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Russian space chief threatens Elon Musk with consequences for supporting the Nazi Azov Battalion with his Starlink internet equipment

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2022

Russian space chief has threatened Elon Musk of consequences for helping Ukraine armed forces and Nazi Azov Battalion with internet connectivity via his company Starlink.

OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Botad ‘don’ Siraj threatens businessman with ‘Kishan Bharwad’ style fate over loudspeakers for Hanuman Chalisa

લિંકન સોખડિયા - 8 May, 2022

On 25th January 2022, a 27-year-old youth, Kishan Bharwad, was shot dead in Dhandhuka taluka, which falls in Ahmedabad (Rural), over an allegedly blasphemous social media post.

Social Media Fact-Check

Fact check: Old image of Home Minister Amit Shah with IAS Pooja Singhal shared as recent one, details

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

The usual troupe of fake news peddlers on social media tried to pass off an old picture of Amit Shah with the civil servant as a recent image.

News Reports

Court ordered Gyanvapi structure survey halted after Muslim mob blocked the gate, Hindu motifs seen on outer walls by survey team

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

Muslim mob in Varanasi blocked the Gyanvapi mosque gate to prevent court ordered survey and videography of the structure

Opinions

How Sadanand Dhume passed off a Turkish ethno-supremacist as just another international figure

Abhishek Banerjee - 8 May, 2022

Ozil is not your average “international figure” as Dhume and some others would like us to believe. This is a man infamous for being a supporter of Erdogan. The same Erdogan who is on warpath against India over Kashmir.

Politics

Rahul Gandhi inadvertently admits LPG cylinders cost more under the Congress-led UPA govt than under Modi sarkar

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

Although Rahul Gandhi tried to attack Modi government over LPG prices, he ended up proving how LPG cylinders are now cheaper than before.

News Reports

Foreign Correspondents’ Club and Indian Women Press Corps asked to vacate bungalows in Lutyens’ Delhi, asked to look for other accommodation

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

Notices have been issued to Foreign Correspondents' Club (FCC) and Indian Women Press Corps (IWPC) by the Directorate of Estates under the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs to vacate the bungalows allocated to them.

News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Church blocks access to public road for Hindus, denies education to children for refusing to convert

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

More than 3000 Hindu residents of the village have been denied access to the public road because they refused to convert to Christianity.

News Reports

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui wins ‘Lock Upp’ hosted by Kangana Ranaut, goes home with Rs 20 lakh prize money

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2022

As per reports, Faruqui received 18 lakh votes and also the vote of Kangana Ranaut to emerge as the winner. The 'comedian' also won a car, cash of ₹20 lakhs and an all-expense-paid trip to Italy.

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