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OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

A person identified as Yogesh, who was detained by the Haryana police on Friday said the farmers at Singhu border threatened to kill him

Editor's Picks

Islamists attack IAS-turned-Islamist-turned-politician Shah Faesal after he takes u-turn to praise Modi’s vaccine diplomacy

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

Earlier, it was reported that Shah Faesal has been informed by authorities that his resignation has not been accepted.

Masked man claims he was ‘assigned’ to shoot farmers, farm leader helps him remember his confession

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

The masked man claimed that he and others were allegedly asked to pose as policemen and unleash violence during farmers protest

Farmer leader Ruldu Singh Mansa alleges Delhi Police smashed his car’s windscreen, video tells a completely different story: Details

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Farmer leader Ruldu Singh Mansa smashes the windscreen of his own car with a hockey stick, alleges Delhi police did it

Crime

Elephant in viral video where a forest official was seen crying profusely over its death was injured by burning tyre in horrific attack: Details

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

An elephant has died in Masinagudi in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu after locals attempted to chase it away with fire.

Crime

‘Money earned in drug sale was used to finance anti-India activities’: NCB busts Dawood Ibrahim aide’s drug factory

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

The arrested Chiku Pathan is said to be a close aide fo Dawood Ibrahim. He is one of the biggest drug lords of Mumbai and manufactures Mephedrone from multiple factories.

India sends Covid-19 vaccines to all neighbouring countries except Pakistan, China steps in to aid Pakistan with free Chinese vaccine

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

India has not sent any vaccines to Pakistan, and there are no reports suggesting that Indian govt will send any vaccine to them

The build up to the Delhi anti-Hindu Riots 2020

On this day that year

OpIndia Explains

Scars of how Islamists and Left came together to burn the country a year ago: From the ides of December to end of February

Nupur J Sharma - 17 December, 2020

It was on the 11th of December 2019 that calls to Jihad started emanating, culminating into the Delhi anti-Hindu riots.

West Bengal: TMC govt led by Mamata Banerjee to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

The West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the state assembly on January 27

No matter how many protests happen, CAA will not be rolled back: Amit Shah in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Shah reminded that Gandhi had said that Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan can come to India anytime. It will be the duty of Indians to provide them with dignity and security.

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh snubbed at Shaheen Bagh, ‘protestors’ do not let him deliver speech from stage

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

Digvijaya Singh later said that while he was requested to deliver a speech at Shaheen Bagh, it was actually he who did not want to politicise the stage.

Detailed coverage from Archives

2 Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ send Rs 1 crore defamation notice to BJP’s Amit Malviya over ‘500 Rs per day’ video

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2020

The notice has been sent via the office of one Mehmood Pacha, the 'legal adviser' of the protestors.

Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India

10,640,544

Total cases

Updated on 23 January, 2021 12:38 PM

India

10,300,838

Recovered

Updated on 23 January, 2021 12:38 PM

India

153,221

Deaths

Updated on 23 January, 2021 12:38 PM

Data automatically updated from this public source

98,756,263

Updated on 23 January, 2021 12:38 PM

Opinions

NCB busts drug racket based out of Pakistan and Sri Lanka after seizing heroin worth Rs 1,000 crore from a boat

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

NCB and the Indian Coast Guard had intercepted a vessel near the Tuticorin Port and found 95.87 kg of heroin in November 2020

Temples under attack in Andhra Pradesh: Hindus must be granted autonomy and the chance to defend themselves from external attacks

Sai Priya Chodavarapu - 22 January, 2021

The recent series of temple vandalism incidents across Andhra Pradesh have left Hindus all over the country horrified and shaken.

Left-wing fury at Vir Sanghvi shows just how much ‘liberals’ hate Hindus

Media

Abhishek Banerjee - 22 January, 2021

Vir Sanghvi published a column about the ‘shameful persecution’ of Munawar Faruqui and the ‘bogus controversy’ around Tandav

Farm Laws 2020: The need of the hour is balanced liberalization, to move beyond rigid ideologies

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 21 January, 2021

A balanced liberalization, based on the triad of truth, efficiency and compassion, may find a better tomorrow

Those who blamed Modi for market crashes must congratulate him for Sensex at 50,000

Abhishek Banerjee - 21 January, 2021

As market crosses 50,000 points, will those who blame him for crashes credit him for bullish trend?

The paper-tigers of the Indian comedy circus: How mocking Hindus is a free hit but other faiths is a no-go

Jinit Jain - 19 January, 2021

Indian comedians have displayed evangelical zeal in poking fun at Hindus and their faith but they have not exhibited the same alacrity in sneering at Islam and Christianity

Politics

World

The Keystone XL pipeline and why Joe Biden’s executive order has riled up Canada and fears of job loss

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

On Friday, US President Joe Biden will make his first call with Justin Trudeau on Friday and discuss the issue of keystone pipeline.

Yogi Adityanath the most popular CM in the country for third consecutive time, Mamata slips to 4th: India Today’s Mood of the Nation survey

Politics OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Maha Congress protests against Arnab Goswami over ‘ChatGate’, raises ‘Joote Maaro’ slogan while hitting his poster with shoes

Politics OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

‘Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him’: How Lee Kuan Yew brought an end to pilots’ protest in Singapore Airlines

News Reports Jinit Jain - 22 January, 2021

Congress head of minority cell arrested for involvement in attack on Tripura Congress chief, a crime media had blamed BJP for

Politics OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

West Bengal: Political turmoil in TMC continues as Cabinet Minister Rajib Banerjee calls it quits

Politics OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

“BJP will ban burqa, beard, skullcap, azan”, says AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal after forming alliance with Congress and Left to defeat ‘communal BJP’ in...

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

AIMIM’s West Bengal ally Islamic cleric Peerzada Abbas Siddiqui launches ‘secular’ party to contest West Bengal Assembly polls

Editor's picks OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Uddhav stirs up Belagavi issue, Shiv Sena activists stopped by police from removing Karnataka flag. Details

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Fact-Check

Here is the truth about the images where medical officers from Karnataka were seen ‘faking’ Coronavirus vaccination for a picture

Did medical officers in Karnataka fake vaccination for camera? Congress makes damaging fake claims to undermine fight against Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Has the govt increased interest rate on Kisan Credit Card loan from 7% to 12%

The Press Information Bureau has 'fact-checked' the claims made by some media portals that interest on Kisan Credit Card loan has been increased.

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Political Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi lies to claim PM Modi has no geopolitical understanding, Surjewala declares himself Joe Biden

Rahul Gandhi lied that PM Modi had endorsed Donald Trump's candidature for the 2020 US presidential elections

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2021

Fact-Check

Has China constructed a new village inside Arunachal Pradesh? Not quite: How NDTV misled with its ‘exclusive’ report

Report China building a village inside Arunachal Pradesh was bought out by NDTV yesterday - and it turned out to be fake news

Maj Manik M Jolly, SM - 19 January, 2021

Media

SportsOpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

#BanSportsTak: Netizens angry after India Today owned sports channel claims Virat Kohli suffers from ‘disorder’

"It is a disorder for a captain to (be as aggressive as Virat Kohli). It might be acceptable for a player to have this aggression (but nor for a captain)," the journalist claimed.

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Roasting Raghuram Rajan, talking about economic upswing, forced conversion to Islam and Christianity: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala bursts ‘liberal’ bubble

The big bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was uninhibited his in his freewheeling interview with The Print founder Shekhar Gupta

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Rajdeep Sardesai ‘baffled’ by India Today survey that shows Modi govt winning a sweeping majority if elections held today: Details

Taking to Twitter, Sardesai said that he was 'baffled' to see that despite the economic hardships resulted by the pandemic, Indians still love the Modi government.

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Indian Express spreads fake news claiming there were internal objections to Adani Group winning all 6 airports: Read the facts

The civil aviation ministry said that same allegations made in the Indian Express report were already dismissed by Kerala High Court

Specials

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Media

The hidden chats in the TRP Chargesheet that nobody is talking about, not even the police: India Today and BARC

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2021

In the TRP case chargesheet, pages of personal chats between Arnab Goswami and the ex-BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta have been added

They’re paying someone in Taloja to torture him till he names Arnab, he’s on death bed: Ex-BARC CEO family speak up, file affidavit

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2021

Days after they arrested BARC COO Romil Ramgarhia, they arrested BARC former CEO Partho Dasgupta on the 25th of December 2020.

World

All you need to know about Navdeep Bains, minister who resigned from Trudeau govt: Corruption, Khalistan, immigration scam and lobbying for China

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2021

Navdeep Bains is considered to be one of the aggressive Khalistan sympathizers within the Canada government.

OpIndia Scoops

BHU to induct degree course on Hindu Studies with Ancient scriptures, Vedas, Puranas and more: Exclusive details

रवि अग्रहरि - 16 January, 2021

Bharat Adhyayan Kendra of BHU has come up with a structured two-year course on Hindu Studies, scriptures and traditions

Explained – The political crisis over crop procurement in Chhattisgarh and why paddy procurement has been stopped in the state

Anand Walunjkar - 14 January, 2021

As mandis in Chhattisgarh overflow due to bonus announced by govt, both Congress and BJP blaming each other

Bollywood, Sports & more

Cricket

‘That is New India,’ ‘Pujaras’s Pooja’ and more: Indian cricketer Ashwin and fielding coach Sridhar share stories from the Sydney test

Indian cricket superstar Ravichandran Ashwin shared stories from the tour of Australia on his YouTube channel on Friday.

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Mumbai Police denies permission to UP Police, disrupts probe in Mirzapur case as police reach to question Farhan Akhtar

UP Police is investigating case filed against makers of the web series 'Mirzapur' and their probe is being disrupted by Mumbai Police

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

After multiple FIRs against ‘Tandav’, makers of another Amazon Prime web series ‘Mirzapur’ in trouble, SC issues notice

The SC notice was issued following a petition complaining about UP's Mirzapur being portrayed in a bad light in the web series

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

Kangana Ranaut pens a heartfelt note for Sushant Singh Rajput on his birth anniversary, calls out movie mafia

Kangana Ranaut wrote that she regretted not being there to help Sushant Singh Rajput when he needed help against movie mafia

OpIndia Staff - 21 January, 2021

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Government and Policy

US State Department applauds Indian govt for sending free Coronavirus vaccine shipments to other South Asian countries

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2021

The Modi government has decided to send Coronavirus vaccines to almost all neighbouring countries, with one notable exception of Pakistan

Not a satire: North Korea raises concerns about ‘human rights violations’ in Australia at the UN

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

North Korea raised concerns on human right violations in Australia during the universal period review at the UN Human Rights Council

Tamil YouTube channel reporter harasses Brahmin women and peddles caste hatred; Indu Makkal Katchi to file a complaint on the incident

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

A reporter of a Tamil YouTube channel Red Pix was seen harassing a woman and peddling caste hatred against Brahmin people

How Brazil thanked India for sending Coronavirus vaccine doses: Pawan Putra Hanuman

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

President of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, has expressed his gratitude towards India and Prime Minister Modi for vaccine exports from our country.

Pune restaurant launches ‘Bullet Thali’ challenge: Eat a 4 kg platter in 60 mins to win a Royal Enfield bike

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

The Pune restaurant owner conceptualised the 'Bullet Thali' challenge to bounce back after his business incurred huge losses amid the coronavirus pandemic

Ministers reportedly walk out of meeting after farmers refuse government’s proposal, 11th round of talks end in a stalemate

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Protesting farmers do not agree to Govt's offer to put the farm laws on hold for two years and forming and committee

Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ is safe, vaccine led to enhanced immune responses to Covid-19, says medical journal Lancet

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

The prestigious medical journal said that Covaxin generated tolerable safety outcomes and enhanced immune responses.

Delhi police books DSGMC president and Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa for embezzlement of Gurdwara funds

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

A Delhi court had called allegations against Manjinder Singh Sirsa "serious in nature" while ordering probe in November 2020

80% of meat supplied is halal: Meat traders call SDMC’s move to display whether they are selling Halal or Jhatka meat ‘unwarranted’

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Yesterday SDMC passed order mandating eatries and meat shops to display whether they are selling Halal or Jhatka meat

Microsoft files a patent to bring back dead loved ones as ‘chatbots’ from their digital data

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2021

Microsoft has reportedly filed a patent that would allow it to built a chatbot mirroring human beings based on their digital data.