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Commonwealth Games medalist Divya Kakran once again highlights the lack of support for athletes from Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Divya Kakran has previously won medals in CWG 2018 and the Asian Games 2018. She had criticized the Delhi government for poor support at that time as well

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Infighting breaks out between the CPI and CPIM in Kerala over projecting Pinarayi Vijayan above the party

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

CPI accused its ally of bypassing employment norms and exhibiting a hostile attitude towards its student body AISF.

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Maharashtra: Nikhil Bhamre who was arrested for a tweet against Sharad Pawar joins Twitter with a new handle, thanks BJP and RSS for support

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Nikhil Bhamre was arrested for a social media post allegedly against Sharad Pawar. NCP leader and then minister Jitendra Awhad had asked the police to arrest Nikhil Bhamre.

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No money left to feed lions: Pakistan decides to sell the animals to save space and money

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Lahore Zoo in Pakistan has decided to auction its big cats, including lions and tigers, to private entities.

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Bihar: One Mohammad Jibril Alam beheads his wife and 3-year-old daughter, keeps wife’s head near her parent’s house

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Mohammad Jibril Alam placed the severed head of his wife on a culvert 200 meters away from her parent's house.

Entertainment

Filmmaker Kamal Chandra announces movie ‘Hum Do Hamare Baarah’, Islamists cry foul on social media

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Hum do Hamare Baarah (We two and our 12 children)' is also accompanied by the tagline 'Jaldi Hi Cheen Ko Picche Chhod Denge.'

Political Fact-Check

Varun Gandhi apes the IQ of his cousin Rahul, gets confused between ‘loan waiver’ and ‘loan writeoff’, Kejriwal follows suit

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2022

Periodic reminder that loan waiver and loan write off is not the same as insinuated by certain politicians in India.

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‘Darlings’ on Netflix: Alia Bhatt and Shefali Shah make a ‘killer’ duo, far from endorsing, it shows domestic violence in all its stark reality

Sanghamitra - 7 August, 2022

'Darlings' looks at domestic abuse the way Bollywood has not, so far. In usual productions from the Indian entertainment industry, we either get sick romanticisation or unrealistic ideals.

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