News Reports

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

Government and Policy

Stranded in India: 769 foreign tourists register on the portal in five days, here is all you need to know

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

According to the official release, every State government and Union Territory administration has identified Nodal Officers for assisting such foreign tourists.

Surat: Neighbours squabble over pet dog, doctor alleges she was being harassed because of coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

A video has gone viral on social media where a man can be seen abusing a woman who has been identified as a doctor.

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Powerloom in Malegaon found operational amidst coronavirus lockdown, police officials who took action face administration wrath: Report

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

The owner of the power-looms allegedly shares a close relationship with Malegaon MLA Mufti Mohammad Ismail of the NCP

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Rajasthan: Stones pelted at a Temple in Jhunjhunu district when locals tried to light diyas, one arrested

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

People were attacked in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan when they were lighting diyas and candles at the local temple by those from a different community.

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Tamil Nadu: Over 100 people who had participated in burial of coronavirus patient put under quarantine, hospital denies negligence charges

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

A family member claimed, “We were neither informed that he was a suspected Coronavirus patient nor that his samples were drawn for testing.

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Pune: 40 doctors quarantined after Tablighi Jamaati hides he went to Nizamuddin but tests positive when being treated for accident

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

The patient who tested positive for COVID-19 had hidden the history of his travel to the event organised by Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin at the time of his admission

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Naamdar chor hai: Rahul Gandhi steals cartoon, crops out watermark and denies credit to a startup

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

Former Congress President who ran the 2019 general election campaign on 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' slogan on Sunday ended up stealing a cartoon from a startup which makes quirky cartoons on news.

Crime

Lucknow: Healthcare workers attacked, abused in Kasaibara area where several COVID-19 positive patients were found hiding in a Mosque

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

The health workers have complained that the mob even tried to tear their survey reports. Reports say that the attack came from a locality near the Mosque where the covid-19 patients were found.

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Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad using quarantine as an excuse to evade arrest, hiding in a populated area and mobilising support: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

Tablighi Jamaat members account for 30% of total COVID-19 cases in India and a staggering 50% cases in Uttar Pradesh. Some Muslim clerics have stated that Maulana Saad had ignored warnings and went ahead with the congregation.

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