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Pakistani fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar undergoes surgery after being in ‘great pain’, shares emotional video

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

Plagued with injuries throughout his playing career, looks like the injury woes are far from over for Shoaib Akhtar even in retirement.

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The Economist draws ire for calling women in Arab countries fatter

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

Many Muslim Twitter users including Islamists from India too attacked The Economist for stating that women in Arab countries, where they do not have as much freedom and privilege as men, are fatter.

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Film critic and reviewer KRK endorses Arvind Kejriwal, known for regularly reviewing movies, for the post of PM of India

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

KRK recently took to Twitter to endorse AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal for the post of Prime Minister of India.

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Former Union Coal Secretary and Manmohan Singh aide HC Gupta given three-year jail term, charged 1 lakh fine in UPA-era coal scam

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

A special CBI court Monday awarded a three-year jail term to former Union Coal secretary HC Gupta in the UPA-era coal scam case

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AAP leader turns bully: MLA Karambir Singh Ghuman gets toll forcibly opened, forcibly passes 20+ vehicles without paying toll

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

AAP MLA Karmbir Singh Ghuman forced toll plaza employees to open barriers, manager accused Ghuman of occupying toll booth

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Nupur Sharma controversy: SC protects Times Now anchor Navika Kumar, orders states’ police not to take coercive action against her

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

Navika Kumar was the anchor on Times Now when the debate took place where Nupur Sharma made comments on Prophet Muhammad.

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Jharkhand: BJP leader raises concerns over Islamisation of government schools, targets JMM-Congress Govt for appeasement politics

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

Nishikant Dubey, a member of the BJP, has accused the Hemant Soren-led JMM-Congress coalition in Jharkhand of abusing the state's educational system to pursue appeasement politics

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Pasmanda outreach by BJP: OBC Morcha demands 50% reservations for Pasmanda Muslims in Muslim institutions such as AMU, JMI

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

BJP OBC Morcha demanded 50% reservation for Pasmanda Muslims in Muslim institution continuing outreach program

Crime

Ghaziabad: Preeti Sharma slits throat of live-in partner Firoz after he refused to marry her, stuffs dead body in a trolley bag

OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2022

Woman named Preeti Sharma was pressurising barber Firoz, her live-in partner in Ghaziabad for marriage. When he refused, she slit his throad with a razor

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