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News Reports

Facebook moves to SC challenging Raghav Chadha’s summons, says they are answerable to Union govt, not a Delhi assembly panel

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2020

The plea filed by the Supreme Court also said that the summons violates the right of the petitioner to remain silent and his right to privacy, which are fundamental rights.

Entertainment

Deepika Padukone to be summoned by NCB as evidence against her piles up: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2020

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone is likely to be summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and her manager Karishma Prakash as part of the investigation in drug supply and drug usage probe the agency has undertaken.

News Reports

‘Petitioners against Sudarshan TV want to bypass centre, statements being misrepresented’: Madhu Kishwar seeks intervention in SC

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2020

Madhu Purnima Kishwar's petition stated that the plea against the airing of the Sudarshan TV's 'UPSC Jihad' show has been filed to bypass the centre, which has the authority to determine free speech and is more equipped to carry out an investigation.

Entertainment

Goa Police arrests actress Poonam Pandey’s husband Sam Ahmed Bombay for assaulting and molesting her

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2020

Born and brought up in United Arab Emirates, Sam is an ad-filmmaker and a producer. He had done projects with celebrities like Akshay Kumar, Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone amongst others.

News Reports

India and China issue joint statement following 6th round of Senior Commanders’ meeting, agree to stop sending more troops to frontline

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

India and China have issued a joint statement in the aftermath of the 6th rounds of Senior Commanders' meeting between the two countries.

News Reports

Casting director of Rhea Chakraborty’s debut film ‘Jalebi’ among 10 Bollywood personalities to have died in the past few months. Read the details here

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

A post containing the list of recent deaths of Bollywood celebs and the alleged reasons behind their deaths is being widely shared.

News Reports

‘Are your breasts real? Can I touch?’ Actress Sherlyn Chopra accuses KWAN talent agency co-founder of sexual misconduct

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Bollywood actress Sherlyn Chopra on Tuesday took to Twitter to call out sexual misconduct of KWAN talent agency co-founder Anirban Blah.

Entertainment

Dia Mirza denies allegations of drug abuse, seeks legal action

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Diz Mirza "strongly refuted" and "categorically" denied the "false" and "baseless" allegations levelled with mala fide intentions.

News Reports

Nikhil Dwivedi, filmmaker and director of talent agency owned by Salman Khan, claims latter did not buy stakes in KWAN. Read details

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Uniworld Big Talent (UBT) owned by Salman Khan, holds major stakes in Big Bang Media Venture, the holding company which owns KWAN.

Media

NDTV journalist of ‘chhota mota bomb blast’ fame is incensed at speech he finds uncomfortable: Read how

Dibakar Dutta - 22 September, 2020

During one of his shows on NDTV, Sreenivasan Jain had claimed that terrorist Ishrat Jahan wanted to do a 'chota-mota' bomb blast.

News Reports

Suspended AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh admits on TV that he broke Deputy Chairman’s mic

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

AAP leader Sanjay Singh, along with other opposition MPs, had created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha after the passage of the Farm Bills.

Crime

Delhi riots: Tahir Hussain and Ishrat Jahan among five others accused of receiving Rs 1.61 crores to instigate riots, ‘manage’ anti-CAA protests

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The police have stated that Ishrat Jahan had used a part of the cash she received to purchase weapons for the riots.

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Man rips open pregnant wife’s stomach with a sickle to check the gender of foetus

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Man in UP arrested after he cut open his wife's stomach, allegedly suspecting that she is going to give birth to another girl.

News Reports

Mumbai Police made actress Payal Ghosh wait till 2 AM, did not file sexual assault complaint against Anurag Kashyap: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The BMC declared her society a containment zone to prevent the actress from filing a complaint.

News Reports

Sushant Singh death probe: Rhea Chakraborty’s judicial custody extended till October 6 by NDPS court

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Rhea Chakraborty was arrested by NCB and sent to 14-days of judicial custody on September 8, 2020.

Social Media Fact-Check

ANI Editor rubbishes viral claim of the same person acting as a customer during demonetisation and farmer supporting agriculture Bills

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Congress social media co-ordinator Vinay Kumar Dokania in a tweet alleged that a farmer interviewed by ANI over farm bills was the same man who praised demonetisation and Digital India in 2016

News Reports

Election affidavit complaints: Income Tax dept sends notices to Uddhav Thackeray and son, Sharad Pawar and daughter

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Shiv Sena and NCP have shrugged off the IT notice as 'routine activities'.

News Reports

West Bengal: Unavailibity of cold storage, inefficient policies blamed for loss to potato farmers in the state

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

While the State produces 11.5 million tonnes of potatoes annually, there is a storage capacity of only 7 million tonnes.

News Reports

‘Secular’ anti-CAA protesters knew their Islamist comrades were trying to incite violence but did not inform police, WhatsApp texts reveal

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The WhatsApp conversations revealed that the Delhi riots were organised and facilitated through provocation and active mobilisation of the masses.

News Reports

CM Yogi seeks suggestion from film personalities for the proposed Film City in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The proposed Film City is expected to be set up in Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh.

News Reports

‘Remember Kamlesh Tiwari? The same will happen to you’: Asst Stores Officer Shakeel Ahmad threatens UP Minister Rajeshwar Singh

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

As per police, a case has been filed against Shakeel Ahmed under Sections 504, 506, and 507 of IPC. Once the police finish investigation, they will arrest Ahmed as per law.

News Reports

Reading, UK: ‘Are you Taliban?’, Sikh taxi driver attacked by four white men in apparent hate crime

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Vaneet Singh, a Sikh Taxi Driver from Reading, has informed the Police that he was attacked by four white men on Sunday.

Media

For AltNews, Muslims cease to be Muslims if they do not hate Narendra Modi or the RSS

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

AltNews questions the religiosity of Muslims who extend their support or are associated with the BJP and the RSS

News Reports

NCB summons KWAN Agency CEO. Did you know Anurag Kashyap aide and film producer Madhu Mantena co-founded KWAN as well as Phantom films

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Interestingly, until now, all the big Bollywood names which have emerged in the NCB's probe have links with KWAN Agency

OpIndia Explains

Pakistan’s vicious narco-terrorism plan in India and its connection to Khalistan movement

Anurag - 22 September, 2020

Understanding Narco-Terrorism and how Pakistan is helping Khalistani movement by pushing drugs in India

News Reports

NIA arrests two terrorists, including 2008 Bengaluru blast accused, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The terrorists had red corner notices against them. They were arrested by a special team of NIA in Riyadh.

Sports

Fantasy Sports like Howzat engage over 90 million users

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

A KPMG report considers India the largest emerging market when it comes to gaming app downloads.

News Reports

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Singh serves tea to protesting MPs who had attacked and heckled him, PM praises the gesture

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

In a video shared by ANI, Harivansh Singh can be seen taking out plates, cups, and tea flask from his bag and serving it to the MPs.

News Reports

Coronavirus: Daily new cases show a perceptible decline as India registers highest ever recovery at over 1 lakh cases

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

While it is too soon to celebrate decline of coronavirus in India, if the trend continues, we can take a sigh of relief that the worst is behind us.

News Reports

Al-Qaeda terrorists nabbed by NIA possessed explosives, had mobilised masses for anti-CAA violence in Murshidabad: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

The terrorists were escorted to the National Capital by NIA on Monday and will be produced before the Patiala High Court today.

News Reports

“Mujhe darr lag raha hai, mujhe maar denge”: Sushant Singh Rajput’s SOS five days before his death

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

Sushant Singh Rajput had further written to his sister that he has been trying to get in touch with Rhea who had not been responding.

News Reports

‘Maal you have?’ Deepika Padukone’s name emerges in the Bollywood drug abuse probe as NCB investigation intensifies

OpIndia Staff - 22 September, 2020

In a sensational revelation, Bollywood's top actress Deepika Padukone's name has emerged in the latest drug abuse probe carried out by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)

News Reports

Even as Pune continues to suffer from the Coronavirus crisis, jumbo covid centres still operating at 50 per cent capacity

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

Pune is amidst the throes of a raging coronavirus outbreak, with the total number of caseloads in the district crossing the 2.6 lakh mark.

News Reports

As NCB delves deeper into the drug angle in Sushant’s death case, Bollywood’s connection with drug mafias in Amritsar and Pakistan emerge

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

NCB official states that the drug funds are being used by Pakistan and others for funding terror activities

News Reports

‘There are govt and intelligence report that show insurgency increased in the Northeast with FCRA money’: BJP MP SP Singh in Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

BJP MP SP Singh said it is known how things changed in the Northeast during past 50 years with FCRA money and one religion became prominent.

News Reports

Bihar to become first state to connect all villages by Optical Fibre Internet, PM Modi inaugurates project to improve infra and connectivity

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

PM Modi said that in the coming 1,000 days, more than six lakh villages across the country will be connected with the Optical Fibre Internet Services

Politics

Nepal: Former Deputy PM reiterates demand for reinstatement of country’s Hindu identity on Constitution Day

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

Kamal Thapa said that people of Nepal are hopeful that Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath would cooperate and help them.

Law

‘Whoever doesn’t want to watch the show, can go and read a novel, or turn off the TV’: Justice Chandrachud on Sudarshan News ‘UPSC...

OpIndia Staff - 21 September, 2020

"Read a novel, or turn off the TV", justice Chandrachud stated that if anyone doesn't like the content of the Sudarshan News show, they can choose not to watch it.

Politics