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India is friends with everybody, leading power of Global South: Swiss State Secretary Alexandre Fasel

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 Swiss State Secretary Alexandre Fasel on Thursday expressed confidence in India's abilities and said that the country is a leading power of the global south.
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President’s Rule imposed in Manipur amid constitutional crisis after cancellation of assembly session

OpIndia Staff -
The union government has decided to impose President's Rule in Manipur following the resignation of Chief Minister N. Biren Singh
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PM Modi to meet US NSA Michael Waltz, Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy before bilateral meeting with President Trump at the White House

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral meetings with US President Donald Trump and other prominent American personalities during his two-day visit to the United States.
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News Reports

Ransom deals of kidnapping cases were made at CM Lalu Prasad Yadav’s house, says the RJD chief’s brother-in-law Subhash Yadav who was once his...

OpIndia Staff -
Talking about the infamous car-lifting incident during Lalu Yadav’s daughter’s wedding, Subhash Yadav said that it happened on the direction of Lalu Yadav.
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News Reports

How Ford Foundation, Omidyar funded ADR continues to target Modi govt despite the law on Election Commission appointment made more inclusive after 40 years:...

OpIndia Staff -
ADR which has petitioned against the Election Commission appointment act is funded by deep state entities like Ford Foundation and Omidyar Network
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News Reports

ASER 2024: Enrolments, reading, writing, basic maths skills, digital literacy and more, what the survey report said about elementary education in India

Shraddha Pandey -
According to ASER 2024, there has been a remarkable increase in the proportion of government primary schools with less than 60 students enrolled. The percentage rose from 44% in 2022 to 52.1% in 2024.
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News Reports

Was 75 years too short a period to abrogate a transitional provision like Article 370: Former Chief Justice DY Chandrachud

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Answering Sackur's question on removal of Article 370, Justice (Retd) Chandrachud said, "Was 75 years was too short a period to abrogate such a provision."
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News Reports

YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani pulls out of hosting the screening of new Captain America movie on Valentine’s Day amid ‘India’s Got Latent’ controversy

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Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding the YouTube show ‘India’s Got Latent’, YouTuber Ashish Chanchlani has announced that he will not be hosting the screening of ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
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News Reports

Income Tax Bill 2025: Here are the highlights from the new direct tax bill introduced in the Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
The existing Income Tax Act has 23 chapters containing 536 sections and 16 schedules. The new Bill with 298 sections and 14 schedules will be more concise the existing act. Once passed in the Parliament, the Bill will come into effect from April 1, 2026
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2020 Bengaluru Riots: SC denies bail to members of SDPI and PFI, directs Karnataka Govt to set up more UAPA courts for speedy trial

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The Supreme Court on Thursday declined bail to various persons accused in the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case in connection with the 2020 Bengaluru Riots by refusing to interfere with the ongoing National Investigation Agency probe.
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News Reports

Ex US Diplomat Mike Benz says USAID administrator Samantha Power facilitated illegal immigration and censorship: Read about the connection to Rahul Gandhi, Congress and...

Aditi -
Benz said that Sustein co-authored a book called ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions on Health, Wealth and Happiness’ which is considered as “the Holy Bible for the censorship industry”. Benz said that Sustein’s book suggests ways to take censorship to a whole different level where it not required to be implemented in the form of a formal government policy.
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News Reports

India’s trade deficit likely to come down by over USD 1 billion from USD 21.94 billion in December, says Union Bank of India report

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India's merchandise trade deficit is expected to have narrowed to USD 20.88 billion in January 2025, down from USD 21.94 billion in December 2024, according to a report by Union Bank of India.
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JPC report on Waqf (Amendment) Bill tabled in Rajya Sabha

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The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, was tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday amid ruckus and continuous sloganeering from opposition members.
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Fact-Check

AAP trolls spread fake news claiming a Rs 562 crore ‘scam’ in Ayushman Bharat: Read how govt thwarted fraud claims by private hospitals –...

OpIndia Staff -
AAP trolls claimed that a multi crore scam had been perpetrated in the Ayushman Bharat scheme, however, that is not true.
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News Reports

Congress objects to solar park in Gujarat a day after British portal The Guardian says India’s Khavda energy park is problematic because ‘it is...

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Common sense dictates that a sophisticated energy plant that supplies power to millions of households and companies like Google will be protected from external threats and security challenges by a state-of-the-art security system, surveillance tech and personnel. For The Guardian and Congress to try and claim that the world's largest green energy project will be a 'security risk' is not juvenile, it is misleading and clearly intended to spread fear among the masses.
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi set to meet Elon Musk, likely to discuss Starlink’s foray into India: What reports claim

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Elon Musk likely to hold a meeting with PM Modi and the Indian government expects these could include Starlink's plans
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Trump signed proclamations to close existing loopholes to restore 25 pc tariff on steel, aluminium to put ‘American workers first’: White House

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US President Donald Trump restores the 25 per cent tariff on steel and raises the tariff on aluminium to 25 per cent
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PM Modi meets US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard during his US visit, discusses various aspects of India-US friendship

ANI -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with US Director Of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard in Washington, DC on Wednesday (local time). PM Modi and Gabbard discussed various aspects of India-US friendship.
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Udhav Sena left red-faced after alliance partner Sharad Pawar felicitates Eknath Shinde, BJP says acknowledgement of Shinde being superior to Thackeray

Jinit Jain -
Uddhav Sena was left fuming after alliance partner Sharad Pawar felicitated Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
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Samay Raina deletes all videos of ‘India’s Got Latent’ from YouTube, reacts to the BeerBiceps controversy

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Comedian Samay Raina has finally broken his silence on the ongoing controversy surrounding his YouTube show, 'India's Got Latent'.
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News Reports

As USAID links to Left media get exposed, here’s how Asian College of Journalism—linked to Omidyar Network, Congress, and Alt News—is connected to US...

Suren -
Asian College Of Journalism is run by Media Development Foundation, which gets funds from Omidyar network through Luminate Group > Media Development Investment Fund > Asiaville
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News Reports

Gujarat: 15 Bangladeshi infiltrators involved in trafficking of minor girls and prostitution deported

OpIndia Staff -
15 Bangladeshi immigrants deported from Gujarat by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, 35 more to be deported by March
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Specials

L’affaire Savarkar: The great leap into cold waters at Marseilles, high-stakes drama at ICJ, and how his daring escape put India’s sovereignty under the...

Shraddha Pandey -
On 8th July 1910, when Veer Savarkar was being transported to India for trial aboard the British ship SS Morea, leapt through the porthole of the ship at Marseille port. Savarkar managed to escape even though a strict vigil was placed on him by the police and there were no portholes in the room he was kept in.
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News Reports

‘Ensure no discrimination in education’: Supreme Court seeks residential details of Rohingya refugees for school admissions

Jinit Jain -
In response to a PIL seeking govt benefits and school admissions for Rohingya refugees, the SC said education shall be provided to all children without discrimination.
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News Reports

Barabanki: Restaurant owner arrested in connection with forced conversion and circumcision of a minor Dalit Hindu boy

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The boy’s father had reportedly performed a second marriage with a Muslim woman after the death of his first Hindu wife and the boy’s mother. The boy alleged that his father was killed by his step-mother for property.
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Adani Group partners with Singapore’s ITEES, to establish a centre for advanced technical training for 25,000 learners at Mundra

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"Delighted to announce one of India’s largest Skill & Employ initiatives! In partnership with Singapore’s ITEES, the global leader in technical training, the Adani Group is launching the world’s largest finishing school in Mundra" Gautam Adani posted.
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1984 anti-Sikh riots: Congress leader Sajjan Kumar convicted in murder case of father-son duo after 40 years

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This case is related to the killings of one Jaswant Singh and his son Tarundeep Singh in Saraswati vihar area on November 1, 1984.
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Arvind Kejriwal is going to stage a coup against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann by blaming him for various issues: BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa

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BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa alleged Arvind Kejriwal of attempting to stage a 'coup' against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann
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Gaurav Gogoi’s British wife has ISI links? Assam CM’s cryptic post sparks debate, the Congress MP’s NGO questioned over alleged FCRA violations

Raju Das -
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma launched an attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, without naming him, on the issue of Gogoi’s wife retaining her British citizenship after their marriage in 2013
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Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint vilifies NCPCR to shield madrasas: Read how it rescued a missing Hindu boy converted to ‘Mohammed Umar’ from a UP madrasa

Amit Kelkar -
A recent article published in ThePrint sought to vilify Priyank Kanoongo and NCPCR for their efforts to protect children from radicalization in madrasas.
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Broken parts of Somnath Shivling preserved by Agnihotri Brahmins for hundreds of years to be consecrated by Sri Sri Ravishankar

OpIndia Staff -
Spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar will be performing the consecration of the fragmants of the Somnath Jyotirling. The broken pieces of the Jyotirlinga were being preserved by generations of Agnihotri Brahmins since its destruction. The pieces are still very active and behave like magnets as demonstrated by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar.
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Australia: Viral video shows NSW health workers Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh threatening to kill Israeli patients, investigation ordered

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh can be seen telling Veifer that any Israeli patient coming to them will be killed. The male health worker in the video, after coming to know that Veifer was from Israel, first praised him for having beautiful eyes and then said that he would go to hell for being Israeli.
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AI struggles to draw a man writing with his left hand. Netizens flood social media with responses after PM Modi pointed it out in...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi drew attention to a major issue with generative AI models, they cant generate images where humans are writing with their left hand.
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Plea moved in SC to provide food, jobs, education, healthcare to illegal Rohingyas: Read who Colin Gonsalves is and his links to Soros

Shraddha Pandey -
The Rohingya Human Rights Initiative and Colin Gonsalves want the Central and Delhi governments to treat Rohingya ‘refugees’ as Indian citizens without them really having Indian citizenship.
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85% of the acquisitions by the Indian Army are now indigenous, a big step towards self-reliance: Army Chief Gen Dwivedi

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Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday announced that a whopping 85 per cent of the army's acquisitions are now indigenous, marking a significant milestone in the country's journey towards self-reliance in defense production.
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‘Mrs’ review: Sanya Malhotra’s movie is a solid ‘Prime Number’ for asking some hard questions through a simple story

Siddhi Somani -
Richa's mother in law is a victim of the machine herself. But her light has dimmed and died long back. She no longer questions or objects but does her chores with a robotic perfection. Richa doesn't dislike her; she is terrified of becoming her because that is what everyone expects her to.
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AICWA demands ban and legal action against ‘India’s Got Latent’ show after Ranveer Allahbadia’s crass comments

OpIndia Staff -
All Indian Cine Workers' Associations (AICWA) has written to the Union Home Minister and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, demanding a ban on the YouTube show 'India's Got Latent'.
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Specials

How Jawaharlal Nehru aided the conversion of Hindus when he met USAID-funded World Vision’s founder & Evangelist Billy Graham, Indira continued his legacy

Nupur J Sharma -
USAID gave billions to World Vision to convert Hindus - it was actually Jawaharlal Nehru who unleashed the NGO
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Punjab CM and AAP MLAs travel to Delhi after being summoned by Kejriwal: Is Bhagwant Mann Kejriwal’s puppet?

Shraddha Pandey -
Punjab government officials being removed and appointed alongside the cabinet reshuffle at the whims of the top leader of the ruling party in Delhi indicates that Punjab’s autonomy is more a decorative concept than a reality.
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When former US diplomat exposed how USAID attempted to tarnish PM Modi’s image before 2019 Lok Sabha election

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Mike Benz stated that besides the US agencies, influential think tanks and social media giants were involved in this campaign against PM Modi.
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AI Action Summit: PM Modi emphasises AI can be used to enhance human potential, says work does not disappear due to technology

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the AI Action Summit in Paris, where he emphasised that artificial intelligence should be used to enhance human potential rather than replace human labour.
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PM Modi and US Vice President JD Vance together at Paris AI Action Summit

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PM Modi is scheduled to head to Washington following his two-day visit to France, Earlier, the French president greeted the two leaders and expressed his enthusiasm for the AI Action Summit.
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PM Modi highlights threat of deepfakes and disinformation, urges to democratize AI technology

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PM Modi noted the threat of unemployment due to AI and urged that skilling and re-skilling of people is needed to tackle such issues.
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US Congressmen question Adani indictment under Biden Administration, warn it will strain ties with India

OpIndia Staff -
The lawmakers cautioned that any fallout in US-India relations over Adani indictment would directly benefit adversaries like China, as India has a crucial role in countering China's influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Mahakumbh: Allahabad High Court dismisses plea against loudspeakers during the historic event

OpIndia Staff -
Allahabad High Court noted that there is no sufficient data to suggest that the public address system was causing noise above permissible limits.
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Deeply religious and a devoted Krishna bhakt: Tablighi Jamaat connection? Attacked for his religious identity? What we know so far about the Kharghar murder...

OpIndia Staff -
In the latest development in the brutal murder case of the Hindu man Shivkumar Sharma in Kharghar, the police have nabbed one of the two accused Rehan Shaikh while the other, identified as Faizan Shaikh is still absconding
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World

Elon Musk slams Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for funding hotels for illegal migrants, including Pakistan-owned hotel, despite Trump’s ban

OpIndia Staff -
The agreement involved leasing all 1,025 rooms of the hotel to the city at price of over $200 per night. Initially, the contract was signed for one year but Rafique expressed hope that it would be extended for full three years. The hotel in question was built in 1924 and PIA had taken its control in 2000.
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Sri Lanka faces blackout because of a monkey? Monkey blamed for nation-wide power disruption

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The event led to a breakdown at the Norochcholai coal power plant, which further resulted in scheduled power cuts on Monday and Tuesday for around 90 minutes.
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Lucknow: Hindus protest against Christian conversion activities in Gomti Nagar church, locals say Christians buying land and houses at double price

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Some locals alleged that the police are hushing up the matter instead of acting against the Christian missionaries.
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Opinions

Ranveer Allahbadia, Samay Raina, and public outrage – why comedians will never be ‘left alone’: The serious business of ‘jokes’

Rahul Roushan -
Ranveer Allahbadia (BeerBicepsGuy) and Samay Raina need to realise comedy is serious business
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