Editor's picks

Gujarat HC dismisses PIL claiming Buddhist remains beneath Somnath Temple, slaps petitioner with Rs 2 lakh fine

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2026

The Gujarat High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the release of an alleged survey report claiming that Buddhist remains exist...

News Reports

‘Cremation business’ controversy erupts after Isha Foundation modernised Asia’s largest crematorium in Patna: Read what the organisation told OpIndia about the project

सौम्या सिंह - 27 June, 2026

The organisation said it has been managing crematoriums in partnership with the Tamil Nadu government for nearly 15 years.

News Reports

UN Special Rapporteur found to be under China’s payroll: Read how OpIndia had flagged his anti-India bias and Islamic appeasement tendencies after the Pahalgam...

Aditi - 27 June, 2026

A recent report of the UN Watch has accused the United Nations Special Rapporteur on counterterrorism, Ben Saul, of ideological bias and conflicts of interest. The report reveals that Saul has been receiving funding from the Chinese government.

Editor's picks

Modi govt sets up world’s first nuclear heat-based hydrogen production plant in Tamil Nadu: Here is everything you need to know about it

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2026

India has launched the world’s first nuclear heat-driven hydrogen production plant at Kalpakkam.

Editor's picks

US launches military strikes on Iranian targets after drone attack on cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz, JD Vance threatens violence

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2026

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces carried out strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage facilities, along with coastal radar installations.

Editor's picks

Congress peddles fake news to discredit Operation Sindoor, lies about Modi govt not ‘recognising’ martyrs for a year: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 27 June, 2026

On Friday (26th June), Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera took to X (formerly Twitter) to peddle fake news about the Indian government 'withholding' the names...

Opinions

Nazia Elahi Khan is an excuse: Islamists of Kolkata are desperate to show some street power after losing their political power

Rukma Rathore - 26 June, 2026

The political heft and the non-stop access to power for the Islamists have ceased with the dismissal of the TMC government in West Bengal. The numerous protests, violent threats and complaints against Nazia are a symptom of that.

Crime

Ram Mandir donation theft: Around ₹80 lakh recovered from the arrested accused, all eight remanded to judicial custody

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2026

In a significant development in the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple, all eight accused persons named in the FIR...

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‘A convert to Islam is only a Muslim, he cannot claim reservation benefits’: Madras HC strikes down Tamil Nadu govt order, slams attempt to...

Aditi - 26 June, 2026

The High Court said that when a person converts to Islam, he becomes a Muslim, and his place in Muslim society is not determined by the caste to which he belonged before his conversion.

Crime