News Reports

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

Government and Policy

Thousands of Afghans who worked for US troops now face Taliban’s death trap, US govt announces Operation Allies Refuge

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

Over 18,000 Afghans who had worked for the US troops have reportedly applied for the Special Immigration Visa, fearing Taliban's revenge.

News Reports

Supreme Court dumps IIT study that showed firecrackers are not a major cause of pollution, dismisses plea challenging ban on sale

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

Supreme Court said that one does not need IIT to say that firecrackers are bad for health, dismissed IIT-Kanpur study on causes of air pollution

News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Hindu activist and Indu Makkal Katchi Chief Arjun Sampath arrested for protesting against destruction of temples in Coimbatore

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

Hindu activist and Indu Makkal Katchi (IMK) Chief Arjun Sampath was arrested in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, for protesting against the Coimbatore Corporation and the Tamil Nadu government

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J&K police shoot down Pakistani drone carrying 5 kg explosives near Jammu, says it is similar to drone used in IAF station attack

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

ADG Mukesh Singh said that the drone, shot in Kanachak, was made using parts procured from China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Media

‘Anti-terrorism measure, no signboard’: Read why police went knocking on The Wire’s door ahead of 15th August

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

The Wire editor Siddharth Varadarajan claims that the office of the media portal was visited by a policeman on Friday.

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Carnage not over: Suvendu Adhikari meets Amit Shah, says post-poll violence in West Bengal still ongoing

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

Suvendu Adhikari said that the post-poll carnage is not over in West Bengal nearly two months after the assembly elections.

Social Media

Was Namaz read inside Badrinath temple premises? What did the police say? All you need to know about the controversy

OpIndia Staff - 23 July, 2021

Chamoli Police has clarified that the Namaz was performed by the Muslim construction workers not at the Badrinath temple shrine but at a parking facility 700 metres away, without a maulvi and loudspeakers.

World