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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 victims that Punjab politics chose to forget

Local memorials, police webpages, press-freedom records and family recollections preserve fragments of those killed, while incomplete archives, political commemorations and cultural narratives continue shaping which victims remain visible and which gradually disappear from public memory.

7 Aug 2026 5:29 pm
How Punjab Police dismantled Khalistani terror networks

Methods adopted by Ribeiro and Gill restored state control and weakened Khalistani groups through intelligence, mobility and coordination that ended insurgency.

7 Aug 2026 5:04 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
From policy to factories and jobs: How India became a hub of new technology manufacturing

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

7 Aug 2026 10:51 am
Is FCRA Amendment Bill anti-Christian? Debunking the lies and setting the record straight

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.

6 Aug 2026 7:48 pm
India to roll out plastic currency notes: Why is RBI switching to polymer banknotes?

The RBI is launching trials for polymer 10 and 20 notes to improve durability and security. While more expensive initially, these plastic banknotes last longer, reduce replacement costs, and will circulate alongside existing paper currency.

6 Aug 2026 6:05 pm
Abaan Ahmed, son of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, dies in road accident: Read about his criminal history

Abaan Ahmed first came under the police scanner after the murder of Umesh Pal, the main witness in the 2005 murder case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal.

6 Aug 2026 4:38 pm
Sonam Wangchuk fasted for 26 days to revive Rahul Gandhi

Sonam Wangchuk said that his wife Geetanjali Angmo pursued Rahul Gandhi to break his fast. However, the Congress leader gave no positive response.

6 Aug 2026 2:32 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 SEBI

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
Who is SDPI leader Riyaz Farangipete, sentenced to jail for the 2015

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
Red Fort blast-linked Al-Falah case: Delhi court rejects every plea by accused Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui, refuses

Jawad Siddiqui suffers a major setback in the 415 crore PMLA case as Saket Court rejects both pleas, including his demand for unrelied documents. Read what court said.

5 Aug 2026 8:12 pm
Meta admits to being paid to boost certain types of content: How it amounts to an admission of deliberate content manipulation and misuse of Indian laws

Metas admission that it accepts payment to amplify specific content, while hiding behind 'technical glitches' to censor other posts, exposes a deliberate strategy of manipulating content and effecting social behavior.

5 Aug 2026 7:26 pm
How Khalistani terror pushed Punjab Police to brutal retaliation after over 1800 personnel were killed

Senior commanders received headlines, but constables, drivers, ASIs and Special Police Officers often survived only in FIRs and memorial pages, even as repeated assassinations, ambushes and family killings hardened the forces response irreversibly throughout Punjab.

5 Aug 2026 5:37 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
US Congressman cries

Riley Moore, however, has surpassed even the Indian left liberals in fear-mongering and victimhood propaganda. His claim that the FCRA Amendment Bill will empower the Indian government to arbitrarily take over churches is false. The authorities cannot take over or alter the religious character of places of worship.

5 Aug 2026 3:57 pm
Former JNU Professor who once said

Targeting Hindu beliefs to spread discontent against the majority population has been a core part of Nivedita strategic rhetoric.

4 Aug 2026 8:40 pm
Who are the Bandi Singhs, whose release from jail has become Punjab

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
Netizens flagged faulty

In response to the social media outrage, the NHAI published an X post on 3rd August 2026 and claimed that the viral visuals of the rumble strips on NH-25 in Rajasthan do not depict the actual condition. It shared a comparison picture, captioned: As shown on social media vs actual image of the section.

4 Aug 2026 3:55 pm
Muslim consolidation in Bankipura by-election and ideological clarity: How Muslims sacrificed RJD for Prashant Kishor to defeat BJP

The Bankipura by-election saw Muslim voters and several other communities rally behind Prashant Kishor over the RJD, signalling a major political realignment driven by the desire to defeat the BJP.

4 Aug 2026 12:53 pm
Udhayanidhi Stalin arrested for hurling sexual innuendos at Trisha Krishnan: How his remark fits a pattern of dragging women into Tamil Nadu

DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay.

4 Aug 2026 11:54 am
Udhayanidhi Stalin hurls sexual innuendos at Trisha Krishnan and Tamil Nadu CM Vijay, arrested

DMK leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin made a double-meaning remark against actress Trisha Krishnan while criticising CM C. Joseph Vijay.

4 Aug 2026 11:54 am
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
From alleging

After blaming igged polls and invisible powers for Jan Suraaj's humiliating Assembly defeat, Prashant Kishor's Bankipur victory suggests elections are won through issues, organisation and groundwork, not post-result excuses

3 Aug 2026 9:33 pm
Meet Abhinav Pandey: The vocal

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
Days after rushing to appropriate Hindu civilisation, Pakistan DG ISPR invokes Quran to reject Afghan Taliban

In a fresh demonstration of the Hindu hatred Pakistan harbours, Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, DG ISPR, invoked a Quranic verse to delegitimise the Afghan Talibans Islamic credentials over the India-Afghan shared DNA remark by a Taliban minister, and growing friendship between Kafir India and Islamic Afghanistan.

3 Aug 2026 5:34 pm
Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted: A timeline of how the wrestlers

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, here

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
Farooq Abdullah asks why terror attacks happen whenever J

Farooq Abdullah's remarks linking terror attacks to the demand for J&K statehood overlook nearly four decades of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism that flourished under Article 370, from the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Hindus to major attacks like Uri and Pulwama, raising questions over whether constitutional decisions should ever be influenced by violence.

1 Aug 2026 6:17 pm
Massive protests held in Jharkhand over paper leaks and recurring irregularities in examinations

The protesting students have been demanding accountability, transparent recruitment, and major education reforms.

1 Aug 2026 4:39 pm
French ex-Navy pilot behind Pakistan

According to French media reports, investigators believe Chuet made at least two undeclared trips to China in September 2018 and August 2019 while he was still serving in the French Navy.

1 Aug 2026 12:57 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 CJP

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
As thousands of illegal immigrants swim to Spain, read how a Supreme Court order triggered the massive influx

I spoke out to warn of the extreme gravity of the migration crisis we are enduring, a senior Ceuta official stated.

31 Jul 2026 6:26 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