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US court slaps Meta with $567 million penalty over child safety failures, orders major platform reforms: Details

Meta faces global scrutiny after a 567 million New Mexico penalty over child safety, addictive platform features and mental health concerns.

7 Aug 2026 9:25 pm
How Congress, which gave birth to FCRA, is now targeting the BJP govt for stopping illegal foreign funding to NGOs

While Congress is today opposed to the FCRA Amendment Bill of the BJP, it has conveniently forgotten how the legislation came into existence in the first place and underwent major changes during its rule.

7 Aug 2026 7:30 pm
Battle of Colachel: How Travancore king Marthanda Varma crushed Dutch colonial power

Led by Varma and Ramayyan, the Travancore forces managed to strangle the Dutch supplies from all sides.

7 Aug 2026 6:15 pm
From Newslaundry to Javed Akhtar: How the left-liberal ecosystem whitewashed and shielded

The high and mighty, elite sections of society tried to defend Tejpal by downplaying a serious crime like sexual harassment in the workplace.

7 Aug 2026 6:01 pm
The coordinated drumbeat: Tracing the foreign funding targeting India

Water consumption numbers alone dont give the full picture if nobody knows what data centre cooling system is behind them

7 Aug 2026 4:52 pm
Busting the big myth: Why data centres aren

Data centre cooling towers function by evaporating some of their water, which finally returns to Earth as rainfall

7 Aug 2026 4:51 pm
Cool by design: How India

A data centre cooling tower is a larger version of the desert cooler that millions of Indian homes rely on each summer.

7 Aug 2026 4:50 pm
Data Centres are the new highways: India is racing to build them

Giving data centres the same priority as highways, railroads, and electricity grids by designating them as important infrastructure was the most significant decision of the govt

7 Aug 2026 4:49 pm
Shipbuilding for the future world: India

Rajendra Chola was not targeting the top-10 global position. He read the winds of change; he saw the ocean as a highway, and he projected power with all he had. He built his ships strong enough to accomplish his goals. If India is going to reclaim any part of that thousand-year-old legacy, we need to build ships that will accomplish ours.

7 Aug 2026 3:43 pm
CJP appoints former AAP functionaries to its National Working Committee: Know who they are

The CJP indirectly formalised itself as probably the youth wing of the Aam Aadmi Party by inducting maximum present or former AAP functionaries into its National Working Committee.

7 Aug 2026 1:49 pm
When Travancore king Marthanda Varma challenged the Dutch monopoly on the Malabar Coast spice trade

Marthanda Varma promoted a policy of strengthening his kingdom and expanding its borders. This angered the Dutch and led to the conflict.

6 Aug 2026 11:22 am
Why did the Stock Market suddenly reverse on Wednesday? Inside SEBIs new closing auction system that has traders on edge

SEBI's new Closing Auction Session has fundamentally changed how India's markets close, triggering sharp volatility, confusing traders and causing unusual divergences between the Sensex and Nifty.

5 Aug 2026 9:49 pm
Metas PM Modi video controversy explained: What is Safe Harbour and how Facebook, Google could lose their protection?

Facebook, Googles Legal Shield Under Threat? What Is Safe Harbour And Why Is The World Debating Its Future?

5 Aug 2026 8:27 pm
Who is SDPI leader Riyaz Farangipete, sentenced to jail for the 2015 PFI will slaughter cows, sell beef hate speech case

The case against SDPI leader Mohammed Riyaz Farangipete stems from a speech he delivered on 23rd July 2015 at a PFI protest meet near the Belthangady Taluk Office.

5 Aug 2026 8:14 pm
Who is Professor Annapurni Subramaniam? First Indian woman to win the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal

Professor Annapurni Subramaniam has become the first Indian woman scientist to receive the prestigious COSPAR Vikram Sarabhai Medal for her pioneering contributions to space research.

5 Aug 2026 4:52 pm
Global shipbuilding concentrated among a few players, but India is catching up: The winds of change

While Indian shipyards did construct some merchant tonnage under license regimes and subsidy schemes, the emphasis stayed on building capacity fot Navy and Coast Guard, not for the commercial global market. The long term result was that Indian commercial shipbuilding never developed the scale, supply-chain depth or export orientation that enabled East Asian yards to capture the worlds merchant fleet.

5 Aug 2026 4:29 pm
From too sick to Sambhaji Nagar visit: How the Jharkhand protests exposed the hypocrisy of Abhijeet Dipke and CJP

After days of dodging the Jharkhand protests, CJP's Abhijeet Dipke announced a visit only after accusations of selective activism and hypocrisy became impossible to ignore, raising fresh questions about whether the group's protests are driven by principle or political convenience.

5 Aug 2026 2:14 pm
Taslima Nasreens return to Kolkata: HowThe Indian Expressfound a way to sanitise Islamist violence and still cast Hindus as villains

The Indian Express piece turns a simple act of offering refuge into an attack on Hindus, revealing how the mainstream media houses have been reframing Islamist violence as Hindu majoritarianism to protect its favored political narrative.

4 Aug 2026 10:33 pm
Who are the Bandi Singhs, whose release from jail has become Punjabs political Achilles heel

SGPC, SAD, AAP, BJP, Congress and Panthic groups have adopted competing positions, using remission demands, Sikh sentiment, security concerns and protest politics to strengthen their influence across Punjabs increasingly fragmented political landscape ahead of elections.

4 Aug 2026 4:18 pm
Kanwariyas neither beat up police nor tore uniforms: Meerut Police debunk viral claims spread by Leftist, Extremist handles

Meerut Police stated that the video going viral on social media with the claim that Kanwariyas assaulted police personnel and tore their uniforms is completely false

4 Aug 2026 1:41 pm
Udhayanidhi Stalins arrest over remarks against actor Trisha is no surprise: From eradication of Sanatana Dharma to vulgar jibes, the DMK leader has long mistaken provocation for politics

Udhayanidhi Stalin's arrest over his remarks against actor Trisha has reignited scrutiny of the DMK leader's long record of inflammatory statements, including his infamous 2023 call for the eradication of Sanatana Dharma.

4 Aug 2026 1:20 pm
Shipbuilding in India: Reclaiming the legacy after a thousand years

Shipbuilding is not a single skill or industry. It is a vast, interlocking ecosystem of technologies, industries, and human expertise that has repeatedly determined which nations rise to become global powers.

4 Aug 2026 11:50 am
Meet Abhinav Pandey: The vocal activist of Jantar Mantar protest missing in intensity over Jharkhand paper leak

While Abhinav Pandey did talk about the Jharkhand student protest, there was a marked change in intensity. There were no campaigns seeking resignation or pressure on the Hemant Soren government to remove its Education Minister. The overall coverage and the 'call for accountability' was borderline non-existent.

3 Aug 2026 7:28 pm
The situation could deteriorate: Police had cautioned CJP organisers before the event; new video captures Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka brushing aside officials

The videos release has raised tough questions: Why did CJP organizers display such negligence despite repeated warnings from law enforcement?

3 Aug 2026 1:54 pm
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted: A timeline of how the wrestlers sexual harassment allegations unfolded and ended in acquittal

On August 3, 2026, a Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, along with former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.

3 Aug 2026 1:31 pm
How India fared at the 2026 Commonwealth Games

India concluded its campaign in the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland, with many stellar performances and an impressive tally of medals. India's performance in various games, including athletics, boxing, para sports, and judo, bore testimony to India's slow but steady growth in various sports.

2 Aug 2026 4:40 pm
Iranian Sikh families finally return to India after being stranded in Tehran, heres how the government carried out the evacuation

RP Singh and Jaiveer Shergill raised the families plight in April after elderly couples were denied boarding, while the embassy maintained round-the-clock contact and helped facilitate onward travel through regional evacuation routes back to India.

2 Aug 2026 12:32 pm
Who was Nirmal Purja? The British-Nepali mountaineer who conquered all 14 highest peaks in record time

From serving in Britain's elite Special Boat Service to redefining the limits of high-altitude climbing with his record-breaking Project Possible expedition, Nirmal 'Nimsdai' Purja became one of the most influential mountaineers of his generation before his life was cut short in a tragic Broad Peak avalanche.

1 Aug 2026 8:46 pm
Why SEBI barred former Zee executives Subhash Chandra and Puneet Goenka from the securities market for one year: Explained

The case decision relates to an unauthorised pledge of ZEEL's immovable assets located in Hyderabad to secure loans for promoter-linked entities.

1 Aug 2026 6:56 pm
How the fall of Hindu Rashtra in Nepal gave way to Muslim street veto

The removal of the Hindu Kingdom status stripped away a protective shield for the country's majority culture. When communist ideology dismantled thetraditional guardrail, it gave away to the Muslim street veto.

1 Aug 2026 6:27 pm
Hinduphobia in Parliament premises: Pappu Yadav dresses as Brahmin priest, enacts Ram Mandir donation theft; Rahul Gandhi, Awadhesh Prasad perform symbolic mob lynching

On 31st July, Independent MP Pappu Yadav cosplayed a greedy Brahmin priest andstaged a nukkad Natak-style skit in the Parliament complex, enacting the Ayodhya Ram Mandir donation theft.

31 Jul 2026 8:34 pm
Reckless words, real consequences: The case for CJPs contempt for the Supreme Courts jurisdiction

Constitution insulates the Court from being leaned on by whoever holds power or public pressure at a given moment, a government, an opposition party, or a movement outside the electoral system altogether.

31 Jul 2026 8:16 pm
The anatomy of violence: Muslim mob attacks Kanwar Yatra in Nepal, police kills 3 Hindus

Nepali Prime Minister Balen Shah appealed to people to maintain unity and social harmony and show restraint.

31 Jul 2026 6:46 pm
Not for CJP protest, Aishe Ghosh was picked up in a 2021 case after repeated court no-shows: How the Left twisted the narrative

What Aishe Ghosh has been doing in her criminal trial is a classic leftist tactic for delaying court proceedings.

30 Jul 2026 8:05 pm
The Hindus Vijaita Singh tried to fact-check Delhi Police, then had to fact-check herself: The gunshot wound mystery during CJP violence

The public is advised to verify information through authentic sources before sharing such claims, Delhi Police stated.

30 Jul 2026 3:03 pm
Johnson & Johnson baby powder causing cancer? What is behind the $5.5 billion settlement

This resolution allows the company to put this matter behind it, Johnson & Johnson stated as it dismissed the cancer claims.

29 Jul 2026 6:58 pm
Can the Centre really withdraw FIRs against hooligans who indulged in violence during CJP protest? Here is what the law says

Criminal jurisprudence treats an offence as a wrong against the entire society and not just against an individual.

29 Jul 2026 2:17 pm
Why is PoK on the boil? All you need to know about the protests, Pakistan Army firing and election violence

The first phase of assembly elections in PoJK turned violent as Pakistani forces opened fire on protesters, leaving at least 19 dead. The clashes follow months of anger over reserved refugee seats, election rigging, and a government ban on local rights group JAAC.

28 Jul 2026 10:07 pm
How Newslaundry manufactured a conspiracy theory around a seized dumper truck to smear Delhi Police: Dismantling plot to blame police for stone pelting by CJP mob

Newslaundry's attempt to portray a lawfully seized accident vehicle as evidence of a Delhi Police conspiracy collapses under its own reporting, exposing a narrative built on insinuation rather than facts.

28 Jul 2026 9:53 pm
Odisha govt to name medical college after Swami Lakshmanananda Saraswati: Read how the Hindu leader working against Christian conversions in tribal areas was murdered by Naxals

Along with the renaming of the medical institution, the Chief Minister has approved a 13 crore grant from the Chief Ministers Special Assistance (CMSA) fund.

28 Jul 2026 12:55 pm
The selective feminism exposed: What a womans sexual assault at CJPs Jantar Mantar protest reveals about the Lefts moral contradictions

Social media user Yashaswinee Raje Singh took to X to allege that she was sexually assaulted during the CJP's Jantar Mantar protest and that volunteers dismissed her complaint instead of coming to her aid.

27 Jul 2026 7:08 pm
Anti-paper leak law: Heres what the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill 2026 says

The proposed legislation seeks to strengthen the provisions of the existing Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Act, 2024, which was enacted to curb unfair means in public examinations and protect the integrity of recruitment and entrance tests.

27 Jul 2026 5:28 pm
From Lala Jagat Narain to ML Manchanda: The journalists marked for death by Khalistanis

The killings crossed religious lines, as Sikh and Hindu journalists alike were targeted for opposing Khalistan, defending communal harmony or refusing to surrender editorial judgement and broadcasting language to armed terrorist organisations during the insurgency.

27 Jul 2026 5:18 pm
The fox, not the lion: What Machiavelli would notice about PM Modi

Modis political durability rests on calculated concessions and tactical flexibility. He absorbs protests, manages unstable allies and retreats on methods without surrendering the authority or objectives that keep him at the centre of power nationally.

26 Jul 2026 3:07 pm
How Hindus are reclaiming the Adina Temple , which was converted into a mosque by invaders

The mosque was primarily constructed using materials, pillars, and carved stones salvaged from pre-existing Hindu and Buddhist structures belonging to the Pala-Sena era (8th to 12th century).

25 Jul 2026 4:59 pm
NEET paper leaks and the coaching mafia: How admission agents, solvers and insiders compromised the examination system

Guest houses, hotels and private residences became distribution hubs. Families reportedly paid lakhs while candidates memorised solved answers or received handwritten notes before entering examination centres in different cities during the two documented NEET paper leak operations from 2024 and 2026.

25 Jul 2026 1:04 pm
From the Arab Spring to India: How Cockroach Janta Party is a part of leftist anarchy blueprint

Although Cockroach Janta Party protestors are now issuing Nepal bana denge threats, indicating Bangladesh- and Nepal-like violent regime changes in the last two years, CJPs origins go back to a meeting attended by andolanjeevi Yogendra Yadav a decade ago.

23 Jul 2026 4:01 pm
Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan, AAP, SP and the coaching mafia: How the Cockroach violence was politically orchestrated, not organic

For weeks, the mainstream media, the leftist propaganda factory, and the Cockroach Janta Party itself have painted the protests to seek resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over NEET UG paper leak as an organic student protest. The framing, however, was in sharp contrast to the reality of Sonam Wangchuk's weeks-long hunger strike.

21 Jul 2026 8:53 pm
Protests demanding Dharmendra Pradhans resignation in the UK not organic: Before you fall for The Wires propaganda, read how SFI is mobilising crowds

The Wire portrayed the London gathering as spontaneous despite weeks of SFI campaigning and committee-led protests across Britain. BBC and Al Jazeera joined Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch in amplifying the wider crackdown narrative.

21 Jul 2026 2:38 pm
NTA debunks lies about discrepancy in NEET marks, exposes 5 students who digitally altered their OMR sheets: Here is what happened

The National Testing Agency pointed out that all five cases were thoroughly verified and that the OMR sheets of all five candidates had been correctly evaluated.

20 Jul 2026 7:31 pm