Archives of OpIndia

News Reports

Muhammad Yunus lies through his teeth about ‘law and order’ situation in Bangladesh during BBC interview, human rights report exposes him

Dibakar Dutta -
On Monday (3rd March), BBC Bangla published a 17-minute interview of Muhammad Yunus wherein he claimed that the 'crime rate' in Bangladesh had not increased after his interim government came to power.
Read more
News Reports

West Bengal: BJP challenges TMC’s Voter Roll purge claim, accuses it of removing names of Hindu refugees, linguistic minorities

OpIndia Staff -
The TMC's campaign on the alleged "ghost voters" from Punjab, Haryana and Gujarat has already drawn flak from the BJP.
Read more
News Reports

Maharashtra: Dhananjay Munde resigns from CM Fadnavis cabinet amid row over aide’s involvement in Santosh Deshmukh murder case

OpIndia Staff -
Dhananjay Munde's key associate Walmik Karad was named as the mastermind in the Beed sarpanch murder case.
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan’s Hindus under siege: HRCP report exposes alarming rise in violence, forced conversions, and systemic persecution of minorities in Pakistan

Anurag -
Hindus today are merely 2% of the country's population, most of whom live in rural Sindh. They are consistently in a state of perpetual fear of extremist elements.
Read more
News Reports

Delhi University proposes inclusion of Manusmriti in undergraduate History honours syllabus, faces opposition from sections of faculty members and students

OpIndia Staff -
The DU committee also proposed to include several other ancient texts including Harsha Charit, Matsyapurana, Sangam Kavya and Sanskrit inscriptions of the Delhi Sultanate in the syllabus. However, the inclusion of Manusmriti is being opposed particularly.
Read more
News Reports

Punjab police raids farmer leaders after CM Bhagwant Mann abruptly leaves meeting with Samyukta Kisan Morcha leaders

OpIndia Staff -
Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal described Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann as unusually angry, noting that he had never witnessed such an outburst, even in high-level negotiations.
Read more
Crime

Bhilwara: Woman gangraped for a year, blackmailed through obscene photos and videos, police arrests 8 accused including Ashraf Ali, Shoaib Sheikh, Khalid and others

OpIndia Staff -
The Bhilwara victim said Ashraf Ali's friends Amir and Shoaib threatened her and forced her to introduce them to other women. The accused also forcibly gained access to her social media accounts.
Read more
News Reports

Maharashtra: Zero FIR filed against Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for his remarks on Aurangzeb

ANI -
"A sedition case should be filed against Abu Azmi. He has no right to stay in India. Aurangzeb who destroyed thousands of Hindu temples, tortured women, brutally tortured Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, was against the country, he looted our country", SS MP Naresh Mhaske said.
Read more
News Reports

‘Ordered mechanically without delving into details’: Bombay HC stays FIR order against ex-SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and others

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC observed that the special court had issued the order without thoroughly examining the details or assigning specific roles to Buch and the other accused.
Read more
News Reports

Supreme Court rules that calling someone ‘Pakistani’ or ‘Miyan-Tiyan’ does not hurt religious sentiments: Here is what you need to know

Dibakar Dutta -
The case dates back to November 2020, when a government official (name undisclosed) was called 'Pakistani' or 'Miyan-Tiyan' during a heated argument with an elderly man named Hari Nandan Singh (the petitioner in the case).
Read more
News Reports

Beawar sexual exploitation case: All you need to know about the 1992 Ajmer case redux that has shocked a small town in Rajasthan

Shraddha Pandey -
One of the victims from Beawar disclosed that the ‘Muslim gang’ used to pressurise her to go to the local maulvis and mosques.
Read more
News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Hindu groups protest against Churches in Mohla, say tribals are being converted with false promises

OpIndia Staff -
VHP district president Tekram Bhandari said in a statement, "The tribal communities have long been rooted in their traditions and culture. We will not tolerate any illegal conversions in the district. The administration must take strict action against those engaged in such activities."
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan intruder shot dead along Punjab border by BSF

ANI -
The legal formalities of handing over the dead body of the Pak intruder to Ramdas police station are being carried out, the PRO added.
Read more
Opinions

World Wildlife Day: How PM Modi-led India has been a success story in conservation efforts, setting an example for the world

Rukma Rathore -
Given the ongoing success of wildlife conservation in India under PM Modi's direction, the recommendations are expected to help India overcome a number of obstacles and proceed in the right direction.
Read more
News Reports

566 under-trials, 225 cases reported in just 8 months in 2024: HRCP report exposes blasphemy laws as a tool to persecute religious minorities in...

Anurag -
Blasphemy laws have long been used as a stick to beat religious minorities in Pakistan and exact obedience from them.
Read more
World

After antagonising US President Trump and VP JD Vance, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy clashes with US Senator Lindsey Graham, his long-time supporter

OpIndia Staff -
Days after getting publicly reprimanded by US President Donald Trump and US Vice President JD Vance, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has indulged in a war of words with US Senator Lindsey Graham.
Read more
News Reports

From being trafficked to execution for the alleged murder of an infant: How UP’s Shahzadi Khan ended up in front of a firing squad...

OpIndia Staff -
From being a small-town girl from UP's Banda, Shahzadi Khan was initially trafficked to Abu Dhabi by a couple, and later convicted for murder of their 4-month-old son.
Read more
News Reports

“Drug menace in Kerala now becoming extremely serious”: Congress MP from Kerala Shashi Tharoor

ANI -
Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor on Monday expressed concern over the growing drug menace in Kerala, calling for a united effort to address the issue
Read more
News Reports

As Nitesh Rane backs ban on Muslim traders during holy yatra in Maharashtra, read why similar demands are raised during Hindu festivals

Rukma Rathore -
A resolution was passed by gram panchayat to prevent Muslim traders from setting up stalls during Madhi Chi Yatra.
Read more
News Reports

Cab driver who threw out Pakistani and his Indian girlfriend for abusing people of Delhi now puts up posters of Aurangzeb, Akbar and Babur...

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Today, in one of its reports, called the group of men pasting posters "the extremist group wearing saffron scarves". Miffed by the act, Pakistani media claimed that it was not an isolated incident but part of a "broader, coordinated campaign led by Hindutva groups and far-right politicians".
Read more
News Reports

‘Indians are bad, I beat the sh*t out of that Indian Doctor’: US man who brutally assaulted 67-yr-old Indian-origin nurse inside a hospital to...

OpIndia Staff -
The judge ruled in favour of the prosecution noting that the accused is a threat to the community comparing Stephan Scantlebury to a dynamite that could explode anytime again.
Read more
News Reports

Can’t reach our homes, can’t perform Puja: 150 Hindu families from Baisi in Purnia share their pain of living in a Muslim-dominated area, Mukhia...

श्रवण शुक्ल -
About 150 Hindu families in Sharma Toli of Shadipur Bhutha village in Baisi block of Purnia are facing a lot of trouble for the last several days. Local people say that the Muslim side has blocked the path to their homes.
Read more
Opinions

British PM Keir Starmer promises to help Ukraine with full military support, EU agrees, what will it mean for NATO and the USA

Shraddha Pandey -
Asserting that Europe must do the heavy lifting in Ukraine, Keir Starmer said, “Not every nation will feel able to contribute, but that can’t mean that we sit back. Instead, those willing will intensify planning now with real urgency."
Read more
News Reports

Bangladesh: Extremists break idol of Goddess Saraswati, vandalise Durga Mandir. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
While speaking about the matter, temple caretaker Uttam Karmakar stated, "I went to the temple on Sunday (2nd March) morning to offer puja and found the idol broken."
Read more
News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Taufiq and his aides put Hindu man under house arrest, forcefully convert him to Islam. Read FIR details

OpIndia Staff -
Ramprasad's son had been working in Haridwar Mandi for the past 4-5 years, where he came into contact with Taufiq. The latter lured his son by offering to marry the victim to his sister Shabnam and facilitated their communication via mobile phone.
Read more
News Reports

Nepal’s rhino census faces uncertainty after suspension of USAID funding, work suspended due to financial crunch

ANI -
Nepal's rhino census conducted in an interval of every five years now faces an uncertain future with the suspension of USAID, one of the major donors for the project
Read more
News Reports

Maharashtra: Hindu activist rescues girl entrapped by Mizanur Gazi, unites victim with her parents in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu activist also shared an emotional video where the victim, identified as Arpita Sarkar, could be seen uniting with her parents.
Read more
News Reports

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces USD 4 billion military aid to Israel, reversing Biden’s arms hold

ANI -
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a significant boost in military assistance to Israel, with approximately USD 4 billion in aid set to be expedited.
Read more
News Reports

Mumbai: Court orders FIR against former SEBI Chairperson Madhabi Buch. Here is what we know so far

ANI -
Upon reviewing the material on record, the Court noted that the allegations disclose a cognizable offense and, hence, necessitate an investigation.
Read more
News Reports

Over 54,000 separated individuals were reunited with families at Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Computerised Lost and Found Centers helped over 35,000 separated devotees

ANI -
Thanks to the foresight of the Yogi government and its dedicated efforts, 54,357 separated individuals were successfully reunited with their families at Maha Kumbh
Read more
News Reports

ECI clarifies identical EPIC numbers don’t indicate duplicate or fake voters

ANI -
"The Commission has decided to ensure allotment of unique EPIC number to registered electors. Any case of duplicate EPIC number will be rectified by allotting a unique EPIC number. The ERONET 2.0 platform will be updated to aid and assist in this process." ECI stated.
Read more
News Reports

‘Congress and elections ultimately took her life’: Mother of Himani Narwal, whose body was found in a suitcase, accuses party of murder

OpIndia Staff -
Himani's mother said that everyone at the party office, including Asha Hooda and MP Hooda himself knew that there was enmity against her within the party.
Read more
News Reports

Uttarakhand Avalanche: One more body recovered, death toll goes up to 5 while 3 remains missing

ANI -
Body of one more person missing in the avalanche that hit near Mana village in Uttarakhand on February 28 has been recovered by the Army
Read more
News Reports

It happened suddenly and swept containers with workers inside away: Survivors of Uttarakhand Avalanche recount horror as rescue ops continue

ANI -
Survivors on Sunday recounted the harrowing experience of being trapped under snow after an avalanche struck near Mana village in Uttarakhand
Read more
News Reports

Israel stops entry of aid into Gaza during Ramazan after Hamas rejected American proposal to extend phase 1 of ceasefire

OpIndia Staff -
Israel has stopped entry of aides into Gaza as the phase 1 of the ceasefire has ended and Hamas refused to extend it
Read more
News Reports

Body of Congress worker found inside a suitcase in Haryana, victim was seen with Rahul Gandhi during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’: Read FIR details

OpIndia Staff -
Congress Haryana president Bhupinder Singh Hooda expressed shock over the incident. He called it a "blot on the law and order situation" in the state and demanded a "high-level and impartial" investigation into the matter.
Read more
News Reports

Punjab: Woman accuses Pastor Bajinder Singh of sexual assault, Christian evangelist was previously arrested for rape and murder

OpIndia Staff -
"In 2022, he (Pastor Bajinder Singh ) started making me sit in his cabin on Sundays. When I would be alone, he would forcibly hug me and touch me in a dirty way," the woman informed.
Read more
News Reports

Police permission not required for construction of buildings: Delhi Government issues circular after Amit Shah’s direction

ANI -
Delhi Government issued a circular asking the police to remove the misconception that police permission is required for carrying out any building construction.
Read more
News Reports

Gorakhpur: Mosque committee voluntarily demolish illegal structure after being served an ultimatum to dismantle unlawful construction

OpIndia Staff -
The mosque committee in Gorakhpur voluntarily demolished the illegally constructed Abu Huraila Mosque after receiving a 15-day notice from the Gorakhpur Development Authority.
Read more
News Reports

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu and several professors injured in attack by SFI protestors in Jadavpur University, vehicles vandalised

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu was physically attacked by a group of left-wing students at Jadavpur University on Saturday
Read more
News Reports

Delhi’s Patiala House Court allows police to withdraw 2019 sedition case against Shehla Rashid over her tweets on army

ANI -
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Anuj Kumar Singh allowed the application to withdraw the sedition case against former JNUSU leader Shehla Rashid
Read more
News Reports

Muslim mob hounds Hindu boy in Bangladesh, accuses him of ‘insulting Islam’: List of Hindus attacked in the name of ‘blasphemy’ in recent times

OpIndia Staff -
The victim Supta Saha Anik is a student of Rajshahi University and a member of the Chhatra League, the banned student wing of the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League.
Read more
News Reports

CAG on health report exposes delay in disbursement of COVID-19 vaccination funds by the AAP government

OpIndia Staff -
The CAG report also revealed that despite the urgency of the pandemic, a significant portion of the vaccination funds remained unspent. By March 2022, only Rs 7.92 crore out of the allocated Rs 9.60 crore was utilised, raising serious concerns about the efficiency of fund management during a public health crisis.
Read more
News Reports

Aam Aadmi Party Office in Bhopal sealed by landlord due to non-payment of rent and electricity bill for months

OpIndia Staff -
An Aam Aadmi Party office in the Subhash Nagar area of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh has reportedly been sealed due to non-payment of the rent
Read more
News Reports

Vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel in Delhi after March 31, announces Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

ANI -
To curb pollution in the national capital, vehicles older than 15 years old will not be allowed to get fuel after March 31
Read more
News Reports

A segment has absolute tight fist control on arbitral process, domain experts should be made arbitrators, not just retired judges: Vice President Dhankhar

ANI -
Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said that the arbitral process in India is "just an additional burden to the normal hierarchical mechanism of adjudication."
Read more
News Reports

West Bengal’s Cheif Electoral Officer rubbishes CM Mamata Banerjee’s claims of election manipulation

OpIndia Staff -
The Chief Electoral Officer's response came in the wake of the announcement made by Ms Banerjee about the formation of a committee to investigate alleged voter list irregularities in the state.
Read more
News Reports

Uttarakhand avalanche: 4 confirmed dead, 5 people still trapped in snow as rescue operation hampered by rain and snowfall

OpIndia Staff -
4 people have died so far in the avalanche on a BRO camp in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, 5 remain trapped under the snow
Read more
News Reports

Kerala High Court cautions police against believing women blindly, asks them not to treat complainant’s statement as the gospel truth

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Kunhikrishnan assured police officials that there is no need to be afraid of the repercussions for pursuing the truth, as the law would protect them if they acted in good faith based on the investigation.
Read more
News Reports

Ghaziabad: Ahsan poses as Rahul to marry a Hindu woman, arrested along with his father and brother for forcing her to convert to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
A man named Ahsan who posed as Rahul, his father Akhlaq, and brother Imran were arrested for forcing a Hindu woman to convert to Islam after deceiving her into marriage.
Read more
1...100101102...1,528Page 101 of 1,528