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Swara Bhaskar tries to exploit Sushant Singh Rajput’s death to label herself as an outsider: Here is how that is patently false

OpIndia Staff -
While Swara Bhaskar claims to be an outsider in Bollywood, her mother Ira Bhaskar was a member of censor board
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News Reports

Mumbai police visit Rana Ayyub’s house after she claims online abuse, Twitter users point out instances where they ignored pleas of help after getting...

OpIndia Staff -
Rana Ayyub gets swift response from Mumbai police after tweeting about online abuse, police team visit her to record statement
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News Reports

Twist in the tale of Sikh man’s kidnapping in Afghanistan, family says he was abducted in a bid to grab Gurdwara

OpIndia Staff -
Family of abducted Afghan Sikh man says that he is kidnapped by local mafia and not by Taliban as previously thought
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Opinions

Amidst chants of Allah hu Akbar and ‘Jai Bheem Jai Meem’, Vinod Kashyap was murdered: The Dalit killing fields of North East Delhi

Guest Author -
It was the 24th of February 2020 and the atmosphere was tense with anti-CAA protests turning into anti-Hindu Delhi riots
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Media

Suspended Hindustan Times reporter issues apology after Hinduphobic tweet goes viral, says her comment is being taken out of context

OpIndia Staff -
Suspended Hindustan Times reporter Shristi Jaiswal has issued an apology after her Hinduphobic tweet went viral on social media.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi shares video to call PM Modi a liar, gets Congress workers, non-residents to act as Ladakhis

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi posted a video today, claiming that it contains testimonials from people from Ladakh saying that China has occupied Indian territory. Posting the tweet, the Gandhi scion insinuated that PM Modi is lying while claiming that China has not occupied Indian area.
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Opinions

The Shishupala Moment: Here is how antagonising India led by PM Modi could be China’s fatal mistake

K Bhattacharjee -
During his speech, which was littered with references to India's Hindu roots, Narendra Modi invoked Shri Krishna. He said that India worships Krishna in all His forms.
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Crime

No, BJP leader Vikas Dubey is not the gangster who killed 8 policemen in Kanpur, read how Congress trolls spread fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Several trolls took to social media to share an image of a BJP leader along with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to claim that the person was the notorious gangster Vikas Dubey, to allege that he belonged to BJP.
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News Reports

Pakistan: At least 19 Sikh pilgrims returning from Nankana Saheb killed, read initial details

OpIndia Staff -
The incident occurred when the bus carrying the Sikh pilgrims collided with the Karachi-Lahore Shah Hussain Express in the Sheikhupura district of Pakistan.
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Government and Policy

How Power Sector Liberalisation in 2009 led to a Chinese monopoly, Rs 3 Trillion NPAs and crippled domestic manufacturing

Santanu Chakraborty -
The Union Power minister R K Singh this week said the government is planning to impose curbs on Chinese power-equipments as Indian firms can manufacture almost all critical items
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News Reports

Brave Hindus of Pakistan decide to defy Fatwa and go ahead with construction of Krishna temple in Islamabad

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus in Islamabad has decided to defy a fatwa issued by Muslim fundamentalists against construction of a Krishna temple in the city
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News Reports

Medical college owned by Congress leader refuses to pay stipend to students, Rajdeep Sardesai blames PM Modi’s call to hail corona warriors

OpIndia Staff -
Veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa is the chairman of the governing body of the JJM hospital, Davanagere, which Rajdeep Sardesai had alluded to in his tweet for holding PM Modi responsible for the non-payment of stipends to its doctors.
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News Reports

Japan stands in solidarity with India, says it opposes any unilateral attempts to change the status quo by China

OpIndia Staff -
Japan delivers a powerful message to China that it will not accept any change in status-quo along the India-China border.
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Politics

Veer Bhogya Vasundhara, our enemies have seen your fire and fury: What PM Modi said in fiery speech to Jawans at Leh amidst India-China...

OpIndia Staff -
Narendra Modi emphasised that peace is not a virtue that can be forced by the weak. Consistently, India is expanding its power on land, water and air.
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News Reports

PM Modi’s Leh visit hits the intended target, China issues statement talking about “escalation of situation” and “diplomacy”

OpIndia Staff -
China has said that efforts are on to reduce tension, and no party should do anything that can escalate the situation.
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News Reports

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s daughter Amrit Singh works for George Soros’ Open Society Justice Initiative

OpIndia Staff -
Amrit Singh, the daughter of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, is associated with one of George Soros's initiatives.
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News Reports

Bharat Biotech-ICMR to launch indigenous coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN by August 15

OpIndia Staff -
Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech successfully developed Coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN™ in collaboration with the ICMR and NIV
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News Reports

Australia: Security guards at five-star hotel had sex with quarantined travellers, Melbourne hit with second wave of coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
The state government in Victoria has announced a judicial inquiry into its hotel quarantine program, after the allegations of security staff fraternising with quarantined guests emerged after the recent spike in coronavirus cases.
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News Reports

Hindustan Times distances itself from journalist Srishti Jaswal’s Hinduphobic tweets, suspends her from duties and orders probe

OpIndia Staff -
Hindustan Times said that Srishti Jaswal was suspended after her Hinduphobic tweet and a code of conduct committee has been set up
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News Reports

Ahmed Patel questioned for 26 hours over 3 days, asked ‘128 questions’ in connection with Rs.14,500 crore Sterling Biotech scam

OpIndia Staff -
During the three days of questioning, Ahmed Patel was grilled for more than 26 hours and was asked 128 questions in connection with the money laundering case against Gujarat based Chetan Sandesara and Nitin Sandesara.
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News Reports

Who is Vikas Dubey, the former BSP leader wanted in 60 cases, who killed 8 police personnel last night in an ambush

OpIndia Staff -
As the police team reached the spot, they were ambushed by Dubey's men who were prepared with arms on the roof of a building and continuously shot at them. They had also blocked the way with a JCB machine.
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News Reports

Amidst India-China stand-off, PM Modi makes a surprise visit to Ladakh along with CDS Bipin Rawat: See pictures

OpIndia Staff -
The Nimu forward base is located at 11,000 feet from sea level. This base, located amidst very difficult terrain, is surrounded by the Zanskar range and Indus River.
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News Reports

Pakistani Bollywood ‘event manager’ accused of terror links blacklisted by Home Ministry: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
G Kishan Reddy said that Ministry of External Affairs has apprised that Pakistan Bollywood event manager Rehan Siddiqui has been blacklisted
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News Reports

Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath govt begins sealing properties of anti-CAA rioters, 2 shops to be auctioned on July 16

OpIndia Staff -
Chaudhry and Singh are among the 13 accused who have been asked by the district administration to pay for damages worth Rs 21.76 lakhs for destroying public property in the Hansaganj police station area during the anti-CAA violence in the city last year.
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News Reports

Salman wore a helmet, fired at Hindus, emptied magazine, Delhi anti-Hindu riots accused confess: Charge sheet filed in the murder of Dilbar Negi

OpIndia Staff -
Three accused Muslim men in the brutal murder of the 20-year-old Hindu youth Dilbar Negi have confessed before the Delhi police that they indulged in indiscriminate firing on Hindus
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News Reports

Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali to be interrogated by Mumbai Police in connection with the death of Sushant Singh Rajput

OpIndia Staff -
Tragic death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput had sent shockwaves in the film industry and given rise to heated debates about nepotism within the industry
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News Reports

Veteran Choreographer Saroj Khan passes away at the age of 71

OpIndia Staff -
Saroj Khan passed away due to cardiac arrest early in the morning at 1.52 am on Friday.
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News Reports

After senior lawyers refuse to defend TikTok in SC, the company says they have no plan to pursue legal action against Indian govt

OpIndia Staff -
TikTok denies media reports they will approach Supreme Court challenging Indian govt's decision to ban them
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News Reports

Sopore attack: Amnesty India preaches laws while blatantly violating the same laws to suit their agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Amnesty India has been regularly disclosing identities and photographs of minors, but objects when Kashmir Police did so
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News Reports

Alt News fails to spot a joke about Apache helicopters over Pangong Tso lake, fact-checks it

OpIndia Staff -
Alt News fact checks satirical tweet by aviation writer Mihir Shah where he had mocked false claims made by several people on social media
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News Reports

Home Ministry seeks opinions of central armed police forces on incorporating ‘transgender’ as third gender for recruiting officers

OpIndia Staff -
If the CAPF authorities agree, this years UPSC exam for Assistant Commander will include transgender as third gender
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Opinions

Sambit Patra holds a mirror to anti-nationals by his Pulitzer tweet, left-liberals expose their hypocrisy by slamming him

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Left-liberals, who always use imaged of Children in distress, slammed Sambit Patra for sharing of kid with grandfather killed by terrorists
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News Reports

“Younis Khan had held a knife to my throat for offering batting advice”, reveals Pakistan cricket team’s former batting coach Grant Flower

OpIndia Staff -
Younis Khan once attacked Pakistan’s former batting coach Grant Flower for offering him batting advice during a match
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News Reports

Complaint registered against Hindustan Times reporter Srishti Jaswal for her Hinduphobic tweet against Lord Krishna

OpIndia Staff -
Complaint filed against journalist Srishti Jaswal for saing that Lord Krishna was womanizer, fuckboi, and commitment phobic maniac
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Media

Kolkata’s Telegraph reports satirical tweet as real to show Modi govt banning TikTok in poor light

OpIndia Staff -
In a bid to prove that Central government ban on Chinese apps like TikTok was a bad decision, Kolkata based leftist portal 'The Telegraph' today reported a satirical tweet as real.
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News Reports

Taiwan opens office to help people fleeing Hong Kong after China implemented the new National Security Law

OpIndia Staff -
Since pro-democracy protests began in the city last year, about 200 people have already fled to Taiwan. Officials in Taiwan are now expecting more asylum seekers after China's National Security Law was implemented this week.
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News Reports

China supplying funds, missiles and other sophisticated weaponry to terrorist group Arakan Army to weaken India and Myanmar: Report

OpIndia Staff -
China wants to expand its area of influence towards the India-Myanmar border by arming Myanmar terrorists with missiles
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News Reports

Construction of Hindu temple in Islamabad is against Islam and an insult to Islamic kingdom: Pakistan assembly speaker

OpIndia Staff -
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi strongly opposed the construction of Hindu temple saying it is not only against the spirit of Islam but is also an insult to the Islamic welfare state.
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News Reports

New FIR registered against arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari, may accelerate the probe against Robert Vadra

OpIndia Staff -
New FIR filed against Sanjay Bhandari, the arms dealer with links to Rahul Gandhi and Robert Vadra
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News Reports

#WhySoProud: Islamists attack Film Director Faraz Arif Ansari, give death threats for calling out their homophobic tweets

OpIndia Staff -
Film Director Faraz Arif Ansari today took to Twitter to allege that he has been receiving death threats after he called out Islamists for their homophobic tweets under #WhySoProud hashtag earlier this week.
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News Reports

TikTok banned – The process of banning apps and why is it not the end of the road for users making money on the...

Anurag -
How ban on apps is imposed on the internet and why ban on TikTok is not the end of the career of people who made money making videos
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News Reports

Court warns Bishop Franco of arrest after he skips hearing for 13th time, Kerala HC refuses to stay rape case: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Bishop Franco, who is accused of raping a 44-year-old nun, had approached the High Court in order to stay the rape case filed by the victim nun. However, the Kerala High Court did not admit petition and rejected his plea.
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Opinions

Here is why and how the Supreme Court got convinced to modify its earlier order and allow Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri

Guest Author -
What transpired before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Rath Yatra matter on 22.06.2020 that convinced the Court to modify its earlier order dated 18.06.2020 and allow the annual Rath Yatra to be conducted at Puri?
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Politics

Twist in the tale: Tej Pratap Yadav’s sister in law Karishma joining RJD leaves him fuming

OpIndia Staff -
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap is upset after his sister in law Karishma, the sister of his estranged wife Aishwarya, joined RJD earlier today.
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News Reports

India’s TikTok ban may have caused losses worth 6 billion USD to Chinese parent company ByteDance, says China’s mouthpiece Global Times

OpIndia Staff -
India's Chinese app ban may result in losses worth $6 billion for TikTok's parent company ByteDance.
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News Reports

The Indian Federation of Working Journalists seeks probe into finances of PTI, accuses it of being mouthpiece of Congress

OpIndia Staff -
IFWJ urged the govt of India to undertake a judicial inquiry, accusing the PTI management of misappropriation the Govt funds
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News Reports

Pakistan fears new virus spread due to human-animal contact during Bakra Eid, India was infected earlier too

OpIndia Staff -
The NIH advisory further states that livestocks should always be examined for ticks and animal herders and sellers should take adequate precautions while examining and treating ticks on the body of animals.
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News Reports

Tablighi Jamaat members tried to cheat the system when they entered India on a tourist visa: Here is what MHA affidavit says

OpIndia Staff -
From the response issued by MHA to the Supreme Court, it is evident that the members of the Tablighi Jamaat misrepresented the reasons for their visit to India
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Media

Sopore: Liberal Indian media crosses frightening line

Abhishek Banerjee -
After the Sopore attack, the Indian liberal media moved from being hostile towards Modi sarkar to openly siding with Pakistani propaganda.
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News Reports

Kolkata: Family stores dead body of elderly coronavirus patient in ice-cream freezer for 2 days after being turned away by mortuaries

OpIndia Staff -
After Kolkata morgues refuses to keep body of an elderly man due to unavailability Coronavirus test report, family keeps body in freezer
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