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Monday, September 21, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Shiv Sena, NCP dismisses CBDT investigation against Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, and Supriya Sule, calls it a ‘routine exercise’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  EC had asked CBDT to probe allegations of 'fake poll affidavits' against Supriya Sule, Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray
  
  News Reports
  
  Opposition parties break Deputy Chairman’s mic, disrupts audio system of Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to stop farm reform bills
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  The violent opposition MPs even attempted to climb on the dais of the Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha and broke the microphone
  
  News Reports
  
  Indian intelligence agencies suggest Chinese pressure on Muivah delaying Naga peace deal, NSCN denies charges
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  Agencies have revealed that the Chinese intelligence wanted to Muviah to delay the peace process between center and NSCN
  
  Politics
  
  Rajiv Gandhi never tried enough, was indecisive and easily influenced: Read how former British diplomat assessed Rajiv Gandhi in 1989
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  A startling disclosure by a former British diplomat to India has revealed that the then British government had a very poor opinion of Rajiv Gandhi as a Prime Minister
  
  Politics
  
  More anarchy in USA? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes away, liberals threaten riots as Donald Trump could have third Supreme Court pick
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 19 September, 2020
  
  Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, breathed her last on the 18th of September 2020 at the age of 87 after prolonged illness.
Opinions
- Law
  
  The court must not call out Sudarshan News for speaking for the rights of Dalits and calling out a Dalit leader who just would...
  
  Editorial Desk - 18 September, 2020
  
  Justice Joseph castigated Sudarshan News on Friday over the manner in which Congress leader Udit Raj was treated.
  
  Government and Policy
  
  Why you should support farm ordinances introduced by the Modi govt: The mother of all reforms
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 18 September, 2020
  
  In mid-June, the Modi govt brought three ordinances related to farming, which can forever change the agricultural landscape of India. Folks, this is the mother of all reforms.
  
  Opinions
  
  Of Macaulay and Nehru: A dilapidated education system and the need for the phoenix to rise from the ashes
  
  Kshitij Chopra - 18 September, 2020
  
  A major consequence of the dilapidated education system, thanks to Nehru and Macaulay, is that an average Indian graduate is a test taker and a job seeker
  
  Opinions
  
  How YS Jaganmohan Reddy held the Judiciary to ransom after a PIL was filed to ‘clean politics up’
  
  Guest Author - 18 September, 2020
  
  Even before the debate on Justice Gogoi’s tenure settles, a fresh attempt to breach independence is seeming to blow from down south.
  
  Opinions
  
  Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The leader who followed his Raj Dharma
  
  Avni Sablok - 17 September, 2020
  
  Taking a cue from ancient Indian traditions, PM Narendra Modi highlighted that every Indian should have access to good governance and positive results of development.
Fact-Check
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  Political Fact-Check
  
  Is Govt doing away with MSP? PM Modi fact-checks Rahul Gandhi as he spreads misinformation and panic over agriculture Bills
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  Prime Minister Modi as well as other ministers took to social media to put out the facts and bust the misinformation being spread regarding MSP
  
  Political Fact-Check
  
  Rahul Gandhi opposes Agriculture reform by Modi govt, even though Congress had promised the same in election manifesto: Details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020
  
  Rahul Gandhi claimed that the three bills, which aim to reform agricultural marketing, is nothing but a new form of 'Zamindari' and some friends of PM Modi will be the 'Zamindars' of New India
  
  News Reports
  
  Congress leaders spread fake news, twist Defence Minister’s statement to insinuate that China occupied 38,000 sq. km of land in the recent LAC stand-off
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2020
  
  Congress leaders twist Rajnath Singh's statement on Aksai Chin to claim China occupied 38000 sq km Indian land recently
  
  Fact-Check
  
  India takes loans from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, leftist media and Rahul Gandhi spin it to claim India borrowed from China amidst LAC standoff
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2020
  
  As a 2nd largest share-holder, India has right to take loans from AIIB, and it being Beijing based does not make it a Chinese bank
Media
- News Reports
  
  Sudarshan News refers to programs on ‘Hindu Terror’ and ‘saffron terror’ by NDTV in its affidavit on ‘UPSC Jihad’ submitted at Supreme Court
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  Sudarshan News said that in programs on 'Hindu Terror', NDTV used Hindu symbols and saints in saffron clothes with Trishuls, Tilak etc
  
  News Reports
  
  HW News Network: The digital news outfit facing I-T probe with expenses eleven times the revenue and mysterious source of fund
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  While the revenue of Theo Connect that owns the HW News was just Rs 54 lakh in the year 2018-19, its expenses were Rs 3.23 crores
  
  News Reports
  
  Deaths aboard Shramik Special trains not due to starvation: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal puts facts on record in parliament
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  The Railway minister’s forthcoming response on the nature of the death of these migrants on-board Shramik trains comes as an extremely important amidst all the misleading reports pushed by the left-wing media outlets in the last few months attributing the deaths of these people to hunger and starvation.
  
  Media
  
  Devendra Fadnavis exposes how ABP Majha abruptly ended his interview, shares video of parallel recording he had arranged anticipating foul-play by the channel
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020
  
  Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that his interview was cut short midway while he was explaining centre's help to Maharashtra on GST credit
  
  News Reports
  
  Days before his arrest for having classified documents, Journalist Rajeev Sharma had spoken about the state of Indian media and ethics
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020
  
  Rajeev Sharma had spoken about the state of media in the country and the lack of ethics in reporting the real issues
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  News Reports
  
  Stolen Vijayanagara era bronze idols of Sri Ram, Maa Sita and Laxman handed over to India by UK authorities
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2020
  
  The idols were formally handed over to India by the British police in a ceremony at the India House, London.
  
  News Reports
  
  Here are 8 other things JRD Tata spoke about in the now viral clip showing his views on Jawaharlal Nehru
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2020
  
  In 1987, JRD Tata was interviewed by Rajiv Mehrotra as part of his "In Conversation" series, which aired on Doordarshan
  
  News Reports
  
  “Some Mohammedans are the crudest in this respect, and the most sectarian,” Swami Vivekananda had remarked 120 years ago
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2020
  
  ‘Every man or woman who does not exactly believe it must be killed’ Swami Vivekananda had described the attack on disbelievers by Muslims
  
  News Reports
  
  Nandini Sundar sends notice to Garuda Prakashan in an attempt to stop publication of the book on Delhi Riots: Here is their response
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2020
  
  Nandini Sundar served a 'cease and desist' notice to Garuda Prakashan against the publishing of the highly anticipated book, 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  HW News Network: The digital news outfit facing I-T probe with expenses eleven times the revenue and mysterious source of fund
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020
  
  While the revenue of Theo Connect that owns the HW News was just Rs 54 lakh in the year 2018-19, its expenses were Rs 3.23 crores
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Julio Ribeiro and Open Letters, a love story better than Twilight: Here are some letters that the former IPS officer has signed
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020
  
  Former IPS Officer Julio Ribeiro has recently written to the Delhi Police complaining of their 'flawed investigation' into Delhi Riots.
  
  Government and Policy
  
  No more APMC monopoly, more choice, freedom for farmers to seek better prices for crops: All you need to know about the new bills...
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 September, 2020
  
  The objective of the three proposed laws is to make way for creating the Modi government's ambitious vision of 'One India, One Agriculture Market'.
  
  Opinions
  
  Janeudhari Brahmin Rahul Gandhi’s party celebrates a man who advocated physical violence against Brahmins
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2020
  
  The janeudhari Brahmin-Rahul Gandhi has himself in the past, heaped praises and glorified the rabid anti-Hindu Periyar
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Woman alleges gang-rape at a five-star hotel in Connaught Place in Delhi, one arrested

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

The woman said that she was lured to the hotel room by the promise of loan at a very low interest rate, where she was assaulted and raped

‘Meaningless to play such a petty trick’, Chinese state media Global Times defends Rajeev Sharma, the journalist caught spying for China

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Global Times has come out in support of Rajeev Sharma, who was arrested for passing sensitive information to China.

Watch: Maldives Foreign Minister speaks in Hindi to thank India for $250 million package during Coronavirus pandemic

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid thanked India for financial aid provided to the island nation to fight Coronavirus pandemic

AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi attends annual conference of Hamas-linked Islamic association, claims RSS was inspired by Nazis

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Asaduddin Owaisi accused Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Modi government of being part of a larger movement known as Hindutva

Sudarshan News refers to programs on ‘Hindu Terror’ and ‘saffron terror’ by NDTV in its affidavit on ‘UPSC Jihad’ submitted at Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Sudarshan News said that in programs on 'Hindu Terror', NDTV used Hindu symbols and saints in saffron clothes with Trishuls, Tilak etc

Shiv Sena, NCP dismisses CBDT investigation against Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray, and Supriya Sule, calls it a ‘routine exercise’

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

EC had asked CBDT to probe allegations of 'fake poll affidavits' against Supriya Sule, Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray

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In Focus

Is Govt doing away with MSP? PM Modi fact-checks Rahul Gandhi as he spreads misinformation and panic over agriculture Bills

Political Fact-Check

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Prime Minister Modi as well as other ministers took to social media to put out the facts and bust the misinformation being spread regarding MSP

Editor's Picks

News Reports

China invades Nepal, constructs eight buildings in Nepalese territory: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

With expansionist policies in place, China has continued to invade Nepal inch by inch and constructing buildings on the captured lands.

News Reports

HW News Network: The digital news outfit facing I-T probe with expenses eleven times the revenue and mysterious source of fund

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

While the revenue of Theo Connect that owns the HW News was just Rs 54 lakh in the year 2018-19, its expenses were Rs 3.23 crores

News Reports

Watch: TMC MP Derek O’Brien heckles and attacks Deputy Chairman Harivansh as Rajya Sabha passes agriculture Bills

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

TMC MP Derek O'Brien on Sunday, entered the well and climbed the dais of the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman in an attempt to halt the proceedings of the house.

News Reports

Customer orders jhatka chicken, BigBasket sends parcel with both jhatka and halal labels, refunds money

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

BigBasket had earlier come under fire for selling discriminatory 'halal' only products. After severe backlash, BigBasket made 'jhatka' meat available on its website.

Entertainment

From ‘she is a small-time actress’ to ‘you are the biggest feminist’, defence pours in for Anurag Kashyap who is accused of sexual assault

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Accusing Anurag Kashyap of sexual assault, actress Payal Ghosh stated, "I went to meet him and the next day when he took me to the other room, he opened his zip and tried to force his c**k (penis) inside my vagina by opening my Salwar Kameez.

News Reports

Deaths aboard Shramik Special trains not due to starvation: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal puts facts on record in parliament

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

The Railway minister’s forthcoming response on the nature of the death of these migrants on-board Shramik trains comes as an extremely important amidst all the misleading reports pushed by the left-wing media outlets in the last few months attributing the deaths of these people to hunger and starvation.

Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India

5,485,612

Total cases

Updated on 21 September, 2020 4:06 AM

India

4,392,650

Recovered

Updated on 21 September, 2020 4:06 AM

India

87,909

Deaths

Updated on 21 September, 2020 4:06 AM

Data automatically updated from this public source

31,205,746

Updated on 21 September, 2020 4:06 AM

Opinions

Law

The court must not call out Sudarshan News for speaking for the rights of Dalits and calling out a Dalit leader who just would...

Editorial Desk - 18 September, 2020

Justice Joseph castigated Sudarshan News on Friday over the manner in which Congress leader Udit Raj was treated.

Government and Policy

Why you should support farm ordinances introduced by the Modi govt: The mother of all reforms

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 September, 2020

In mid-June, the Modi govt brought three ordinances related to farming, which can forever change the agricultural landscape of India. Folks, this is the mother of all reforms.

Of Macaulay and Nehru: A dilapidated education system and the need for the phoenix to rise from the ashes

Opinions

Kshitij Chopra - 18 September, 2020

A major consequence of the dilapidated education system, thanks to Nehru and Macaulay, is that an average Indian graduate is a test taker and a job seeker

How YS Jaganmohan Reddy held the Judiciary to ransom after a PIL was filed to ‘clean politics up’

Opinions

Guest Author - 18 September, 2020

Even before the debate on Justice Gogoi’s tenure settles, a fresh attempt to breach independence is seeming to blow from down south.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi: The leader who followed his Raj Dharma

Opinions

Avni Sablok - 17 September, 2020

Taking a cue from ancient Indian traditions, PM Narendra Modi highlighted that every Indian should have access to good governance and positive results of development.

India should take a firm stand against China and recognize Tibet as an occupied territory

Opinions

Tsewang Rigzin - 16 September, 2020

There can never be a constructive border solution between India and China without talking on the issue of Tibet.

Politics

News Reports

Opposition parties break Deputy Chairman’s mic, disrupts audio system of Rajya Sabha, in an attempt to stop farm reform bills

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

The violent opposition MPs even attempted to climb on the dais of the Deputy Speaker of Rajya Sabha and broke the microphone

Indian intelligence agencies suggest Chinese pressure on Muivah delaying Naga peace deal, NSCN denies charges

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Rajiv Gandhi never tried enough, was indecisive and easily influenced: Read how former British diplomat assessed Rajiv Gandhi in 1989

Politics OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

More anarchy in USA? Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passes away, liberals threaten riots as Donald Trump could have third Supreme Court pick

Politics K Bhattacharjee - 19 September, 2020

‘Bunch of Thugs’: Donald Trump slams George Floyd protesters for vandalising statue of Mahatma Gandhi, ‘who only wanted peace’

Politics OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Protests against Left minister in Kerala gold smuggling case ‘anti-Quran’, says Communist Party leader: Here is how he came to that strange conclusion

Politics OpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Minister Anurag Thakur apologises after ruckus breaks out in Parliament over his comments on the Nehru-Gandhi family

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Rahul Gandhi opposes Agriculture reform by Modi govt, even though Congress had promised the same in election manifesto: Details

Political Fact-Check OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Congress leader responds to a parody account, hurls insults at journalist Anjana Om Kashyap

Social Media OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Fact-Check

News Reports

Congress leaders spread fake news, twist Defence Minister’s statement to insinuate that China occupied 38,000 sq. km of land in the recent LAC stand-off

Congress leaders twist Rajnath Singh's statement on Aksai Chin to claim China occupied 38000 sq km Indian land recently

OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2020

Fact-Check

India takes loans from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, leftist media and Rahul Gandhi spin it to claim India borrowed from China amidst LAC standoff

As a 2nd largest share-holder, India has right to take loans from AIIB, and it being Beijing based does not make it a Chinese bank

OpIndia Staff - 16 September, 2020

Fact-Check

Fact Check: Is India going under lockdown once again from September 25?

PIB has debunked rumours on social media about the reimposition of lockdown from September 25 in the wake of Coronavirus surge.

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2020

Fact-Check

Pakistanis use a 2-year-old image to claim IAF chopper has crashed in Ladakh

The image is that of an Mi-17 Indian chopper, which had caught fire in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in April 2018

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2020

Media

MediaOpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Devendra Fadnavis exposes how ABP Majha abruptly ended his interview, shares video of parallel recording he had arranged anticipating foul-play by the channel

Devendra Fadnavis had alleged that his interview was cut short midway while he was explaining centre's help to Maharashtra on GST credit

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Days before his arrest for having classified documents, Journalist Rajeev Sharma had spoken about the state of Indian media and ethics

Rajeev Sharma had spoken about the state of media in the country and the lack of ethics in reporting the real issues

MediaOpIndia Staff - 19 September, 2020

Delhi Police arrests journalist Rajeev Sharma for possessing classified defence documents, had written for Chinese mouthpiece GlobalTimes

Rajeev Sharma had written several columns for Chinese newspaper Global Times, the mouthpiece of Communist Party of China for the last several years.

Editor's picksOpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Bloomberg Quint calls an economist an ‘infectious disease expert’ to peddle the theory that a high recovery rate is a ‘useless statistic’

The Quint earlier transformed an engineer to a doctor to prove that India is in the middle of community transmission stage

Specials

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OpIndia Explains

Julio Ribeiro and Open Letters, a love story better than Twilight: Here are some letters that the former IPS officer has signed

OpIndia Staff - 18 September, 2020

Former IPS Officer Julio Ribeiro has recently written to the Delhi Police complaining of their 'flawed investigation' into Delhi Riots.

Opinions

Janeudhari Brahmin Rahul Gandhi’s party celebrates a man who advocated physical violence against Brahmins

OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2020

The janeudhari Brahmin-Rahul Gandhi has himself in the past, heaped praises and glorified the rabid anti-Hindu Periyar

OpIndia Explains

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi: The man who is convicted for war crimes against Hindus and pro-Bangladeshi supporters in 1971 war

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2020

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is a war criminal convicted for presiding over murders, rapes and forced conversions of Hindus and pro-Bangladeshis during the 1971 war

News Reports

Kaagaz Scanner: The India-made document scanner app that was praised by PM Modi in his Mann Ki Baat

Anurag - 15 September, 2020

Kaagaz Scanner – A mobile app to scan documents, lauded by PM Modi in Mann Ki Baat

OpIndia Explains

How Zakat Foundation romanticises Muhammad Iqbal and why it is extremely problematic

OpIndia Staff - 14 September, 2020

The Zakat Foundation has found itself in a raging controversy recently after allegations have been made that Muslims receive undue advantages in their efforts to gain recruitment into the civil services

Bollywood, Sports & more

Cricket

BCCI president Sourav Ganguly shares pictures of his visit to the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, blurs picture of Pakistani cricketers in background

Sharjah is the 1st of the 3 venues that Sourav Ganguly has visited and he is likely to visit Dubai and Abu Dhabi as well

OpIndia Staff - 15 September, 2020

Sports

Novak Djokovic disqualified from US Open 2020 after ‘accidentally’ hitting an official with a ball

World number one Tennis player Novak Djokovic was disqualified in the US Open fourth round on Sunday after he struck a line judge with a ball in the first set of his match against Pablo Carreno Busta from Spain.

OpIndia Staff - 7 September, 2020

News Reports

‘My uncle was slaughtered, we deserve to know who did this heinous act’: Suresh Raina appeals to Capt Amarinder Singh after attack leaves his...

Speaking on the murder of his father-in-law, Harpreet Singh Saggu conceded that it was a 'clear case of murder' and that the robbery was a staged event to deflect the attention from the murder angle.

OpIndia Staff - 1 September, 2020

News Reports

Remembering Major Dhyan Chand: The Indian hockey wizard who stood up to Adolf Hitler

Hitler had offered Major Dhyan Chand to join the German army after the 1936 Olympics, but the hockey legend had declined the offer

OpIndia Staff - 29 August, 2020

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News Reports

India-China standoff: Indian Army makes a major breakthrough, occupies 6 strategic heights along LAC

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

To counter India's strategic position, the Chinese regime has deployed 3000 army personnel, near Rechen la and Rezang La heights.

News Reports

Union Home Ministry tables FCRA amendment bill at the Lok Sabha, proposes to bring more transparency and accountability in the functioning of NGOs

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Home ministry introduces FCRA amendment bill in Lok Sabha, several changes made in regulation of NGOs receiving foreign fund

News Reports

“Rajeev Sharma was always referred to as either a ‘scamster’ or ‘scumbag’ by people who dealt with him,” alleges Journalist Rakesh Krishnan Simha

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

New Zealand-based journalist Rakesh Krishnan Simha says Rajeev Sharma worked for Russian and Chinese media at the same time

News Reports

Sandalwood drug case accused actress Sanjjanaa Galrani had embraced Islam two years, whistleblower alleges ‘Love Jihad’ by drug mafia

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

A document has gone viral on the internet, which suggests that Sanjjanaa had converted to Islam on her own will two years ago. The letter further claims that the actress, who is accused in the drug scandal, had changed her name to Mahira in 2018.

News Reports

Meet Amy Coney Barrett, Trump’s likely nominee to fill the US Supreme Court vacancy left behind by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Amy Coney Barrett is a Catholic and her faith was a subject of scrutiny among liberals after her nomination to the court of appeals.

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Congress party workers attack SDM and blacken his face during a protest, NSA slapped

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

More than 20 Congress workers were booked under NSA in MP after one of them blackened the face of a sub-divisional magistrate

News Reports

Anurag Kashyap #MeToo: NCW extends support to Payal Ghosh, says will stand with her till case goes to court

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

In a statement released by National Commision for Women (NCW), the NCW chief Rekha Sharma extended support to actress Payal Ghosh who had accused Anurag Kashyap of sexual assault.

News Reports

Anurag Kashyap denies sexual assault charges, doesn’t forget to drag politics

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

Anurag Kashyap dragged politics and implied that the allegations of sexual assault against him are levelled by an 'unknown actress' because he 'showed a mirror' to Kangana Ranaut.

News Reports

Package containing deadly poison addressed to US President Trump intercepted

OpIndia Staff - 20 September, 2020

The United States law enforcement officials had earlier this week intercepted a package addressed to US President Donald Trump that contained a deadly poison, ricin.

News Reports