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Coronavirus death rate in West Bengal is highest at over 12%, IMCT concerned over state govt’s lack of transparency

OpIndia Staff -
IMCT highlighted how the State claimed to have surveyed 50 lac people but did not provide any evidence for the same to the team.
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News Reports

Meet Dr PK ‘Dog Dialysis’ Mitra: Yet another tainted doctor who’s found himself a place in Mamata Banerjee’s team of ‘experts’

Jhankar Mohta -
Mamata Banerjee has carefully cherry-picked these members and allegiance towards her seems to be the only prerequisite to get there
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News Reports

Al-Qaeda chief urges Indian Muslims to wage an armed war against the country after Islamists from Arab accused India of Islamophobia

OpIndia Staff -
Yemen's Al-Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula(AQAP) which is a globally banned terror outfit issued a statement accusing India waging war against Muslims in the country.
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News Reports

Blatant Hinduphobia among Odia leftist poets: Maa Sita termed as a prostitute, depicted as ‘desiring’ to be raped by Ravan

OpIndia Staff -
With a lot of poverty porn and a cunning usage of issues of untouchability and lack of education, Pradip Panda's poem depicted abject sexualisation and objectification of women in the Hindu goddess' name, a theme often used by leftists to present their creations as 'intellectual'.
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party leader Shamim Nomani arrested for abetting suicide of journalist associated with ThePrint and The Wire

OpIndia Staff -
Rizwana Tabassum's suicide note blames Samajwadi leader Shamim Nomani for taking the drastic step of ending her life
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News Reports

Odisha: 35-year old Asif Khan flees a quarantine centre in Jharsuguda, case registered

OpIndia Staff -
Asif Khan, 35, was lodged at the quarantine facility in Jharsuguda since April 27 as he had visited a coronavirus containment zone in neighbouring district of Rourkela
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Editor's picks

One juvenile apprehended, mobile phone recovered by Delhi Police in connection to ‘Boys Locker Room’ Instagram group case which glorified rape

OpIndia Staff -
The names of four South Delhi schools and one in Noida have surfaced in connection to the Boys Locker Room case.
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News Reports

Minority Christians are forced to do manual scavenging work in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Municipalities in Pakistan rely heavily on Christians for manual scavenging as Muslims refuse to clean the gutters and the Christian minorities have few other employment options.
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia law student Mahoor Parvez calls Handwara martyrs ‘war criminals’, her supporters refer to killing of Pakistani terrorists ‘human rights violation’

OpIndia Staff -
One Adil Saifudheen, a former Jamia student came out in support of Mahoor Parvez and questioned whether it is wrong to demand accountability from the government for 'human rights violation'.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi tried hard for a pro-UPA statement, Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee focused on cash transfer to people to kickstart the economy

OpIndia Staff -
Abhijit Banerjee stated that many people are still left out of welfare schemes and for that the governments should take the risk of corruption and misappropriation and just make funds available to local authorities so they can distribute money to the people who need it.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests constable Tanveer Khan for his death threat to CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
An FIR was lodged against Tanveer Khan for his derogatory comments by two individuals namely Dhananjay and Vishal.
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News Reports

Ashok Gehlot uses Rajasthan tax payers’ money to save Congress’ treasury

OpIndia Staff -
Hours after Congress offered to pay for the railway fares of stranded migrant workers, the Congress government in Rajasthan has stepped in to save the party's money.
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Media

Journalist with The Print and The Wire commits suicide in varanasi, suicide note blamed local SP leader

OpIndia Staff -
A freelance journalist, Rizawana Tabassum, has committed suicide in Varanasi on Monday.
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Featured

How AltNews works as an Islamic propaganda website using shield of fact check

Editorial Desk -
While subtly peddling Islamic propaganda, AltNews keeps up the veneer of fact-checking to make their propaganda far more palatable to their already gullible readers.
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Government and Policy

Maharashtra govt files an application in the Supreme Court alleging that Arnab Goswami was “terrorising” the police in his debate

OpIndia Staff -
The application avers that the statements made by Arnab Goswami in the debate on his Republic Bharat channel were aimed at "browbeating, terrorising and intimidating the investigating Officer"
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News Reports

Bois Locker Room: Delhi schoolboys create an Instagram group to share lewd photos, chats of classmates, Delhi Police starts probe

OpIndia Staff -
Girl who hails from South Delhi shared a screenshot of the 'Bois Locker Room' (Spin on word 'boys') Instagram chat which entailed discussion of 'gang-raping girls'
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News Reports

Twin attacks in Kashmir: Terrorists attack CISF party, area cordoned, at least one Jawan injured

OpIndia Staff -
It is reported that one CISF personnel has been injured in the terrorist attack in Kashmir and the area has been cordoned off by CISF.
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News Reports

A day after five security forces personnel were martyred in a terror encounter, 3 CRPF personnel martyred as terrorists attack patrol party in Handwara

OpIndia Staff -
7 CRPF personnel, 1 CISF personnel critically injured in two separate terror attacks in Kashmir
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Police begins manhunt for 4 absconding coronavirus patients from Nanded Gurudwara

OpIndia Staff -
The missing four persons who were tested positive for coronavirus were a part of the Takht Hazur Sahib Sachkhand Gurudwara.
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia asks stranded students to vacate hostel amidst Coronavirus lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
Several students of Jamia Millia Islamia who could no go home, amidst the Coronavirus lockdown, stayed back at their hostel.
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News Reports

Coronavirus outbreak: No fresh cases in Kerala for two days in a row, active cases down to 34

OpIndia Staff -
As of Monday, 21,724 people in the state were kept under observation, out of which 388 were in isolation wards of various hospitals.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: India okays trials for Remdesivir which was previously used for Ebola, procures 1,000 dosage

OpIndia Staff -
Remdesivir is a drug manufactured in 2014 by a US based biotechnology firm Gilead Sciences as a cure for Ebola.
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News Reports

Only Kerala, Rajasthan and Maharashtra governments made the migrant workers pay for the railway tickets: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Congress, which earlier today claimed to bear the costs of railway tickets of migrants, is in the government in Maharashtra and Rajasthan
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News Reports

Meet SinghaBahini: A Hindu organisation that has been providing ration to families in distress across numerous districts in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
SinghaBahini is mainly providing raw rations such as rice, dal and flour. In some areas, they have also provided cooked food.
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News Reports

Migrant workers in Mumbai shelling out Rs 200 each for getting a health certificate deemed essential for their travel to respective states: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, the interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi had declared that the Congress party will bear the non-existent fares charged by central government from migrant workers.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did Indian Air Force shower flower petals on the migrant workers walking home amid coronavirus lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
An image was shared on social media where a helicopter was seen showering flower petals as migrant workers walked home amid coronavirus lockdown
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News Reports

Taiwan – The one word that gets China’s bats in a bunch. Here is how their recent tantrum played out

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese Embassy's counsellor Ji Rong had recently issued a statement criticising The Hindu newspaper for providing a platform to Taiwan's health minister.
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News Reports

East Delhi: Liquor shops closed after people defy social distancing rules and huddle to buy alcohol

OpIndia Staff -
Liquor shops had to be forced shut-in places such as Mayur Vihar and Krishna Nagar.
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News Reports

IMCT slams West Bengal Government, provides evidence of the state fudging data and discrepancies in the number of cases reported

OpIndia Staff -
The Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) has slammed the West Bengal government for its handling of the Wuhan Coronavirus crisis.
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News Reports

Korean Industrialists seeking an exit from China, interested to invest in Uttar Pradesh: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The MSME Minister assured that the Uttar Pradesh Government would provide the required assistance to industrialists to set up factories in the State.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Doctor booked for sexually assaulting a male Coronavirus patient in ICU

OpIndia Staff -
The complainant testified to the police that the doctor made sexual advances towards him in the ICU ward, despite the patient's resistance.
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Opinions

On migrant workers, ticket prices and bureaucratic language

Abhishek Banerjee -
And there is absolutely no justification for states asking the so called migrants to pay for tickets back “home.”
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News Reports

After Indore, Malegaon sees surge in burials in Muslim graveyards despite reported low coronavirus related deaths

OpIndia Staff -
While there has been a spike in burials in Muslim graveyards, the number of cremations in Malegaon, on the other hand, have remained more or less stable.
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News Reports

Members of Tablighi Jamaat create ruckus yet again, this time in Alwar, Rajasthan: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The decision to shift Tablighi Jamaat members to the shelter home was taken as they were outsiders and could not travel to their homes due to the lockdown.
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News Reports

India asks Pakistan to immediately vacate illegal occupation of parts of Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Last week, the Supreme Court of Pakistan had 'permitted' conducting elections in Gilgit-Baltistan area.
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News Reports

Liquor over life: People throng to buy alcohol as shops open, lockdown norms go down the drain

OpIndia Staff -
The MHA order had specified that liquor and paan shops cannot have more than 5 persons at a time. However, visuals of liquor stores from across the nation show social distancing norms being openly flouted.
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Politics

After it is clarified that passengers don’t need to pay for Shramik Special train, Sonia Gandhi says Congress will pay, but how?

OpIndia Staff -
This offer to pay for the migrants' fare came two days after the Railway Ministry had clarified that the state and central governments are facilitating the movement of migrants through Shramik Special trains.
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Media

Handwara encounter: The Wire refers to slain Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba commander and his aide as ‘alleged’ terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
While most media outlets had shared the PTI newsfeed of the incident, The Wire decided to give it their own twist. For them, the terrorists who had taken a village family hostage were just 'alleged' terrorists.
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News Reports

Complaint filed against comedian Sanjay Rajoura for mocking Hindu gods and goddesses and hurting religious sentiments

OpIndia Staff -
In a video clip that has now gone viral on social media, Rajoura can be heard mocking Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement about advancement of science and medicine in ancient India.
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News Reports

Fresh FIR registered against journalist Arnab Goswami by Mumbai Police for allegedly spreading hatred against Muslim community

OpIndia Staff -
New FIR filed against Arnab Goswami by Mumbai Police for allegedly creating hatred against Muslim community
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Opinions

How the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic is being used to normalize Islamist delusions and traditions

K Bhattacharjee -
How Islamists have responded to the Wuhan Coronavirus shows that our mental set can sometimes make us behave and speak in ways that are completely delusional.
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News Reports

Once upon a time, Mumbai Police had waited till Eid to arrest Azad Maidan rioters

OpIndia Staff -
The Mumbai police had allowed the Muslim youths, accused of rioting in Azad Maidan to celebrate Eid before making an arrest.
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News Reports

West Bengal govt secretly disposing deceased coronavirus patients in special incinerators, hiding data: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
In the last week, over 100 videos showing slugfests between cops and local residents over such silent cremation using kerosene and other fuels have surfaced on Instagram, Facebook. The videos have also circulated among large WhatsApp groups across India and abroad.
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Editor's picks

Hundreds including police and TMC leaders defy lockdown guidelines as they join ‘peace rally’ in Howrah. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
"You are requested to not step out of the house," it is announced even as policemen and traffic policemen lead a mob as petals are showered on the rally.
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News Reports

Seeking justice for slain son, parents of Daniel Pearl file petition in the Pakistan Supreme Court challenging Sindh High Court’s acquittal of the killers

OpIndia Staff -
The father of Daniel Pearl said that he was fighting not only for the justice of his son but also for his "dear friends in Pakistan."
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News Reports

Coronavirus: As India crosses the 10,000 recovery mark, here are some graphs that show how is India faring during the pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
India has crossed the 10,000 mark for recoveries in the Wuhan Coronavirus cases, the Union Health Minister has said.
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News Reports

Major Anuj Sood, who was martyred in Handwara encounter, got married just few months back

OpIndia Staff -
Major Anuj Sood's father says his son made a supreme sacrifice. Major Sood along with four other security personnel were martyred in Handwara encounter.
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Politics

As Congress talks about Press Freedom, here is the party’s track record, and it’s just an indicative list

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party lamenting over lack of freedom for the press to express their opinion in the country is just paradoxical
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News Reports

China: Man who ate raw snake gallbladder and raw seafood finds out that his lungs are filled with worms

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese man visited a doctor after experiencing breathing difficulties, only to find that his lungs were infested with live worms.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Five bridges closed in Ahmedabad to block movement, authorities urge people to celebrate Ramzan at home as coronavirus spreads like wildfire

OpIndia Staff -
With increasing number of Chinese coronavirus cases in Gujarat, particularly Ahmedabad, the city administration has closed down two more bridges, Ambedkar Bridge and Sardar Bridge, over river Sabarmati for traffic movement.
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