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Another Hindu killed in Bangladesh: Fuel station worker Ripon Saha crushed for demanding payment for petrol, BNP leader Abul Hashem and driver Kamal Hossain...

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

In another incident of murder of Hindus in Bangladesh, a 30-year-old Hindu man was fatally run over by an SUV at a fuel station...

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Rape happens because men get distracted seeing ‘beautiful women’, SC-ST women get raped because of ‘scriptures’: Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

A statement made by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya from Bhander in Datia district of Madhya Pradesh has sparked a major political controversy in...

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PM Modi to perform Bhumi Pujan for Kaziranga Elevated Corridor in Assam: All you need to know about India’s most wildlife-friendly highway project

Shriti Sagar - 17 January, 2026

During this visit, the Prime Minister is to lay the foundation stone of the Kaziranga Elevated Corridor, which is one of the most environmentally sensitive road projects in India to date.

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Bareilly: Mazhar Ansari, the mastermind behind ‘Haidari Dal’, which claims to ‘protect’ Islam and ‘sanctity’ of burqa, arrested for inflammatory content

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

Bareilly police arrested Muhammad Mazhar Ansari, the alleged mastermind behind "Hydari Dal’s" social media accounts. Ansari reportedly shared edited, inflammatory videos and practiced online moral policing. He frequently renamed his accounts to evade detection before being traced via his mobile device.

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ABVP sweeps polls in the Kerala college where PFI-linked SDPI goons murdered Shyama Prasad in 2018: Here’s how Jihadis tried to intimidate ABVP in...

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

ABVP has registered a historic victory at the Peravoor Government ITI. With the completion of the nomination process for elections to ITI colleges across...

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Thirupparankundram row: Authorities remove illegal flag hoisted by dargah on Hindu temple land, dargah management files police complaint

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

Government officials removed a festival flag hoisted by the Sikandar Badusha Dargah on Thirupparankundram Hill, citing its location on temple-owned land. The action followed a Madras High Court order seeking an explanation for the encroachment. While the temple administration claims due process was followed, the dargah side has filed a counter-complaint, escalating the local land dispute.

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India slapped 30% tariff on US pulse crops, North Dakota and Montana senators request Trump to talk to PM Modi and help US farmers

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

'India announced on October 30 that it will impose 30% tariff on yellow peas imported from the US. The tariff went into effect on November 1, and it has meant a competitive disadvantage for farmers in North Dakota and Montana, the letter states.

Crime

West Bengal: Mob attacks and molests female journalist in the presence of police in Muslim-dominated Murshidabad, no arrests so far

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2026

On Friday (16th January), a female journalist working for Zee 24 Ghanta News was brutally thrashed and sexually assaulted by a violent mob in...

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A R Rahman plays Muslim victimhood card by saying he lost work in Bollywood, claims ‘it might be a communal thing’: Read how his...

Shraddha Pandey - 16 January, 2026

Beyond the insinuation that there he may have been a target of industry politics due to his South Indian or Tamil background or for other reasons, A R Rahman cited Chinese whispers, to suggst that him not getting more work in Bollywood could be a “communal thing”.

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