News Reports

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

Entertainment

Lucknow Police registers FIR against makers of Netflix show ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, director Neeraj Pandey issues statement

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2026

In a press release dated 6th January, the Lucknow Police Commissionerate informed that the FIR against the director and producer of the show Ghooskhor Pandat has been registered at the Hazratganj Police Station in accordance with the instructions of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to act against any “attempts to disturb the harmony in the society and hurt religious and caste sentiments.”

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Manipur: Kuki-Zo majority Churachandpur sees fresh violence, MLAs in the newly formed state government called ‘traitors’ by Kuki-Zo Council

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2026

Until now, none of the Kuki-Zo MLAs had engaged in the government formation process since the beginning of the conflict in the state in May 2023.

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Anti-Brahmin tirade, support for urban naxals, downplaying discrimination against general castes and more: Who is Disha Wadekar, the ‘hypocrite’ lawyer representing petitioners in UGC...

Shraddha Pandey - 6 February, 2026

Disha Wadekar is also a fan of urban naxal GN Saibaba, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Gadchiroli sessions court in 2017 for waging war against India for his Maoist links and involvement in anti-national activities. He was convicted under sections 13, 18, 20, 38 and 39 of the UAPA. G N Saibaba was first arrested in May 2014 on charges of being a member of the banned CPI-Maoists, plus providing logistics and carrying out recruitment for them.

‘Leave Iran now’, US govt tells its citizens, advises them not to go towards the border with Afghanistan, Iraq or Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2026

On February 6, the US virtual embassy in Iran released a critical security alert advising all American citizens to leave the country immediately due...

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Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘disinvitation’ drama: How the actor turned an Urdu event snub into a political polemic

Jinit Jain - 5 February, 2026

Naseeruddin Shah's rant in his latest opinion column in the Indian Express shows his reflex to interpret every personal slight through the lens of ideological victimhood.

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Russian neurotech company linked with Vladimir Putin’s daughter develops ‘biodrones’: Pigeons with solar-powered neural implants and cameras

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2026

A Moscow-based neurotechnology startup, Neiry Group, has revealed experiments that implant neural electrodes into the brains of pigeons, effectively transforming the birds into remotely...

Government and Policy

Indian Army renames 246 roads, buildings and other facilities to shed colonial legacy, Kolkata’s Fort William will be called Vijay Durg

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2026

In a move to shed remnants of British colonial rule and celebrate India’s military valour, the Indian Army has renamed 246 roads, buildings, colonies,...

Economy and Finance

India-US trade deal contains no compromise on interests of agriculture and dairy sectors, no market segment to be opened that can harm farmers: Union...

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2026

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, today strongly defended the India-US trade deal to be finalised soon,...

Crime