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Nuclear Fusion: The global ITER project to create a miniature sun on earth for clean energy, and India’s contribution & lack of it

Anurag -
India needs to improve its manpower and monetary contribution for the ITER project aimed at Nuclear Fusion
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News Reports

From blaming Amarnath Yatra for floods in Kashmir to hurting Hindu sentiments: Read why liberals are mourning the death of Swami Agnivesh

OpIndia Staff -
Swami Agnivesh, a controversial political figure is saffron garb, passed away on Friday after prolonged illness due to liver cirrhosis.
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News Reports

Kerala: CPI(M) activist commits suicide in the party office, blames ‘comrades’ for torturing her in her suicide note

OpIndia Staff -
A woman CPI(M) activist was found dead on Thursday night at a one-room building in Udiyankulangara owned by the party in rural Thiruvananthapuram, according to the police probing the case.
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News Reports

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh talks to Navy veteran Madan Sharma attacked by Shiv Sena goons, calls such attacks deplorable

OpIndia Staff -
Navy veteran Madan Sharma also told defence minister Rajnath Singh that he is not happy with the way Maharashtra govt is acting recently
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News Reports

West Bengal: CID files chargesheet in the ‘suicide’ case of Hemtabad BJP MLA Debendranath Roy

OpIndia Staff -
the WB CID on Friday has filed a chargesheet in the unnatural death of BJP MLA from Hemtabad, Debendranath Roy.
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News Reports

West Bengal Congress holds rally in support of “Bengal’s daughter” Rhea Chakraborty in Kolkata, calls her arrest a ‘political conspiracy’

OpIndia Staff -
Congress, dealing with an existential crisis in WB decides to use Rhea Chakraborty as a tool to score political brownie points
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OpIndia Explains

Why Tamil Nadu govt does not want to see the growth of Navodaya Vidyalayas: Some truths about DMK and anti-Hindi agitations

Suren -
Elements in Tamil movie industry started a campaign of circulating their pictures on social media with the caption ‘I am a Tamil Speaking Indian’ or ‘Hindi Theiyadhu Poda’ – ‘I don’t know Hindi, man!’.
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Media

Barkha Dutt issued notice by Delhi HC in plea seeking transfer of her criminal complaint against Kapil Sibal to special PMLA court

OpIndia Staff -
Barkha Dutt had accused Kapil Sibal of firing the journalists at Tiranga TV without prior notice and also of withholding the salaries of journalists for a year.
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News Reports

Fact-check: Old video from 2018 being circulated as a recent one to claim Railway Minister Piyush Goyal was attacked by protesters

OpIndia Staff -
In November 2018, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had refuted the reports of protesters attacking him as incorrect and misleading
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News Reports

Nirav Modi made a ‘scapegoat’, will not get a fair trial in India: Former SC judge Markandey Katju defends the bank scam accused in...

OpIndia Staff -
Katju claimed that Nirav Modi was being made a "scapegoat" for India’s economic collapse like Jews were blamed by Nazi Germans
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News Reports

J-K: Restoration of centuries-old Raghunath Temple in Srinagar begins almost 3 decades after terrorists vandalised and burnt it down

OpIndia Staff -
Historic Raghunath temple in Srinagar was vandalised and burnt down by Islamic terrorists in the early 1990s
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News Reports

Hours after Mumbai Police arrested six Shiv Sena workers for assaulting former Navy officer, they manage to secure bail

OpIndia Staff -
Following the release of Shiv Sena goons by the Mumbai Police, the opposition party BJP hold protest against the release of the accused
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News Reports

Here is what Suresh Chavhanke said during Sudarshan News’ first episode on ‘UPSC Jihad’

OpIndia Staff -
In the first episode of 'UPSC Jihad' on Sudarshan News, Suresh Chavhanke said that questioning the civil services was his right.
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News Reports

Bombay High Court allows activist Sunaina Holey to approach the court in case of any urgency, assures immunity from arrest for two weeks

OpIndia Staff -
The court directed the police to serve a notice of minimum 48 hours in case they intended to arrest Sunaina Holey
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News Reports

‘Will be denied heaven if he worships other gods’: Islamic preacher Mujahid Balussery calls for turning Kerala into Islamic Caliphate in 10 years

OpIndia Staff -
Mujahid Balussery has once again come under the scanner for making a clarion call for turning the Kerala into an Islamic state
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News Reports

China hands over 5 Indian nationals who had gone missing from Arunachal Pradesh, were hunters and not Indian Army personnel

OpIndia Staff -
After days of speculation, the Indian Army said that the Chinese PLA has handed over all the 5 individuals to them.
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News Reports

‘Kafir Kafir Shia Kafir’: Sunni extremists of Sipah Sahaba lead anti-Shia ‘protests’ in Karachi, pelt stones

OpIndia Staff -
In a video, Sunni extremists associated with Sipah Sahaba can be seen pelting stones at an Imambargah during their demonstrations in Karachi against Shias
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News Reports

Islamic terror group Al-Qaeda threatens Charlie Hebdo with a ‘2015 like massacre’ for deciding to republish Prophet Mohammad cartoons

OpIndia Staff -
The announcement of reprinting the cartoons by Charlie Hebdo has triggered Islamists from several countries
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News Reports

China secretly administers experimental Coronavirus vaccine to 100,000 people

OpIndia Staff -
Three coronavirus vaccine prepared by China are currently undergoing Phase 3 trials to determine their efficacy in warding off COVID-19, the disease caused by Wuhan coronavirus
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Idols of Hindu deities in a Kali Mandir vandalised in Gazipur

OpIndia Staff -
Four idols of a Kali Mandir in Bangladesh were beheaded by unknown miscreants on Friday
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News Reports

You have to live in Mumbai to understand the tyranny of this govt: Vivek Agnihotri narrates how he was hounded for writing against the...

OpIndia Staff -
Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri, in a thread of Tweets, narrates how he too was hounded by the Uddhav Thackeray led-Maha Govt
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News Reports

NCB to summon 25 Bollywood celebrities as Rhea Chakraborty reveals Sara Ali Khan, Rakul Preet consumed drugs, Karan Johar’s party under scanner

OpIndia Staff -
In her statement to NCB, Rhea Chakraborty had reportedly accepted her role in procuring drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput
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Media

Watch: Rajdeep ‘Vulture’ Sardesai reminded on his own channel of a time when he said terror attack against Parliament was a ‘great day’

OpIndia Staff -
Recalling the tragic Parliament Attacks of 2001, Rajdeep Sardesai stated, "It was a great day. We are like vultures. We feed on these moments.”
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Media

Embarrassment for Shiv Sena as Bombay HC says it has no right to ask Cable operators to ban Republic TV: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
In a massive embarrassment to Shiv Sena, the Bombay High Court on Friday observed that party's affiliate Shiv Cable Sena was not a 'statutory body' to interfere or supersede Republic TV's contract with its cable network operators.
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Entertainment

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard cancels Netflix, calls out controversial movie ‘Cuties’, likens it to child porn

OpIndia Staff -
The former Democratic presidential candidate attacked streaming giant Netflix arguing that the controversial film will only increase the appetite for paedophiles and help fuel the child sex trafficking trade.
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News Reports

Journalist Bilal Farooqi arrested, put behind bars for speaking against Pakistan Army: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani journalist with the Express Tribune named Bilal Farooqi was arrested by the Defence police from Defence Housing Authority (DHA) neighbourhood area in Karachi.
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News Reports

Six Shiv Sena goons who assaulted retired Navy officer for sharing Uddhav Thackeray cartoon arrested: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR filed by the retired naval officer stated that he was attacked by Shiv Sena workers earlier in the day for sharing a cartoon that had taken a dig at Uddhav Thackeray.
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Politics

I enjoyed this cartoon of a veteran-beating shameless opportunist-in-chief ‘CM’: BJP MP shares the Uddhav Thackeray cartoon

OpIndia Staff -
Sharing the 'offensive' cartoon, the BJP MP said he enjoyed the cartoon of a "woman-bullying, veteran-beating shameless opportunist-in-chief" Uddhav Thackeray.
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News Reports

Expelled Arya Samaj leader Swami Agnivesh dies at the age of 80 after multiple organ failure

OpIndia Staff -
Swami Agnivesh was critically ill and was put on ventilatory support since Tuesday due to multi-organ failure
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News Reports

Election Commission issues revised guidelines for publishing criminal records of candidates contesting elections

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission says that criminal record of election candidates will have to published in newspaper and television
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News Reports

‘Cheerharan’ posters come up in Varanasi with Kangana Ranaut as Draupadi, Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut as Kauravas, Modi as Lord Krisha

OpIndia Staff -
Lawyer uses the Mahabharata's iconic Draupadi 'Cheer Haran' scene to manifest the entire Kangana Ranaut-Shiv Sena fiasco
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News Reports

Navy veteran brutally attacked by Shiv Sena goons for satirical WhatsApp forward mocking Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar and Sonia Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
A veteran of the Indian Navy was attacked by Shiv Sena goons in Maharashtra on Friday for sharing a cartoon on WhatsApp.
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News Reports

On a day Chinese mouthpiece editor taunts Indian Army over food, Rahul Gandhi questions why different food is served to jawans and officers

OpIndia Staff -
Global Times seems to be sharing an unfaltering understanding with the Congress party and Rahul Gandhi
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News Reports

Here are 8 other things JRD Tata spoke about in the now viral clip showing his views on Jawaharlal Nehru

OpIndia Staff -
In 1987, JRD Tata was interviewed by Rajiv Mehrotra as part of his "In Conversation" series, which aired on Doordarshan
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News Reports

CBI moves to prosecute former CAG and Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma, four others in Congress-era AgustaWestland chopper scam

OpIndia Staff -
India had signed a deal in 2010 under the UPA regime to buy 12 AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters for the service of the Prime Minister, the President and other VVIPs.
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News Reports

Covfefe moment for Big B? Not really, this is what Amitabh Bachchan meant by “Ef Coky”

OpIndia Staff -
By Ef Coky, Amitabh Bachchan was actually referring to his dedicated fan from Egypt named Caroline Moheb
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News Reports

Republic TV approaches NHRC to demand the release of journalists detained by Maharashtra Police

OpIndia Staff -
Republic TV has also stated that they will approach the Bombay HC, as the Maha Police have been coercing their journalist to reveal his sources.
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News Reports

Sandalwood drug scandal: Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed files complaint against BJP after allegations of links with arrested actress Sanjjanaa Galrani

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leaders have stated that Congress MLA may soon be arrested for his alleged links with drug scandal.
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News Reports

Madras High Court issues notice to music composer A R Rahman in a tax evasion case

OpIndia Staff -
A R Rahman had allegedly passed off Rs 3.47 crores received as remuneration to his NGO that is exempted from tax.
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News Reports

NIA to take over the investigation of Bengaluru riots, to probe possible terror links of the accused

OpIndia Staff -
NIA informs Karnataka High Court that it has been asked to probe the Bengaluru riots case to find out probable terror links
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News Reports

Mumbai police go all the way to Kolkata to arrest an alleged Kangana Ranaut fan for ‘threatening’ Sanjay Raut

OpIndia Staff -
The man from Tollygunge, Kolkata had allegedly threatened Sanjay Raut of 'dire consequences' for harassing Kangana Ranaut.
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News Reports

After Ayodhya seers, Akhara Parishad stands in solidarity with Kangana Ranaut, slams Maharashtra govt

OpIndia Staff -
Akhara Parishad president Mahant Narendra Giri hailed Kangana Ranaut as a ‘brave and courageous daughter’ of the nation
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Media

Muslim mob gather outside Sudarshan News headquarters to protest after channel receives clearance for ‘UPSC Jihad’ program, allegedly pelt stones

OpIndia Staff -
Sudarshan News has claimed that their headquarters were attacked by a bunch of Muslims who attempted to forcibly enter its premises.
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Social Media

BJP’s Nilesh Rane targets Aaditya Thackeray over alleged Instagram image from Cambodia street known for narcotics and underage prostitution

OpIndia Staff -
Nilesh Rane had shared some screenshots claiming that Aaditya Thackeray had posted an image from Pub street in Cambodia in his alleged private Instagram account.
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News Reports

“Some Mohammedans are the crudest in this respect, and the most sectarian,” Swami Vivekananda had remarked 120 years ago

OpIndia Staff -
‘Every man or woman who does not exactly believe it must be killed’ Swami Vivekananda had described the attack on disbelievers by Muslims
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News Reports

How Islamic organisations in the West are trying to dent India’s reputation abroad and further an Islamist agenda in the name of charity, experts...

OpIndia Staff -
A webinar was organised on “Islamizing the West: Muslim Brotherhood, Jamaat-I-Islami, and Tablighi Jamaat” by the Usanas Foundation.
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News Reports

Congress leader Ajay Maken calls the Supreme Court order directing removal of slums in Delhi as inhuman, files petition

OpIndia Staff -
Ajay Maken movese Supreme Court challenging the court's order of removing 48,000 slum clusters along railway tracks in Delhi
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News Reports

Karnataka: Three temple priests brutally stabbed to death, hundi cash looted in Mandya

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka CM has condemned the incident and announced Rs 5 lakhs ex gratia to the kin of the murdered priests.
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Opinions

Why the 1893 speech of Swami Vivekananda at World’s Parliament of Religions is still relevant today

Guest Author -
The famous Chicago speech of Swami Vivekananda at the World's Parliament of Religions in 1893 is still relevant to this day.
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Opinions

How UPA era environmental laws just cost us 900 km strategic road near China border

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Center had requested for a width of at least seven meters so that military vehicles could ply on the road. The request was denied. The planned two-lane highway is now down to a single lane.
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