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Rhea Chakraborty’s sole aim was to grab Sushant Singh’s money, gave him an overdose of medicine: Bihar Police to Supreme Court

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In its affidavit to the SC, the Bihar Police has alleged that Rhea Chakraborty came into contact with Sushant Singh Rajput for the sole purpose of usurping his wealth and later painting him as a victim of mental illness
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News Reports

Evidence of tampering surfaces after several pages from the diary of actor Sushant Singh Rajput found missing: Reports

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Despite being a crucial piece of evidence in death of Sushant Singh Rajput, Mumbai police have remained silent about the possible tampering of evidence.
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News Reports

‘Kashi Mathura Baki Hai’: Krishna Janmabhoomi Nirman Nyas set up in Mathura, 80 sadhus from 14 states named as members

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The original Keshavnath Temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb and the Shahi Idgah Mosque was built on its plinth.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Senior lawyer K Parasaran who fought Ram Mandir case is not on Twitter, colleagues clarify after fake account gets followers

OpIndia Staff -
One of those heroes who rose to the challenge and was instrumental in the reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi is 93-year-old K Parasaran, who successfully led the legal fight of Hindus
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News Reports

Trump signs executive order to ban TikTok, WeChat in 45 days, cites India’s example

OpIndia Staff -
In his executive order, Donald Trump also cited the example of India and the 'digital strike' carried out on 59 Chinese apps in June this year.
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Prime Minister stresses the importance of handloom for ‘Aatmnirbhar Bharat’ on National Handloom Day

OpIndia Staff -
A social media campaign was also launched to celebrate the day. People are sharing their thoughts with hashtag #Vocal4Handmade on Twitter.
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News Reports

BMC releases Bihar IPS officer Vinay Tiwari after forcefully putting him in quarantine, but with conditions: Here is what he needs to do

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The BMC has stated that it will free the senior police officer from the quarantine centre on a condition that he would leave the city before August 8.
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Law

Palghar case: Maharashtra govt to file status report, SC asks for inquiry report against cops who handed over Sadhus to mob

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SC asked the Maharashtra govt to file a status report in connection with the brutal lynching of two Hindu sadhus and their driver in Palghar on April 16.
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News Reports

Enraged over being ‘taken to Mosque for Talaq’, Kaleem slits his wife’s throat in Bengaluru: Read details

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According to Deputy Commissioner of Police ( South Bengaluru) Harish Pandey, the couple has been fights over money and the husband's allegation that Nazneen had an affair.
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News Reports

Pakistan borrows $1 Billion from its all-weather ally China to repay $1 Billion Saudi Arabia loan to avoid default on international debt obligations

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China tightens its grip over Pakistan, gives $1 billion loan to repay Saudi Arabia's $1 billion loan, grants 90% of $6.8 billion railway project
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News Reports

CBI registers case against Rhea Chakraborty, her family and aides in Sushant Singh Rajput death case

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CBI files case against Rhea Chakraborty, her father, mother, brother and 2 others in Sushant Singh Rajput's death case
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News Reports

‘As a CM I have no problem with any religion, but as a yogi, I will not go for a Mosque’s ground-breaking ceremony’: Yogi...

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When asked whether he will attend ground-breaking ceremony for the mosque at Ayodhya, Yogi Adityanath said that he will not be invited
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News Reports

Complaint filed against Maulana Sajid Rashid for inciting Muslims to demolish Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
President of the All India Imam Association Sajid Rashidi had said that a mosque will be rebuilt after demolishing the Ram Mandir
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Government and Policy

15th EU-India Summit: Promising an opportunity for India in the post-COVID world

Shishir Bajoria -
The 15th EU-India Summit was held in the virtual space, which can be called the Covid-19 era normal. Before the pandemic made its presence felt, this Summit was planned to be held in March in Brussels.
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News Reports

Dalit organisation lodges a complaint with MHA seeking an FIR against AIMPLB for intimidating and hurting the faith of Hindu Dalits

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AIMPLB had issued a menacing threat yesterday hinting at converting the Ram temple back into a mosque
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News Reports

CBI starts the process of registering a case in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case, forms SIT for the probe

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CBI to probe Sushant Singh Rajput's death after the center issued the letter to CBI on Bihar Police’s request on 5th August
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Culture and History

Is being a Hindu acceptable but having faith in Hindutva ‘dangerous’? Quite the contrary

Maria Wirth -
Is being a Hindu acceptable while faith in Hindutva is not? Is it even dangerous? Many Hindus seem wary to be associated with Hindutva
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News Reports

Mumbai faces massive flooding and destruction due to heavy rain, rainfall in one day exceeds the season’s average

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Mumbai received 2,319.7 mm rain on Wednesday, which is more than the seasonal average of 2,206.4 mm, causes heavy flooding
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Opinions

Muslims chose to stay back in India: An analysis of the mythical, unsubstantiated trope that is used to make Hindus feel guilty

Nupur J Sharma -
Muslims who stayed back in India after the partition, did not primarily do so out of their innate love for mother India
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News Reports

Soil from ancient Sharda Peeth in PoK was also used in Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Read how VHP and some dedicated devotees managed that

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This Sharada Peeth is significantly important for Hindus because it is said to be one among the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas.
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News Reports

‘Supporting Ram Mandir is like bowing low for temporary success’: Kerala Congress MP TN Prathapan writes to Sonia Gandhi opposing party’s endorsement of Ram...

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Kerala Congress MP TN Prathapan objects to Congress leaders endorsing Ram Mandir construction, writes to Sonia Gandh
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News Reports

Arrested for comments against Uddhav and Aditya Thackeray, Twitter user Sunaina Holey gets bail

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter user Sunaina Holey was arrested after a Shiv Sena leader complained to police against her anti-Thackeray tweets.
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Hindus in Pakistan are accepting Islam so that they can survive in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani Hindus are known to be one the most badly persecuted minority community in the world. They have been victim of systemic discrimination and forced conversions.
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BCCI and VIVO India cancel partnership for upcoming IPL season

OpIndia Staff -
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and VIVO Mobile India Pvt Ltd have suspended their partnership for the upcoming Indian Premiere League (IPL) season.
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News Reports

Assam: Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan celebration by Bajrang Dal attacked by Muslim locals, curfew imposed

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The Muslim locals allegedly objected to the Bajrang Dal members chanting slogans and playing music. The arguments soon led to a violent clash.
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Social Media

While most Bollywood actors and cricketers chose not to welcome Ram Mandir, here are the ones who did not shy away

OpIndia Staff -
Only a few actors and sportspersons celebrated Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan and shared wishes on social media.
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News Reports

Remembering Sushma Swaraj: Watch her historic speech in Lok Sabha on secularism, being unapologetic Hindu and Ram Mandir

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In June 1996, Sushma Swaraj had spoken in Lok Sabha on secularism, communalism, Ram Mandir and being an unapologetic Hindu
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Opinions

Ram Janmabhoomi movement: Three sacrifices that can never be forgotten

Abhishek Banerjee -
Five hundred years of struggle went into Ram Janmabhoomi moment. There would be so many heroes that it is impossible to remember them all.
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News Reports

After digital billboards, Indian community take to the streets to celebrate Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan at Times Square in New York

OpIndia Staff -
Indians gathered in large numbers at iconic Times Square in New York to celebrate the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan by PM Modi
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News Reports

TV actor Sameer Sharma found hanging from the kitchen ceiling, case of accidental death registered

OpIndia Staff -
After body of Sameer Sharma was recovered from his house, a case of accidental death has been registered by the Malad police
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News Reports

Maulana from All India Imam Association threatens that ‘believers of justice’ will demolish Ram Mandir and rebuild disputed structure

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Rashidi stated that the Ram Mandir will one day be demolished and a disputed structure will be rebuilt.
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News Reports

Twitter user arrested by Maharashtra police for criticising the Uddhav Thackeray govt on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai Police arrested Twitter user Sunaina Holey for posting against Maharashtra CM and his son, to be presented in court today
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Media

From being bigoted, kids are ‘hope of secularism’. The Wire’s Rohini Singh explains how

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire journalist Rohini Singh on Wednesday took to Twitter to share an image wherein she claimed that her child drew a mosque and a temple side by side and wrote an essay on tolerance.
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News Reports

J and K: BJP Sarpanch shot dead by unidentified terrorists, 2nd attack in less than 48 hours

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No terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack on the BJP Sarpanch Sajjad Ahmed Khandey so far.
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Social Media

Hindu cricketer Danish Kaneria deletes tweet about Ram Mandir billboard in NYC after Pakistani Islamists flood his TL. Here is what happened

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The former Pakistani cricketer had shared an image featuring Ram Mandir's digital image in a giant billboard at New York's Times Square before deleting it.
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News Reports

“Mandir Wahin Banayenge Lekin Tareekh Nahin Batayenge”: Watch how Uddhav Thackeray and Arvind Kejriwal mocked Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
Uddhav Thackeray and Arvind Kejriwal amongst other 'liberals' have in the past mocked the 'Mandir Wahin Banayenge' slogan for the delay in construction of temple.
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News Reports

Former minister and BJP leader Manoj Sinha appointed as Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Manoj Sinha will assume charge as the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir soon.
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News Reports

Trump campaign’s video advocating re-opening of schools blocked by Twitter and Facebook for COVID-19 misinformation

OpIndia Staff -
Trump's twitter handle for re-election campaign blocked by Twitter briefly, allegedly for sharing 'misinformation' about coronavirus.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Massive fire in coronavirus dedicated Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad leaves 8 dead, PM announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh to next of kin

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Shrey Hospital in Ahmedabad is a Coronavirus dedicated hospital.
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News Reports

Bengal police lathi charge Hindus for organising Ram pujas during the one-day lockdown on 5th August

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Police lathi charged Hindus, pull devotees out of temples for organizing Ram Pujas on Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan in West Bengal
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News Reports

The Wire shares article citing discredited ‘experts’ to falsely claim older mosques existed beneath the Babri structure, not a temple

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The Wire cites 'experts' who had claimed no temple was found below Babri Masjid, but they were not present during ASI digging
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News Reports

Digital billboard featuring Lord Ram and Ram Mandir comes up at Times Square in New York

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A large curved digital screen located at the iconic Times Square displayed the images of Lord Ram and the Ram Mandir
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Opinions

Ram Mandir, a symbol of cultural continuity: Northeast India and Sanatan Dharma

Guest Author -
After a decade long historical, political and legal dispute and with a Supreme Court intervention brought to closure in the matter of construction of Ram Mandir and, finally, Lord Rama shall get its abode to live
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News Reports

Meet K Parasaran, the 93-year-old ‘Pitamah’ of Indian laws who had said that logical end to Ram Janmabhoomi case was his last dream

OpIndia Staff -
K Parasaran once said that the logical end to Ram Janmabhoomi case was his last wish before he died
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News Reports

NDTV refers to Ram Janmabhoomi site as ‘disputed’, quietly edits posts after social media outrage

OpIndia Staff -
NDTV had uploaded posts on Facebook in which it had referred to Ram Janmabhoomi site as "disputed"
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News Reports

Kashmiris rejects Pakistan’s anti-India propaganda as hundreds come together to celebrate the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370

OpIndia Staff -
Bangus Awaam Mela was organised to commemorate the first anniversary of the Abrogation of Article 370 in the valley
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Crime

Kerala nun-rape case: Supreme Court dismisses discharge plea filed by rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

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Bishop Franco Mulakkal to face trial in the nun-rape case after Supreme Court dismissed his petition to discharge the case against him
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News Reports

Kashi Vishwanath and Krishna Janmasthan temples have to be liberated too: Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa

OpIndia Staff -
KS Eshwarappa also asserted that there will be temples at both Kashi and Mathura in the near future just like Ayodhya.
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Social Media

Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Illustrations, sculptures and paintings of Bhagwan Ram winning the social media

OpIndia Staff -
Many creative, and beautiful artworks have been made by artists for the occasion of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan.
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News Reports

‘Efforts were made to eradicate Lord Ram’s existence, but it is his immense power that he continued to live in our hearts’: PM Modi’s...

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PM Modi who returned to Ayodhya after 29 years, performed the Ram Mandir's Bhoomi Pujan at 12.44.08 PM on 5th August
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