OpIndia Staff

Former BJP Kisan Morcha leader Surendra Kewat was shot dead in Punpun, Bihar, on Saturday night while working in the fields. This is the second high-profile killing in Patna in 15 days, sparking fresh political tensions across the state.

Despite earlier warning investigators not to scapegoat pilots, Captain Ranganathan now claims the Air India Flight 171 crash involved intentional interference. Veteran pilot Captain Randhawa, however, calls the preliminary report vague and inconclusive.

After saying that its camps in Myanmar were attacked by Indian forces earlier today, ULFA-I (United Liberation Front of Asom- Independent) later said that the funeral of its commander killed in the attack was also hit by missiles shot by Indian planes

On Sunday, 13th July, President Droupadi Murmu nominated Ujjwal Nikam, the the renowned special public prosecutor in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks case, to the Rajya Sabha. Nikam, joins the Upper House alongside former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla, historian Dr. Meenakshi Jain, and Kerala social worker C. Sadanandan Master, filling vacancies created by retiring members.

A Hindu family in Raipur’s Bhavna Nagar was attacked by a Muslim mob after a minor neighbourhood dispute. The situation turned communal as Bajrang Dal staged protests, demanding the arrest of all accused. Tensions remain high in the area.

President Droupadi Murmu has nominated former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to the Rajya Sabha. A seasoned diplomat, Shringla has held top positions including Ambassador to the US and Chief Coordinator of India’s G20 Presidency in 2023.

In her works on the Ram Temple, Dr Meenakshi Jain exposed how the leftist historians distorted the truth and how the historical and government documents were tampered with after the British considered the site the birthplace of Lord Ram.

Indian Army conducted major surgical strikes on ULFA-I (United Liberation Front of Asom- Independent) and NSCN-K) National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang bases inside Myanmar territory on early hours of Sunday

A Shocking case of Love Jihad came to light from Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The victim Hindu girl alleges that Mohammad Naved aka Kasib Pathan trapped her in love by hiding her religion and then raped, blackmailed and pressured her to convert to Islam.

On the night of 25th January, 1994, Sadanandan Master was ambushed by CPI(M) goons near his home village of Perinchery. They chopped off both his legs and left him bleeding on the roadside as a warning to those switching political sides.