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‘Law of Ruler’ not ‘Rule of Law’: NHRC makes damning disclosures on post-poll violence in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

The NHRC submitted its final report on Bengal post-poll violence to the Calcutta high court on Wednesday.

World

Anti-White and anti-Indian bigotry in South Africa: The racism that does not attract the world’s condemnation

Jinit Jain - 15 July, 2021

At the heart of the the raging unrest in South Africa lies the widespread anti-white racism and violence against minorities.

Crime

Vegetable vendor Habibur Rahman arrested from Pokhran for spying for ISI, army personnel Paramjit Kaur under lens suspecting involvement

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

A spy identified as Habibur Rahman arrested from Pokhran, Rajasthan for supplying confidential information of Indian Army to ISI of Pakistan

Opinions

A doctor’s diary: An experience of a dermatologist as a patient, as an attendant and physician during COVID-19 pandemic

Guest Author - 15 July, 2021

As India slowly crawls back to normalcy amid the looming threat of the third wave of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, a doctor describes how he lived through the second wave in three different roles.

News Reports

Manali: Four tourists from Punjab arrested for attacking the public with swords when asked to reverse their car

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

A case has been registered under the Arms act and relevant sections of the IPC against the tourists from Punjab, who openly brandished swords on the road in Manali to threaten locals.

News Reports

Congress mouthpiece Editorial Consultant is upset at ‘friendly’ fact-checkers. Here is why

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

Basu alleged that Boom and Alt News did not fact-check tweets against her on Mayawati tweets because the ones attacking her were 'left liberal Dalit activists' whom these 'friendly fact-checkers' could not call out.

News Reports

South Africa continues to burn, over 8000 crore rupees worth of properties looted or damaged in Durban alone

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

South Africa continues to burn as protests turned violent in the country. So far 75 people have died, though the numbers can actually be higher.

News Reports

Pakistani minister opposes restrictions on the religious conversion of minors, says ‘it’s their choice’

OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2021

During a meeting of the Senate parliamentary committee on minorities' rights, Noorul Haq Qadri said the government does not support a restriction on religious conversion before 18 years of age.

News Reports