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Locals in Arunachal Pradesh boycott Chinese products despite reduced profits: Report

OpIndia Staff -
People in Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh have completely boycotted Chinese products since the Galwan valley clashes.
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News Reports

Media finds no evidence of mass sterilisations at ICE detention center, Upper Caste ‘racism’ and ‘casteism’ were blamed by a section of activists

OpIndia Staff -
Allegations have surfaced that mass sterilisations and forced hysterectomies were performed at ICE Irwin County Detention Center.
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News Reports

After the arrest of the Journalist who wrote for The Global Times, The Quint and others, a Chinese intel agent along with her Nepalese...

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier the Delhi police had arrested journalist Rajeev Sharma for possessing defense-related classified documents.
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News Reports

Chargesheet 59, that indicated a larger conspiracy to incite Delhi riots and named Umar Khalid and Safoora Zargar, admitted by court

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The charge-sheet had stated that conspiracy to cause communal riots was hatched by Umar Khalid and his friends during Trump visit in India
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News Reports

VVIP chopper scam: CBI names middlemen Christian Michel, Rajiv Saxena and 13 others in a supplementary charge-sheet filed in AgustaWestland scandal

Jinit Jain -
Accused-turned-approver Rajiv Saxena, middlemen Christian Michel and 13 others have been charge-sheeted in the Rs 3600 crore AgustaWestland scam
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News Reports

Truth behind India’s slip in Global Economic Freedom ranking: Change in methodology responsible, not what Congress party want you to believe

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India's 2020 ranking in Economic Freedom Index is not comparable with 2019 ranking, due to several changes in the methodology
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News Reports

On PM Modi’s birthday, Rath Yatra carrying 613 Kg bell inscribed with ‘Jai Shree Ram’ flagged off, to go from Rameswaram to Ayodhya

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The Rath Yatra will pass through different cities of Tamil Nadu and other states before finally arriving at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
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Politics

Protests against Left minister in Kerala gold smuggling case ‘anti-Quran’, says Communist Party leader: Here is how he came to that strange conclusion

OpIndia Staff -
CPI(M) state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, in his weekly column has referred to the protest against the Kerala Communist govt and minister KT Jaleel as an "anti-Quran agitation"
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News Reports

Sandalwood drug case: Bengaluru crime branch summons to former Congress corporator for questioning

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Bengaluru Central Crime Branch (CCB) summons former Congress corporator RV Yuvraj in connection with the sandalwood drug case
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News Reports

An eyewitness tells media that Disha Salian was gang-raped by 4 men in the party held on the eve of her death: Here are...

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An eyewitness has told News Nation that Disha Salian was gang-raped by 4 men in the party which she attended on the eve of her death on June 8.
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Law

HRCE Dept uses the ‘we are doing what Kings did’ argument, claims ‘secular’ state of Tamil Nadu entitled to control temples

OpIndia Staff -
HR&CE Dept has filed an affidavit at the Madras HC saying that though the state of Tamil Nadu is secular, it is entitled to control temples.
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News Reports

Temple takeover issue: Uttarakhand govt bans protests within 200 meters of Kedarnath, priests say they won’t budge

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Since June, the priests at Kedarnath Dham are protesting against the formation of Char Dham Devasthanam Management Board.
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News Reports

‘No right to question integrity of successors’: 26 former cops slam Julio Ribeiro for supporting people pushing ‘anti-India and communal narrative’

OpIndia Staff -
26 former police officers have written a letter slamming Julio Ribeiro for supporting people who push 'anti-India and communal narrative'.
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Law

In an ironical turn of events, BMC calls Kangana Ranaut’s plea an ‘abuse of law’ after hounding her for dissenting views

OpIndia Staff -
In an affidavit, BMC has also demanded that costs be imposed on Kangana Ranaut for making this plea and demanding Rs 2 crores damages
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News Reports

West Bengal and Kerala come under scanner as NIA arrests 9 Al-Qaeda terrorists, were planning multiple attacks

OpIndia Staff -
The National Investigation Agency arrested eight terrorists linked to Al-Qaeda from Murshidabad in West Bengal and three from Ernakulam in Kerala.
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Media

Delhi Police arrests journalist Rajeev Sharma for possessing classified defence documents, had written for Chinese mouthpiece GlobalTimes

OpIndia Staff -
Rajeev Sharma had written several columns for Chinese newspaper Global Times, the mouthpiece of Communist Party of China for the last several years.
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Editor's picks

Bloomberg Quint calls an economist an ‘infectious disease expert’ to peddle the theory that a high recovery rate is a ‘useless statistic’

OpIndia Staff -
The Quint earlier transformed an engineer to a doctor to prove that India is in the middle of community transmission stage
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News Reports

Minister Anurag Thakur apologises after ruckus breaks out in Parliament over his comments on the Nehru-Gandhi family

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Anurag Thakur had slammed the Congress party over the PM Relief Fund during a discussion on PM CARES Fund
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News Reports

“You are supposed to be unprejudiced,” investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala schools BJP-hater NDTV journalist Sreenivasan Jain

OpIndia Staff -
Without nothing left to say, Sreenivasan Jain laughed aloud and claimed, "I would love to think that I am unprejudiced."
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News Reports

‘Women rioters attacked police with swords and knives hidden under their burqa’: Author Monica Arora shares anecdotes from her upcoming book on Delhi Riots

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The book narrates how Muslim women protesters had attacked DCP Amit Sharma and constable Ratan Lal after inviting them for talks
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh police nab three persons in the Aligarh jewellery robbery case seen in viral video

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In a viral video, three accused identified as Saurabh, Mohit and Rohit were seen robbing a jewellery shop in Aligarh at gunpoint
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News Reports

Maha Vikas Aghadi govt ‘struggles’ to pay salaries but ready to spend Rs 5.5 crores to appoint Pvt ad firms for Chief Minister’s publicity

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The Maharashtra government has been struggling to play salaries and pension due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Law

The court must not call out Sudarshan News for speaking for the rights of Dalits and calling out a Dalit leader who just would...

Editorial Desk -
Justice Joseph castigated Sudarshan News on Friday over the manner in which Congress leader Udit Raj was treated.
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News Reports

‘An injunction order from us is like a nuclear missile’: Justice Chandrachud acknowledges the far-reaching ramifications of the stay order on Sudarshan News’ ‘UPSC...

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Sudarshan News had filed a plea challenging the Supreme Court's stay order on the broadcast of its 'UPSC Jihad' show
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News Reports

They believe religious teachings are superior to state laws: What China’s whitepaper says about Uyghur Muslims and their ‘re-education’

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The whitepaper insinuated that Uyghur Muslims were 'terrorists' who believed in the 'afterlife' and rejected modern science owing to religious dogmatism.
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OpIndia Explains

Julio Ribeiro and Open Letters, a love story better than Twilight: Here are some letters that the former IPS officer has signed

OpIndia Staff -
Former IPS Officer Julio Ribeiro has recently written to the Delhi Police complaining of their 'flawed investigation' into Delhi Riots.
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News Reports

Paytm and Paytm First Fantasy Game apps removed from Google Play Store for alleged violation of gambling policy

OpIndia Staff -
Google Play store prohibits online casinos and unregulated gambling activities which the Paytm promoted through its Paytm First Games.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu man found hanging with hand and legs tied from behind, Karachi police call it a suicide

OpIndia Staff -
The Karachi police have reportedly called it a suicide and allowed the body to be buried without even a post mortem.
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Law

Here is criticism of ‘a particular community’ as approved by the Honourable Supreme Court

Nupur J Sharma -
The Supreme Court has not taken kindly to a show by Sudarshan News, criticising a 'particular community'
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News Reports

‘Vinod Dua said that quarantine centres were detention centres, justified stone-pelting on doctors by certain community’: Mahesh Jethmalani in SC

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Vinod Dua, in his YouTube videos on pandemic, had allegedly urged people to come out on streets like the American people.
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Government and Policy

Why you should support farm ordinances introduced by the Modi govt: The mother of all reforms

Abhishek Banerjee -
In mid-June, the Modi govt brought three ordinances related to farming, which can forever change the agricultural landscape of India. Folks, this is the mother of all reforms.
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News Reports

‘Liberals’ target Amul over 1995 poster on actress Urmila Matondkar released after ‘Rangeela’ movie

OpIndia Staff -
The ad, created 25 years ago, was dedicated to actress Urmila Matondkar for her performance in the movie 'Rangeela'.
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News Reports

Disha Salian case: Her fiance Rohan Rai had to be called on intercom after she fell from 14th floor, took 25 mins to show-up:...

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The probe into Disha Salian's death case is also gaining momentum, with the role of her boyfriend Rohan Rai in question
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Opinions

Of Macaulay and Nehru: A dilapidated education system and the need for the phoenix to rise from the ashes

Kshitij Chopra -
A major consequence of the dilapidated education system, thanks to Nehru and Macaulay, is that an average Indian graduate is a test taker and a job seeker
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News Reports

Congress government in Rajasthan fudges Coronavirus data, state health bulletin reports fewer cases and deaths

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A Twitter user shares how the coronavirus crisis is deepening in Rajasthan, with the govt doing little to improve it
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News Reports

Indian national Shaik Sadiq critical after being assaulted by a Pakistani in Saudi Arabia, mother requests govt to for help

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Khatija Begum has requested the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and Indian Consulate in Jeddah to visit her son and provide help.
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Law

Sudarshan TV Vs Supreme Court: Justice Chandrachud objects to representation of Muslims with skull cap, beard, green colour with flames in the background

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Sudarshan TV had filed a plea challenging the court's stay on the telecast of the remaining episodes of their show 'Bindas Bol' about the alleged 'UPSC Jihad'
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News Reports

‘Those who had kept farmers tied to restrictions for decades now lying about agricultural reforms’, PM Modi on opposition to farm reform bills

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PM said that system of MSP and govt procurement of foodgrains will continue, and opposition is lying on farm reform bills
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Entertainment

Netizens question Netflix over fake anti-Brahmin quotes visible in the trailer of ‘Serious Men’ featuring Nawzuddin Siddiqui

OpIndia Staff -
The movie in question, 'Serious Men', features Nawazuddin Siddiqui in the lead and has been directed by popular filmmaker Sudhir Mishra.
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Political History of India

The Goan Inquisition by the Portuguese: A forgotten holocaust of Hindus and Jews

Nivan -
The Portuguese inquisition of Goa is an often forgotten and unspoken event by the ‘secular’ circles of Indian historians, despite various historical records exposing the gross exodus of not just Hindus, but also Jews that had escaped Medieval Europe to take refuge in India.
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Government and Policy

No more APMC monopoly, more choice, freedom for farmers to seek better prices for crops: All you need to know about the new bills...

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The objective of the three proposed laws is to make way for creating the Modi government's ambitious vision of 'One India, One Agriculture Market'.
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News Reports

Narcotics Control Bureau starts investigation into party hosted by Karan Johar: Report

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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is investigating a video from a party hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar that went viral on social media.
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Government and Policy

After recent spate of ‘Love Jihad’ cases, Yogi Adityanath govt may bring ordinance to check forced religious conversion: Report

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After a large number of religious conversions linked to 'love jihad' in the state, UP govt may promulgate an ordinance against forced religious conversions.
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News Reports

After Coronavirus and the Bubonic plague alert, thousands infected by bacterial outbreak after factory leak in China: Details

OpIndia Staff -
As the world is struggling with the Wuhan coronavirus, reports of an outbreak of another disease are emerging from China.
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News Reports

Journalist Rohini Singh claims woman protester was harassed by UP police, both the ‘victim’ and police deny the claim

OpIndia Staff -
Rejecting the claims of Rohinit Singh, the woman protester said that police had mistaken her for male due to her outfit, and she was not harassed
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News Reports

Disha Salian had both pre-fall and post-fall injuries: Forensics expert Dr Dinesh Rao

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Forensic expert Dr Dinesh Rao said on Republic TV that Disha Salian had two kinds of injuries, pre-fall and post-fall
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News Reports

Viral video: How the family of a Hindu woman thrashed a Muslim man harassing her, and why the police arrested them all

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The Hindu woman from Karnataka sweet-talked the Muslim youth into meeting her to teach him a lesson
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News Reports

NCRB data reveals that farmer suicides have been the lowest in India since 1995

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The majority of farmer suicides took place in Maharashtra (38.2%), followed by Karnataka (19.4%), Madhya Pradesh (7.8%), Andhra Pradesh (10%), Telangana (4.9%), and Chhattisgarh (4.9%).
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Political Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi opposes Agriculture reform by Modi govt, even though Congress had promised the same in election manifesto: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi claimed that the three bills, which aim to reform agricultural marketing, is nothing but a new form of 'Zamindari' and some friends of PM Modi will be the 'Zamindars' of New India
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Social Media

Congress leader responds to a parody account, hurls insults at journalist Anjana Om Kashyap

OpIndia Staff -
Congress' Ajay Singh Yadav mistakes parody account for journalist, gets upset at 'bar dancer' reference.
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