News Reports

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

Crime

Pune gang rape case: Minor girl sexually assaulted by over a dozen men for days at multiple locations. Details

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

The girl was taken to the Sassoon General Hospital for immediate medical treatment. Her condition is said to be stable.

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Samajwadi Party MLA Irfan Solanki now demands namaz room in Uttar Pradesh Assembly

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

This demand comes close on the heels of Jharkhand Speaker allotting a separate namaz room for its Muslim MLAs.

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Congress party’s ‘agitation committee’ may rope in NGOs, ‘activists’ and ‘intellectuals’ for its fight against Modi govt: Report

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

Congress plans to rope civil society, activists and intellectuals to implement its toolkit against Modi govt through the Agitation Committee

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New York Times glorifies the Taliban, refers to wanted terrorists in new govt of Afghanistan as ‘stalwarts’: Details

Jinit Jain - 8 September, 2021

NYT had earlier published an op-ed by Sirajuddin Haqqani, the new Afghan Interior Minister who features in the FBI's most wanted list.

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Sachin Vaze had placed explosives and threat note in car near Mukesh Ambani’s Antilia to prove himself as ‘ace detective’, says NIA

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

NIA has filed charge sheet against Sachin Vaze and nine others in three cases related to Antilia Bomb Scare and Mansukh Hiren murder case

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Women can be inducted into National Defence Academy from next year, Centre informs Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

"We complement the ASG for taking a pro-active approach in persuading Armed Forces to take a gender-equal approach,” remarked the SC Bench.

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Pakistan madarsa educated Hasan Akhund, who sanctioned the destruction of Bamiyan Buddhas, is new Afghan PM: A Profile

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

Since allied forces took control of the country in 2001, Akhund was head of the Rehbari Shura or the leadership council that was responsible for all the decisions of the radical group.

Entertainment

Actor Siddharth says cricket was better before Dhoni and Kohli and ‘PR’, fans aren’t too pleased

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

In two tweets, Actor Siddharth claimed that with the "new generation of demi god worship mixed with administrative and PR power", it is not the cricket he 'worshipped' and now 'toxicity reigns'.

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