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Watch: The iconic video where Karsevaks razed the disputed structure standing on the Ram Janmabhoomi site to dust

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Over 150,000 Karsevaks had gathered in Ayodhya to attend the rally called by the BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on December 6, 1992.
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News Reports

Towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Indian Railways achieves major improvements in Freight and Logistics operations

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Indian railways have improved the performance of freight operations considerably, introduces Time Tabled Parcel Trains
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi brought them together, Rahul should now lead: Says Sharad Pawar who had left Congress over Sonia’s leadership

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Sharad Pawar advised Rahul Gandhi to avoid making ad hominem attacks against PM Modi, claiming that such attempts adversely impacts one's own credibility.
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News Reports

“Welcome to the Indian Ocean”: Indian Naval warship welcomes the Rafale as it establishes contact. Listen in

OpIndia Staff -
The five Rafale jets are to be inducted into the Indian Air Force at the Ambala base today. They left France on Monday, July 27. They are accompanied by two Su-30MKIs.
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News Reports

Ex-RAW officer alleges Deepika Padukone went to JNU on instructions of Pakistan’s Aneel Mussarat, was paid Rs 5 crore for same

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Former RAW officer NK Sood on his Youtube Channel, he alleged that Deepika Padukone has connections with Aneel Mussarat. He claimed that Padukone visited JNU on instructions of Mussarat.
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Social Media

Twitter user Sarfaraz goes from ‘Masjid phir se banega’ to ‘galti ho gayi’ after netizens accuse him of provoking communal tension

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A Twitter user Sarfaraz said that a mosque will be built again at the site of Ram Temple in Ayodhya when they come back to power
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News Reports

Voice samples of JNU student leader Sharjeel Imam match with videos of his seditious speeches, says forensic laboratory report

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Delhi Police Crime Branch submitted CFSL report along with transcripts and video files of speeches by Sharjeel Imam in court
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News Reports

Son of poor teacher in Nepal gets admission at IIM Ahmedabad, Indians come together to help with ‘high fees’

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When twenty-four year old Aashik Jayswal, son of a poor teacher and farmer in Nepal, made it to IIMA, it was like his dream come true.
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News Reports

Egypt: Female social media influencers get 2-years jail, 19,000 USD fine for ‘indecent’ TikTok videos

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Two popular social media influencers, Haneem Hossam and Mawada el-Adham, who are in their early 20s, have been charged by the Egyptian court for their social media posts.
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News Reports

Rhea took 15 crores, laptops, jewellery and left Sushant: Actor’s father accuses the girlfriend of abetment of suicide

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Explosive allegations made against Rhea Chakraborty in 6-page complaint filed by Sushant Singh Rajput's father.
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News Reports

Sex for marks: Viral audio clip exposes Burdwan University professor’s history of sexual favours from students, probe ordered

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Speaking to a student of Kar, the wife of the left-wing professor confirms that her husband had exchanged sexual favours with students in lieu of marks in examinations or lucrative placements in colleges and universities.
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News Reports

With AAP leaders accused of taking part in Delhi riots, Kejriwal govt rejects lawyers proposed by Delhi Police as public prosecutors

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The Delhi cabinet meeting chaired by Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday rejected the panel of six public prosecutors suggested by Delhi Police to defend itself in the February 2020 riots as well as anti-CAA protests in the Delhi High Court and Supreme Court.
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News Reports

Sweden’s Lund University asks people to stop defaming them and making fun of their name: Fact check

OpIndia Staff -
Social media post has been making rounds that the University of Lund in Sweden - one of the world's top 100 universities recently took to social media to express their deep disappointment over disparaging comments made on the university, especially by several social media users who made fun on university's name.
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News Reports

Karnataka drops Tipu Sultan, Hyder Ali, Prophet Muhammad and Jesus Christ from school syllabus due to Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka government has also dropped lessons on Jesus Christ and Prophet Mohammed, apart from Tipu Sultan.
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Political History of India

Kalyan Singh refused to give orders to shoot Karsevaks: Here is his speech from 1992

OpIndia Staff -
Kalyan Singh is considered an icon of Hindutva due to his conduct during the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement.
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News Reports

NIA arrests DU Professor in Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case for Naxal activities

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The NIA has arrested one Hany Babu Musaliyarveettil Tharayil, son of Kunhu Mohammad, in the Bhima Koregaon Elgar Parishad case.
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Entertainment

Patna police file FIR against Rhea Chakraborty on the complaint of Shushant Singh Rajput’s father

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KK Singh, Sushant Singh Rajput’s father, has filed a complaint against Rhea Chakraborty at Rajiv Nagar Police Station in Patna.
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Politics

Muslim leader Owaisi says nonexistent disputed structure will remain a mosque, suggests Kashi-Mathura might be next

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Asaduddin Owaisi said that Narendra Modi should clarify whether he is attending the event in his official capacity or as an individual.
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News Reports

‘Ready to join hands with Shiv Sena for the betterment of the State’: Maharashtra BJP Chief

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BJP Maharashtra chief Chandrakant Patil was addressing party workers in Kolhapur in a virtual meeting.
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News Reports

Ayodhya: Mosque construction on govt granted site lags, Sunni Waqf Board yet to form a trust

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As per the Supreme Court order, the Sunni Waqf Board was provided 5 acres of land in the Sohawal tehsil of Ayodhya district.
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Politics

Politicians against Ram Lalla: After Shiv Sena, Congress suggests conducting Bhoomi Pujan of Ram Mandir ‘virtually’

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Congress leader Ashok Chavan said Bhoomi Pujan of the Ram Mandir should be conducted virtually due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Law

HC allows Harsh Mander to withdraw plea seeking registration of FIR against politicians for hate speech during Delhi anti-Hindu riots

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‘Activist’ Harsh Mander had filed a petition seeking registration of FIR against politicians such as Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and others for allegedly inciting Delhi riots
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News Reports

Ayodhya Bhoomi Pujan: PM Modi to place 22.6 kg silver brick at the foundation site of Ram Mandir. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the silver brick weighs 22.6 kg and costs around ₹15,59,000.
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Political History of India

The Nanoor Massacre: When CPI(M) workers slaughtered 11 landless labourers and then blamed ‘evil’ landlords for their crimes

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The Nanoor Massacre occurred on the 27th of July, 2000 in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. 11 labourers lost their lives.
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Fact-Check

Did Sadhvi Pragya say reciting Hanuman Chalisa will ‘cure’ coronavirus? Read details

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The mainstream media and some 'liberals' twisted Sadhvi Pragya's statement by claiming she has stated that reciting Hanuman Chalisa will 'cure' coronavirus.
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Opinions

Dear Aatish Taseer, where is the spirit of Kaagaz Nahin Dikhayenge?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Did Aatish Taseer dare to hide any background info on his US citizenship application? My guess would be no.
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Politics

Congress leader Captain Amrinder Singh has no right to outrage against Pakistan Gurudwara being turned into a Mosque: Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
While concerns raised by Captain Amarinder Singh are not unfounded, it must be remembered that he was amongst those politicians who opposed the humanitarian Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019.
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Opinions

The Bhoomi Pujan at Ram Janmabhoomi is no place for ‘Muslim Ram Bhakts’ who believe Shri Rama is an Islamic cleric and not a...

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'Muslim Ram Bhakts' are on the way to Ayodhya in their bid to attend the Bhumi Pujan ceremony.
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News Reports

OpIndia report on the Anti-Hindu riots in Delhi is now live on Kindle store and available for purchase

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi Riots OpIndia report is now live on Kindle and can be purchased on the platform for the nominal cost of Rs. 101.
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News Reports

Pakistan gives Nishan-e-Pakistan award to Kashmiri radical Syed Ali Shah Geelani, wants his ‘struggles’ included in school curriculum

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Last month, Syed Ali Shah Geelani had reportedly resigned from the Hurriyat Conference, a conglomerate of separatist groups in the Valley.
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News Reports

After opposing Bhoomi Poojan of Ram Mandir, Maharashtra government set to give relaxations for Bakra Eid

Jinit Jain -
While Uddhav Thackeray wanted the Bhoomi Pujan of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya to be held via video conferencing, he now might relax guidelines for Eid in Maharashtra
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Joykali Matar Temple, one of the oldest in the region, reconstructed with India’s help, inaugurated by the Indian envoy

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Reconstructed 300-year old Kali Temple was inaugurated in Natore by Indian High Commissioner and Bangladesh minister.
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News Reports

Ahead of Eid, neo-JMB may carry out attacks in Bangladesh and announce new ISIS wing Bengal Ulayat, suggests intelligence report

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Security agencies in Bangladesh have received an intelligence input that terror outfit "neo-JMB", followers of the ISIS ideology, are planning to carry out terror attacks on the Islamic festival of Eid al-Adha
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News Reports

‘He thinks we are useless’: Loyalists of Sonia Gandhi in the Congress party feel ignored by Rahul Gandhi, do not support his recent videos

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The NDTV report stated that Chidambaram has stated that though Rahul has sought his opinions on certain occasions in the past, he had not consulted him regarding his current videos and allegations against the PM.
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Politics

Was looking for a time to teach Congress party and CM Ashok Gehlot a lesson: Mayawati orders 6 BSP MLAs to vote against Congress...

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BSP supremo Mayawati has also joined the cacophony and has now decided to take Congress to court for their shenanigans in Rajasthan
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News Reports

Bollywood celebrities were in touch with Pakistan’s ISI-backed agents, made shady deals despite warning: Reports

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Earlier, a Pakistan-origin American citizen named Rehan Siddiqui, and some other event managers were blacklisted by the Home Ministry for their suspected links with the ISI.
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Editor's picks

Facebook de-platforms page that shared videos of ex-Muslims talking about how they were persecuted after they left Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Facebook, on the 27th of July 2020, unpublished a page on the social media platform called Ex-Muslims TV, that merely shared short videos of ex-Muslims and the persecution they faced by the community after they had left Islam.
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News Reports

India lodges strong protests against attempts in Pakistan to covert historic Lahore Gurudwara into a Mosque: Read details

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India lodges strong protest against attempts to convert a historic Gurudwara into a Mosque in Lahore, Pakistan
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Crime

Pakistan: Kitten allegedly raped by 7 boys for over a week, dies due to multiple organ failure

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"This is Pakistan, and these are Pakistani men. Men are choosing animals for rape now after women and minors," the Facebook post emphasised about the grim situation.
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News Reports

Ph.D. student in Singapore uses Linkedin to recruit govt US employees to collect Intelligence on behalf of Chinese officials, pleads guilty in court

OpIndia Staff -
The accused began working with China in 2015 and would initially solicit sensitive information from high-profile individuals in other Asian countries.
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News Reports

Days after accusing it of ‘espionage’, Russia suspends delivery of S-400 missile systems to China

OpIndia Staff -
Russia has reportedly suspended the delivery of S-400 'Triumf' surface-to-air missile systems to China.
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News Reports

Pakistan to organise a series of events to denounce the abrogation of Article 370 on its first anniversary: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
A roster shared by retired Major Gaurav Arya highlights the propaganda campaign and events that Pakistan has organised to criticise the abrogation of Article 370 on its first anniversary on August 5
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Opinions

How one call from Chief Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi changed my views from ‘Why Ram Mandir’ to ‘Mandir Wahin Banayenge’

Nirwa Mehta -
As we get closer to the dream of Bhavya Ram Mandir coming true, my perception of importance of the Ram Mandir underwent a transformation
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News Reports

Israel-India collaboration to develop 30-second COVID diagnostic kit, team of researchers and equipment arrive from Tel Aviv in special flight

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Over 20 researchers from Israel's IDF, health ministry and industries associated with diagnostic solutions arrived in India to carry out the final stages of the testing of a rapid diagnosis kit for COVID-19 with DRDO scientists.
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Crime

Anti-Hindu riots: Delhi court rejects bail plea of three accused in Dilbar Negi murder case

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Delhi court rejects bail pleas of three accused in Dilbar Negi murder case, says they may hamper the investigation.
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News Reports

Telecasting Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan is ‘against India’s secular image’: Communists upset at live telecast by Doordarshan

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The communists have written a letter to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, claiming that live telecast of Ram Mandir bhoomi Pujan will be against 'secularism'.
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News Reports

NCW issues notice to AAP leader Syed Abbas who had hurled sexist abuses at BJP’s Nupur Sharma

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The NCW Chairperson has also written a letter to the Director General of Police in Karnataka and requested for an investigation into the matter.
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News Reports

Telangana: Coronavirus patient falls off bed in Karimnagar hospital, dies due to snapped oxygen supply

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Telangana: Coronavirus patient falls from bed, died due to distruption in oxygen supply.
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News Reports

‘We mourn the fall of what was once a Hindutva Party’: VHP issues statement after Uddhav Thackeray wanted Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan via video...

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VHP issues a strong statement against Uddhav Thackeray's remarks over Ayohdhya Ram Temple Bhoomi Pujan scheduled for August 5.
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Social Media

Freudian slip? After hounding IPS officer Nageshwar Rao, Siddharth Varadarajan unwittingly admits that he is working to destroy Hinduism

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Siddharth Varadarajan had earlier accused senior police officer M Nageswara Rao of spreading 'communal paranoia'.
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