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‘When oil prices go up, we make a lot of money’: US President Donald Trump gloats amid ongoing war with Iran

Uttar Pradesh: 55 LPG cylinders seized from the house of SP leader Abdul Rehan, case filed

Union Minister Hardeep Puri assures that there is no fuel shortage in the country and that India’s crude oil supply position is secure

Petition filed seeking ban on Pashubali by Hindus in India: Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response

Adani Foundation announces major expansion of flagship women’s empowerment initiative Swabhimaan, women-led marketplace Swateja Mart launched

Racist US commentator Laura Loomer, known for anti-India and anti-Hindu posts, invited as a speaker at India Today Conclave 2026

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US Air Force aerial refuelling craft KC-135 Stratotanker crashes over Iraq after collision with another KC-135, crew missing

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OpIndia Staff - 13 March, 2026

The Central Command of the US military has confirmed that a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft has been lost over Iraq...

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TMC moves proposal to ‘impeach’ Chief Election Commissioner before West Bengal election: Read a Bengali’s perspective on how Mamata has mastered the art of...

Dibakar Dutta - 12 March, 2026

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SRH faces online backlash and boycott calls after Sunrisers Leeds sign Pakistani spinner who mocked 2019 dogfight hero Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

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Supreme Court grants bail to Kashmiri separatist Shabir Ahmed Shah in terror funding case: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 13 March, 2026

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‘India prioritises citizens and energy security’: PM Modi talks to Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian, voices deep concerns over growing crisis

OpIndia Staff - 13 March, 2026

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Perplexity launches its ‘always-on AI assistant’ Personal Computer: All you need to know about the persistent digital proxy

Shraddha Pandey - 12 March, 2026

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Somaliland invites Israel to establish base at Berbera months after Israel recognised the breakaway Somalian territory as a sovereign state, Israel plans to use...

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

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Kharg Island is Iran’s ‘spare heart’: Read why the US and Israel hesitate to strike this tiny island in the Persian Gulf

विशेषता - 12 March, 2026

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7-10 years of jail for illegal conversions, up to life for mass conversions: Chhattisgarh cabinet clears Anti-Conversion Bill

Shriti Sagar - 12 March, 2026

Opinions

Kajal Hindustani vs Sadhvi Ritambhara: UGC row sparks debate on Hindu unity. Read why their statements are going viral and why the argument is...

Shraddha Pandey - 11 March, 2026

A fresh controversy has erupted over statements made by a Hindu saint and a key figure in the Ram Janmbhoomi Movement and Hindu rights activist Kajal Hindustani.

Ummah over India? Islamists are targeting Adani-Elbit plant in Hyderabad, spreading hate on India’s defence manufacturing citing Gaza and Iran

Shraddha Pandey - 11 March, 2026

Islamists are writing posts and making emotional videos, often with exact location details of the Adani-Elbit JV’s Hyderabad drones manufacturing factory.

Ignored warnings, now pleading for evacuation: The self-inflicted crisis of Indian students in war-torn Iran

Shraddha Pandey - 9 March, 2026

Molester, old enmity, brittle social relations and more: How Swara Bhaskar, and other Islamo-leftists try to justify the murder of Hindu youth Tarun Kumar...

Rukma Rathore - 9 March, 2026

US boasts about un-sanctioning its own sanction on Russian oil, admits that India buying Russian crude will keep global oil prices stabilised

Sanghamitra - 7 March, 2026

Regardless of what the US claims, India has continued purchasing Russian oil: Read how ‘wherever we find it cheap’ has been India’s consistent policy

Rukma Rathore - 6 March, 2026

Politics

Opposition rattled by SIR of electoral rolls? TMC and its allies sign notice for removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

The move comes after Mamata Banerjee threatened the CEC that he would have to fall at the feet of the public after the elections in the state.

Dalit Congress leader says her husband paid crores to Gandhi family and top party stalwarts to get Haryana election ticket, regrets being duped

9 March, 2026

Delhi Police deny permission for protest against UGC regulations, entry to Ramlila Maidan blocked and several protestors put under house arrest

8 March, 2026

‘Alien and unfriendly to the Christian-majority population’: Nagaland People’s Front opposes recitation of Vande Mataram in educational institutions and Vidhan Sabha

8 March, 2026

President Murmu slams Bengal govt after venue change for Santal Conference, PM Modi calls it ‘shameful and unprecedented’

7 March, 2026

During Jana Ashirvad Yatra across Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma receives warm welcome in Golaghat

7 March, 2026

FIR filed against pro-Congress X account for spreading fake news on middle east conflict to incite hatred, account deactivated

7 March, 2026

‘You cannot be a Bengali if you don’t support TMC’: Mahua Moitra claims ahead of West Bengal election

7 March, 2026

Congress govt in Karnataka to implement Rohith Vemula Act in all educational institutions even after Supreme Court stayed similar UGC guidelines

6 March, 2026

Fact-Check

Massive fire at joint India-Israel drone manufacturing facility in Uttam Nagar? Pakistani bots peddle fake news

300 billion deal? What is the reality behind Donald Trump’s big claims about Reliance Industries refinery in Texas

No Indian citizen killed after missile struck residential locality in Saudi Arabia’s Al-Kharj, clarifies Indian embassy: Details

Air India refutes claims that its aircraft flew over Iran: Read why flight tracking websites may show wrong and erratic flight paths over the...

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Media8 March, 2026

UAE denies reports of striking water desalination plant in Iran, says the country will never target civilian infrastructure

News Reports27 February, 2026

‘Don’t peddle your political agendas here’: How TheWire’s Arfa Khanum was shown the mirror by Hindu women in Noida’s Sector 15A

News Reports26 February, 2026

Varsha Gandikota declares PM Modi an ‘anti-national’ for visiting Israel: Inside her organisation Progressive International and the Newsclick connection

News Reports25 February, 2026

Soros-funded SOAS University, The Bridge backed by Pakistanis, CIA-front Bellingcat and others: Here’s how Islamist-leftist cabal targets OpIndia over coverage of Leicester violence

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As Centre is set to table Electricity Amendment Bill 2025, power engineers announces nationwide strike: What the bill proposes and why it faces opposition

Shraddha Pandey - 9 March, 2026

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West Bengal SIR – Why is it necessary: An OpIndia Research Paper

Dhruv Mishra - 25 January, 2026

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Vasant Panchami is not the beginning of Vasant Ritu: Read how most wishes and posts on Saraswati Puja have this common misconception

Shraddha Pandey - 23 January, 2026

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As NASA gears up to return humans to the Moon, here’s all you need to know about the Artemis II mission

Shraddha Pandey - 16 January, 2026

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Explained: Why is Delhi colder than Shimla this January

Shriti Sagar - 14 January, 2026

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Cricket

Advocate Wajid Khan files complaint against cricketer Hardik Pandya alleging disrespect of national flag while celebrating India’s T20 World Cup win

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2026

Entertainment

He is doing music for Ramayana, no communal problem in the industry: Musician Salim Merchant counters AR Rahman’s “communal bias” in Bollywood claim

OpIndia Staff - 11 March, 2026

Entertainment

Singer Badshah summoned by Haryana State Commission for Women over vulgar lyrics in his latest song Tateeree

OpIndia Staff - 6 March, 2026

Opinions

The Kerala Story 2 narrates stories of Love Jihad from three different states, read why every Hindu parent should watch this film

जयन्ती मिश्रा - 28 February, 2026

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News Reports

SC stays the death penalty of a rape convict who ripped the vagina of a 5-year-old girl, orders his psychological evaluation

Aditi - 12 March, 2026

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Supreme Court permits passive euthanasia for a patient for the first time in India: Read about the draft guidelines regarding the procedure and their challenges

Rukma Rathore - 12 March, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz crisis: Why India’s energy transition under PM Modi is crucial for energy security

Jinit Jain - 11 March, 2026

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Surat Municipal Corporation’s headquarters renamed as “Tapi Bhavan”: Read how it was declared a waqf property in 2021

ઑપઇન્ડિયા સ્ટાફ - 11 March, 2026

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Debunked Aryan Invasion Theory, Identified Vedic Saraswati River: Who is Padma Shri Michel Danino, the French-born scholar banned by Supreme Court for chapter on...

Raju Das - 11 March, 2026

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From Harrow Holi celebrations to Indian restaurants in Wembley, Hindus faced half a dozen attacks by Muslim gangs in March 2026

Shraddha Pandey - 11 March, 2026

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Strait of Hormuz crisis: How Saudi and UAE pipelines are keeping global oil supplies moving despite rising tensions

Rukma Rathore - 11 March, 2026

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Shortage of LPG? Refill delays in several cities affect restaurants in Chennai, Bengaluru, Mumbai as govt announces booking curbs, Essential Commodities Act invoked

OpIndia Staff - 11 March, 2026

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CNN deletes tweet after online backlash: How an ISIS-inspired terror attempt was turned into a humanising story about ‘teenagers enjoying the city’

Jinit Jain - 11 March, 2026

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India’s Sheshnag-150 and Project KAL: Readying for drone warfare through indigenous weapons

Dhruv Mishra - 10 March, 2026

News Reports

Global oil crisis? India has seen it before, and has found ways to procure enough crude to deal with it, even in the 1970s

Divyansh Tiwari - 9 March, 2026

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Who is Mojtaba Ali Khamenei: Slain Ayatollah’s ‘radical’ son who has just lost most of his family chosen as the next Supreme Leader by...

Rukma Rathore - 9 March, 2026