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Canadian women’s football team player Quinn becomes first trans athlete in Olympics

KK Shailaja, dropped as health minister after assembly election, criticises the Kerala govt over relief measures to the unorganised sector

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Journalist Vikram Chandra slammed for suggesting Indian Govt should seek Taliban’s ‘apology’ for the brutal murder of Danish Siddiqui

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OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Netizens tried to educate Vikram Chandra by explaining that Taliban is a terrorist organisation not a NGO whom India could ask to apologise

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Congress spokesperson accuses Modi govt of hacking phones of BJP leaders Smriti Irani and Vasundhara Raja, hints the phones have explicit content

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Uttar Pradesh women teachers association demands 3-day ‘period leave’ every month citing poor condition of toilets in schools

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Jai Bhim instead of Chhota Bheem: How an eight year old child is being used as a prop for his parents’ caste agenda

K Bhattacharjee - 31 July, 2021

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The Print uses sero survey results to claim 92.65 crore Indians were infected with Covid-19: Here is why they are wrong

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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A book, an alleged feud between Tim Cook and Elon Musk at a time when Musk wanted Apple to acquire Tesla and denial of...

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Karnataka government notifies order barring the use of temple funds for non-Hindu religious purposes

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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31,653,380

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India

30,810,634

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424,362

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Updated on 1 August, 2021 12:16 AM

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Opinions

Governor Swaraj vs True Indology saga: How a Twitter thread proved online clout is no substitute for real power, and the abuse of it

K Bhattacharjee - 30 July, 2021

A former Governor of an Indian State appeared to threaten a Twitter account, True Indology, for a series of tweets on Mizoram.

The post-poll violence in Bengal: Where is our Gopal Patha

Nupur J Sharma - 29 July, 2021

What happened during Direct Action Day has significant lessons for Hindus of Bengal, who are being massacred in unbridled violence

While Opposition parties appear ‘united’ now, they were against each other during COVID crisis and played with our lives

Nirwa Mehta - 29 July, 2021

The roots of Afghan civil war and its transformation into a safe-haven for world’s deadliest terror network: How did it all begin?

Shashank Bharadwaj - 27 July, 2021

Global media looks away as Biden’s NSA “unmasks” dissenting right wing journalist Tucker Carlson

Abhishek Banerjee - 24 July, 2021

Ravindra Jadeja shows how to bat against left-wing outrage mob, why others should follow

Jinit Jain - 23 July, 2021

Politics

After being dropped from Modi’s new cabinet, Babul Supriyo says he is quitting politics: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

During the attack on BJP workers in WB, Babul Supriyo was accused of failing to emerge as a true leader and stand by people at the time of crisis

TMC MLA Humayun Kabir issued show-cause notice after threatening another TMC leader Rabiul Alam Chowdhury: Read full details

31 July, 2021

Journalist who forged Rafale documents to lie about scam, now approaches Supreme Court alleging a snooping scandal that has no merit

30 July, 2021

Shiv Sena workers arrested for thrashing delivery boy in Mumbai, two on the run: Here is what happened

30 July, 2021

Punjab Congress worker commits suicide after sending a voice note for Navjot Sidhu, said party let him down: Details

30 July, 2021

‘They should come on two limbs, sent back on four’: SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar asks women to thrash Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders

29 July, 2021

Fact-Check

Wrong charts, cherry-picked data: The Hindu tries to claim Muslim population growth is same as Hindus using false analysis

Fact-check: No, Gita Press Gorakhpur is not shutting down. It is doing very well

Samajwadi Party leader spreads fake news days after it was already debunked

Sanjay Raut is ‘speechless’ after centre says ‘no state reported deaths due to oxygen shortage’, here is why he should ask his own govt...

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News Reports31 July, 2021

Thailand bans distribution of ‘fake news’ undermining its handling of Covid-19 pandemic, Thai media protests, says it curbs ‘media freedom’

News Reports31 July, 2021

FIR filed against Sudarshan TV’s Suresh Chavhanke after he raises voice over desecration of saffron flag at Amargarh Fort

News Reports30 July, 2021

Times Radio host wants ‘entry level porn’ for children, deletes tweets after outrage

Media29 July, 2021

Read how NDTV’s Ravish Kumar this time sent ‘hazaar laanat’ to ‘IT cell’ instead of questioning Kerala govt for the state’s Covid crisis

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456 animals died in Delhi Zoo in 3 years, including over 100 blackbucks, for reasons including cannibalism, shock: Details of RTI

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2021

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Stubble burning and Covid-19 surge in Delhi: Read what Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology scientists said in their paper

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2021

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Assam-Mizoram dispute: How India’s colonial past rages violent interstate border conflicts

OpIndia Staff - 27 July, 2021

Interviews

‘We want Hindu girls, they said. The police are with them’: Victim who was gang-raped by TMC goons in front of her father narrates...

Nupur J Sharma - 26 July, 2021

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Did you know that you can get tax free income if you inform govt about smugglers? This and more as OpIndia’s Nirwa Mehta chats...

OpIndia Staff - 25 July, 2021

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Sports

PV Sindhu suffers defeat in Tokyo Olympics semifinal, loses in straight sets against World No.1 Tai Tzu-Ying

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Entertainment

Mumbai Police demanded Rs 15 lakhs to avoid arrest, claims Gandi Baat actress Gehana Vasisth

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Cricket

‘Won’t allow entry in India for cricket related work’: Herschelle Gibbs claims BCCI trying to prevent him from playing in Kashmir Premier League

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Entertainment

Makers of ‘Operation Yemen’ accuse Kartik Aaryan starrer ‘Captain India’ of plagiarism, hope to get a stay on the movie

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Maharashtra drug regulator issues notice to Amazon and Flipkart for selling pregnancy termination pills without prescription

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Delhi police arrests gangster Kala Jathedi, reveals was operating with gangsters who have links with politicians in Punjab: What we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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‘Women are given far more respect in Islamic countries’: Claims Pakistan PM Imran Khan, makes U-turn after blaming women’s clothes for rapes

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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All efforts to influence investigation in gold smuggling case failed: Outgoing Customs Commissioner lashes out at Kerala govt, police

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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BJP MP raises concerns about the mysterious death of a Bihar boy studying in Chinese University, China says matter being investigated: Details

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Crime

Aspiring model-actor Nandita Dutta and her associate arrested in Kolkata in connection with porn racket

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

Crime

Punjab: Congress government-appointed committee recommends free legal aid and compensation for Republic Day riots accused

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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China makes it mandatory for every Tibetan family to send one member to Chinese forces, to fight India after swearing allegiance to CCP

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Licenses of ‘Khan Chacha’ restaurant cancelled, was run by ‘Delhi ke Nirmata’ Navneet Kalra, accused of black-marketing oxygen: Details

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Afghanistan announces ‘National Resistance Movement’ to take on Taliban, says will not bow to Taliban or its proxies

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Border clash escalates as Mizoram govt files case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma: Read what the FIR says

OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2021

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Organisation of Big Tech companies that operate anti-terror database labels BJP as non-violent extremist fringe group

OpIndia Staff - 30 July, 2021

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