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Instagram content creator and comedian Pulkit Mani is receiving flak for mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while sharing stage with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi during a Chhatron ki Gunj event in Indore.
The dexterity at which a caste discrimination spin has been given to the suicide of a Dalit student who was caught cheating during the exam at IIT Bombay, has reignited the debate around the Leftist ideological takeover of India's premier technical institutions.
Rahul Gandhi gave the stage to stand-up 'comedian' Pulkit Mani, who performed a short comic act full of derogatory gestures and insults directed at Prime Minister Modi and an elderly woman whom he provided a seat during his rally.
Ravi Nair was taken into custody and sent to jail on 17th September after a Gandhinagar court issued a non-bailable warrant against him on 3rd September in connection with his petition against his conviction and one-year simple imprisonment in a criminal defamation case against the Adani Group.
In 2023, the Centre revealed that 61 students had died by suicide across IITs, NITs, and IIMs during the preceding five years. A closer look at the caste-based breakup of these 61 deaths dismantles the idea that suicides are exclusive to any single community.
Security and privacy vulnerabilities found on other websites of Congress too, including Mahila Congress. Party did not act despite multiple reminders.
Milan Pradhan's arrest was carried out in execution of a pending arrest warrant issued in connection with a 2007 murder case in Nandigram.
The iPhone 18 Pro queues reveal less about technological necessity and more about human psychology about status, FOMO and the desire to be seen spending big on a smartphone.
The Finance Ministry and National Payments Corporation of India confirmed that only nominal 0.4% charges will be levied on payments to merchants (P2M) transactions above 2,000. The revised UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will come into effect from 15th October 2026.
On 12th September 2026, Ralph Lauren published several images of the deep pink gown, including a close-up of its embroidery; however, it made no mention of Indian Zardozi craftsmanship used in the embroidery.
On 14th September, Javed Akhtar expressed shock over a reel in which Anand Ranganathan spoke about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad urging Muslims to be extremely hard against Kafirs but extremely sympathetic among Muslims. Akhtar said that the quoted statement was attributed to Maulana Azad.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are joining forces to challenge Westminsters grip, raising fresh fears that the United Kingdom could be heading towards its own historic breakup.
Beyond propaganda articles, a section of foreign media pushed a prejudiced narrative about India subtly through images during the BRICS Summit.
The CBI FIR alleges a wider conspiracy and cover-up in Disha Salians death, naming several prominent politicians, actors, police officials and others for investigation.
Whistleblowers have referred to the Ford Foundation as a cesspool of intolerable and bigoted left-wing extremists.
The court held the accused guilty of being part of an unlawful assembly and committing violence, arson, criminal mischief, and vandalism at the Bhajanpura petrol pump.
JNU faces scrutiny as 11 women students allege sexual harassment by Congress MP-professor Bimol Akoijam, with questions mounting over the four-month delay in the inquiry.
Indian Americans, especially the Hindu community, condemned the bigotry showcased by the government handle.
Global investment bank Jefferies has published a report titled Indias New Industrial Revolution, said that space, semiconductors, data centres, electronics, solar manufacturing and aerospace sectors could drive the next phase of Indias economic growth.
The freight corridor will not be limited to the Eastern and Western corridors and is set to be expanded.
The ECI also clarified that it has not served any notice to Rao or his family so far, taking into account his stature and contribution to the country.
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, along with other key authorities have accused Chinese AI companies of conducting industrial-scale distillation of AI models of OpenAI, Claude, Grok, and others to extract proprietary capabilities, thus reducing development timelines and costs for their own AI models.
Made on a 2-crore budget, Dr Vishal Chaturvedis Hanuman Ansh has emerged as a massive box-office hit. Based on the life of Neem Karoli Baba, the word-of-mouth phenomenon crossed 130 crore nett in India, securing global distribution through Hombale Films.
On 8th September 2026, AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj shared video in which a YouTuber claimed that the government was doing a cover-up of the Satya Niketan building collapse incident, by installing barricades and jammers and deploying forces.
BAPS also describes this as a personal spiritual discipline rather than a rejection of women, and says its sadhus are taught to respect women. Its published material gives examples of sadhus avoiding situations where their religious vows could not be maintained.
Over the years, a pattern of the weaponisation and misuse of the SC/ST Act has emerged. Those eligible to invoke the SC/ST Act are misusing the law in cases of personal disputes, property matters, or for financial compensation.
The then Atal Bihari Vajpayee government released Azhar, Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar and Omar Sheikh in exchange for 154 passengers held hostage in Kandahar. However, Latif and several other names on the terrorists demand list were not released at that time.
After Greenland, Panama Canal, Strait of Hormuz, Canada, and other regions, US President Donald Trump has laid claim over the Moon, calling it ours with a US flag and posted concept image of the US Space Force's dress uniform.
India has emerged as a key diesel supplier to Europe amidst decline in Russian exports.
ISRO has dismissed the claims that it is undergoing privatisation, stating that India's space ambitions cannot be solely achieved by ISRO manpower and government resources.
Nishu Azad, a 15-year-old self-declared Ambedkarite, who gained prominence during CJP protest for targeting PM Modi, is receiving flak for posting derogatory content against Hindu deities.
100 US Republican and Democrat politicians have signed a Hindus for Human Rights Action and SACRED Acts pledge to refuse donations from RSS supporters.
On 31st August, Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district representative, Jim McGovern, published an X post amplifying a propaganda article authored by former USCIRF chairs Stephen Schneck and Nadine Maenza. Jim McGovern claimed that RSS contributed to making discrimination and violence against religious minorities mainstream in India.
Social media has been rife with misleading claims that Suvendu Adhikari interacted with the notorious TMC MLA Kajal Sheikh and was somehow planning to rehabilitate him into the BJP or the Ritabrata Banerjee-led TMC faction.
The meeting between Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Maya Tudor and Faisal Devji has triggered outrage in India over the duos record of peddling anti-India propaganda. The BJP has accused CM Revanth Reddy of coddling anti-India propagandists.
Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra did not reduce the DA payment window from 30 to 15 days, as claimed by CJP cockroach Saurav Das
All these entities, which unmistakably belong to the worldwide Islamo-leftist cabal, have tried to present their prejudice as a form of advocacy for human rights. Their actions are a result of a pathological animosity towards Hindus, which extends to the Hindu Prime Minister, Hindu organisations and their leaders.
The TRT World documentary attacking India shows cow-vigilantes as violent groups with the backing of BJP governments, out on the streets only to harass and kill Muslims, even as Gau Rakshaks catch and report cow smugglers or slaughterers regardless of their religious identity.
For India, the biggest benefit of the proposal is the possibility of developing a domestic ecosystem for fighter-engine technology. Aircraft engines are among the most technically demanding components of a modern fighter jet.
Delivering his 13th consecutive Independence Day speech, PM Modi called for a stronger, modern, and vibrant network of Civil Defence.
The Economist vilifies BJP as anti-Muslim for introducing the UCC in Uttarakhand and other states.
The real question is not why Zoya Hasans Independence Day appearance was cancelled, but why Sardar Patel Vidyalaya invited her in the first place despite her record of opposing the CAA, advocating for the Palestinian cause, and defending a controversial textbook cartoon involving Dr B.R. Ambedkar.
As Muslim parents we try to protect our children from the rubbish that western society encourages, Ahmed stated.
More than 69 lakh CyberTips had been shared with States and Union Territories by March 2025, yet no consolidated national data shows how many became FIRs, convictions or led investigators to identify and rescue children.
The British drew a border in haste, divided a civilisation with a ruler, and left behind a fractured subcontinent, while much of the truth about how the line was drawn went up in flames with Radcliffes papers.
An Indian company that writes brilliant software for a foreign platform gets paid well for the work. It almost never owns a slice of what that platform eventually becomes worth. This is the exact distinction Naorojis arithmetic always hinged on, not whether India earns money, but what kind of money it earns, and what kind slips past it entirely.
Partition Horrors Remembrance Day honours the millions uprooted, displaced and scarred by Partition while preserving their stories as a solemn reminder of the human cost of division.
Addressing the Minorities Excellence Summit, Telangana CM Revanth Reddy said he is proud that while people used to say that residents of Old City do not pay electricity bills or steal power, Muslim minorities are now the biggest beneficiaries of the Congress governments Gruha Jyothi social welfare scheme under which 200-unit free electricity is provided.
The JPSC scam is a textbook illustration of how bureaucratic inefficiency and corruption allow the infestation of multilayered networks of exam mafia and shady private firms wrapped like a parasite around the very machinery that is tasked with selecting the officers and staff for running the government.
Their public stances, actions, and key political associations unequivocally suggest that they act in close alignment with pro-Khalistani supporters and regional separatist interests

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