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Penguin Random House India had decided not to publish the book in India following the discrepancies in the fact-checking process.

India has been among the first responders whenever its neighbours faced any natural disaster or any other calamity. It has stood by its Himalayan neighbour, which often faces natural disasters, through thick and thin.

Nepal says it does not need foreign rescue teams for now, but Indias pending NDRF offer raises questions over Kathmandus selective approach to international disaster assistance.

The PCBs reported threat to boycott the Lords Test over Imran Khans sons Sky Sports interview exposes how Pakistans cricket establishment itself politicized cricket to suppress an inconvenient political narrative.

The objective is to bring these cases to their logical conclusion on merits, an official stated.

Justice Mehta said that Justice Sharma had been misusing his administrative powers as master of the roster and selectively moving cases to his own bench.

Pawan Khera's irreverence against Manusmriti exposes a deeper problem: Hindu scriptures are treated as fair game for ridicule, while political and personal calculations impose far greater caution when it comes to other faiths.

The government is ready to discuss every aspect of the student protests over NEET, Amit Shah had declared.

The UNCERD somehow made Rohingya Muslims the bigger victims of the April 2022 Pahalgam attack wherein Hindus were singled out and shot dead by Islamic terrorists for being Hindus, as the Central government launched a crackdown against illegal immigrants.

TCS reported monitoring of nearly 600,000 employees raises serious questions over workplace privacy, employee surveillance and whether cybersecurity tools could eventually be weaponised for performance tracking.

While Abhijeet Dipke contends that receiving endorsement by Tushar Gandhi or MK Gandhis family vindicates him and the CJP against the allegations of being anti-national and is the biggest certificate of patriotism, patriotism is not a hereditary title or a stamp that one descendant of a person involved in the freedom movement can confer.

Social media is rife with videos of confrontations at Sammed Shikharji, where Jain pilgrims have accused tourists of recasting a sacred Jain shrine as a Parshuram Temple.

Explore how 3D-printed guns and machine gun conversion devices are bypassing global arms control laws, and why proposed DRM software bans are failing.

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.

Recently, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has stayed the recruitment of Pharmacy Officers and a selection process under the Punjab State Rural Livelihoods Mission (PSRLM).

Air Indias Phuket-Delhi turbulence scare has taken a serious turn after the Pilot-in-Command failed a second confirmatory drug test, intensifying regulatory scrutiny and raising fresh questions over flight safety and crew fitness.

From supporting the Supreme Court Collegium to now casting aspersions on its integrity, AAP and Arvind Kejriwal have weaved alarmist narratives around the judiciary to lend credence to their conspiracy theory that the Modi government is somehow taking over the judiciary

Adding small extra payments whenever possible can help you reduce your loan burden faster. However, ensure that prepayments do not affect your emergency savings or essential expenses. A balanced approach allows you to lower interest costs while maintaining financial stability.

Factories, Jobs and Self-Reliance: How the Modi Governments policies under Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat initiatives transformed Indias new technology manufacturing sector

The disinformation surrounding FCRA Amendment Bill is that it empowers the Indian government to arbitrarily takeover churches and religious institutions. A direct reading of the statutory text demonstrates that this narrative is factually inaccurate.

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.

Videos of hundreds of snakes slithering through floodwaters after Typhoon Maysak destroyed a snake farm in China's Guangxi province have gone viral, drawing global attention to the terrifying escape of nearly 900 reptiles and the country's little-known snake farming industry.

Delivering the order, Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad observed that the circular, when read in its entirety, did not contain any compulsory or coercive direction requiring students to take part in activities that go against their faith.

The assault on a woman doctor in Maharashtra is more than an isolated act of violence. It lays bare a disturbing reality of Indian politics, where many elected representatives, intoxicated by power, behave less like public servants and more like feudal warlords, resorting to intimidation and violence whenever their authority or ego is challenged.

With Satluj, Diljits past controversies have returned to focus, from his farmers protest stand and refusal to clearly condemn Khalistan to support for Jagtar Singh Johal, named in cases involving Hindu and RSS leaders.

The preliminary report by the SIT into the embezzlementof funds and valuables from daily chadhava or donations at the Ram Mandir reveals that the Chanda Chori was a preventable theft, had the temple authorities been less egoistic and more accountable.

The court relied on 17th February chats about road blockade and inciting violence. The timing destroys the narrative blaming Kapil Mishras 23rd February speech for the riots.

No rational government would or could keep its borders open for anyone to enter its country. Open borders are impractical for any nation, including India and Bangladesh. There is a reason why nations like Egypt and Jordan resolutely refuse to accept displaced Palestinians, despite their overwhelming support for them

Despite the vicious narrative pushed by The Guardian, the creation of the Guardian of the Blue Horizon distinction has nothing to do with Prime Minister Modi himself but is instead rooted in the internal political restructuring of Seychelles.

Unlike e-rickshaws, Indian EVMs have no Bluetooth, no Infrared, no WiFi, no radio, no wired internet connection, and no wireless features of any kind.

The Union Government has decided to waive excise duty on blended petrol, but surprisingly, it does not cover E20 petrol, which everyone is forced to buy at present

The proliferation of Trump's cryptocurrency capital has once again highlighted the murky connections as well as the unpredictability and unreliability of Pakistani relationship with the US, which is driven purely by self-interest.

OpIndia analysed how the letter titledAppeal to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan by Concerned Citizens, amplified Pakistans narratives and interests

A letter, titled Appeal to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan by Concerned Citizens, has been issued by the Centre for Peace and Progress on 30th June 2026. The appeal has been signed by 117 prominent citizens, including 61 from India and 56 from Pakistan.

Vizhinjam port has emerged as a premier trans-shipment hub and ramped up at an unprecedented pace, mentioned APSEZ CEO.

Despite Pakistan's repeated appeals and public statements, India has made it clear that the conference and the statements made there will not change its position.

Khalids latest bail plea coincided with CJPs first Delhi protest, where supporters called him their leader, while Discord members described him as a revolutionary, freedom fighter and potential future Defence Minister of India as well.

The High Court observed that the essential Hindu rituals, as required under the Hindu Marriage Act, form the foundation of a Hindu marriage.

From claiming custodianship and inheritance of the Indus Valley Civilisation or the Sindhu-Saraswati Civilisation, Pini, Chanakya, Raja Porus/Purushottam to decoupling Hindu aspect of these, Pakistanis are concocting a corrupted, dishonest, and desperate ancient Pakistan identity.

Faiyaz disguised the poison as painkillers and Ayurvedic supplements, distributing professionally packaged sachets near Rehmatabad Cemetery before one victims vomiting prompted doctors to alert police and trigger his later arrest from a Dongri hotel.

From fatal clashes and attacks on police to weapons displays and public disorder, Muharram processions across several states witnessed multiple incidents of violence and controversy.

Police are investigating a ross-border online network after recovering deleted data and audio clips from the main accused Moin Khan's phone in the Kota conversion and exploitation case.

A recent report of the UN Watch has accused the United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism, Ben Saul, of ideological bias and conflicts of interest. The report reveals that Saul has been receiving funding from the Chinese government.

This early detection of P-waves gives a tiny but crucial window before the disaster hits that can save lives.

Published on 24th June, the article titled, Indian Armys New Found Love for Hindi and Hindutva Has Serious Consequences, framed the use of Hindi language by the Indian Army in its communications and institutions, as a sign of political control over the military.

Alongside Dr Mahrang Baloch, the Lioness of Balochistan, the court sentenced fellow Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sibghatullah Shah got life sentence, in addition to a fine of PKR 200,000 each.

The Asiatic lion has staged a remarkable recovery in Gujarat, reaching a population of 891 by 2025.

The road has now been named after Gopal Chandra Mukherjee, popularly known as Gopal Patha, a controversial but influential figure linked to the events that followed the Great Calcutta Killings of 1946.

The accused used WhatsApp and Telegram to push PFIs Mission 2047. Pakistani handlers guided the network while young men were drawn into jihadist propaganda and prepared for violent assignments and possible training abroad.