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Exactly eight years after ‘Indian Mujahideen’ terrorists made a failed attempt to assassinate BJP’s Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi during the Patna rally on October 27 2013, a special court of National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Patna convicted nine out of 10 accused today (October 27, 2021), while one accused was acquitted in the absence of evidence. Six people were killed and over 90 were injured in serial blasts that rocked Bihar's capital. The explosions had taken place at the venue of then Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's "Hunkar" rally. 

Veteran Indian Cricketer and pacer Venkatesh Prasad has slammed Waqar Younis for his ‘Namaz’ comment. Prasad said that the former Pakistani fast bowler and captain Waqar Younis took his Jihadi mindset to the next level through his comment.

Following the defeat of India to Pakistan in the group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2021, an old Facebook post of riot accused and radical Islamist Sharjeel Imam surfaced on social media.

Recently, a despicable video of a man dressed as UP CM Yogi Adityanath being roped and led by a group of men who are seen assaulting him has gone viral on the internet. The video was shot during the rally carried out by Islamist organisation Campus Front of India, who has been railing against the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the prosecution of Siddique Kappan, one among 8 PFI activists charged for inciting communal unrest during the Hathras incident. Campus Front of India is the students wing of Islamist outfit PFI.

The news of Tamil film, Koozhangal (Pebbles) becoming India's official Oscar entry in the Best International Feature Film category recently made the news. The film was one of the 14 that were in the running to get a shot at being nominated for the 2022 Academy Awards. One of the 14 films was also Vicky Kaushal's most recent release, Sardar Udham, and here's why it did not make the cut at the meeting held on Saturday to discuss the same.

After revealing its intentions to melt 2000kg of temple gold a few days ago, the DMK government has made it a reality by setting up 3 panels to oversee the melting process. The move has invited criticism from all quarters as an overreach of HRCE’s powers. However the HRCE minister has said that they are only following what Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam does in this regard.

The J&K Police has registered two FIRs against hostel wardens, management and students of two medical colleges in Srinagar where students created a ruckus and raised anti-India abusive slogans after Pakistan won the match against India in Dubai on Sunday.

In yet another incident that shows the rising Islamic fundamentalism in Kerala, Smt Thushara, who had on January 15, 2021, opened an exclusive non-halal restaurant in the Ernakulam district in Kerala has been brutally assaulted on Monday, October 25. The woman, herself, went live on Facebook from the hospital bed to inform about the attack on her.

Sports has an uncanny way of taking you to the euphoric of highs and at the same time plummeting you to the lowest of lows – yesterday’s sporting Sunday, being a case in point. While Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at the Theatre of Dreams i.e Old Trafford, the Indian fans were crestfallen after Pakistan inflicted 10-wicket hiding upon the Indian cricket team in Dubai, ending the latter’s invincible record in World Cup’s against the cross-border Neighbours.