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Illegal construction on land fraudulently owned by Kamla Nehru Trust in Raebareli demolished

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

Congress MLA Aditi Singh had alleged financial irregularities in Kamla Nehru Education Society that taken the land on lease.

Opinions

‘Mirzapur’ is too 2020. How about ‘Thiruvananthapuram’ and ‘Siliguri’ for more reality based drama?

Abhishek Banerjee - 17 December, 2020

"Thiruvananthapuram" and "Siliguri" should be the name of next new shows on OTT platforms

OpIndia Explains

Scars of how Islamists and Left came together to burn the country a year ago: From the ides of December to end of February

Nupur J Sharma - 17 December, 2020

It was on the 11th of December 2019 that calls to Jihad started emanating, culminating into the Delhi anti-Hindu riots.

News Reports

Facebook India says there is no cause to act against Bajrang Dal, rejects WSJ report saying it is factually wrong

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

Facebook India chief says he is not under any political pressure and did not favour any individual party.

News Reports

Kejriwal govt gives sanction to Delhi police to charge Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam under sedition for instigating anti-Hindu Delhi riots

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

The Delhi government has given sanction to prosecute Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, former Congress leader Ishrat Jahan and 15 others under sedition charges in connection with the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots case.

Media Fact-Check

UP Govt refutes media reports that fake spices were made out of donkey dung in Hathras

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

Various media reports suggested that donkey dung was used mixed into the adulterated spices at a factory in Hathras, UP.

News Reports

China’s Communist Party member worked in Indian consulate, 7 branches of CCP have India connections: Report

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

At least one CCP member was hired by the Indian consulate in Shanghai using the services of a Chinese state-owned recruitment agency.

News Reports

‘Poor Adivasi girls are trafficked and sold’: Gujarat MP Mansukh Vasava writes to CM Vijay Rupani to bring strict laws on Grooming Jihad

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

Raising the issue of trafficking of Adivasi girls and increasing cases of grooming jihad, Gujarat MP Mansukh Vasava has written to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani to bring in stringent laws.

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Saqib became Sonu to entrap a minor Dalit girl, forced her to convert to Islam

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

A case of Grooming Jihad has emerged from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh where 19-year-old Saqib concealed his religious identity to entice a 14-year-old Dalit girl into forced religious conversion.

News Reports