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Power vacuum filled, control still unclear: Read what is happening in Venezuela after Maduro’s capture and Trump’s announcement of taking their oil

Shriti Sagar - 7 January, 2026

With former US President Donald Trump openly declaring that the United States will take Venezuela’s oil, serious doubts persist about how much real power Caracas actually holds over its own future.

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Pakistan made 60 desperate pleas to halt Operation Sindoor, spent Rs 45 crores in lobbying officials of the Trump admin, American DoJ documents reveal

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2026

Pakistan activated its diplomatic network in the US almost immediately after Operation Sindoor began. Pakistani diplomats contacted senior officials across the Trump administration, members of Congress, the Pentagon, and the State Department nearly 60 times in a matter of weeks.

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Ambedkar backed Somnath Temple reconstruction: Viral letter to KM Munshi reveals a forgotten chapter of history

शिव - 7 January, 2026

On March 30, 1951, Munshi wrote to Dr Ambedkar, “Thank you for your letter dated 27th March 1951. I shall be very pleased to invite Shri Anirudhachary for the ceremony. I would request you to make it convenient to attend the installation ceremony.”

Bangladesh: 51 targeted attacks, 10 Hindus murdered in December, Oikya Parishad highlights rampant crimes against minorities

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2026

Oikya Parishad reports 51 attacks on Bangladesh minorities in December, including 10 murders, as February 2026 elections near. Recent Hindu killings in Jessore, Narsingdi, and Shariatpur fuel fears of voter intimidation and rising communal terror despite interim government promises.

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Bulldozer action on illegal encroachments near Faiz-e-Ilahi mosque in Turkman Gate area, stone pelting by mob injures 5 policemen

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2026

In the early hours of Wednesday, January 7, the Delhi Police had to face stone pelting and attacks from a violent mob near the...

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‘Imaginary law-and-order bogey manufactured for political convenience’: Madras HC slams DMK’s political agenda, upholds lighting lamp at Thiruparankundram Hill

Rukma Rathore - 6 January, 2026

Calling the law-and-order threat an “imaginary ghost,” the Madras High Court upheld lamp lighting at Thiruparankundram Hill and exposed the DMK government’s agenda-driven obstruction.

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Bharuch Jama Masjid dispute: Saints go on a hunger strike, call it a site of a pre-existing Jain temple; allege ASI norm violations

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ - 6 January, 2026

The Akhil Bharatiya Sant Samiti has accused the Bharuch Jama Masjid management of violating ASI rules, claiming the protected site is an ancient Jain temple and demanding an immediate survey and restoration of its original form.

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Before petroleum, there was bird poop: Read when Spain fought a war in South America, and US brought a law to claim islands. When...

Praarabdh Raaya - 6 January, 2026

To modern eyes, the idea that nations would go to war over bird poop seems laughable, but to 19th-century strategists, it was nothing short of essential.

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With Indus Water Treaty paused, India proceeds with multiple hydropower projects: Read how Modi govt is putting a stop to Pakistan taking unfair share...

Shraddha Pandey - 6 January, 2026

Amidst the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, India is accelerating hydropower development in the upper Chenab basin to boost energy security, utilise water resources, and deprive Pakistan of the unfair reception of India’s waters.

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