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Bangladesh: Islamists dig up the grave of an Ahmadi newborn and throw the corpse on the road because she was ‘infidel’

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The Ahmadis are persecuted on religious grounds in Bangladesh and Pakistan because radical Islamists believe that they are not Muslims.
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News Reports

Another YouTuber, Imtiyaz Shaikh alias Umesh Dada, arrested for issuing rape threats against comedian Agrima Joshua

OpIndia Staff -
Agrima Joshua had shared a clip of her a year-old video in which she had made contemptuous remarks for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Memorial in Arabian Sea, drawing publice ire
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News Reports

Vikas Dubey case: 6 killed in encounters, 4 arrested, 21 accused named, manhunt on for 11 others

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UP Police inform tha 21 accused have been named so far in the Vikas Dubey case. Apart from 6 who have been killed, 4 have been arrested.
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News Reports

USA rejects China’s ‘might is right’ claims on the South China Sea, says PRC’s predatory mindset has no place in the 21st century

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The State Department reiterated that carrying out unilateral activities in the territory of sovereign countries along the South China Sea for fishing or hydrocarbon development is 'unlawful harassment'.
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News Reports

PTI slapped with Rs.84 crore bill for missing payments and lease agreement violation for its office

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The Land and Development office has accused the news agency of violating the terms of the lease agreement under which they got the land for the office on Sansad Marg, New Delhi.
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News Reports

Kanpur encounter: Postmortem report of 8 policemen killed by Vikas Dubey’s men reveals extreme brutality. Read details

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The postmortem report of the 8 cops who were killed when gangster Vikas Dubey's men ambushed them earlier this month has revealed barbaric details.
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News Reports

China eyes 400 billion dollar deal with Iran, may cloud India’s Chabahar port prospects

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Iran's yet-to-be-signed deal with China may cloud India's prospects at the Chabahar port.
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News Reports

Here are the six significant statements by the court today while denying bail to Tahir Hussain, accused in the Delhi anti-Hindu riots

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Tahir Hussain had sought bail saying there was no cogent evidence to link him to Ankit Sharma's murder
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News Reports

Nepal PM says Shri Ram was Nepali and India has created ‘fake Ayodhya’, admits scholars will not believe his ‘new fact’

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Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli claimed that India falsely says Shri Ram was born in Ayodhya, India.
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News Reports

Amidst rising demand to boycott Chinese products, Bollywood actor Karthik Aryan drops multi-crore endorsement deal with Oppo

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Karthik Aryan has become the first Bollywood actor to drop a multi-crore deal with a Chinese brand.
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News Reports

AMU girl complains about being threatened and hounded since CAA was passed, told she will be made to wear “brass hijab”

Jhankar Mohta -
Calling her a "Sanghi", the fellow AMU students had attacked her for calling out sexualisation of women in the varsity
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Opinions

The death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy shows that no opposition political leader is safe in West Bengal

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BJP MLA in West Bengal, Debendra Nath Roy, was found hanging in public on Monday.
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News Reports

Why ‘liberal’ hate against Amitabh Bachchan for getting admitted to a hospital after testing positive for Coronavirus makes no sense at all

Jinit Jain -
A bevy of perverse liberals took to Twitter to denounce Amitabh Bachchan after he got Coronavirus, claiming it to be a "privilege of rich" and accusing him of needlessly occupying a hospital bed
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News Reports

London: Indian diaspora, PoK activists and Iranian diaspora protest outside the Chinese embassy over ‘expansionist policies’

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Demonstrators were heard singing the Indian National Anthem 'Jan Gan Maan' and the Indian National song, 'Vande Mataram' at the protest site.
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Entertainment

AIB co-founder Rohan Joshi, who wanted entire Pawar family dead, deactivates his Twitter account

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AIB co-founder Rohan Joshi has deactivated his account after screenshots of his abusive tweets against politicians went viral .
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News Reports

Gehlot’s last ‘resort’? Congress moves MLAs to Jaipur hotel, Pilot claims Rajasthan govt has lost majority

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Reports claimed that 107 MLAs, including some independents, were present at the CM's residence. Congress has moved its MLAs to a resort in Jaipur.
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Crime

In touch with ISIS recruiters since 2015: NIA arrests 2 Islamic State terrorists in Pune planning to carry out terror attacks in India

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The duo arrested by the NIA were involved in promoting and propagating ISIS and their activities in India
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Politics

CPI(M) bats openly for ‘Urban Naxals’, including a convicted Maoist, demands their immediate release on grounds of health

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The polit bureau of the CPI(M) has demanded the immediate release of dreaded 'Urban Naxals' on health grounds.
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News Reports

Islamists issue rape threats to a social media user for asking Muslims to recite Azaan at lower volume

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Apart from Fardeen Modal, Rima's Azaan tweet miffed other Muslims, who also abused the Hindu girl on Twitter
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News Reports

Kerala: Kottayam court cancelled Bishop Franco’s bail, issues non-bailable warrant in nun rape case

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The court issued a non-bailable warrant against the rape-accused bishop after he failed to appear for the 14th time in the proceedings of the local Kerala court on Monday.
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OpIndia Scoops

Secret meetings, plan of action and riots: How Safoora Zargar and others are intertwined in the murder of Ratan Lal during Delhi riots

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Name of Jamia Millia Islamia student Safoora Zargar appears multiple times in Ratan Lal murder chargesheet
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News Reports

India may have 17 lakh+ total coronavirus cases by 3rd August, with over 6.9 lakh active cases, says study

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India may have 17 lakh+ Covid-19 cases by 3rd August, says Professor Shamika Ravi.
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News Reports

Google head Sundar Pichai, who studied at IIT Kharagpur, is all set to bring a digital revolution worth Rs 75,000 crore in India: Read...

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Google, headed by Sundar Pichai, pitches in to help bring about a digital revolution in India
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News Reports

West Bengal: Cops recover ‘suicide note’ from the deceased BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy. Read details

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Debendra Nath Roy was found hanging from the roof of a closed tea shop in the village of Balia in Bindol Panchayat in Rajiganj.
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News Reports

A tribute to Tapan Ghosh: The firebrand leader who helped Muslim women marry their Hindu lovers and secure a happy ending to their love...

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Hindutva Icon of West Bengal, Tapan Ghosh, passed away on Sunday, days after he was diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus.
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Politics

Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Jagan and Himanta Biswa: How Congress ignored key regional leaders and eventually lost those states

Jhankar Mohta -
Choosing loyalists over popularity and calibre has cost Congress dearly. Losing key regional leaders has decimated the party to ruins in many states.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh govt starts door-to-door medical screening for coronavirus

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a tweet on Saturday had said that medical screening and testing are the most important means to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
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Politics

While Congress leaves doors open for Sachin Pilot’s return, his posters removed from Rajasthan Congress office

OpIndia Staff -
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala has urged Sachin Pilot and his followers to have discussions with the party leadership to resolves the issues
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News Reports

All you need to know about Ashok Gehlot’s links to the Fairmont Hotel that is being raided by ED

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The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on the Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur on Monday.
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News Reports

Padmanabhaswami Temple: SC verdict upholds rights of Travancore royal family over the world’s richest temple, only Hindus to be part of temple management

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SC rules in favour of Travancore Royal family. Kerala government says it will abide by the order.
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News Reports

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar accuses PM Modi of playing “Shudra-level politics” for ousting Priyanka Gandhi from her govt bungalow

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In an interview with Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Sharad Pawar said that evicting Priyanka Gandhi from her government bungalow was "Shudrapanache Rajkaran" meaning "low-caste politics"
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Law

Delhi Riot part of deep-rooted conspiracy, prima facie evidence that Tahir Hussain was part of the conspiracy: Delhi Court junks bail plea

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Today, the Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Tahir Hussain saying the was a part of the deep-rooted conspiracy that led to the Delhi Riots
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Politics

Amidst the political crisis in Rajasthan, I-T raids at premises of CM Ashok Gehlot’s close aides

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Speculations are rife that Sachin Pilot may join the BJP soon. Congress is still claiming that it has the majority numbers in Rajasthan and Ashok Gehlot's government is stable.
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News Reports

“Sachin Pilot is in BJP”, says Congress leader PL Punia, later claims it was a slip of tongue

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Punia claimed that the question was about Scindia and he accidentally took the name of Sachin Pilot. He added, "Mistake is regretted."
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Crime

West Bengal: BJP MLA from Uttar Dinajpur found hanging, party demands CBI inquiry over murder

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Raiganj MP Debashree Chowdhury said, "None can commit suicide with his hands tied. Everyone is skeptical about his death."
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Social Media

Vadodara Police detains social media user Shubham Mishra over allegations of issuing rape threats to comedian Agrima Joshua

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Vadodara Police detained Shubham Mishra for issuing rape threats to comedian Agrima Joshua for her video.
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News Reports

Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot says Gehlot government has lost majority, Congress MLAs to meet CM

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Congress legislative party members are to meet at CM's residence to show support at 10.30 am today.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Sex racket unearthed in Bhopal, 68-year-old newspaper owner Pyare Mian accused of raping a minor

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A case has been currently registered under POCSO and other relevant sections against 68-year-old Pyare Mian and his 21-year-old secretary, Sweety.
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News Reports

Amid political crisis in Rajasthan Congress, news agencies and media houses publish report based on fake Twitter account of Sarah Pilot

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Media houses publish report on Rajasthan Congress political crisis based on fake Twitter account of Sachin Pilot's wife Sarah Pilot
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News Reports

Former RSS pracharak, Hindu Samhati founder Tapan Ghosh succumbs to Coronavirus in Kolkata

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Hindu right wing leader in West Bengal and Hindu Samhiti founder Tapan Ghosh dies of COVID-19 in Kolkata hospital
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News Reports

Raza Academy demands ban on Islamic movie ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’, warns of ‘law and order problems’

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The Raza Academy has issued a statement demanding a ban on the 2015 movie 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God' by Majid Majidi.
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News Reports

Did you know that Pakistan had awarded Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden with ‘Hilal-i-Pakistan’

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In 2008 Joe Biden and Richard Lugar were awarded 'Hilal-i-Pakistan', the second highest civilian award in Pakistan
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News Reports

Pope says he is pained to see the transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque by Turkish government

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Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained to see the transformation of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque
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Politics

Jyotiraditya Scindia says Sachin Pilot is being sidelined by Congress party during ongoing political drama in Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff -
Jyotiraditya Scindia has issued a statement over the political drama unfolding in Rajasthan.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is the West Bengal government recruiting only Muslims in its latest recruitment drive?

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The WhatsApp message claims that only Muslims have been employed by the West Bengal government for a particular post.
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News Reports

Amid Rajasthan political crisis, ‘rebel’ Sachin Pilot meets former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia

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'Rebel' Congress leader Sachin Pilot met former Congress leader and BJP politician Jyotiraditya Scindia in Delhi amid Rajasthan political crisis
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Opinions

Agrima Joshua apologising to Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance shows that the Woke slogan of ‘speaking truth to power’ is only an excuse to undermine...

K Bhattacharjee -
Agrima Joshua tagged Aditya Thackeray and asserted that she was convinced that it was BJP supporters trolling her in the guise of Shiv Sena.
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News Reports

Hema Malini refutes rumours that she is admitted in hospital for breathing problem

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After rumours spread on social media the Hema Malini is in hospital for breathing problem, Hema and daugher Esha deny the rumours
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News Reports

Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump spotted wearing a mask for the first time after refusing to do so in the past

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Donald Trump seen wearing a mask for the first time during the Coronavirus pandemic during his visit to a military medical facility
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News Reports

After converting Hagia Sophia to mosque, Turkish President Erdogan vows to liberate Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem

OpIndia Staff -
Turkey hints at 'liberation of al-Aqsa' in Jerusalem, connects it to re-conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
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