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Influencer who claimed Bournvita has 50% sugar in viral video gets sued by Cadbury, apologises and takes down post

OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2023

Revant Himantsingka had shared a video criticising Cadbury Bournvita. He claimed that the 'health drink' contains over 50% sugar.

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Bihar youth who worked in Bengaluru restaurant alleges harassment for not knowing Kannada, police claim argument over torn note turned into language issue

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2023

Bihar youth Nitesh Yadav claimed that he was abused in Bengaluru for not knowing Kannada, but police blame him for bringing language into an argument

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Singer Mika Singh thanks PM Modi for being able to use Indian currency at Doha airport, here is how it shows INR getting stronger

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2023

The RBI has recently allowed banks from 18 countries to use Indian currency for payments.

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Alleged journalist casts doubts on history because it was shared by a Sikh BJP leader: History of Nihangs defending Ram Mandir

Gopal Tiwari - 12 April, 2023

Nihang Sikhs had performed Hawan and Pooja in the erstwhile disputed site of Babri structure in 1858.

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Bollywood singer Lucky Ali apologises for his ‘Brahman are a lineage of Ibrahim’ Facebook post

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2023

In a Facebook post, addressing the controversy around his Facebook post, singer Lucky Ali claimed that he did not intend to cause anger or distress among people rather he only wanted to ‘bring people together’.

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Pro-Khalistanis using Twitter bots to promote violence, anti-India propaganda, says NCRI research

OpIndia Staff - 11 April, 2023

Notably, Twitter is working extensively to cut off bots promoting violence, but the platform has remained a remarkable source for separatists and propagandists to spread misinformation and call for action in the real world.

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‘Mentally disabled, goon, terrorist’: Youtuber hurls insults at Hindu seer Swami Rambhadracharya, Netizens call for police action

OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2023

The video, wherein the YouTube channel owner is seen using extremely derogatory, abusive words against the Hindu seer, was released on April 8 and has garnered 20 thousand views since then.

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