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‘My son was sacrificed on Bakrid’, says mother of Surya Chauhan, refuses to perform last rites until killer Asad is encountered, friend says he...

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

The family of 17-year-old Surya Chauhan, who was killed by his Muslim friends on Bakrid, has refused to perform his last rites even as...

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China’s massive nuclear fortress in the desert raises alarm: Satellite images reveal extensive military build-up

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

Deep in the barren expanses of China's northwestern desert, an enormous military infrastructure project is quietly taking shape, one that security experts believe is...

Economy and Finance

RBI considering a ‘Kill Switch’ to prevent financial fraud: Read how the mechanism to block banking transactions will work

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

To combat rising digital scams like "digital arrests," the RBI is exploring a "Kill Switch" feature.

Crime

UK lawmakers call for a ban on kirpan after Sikh man murders Southampton University student with the ceremonial sword

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2026

Following the conviction of Vickrum Singh Digwa for the murder of student Henry Nowak, the UK faces growing political pressure to ban the carrying of ceremonial kirpans in public

News Reports

Cow head severed, Hindu boy slaughtered and more: Read about 9 incidents of communal violence by Muslims during Bakrid 2026

Shraddha Pandey - 29 May, 2026

From tensions in Mira Road housing society over Muslim bringing Qurbani goats inside, court petitions seeking permission for the slaughter of cows, which Hindus revere, to full-fledged violence in Nuh, Bakrid this year witnessed communal tensions in some places and clashes between rival groups in others.

News Reports

Apoorvanand defends Muslims, spews venom against Hindus in propaganda article for “The Wire” on Bakrid: Truth behind “selective secularism” of the DU Professor linked...

विशेषता - 29 May, 2026

"Can PETA run a similar campaign at Kamakhya temple," Apoorvanand maliciously asked in his column for The Wire.

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Switzerland: Man of Turkish descent yells ‘Allahu Akbar’, then stabs 3 people, accused was earlier reported for peddling ISIS propaganda

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2026

A senior official stated that "the motive of the attack has to be looked at in the context of radicalisation and extremism."

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Supreme Court issues binding guidelines to all High Courts to prevent delays, reserved orders must be pronounced in 3 months, bail orders to be...

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2026

In a significant move to ensure timely justice and protect the fundamental right to speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution, the Supreme...

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United Nations to honour 2 Indian soldiers posthumously on National Day of Peacekeepers

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2026

Lance Havildar Harbhajan Singh served with the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Naib Subedar Sujit Kumar Pradhan was posted at the UN Mission in South Sudan.

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