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University of Oxford’s Coronavirus vaccine shows positive results in early trials, results ‘promising’ according to experts

OpIndia Staff -
The early trials showed that the Coronavirus vaccine led the cells to making antibodies and T-cells that can fight Covid-19.
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Politics

Omar Abdullah to sue Chhatisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel for insinuating he was released because Sachin Pilot is his brother-in-law

OpIndia Staff -
The Jammu Kashmir National Conference has hit out at Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel for linking the release of Omar Abdullah to Sachin Pilot.
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News Reports

‘Mythologist’ Devdutt Pattanaik seconds Nepal PM’s ‘Shri Ram is Nepali’ claim, mocks Lord Hanuman by referring to India as “land of monkeys”

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Casteist slurs, abusive and sexiest jibes, and an untriggered display of anger are what Devdutt Pattanaik posts are all about
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News Reports

Tagore International School in Delhi comes under fire for brainwashing children into gender identity politics, stringent action demanded

K Bhattacharjee -
Tagore International School has come under intense criticism after a post on Facebook made by a LGBT organisation in June 2018 went viral.
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Social Media

‘Names of my children were written in Mosques as targets to be killed’: Kashmiri Hindu woman demands apology from Barkha Dutt for justifying genocide

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The Kashmiri Pandit woman, a victim of the exodus, stated that the names of her young sons was written in a local Mosque as targets for killing.
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Entertainment

After Kangana Ranaut accuses Mahesh Bhatt of abusive behaviour, entire Bhatt family posts cryptic messages on social media

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Kangana had accused Mahesh Bhatt of abusive behaviour, claiming that he had thrown a footwear at her and had yelled at her angrily when she had rejected a role.
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News Reports

PETA India lies about not having a foreign chief functionary: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
Startling details have emerged regarding the functioning of PETA India since the latest controversy over Bakr-Eid.
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News Reports

Man commits suicide at Congress headquarters, body recovered from servant’s quarter

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A staff member at the Congress headquarters at 24, Akbar Road in Delhi committed suicide in the servant quarter.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit family gets beaten up by Muslims after pigs reared by former enters their house

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In the Motipur area of Bahraich district, Uttar Pradesh, one Nasiruddin and his accomplices attacked a house of Dalit for rearing pigs.
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News Reports

Loyola College sexual harassment case: Victim denies justice for four years, AICF seeks probe against Fr. Xavier Alphonse

OpIndia Staff -
The All India Christian Forum has acknowledged the efforts made by Jesuit Curia in Rome for conducting two separate investigations in the case. However, he expressed disappointment that the Jesuit order in India failed to publish the report of his recent investigation.
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News Reports

“Sachin Pilot nikamma hai, nakaara hai”: Ashok Gehlot says he is not here to ‘sell baingan’. Watch video

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Ashok Gehlot alleged that Sachin Pilot had backstabbed the party despite being respected for seven long years
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News Reports

Vikas Dubey encounter: SC asks UP govt to reconstitute probe committee, says appalled that he was earlier granted bail

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CJI SA Bobde sought for a report on all bail orders after learning that the gangster Vikas Dubey was earlier released on bail.
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News Reports

Bengal: Family of minor victim alleges she was raped and murdered, police claim no sign of sexual or physical assault

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"Inquest by a magistrate and videography of the Post Mortem was done. As per the PM report cause of death is “effect of poison”. No injury marks anywhere in the body has been found. There is no sign of sexual or physical assault," said West Bengal police.
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News Reports

‘Nehru did not attend Somnath Bhumi Puja’: Congress, NCP question PM Modi’s Ayodhya visit for Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
The Bhumi Pujan ceremony for the Ram Mandir is scheduled for 5th August. PM Modi is likely to attend the same.
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Fact-Check

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi recycles old images of Assam floods as current images of the plight of flood victims in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi made an appeal to the workers and leaders of her party to help those battling the floods on the ground in Assam.
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News Reports

PETA India encourages Muslims to be ‘kind’ on Eid, by giving guidelines on ‘how to slaughter goats kindly’

OpIndia Staff -
It's surprising how on one hand, PETA India is advocating veganism, and on the other hand, it teaches 'effective' slaughtering
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Politics

This is why Sharad Pawar is attacking Ram Temple at Ayodhya and Narendra Modi

Ajay Sudame -
NCP leader Sharad Pawar on Sunday attacked PM Modi for his upcoming visit to Ayodhya for Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi video 2: The youth icon not only appears confused but also ends up revealing something damaging

Editorial Desk -
Rahul Gandhi tweeted a 2 minute 39 second video clip of himself today where he was talking about China's strategic game plan with respect to India.
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News Reports

Japan rolls out subsidies plan worth 536 million USD for its companies shifting manufacturing facilities from China

OpIndia Staff -
The Japanese government, in another announcement, said that they would also assist additional 30 firms in investing in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and other southeast Asian countries.
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News Reports

Bengaluru police arrest one Sameer Ullah for triggering panic via fake video claiming to be from COVID hospital

OpIndia Staff -
In the viral video, one doctor named Dr. Rana Singh could be heard as saying, "Ma'am, this is the amount of rush that we are getting at room number 5 (in) OPD ground floor. Looking at the amount of patients here, it is a complete threat to all the doctors and staff of the hospital including the patients."
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News Reports

Bollywood nepotism debate: Karan Johar’s 2017 clip asking Kangana Ranaut to ‘leave the industry’ goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Kangana Ranaut had said in an explosive interview that the Bollywood mafia works to harass 'outsiders' like Sushant Singh Rajput and also hinders their career progress.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir: PM Modi likely to visit Ayodhya for Bhumi Pujan on 5th August

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The Bhumi Pujan ceremony will mark the beginning of the construction of the grand Ram Mandir that is expected to take about 3 years to complete.
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News Reports

‘Raazi’ author Harinder Sikka exposes how Bollywood lobby operates, says Meghna Gulzar hounded him out of events to steal credit for the story

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Sikka stated that not only Meghna Gulzar changed the story, especially the ending, to portray a negative image, she hounded him out of events and awards to steal all the credits for herself.
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News Reports

Kanpur Encounter: One more aide of Vikas Dubey and his partner arrested, may reveal black money secrets

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The police have arrested Vikas Dubey's aide Jaykant Vajpayee alias Jay Vajpayee and his partner Prashant Shukla on Sunday night.
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News Reports

Heavy rains damage Randi Ki Masjid in Delhi. This is why it was called so

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Early morning on Sunday, one of the domes of 'Randi Ki Masjid' aka 'Rundi Ki Masjid', the 19th century mosque of Mubarak Begum came crashing down.
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News Reports

Taapsee Pannu’s befitting U-turn: Three years after saying it doesn’t exist, claims she lost work because of nepotism

Dibakar Dutta -
Following the untimely death of Sushant Singh Rajput, a debate has sparked online regarding the ill-treatment of outsiders in Bollywood.
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News Reports

Police in search for ‘Drone Boy’ Prathap NM after he goes missing, FIR registered against him for violating rules

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FIR filed by Bengaluru police for appearing in TV interview violating home quarantine and running away to avoid being quarantined
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Political Fact-Check

Fact-Check: No, Arun Pathak, who pulled off the ‘tonsure stunt’, did not quit the Shiv Sena 8 years ago as claimed. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Several photographs posted by Arun Pathak in his social media profiles expose his association with Shiv Sena, at least till 2019.
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News Reports

ISRO’s giant autoclave completes an almost year-long journey by road from Nasik to Thiruvananthapuram

OpIndia Staff -
74-wheel Volvo FM heavy-duty truck carrying giant autoclave of ISRO reached Thiruvananthapuram from Nasik in one year
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News Reports

‘ISIS bride’ Shamima Begum granted permission to return to the United Kingdom to contest UK Govt’s decision to revoke her citizenship

OpIndia Staff -
Jihadi Bride Shamima Begum has been granted permission to return to the United Kingdom to contest the removal of her citizenship.
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Opinions

They are coming for our children: Why it is time to put the foot down and prevent Gender Identity politics from gaining acceptance in...

K Bhattacharjee -
Gender identity politics has wreaked a havoc in western countries and certain individuals are trying to import it to India.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Minor Sister of BJP leader raped and murdered, BJP accuses TMC worker Feroze Ali

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BJP booth president's minor sister in Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal was raped and murdered allegedly by TMC member Feroze Ali
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News Reports

Maharashtra continues to account for 33 percent of total active coronavirus cases, remains worst hotspot state in the country

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Maharashtra has been the worst hotspot in the country recording more fresh cases of Coronavirus than any other state in the country
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Politics

Congress govt in Chhattisgarh appears safe with 3/4th majority, but is it really safe? MP-Rajasthan like trouble can brew

Anand Walunjkar -
The way things are moving between TS Singh Deo and Bhupesh Baghel, Chhattisgarh may also go the Madhya Pradesh - Rajasthan way
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News Reports

Brass hijab row: AMU administration issues show-cause notice to Muslim student for making derogatory remarks against non-Muslim female student

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AMU administration has directed Danish to submit his reply to the show-cause notice within 3 days for his brass hijab comment
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News Reports

Sri Lankan govt launches research to find out ancient aviation technology used by Ravana, seeks relevant material from public

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Sri Lankan government to conduct in-depth research on Ravana and the ancient aviation history of the country.
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Opinions

Varavara Rao is an anti-national and possibly a terrorist

Abhishek Banerjee -
Liberals want to give excuses that Varavara Rao is old, he is a poet, he is headmaster’s son, he is pregnant, whatever. And Big Bad Modi has put him in jail.
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News Reports

Assam Floods: 108 animals including 9 rhinos lost lives in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve

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Floods in Kaziranga National Park in Assam have taken the lives of rhinos, deers, wilf buffalos, wild boars etc
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News Reports

Chinese firms in India to be scrutinised for potential security threats and links with the Chinese Army

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese companies with investment interest in India will be scrutinised for their links with the Chinese army
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News Reports

Netizens expose PETA India’s hypocrisy over conferring awards on people who have a history of promoting animal slaughter and abuse

OpIndia Staff -
PETA India, over the years, has earned itself the reputation of being a hypocrite of the highest order.
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News Reports

Health authorities express concern over the rise in Ebola cases in Congo, WHO starts vaccination

OpIndia Staff -
Democratic Republic of the Congo is facing another Ebola outbreak, raising the concern of health authorities
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News Reports

Rain in Delhi causes a house to collapse and fall into canal water. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
The rainfall which increased water flow in so many drains led to the collapse of several kutcha houses of a slum in Anna Nagar. A video of a house collapsing in the slum area of Anna Nagar near ITO following heavy rainfall went viral on Sunday.
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News Reports

After Maharashtra and Punjab, Himachal Pradesh Cyber Crime Police issues warning against malware spreading app TikTok Pro

OpIndia Staff -
A malware spreading fake app named TikTok Pro is being promoted on various social media sites, which can steal data from phone
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News Reports

After insulting Hindu gods, abusive comedian Sanjay Rajoura goes on an anti-Brahmin tirade

OpIndia Staff -
Self-proclaimed 'comedian' Sanjay Rajoura, who is in soup lately over his abusive rants against the Hindus, its customs and deities, has yet again stoked a controversy after he continued to make casteist comments targeting the Brahmins.
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News Reports

Abducted Sikh leader Nidan Singh released in Afghanistan, Indian government expresses appreciation to the Afghan leadership

OpIndia Staff -
Abducted Sikh leader Nidan Singh Sachdeva released in Afghanistan, Indian govt says he can apply for Indian citizenship
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News Reports

West Bengal: Crude bombs hurled at a BJP rally, MP Arjun Singh accuses TMC

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BJP Rally in North 24 Parganas in West Bengal attacked with crude bombs allegedly by TMC members, several injured
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News Reports

Kangana Ranaut slays the ‘movie mafia’ in her Republic TV interview on the deep dark underbelly of Bollywood

OpIndia Staff -
Kangana Ranaut exposed the notorious "suicide gang" in the Bollywood industry by alleging that filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt and veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, among others, as a part of it.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir construction in Ayodhya set to begin from August, PM Modi invited for laying foundation

OpIndia Staff -
Bhoomi Poojan or the foundation laying ceremony for the Ram Mandir is expected to be taken place in first week of August.
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News Reports

Pakistan paid UK Parliamentary group led by Debbie Abrahams to visit PoK and speak against India

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the intelligence agencies had revealed that the Debbie Abrahams was in contact with a Pakistani ISI conduit Raja Najabat Hussain.
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News Reports

Congress teams up with Islamists and PETA to attack columnist Shefali Vaidya over Bakri Eid goat sacrifice controversy

OpIndia Staff -
Congress, Islamists, hurl abuses at Shefali Vaidya after she asked PETA to be as vocal about goat sacrifice on Bakri Eid as it is about Hindu festivals.
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