News Reports

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

Crime

West Bengal: Police nab 3 Rohingyas from Muslim-majority Murshidabad, accused had been staying illegally in India for several years

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2025

The arrested Rohinya Muslims were identified as Abdul Hasim, his wife, Rozina Begum, and their son, Bilal Mian.

Congress-ruled Telangana: Police lodge FIR against Telugu actor for criticising ‘Father of the Nation’ title of MK Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2025

In the viral video, Srikanth Krishnaswamy Iyengar was heard saying, "If Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is the father of my nation, then I am a bast*rd citizen. Jai Hind".

Crime

DRI busts gold smuggling syndicate involving transit passengers and airport staff at Mumbai airport; gold worth Rs 12.58 crore seized

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2025

Under Operation Golden Sweep, the DRI dismantled a transnational gold smuggling syndicate involving foreign nationals, airport employees, handlers, and masterminds operating between Mumbai and Dubai, exposing serious insider threats within India’s aviation security network.

Crime

Punjab: BSF nabs almost 350 drug smugglers since Jan 2024, almost one every alternate day

OpIndia Staff - 12 October, 2025

BSF officials revealed that Pakistani handlers often use drones and minors to push narcotics across the border. The force has intensified monitoring with night vision devices, motion sensors and anti-drone systems to curb smuggling.

Economy and Finance

Trade agreement between India and European Free Trade Association becomes effective, to generate $100 billion in investments and 1 million direct jobs in India...

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2025

The Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) between India and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has officially taken effect as of October 1, 2025,

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Bihar Elections: Tej Pratap Yadav to contest from Mahua, to announce candidates of his Janshakti Janata Dal

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2025

Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) founder and former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tej Pratap Yadav has said that he will be contesting the upcoming...

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What is the Taliban’s connection with Darul Uloom Deoband in UP’s Saharanpur? Taliban means ‘students’ and Deoband is their ‘school’

Sanghamitra - 11 October, 2025

The Darul Uloom Haqqania in Pakistan is often called the ‘University of Jihad’. This madrasa was founded by Maulana Abdul Haq, a pre-partition alumnus and teacher at Darul Uloom Deoband, and led by his son, Sami-ul-Haq, a key Taliban supporter who mobilised students for the Afghan ‘jihad’ in the coming years.

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl raped, forcibly converted to Islam and married off to an old Muslim man in Sindh

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2025

In another shocking case from Pakistan, a 15-year-old Hindu girl has said that she was kidnapped, raped, and forced to convert to Islam. The...

Government and Policy

PM Modi unveils schemes worth ₹35,440 crore for farmers, launches ‘Dhan Dhanya Krishi Yojana’ and ‘Mission for Self-Reliance in Pulses’

Shriti Sagar - 11 October, 2025

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (11th October) attended a special agricultural programme at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi, where...

Crime