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‘I will not go to attend his last rites: Says deceased gangster Vikas Dubey’s father Ram Kumar Dubey

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Dubey's father stated that the family has disowned him and they will not part-take in his last rites.
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Politics

History-sheeter Mohammad Akhtar arrested in Madhya Pradesh after he fled from Uttar Pradesh following recent police encounters

OpIndia Staff -
Akhtar had escaped from UP to MP fearing for his life, after seeing that several members of Vikash Dubey's gang were killed in police encounter
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Opinions

Sharad Pawar: The Perfidious Man From Maharashtra

Pranjal Chaudhari -
Sharad Pawar has been one of the longest-running active politicians of today's times
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News Reports

A Mosque remains the property of Allah: AIMIM and Muslim clerics outrage over new secretariat construction in Telangana, CM tries to pacify

OpIndia Staff -
Telangana CM has promised to reconstruct the mosque and a temple in the new secretariat complex 'even if it means spending crores of rupees'.
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News Reports

US bans Pakistan’s national carrier PIA for 6 months after the revelation that 30% Pakistani pilots have fake licenses

OpIndia Staff -
After fake pilot licence controversy in Pakistan, US bans PIA flights for 6 months over serious concerns to aviation safety
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Political History of India

When Rajnath Singh fought for the country but lost an election

Abhishek Banerjee -
Today is the birthday of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. And let me tell you a story about the time Rajnath Singh lost from Mohana Assembly constituency in the 1993 elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
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News Reports

Reacting on the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey, Akhilesh Yadav questions UP government for killing of “innocents”

OpIndia Staff -
After the death of Vikash Dubey in encounter, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav accues UP police of killine innocents under 'Operation Clean'
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Social Media

Read how this Congress loyalist is so enraged about the Vikas Dubey encounter, that he wants Anand Mahindra to intervene

OpIndia Staff -
Poonawalla has asked Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd CEO Anand Mahindra to investigate the Vikas Dubey encounter. Yes. You read that right.
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News Reports

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Sahil’s father Parvez died in 3 different ways, in 2 different locations, 16 Hindus named in the FIR

अजीत भारती -
Sahil Parvez had stated that his father was shot in front of their house in his statement to the media. His complaint letter to the police several weeks later suddenly shifts the location, identifies 16 'attackers' by name and makes a lot of contradictory claims, read details.
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News Reports

“I am proud of UP police”, says the father of a martyred UP police officer after Vikas Dubey was killed in an encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Urmila Verma, the wife of deceased constable Sultan Singh, said that the death of Vikas Dubey had brought relief to her soul.
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News Reports

The Wire issues half-hearted correction after being called out by NCPCR for their blatantly fake news about ‘eight-fold increase in complaints post lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire retracted it after the author of the article said that she had no evidence to support her stunning claim.
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Government and Policy

1 lakh km of road built with plastic waste, Modi govt saves Rs 30,000 per km: Read about the revolution in road construction

OpIndia Staff -
In 2016, Union minister Nitin Gadkari had announced the usage of plastic waste in road construction
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News Reports

Hours before Vikas Dubey was killed in encounter, a petition was filed in Supreme Court seeking protection for the gangster

OpIndia Staff -
Before Vikas Dubey’s encounter, one Mumbai-based petitioner had filed petition in SC to prevent UP police from encountering him
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News Reports

Police recover seven crude bombs from properties connected to Vikash Dubey, some from house taken care of by the gangster’s driver

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Dubey, who was arrested yesterday from Ujjain, was killed in an encounter in Kanpur on early morning on Friday
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News Reports

Police personnel injured in Vikas Dubey encounter did suffer bullet injuries: Here is what the doctor said

OpIndia Staff -
The doctor who treated policemen injured during the Vikas Dubey encounter confirm that they were hit by bullets
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News Reports

Congress leader Udit Raj’s organisation makes derogatory comments against Brahmins, compares the community to ‘pigs’

OpIndia Staff -
Dalit organsation All India Parisangh run by Congress leader Udit Raj insults Brahmins by comparing with pigs
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News Reports

Nepal: Lawmaker removed from House of Representatives for pro-India stand, had blamed China for the new map

OpIndia Staff -
Sarita Giri of the Samajwadi Party Nepal has been removed from her position of a member of the House of Representatives.
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News Reports

Nizamuddin Markaz: Delhi Court sets 60 Tablighi Jamaat members from Malaysia free for a ₹7000 fine

OpIndia Staff -
60 Malaysian nationals who had attended Nizamuddin Markaz violating visa norms freed by Delhi court on fine of Rs 7000 each
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News Reports

Four policemen injured in the accident, which led to the encounter of Vikas Dubey, brought to the hospital: Watch

OpIndia Staff -
The injured policemen have been rushed to Lala Lajpat Rai Hospital in Kanpur, after they suffered some injuries during the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey.
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News Reports

After notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, another criminal Panna Yadav killed in an encounter after he opened fire

OpIndia Staff -
After Vikas Dubey, notorious criminal Panna Yadav gunned down in encounter by Uttar Pradesh police
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Media

The Wire accused Yogi Adityanath of being ‘casteist’ for not killing Vikas Dubey hours before the encounter of the gangster

Editorial Desk -
Notorious gangster, Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was killed in an encounter in the wee hours of the morning on Friday
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News Reports

Nepal irked over reports of KP Oli’s alleged affair with Chinese ambassador, cable operators ban Indian channels

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the ban is not official and has been brought in by cable operators. Nepal's Nepal’s information minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada, when asked whether the Nepalese government is mulling a ban on Indian channels, had stated that it would be better if Indian media practises self-restraint.
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Fact-Check

India Today journalist Ashraf Wani peddles fake news claiming Kashmiri woman was killed by Army bullets in Pampore

OpIndia Staff -
A lady was caught in the crossfire after some terrorists attacked an Army convoy near a Mosque in Pampore. She was brought to hospital and was discharged soon after first-aid.
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News Reports

Vikas Dubey killed in an encounter after he attempts to flee from police custody: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The encounter broke out between Vikas Dubey and the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) after the gangster tried to flee upon reaching Kanpur.
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OpIndia Scoops

Delhi Riots Chargesheets: Before murdering Ratan Lal, the Islamist mob had held 2 other police constables hostage

Nupur J Sharma -
The chargesheet filed by Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police in the murder of Ratan Lal and deadly attacks by rioters on IPS Amit Sharma and IPS Anuj Kumar mentions at least 17 accused.
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News Reports

AAP does it again: Arvind Kejriwal supporters hail him for ‘saving life’ of a Modi voter amid coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
After receiving severe criticism, Arvind Kejriwal supporters have taken it upon themselves to rebuild his lost credibility
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News Reports

Indian and Chinese sides move back at conflict areas along the LAC in Ladakh to create temporary non-patrolling zones

OpIndia Staff -
India and China have completed withdrawal from conflict sites along LAC at Galwan Valley, Pangong Tso lake and other conflict areas
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News Reports

Gujarat shows the way in Atmanirbhar Bharat: Morbi, the ceramic tiles hub of India, now looks to take on China’s toy market

OpIndia Staff -
150 firms in Gujarat's Morbi have joined hands to create local alternatives to products currently being outsourced from China.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Thane hospital gives body of wrong Coronavirus victim to family, after cremation hospital informs that their family member is alive

OpIndia Staff -
After a family cremated body of Cornoavirus victim, hospital informed they their family member is alive & they were given wrong body
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Social Media

After obscene comments, clip of comedian Kenneth Sebastian calling Sanskrit ‘most useless language ever’ goes viral. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
In the video titled "Journey to the centre of my brain", Sebastian is seen thanking God because 'all the people who spoke Sanskrit are dead'.
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News Reports

West Bengal: News channel owner Sheikh Safiqul Islam, his wife Alima Khatun and journalist Suraj Ali Khan arrested after the channel exposed corruption

OpIndia Staff -
Web Channel Arambagh TV owner Sheikh Safiqul Islam, his wife Alima Khatun and journalist Suraj Ali Khan were arrested on 29 June
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News Reports

NCW takes cognisance of the vile, obscene abuses hurled by comedian Kenny Sebastian, asks for probe

OpIndia Staff -
Kenny Sebastian was accused of hurling vile, misogynist abuses over Instagram comments. The abuses were flagged by many social media users.
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Fact-Check

The curious case of ‘Drone Boy’ who has made 600 drones using broken mixer grinders and televisions. A fact-check

Raju Das -
While 'drone boy' Prathap NM has claimed to have made 600 drones using e-waste, not a single photo or video of them exist
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News Reports

‘He is with the Samajwadi Party’: Gangster Vikas Dubey’s mother says the government must do what is appropriate

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking to the media, Sarla Devi, the mother of Vikas Dubey said that they came to know of his arrest after watching the news on the television.
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Crime

Congress MP and AIUDF MLA booked for violating social distancing norms during the funeral of Islamic preacher Khairul Islam Mufti

OpIndia Staff -
Thousands of people had gathered for the funeral of Aminul Islam's father Khairul Islam Mufti last week.
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News Reports

Criminal Vikas Dubey had tortured his school headmaster to death, exhibited criminal behaviour since childhood: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Dubey had tortured his school headmaster Siddheshwar Pandey to death during his childhood
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News Reports

New video suggests AajTak report on sexual exploitation in Chitrakoot was misleading, ‘victim’ says she didn’t understand the questions

OpIndia Staff -
AajTak shares a misleading report on sexual exploitaion of girls in Chitrakoot, gets fact-checked
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News Reports

Wasim Bari Murder: Kashmir IG confirms negligence by security detail, all 10 PSOs suspended

OpIndia Staff -
DGP Dilbag Singh has informed that two LeT terrorists, one local man and another a Pakistani, have been identified in the case.
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Opinions

Suicide or Murder? As officials rule out any foul play, some questions are yet to be answered

Meena Das Narayan -
The mysterious death of popular Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has opened a can of worms.
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OpIndia Scoops

Used cartridges from the rooftop: What was collected from the scene where Ratan Lal was murdered and what it all means

Nupur J Sharma -
During the anti-Hindu Delhi riots, the brutal murder of Ratan Lal was one of the first acts of violence that shook the nation from the 24th of February to the 26th of February
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News Reports

Congress doubles down on its ‘Brahmin card’ with the arrest of Vikas Dubey and encounter of his aides

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Jitin Prasada has been trying to stoke casteist fires over the Vikas Dubey issue, by trying to portray UP Police's action on the gangster and his associates as 'caste-oriented atrocity' against the Brahmins.
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News Reports

HRD Minister clears the air about the exclusion of some chapters from CBSE syllabus for current year, calls MSM’s reporting sensationalism

OpIndia Staff -
HRD Minister said that news reporter are sensationalizing the removal of chapters from CBSE syllabus due to lockdoown
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News Reports

Unconfirmed reports of Newslaundry columnist Sharjeel Usmani being ‘picked up’ by UP Police emerge on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Islamists and 'liberals' claimed on social media that Newslaundry columnist Sharjeel Usmani, who had hailed Delhi riots shooter Shahrukh as 'Mujahid', has been 'picked up' by UP Police.
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News Reports

“Opening doors and windows help virus escape”: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee shares her wisdom on fighting Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to remands of air-conditioners from doctors, Mamata Banerjee advised them to keep doors and windows open
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Video of Muslims destroying fence of 200-year-old Hindu temple goes viral on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus in Bangladesh claim that fence of 200 year old Shiva temple was destroyed by Muslims, video goes viral
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Media

From Vikas Dubey has reached Nepal to he may be encountered ‘because he knows dirty secrets’: Read how conspiracy theorists spun yarns

OpIndia Staff -
As Vikas Dubey was on the run, the journalists kept themselves busy conjuring up various conspiracy theories.
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News Reports

Watch: ‘Main Vikas Dubey hoon Kanpurwala,’ the gangster announces and gets a resounding Kanpur-style slap by police in return

OpIndia Staff -
Dubey was arrested by Ujjain Police from the Mahakal Temple premises on Thursday.
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News Reports

Kanpur encounter: Notorious gangster Vikas Dubey arrested at police station in Ujjain

OpIndia Staff -
The notorious gangster was arrested by the Madhya Pradesh police after he had managed to escape after unleashing terror on the Uttar Pradesh policemen on July 2 late night killing eight policemen including a DSP.
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News Reports

Netizens ask Netflix to cancel comedian Kenny Sebastian’s special show after he hurls obscene abuses

OpIndia Staff -
Social media users are demanding that Netflix reconsiders special show of Indian comic Kenny Sebastian after he was allegedly found hurling obscene abuses to people on his Instagram page.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Two aides of criminal Vikas Dubey shot dead by the police, 3 killed so far

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Mishra, an aide of Vikas Dubey, was shot in the leg while trying to escape during his transit to Kanpur. He was admitted in hospital in a critical condition and later succumbed to injuries.
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