News Reports

News reports about current affairs encompassing various topics, fields, and entities.

Government and Policy

How the Modi government spearheaded the largest disinvestment initiatives in Indian history: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

The Modi government is planning to rid itself of loss-making assets and maintain a 'minimum presence' in only strategic sectors.

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Bihar: Maulana forces Dalit youth to spit and lick over an affair with a Muslim girl, police refrains from invoking SC/ST Act against the...

राहुल पाण्डेय - 1 November, 2022

In the video that had gone viral, a Maulana is seen forcing a Dalit youth to spit and lick over his affair with a Muslim girl.

OpIndia Explains

I listened to The Wire’s ‘tech team’ talk about Tek Fog absurdity for over 90 minutes so you don’t have to

Nirwa Mehta - 1 November, 2022

The Wire's Devesh Kumar, Ayushman Kaul and Siddharth Varadarajan had spoken to their readers and answered their questions on 'Tek Fog', a super secret app they 'investigated which does not exist.

World

China inches closer to launching its own space station as the final module completes docking with Tiangong

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

China launched the third and final module of its space station named Tiangong space station on Monday.

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When former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi held a hanky to her nose while visiting the Machchhu dam disaster site in 1979

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

In 2017, Modi recalled how the then PM Indira Gandhi had visited the disaster-stricken Morbi district in Gujarat holding a hanky to her nose.

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Job scam: Madras HC refuses to discharge DMK minister V Senthil Balaji from ED case, orders fresh inquiry

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

DMK Minister V Senthil Balaji served as transport minister in the AIADMK government led by the late J Jayalalithaa from 2011 to 2015.

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Morbi, Gujarat: PM Modi reaches bridge mishap site, meets survivors of the tragedy

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

Prime Minister Modi visited the civil hospital in Morbi to meet the victims and survivors of the accident.

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Chief editors cannot be prosecuted unless there’s direct allegation: SC quashes defamation case against India Today’s Aroon Purie, case against journalist to go on

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

The apex court ruled that if there are no specific and adequate allegations the editor-in-chief cannot be prosecuted for defamation

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Morbi tragedy: 40 graves dug in one night at local Islamic cemeteries, dozens of funeral pyres at Shamshan as families mourn

OpIndia Staff - 1 November, 2022

The suspension bridge, which is also known as the jhoolta pool, was reopened on the occasion of Gujarati New Year Day on October 26 this year after the completion of the renovation task of the bridge.

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