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Horlicks not a health drink anymore, rebranded as functional nutritional drink: Know what happened and what it means

HUL drops health drink label for Horlicks, Boost after govt directions against the label, rebrands it 'functional nutritional drink'

25 Apr 2024 9:24 pm
Somaiya Trust takes note of OpIndia report on Islamist views of Somaiya School principal Parveen Shaikh: Details

According to Somaiya Trust, it would probe the matter and expressed disagreement with the statements made by principal Parveen Shaikh

25 Apr 2024 9:08 pm
Congress notified reservations for all Muslims in Karnataka under OBC quota, document shows, but AltNews Zubair tries to shift blame on JD-S to save the party ahead of polls

Zubair tried to blame the Deve Gowda govt for Muslim reservation in Karnataka but forgot to mention that it was introduced by Congress govt led by Veerappa Moily

25 Apr 2024 8:30 pm
Lawyers seek contempt of court proceedings against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjeefor saying that Calcutta High Court is purchased, judges are biased

Plea filed in Calcutta High Court seeking action Against CM Mamata Banerjee for saying HC had been 'purchased' and judges are biased

25 Apr 2024 7:43 pm
Congress leaders and others spread fake news that Jamyang Tsering Namgyal regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket, the Ladakh MP says he is loyal BJP Karyakarta

Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal clarifies he never said that he regrets joining BJP after he was denied ticket

25 Apr 2024 7:27 pm
Ministerial Round Table Conference at World Energy Congress discusses pathways to manage the evolving trilemma of energy security, access and sustainability

The Ministerial Round Table Conference at the ongoing World Energy Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands discussed how the COP28 UN Climate Change Conference was a game changer

25 Apr 2024 6:24 pm
In-house battle in Baramati A look at how political equations work out for Supriya Sule and Sunetra Pawar in the polls

At Baramati, Sharad Pawars daughter Supriya Sule will be pitted against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar, wife of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar

25 Apr 2024 5:43 pm
Congress president Kharge writes to PM Modi seeking time to meet him to explain partys manifesto, claims he is misinformed

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday wrote a letter to PM Narendra Modi and sought time from him to explain in person the party's 'Nyay Patra'.

25 Apr 2024 4:56 pm
We feel ashamed when we look at them: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif laments over Bangladeshs economic growth before countrys business community

Shehbaz Sharif recounted that Bangladesh which was earlier called East Pakistan was termed as a burden on Pakistan when he was boy.

25 Apr 2024 4:40 pm
Mass arrests in US after Shaheen Bagh-type encampments in US universities by pro-Palestine protestors: Heres how US supports the same elements in India

Shaheen Bagh-like encatchments are showing up in the United States with pro-Palestine students protesting in varsities across the country

25 Apr 2024 4:28 pm
Delhi: YouTuber Manish Kashyap joins BJP at party headquarters in the presence of Anil Baluni and Manoj Tiwari

The YouTuber gained national headlines after he was accused of sharing a fake video and spent almost nine months behind bars.

25 Apr 2024 3:13 pm
Wealth redistribution: Supreme Court says wont go by Marxist interpretation- Details

We don't have to go as far as the Marxist socialist interpretation by Justice Krishna Iyer [of Article 39(b) in Ranganatha Reddy case of 1977]. But community resources will surely include resources which the present generation holds in trust brd on inter-generational equity, the CJI said.

25 Apr 2024 3:09 pm
PM Modi hits Congress hard on inheritance tax, recalls how Rajiv Gandhi abolished it just before his children inherited Indira Gandhis estate

PM Modi today slammed the Congress party for revoking the inheritance just before transferring Indira Gandhis estate to her grandchildren

25 Apr 2024 1:40 pm
Bankrupt Pakistans business leaders urge PM Shehbaz Sharif to restore trade ties with India to save the economy

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif convened with the business community, aiming to rejuvenate the economy through robust exports.

25 Apr 2024 1:29 pm
Manipur govts war on drugs: Chief minister N. Biren Singh shares video highlighting success against states massive drug problem

Drugs like cannabis, opium and yaba have catastrophic environmental impacts from deforestation to land sinking in Manipur.

25 Apr 2024 1:27 pm
BJP MP Ram Shankar Katherias wife Mridula Katheria to contest against him as independent from Etawah Lok Sabha constituency

Mridula Katheria, who is the wife of BJP MP Ram Shankar Katheria, has decided to run for the Etawah Lok Sabha seat as an independent candidate

25 Apr 2024 12:54 pm
BJP candidate Madhavi Latha faces hate in Hyderabad, opposition supporters question whether she is a man or a woman

Several videos of such hate campaigns are making rounds on social media in which the AIMIM leaders or Muslim leaders can be heard saying that they have doubts about whether Latha is a man or a woman.

25 Apr 2024 12:36 pm
Mastermind of the excise policy scam, tempered evidence, destroyed 170 phones: ED challenges Arvind Kejriwal plea against arrest in Supreme Court

The affidavit highlighted that Arvind Kejriwal had been evading interrogation, despite being summoned nine times by the ED.

25 Apr 2024 11:52 am
Actress Tamannaah Bhatia summoned by Maharashtra cyber department in illegal IPL 2023 streaming case: Details

The Fairplay app is a subsidiary app of the Mahadev app, promoters of which havelinkswith Dawood Ibrahims D-company and are being probed in a money laundering case by the Enforcement Directorate.

25 Apr 2024 11:23 am
Chinese citizen, who threatened a person for advocating democracy in China, sentenced to prison in USA

This verdict follows Wu's conviction in January on charges of cyberstalking and interstate transmission of threatening communication, as announced by the US Attorney's Office in Massachusetts.

25 Apr 2024 10:57 am
Ashok Gehlot was taping phone calls of Sachin Pilot and others, kept Congress high command in the dark, says his former OSD Lokesh Sharma

Sharma further stated that the paper he gave to the media contained references to the audio messages in the pen drive, saying that the audio was phone conversations between Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Late MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma, and Sanjay Jain. He added that he was asked by former CM Gehlot himself to circulate them in the media.

25 Apr 2024 9:40 am
Wealth re-distribution: Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai asks Rahul Gandhi to distribute his benami assets first

Former chief minister and BJP candidate from the Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency Basavaraj Bommai hit out at the Congress and asked Rahul Gandhi to distribute his 'benami assets', before speaking about the re-distribution of the nation's property.

25 Apr 2024 8:34 am
Haryana: Around 400-year-old idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi unearthed during house construction, ASI rejects demands to place them in a temple

3 metal idols, estimated to be about 400 years old, were unearthed during excavation for a house construction in Manesars Mohammadpur Baghanki village.

24 Apr 2024 10:18 pm
India had Inheritance Tax for over 3 decades, it was abolished by Rajiv Gandhi govt just a month before transfer of Indira Gandhis estate to her grandchildren

Estate Duty Act 1953 that imposed inheritance act was abolished just a month before transfer of Indira Gandhis estate to her grandchildren

24 Apr 2024 10:06 pm
Why did you fill the water before us, you Ch*m*r: Muslim women assault Dalits in Nuh, threaten to kill them if they dont leave the town

In Nuh, a Muslim mob hurled casteist slurs at a Dalit family and assaulted them for filling water from a tubewell.

24 Apr 2024 10:01 pm
You are cruel, behaya: TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee abuses BJP candidate Sreerupa Mitra Chowdhury; NCW takes cognisance, BJP hits back

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee abused BJP leader Sreerupa Mitra Chowdhury and called her ehaya during an election campaign

24 Apr 2024 9:04 pm
We cant control elections, poll body cleared doubts: Supreme Court on 100% VVPAT-EVM verification pleas, re-iterates EVM Source Code cant be disclosed

Supreme Court while highlighting the autonomy of the Election Commission of India observed that they don't control the elections and the poll body has cleared doubts regarding EVMs.

24 Apr 2024 8:55 pm
ABC journalist Avani Dias returned to Australia due to a new job and wedding, not because of any intimidation by Indian govt: Australian media

As per an exclusive report by 'The Australia Today', Avani Dias returned to Australia due to a new job and her wedding in December 2023, and not due to any political pressure.

24 Apr 2024 8:25 pm
Send your sisters and daughters to Rahul Gandhi to check his masculinity: Congress leader Pratap Dudhat in Gujarats Junagadh

Congress leader Pratap Dudhat reportedly said people in doubt should send their sisters and daughters to Rahul Gandhi to check his masculinity.

24 Apr 2024 7:17 pm
Rahul Gandhi repeats his X-ray promise, says Congress will scan wealth held as per caste, hints at private sector reservation too

Rahul Gandhi reiterated his X-ray remark saying that the Congress-led government would conduct a caste census and also scan the wealth held by different caste groups

24 Apr 2024 6:57 pm
Special liking for Hamas, Umar Khalid, liking anti-Hindu Tweets and abusing PM Modi: Meet Parveen Shaikh, Principal of prestigious Somaiya School, Mumbai

OpIndia found a tweet by Parveen Shaikh, wherein she was seen suggesting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a 'dog' eager to fetch a ball on the command of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.

24 Apr 2024 6:36 pm
Kerala police book Manorama for peddling fake news against EVMs: When will they book liberal portals and commentators who peddled the same lie

Kerala police added that a 24-hour cyber patrol has also been launched in the state to detect all kinds of cyber crimes.

24 Apr 2024 6:29 pm
Hamid Mir misinterprets Modis urban naxal as Arab nasal: A manifestation of Pakistans growing anxiety over Indias ties with Arab nations

Hamid Mir's diatribe against PM Modi and his wilful misinterpretation of 'urban naxal' jibe as 'Arab Nasal' reflects Pakistan's nervousness with India's deepening ties with Muslim majority countries in the Middle East.

24 Apr 2024 6:11 pm
Congress is not new to inheritance tax, it had imposed the death tax for over 3 decades before abolishing in 1985, P Chidambaram repeatedly suggested re-imposing it

P Chidambaram had suggested imposing an Inheritance Tax through his articles as recently as March 2023.The UPA government was also mulling about the idea during their tenure.

24 Apr 2024 6:11 pm
Teacher recruitment scam: West Bengal govt moves SC challenging HC order cancelling over 23,000 recruitments

West Bengal Government moved the Supreme Court against the Calcutta High Court decision that declared the entire panel of 2016 School Service Commission teachers' recruitment null and void

24 Apr 2024 5:10 pm
What happened to Kotak Mahindra Bank? RBI orders it to stop issuing credit cards and onboarding new online customers: Here is what it means

RBI bars Kotak Mahindra Bank from onboarding new customers through online, mobile banking; issuing new credit cards

24 Apr 2024 5:01 pm
I.N.D.I. Alliance discussing 1 year PM post for each big leader if they manage to defeat Modi: Report

Everything is being discussed threadbare. We have to start our ground game now. The country cannot have a situation where the I.N.D.I. Alliance is not sure of who will lead the country in the case of a post-BJP scenario, the sources said.

24 Apr 2024 4:48 pm
In defence of Islamists and Khalistanis: How US State Depts Human Rights report on India whitewashed Umar Khalid, Kappan, Nijjar and others

The US Dept's Human Rights Practice report termed accusations against George Soros as antisemitism, an absurd charge given his notoriety as manipulator of the Global order.

24 Apr 2024 3:25 pm
Is Congress eyeing to snatch the inherited properties of only Hindus? Read how the party has promised they will never touch Muslim personal laws

Congress party's stance on inheritance tax, coupled with its longstanding support of Muslim personal laws, which govern inheritance-related matters among Muslims, it does appear that Congress is eyeing inherited properties of only Hindus.

24 Apr 2024 2:41 pm
Sheikh Shahjahan seen crying in custody: Sandeshkhali criminal in tears during court appearance, BJP mocks saying swag has disappeared

Sheikh Shahjahan dissolved in tears after meeting his wife, daughter and supporters following a court hearing.

24 Apr 2024 2:36 pm
24 Apr 2024 2:28 pm
Congress has given reservations to all Muslims under OBC quota in Karnataka, confirming what PM Modi had said; NCBC blasts Siddaramiah govt

According to the NCBC, categorising Muslims as a OBC violates social justice principles, particularly for marginalisedMuslim castes and groups that have been categorised as socially and educationally backward.

24 Apr 2024 1:36 pm
Loot of Congress, during life and after death too: PM Modi on inheritance tax proposed by Rahul Gandhis advisor

PM Modi hit back at the Inheritance tax plan suggested by Sam Pitorda and charged the Congress party with over-burdening the taxpayers and rampant loot.

24 Apr 2024 1:23 pm
Posters appear supporting Robert Vadra as Congress candidate in Amethi, Smriti Irani tells locals to hide land documents because Jijaji is coming

Smriti Irani warned people to be cautious of Robert Vadra and hinted at several land scams the 'Jijaji' is accused of.

24 Apr 2024 1:17 pm
Md Farooq Sheikh from Gujarat poses as an army major to smuggle liquor from Maharashtra, arrested in Nandurbar after saluting a constable

A fake army officer identified as Raheel Shafi, also known as Mohammad Farooq Shaikh, arrested in Maharashtra while smuggling liquor to Gujarat

24 Apr 2024 1:12 pm
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Transport bus crushes bike rider to death and flees; driver Arham arrested, fined and removed from service

The bus driver, Arham who committed the accident is currently in police custody and has been charged under IPC sections 304A, 279, 337, and427, as well as sections 177, 134B, and 184 of the Motor Vehicles Act.

24 Apr 2024 12:49 pm
Jairam Ramesh says Sam Pitroda is very respected, but his statement should not be taken seriously, Sam Pitroda distances himself from his own statement

Jairam Ramesh posted his statement on X and said that Sam Pitroda's comments are his personal views and should not be considered as INC's views.

24 Apr 2024 12:05 pm
Rahul Gandhi is never in India during crucial times: Kerala CM Vijayan launches latest attack, left-backed MLA says Rahul Gandhis DNA should be tested

Other than CM Vijayan, left-backed independent MLA PV Anvar took a dig at Rahul Gandhi saying that the Congress leader has no right to use Gandhi surname and that his DNA should be tested.

24 Apr 2024 11:22 am
As ABCs Avani Dias lies about visa extension, 30 foreign correspondents join the activism bandwagon, write open letter to support the Khalistani sympathiser

Without confirming what exactly happened with the Visa status of Avani Dias, 30 journalists wrote in an open letter, insinuating that Indian government is not letting foreign journalists cover elections.

24 Apr 2024 10:22 am
Congress leader Sam Pitroda suggests govt should take away half your wealth when you die, leaving less than 50% for your children or dependants

So these are the kind of issues people will have to debate and discuss. I don't know what the conclusion would be at the end of the day but when we talk about redistributing wealth, we are talking about new policies and new programs that are in the interest of the people and not in the interest of super-rich only, he added.

24 Apr 2024 9:03 am