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India rejects USCIRF report seeking sanctions on RSS and R&AW, points to attacks on Hindu temples in US

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

The Government of India on Monday issued a sharp rebuttal after a United States federal commission recommended that India be designated a “Country of...

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India remembers the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts but the Islamic terror attack in Kolkata remains forgotten: Read how Rashid Khan and his aides killed...

Divya Bharti - 16 March, 2026

Bowbazar is one of the most crowded areas of Kolkata. At the time of the explosion, about 125 people were believed to be living in the two apartment blocks that collapsed.

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USCIRF, led by Pakistani Islamists, seeks sanctions on RSS and RAW: Here is how their report makes false claims and peddles the Islamo-Leftist agenda

Shraddha Pandey - 16 March, 2026

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has published its annual report for the year 2026, wherein it recommended that the US government impose sanctions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RA&W).

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BJP releases list of 144 candidates for upcoming Bengal elections, Suvendu Adhikari, Dilip Ghosh and ex-cricketer Ashok Dinda in fray

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

For the unversed, polls in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases on 23rd April and 29th April for a total of 294 seats. The party, which will secure 148 seats, will form the government in West Bengal.

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Hyderabad preacher instigates Muslims to offer namaz on roads; was arrested in 2020 for misappropriating crowdfunding meant for ailing patients

Shriti Sagar - 16 March, 2026

Ayub also used a derogatory word for UP CM Yogi Adityanath and criticised the Yogi government, accusing it of creating unnecessary restrictions on Muslims.

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Captured images by Pokémon Go players now help guide delivery robots, though training AI models may not have been players’ intention

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

The partnership will allow Coco Robotics’ sidewalk delivery robots to use Niantic’s spatial AI and VPS technology, which analyses nearby buildings and landmarks to determine location with centimetre level accuracy in complex city environments.

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Iranian drone hits fuel tank near Dubai airport, flights temporarily suspended after fire breaks out: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

There were no reported casualties, and safety protocols were activated in the area to ensure the safety of the residents, airport employees, and passengers.

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Odisha: At least 10 ICU patients killed, several medical staff injured after massive fire in SCB Medical College Trauma Centre

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

On March 16, a massive fire broke out at the Trauma Care ICU of SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, Odisha, claiming at...

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Protest in Gujarat’s Kheda over housing project for Muslims in Matar taluka: Here’s what local Hindus are saying

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ - 15 March, 2026

The Hindu organisation suspects that this scheme has been implemented to provide permanent residence to Bangladeshi infiltrators who were evicted from Chandola Lake in Ahmedabad.

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