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US: Man breaks into residences in Nevada, rubs feet of women while they were asleep; arrested

OpIndia Staff - 5 August, 2023

A man has been arrested for breaking and entering into women's homes and rubbing their feet while they were asleep.

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Afghanistan: Taliban now bans girl students from attending school beyond third grade

OpIndia Staff - 5 August, 2023

The Taliban regime has banned girls over 10 years of age from attending primary school classes in some provinces of Afghanistan

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“My arrest was expected”: Pre-recorded video of Imran Khan appears on his Twitter account after his arrest, asks supporters to not sit silent

OpIndia Staff - 5 August, 2023

In the video message, Imran Khan said that when his video message would reach everyone, he would be arrested and he will be in jail.

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National Security Advisor Ajit Doval arrives in Jeddah to participate in Ukraine peace talks hosted by Saudi Arabia

ANI - 5 August, 2023

Ajit Doval has arrived in Jeddah to participate in a summit of national security advisers and other officials being hosted by Saudi Arabia

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Pakistan National Assembly to be dissolved on August 9: PM Shehbaz Sharif

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2023

As the five-year term of the government comes to an end, fresh elections will be held in Pakistan within 90 days.

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Sweden: Violent clashes erupt during cultural event after two groups of Eritrean immigrants come face to face in Stockholm, dozens injured

OpIndia Staff - 4 August, 2023

An Eritrea theme cultural festival organised in a Stockholm suburb turned into a war zone on Thursday after thousands of anti-Eritrea government protestors stormed the event

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North Korea confirms custody of Travis King, the US Soldier who dashed into North Korea from South Korea last month

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2023

North Korea has confirmed custody of US Army soldier Private Travis King in its first response to requests for information on his whereabouts

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US: Indian-American engineer files lawsuit for discrimination after getting fired for speaking in Hindi during personal call with dying relative

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2023

The lawsuit stated that Anil Varshney "scared" his colleague because he couldn't understand what the former was communicating. The coworker then "falsely and intentionally" reported the incident to the police

Opinions

UK grooming gangs Part 2: Dear Islamist appeasers of the UK, it is not racist to establish the identity of rapists, but it is...

Pragya Bakshi Sharma - 2 August, 2023

In what world and by what royal logic are a bunch of Pakistani-majority rapist gangs South Asian/Asian? How is generalizing an entire continent not racist but identifying serial rapists for who they are, is?

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