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Ladakh standoff: India Inc steps up for India, industrialists rise to the occasion to move forward on path of self-reliance

OpIndia Staff -
Industrialists like Anand Mahindra, Parth Jindal have come forward and taken a vow to help take India further on the path of self-reliance.
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News Reports

Nandi idol desecrated in Rajkot for “sensational” TikTok video, two people arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Police arrest Jayesh Chudasma and Dinesh Mahida for kicking a Nandi idol in Rajkot to make a sensational TikTok video
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News Reports

Indian Railways invites private players to operate passenger trains, a journey from Modi’s ‘vision’ to India’s reality

Anurag -
Indian Railways invites tenders to run 151 private passengers trains on its network, fulfilling a vision of PM Narendra Modi
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Media

The Wire uses a three-year-old child to ‘prove’ that ‘police killed the civilian’. Here is why it is problematic

Editorial Desk -
The Wire claimed that its reporter went to the victim's house on Wednesday night, just hours after the toddler saw his grandfather being killed in front of his eyes, to talk to the child and ask him 'who killed your grandfather?'
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra clears unpaid rent for her Lutyens’ bungalow after government sends her a notice to vacate the house

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pays Rs3,46,677 towards unpaid rent for her 35, Lodhi Estate bungalow which she had not paid for a year
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Editor's picks

Swara Bhasker starrer web series gets record low ratings, leftist elites claim it is because she opposes BJP, not because it is bad

OpIndia Staff -
Swara Bhaskar starrer 'Rasbhari' streaming on Amazon Prime has got record low ratings on IMDb.
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News Reports

Week after two youths commit suicide, Pakistan bans PUBG as it ‘is wastage of time’

OpIndia Staff -
Lately, there has been an increasing demand in Pakistan seeking a ban on the popular online game Playersunknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) in the country claiming that it is just 'wastage of time'.
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News Reports

US Senator Rick Scott urges Americans not to buy ‘Communist China’s’ products

OpIndia Staff -
US Senator Rick Scott urges Americans to boycott Chinese products.
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News Reports

India ups the diplomatic ante against China, expresses concern over the Hong Kong issue in UNHRC for the first time

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Ambassador to the United Nation expressed concerns over the issue of China's new National Security Law in Hong Kong that curtails freedom of expression of the people and also called for the proper management into the rising situation.
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News Reports

After losing govt bungalow in Lutyens Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may likely shift to Lucknow, Congress believes it will be her ‘Indira’ moment

OpIndia Staff -
In 2019 General Elections, where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was in-charge of the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the then Congress President and her brother Rahul Gandhi actually lost the 'safe family seat' of Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani.
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News Reports

‘Activist’ Rehana Fathima, who was sacked by BSNL, asked to vacate residential quarter after police file POCSO case against her

OpIndia Staff -
BSNL had earlier sacked Rehana Fathima after it was found that her Facebook post had incited communal tension
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News Reports

Following India’s ban on Chinese apps, VPN services offering access to banned apps start promotion on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Dubious VPN services offering to provide access to Chinese apps banned by India govt have surfaced on the Internet
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News Reports

Unlock 2.0: Migrant workers start returning to work from their native states, employers arranging buses and trains to bring workers back

OpIndia Staff -
Migrant workers are returning back to work as lockdown has lifted in most places and the economy is slowly re-opening
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News Reports

After former attorney general refuses to represent TikTok in SC, Congress leader and former TikTok lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi also backs out

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leader confirmed that he had represented the Chinese app TikTok a year ago and won on their behalf
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News Reports

Read how Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was able to ‘save’ rent during the Vajpayee era, and reportedly still owes over Rs 3 lakh

OpIndia Staff -
Despite not being a public servant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been staying at govt house due to SPG protection on reduced rent
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News Reports

RTI reply says Shashi Tharoor’s promised MPLADS fund not received by medical institute, Tharoor blames central govt after reply goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
And RTI reply revealed that SCTIMST in Kerala did not receive the MPLADS funds of ₹1 crore promised by Shashi Tharoor
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News Reports

PM Modi quits Weibo following ban on the Chinese micro-blogging site in India along with 58 other Chinese apps

OpIndia Staff -
Following the ban on 59 Chinese apps in India, PM Modi deactivated his account on Chinese micro-blogging site Weibo
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra loses her Government bungalow at Lodhi Estate. Read letter

OpIndia Staff -
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has lost her government accommodation at 35 Lodhi estate, which she was continuing to live in despite removal of SPG cover in November last year.
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News Reports

China in talks with Islamic terror group Al Badr as it moves 20,000 soldiers along the LAC, Pakistan deploys two divisions along PoK: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
While China has reportedly deployed 20,000 troops along the LAC, Pakistan is reportedly moving two divisions towards Gilgit Baltistan.
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News Reports

Sopore Police refutes claims of CRPF personnel killing a civilian, says the man was shot by terrorists and his grandchild rescued by soldiers

OpIndia Staff -
India Today journalist Ashraf Wani was one of the first to jump into the scene, claiming that the civilian was killed by CRPF
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Media

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar defends Dr Anwar, who is named in the Dilbar Negi murder charge sheet for inciting Muslim mobs

OpIndia Staff -
In his Prime Time show, journalist Ravish Kumar tried to imply that Dr Anwar has been framed by the Delhi Police in the horrifying murder of Dilbar Singh Negi during the anti-CAA riots in Delhi
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Opinions

How political interference by UPA and Samajwadi Party hindered anti-terrorist operations in Azamgarh during UPA rule

GujaratRiots.com -
The controversy of Muslim youth from Azamgarh being involved in terrorist activities had arisen since at least September 2008.
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News Reports

Sopore attack: Pakistanis and Kashmiri separatists abuse J&K cop Imtiyaz Hussain after he shows the real face of terrorism in the valley

OpIndia Staff -
Pro-Pakistan and separatists came together to attack J&K cop Imtiyaz Hussain after he recounted a tale of his own personal loss after Sopore attack.
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News Reports

India won’t allow Chinese companies to participate in highway projects, says Nitin Gadkari

OpIndia Staff -
Nitin Gadkari says no to Chinese companies in Highway projects
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News Reports

Read about the valorous tale of 1965 Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid – ‘The Tank Destroyer’ – on his birth anniversary

OpIndia Staff -
Abdul Hamid is remembered for his extraordinary bravery in the battle of Asal Uttar, one of the fiercest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
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Social Media

Islamists conclude Pride Month with homophobic #WhySoProud tweets claiming homosexuality is ‘Haram’

OpIndia Staff -
Some Islamists said that since Muslims are answerable to Allah, they need to understand that homosexuality is Haram in Islam.
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Social Media

Rahul Gandhi talks to nurses to celebrate Doctors Day, netizens feel how nothing he says makes sense anymore

OpIndia Staff -
On Doctors' Day, Rahul Gandhi has chosen to interact with some nurses.
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News Reports

‘New places of worship for other religions in Islamic country not allowed’: Fatwa issued against under-construction Hindu temple in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Fatwa issued in Pakistan says that govt fund can't be used to construct places of worship of religions other than Islam
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News Reports

‘Being treated like a terrorist, anti-national’: Baba Ramdev slams critics of Patanjali Coronil, says some people want to vilify Ayurveda

OpIndia Staff -
Baba Ramdev stated that Patanjali has made efforts to help people and its Coronil kit has been cleared by Ayush Ministry.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Christian man shot dead by Muslim neighbour for purchasing house in Muslim dominated area in Peshawar

OpIndia Staff -
Christian man Nadeem Joseph and his mother-in-law were attacked by one Salman Khan and his sons for buying house in Muslim area
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News Reports

Security forces save a three-year-old child from being killed by terrorists in Kashmir. Watch as cops take him to his mother

OpIndia Staff -
The child's grandfather was killed by the terrorists in Sopore today.
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Crime

Terrorists who had killed minor boy eliminated by security forces, bodies buried away from their native village

OpIndia Staff -
Two terrorists of Jammu Kashmir Islamic State (JKIS) that had killed an eight-year-old boy and a CRPF jawan killed in encounter
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News Reports

Lalbaugcha Raja will not come this year, Mandal decides not to hold Ganesh Utsav due to Coronavirus pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
Lalbaugcha Raja Sarvajanik Ganeshotsav Mandal has announced that they will hold any festivities this year amid the Covid-19 pandemic
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News Reports

Former attorney general Mukul Rohatgi refuses to represent Chinese video-sharing app TikTok in Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
Mukul Rohatgi said that he doesn’t want to represent Chinese app TikTok against the Government of India.
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News Reports

Mother of Aatish Taseer calls mother of a martyred soldier ‘BJP troll’, claims she is more patriotic because she grew up in ‘army stations’

OpIndia Staff -
To Meghna Girish's polite disagreement, Tavleen Singh resorted to name-calling and accused her of being a 'BJP troll'.
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News Reports

Bahuda Yatra: Lord Jagannath in Puri is returning to his temple today, read about the festival and rituals associated

OpIndia Staff -
Bahuda Yatra is the festival where Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are brought back to their temple in their respective Rathas.
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News Reports

Ayush Ministry grants approval for Patanjali’s ‘Coronil’ kit, to be sold as an immunity booster and not as a cure for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Patanjali had had launched their 'Coronil' kit last week, claiming that it will cure coronavirus within a week. It also claimed that they took part in a trial conducted at the privately-run National Institute of Medical Sciences in Jaipur.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Was Wikipedia updated with time of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death even before he had died

OpIndia Staff -
Various social media users have come up with conspiracy theories surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
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News Reports

ED attaches assets of Aijaz Hussain Khawaja, a National award-winning artisan cum LeT terrorist and hawala operator. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate has provisionally attached assets worth Rs 7.32 lakh of Aijaz Hussain Khawaja, who is a convicted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist. In 2003, Khawaja was one of the 44 winners of the President's National Awards for artisans and handicrafts.
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Editor's picks

China wrote to Doordarshan protesting Taiwan coverage, DD aired programs on Tibet too

OpIndia Staff -
In January this year, the public broadcaster Doordarshan aired a special broadcast on reelection of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen which upset China.
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News Reports

US telecom regulator designates Chinese firms Huawei, ZTE as national security threats

OpIndia Staff -
The US telecommunications regulator issued the declaration and proposed requiring rural carriers to remove and replace equipment from the two Chinese companies from existing US networks.
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News Reports

Social media account of an opera singer being censored due to his resemblance with Chinese President Xi Jinping

OpIndia Staff -
The account of Liu Keqing, 63, on the Chinese tik-tok like Douyin was locked by the Chinese authorities for resemblance with Xi Jinping.
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Politics

‘We give better quality rice than the Centre,’ says Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee while announcing free ration for people

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee govt was previously criticised over the ration distribution during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Politics

‘Why didn’t you rectify 1962’s mistake when you were Defence Minister?’: Congress leader Nitin Raut slams Sharad Pawar after the NCP supremo criticised Rahul...

OpIndia Staff -
Sharad Pawar had earlier criticised Rahul Gandhi for his attempts to politicise the India-China face-off at Ladakh.
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Politics

Kejriwal tries to take credit for Center’s free ration scheme, exposed by Meenakshi Lekhi

OpIndia Staff -
Meenakshi Lekhi exposed Kejriwal's attempt to take credit for free ration scheme in Delhi.
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News Reports

Killer TikTok: How teens used the app to post suicide videos, film killer stunts and glorify antisocial behaviour

OpIndia Staff -
TIkTok has been banned by the Government of India along with 58 other other apps for posing a threat to national security.
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News Reports

EU air safety agency suspends Pakistan International Airlines to operate in Europe for the next 6 months

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) ould discontinue all its flights to Europe temporarily
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News Reports

As Balochistan freedom fighters claim responsibility for attack on Pakistan Stock Exchange, Imran khan accuses India of carrying out the attack

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan said that Pakistan has "no doubt" that the terror attack on Pakistan's Stock Exchange was carried out by India.
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Opinions

Manojātasatya: Speak up for, not stigmatise, mental health! The necessity of reducing the stigma and how we can go about reducing it

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
Among our civilisational claims to fame in the times of yore are the ancient medical science known as Ayurveda (that arises from the Sanskrit words Ayur or life, and Veda or science) as well as the addressing of mental health.
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News Reports

No new users, old users can’t access: TikTok gone completely from your phones

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese video sharing app TikTok has also stopped working for the existing users a day after the government of India banned the app over security concerns. Essentially, the problematic app has now completely stopped working.
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