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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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News Reports

Coronavirus scare: Ladakh witnesses surge of 19 positive cases in a day, 18 of them in a single village in Leh

OpIndia Staff -
The Chuchot Yokma village in Ladakh which saw a spike in 18 cases in a single day was earlier declared a Coronavirus hotspot.
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News Reports

Footballer Sunil Chhetri wins the internet after he helps a fan to get a free subscription from Netflix to pass time during lockdown

OpIndia Staff -
Fan asks footballer Sunil Chhetri to share Netflix account details to use during the lockdown, gets Chhetri’s signed jersey and Netflix subscription card
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News Reports

Delhi Minorities Commission Chairman stands by his comments threatening Hindus, claims he is fighting to save the country and Constitution

OpIndia Staff -
Zafarul Islam has declared that he still stands by his incendiary comments after he was booked on charges of sedition by Delhi Police.
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News Reports

Pakistani terrorist Haider, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, killed in Handwara encounter

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the terrorists were found hiding in a cowshed. The Forces were reportedly acting on a tipoff that terrorists were present in the Rajwar forests area.
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Political History of India

The dictatorial history of the Congress party began right after Indian independence under Nehru, Arnab Goswami is only the latest victim

Saket Suryesh -
It all began when Jawaharlal Nehru was selected the leader of Congress at the time when Independence of India was around the corner.
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News Reports

Congress party cries over ‘press freedom’, days after harassing journalist Arnab Goswami

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party opened a war front against Arnab Goswami after he had questioned Sonia Gandhi over the Palghar lynching case.
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News Reports

West Bengal: TMC supporter Sheikh Kasemuddin arrested after 153 crude bombs were recovered from his backyard

OpIndia Staff -
The accused TMC supporter Kasemuddin was produced before the Kanthi Court on Saturday and sent to 14 days in judicial custody.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Bhim Army leader arrested for attacking healthcare workers in Muzaffarnagar

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh police have arrested Bhim Army district president Upkar Bawra for assaulting a medical staff at district hospital in Muzzaffarnagar on Thursday.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee govt denies permission for flypast by Indian Air Force to show gratitude for healthcare workers: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal government has not approved the request to allow Indian Air force aircraft to fly over two Kolkata hospitals. The hospitals are the ID&BG hospital and the Eastern Command Hospital.
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News Reports

Naveen Patnaik dials up PM Modi who steps in to ensure coronavirus testing kits are delivered in record time

OpIndia Staff -
A report by PGurus states how the Centre and state coordinated to ensure that the testing kits for coronavirus stuck in Mumbai reached Odisha in record time.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force, Navy carry out flypast and shower petals to salute brave corona warriors: Watch visuals

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Air Force has decided to conduct a flypast in various cities and also shower petals on coronavirus hospitals, while the Indian Navy will light up its warships to express their gratitude towards coronavirus warriors who are battling the pandemic.
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News Reports

Pakistanis celebrate as 4 Indian Army personnel lose their lives in terrorist encounter in Handwara in Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
As news emerged that four Indian Army personnel died fighting the Pakistani terrorists, the Pakistanis and Islamists took to social media to celebrate the Handwara attacks.
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News Reports

Four Indian Army personnel lose their lives in Handwara encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
As per Indian Army officials, two terrorists were also neutralised in the Handwara encounter.
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News Reports

China didn’t share data on Coronavirus on time, closed the lab of Shanghai professor a day after he had revealed information on the virus:...

OpIndia Staff -
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said that Donald Trump has valid reasons to be angry with China on Coronavirus
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News Reports

China deliberately attempted to conceal crucial information about coronavirus outbreak: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Intelligence agencies of five countries say China withheld the crucial information Coronavirus from the rest of the world until January
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News Reports

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un may have been holed up in his private villa with his 2000-women ‘pleasure squad’ to avoid Coronavirus: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier in the day, it was reported that the North Korean dictator, Kim Jong Un made his first public appearance in the last 21 days
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News Reports

14 key players under scanner of Enforcement Directorate in the funding of Tablighi Jamaat

OpIndia Staff -
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has directed to freeze bank accounts of Tablighi Jamaat and examining all the transactions
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News Reports

Delhi court rejects bail plea of ex-AAP councillor Tahir Hussain in the Delhi riots case

OpIndia Staff -
Karkardooma court dismissed bail plea of Tahir Hussain on the ground that police investigation in the case was still at an initial stage
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News Reports

Enforcement Directorate reopens Irrigation scam case against Ajit Pawar, registers case against him in Nagpur

OpIndia Staff -
Ajit pawar is accused of irregularities in Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation under which the irrigation projects were approved.
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News Reports

Spike in Coronavirus cases in Gujarat came around April 15th because Jamaatis hid their links with Delhi Markaz: Gujarat CM

OpIndia Staff -
While holding Tablighi Jamaat accountable for the menacing rise of coronavirus cases in Gujarat, Rupani added that state govt is tackling the pandemic well
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News Reports

Meet Dr S Mukherjee, tainted doctor heading Mamata Banerjee’s 12-member experts’ committee formed to deal with Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Despite his 'crackerjack professional' record, Dr Sukumar Mukherjee was appointed as a member of the WBCERC in 2017
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Cops arrest 2 people for organising Iftar party in Noida amidst Coronavirus lockdown, FIR against 19 others

OpIndia Staff -
DCP Rajesh Kumar informed that the Jewar Police nabbed the two accused from the scene, on receiving information about the Iftar party amidst Coronavirus
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News Reports

The Hindu publishes fake news claiming that Railways is charging extra money from stranded migrants to travel in special trains: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
While The Hindu reported that passengers will have to pay Rs 50 extra for special trains, actually state govts are paying for the trains
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Media

Hounding of Arnab Goswami is unsurprising: This is what happened to me at a media event when I was just a law student

Rucha Dhakras -
The recent incident of the attack on editor in Chief of Republic TV, Arnab Goswami, brought a flashback of events that happened around six years ago.
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News Reports

Watch: 18 people found travelling from Maharashtra to Lucknow inside a concrete mixer

OpIndia Staff -
The concrete mixer truck was stopped by the cops at the border between Indore and Ujjain to check for the illegal movement of people
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News Reports

Gujarat: School reopens in Rajkot in violation of Coronavirus lockdown rules, probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
100 students attended school to take their test results, despite Rajkot being one of the containment zones in Gujarat.
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Media

15 people test Coronavirus positive after attending a prayer meeting held by a family in their own building, TOI gives it a ‘Hindu temple’...

Jhankar Mohta -
Times of India has been a repeat offender. Despite attracting furore on social media for its transgressions, TOI refuses to refrain
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News Reports

North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un makes first public appearance after weeks of rumours of his bad health and possible death

OpIndia Staff -
Kim Jong Un inaugurated a company on Labour day in presence of senior officials and his sister, according to North Korean state media
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News Reports

Ranchi: Denied place for burial in Christian cemetery, the family of the deceased cremates the body with Hindu rituals

OpIndia Staff -
The father of the Saint Francis Church reportedly denied the deceased man's son, Philip, of having any place left in the Christian cemetery to lay his father to rest
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News Reports

China launches ‘crusade’ against Christianity, begins to remove crosses from churches across the country

OpIndia Staff -
The leadership in China has launched the crusade to eradicate Christianity in various provinces for two years now.
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