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China initiated the violent standoff that led to casualties on both sides, tried to change status quo, confirms MEA: Read the full statement

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The Indian Army confirmed that the Chinese troops have killed three Indian soldiers during Galwan valley in a violent faceoff
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News Reports

Coronavirus recovery rate surges to 52.47 percent: Ministry of health and family welfare

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PM said that the country has started preparing to tackle the pandemic much before when coronavirus was not even a part of the global discussion
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News Reports

‘Because of the efforts made in the last few weeks, green shoots are now visible in our economy’, PM Modi says India’s fight against...

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PM Modi is holding a two-day virtual meet with CMs of various states to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the country
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Coronavirus death toll rises by 1,328 after ‘reconciliation’ of numbers, total deaths up to 5,510 in the state

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862 of the 1,328 reconciled Coronavirus deaths in Maharashtra have been reported from Mumbai, the most potent coronavirus hotspot in the country
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News Reports

Are we as parents willing to take risk of exposing our children? Parents express angst, demand cancellation of Board Exams

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Parents of children whose board exams are scheduled for July are demanding that the exams be cancelled.
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News Reports

Delaware: Hindus unveil a 25-feet-tall statue of Lord Hanuman in the United States

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The Hanuman statue is the tallest Hindu statue in the USA and the second tallest religious statue in Delaware.
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News Reports

CPI(M) protest against Modi govt’s ‘anti-people policies’ holding placards asking Brazilian President to go home

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CPI(M) West Bengal had in January protested Brazilian President Bolsonaro's visit to India and had asked him to go back
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Opinions

4 tragic deaths that ‘liberals’ exploited to further their propaganda. Read the details

Jinit Jain -
Leftist liberals have not shied away from using unfortunate deaths to peddle their propaganda to shield themselves and slam the Modi government
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News Reports

Taj Man Singh, Surya hotels converted to Coronavirus facilities as the pandemic situation in Delhi worsens

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Luxury hotels in Delhi converted into coronavirus facilities as the situation in national capital worsens.
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News Reports

Karnataka: 13 calves rescued by volunteers from illegal slaughterhouse where beef was being sold as mutton

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Acting on a complaint by an NGO, police raided a few mutton shops in Arsikere in Karnataka where butchers sold beef as mutton. Volunteers also rescued 13 calves from illegal slaughterhouse.
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Opinions

Rise of Urban Naxals in India: Delhi anti-Hindu riots and the loons of Democratic Terrorism

Guest Author -
Delhi Riots 2020 is the biggest example of such Free Speech Terrorism laced with the poisonous conspiracy of Pinjra Tod Gang, AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, Opposition Parties, Umar Khalid, Waris Pathan, etc
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi’s letter to PM Modi over fuel price hike exposes Congress’ hypocrisy

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Sonia Gandhi wrote to PM Modi urging the government to roll back the fuel price hike.
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News Reports

‘Cook cow meat, we all will eat’: Tribal man from Jharkhand shares his ordeal with VHP on how Christian missionaries lured him to Christianity

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VHP has claimed of an increase in forced religious conversions of tribals by missionaries in Jharkhand during the lockdown period.
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Editor's picks

Indian officials abducted by Pakistan’s ISI were punched, beaten with rods, made to drink dirty water and forced to confess ‘hit-and-run’

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The two Indian High Commission staffers who were abducted by Pakistan's ISI and were later released on Monday were tortured to confess that 'they were involved in an accident'.
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News Reports

Is the Ladakh conflict a consequence of internal turmoil within China: Here are the factors that may be playing a role

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While China blames India for crossing the border and attacking its troops, India has not made any such remarks.
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News Reports

China trying to hide casualties? Communist state machinery goes on overdrive after India defends its territory

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While India had stated the number of casualties on its side, the Chinese authorities are yet to reveal the official figures amid the Ladakh standoff.
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Opinions

India’s protest culture: Rooted in Dharma

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India’s fight against colonial imperialism can be traced to cultural re-awakening, increased awareness of one’s heritage, and a greater assertion of one’s identity.
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News Reports

DGCA initiates probe against Air Asia after pilot and YouTube vlogger Gaurav Taneja alleges ‘gross irregularities’ of passenger safety

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Netizens vowed to boycott Air Asia on Twitter after Gaurav claimed that he was suspended for sharing his concerns about the safety
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Entertainment

‘When you speak the truth, you are branded a liar, mad, and psychotic’: Raveena Tandon speaks on the dirty politics in Bollywood

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Sushant Singh Rajput's death has compelled many celebrities to break their silence and expose the exploitation and power-play that rules in Bollywood.
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News Reports

Functionary of NGO linked to Maoists among activists and politicians who penned letter in defence of Italian Secret Service linked Harsh Mander

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Harsh Mander urged the protesters to hit the streets and undermined the authority of the Indian Judiciary during the anti-CAA protests.
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News Reports

AgustaWestland scam: ED accuses middleman Rajiv Saxena of hiding information, says he is acting on Ratul Puri’s orders

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ED has alleged that Saxena has been selectively stating the facts on the insistence of co-accused, especially Ratul Puri, the nephew of senior Congress leader Kamal Nath.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Dawood aide and underworld gangster Chhota Shakeel’s sister Hamida dies of coronavirus in Mumbra

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Earlier in May, Chhota Shakeel's other sister had died of pneumonia after developing coronavirus-like symptoms.
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News Reports

India-China border stand-off: Chinese troops suffer casualties too in the stand-off at Galwan valley, says Indian Army

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The latest stand-off between India and China along the Line of Actual Control at Galwan, Ladakh on Monday night has now resulted in casualties from both sides
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Politics

Kerala CM heaped praise on a convicted murderer – nobody noticed

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Communist Party carries out murders in broad daylight and celebrates those murders in broad daylight. But we cannot see it. It’s hidden in plain sight.
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OpIndia Explains

‘Rats of Shah Dola’: How hundreds of children in the Islamic State of Pakistan are forcefully deformed and exploited as beggars

Dibakar Dutta -
In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the microcephalic children find refuge at the shrine of Shah Daula in Varedia but are deformed and exploited to beg
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Politics

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana likens alliance partner Congress to an old squeaking cot, advises Uddhav Thackeray to be prepared

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In its editorial piece, Saamana has described the persistent rumbling as a hallmark of the Congress party and advised Uddhav Thackeray to be prepared for such behaviour
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News Reports

ICSE and ISC exams: Council gives option to students to opt-out of the remaining papers: Here are the full details

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CISCE had responded to a PIL filed in Bombay HC seeking a direction to cancel the ICSE and ISC examination of remaining papers
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News Reports

India-China border stand-off: Three Indian soldiers, including a colonel martyred during a clash in Galwan, Ladakh

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In latest development from the Ladakh front, an Indian Army Colonel, who was the commanding officer of an infantry battalion and two Army jawans have been martyred during a clash with the Chinese troops at one of the standoff points in the Galwan Valley.
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Entertainment

From ‘he was hearing voices’ to ‘don’t blame us’, Bollywood stars try to absolve themselves of the collective guilt over Sushant Singh Rajput’s death

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A day after Sushant Singh Rajput committed suicide, Bollywood critic Subhash K Jha wrote an article in Congress mouthpiece wherein he had said how Mahesh Bhatt thought the deceased actor had mental illness like Parveen Babi.
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News Reports

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain admitted to hospital with COVID-19-like symptoms, had met Home Minister Amit Shah

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Satyendar Jain was admitted in Rajiv Gandhi hospital last night with a high fever and low oxygen levels.
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News Reports

Mohammed Hashim, convicted for the murder of RSS worker Suresh Babu, spotted at the wedding of Kerala Chief Minister’s daughter

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Mohammed Hashim is serving a life sentence for the murder of Suresh Babu and is currently out on parole, owing to the Coronavirus outbreak.
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Social Media

Rajdeep Sardesai objects to the police investigation into Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, gets schooled by police officers

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Sardesai had written that this is what happens when governments watch 'too much social media' and the Mumbai police should instead let Sushant Singh Rajput 'rest in peace' and let his family 'mourn quietly'.
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Entertainment

“There are many other small fry’s but Salman Khan family is the head of this venomous serpent”: Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap exposes the bullying...

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Abhinav Singh Kashyap, director of Salman Khan starrer 2010 film Dabangg, took to Facebook to narrate his own bullying experience in Bollywood and appealed for a detailed investigation in Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon remains in ICU at Medanta Hospital in Lucknow, condition critical

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh governor Lalji Tandon was operated on Sunday after he developed internal abdominal bleeding.
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News Reports

Media reports suggest Kashmiri terrorists, fighting in name of Islam, are sexually exploiting women

OpIndia Staff -
A huge cache of contraceptive pills, condoms, viagra have been recovered from terror hideouts in Jammu and Kashmir.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Ashtdhatu idol worth several crores recovered from Gonda’s Quano river by children who went there for fishing

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The Ashtdhatu idol of Goddess Sita recovered from Uttar Pradesh might be worth several crores in the international market.
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Crime

Haryana: Police seized 2572 cowhides tucked away in homes and warehouses in Mewat’s Nuh

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The police conducted a raid on June 10 at Jamalgarh village of Nuh district from where they recovered 2572 cowhides
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Crime

Jammu and Kashmir: Woman Sarpanch kidnapped by terrorists, released only after she promised to resign

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Lashkar terrorists have reportedly threatened the female Sarpanch because she was working for the welfare of people.
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News Reports

Hateful comments against Indian Hindus: Police directs Delhi Minority Commission chief Zafarul Islam to appear for interrogation within 2 days

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Threatening the Hindus in India, Islam had stated that Indian Muslims share a huge goodwill in the Arab and Muslim world due to 'scholars' like Zakir Naik.
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News Reports

Pakistan to shortly release abducted Indian officials after MEA summons Pakistan High Commission. Read details

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Authorities in Pakistan were asked to return the two officials to the Indian High Commission immediately along with the official car.
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News Reports

Amit Shah visits Delhi’s LNJP hospital to take stock of situation after chairing an all-party meeting to deal with coronavirus crisis in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah called upon the political parties to sink their differences and join hands to tackle the menace of coronavirus pandemic
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Due to increasing coronavirus cases, govt puts 4 districts under total lockdown

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The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting but details on the guidelines are yet to be released. An expert medical panel had suggested the curbing of relaxation in the wake of rising caseloads.
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News Reports

West Bengal: State govt decides to halt plans to increase the number of beds because ‘migrants recovering faster’ without needing hospitalisation

Dibakar Dutta -
Reportedly, the state of West Bengal has 8,785 beds, out of which 25% are occupied. The highest hospital occupancy is seen in Kolkata and Howrah.
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News Reports

“They told him he is worthless and he believed them,” Kangana Ranaut blames the lobby for pushing Sushant Singh Rajput to suicide

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Kangana Ranaut also lambasted tabloid writers who had vilified the late actor with adjectives such as 'psychotic', 'neurotic' and 'addict'.
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Social Media

Netizens trend #BoycottAirAsiaIndia after YouTube vlogger and pilot Gaurav Taneja suspended by airlines company

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YouTuber and vlogger Gaurav Taneja said he was suspended by Air Asia for raising concern over safety especially amid coronavirus
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Opinions

A song unsung, A story untold: A eulogy to Sushant Singh Rajput

Saket Suryesh -
Sushant Singh Rajput (21st of January, 1986- 14th of June, 2020) passed away at the age of thirty-four on Sunday.
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News Reports

Thailand: Vishwa Hindu Parishad reaches out to the poor in Bangkok, feeds over 3000 families in 9 districts

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Vishwa Hindu Parishad has been conducting weekly charity activities every Saturday in the months of May and June in different areas of Bangkok.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Landlord Noor Ahmad fires shots in the air after the tenant fails to pay rent. Watch video

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The incident happened on Saturday night at around 10:30 PM at Belagavi in Karnataka.
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News Reports

Ventilators available in India to double due to purchases made using the PM CARES Fund

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The PM CARES Fund was set up by PM Modi when it became evident that the Coronavirus pandemic will have severe consequences.
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News Reports

Coronavirus outbreak: ICMR refutes the study that claimed COVID-19 peak may arrive in India in mid-November

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Rejecting the findings of the research, the ICMR said that the study was a non-peer reviewed and it did not reflect the official position of the ICMR.
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