapse partially. Rescue teams are on-site, working diligently to clear the debris.