News Reports

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

Indian officials abducted by Pakistan’s ISI were punched, beaten with rods, made to drink dirty water and forced to confess ‘hit-and-run’

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

The two Indian High Commission staffers who were abducted by Pakistan's ISI and were later released on Monday were tortured to confess that 'they were involved in an accident'.

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Is the Ladakh conflict a consequence of internal turmoil within China: Here are the factors that may be playing a role

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

While China blames India for crossing the border and attacking its troops, India has not made any such remarks.

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China trying to hide casualties? Communist state machinery goes on overdrive after India defends its territory

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

While India had stated the number of casualties on its side, the Chinese authorities are yet to reveal the official figures amid the Ladakh standoff.

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DGCA initiates probe against Air Asia after pilot and YouTube vlogger Gaurav Taneja alleges ‘gross irregularities’ of passenger safety

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Netizens vowed to boycott Air Asia on Twitter after Gaurav claimed that he was suspended for sharing his concerns about the safety

Entertainment

‘When you speak the truth, you are branded a liar, mad, and psychotic’: Raveena Tandon speaks on the dirty politics in Bollywood

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput's death has compelled many celebrities to break their silence and expose the exploitation and power-play that rules in Bollywood.

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Functionary of NGO linked to Maoists among activists and politicians who penned letter in defence of Italian Secret Service linked Harsh Mander

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Harsh Mander urged the protesters to hit the streets and undermined the authority of the Indian Judiciary during the anti-CAA protests.

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AgustaWestland scam: ED accuses middleman Rajiv Saxena of hiding information, says he is acting on Ratul Puri’s orders

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

ED has alleged that Saxena has been selectively stating the facts on the insistence of co-accused, especially Ratul Puri, the nephew of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath.

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Maharashtra: Dawood aide and underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel’s sister Hamida dies of coronavirus in Mumbra

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

Earlier in May, Chhota Shakeel's other sister had died of pneumonia after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.

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India-China border stand-off: Chinese troops suffer casualties too in the stand-off at Galwan valley, says Indian Army

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2020

The latest stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control at Galwan, Ladakh on Monday night has now resulted in casualties from both sides

OpIndia Explains

‘Rats of Shah Dola’: How hundreds of children in the Islamic State of Pakistan are forcefully deformed and exploited as beggars

Dibakar Dutta - 16 June, 2020

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the microcephalic children find refuge at the shrine of Shah Daula in Varedia but are deformed and exploited to beg

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