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Bihar: SP orders investigation against police personnel who stood on Tricolor-rangoli at Mufassil Police Station

OpIndia Staff -
Police personnel under investigation for standing on Tiranga-Rangoli on 15th August in Bihar
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Fact-Check

Did former BJP mayor Shakuntala Bharti convert the Muslim girl and marry her off to a Hindu boy as alleged by her sister? Read...

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim girl refuted her sister's allegations levelled at BJP ex-mayor Shakuntala Bharti, said she married at her own will.
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Entertainment

Plea seeks to bring criminal contempt proceedings against controversial actress Swara Bhasker after remarks against Ram Mandir: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The sanction for prosecution against Swara Bhasker was sought for her remarks on the Ram Mandir verdict.
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News Reports

‘Activists’ begin ‘Mask Se Azaadi’ campaign, burn masks claiming they are spreading diseases, not preventing coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
A 'doctor' with dubious credentials, Biswaroop Roy Chowdhury, appears to be fanning an anti-mask movement in India.
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Media

PIB fact-checks Hindustan Times: Report claimed an army soldier died due to injuries sustained in the Galwan clash

OpIndia Staff -
PIB debunked the claims made by the Hindustan Times connecting the death of Havaldar Bishan Singh to the injuries he sustained during Galwan stand-off
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News Reports

Bengaluru violence accused has links with terror outfit Al-Hind and with those accused of murdering RSS activist Rudresh: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Bengaluru police have detained one Samiuddin in connection with the violence that took place at Dj Halli on August 11
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News Reports

Music maestro Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj passes way at the age of 90

OpIndia Staff -
The former Indian PM, late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had called Padma Vibhushan Pandit Jasraj as "Rasraj".
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Will legally proceed to recover damages from rioters, UAPA invoked: Karnataka CM on Bengaluru violence

OpIndia Staff -
UAPA Act has been invoked against Islamists responsible for the recent Bengaluru violence. Goonda ACT might be invoked.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Farmer thrashed, Lalitpur police initiates action against cop, orders probe

OpIndia Staff -
Lalitpur police stated that action has been initiated against the accused cop and a probe has been ordered.
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Contempt row: 41 lawyers appeal to the Supreme Court against the conviction of Prashant Bhushan

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the apex court observed that the insinuation by Prashant Bhushan is not an attack against an individual but on the institution itself
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Culture and History

The Islamic invasions of Srirangam: How Delhi Sultanate ravaged one of Vaishnavism’s most sacred sites

Satish Viswanathan -
Srirangam contribution is particularly noteworthy because it is one of the holiest sites for Vaishnavites, the devotees of Lord Vishnu.
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Social Media

Abusive troll followed by Congress and AAP leaders celebrates UP minister’s death, says he wants all BJP leaders to suffer painful deaths

OpIndia Staff -
The habitual troll is followed by many Congress and AAP official functionaries, along with many so-called 'journalists' and 'activists' who identify as 'secular-liberals'.
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Politics

‘Sanghi snake’: Liberals and Islamists slam Arvind Kejriwal led AAP for claiming anti-CAA Shaheen Bagh protests were sponsored by BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Liberals and Islamists slammed the AAP and Arvind Kejriwal for claiming that the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh were BJP-sponsored
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Social Media

Social media activists share stories on how their pro-BJP content was censored by Facebook even as some accuse Facebook of being ‘pro-BJP’

K Bhattacharjee -
A much hyped-up propaganda has been launched with the intention of portraying Facebook as 'pro-BJP'.
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Social Media

Meet the Odisha MP who had prayed to Maa Durga to make him ‘look like Salman Khan’

OpIndia Staff -
Kendrapara MP and BJD leader Anubhav Mohanty is still waiting for '1 like' from Salman Khan.
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Zee5 issues apology for depicting freedom fighter Khudiram Bose as criminal in web series Abhay – 2

OpIndia Staff -
Zee5, online streaming platform of Zee Television, in its web series depicted freedom fighter Khudiram Bose as a 'criminal'
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Media Fact-Check

Did Aamir Khan really say ‘my wives may be Hindu but my kids will only follow Islam’? Read the details here

OpIndia Staff -
The article earlier published on Santa Banta and still carried by ‘The Siasat Daily’ asserts that Aamir Khan ​claimed that he would raise his kids from Hindu wives as devout Muslims
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Opinions

Kerala’s publicity curve flattens: “Rockstar” Health Minister predicts 10,000 – 20,000 coronavirus cases per day

Abhishek Banerjee -
As of now, Kerala has a little over 44,000 total cases. Just behind Madhya Pradesh which has 45,000 cases. Yes, after all that amazing publicity, Kerala ended up running even with Madhya Pradesh.
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Politics

‘Remember what happened to Abhijit Iyer Mitra when he visited Konark Temple,’ BJD MP warns Odisha TV

OpIndia Staff -
BJD MP Anubhav Mohanty has warned Odisha TV and asked them to remember what happened to Abhijit Iyer Mitra.
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News Reports

ISKCON requests action against Assam based artist Akram Hussain for depicting Lord Krishna with bikini-clad women, minister responds

OpIndia Staff -
Akram Hussain displayed his Krishna's painting along with another which dishonoured the National Flag in 2015
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News Reports

After Rahul Gandhi attacks Facebook India’s Ankhi Das, she receives threat to life, police complaint filed

OpIndia Staff -
Ankhi Das, Director, Public Policy, India, South & Central Asia at Facebook today filed a complaint at Delhi Police's cyber cell unit over violent life threats she has been receiving after her personal details were disclosed online.
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Social Media

Journalist Tavleen Singh sues Twitter user Shashank Singh alias PokerShash over satirical tweet

OpIndia Staff -
Tavleen Singh filed a civil lawsuit against @pokershash in Patiala House Court for his sardonic tweet against the author-writer
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Fact-Check

The Hindu spreads misleading information about PM CARES RTI, trolls use it further to insinuate ‘scam’: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu recently published a report claiming that the PM CARES Fund had refused to divulge information in response to an RTI.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Actress Saba Qamar and co-star booked for shooting a song at Wazir Khan mosque in Lahore

OpIndia Staff -
Saba Qamar and Bilal Saeed have been booked for shooting a song at Wazir Khan Mosque in Pakistan's Lahore.
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News Reports

Facebook rubbishes charges of being pro-BJP, claims they ‘penalise’ everyone irrespective of political affiliation

OpIndia Staff -
Facebook today has refuted the allegations that it is pro-BJP and claimed that they prohibit 'hate speech' and content that 'incites violence' irrespective of party affiliation.
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News Reports

Malaysia: India returnee Nezar Mohamed imprisoned for 5 months for breaching home-quarantine as a deadly strain of coronavirus ‘D614G’ detected

OpIndia Staff -
Upon arrival in Malaysia, Nezar Mohamed Sabur Batca had tested negative in initial screening for coronavirus. However, he later tested positive.
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News Reports

Xinjiang: China razes Uyghur mosque, builds public toilet on the site

OpIndia Staff -
China builds public toilet on the site of a razed mosque in Xinjiang province.
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News Reports

West Bengal: TMC worker Humayun Kabir dies in an explosion while making crude bombs

OpIndia Staff -
Spokesperson of the TMC in Murshidabad, Goutam Ghosh, said that no TMC worker was involved in the incident.
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News Reports

Germany: Pakistanis abuse India and Indian citizen for standing ground and calling out their anti-India slogans in Frankfurt

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan-sponsored Khalistani elements hold rally in Frankfurt, abuse Indians and PM Modi
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News Reports

Indian Railways refutes New Indian Express report claiming North Indians were preferred over Tamilians in a recent recruitment exercise

OpIndia Staff -
Contrary to claim of bias in recruitment, Indian Railways said that 53% candidates selected for Asst. Loco Pilot are from Tamil Nadu
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News Reports

Maharashtra govt to train minority youth to ensure ‘maximum recruitment’ in the police department

OpIndia Staff -
Malik has also been advocating 5% Muslim quota in the state in government jobs. He had earlier stated that the government will bring an ordinance for it.
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News Reports

Aamir Khan draws ire for meeting Turkish First Lady amid reports of Turkey radicalising Indian Muslim youth with help of Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan who is in Turkey for the shooting of Laal Singh Chaddha on Sunday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's wife Emine Ergogan.
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Editor's picks

Touching the skies with glory: Women officers in Indian Air Force in reality vs movie world

Krishna Kant -
To make the movie more dramatic, the movie makers have ended up casting aspersions on Indian Air Force and strayed far from truth
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News Reports

Alia Bhatt starrer Sadak 2 trailer is now the most disliked video in the country, receives more than 1 crore dislikes on YouTube

OpIndia Staff -
Sadak 2 trailer tops the list of like to dislike ratio, out of total likes and dislikes, its dislike share is 95%, while the rest 5% has liked it
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News Reports

Karni Sena stages protest demanding CBI investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput case

OpIndia Staff -
Karni Sena had warned of a violent protest if the government did not intervene and initiate a CBI investigation in the case
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News Reports

Netizens slam creators of Zee5 web series ‘Abhay 2’ for depicting freedom fighter Khudiram Bose as a criminal

OpIndia Staff -
It can be clearly concluded that the makers of the Zee5 show used a sketch of Khudiram as the sketch of a criminal in Abhay 2
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Police arrest two in Sudeeksha Bhati hit and run case, Bullet owner tried to change appearance of the motorcycle

OpIndia Staff -
UP Police found no evidence of eve-teasing in Sudeeksha Bhati hit and run case, two people who had caused the accident arrested
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Opinions

WSJ story about Facebook India being ‘partial’ to the BJP is the revenge of the old media

Rahul Roushan -
Dressed up as some expose that quotes unidentified Facebook employees, it is part of an ongoing war.
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News Reports

AAP worker praises Arvind Kejriwal for the ‘daring act’ of not respecting Vande Mataram, compares the national song with Nazi salute

OpIndia Staff -
AAP social media team member compares Vande Mataram to Nazi salute while wishing birthday to Arvind Kejriwal
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Former Cricketer and UP cabinet minister Chetan Chauhan dies of coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Chetan Chauhan was 73 years old.
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Delhi: Shaheen Bagh activist Shahzad Ali joins BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Shaheen Bagh social activist Shahzad Ali today joined the BJP in presence of State BJP President Adesh Gupta and leader Shyam Jaju.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra resumes with restrictions, only 100 devotees from other states allowed per day

OpIndia Staff -
Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir opens after five months, only 2000 devotees including 100 from other states allowed per day
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News Reports

Watch: When PM Modi ran and hugged former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi can be seen approaching Atal Bihari Vajpayee and giving him a warm hug in a old video that has gone viral now
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News Reports

Watch: Historical speech by Atal Bihari Vajpayee during the 1977 victory rally after the defeat of Indira Gandhi after Emergency

Dibakar Dutta -
Atal Bihari Vajpayee had compared the defeat of Indira Gandhi in 1977 to a 'peaceful revolution' and 'public overthrowing' of a govt
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News Reports

West Bengal: Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar accuses State government of putting Raj Bhavan under surveillance

OpIndia Staff -
Alleging that Raj Bhavan has been put under surveillance, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said he will do everything to protect its sanctity
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Social Media

Bahrain: Video of burqa-clad woman breaking Hindu idols goes viral, Islamists hail and celebrate on social media

OpIndia Staff -
A video of a burqa-clad woman breaking idols of Lord Ganesha in a store has gone viral on social media.
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Editor's picks

Wing Commander Namrita Chandi hits out on Karan Johar’s Dharma Production for ‘monstrous film’ Gunjan Saxena for showing IAF in poor light

OpIndia Staff -
Creative license is one thing but when someone deals with institutions, they cannot change facts like done with Gunjan Saxena
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News Reports

Fact Check: Is “Raam” with the photo of Lord Ram printed on it is the world’s most expensive currency

OpIndia Staff -
As Raam is not a legal tender issued by a sovereign state or a central bank, it is not a regular currency, it is actually a bearer bond
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At 1.94%, India has one of lowest fatality rate for Chinese coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
So far, a total of 18,62,258 people have recovered from Chinese coronavirus in the country taking recovery rate to 71.61%.
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Pranab Mukherjee’s health continues to remain critical, being closely monitored by health specialists

OpIndia Staff -
Pranab Mukherjee had been admitted to Army (R&R) Hospital earlier this month for a brain surgery where he tested positive for coronavirus.
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