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No, Govt of India is not taking away gold held by temples: Claims of gold monetisation and ‘strategic gold reserves’ from temple gold rejected...

OpIndia Staff -
The Finance Ministry has strongly rejected viral social media claims that the government plans to monetise temple gold reserves or issue gold bonds against them.
News Reports

New York Times uses November 2024 investment offer to claim Adani ‘bribed’ US to drop fraud case: Read how Rahul Gandhi and others are...

Shraddha Pandey -
On 14th May, The New York Times published an article headlined, “U.S. Set to Drop Charges Against Indian Billionaire Accused of Fraud”, wherein it claimed that the decision by the US authorities to drop charges against Gautam Adani came after “a meeting in which a lawyer for the billionaire, Gautam Adani, made an unusual offer, according to people familiar with the matter.”
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Textile Ministry rejects CNN report claiming textile recycling in Panipat has become dumping ground for fast fashion waste, says India recycles 97% waste with...

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry of Textiles has strongly rebutted a recent CNN International report on textile recycling in India, terming its portrayal as misleading, selective, and...
Fact-Check

NITI Aayog debunks The Tribune’s ‘construction ban’ report, says no such recommendation made amid West Asia crisis

OpIndia Staff -
Soon after, the NITI Aayog issued a clarification refuting The Tribune’s misleading ‘source-based’ panic-inducing claims.
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TMC continues to blame SIR for its defeat in West Bengal elections, numbers show the party won the seats where deletions and additions under...

OpIndia Staff -
In the wake of the BJP's decisive victory in the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections, which ended the Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s 15-year rule, the...
Government and Policy

Union govt denies New Indian Express report claiming that Aadhaar is getting a ‘new look’ with just photo and QR, says no plan for...

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has firmly rejected media reports claiming that the Aadhaar card is set for a major...
News Reports

Tipu over Truth: SP MP’s ‘Tipu gave women the right to cover breasts’ remark during debate sparks a row. Read about the ‘Breast Tax’...

रामांशी -
Toofani Saroj said, "Tipu Sultan gave women the right to cover their breasts."
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Maktoob Media claims Muslim brothers were beaten over ‘political rivalry’, police denies: Here is what they said

OpIndia Staff -
“Two minor Muslim brothers in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, were allegedly beaten, thrown into a canal, and stripped naked by men with a political grudge against their family , with police dismissing the incident as a mere debt dispute despite a viral video exposing the horror,” a Maktoob Media X post claimed.
Crime

Ghazipur Police fact-checks Rahul Gandhi, tells Congress leader to verify facts before spreading lies about suicide of a teenage girl in Katariya

OpIndia Staff -
On Saturday, April 25, the Ghazipur Police busted the false claims being made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi regarding the death of a 16-year-old...
Economy and Finance

‘Mischievous and misleading’: Govt dismisses reports claiming sharp rise in petrol and diesel prices after assembly election results

OpIndia Staff -
The Centre refuted price hike rumours and said such reports create panic. It cited market projections and crude price rise as triggers. Earlier the government had said that refineries are running at full capacity with sufficient fuel stock.
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