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Md Umar and Jahangir Qasmi wanted to use converted, brainwashed differently abled children as human bombs: Report

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021

The Jeddah chapter of the Aligarh Muslim University in 2018 had felicitated Mohammad Umar Gautam with an award for propagating Islam.

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Unconscious Patient in ICU bitten by rats at BMC-run hospital, authorities say ‘injuries are superficial’

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021

The 24-year-old Srinivas Yellappa had undergone eye surgery recently at a BMC-run hospital in Ghatkopar. Rats had bitten on his face while he was lying unconscious.

News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: One Dilshad caught breaking idols in Hindu temple in Kannauj, accomplice Umar says they were instructed to do so

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021

Kannauj Police superintend Dr Arvind Kumar informed that a case will be filed under NSA against the main accused and others.

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Coronavirus: Health Ministry issues advisory to Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh on Delta Plus variant

OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021

Delta Plus variant has been detected in samples collected from Maharashtra, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, which is a cause of concern.

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Rana Ayyub tells Harvard University students how to speak ‘truth to power’, after spreading fake news over Ghaziabad fake hate crime

Jinit Jain - 22 June, 2021

Rana Ayyub interacted with the students of Harvard University over challenges facing journalism and 'speaking truth to power'.

Politics

Mamata Banerjee, after promising monthly stipends for women, faces ‘financial shortage’ in keeping her poll promise

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021

West Bengal government might have to cut down on fund allocation to other Departments to keep Lakshmi Bhandar scheme afloat.

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Uttar Pradesh: Forced mass religious conversion accused Mohammad Umar Gautam was felicitated by AMU alumni for ‘spreading Islam’

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021

Mohammad Umar Gautam and his associated at the Islamic Dawah Centre(IDC) preyed on vulnerable and poor people, those with listening and speaking disabilities, and converted them to Islam

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The MVA report card: Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic

Akshita Bhadauria - 22 June, 2021

10-min read: As the Maha Vikas Aghadi struggles to keep itself afloat, here's a snapshot on the Maharashtra government's handling of the pandemic.

Politics

Congress Toolkit team now comes up with a ‘white paper’ on COVID management, here is how it is flawed

Jinit Jain - 22 June, 2021

Congress has released a white paper cautioning on the third wave of COVID-19, which appears as an extension of the toolkit that was exposed last month

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