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Shraddha Pandey

Senior Sub-Editor at OpIndia. Email: [email protected]

Gandhinagar court sends The Wire columnist Ravi Nair to jail for missing hearing; Gujarat HC issues notice: Here’s what happened

Ravi Nair was taken into custody and sent to jail on 17th September after a Gandhinagar court issued a non-bailable warrant against him on 3rd September in connection with his petition against his conviction and one-year simple imprisonment in a criminal defamation case against the Adani Group.

OpIndia Impact: CBI books US Christian missionary group The Timothy Initiative, its Indian functionaries over FCRA violations and LWE; read FIR details and what...

The CBI has registered an FIR against the US-based Christian missionary group The Timothy Initiative for violating FCRA and FEMA rules to illegally push funding into India for conversion activities and fuelling left-wing extremism.

US Congress passes Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act: Here’s what the bill says, its impact, and India’s response

The US Congress has passed the Lindsey Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, empowering President Donald Trump to impose 100% tariffs on top five importers of Russian energy, including China and India.

‘Baseless, reckless’: Father of Disha Salian issues Rs 500 crore defamation notice to Aaditya Thackeray over discrediting his complaint as ‘politically motivated’

After Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray called his implication in the Disha Salian death case as politically motivated, Salian's father Satish Salian has issued a Rs 500 crore defamation notice to him and ex-Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

‘Swatantra Bhardwaj got bail, Umar Khalid still in jail’: Islamo-leftists draw false equivalence to lament the Delhi Riots accused mastermind’s six years in jail

The fresh round of outrage in support for Umar Khalid follows the grant of three-week interim bail to Swatantra Bhardwaj in the alleged assault case against Hinduphobic CJP-linked activist Nishu Azad’s father, Sanjay Azad.

‘No tax on UPI consumers’, Finance Ministry says only 0.4% MDR to be levied on payments to merchants up to ₹2,000; NPCI issues FAQ...

The Finance Ministry and National Payments Corporation of India confirmed that only nominal 0.4% charges will be levied on payments to merchants (P2M) transactions above ₹2,000. The revised UPI Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) will come into effect from 15th October 2026.

Zardozi became ‘embellishments’: After Prada, Ralph Lauren copies Indian craftsmanship without credit, triggers backlash

On 12th September 2026, Ralph Lauren published several images of the deep pink gown, including a close-up of its embroidery; however, it made no mention of Indian Zardozi craftsmanship used in the embroidery.

Maulana Azad urged Muslims to be “extremely hard against Kafirs”: Anand Ranganathan enlightens ‘atheist’ Javed Akhtar about his hero’s bigotry

On 14th September, Javed Akhtar expressed shock over a reel in which Anand Ranganathan spoke about Maulana Abul Kalam Azad urging Muslims to be extremely hard against Kafirs but extremely sympathetic among Muslims. Akhtar said that the quoted statement was attributed to Maulana Azad.

Snake charmers then, poverty prop now: How foreign media pushed prejudiced portrayal of India through juxtapositional photojournalism at the BRICS Summit

Beyond propaganda articles, a section of foreign media pushed a prejudiced narrative about India subtly through images during the BRICS Summit.

Gurugram: “Drunk” car driver hits woman sports biker for asking to maintain safe distance

A woman sports biker identified as Sia shared a disturbing video on her Instagram page ‘rebelwheels_sia_’ on 13th September, alleging that she was chased and hit by a car in Gurugram, merely for asking its occupants to maintain a safe distance from her Aprilia RS 457 sports motorbike.

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