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News Reports

‘Forcing me to use my Muslim name’: Ramasimhan, previously Ali Akbar, slams Censor Board as his movie on 1921 Malabar Genocide of Hindus gets...

Nupur J Sharma - 5 September, 2022

Ali Akbar aka Ramasimhan slammed CBFC for demanding cuts that would whitewash genocide of Hindus by Moplah Muslims

OpIndia Explains

The tragic death of Cyrus Mistry reaffirms the need for wearing a seat belt: Here is how it could save lives

OpIndia Staff - 5 September, 2022

The tragic demise of Cyrus Mistry in a fatal accident reaffirms the importance of wearing seat belts while riding a vehicle.

As India decides on a yearlong “Hyderabad Liberation Day” celebration, here is the bloody history of Razakars and how Hyderabad became part of independent...

OpIndia Staff - 4 September, 2022

Ministry of Culture, Government of India to have yearlong "Hyderabad Liberation Day" celebrations

News Reports

Demographic change hits other side of the border too, Mosques and Madarasas mushroom in former Hindu dominated areas in Nepal: Ground report

राहुल पाण्डेय - 3 September, 2022

OpIndia ground report reveals massive demographic change in Nepal along India border, mosques have come up everywhere

News Reports

‘Hindus killed for being Hindus’ series: Story of Bajrang Dal member Harsha, murdered by Islamists for demanding uniform dress code in educational institutes

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2022

Harsha was a tailor by profession. He lived in Seegehatti in the Shivamogga district of Karnataka. He was a member of Bajrang Dal.

News Reports

One Abdul rapes an Indian medical student in Bangladesh and threatens to make her video public. Here is what she told Opindia

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2022

Indian medical student studying at the Dhaka National Medical College in Bangladesh took to Facebook to narrate how she was raped by one Abdul Wakil in a hotel room for 3 days.

Politics

Medha Patkar’s name as AAP CM candidate for Gujarat lands Kejriwal into trouble as 13 out of 19 candidates threaten to quit party ahead...

Nirwa Mehta - 1 September, 2022

Arvind Kejriwal gets into damage control mode as AAP in Gujarat threatens to crumble even before it can take off in the state ahead of polls.

Books

Misogynist or misunderstood? Ami Ganatra retells the Hindu epic Ramayana in her latest book

Nirwa Mehta - 1 September, 2022

Author Ami Ganatra speaks to OpIndia Editor Nirwa Mehta on her latest book, Ramayana Unravelled which talks about lesser known facets of Shri Ram from the epic written by Rishi Valmiki.

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