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How can Facebook outsource responsibility to shady fact-checkers with no credibility? Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad writes to Mark Zuckerberg questioning ideological bias

OpIndia Staff -
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tears into Facebook for its political biases, asks it to be fair and neutral
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Interviews

Arnab Goswami speaks to OpIndia: Despite hounding by Congress, Goswami vows to pursue Palghar case where 2 Sadhus were lynched

OpIndia Staff -
Maharastra Govt had badgered Arnab Goswami for questioning Sonia Gandhi's silence on the Palghar lynching case
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News Reports

‘You will not sh*t on us’: Czech mayor lambasts Chinese Foreign Minister after he threatens Czech speaker of dire consequences during his visit to...

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China had earlier warned the Czech Senate speaker Milos Vystrcil over his visit to Taiwan.
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News Reports

‘Azadi’ slogans put on walls in Mumbai, roads defaced by putting abusive messages on Kangana Ranaut, Sambit Patra

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Instagram user defaces public property in Mumbai, puts up 'Azadi' slogan on wall
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News Reports

West Bengal: After Sunny Leone and Neha Kakkar, Shin Chan, the son of Doraemon in the merit list of another college

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After actress Sunny Leone and singer Neha Kakkar, Japanese cartoon character Shin Chan makes it to the merit list of a WB college.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Priest molests a minor in Ahmedabad, shoots her nude video and forces her to convert to Christianity, complaint filed

OpIndia Staff -
As reported by Gujarati daily Dainik Bhaskar, priest Gulabchand lured the minor girl who lived in Rabari Colony by making false pretences of love.
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News Reports

‘We will never give up,’ victims of Islamic terrorism Charlie Hebdo to republish cartoons on prophet Mohammed

OpIndia Staff -
Charlie Hebdo has decided to republish cartoons of prophet Mohammed that had caused Islamic Terrorists to launch a terror attack against them.
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News Reports

China accuses India of intruding into ‘its territory’ near Pangong Tso Lake, hours after The Hindu published a pro-China claim

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China blames India of violating its territorial integrity and issues veiled threats.
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Government and Policy

The Bihar conundrum with taming rivers to control floods: What has been done so far and what could be done in future

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Bihar continues to suffer heavily in terms of life and property affecting over 8 million people spread across 13 disctricts.
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi celebrates, congratulates Congress workers for securing Dr Kafeel Khan’s release from jail

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi had in July, written to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Aditynath urging him to 'ensure justice' for Dr Kafeel Khan
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News Reports

‘Your supporters shot a young gentleman and killed him,’ Donald Trump tells CNN after his supporter was murdered during Antifa riots

OpIndia Staff -
Donald trump was questioned about Kyle Rittenhouse who had recently shot three Antifa rioters recently after he was attacked,
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News Reports

We need to convert all Hindus to Islam out of compassion because otherwise, they will keep burning in hell: Zakat Foundation member

OpIndia Staff -
The Zakat Foundation council member insists that it should be the duty of every Muslims to help non-Muslims escape the fires of hell, by bringing them into the fold of Islam.
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News Reports

‘My uncle was slaughtered, we deserve to know who did this heinous act’: Suresh Raina appeals to Capt Amarinder Singh after attack leaves his...

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Speaking on the murder of his father-in-law, Harpreet Singh Saggu conceded that it was a 'clear case of murder' and that the robbery was a staged event to deflect the attention from the murder angle.
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Entertainment

Jaaved Jaaferi justifies Sweden riots where Islamists unleashed violence after a Quran was burnt

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actor Jaaved Jaaferi has justified the riots in Sweden by Muslim mobs. He offered the justification while responding to a user on Twitter.
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News Reports

YouTuber Heer Khan received videos from Pakistan, was connected to several extremist groups

OpIndia Staff -
According to Prayagraj Police, she was connected to several extremist groups and often received videos from Pakistan.
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Live: Watch Nupur J Sharma talk to Republic TV’s Arnab Goswami in a tell-all interview

OpIndia Staff -
Arnab Goswami in a tell-all interview with Nupur J Sharma
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News Reports

Gaza conflict: Hamas announces ceasefire deal with Israel, in return for cash from Qatar and fuel for its powerplants: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The agreement between Israel and Hamas was reached after mediation from a Qatari envoy.
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News Reports

Hyderabad: Woman who claimed to have been raped by 139 men withdraws her statement, says she made allegations under duress

OpIndia Staff -
Ten days after a 25-year-old woman in Hyderabad claimed to have been raped over 5,000 times by 139 men, the victim has now revealed that the allegations were 'partially true' and was made under duress.
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News Reports

Dharmasthala baby elephant ‘Shivani’ playing with water on her naming ceremony wins the Internet: Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
The baby elephant was born on July 1 at Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple in Dharmasthala has been named Shivani
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Media Fact-Check

Scroll spreads fake news claiming central govt’s health cards will collect ‘sensitive information’. Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
Scroll published a report claiming that the new unique Health ID which will be issued to citizens will collect and store sensitive information such as medical history, finances, genetics and even sex life.
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News Reports

Candidates arrive for JEE exams at various centres across India under strict social distancing and COVID-19 precautions

OpIndia Staff -
Students reach exam centres as JEE main exams begin today, Covid-19 precautions being followed.
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News Reports

Just 2 per cent of dislikes on PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ from India, BJP alleges Congress of commissioning overseas bots to attack the...

OpIndia Staff -
BJP's Amit Malviya has alleged that overseas bots, most notably from Turkey, and employed by the Congress party have indulged in organised disliking of PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' video on YouTube
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News Reports

Chinese state-sponsored media threatens India with war, says it can not win against China even with US-support

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese state-owned media Global Times has warned India that even with US-support, it cannot win against China.
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News Reports

Pune emerges as the worst affected district for Chinese coronavirus, registers highest total cases in India so far

OpIndia Staff -
Of 1,75,105 total Coronavirus cases, 52,712 cases are active in Pune, highest in Maharashtra and for any other district in India.
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News Reports

As reports emerge of Indian Army occupying strategic heights to dominate South Bank of Pangong Tso, China threatens retaliation

OpIndia Staff -
The height is claimed to be south of South Bank of Pangong Tso near Thakung. The height is on the Indian side of the LAC.
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News Reports

To escape arrest, Faisal is trying to obtain visa to send Shalini Yadav out of the country: Juhi colony ‘Love Jihad’ victim’s brother alleges

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The case of Shalini Yadav, threw Kanpur in the spotlight, with it emerging as the epi-centre for cases of “Love Jihad”
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan issues a convoluted statement trying to pass off his cowardly act of paying the fine as respect for the judiciary

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Bhushan had earlier taken to Twitter to cowardly accept the punishment of paying a nominal fine of Re 1 in the contempt of court case
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Crime

ED releases statement after Tahir Hussain is remanded to its custody for funding Delhi Anti-Hindu riots

OpIndia Staff -
The ED in its statement has revealed that Tahir Hussain had transferred large sums of money to fraudulent operators.
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News Reports

‘I was blessed to have his guidance, support and blessings’: PM Modi pens a heartfelt obituary for Pranab Mukherjee

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi offers condolence to Pranab Mukerjee's family, friends, admirers and supporters across India.
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News Reports

PMLA accused Mehul Choksi, Rana Kapoor, and Zakir Naik donated to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust: BJP

OpIndia Staff -
BJP has asserted that Rajiv Gandhi Foundation and Rajiv Gandhi Charitable Trust received donations from individuals accused under Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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News Reports

VHP requests Pakistan to hand over the gold idols found in Multan to India, writes to high commission of Pakistan

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VHP said that Pakistani media had broken the news of gold idols of Hindu deity being discovered in the Multan
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News Reports

YouTuber ‘Heer Khan’ who referred to Goddess Sita as ‘r*ndi’ is Pak cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq’s niece, mother confirms Pakistan connections

OpIndia Staff -
It had been revealed that Heer Khan was making anti-Hindu and anti-national videos from the last two years.
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News Reports

Sushant Singh death case: Chats of house manager Dipesh Sawant make suicide claims suspicious, say reports

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The chats between Sushant's house manager and his friend have been accessed by media.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee passes away

OpIndia Staff -
Former Congress leader, Pranab Mukherjee served as President of India from 2012 to 2017.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan quoted Gandhi in his statement to the court, but Gandhi had refused to pay a fine, unlike Bhushan

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court had asked Prashant Bhushan to pay the penalty of Rs 1 for being guilty of contempt of court or face three months of jail time.
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News Reports

ISIS terrorist Abu Yusuf wanted to bomb Karol Bagh in Delhi: Reports

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Abu Yusuf was radicalised and had converted into a hardline terrorist when he returned from Saudi Arabia in 2010, his family had informed.
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Social Media

The Left attacks Facebook’s Ankhi Das for personal political preference but justifies when Twitter and Google actively discriminates against the non-Left

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The liberal brigade is up in arms against Ankhi Das of Facebook again for her apparent bias in favour of the ruling dispensation.
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Government and Policy

India finds a silver lining in coronavirus pandemic as ‘Education Television’ becomes a thing

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Launched on 10th July 2017, SWAYAM Prabha is a Ministry of Education initiative that provides 32 high-quality educational channels via Direct to Home (DTH) services 24x7.
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OpIndia Scoops

His last message before he jumped from the 11th-floor and died was ‘I love you, papa’: Manav’s father opens up

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On the 4th of May, 2020, the life of one family in upscale Gurugram came to a screeching halt. A 17-year-old boy, Manav, jumped from the 11th floor of his apartment building, landing on the road below and ultimately, losing his life.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan accepts he is guilty of contempt, cowardly agrees to pay fine after claiming to stand for principles

OpIndia Staff -
By accepting the punishment, Bhushan has accepted the fact that he was guilty of contempt.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: One Farooq, who is a puncturewala, arrested for hoisting Pakistani flag at his house

OpIndia Staff -
The accused person has stated that his minors had put up the flag unknowingly.
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News Reports

Days after SC pulls up Maha Vikas Aghadi govt, it dismisses three policemen from service in connection with the Palghar mob lynching case

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This comes days after SC pulls up govt over its action against the cop who handed over Sadhus to mob in Palghar lynching case
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News Reports

Watch: Temple near Garudeshwar in Gujarat collapses as water levels in Narmada increase due to incessant rains

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Water level in the Narmada river has risen considerably due to the release of 9 lakh cusecs of water from Sardar Sarovar Dam
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News Reports

SC contempt case: Prashant Bhushan faces three months of jail time if he defaults in paying Re 1 fine

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Bhushan was convicted of contempt of court on August 14 for his two tweets against the Supreme Court and Chief Justices of India
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News Reports

Ladakh: Fresh clashes between India and China as PLA moves to unilaterally change status quo in Pangong Tso area

OpIndia Staff -
No causality has been reported from the Indian side so far.
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Social Media

Facebook controversy refuses to die down as people dig up senior management’s connections with the Congress, TMC, and AAP

OpIndia Staff -
In an 2015 opinion piece in 'Daily O' titled, "The battle for Delhi on Facebook", she had praised the Facebook campaign of the Aam Aadmi party.
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Editor's picks

China: Chinese people dance and celebrate on tune of Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
Over the years, the cult of Krishna has seen a steep growth in Xi Jinping's 'atheist China'
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Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did PMO turn off comments on YouTube video for Mann Ki Baat to avoid students’ concerns over NEET-JEE?

OpIndia Staff -
Many social media users campaigning against the NEET-JEE exams claimed that the PMO had turned off comments because it did not want to face questions and anger of students over the NEET-JEE exams.
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News Reports

Times Network top management executive accused of sexual harassment, complaint filed

OpIndia Staff -
Times Network has also filed a complaint of blackmail and criminal intimidation against the woman.
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Social Media

AAP compares India’s sacred mountains with Delhi’s garbage dump to score political brownie points, netizens irked

OpIndia Staff -
The AAP's attempt to draw similarities between the sacred mountains of the Himalayas and Delhi's garbage dump did not go down well with social media users.
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