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Maharashtra: Naxals in Gadchiroli sets four trucks on fire

OpIndia Staff -
Banned left-wing terror outfit CPI-Maoist set four trucks on fire in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli late night on Tuesday and gave a call for bandh on Wednesday.
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News Reports

Congress suspends Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh from the post of General Secretary in party’s woman wing after she rebuked party on migrant bus...

OpIndia Staff -
The party has notified its MLA from Rae Bareli Aditi Singh regarding its decision and a response from her is awaited
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Government and Policy

Cabinet approves Atmanirbhar Bharat package for the allocation of food grains, 8 crore migrant workers to benefit

OpIndia Staff -
The State governments will be identifying the migrants, distribute the grains, and will be conducting the complete implementation of the scheme.
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News Reports

TikTok faces huge backlash due to videos promoting assault on women as its Play Store rating drops to 1.3, NCW calls for a ban

OpIndia Staff -
NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma alleged that several videos related to violence against women have been shared on TikTok, demanding a ban
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News Reports

Domestic flights to begin operations from May 25 in a calibrated manner: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri added that all the standard operating protocols (SOPs) for passenger movement is also being separately issued by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
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News Reports

Manisha Koirala endorses Nepal’s controversial map claiming Lipulekh and Kalapani as their territory, calls it Nepal’s ‘dignity’

OpIndia Staff -
Manisha Koirala was replying to a tweet by Nepalese foreign minister Pradeep Gyawali’s tweet informing the inclusion of the regions in the country’s official map.
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News Reports

Nepal releases new political map claiming Indian territories as its own as PM KP Oli launches an offensive against India

OpIndia Staff -
The Nepalese PM KP Oli had also made irredentist claims on the Indian territories of Kalapani-Limpiyadhura-Lipulekh area
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News Reports

News channel Calcutta News removed from cable networks in Kolkata allegedly on orders of Mamata Banerjee govt, BJP terms it ‘undeclared emergency’

OpIndia Staff -
The broadcast of the channel Calcutta News was stopped on various cable networks in Kolkata and surrounding areas.
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Politics

With an uncalled for jibe at Goa, Kerala’s Communist Minister has shamed India

Abhishek Banerjee -
Kerala Health Minister K K Shailaja's dragging Goa in her interview with BBC was petty
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News Reports

Kolkata: 500 constables attack and chase DCP rank officer for not sanitising barracks after personnel testing positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
An agitating constable reportedly complained that despite performing duties in the containment zones their safety has been completely ignored by the administration.
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Crime

West Bengal: Youth dies after being assaulted by TMC councillor Rupali Sarkar and her aides after she was accused of corruption

OpIndia Staff -
Soumen Das had accused TMC councillor, Rupali Sarkar, of corruption in the distribution of relief supplies to the needy
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News Reports

China deploys more forces near Ladakh, sets temporary tents across Galwan river, NSA Doval monitoring closely: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese may be targetting Darbuk-Shyok-Daula Beg Oldi (DBO) Road that was constructed last year, which is a lifeline for Sub Sector North (SSN). However, India has a considerable deployment of troops in that area, unlike 1962, says the ET report.
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Social Media

TikTok’s dark gut: Why porn, sex, rape, violence is allowed to thrive… Ex-employee explains

अजीत भारती -
As an ex-employee of a Chinese-run company, I want to write about my experience as well as what I gathered by knowing people in similar positions at other Chinese organisations.
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News Reports

NIA arrests Hizbul terrorist and close aide of Riyaz Naikoo involved in the killing of an RSS worker

OpIndia Staff -
Rustam Ali, the arrested Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, was allegedly involved in the killing of Kishtwar's RSS functionary Chander Kant Sharma and his PSO
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News Reports

Loud sound heard across Bengaluru as window panes, buildings shake, netizens speculate sonic boom

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, social media was abuzz with posts from Bengaluru with a huge boom sound people heard in the city. Many people posted on Twitter that a blast sound was heard in Bengaluru at around 1:30 PM, which caused window panes to shake.
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News Reports

FIR lodged by Ahmedabad Police against online portal Muslim Mirror for calling officers of Crime Branch “armed BJP and RSS activists”

OpIndia Staff -
Police said it was the flag march conducted by police and crime branch personnel in plain clothes after the clash in Shahpur on May 8
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News Reports

Renowned environmentalist Afroz Shah alleges harassment by Mumbai Police for helping migrants and poor amidst coronavirus lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
Afroz Shah is a prominent environmentalist who is known for leading the world's largest beach cleanup project at Versova
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News Reports

Watch: Bus drivers sent by Priyanka Gandhi to ferry stranded migrants to UP protest against stale food, raise anti-Congress slogans

OpIndia Staff -
These drivers have been deployed by the Rajasthan Congress government to ferry stranded labourers in the state, as promised by Priyanka Gandhi, who has claimed of sending 1,000 buses to ease the migrant crisis.
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News Reports

Congress Rae Bareli MLA Aditi Singh takes a dig at her own party for the migrant bus row, praises UP CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Aditi Singh praises Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath for being empathetic towards migrants unlike the Congress
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Social Media

Pakistanis find fresh love for Turkey, trend ‘Boycott UAE’: Indians grab popcorn as Twitter sees a meme fest

OpIndia Staff -
So far, it is the Indians who are having the most fun watching Pakistanis enthusiasts become overnight the ardent worshippers of Turkey despite taking billions in aid from UAE.
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News Reports

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan elected as WHO Executive Board chairman, to take charge on May 22

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Harsh Vardhan will now be required to chair the Executive Board's meetings and also will work closely with Director-General Tedros Adhanom, who is facing a lot of heat for mismanaging the coronavirus crisis.
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Social Media

‘Sanghis’ rape dead bodies, masturbate naked before their daughters while chanting Jai Shri Ram: Congress leader takes political discourse to a new low

OpIndia Staff -
Soon after using filthy anti-Hindu words, and claiming that BJP supporters 'exhume corpses and rape them', Congress' Pankaj Punia went on a twitter spree of liking and retweeting the tweets of Congress supporters who were rejoicing over his statements.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh Bus Row: Priyanka Gandhi aide Ajay Lallu arrested, bus drivers chant anti-Congress slogans complaining about poor quality food

OpIndia Staff -
Ajay Lallu was dragged and removed by UP Police from the Agra-Rajasthan border where he was sitting on a dharna demanding the 'buses' Congress had arranged be allowed to enter the UP border.
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News Reports

Cyclone Amphan: Over 4 lakh evacuated in Bengal, 1 lakh in Odisha as the two states brace for the landfall later today

OpIndia Staff -
As per the latest data released by the Indian Meteorological Department, the Cyclone Amphan is presently about 125 km away from the Odisha port city of Paradip, 240 km South of Digha and 395 km south west of Khepupara.
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News Reports

FIR war: Rajasthan police register retaliatory FIR against UP Addl Chief Secretary and Agra DM after UP police registered FIR against Congress leaders

OpIndia Staff -
Congress run Rajasthan govt took retaliatory action against UP's FIR against Congress leaders by filing FIR against senior officers of UP
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News Reports

Coronavirus lockdown: Temples in Tamil Nadu appeal for relaxation in electricity bills

OpIndia Staff -
The Tamil Nadu Rural Temple Priest association has appealed the government to increase the amount for meant for relief for the temple employees.
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News Reports

Buses for migrant workers: Priyanka Gandhi’s aide Sandeep Singh and UP Congress president Ajay Lallu booked for forgery and cheating

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party also moved the buses carrying migrants to the Uttar Pradesh border without obtaining the necessary passes
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News Reports

Congress blames BJP for posters declaring Kamal Nath and his son as missing in Chhindwara, BJP denies allegations

OpIndia Staff -
Posters stating former Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son Nakul Nath as 'missing' have been spotted in Chhindwara in Madhya Pradesh
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News Reports

‘Prove your allegations or face legal action’: Folk singer Malini Awasthi to Congress IT cell worker after he maligns her and her IAS officer...

OpIndia Staff -
Slamming Gaurav Pandhi over incendiary attack against her family, Malini Awasthi accused he was maligning her for dirty politics
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News Reports

EXCLUSIVE: Petition in Calcutta HC alleges mismanagement of Coronavirus crisis by West Bengal govt, state objects to inspection by Union Home Ministry

OpIndia Staff -
A petition in the Calcutta HC expressed grievances regarding the alleged mismanagement of the Coronavirus crisis by the West Bengal government.
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News Reports

Know about Turkish TV series Ertugrul that Rana Ayyub and Pakistanis are binge-watching

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim world is drooling over Resurrection: Ertugrul, based on the father of the founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
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News Reports

In the list of 1049 buses provided by Congress, 31 are three-wheelers, 69 ambulances/trucks and details of 70 vehicles unknown: UP government

OpIndia Staff -
Congress had sent a list of over 1000 buses to the UP government seeking permission to ferry migrant workers to their respective home towns
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Opinions

Harassment of OpIndia and its Editors: A note from the CEO, Rahul Roushan

Rahul Roushan -
In the last few days, you would have noticed that we were the target of a coordinated attack from the usual suspects as well as from some unusual corners.
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News Reports

‘Coronavirus is not a pandemic in the country’: Pakistan’s Supreme Court lifts restrictions, orders all markets to be opened

Dibakar Dutta -
The apex court of Pakistan has also asked the provincial governments to not create hindrance in opening up markets and malls while ensuring implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs). The court also said that the Disaster Management Authority is 'spending too much' on the coronavirus crisis.
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Political History of India

Hindus should never be angry against Muslims: Gandhi’s non-violence, Godse’s speech and Koenraad Elst’s analysis

OpIndia Staff -
The 19th of May 2020 is the 110th birth anniversary of Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Gandhi.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force shelves three acquisition projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore to support Make in India and due to high cost

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Air Force shelves plans to buy new Pilatus and Hawk trainer aircraft, formally cancels re-engine project for Jaguars
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News Reports

‘Union Territory’ of Goa doesn’t have enough facilities to treat coronavirus, claims Kerala health minister, Goa CM calls out her claims

OpIndia Staff -
The Health Minister of Kerala, KK Shailaja, described Goa as a union territory of India with not sufficient hospitals to treat the novel coronavirus in her interview with the BBC
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News Reports

Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Chairman Mohammad Ashraf Sehrai’s son Junaid Sehrai among two terrorists killed in Srinagar encounter

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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terrorists Junaid Sehrai and Tariq Ahmed Sheikh killed in a encounter with security forces in Srinagar
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Dalits, children of exiled Kashmiri Pandits can now have domicile certificates and get equal rights at jobs

OpIndia Staff -
The Valmiki community which was brought to work as sanitation workers by the erstwhile state government in 1957, was not eligible for any government jobs apart from sanitation work, despite living and working in the UT for decades.
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Opinions

PM Modi’s Leadership: Governing India and leading the World from the front

Guest Author -
India is fortunate enough to have Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lead the nation from the front in its struggle against coronavirus.
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News Reports

As Priyanka Gandhi sends details of auto rickshaw instead of buses in UP, read how Lalu Prasad Yadav ‘transported’ cattle on two-wheeler in Fodder...

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Forged bills submitted at district treasuries in Bihar revealed that two-wheelers were used to transport cattle including buffalo over several hundred kilometres
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News Reports

Mumbai coronavirus outbreak: Untraceable and missing COVID-19 patients due to wrong contact details compound BMC’s miseries

OpIndia Staff -
More than 100 coronavirus patients remain untraceable and missing at any given time in Mumbai, the epicentre of India's coronavirus outbreak
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Political History of India

Reconciling Nathuram Godse: Why India should move beyond demonising him

K Bhattacharjee -
Nathuram Godse was born on the 19th of May, 1910. He assassinated Gandhi in 1948.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Thousands of migrants gather at Bandra terminus without registration after rumours of special trains

OpIndia Staff -
Migrants started arriving near Bandra railway station since early morning on Tuesday and close to 5,000 gathered at the station
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News Reports

The United States confirms that they are donating ventilators to India for free, media reports claiming India needs to pay $2.6 million are fake

OpIndia Staff -
US President Donald Trump had earlier announced that America will be donating 200 ventilators to India to fight the "invisible enemy"
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News Reports

TikTok star Faizal Siddiqui, who glamorised acid attack, banned from platform over multiple guidelines violation

OpIndia Staff -
Despite TikTok banning account of Faizal Siddiqui, his videos are still visible for all to view and download.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Amidst lockdown and migrant crisis, Congress spokesperson shares an image from Nepal as that of India to play politics over misery of the poor

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leader from Harayana wanted to suggest that the condition of people in the 'New India', the India that is not ruled by his party anymore, is miserable.
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News Reports

Zee News anchor Aman Chopra teaches a Maulana a lesson in secularism

OpIndia Staff -
The discussion on Zee News was premised on the recent communal incident in Davanagere wherein Muslim women were hounded for purchasing clothes from a Hindu shop.
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News Reports

Journalist points out that the list of ‘buses’ sent by Priyanka Gandhi to UP includes auto-rickshaws, Congress threatens him with FIR

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress, after suffering yet another humiliation, decided to bully and threaten India TV journalist Sushant Sinha with an FIR for reporting facts pertaining to the Priyanka Gandhi's fake list of buses.
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News Reports

Bihar: 8% of initial lot samples from migrant workers returned to state tested coronavirus positive so far, similar patterns in Jharkhand

OpIndia Staff -
Principal Health Secretary of Jharkhand Dr Nitin Madan Kulkarni said, "With thousands still returning home every day, we do not have the infrastructure to put all of them in institutional quarantine."
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