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USA: Senate Majority Leader spotted dancing around with comedian in public as trapped Americans in Afghanistan get beaten by Taliban

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

Netizens slammed Chuck Schumer for his insensitivity and inability to comprehend the severity of the Taliban crisis in Afghanistan.

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Tension in Muzaffarpur after Muharram and Suwariya mela at the same place, locals clash with police after pigs meant for sacrifice snatched by cops

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

A scuffle broke out in Muzaffarpur, Bihar when police stopped the Hindus from sacrificing pigs as part of Suwariya mela

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Bullet train to connect Ayodhya, Varanasi to New Delhi, part of effort to put city of Shri Ram on international tourist map: Details

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

The Bullet Train will connect New Delhi to three major pilgrimage cities in Uttar Pradesh that are Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya.

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150 Indian nationals feared ‘kidnapped’ by Taliban in Kabul evacuated and return safely to India

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

Two Afghan Sikh MPs, Narender Singh Khalsa and Dr Anarkali Kaur Honaryar amongst those rescued from Afghanistan by Indian rescue missions.

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Talibanis set an Afghan woman on fire for ‘bad cooking’, alleges activist

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

Najla Ayoubi, a former Afghan judge and activist, revealed that the Taliban fighters set ablaze a woman because they were not satisfied with a meal she prepared.

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Afghanistan: 6 out of 9 Talibanis who surrendered before the resistance forces were Pakistanis

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

On Saturday, 9 Talibs surrendered to Resistance Forces in Afghanistan's Andraab district as Afghan locals fight back the Islamist outfit.

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‘Mera shav bhi BJP ke jhande mein lipat ke jaaye’ – Kalyan Singh wished to be wrapped in BJP flag on his final journey

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

Kalyan Singh was the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh when the disputed structure, often referred to as 'Babri Masjid' was brought down by the Karsevaks

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Afghan MP Narender Singh Khalsa amongst the 23 Sikhs rescued from Kabul, thanks PM Modi for swift evacuation

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2021

The Indian Air Force C-17 aircraft that took off from Kabul with another 168 people, including 107 Indians and some 20 Afghan Sikhs and Hindus, landed at the Hindon IAF base in Ghaziabad.

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