News Reports

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

Crime

Beaten, stabbed, and uterus removed: AAP leader found hanging in Gujarat, family accuses live-in partner Aslam Hussain Sama of murder

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

The deceased woman’s family said that a day before her death, Nandini had gone to Aslam's aunt's house in the Jangaleshwar area, where she was beaten so badly that she had injuries on her body.

Government and Policy

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government directs DMs to identify illegal coaching centres and conduct comprehensive safety inspections after the devastating Lucknow fire incident

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

Along with the survey, registered coaching institutes will also undergo inspections to check whether they are meeting required safety and infrastructure standards.

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Pune Vat Purnima row: Maharashtra Archaeology issues fresh notice, backs continuation of old rituals at Mahatma Phule Wada after Hindu advocacy groups raise concern

Jinit Jain - 24 June, 2026

The Archaeology Department’s order to stop Vat Purnima rituals at Mahatma Phule Wada has triggered a legal challenge, with petitioners alleging the ban is based on Phule's ideological legacy rather than any valid archaeological or legal grounds.

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Pakistan court sentences Baloch activist Mahrang Baloch to life imprisonment: From a doctor to the fiercest voice of Balochistan freedom

Shraddha Pandey - 24 June, 2026

Alongside Dr Mahrang Baloch, the “Lioness of Balochistan”, the court sentenced fellow Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) leader Sibghatullah Shah got life sentence, in addition to a fine of PKR 200,000 each.

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West Bengal: Former TMC MLA Atin Ghosh, his daughter and son-in-law booked in connection with a land-grabbing case

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

The complaint said that Ghosh, his daughter and son-in-law forcibly acquired the plot of land along with her house in Kolkata.

Crime

“Converted Christians get houses, Hindu tribals are ignored”: Women from Tapi district in Gujarat approach Collector alleging discrimination in PM Awas Yojana scheme

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

The protesting tribal families say that at the local level, only converted Christian families are being given the benefits of the schemes, while the original tribal families who follow Hinduism are being continuously ignored.

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Yogi govt approves DPR preparation for Muzaffarnagar-Haridwar Namo Bharat Rapid Rail Transit System to boost connectivity and tourism in western UP

Divya Bharti - 24 June, 2026

The Yogi Adityanath government has granted in-principle approval to prepare the Pre-DPR for the proposed Muzaffarnagar-Haridwar Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor.

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Iran’s president Pezeshkian formally invites PM Modi to attend the late supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei’s state funeral

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2026

Iran has formally invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, starting from 4th of July.

Opinions

Guwahati’s lost summit: As Japan PM’s Assam visit is cancelled, here is how Comrade Marshall Baruah’s activities from CAA protests to Zubeen mural traffic...

Divyansh Tiwari - 24 June, 2026

Marshall Baruah gained notoriety amid the anti-CAA protests, and in 2024, he painted 'Kick Himanta Save Nature,' a direct and personal insult directed against the CM.

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