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Burqa, hijab are very freeing identity markers, Sita is tired of patriarchy: The Hindu journalist Lavanya Narayanan attacks IPL ceremony, peddles anti-Hindu rhetoric

Rukma Rathore - 2 June, 2026

"Please take one good long look at Sita's face. She's so done with this patriarchy-pavitrta shit," Lavanya claimed in a post.

Crime

Pune Porsche crash: Victim’s father questions justice system after viral video shows accused’s father Vishal Agarwal celebrating bail with family

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2026

The video surfaced only weeks after Vishal Agarwal was released on bail after spending nearly 22 months in custody in connection with the cover-up of the deadly crash caused by his minor son.

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Cockroach Janta Party Wikipedia page edited by a Pakistani? After allegations of gaining followers from Pakistan and Bangladesh, ‘South Asian’ page author under scanner

Shraddha Pandey - 22 May, 2026

The Wikipedia page (English) of the Cockroach Janta Party, however, has one of its contributing authors alleged to be a Pakistani. The page was heavily edited by one Salim Bin Yousuf, who, according to his Wikipedia author page, is from “Kashmir, South Asia”.

Economy and Finance

Melody hai chocolaty: After viral Modi-Meloni video, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal shares how India’s toffee exports have grown over the years

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2026

Following a viral video where Italian PM Giorgia Meloni thanked PM Modi for gifting her 'Melody' toffees, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted India’s confectionery success, noting a 166% surge in toffee exports to ₹132 crore over the last 12 years.

PM Modi gifts Italian PM Meloni a pack of Parle ‘Melody’: Read how the term went viral after Meloni’s 2023 tweet from Dubai

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2026

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni has shared a video of PM Modi gifting her a pack of ‘very special’ toffees, Parle’s ‘Melody’. The video has...

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CJI Surya Kant warns strict legal action over casteist anti-reservation quote falsely attributed to him on social media

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2026

Chief Justice of India Surya Kant has issued a strong warning of legal consequences against those responsible for circulating a fabricated casteist and anti-reservation...

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TMC MP Sagarika Ghose whines over getting an X take-down notice from the police after spreading a misleading video of Bengal post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2026

TMC Rajya Sabha member Sagarika Ghose, acted all surprised after receiving a notice from the Kolkata police

Opinions

As BJP heads towards a historic win in West Bengal, liberals suffer a massive meltdown, ignore 15-years of anti-incumbency and declare BJP victory ‘unfair’

Shraddha Pandey - 4 May, 2026

The anti-BJP brigade has recycled its formulaic ‘Hum hare nahi humein haraya gaya hai’ bogey by casting aspersions on the integrity of the Election Commission, instead of gracefully accepting the Janadesh.

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