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Naach na jaane aangan tedha: Now Shashi Tharoor refuses to accept Rahul Gandhi could lose one more poll

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Shashi Tharoor quoted a Twitter poll with just 7,716 votes, ran by a Congress functionary, to claim Congress should be voted to power
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Chhattisgarh: Masarsa teacher arrested for raping a 9 year old girl in Raipur

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A Maulana, Mohammed Arshad Rehmani, has been arrested in Raipur, Chhattisgarh for the alleged rape of a minor.
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Pilot flies back to home turf? After weeks of political drama, Sachin Pilot says Ashok Gehlot is his leader

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Rebel Congress MLA Sachin Pilot has bent the knee before Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and accepted him as his leader.
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‘Hardly anyone guessed that the cosmos might be far older but the Hindus did,’ American astronomer Carl Sagan was fascinated by the Hindu view...

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"The Hindu beliefs are kind of premonition of modern astronomical ideas," Carl Sagan reiterated.
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Rajasthan battles policemen suicides: 6 suicides in 2 months, most recent being that of constable Yogindra Singh

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The series of last two months cases in Rajasthan where policemen died of suicide, started with SHO Vishnu Dutt Vishnoi's death
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Controversy in Pakistan after actress Saba Qamar shoots song in a Mosque, officers sacked

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Actors issue apology in Pakistan for shooting for a song in a Lahore mosque.
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In Focus

The international links of Indian Communists: How India’s communists betrayed the nation

Political History of India
Nivan Sadh -
The Communist Party of India is one of the most controversial political parties in the country. Founded in 1925, CPI is alleged to have been directly involved in several anti-national activities since its inception.
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Opinions

People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power

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Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
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News Reports

DU Professor Apoorvanand mastermind behind the Delhi riots conspiracy, says Delhi riots accused Gulfisha

OpIndia Staff -
DU Professor Apoorvanand had already warned the students that riots would ensue and asked them to be prepared with stones, bottles, acid, knives and dry chilli powder
News Reports

After requesting CBI inquiry in Sushant Singh Rajput death case, Rhea Chakraborty objects to the same, invokes Bihar elections

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Rhea Chakraborty insinuates that Sushant's death was being isolated and blown out of proportion in wake of elections in Bihar
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Opinions

Indians, how they get ‘secularism’ so horribly wrong and how the atmosphere changed after Islam and Christianity entered India

Maria Wirth -
Indians are generally highly intelligent. Yet when it comes to secularism, most intellectuals, media and politicians get the concept wrong, so wrong that it looks as if Indians were purposely fed wrong information.
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News Reports

Meet Kanta Murti, the woman who guarded a manhole and saved hundreds of lives as heavy rains flooded Mumbai

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Kanta Murti, a 50-year-old pavement dweller, was seen in a viral video guarding an open manhole for 7 hours in Mumbai’s Matunga
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Politics

Jaane kahaan gaye woh bots: The story of how Congress lost their ‘winning edge’ online

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Congress party has embarked on a campaign to claim that the BJP is using bots to show Narendra Modi is more popular than Rahul Gandhi.
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Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India
2,257,572
Total cases
Updated on 10 August, 2020 10:46 PM
India
1,571,712
Recovered
Updated on 10 August, 2020 10:46 PM
India
45,198
Deaths
Updated on 10 August, 2020 10:46 PM

Data automatically updated from this public source

20,123,933
Updated on 10 August, 2020 10:46 PM

Opinions

Media

Times of India publishes response by Police to their article on Delhi Riots as ‘letter to editor’: How TOI is deceiving its readers

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It was only a few days ago when Delhi Police had written a scathing response to an editorial published by the Times of India that questioned the Delhi Police over its handling of the Delhi Riots.
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Political History of India

The ‘Revolutionary Poet’ and the ‘Great Scholar’: Behind the veils of the Dravidian Delusion

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One of the persistent pieces of given wisdom in Indian political discourse is that the Dravidian movement was a progressive one.
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The curious case of Laila Tyabji’s epic meltdown, the ‘personal saree shopper’ of Sonia Gandhi

Opinions Shefali Vaidya -
On the eve of #NationalHandloomDay on 7th August, founder of Dastkar and textiles Prima Donna Laila Tyabji chose to rant about this govt’s decision of scrapping of the Handloom Board

The KGB ties of Indira Gandhi: How India became a puppet of USSR during the Cold War

Political History of India Nivan Sadh -
Mitrokhin Archives are considered to be the most sensational coutner-intelligence documents that have blown the whistle on several countries.

Hindus, the last standing major pagan culture in the world: Hagia Sophia, AIMPLB and why secularism is a scam

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While Muslim majority Turkey wants to intervene in Kashmir, AIMPLB talks about the Hagia Sophia even as it wags its finger at the Supreme Court

15th EU-India Summit: Promising an opportunity for India in the post-COVID world

Government and Policy Shishir Bajoria -
The 15th EU-India Summit was held in the virtual space, which can be called the Covid-19 era normal. Before the pandemic made its presence felt, this Summit was planned to be held in March in Brussels.
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Politics

News Reports

Shah Faesal steps down as president of political party he founded, could return to administrative services

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Shah Faesal has stepped down as the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM).
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The 2005 interview of Rahul Gandhi, which embarrassed the party so much that it was declared fake and Tarun Tejpal was asked to kill...

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‘Take 4-5 bouncers with you to instil fear among the govt authorities’: Maharashtra Congress chief Balasaheb Thorat advises Congress workers

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Was Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh thrashed by Dalit Morcha of AAP, asks BJP leader Kapil Mishra

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“Delete the video or there will be negative consequences,” Chinese embassy threatens India based strategic affairs portal over a critical video on Xi Jinping

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Congress party may face suspension or disqualification if it fails to elect a party president soon: Read details

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Udta AAP: After crushing defeat in 2017, AAP dissolves core committee, district units and all wings in Punjab

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Shiromani Akali Dal leaders to protest outside Sonia Gandhi’s house alleging involvement of Congress leaders in production & peddling of spurious liquor in Punjab

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Eid in Balochistan: Another Eid and another protest by Baloch people seeking release of their loved ones abducted by Pakistani military

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Fact-Check

News Reports

Rajasthan: Muslim auto driver was thrashed by drunk miscreants for tobacco and money, communal angle not confirmed by police

Muslim Auto driver in Rajasthan was thrashed for looting him, not for not chanting Jai Sri Ram as alleged, confirms police
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Social Media Fact-Check

Senior lawyer K Parasaran who fought Ram Mandir case is not on Twitter, colleagues clarify after fake account gets followers

One of those heroes who rose to the challenge and was instrumental in the reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi is 93-year-old K Parasaran, who successfully led the legal fight of Hindus
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Media Fact-Check

Is ED violating its guidelines by registering money laundering case in connection with SSR’s death? Here’s how NDTV journalists peddled fake news

The Enforcement Directorate has recently lodged a case of money laundering in connection with the alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Did Mughals give birth to Raksha Bandhan in India? Fact-check

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu tradition celebrating the love, care and bond between the siblings and its origins dates back to several millennia
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Rahul Gandhi loses even in Twitter poll by India Today

Amusingly, India Today's other poll also binned Rahul Gandhi and his monologues which the media house tried to pass off as criticism.
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Mocking Dalit leaders Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ramdas Athawale shielding Tablighi Jamaat: How liberal media betrays its bigotry

Arjun Ram Meghwal tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus and was subjected to mockery.
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India Today Group shuts down Mail Today tabloid, several employees laid off

India Today group today announced that it is shutting down its Delhi-tabloid Mail Today.
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Punya Prasun Bajpai makes absurd comparison of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan’s viewership on TV with BJP’s vote in 2019

Punya Prasun Bajpai on Saturday took to Twitter to discredit the success of the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony by making illogical claims
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OpIndia Scoops

‘Aaj Dekh Lenge Hinduon ko’: The tale of Faizal Farooqui, Rajdhani and DRP school and what Chargesheet number 1 says

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The Delhi Police and the Special Cell have filed numerous chargesheets in the Delhi riots that pertain to several different incidents of violence that led to carnage and destruction over a period of the two days.
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OpIndia Explains

The saga of Wikipedia bias continues: ‘Jai Shri Ram is a war cry’

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The Wikipedia page of the sacred chant 'Jai Shri Ram' has been distorted to paint a completely ant-Hindu picture and call the chant a war cry
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Political History of India

The Nanoor Massacre: When CPI(M) workers slaughtered 11 landless labourers and then blamed ‘evil’ landlords for their crimes

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The Nanoor Massacre occurred on the 27th of July, 2000 in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. 11 labourers lost their lives.
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News Reports

From Shamshad trapping Priya impersonating a Hindu to killing her and her daughter: The complete story of the Meerut love jihad case

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Priya's best friend Chanchal narrates the incidents that led to the brutal murder of the mother-daughter duo Priya and Kashish in love jihad
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Interviews

Afghan journalist and founder of Khaama Press talks about Talibanisation, ISI involvement in terror and evolving India-Afghanistan relations

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This is an exclusive interview with a rising star of Afghanistan – Khushnood Nabizada, political expert, journalist and owner as well as founding editor of The Khaama Press News Agency, the largest online news service of Afghanistan.
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Bollywood, Sports & more

Sports

Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali considering sponsoring the 13th season of Indian Premier League

Patanjali is considering to become title sponsors of the upcoming IPL season which will be played in Dubai.
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Satire

If Bakra Eid was a Hindu festival: 10 images that tell the tale of how ‘liberal’ media and celebs would have reacted

Today is the Islamic festival of Bakra Eid where thousands of cattle, goats and buffaloes specifically are slaughtered by pious Muslims as an offering to Allah
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News Reports

Japan rolls out subsidies plan worth 536 million USD for its companies shifting manufacturing facilities from China

The Japanese government, in another announcement, said that they would also assist additional 30 firms in investing in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and other southeast Asian countries.
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Cricket

Cricket, fans, media and dogs: 10 Dhoni quotes which will bring smile on your face

Ten most popular quotes of former Indian skipper MS Dhoni
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to accept ‘regret’ of Prashant Bhushan for 2009 contempt case, says proceedings will go on

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While Tejpal offered an apology for publishing the interview in 2009, Bhushan said that his allegations were not referring to the financial status of the judges or their families but the lack of propriety.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Nadeem and Imran kidnap, rape Dalit girl in auto, injured in a police encounter

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As per reports, Nadeem and Imran had fired bullets at the chasing police vehicle.
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Political History of India

Did you know? 1962 Sino-India war could have been avoided had former PM Nehru paid heed to professional military advice

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Nehru and his government had ignored warnings by the Indian Army about a possible Chinese aggression, says 2012 report by Gaurav Sawant.
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News Reports

‘Human rights activist’ Aakar Patel incites Muslims to demand separate electorates, a demand that was rejected by the Constituent Assembly of India: Read details

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'Human rights activist' Aakar Patel claimed that the Muslim demand for the creation of Pakistan was justified and blamed Hindus for it.
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News Reports

Kolkata: Cricketer Md Shami’s estranged wife receives rape threats after she wished Hindus on Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan, files complaint

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Mohammad Shami, the estranged husband of Hasin Jahan, has also been targeted by radical Islamists in the past for sharing images of his family.
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News Reports

Andaman and Nicobar Islands get fast internet: PM Modi inaugurates submarine OFC connectivity between Chennai and Port Blair

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The foundation of the project was laid down in December 2018 by PM Modi to ensure high-speed internet connectivity for the residents of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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News Reports

“How can you file this petition again?”, Supreme Court raps up TMC MP Mahua Moitra and dismisses her petition

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Supreme Court rejects Mahua Moitra's plea to put CM Relief Funds at par with PM Cares Fund
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News Reports

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy media leader Jimmy Lai arrested under China’s new ‘national security law’, may face a long prison sentence

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Jimmy Lai may face a prison sentence from 10 years up to life, if found guilty of 'collusion with foreign forces' by the Chinese Communist regime.
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News Reports

Lawyer’ Mehmood Pracha, the cover-page boy of pro-ISIS magazine, wants to start anti-CAA-NRC protests from August 15

OpIndia Staff -
Mehmood Pracha had earlier appeared on the cover of a pro-ISIS publication that had asked Indian Muslims to reject nationalism and join the caliphate
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News Reports

Bengal: Second accused Mabud Ali arrested in the suspected murder of BJP MLA Debendranath Roy, had borrowed Rs 1 crore

OpIndia Staff -
While the West Bengal police has ruled out 'foul play', the BJP unit of West Bengal has alleged that the Debendranath Roy was murdered.
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News Reports

Nepal: KP Oli insists that Madi municipality is ‘Ayodhyapuri’, plans to build Mandir and do Bhoomi Pujan there

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Nepal PM KP Oli is adamant on his claim that Madi municipality is the real 'Ayodhyapuri'. Lays out plan to build a temple and do Bhoomi Pujan.
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News Reports

Delhi residents receive calls from unknown numbers trying to incite communal tension on Ram Mandir ahead of Independence Day, security tightened

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It should be noted that Delhi's Khajuri Khas is the area which was amongst the worst affected in the anti-Hindu riots that broke out in February this year after the anti-CAA protests turned violent.
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