News Reports

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

Economy and Finance

Strangled by coronavirus outbreak, Chinese economy shrinks for the first time since 1976, contracts by 6.8 per cent in Q1 2020

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

The latest decline in the Chinese economy marks the end as the Wuhan Coronavirus, which started in China, takes its toll

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Court hearing at 3 am, jailed by 5 am, read how Moradabad officials ensured all stone pelters are behind bars before Friday...

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

CM Yogi Adityanath has ordered that culprits who had attacked on medical professionals will b bookend under NSA and will be made to pay for the damages to public property.

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Coronavirus fight: Bengaluru cop travels 860 km on his scooter to deliver medicines to a cancer patient in Dharwad

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

The Head Constable decided to deliver the medicine 430 km away after watching a report about the cancer patient on a news channel

Media

Here are 7 occasions on which Siddharth Varadarajan, founding editor of The Wire, violated the ethical principles of Journalism

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

Since an FIR was filed against Siddharth Varadarajan for spreading Fake News against UP CM Yogi Adityanath, an organized campaign has been launched to paint him as a victim.

Crime

Rajasthan: 3 policemen injured after a mob attacked them while patrolling in Tonk’s Kasai Mohalla, 12 detained

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

The injured were admitted to district hospital, 12 people were detained for attacking the police team.

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India tightens scrutiny of Chinese investment in the share market as SEBI asks banks to disclose details of investment coming from China

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

The direction issued by SEBI to custodians comes as an immediate reaction to People’s Bank of China buying above 1% stakes in HDFC.

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RBI Governor announces new measures to ease financial distress amidst coronavirus lockdown

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

Quoting the IMF projection of 1.9% (GDP) growth, the RBI Governor said that India's growth would be the highest among the G20 countries

Government and Policy

Uttar Pradesh: NSA slapped, govt to seize assets of the Moradabad stone pelters if they fail to pay for the damage to public property

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday ordered attachment of properties of people involved in the Moradabad attack, if they fail to pay for the damages to public property.

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Muslims discharged from Chennai hospital make Islamic gesture popularised by ISIS while posing for photos: Here is what it means

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2020

Amidst the gloomy Coronavirus outbreak that has gripped the world and in India specifically, the spread of the virus due to Tablighi Jamaat, images of patients being released from a Chennai hospital after being treated for Coronavirus emerged

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