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News Reports

SC quashes FIR against Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad in Operation Sindoor posts case after Haryana declines prosecution sanction as a ‘one-time magnanimity’

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi recorded the submission made by the state and subsequently quashed the criminal proceedings against the professor.

Law

Calcutta HC orders SIT inquiry into 13-year-old girl’s murder case from 2024, flags grave lapses in police inquiry, highlights political clout of main accused’s...

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

"Such inchoate, half-hearted probe goes to the root of the matter. It could severely prejudice the cause of justice," the court stated.

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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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MAGA commentator Natasha Chart revives the debunked Cisco’s ‘caste discrimination’ case to demonise Hindus in US Tech: Here’s the truth

Rukma Rathore - 16 March, 2026

"At Cisco, a Dalit engineer was blocked from promotion, kept off key projects, and eventually pushed out," Natasha Chart wrote..

News Reports

From 700 to 2,000 companies: EC plans record central forces deployment for West Bengal polls to ensure security readiness after 2021 post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

West Bengal is set for a massive security deployment of over 2,000 central force companies for the 2026 Assembly elections.

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Rajya Sabha elections 2026: Polling underway for 34 seats, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and BJP President Nitin Nabin in the fray

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

Voting for the 2026 Rajya Sabha biennial elections began today for 37 seats in 10 states.

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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UK, Japan and Australia refuse Trump’s request to deploy warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2026

Interestingly, after an initial unsolicited offer and Trump’s snarky refusal to take British help, even the UK has backtracked, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer telling Trump that the UK is not ready to commit Royal Navy destroyers to the Strait of Hormuz.

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.