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Khalistani terrorists killed in Pilibhit encounter were trained by Pakistan’s ISI, terror attack in Gurdaspur planned in Canada and the US

OpIndia Staff -
The authorities conducted a visit to a pharmacy in Puranpur where the terrorists had obtained intoxicating capsules.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: 11 Naxals surrender before CM Devendra Fadnavis at Gadchiroli police station, receive monetary aid for rehabilitation

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The surrendered Naxals were carrying a collective bounty of Rs 1.03 crore and were involved in attacking security personnel.
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News Reports

‘Dharampur Jamia Masjid is a den of terrorism’: Himachal Pradesh minority welfare group president SNA Gilani

OpIndia Staff -
Gilani requested the state government to demolish the Dharampur Jamia mosque if it is found to be illegal.
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Opinions

Unused funds, stampede, and mismanagement during Kumbh Mela under SP rule in 2013: A sharp contrast to Yogi’s digital Maha Kumbh

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
During this Kumbh, when Azam Khan was a minister, 42 people were killed in a stampede at the railway station of Prayagraj. This accident happened on February 10, 2013. This day was Mauni Amavasya and lakhs of devotees had come to Prayagraj to take a bath in the Ganga that day.
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News Reports

IAS officer reinstated in 2021 after arrest and suspension to face trial in Jammu and Kashmir gun licence scam under anti-corruption laws

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Kumar Rajeev Ranjan was one among nine IAS officers, who were accused of issuing arms licences on monetary considerations in Jammu and Kashmir to non-deserving persons
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News Reports

26/11 Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur Rana to be extradited to India after US court order

OpIndia Staff -
According to NIA officials, the extradition process for Tahawwur Rana is now underway, Economic Times reported.
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News Reports

Was Sanjay Raut locked up and thrashed by Shiv Sena UBT workers? Read what a journalist claims to have transpired at the party meeting

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena (UBT) members blamed Sanjay Raut for the party's dismal performance in the Maharashtra assembly election.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: ED probe against former constable Saurabh Sharma intensifies, massive cash, gold and properties found

OpIndia Staff -
Saurabh Sharma is currently on the run and his application for anticipatory bail has been rejected.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Hotel manager dies after scuffle with policemen on new year night, locals demand justice

OpIndia Staff -
The incident is said to have happened in the Nature Valley Hotel in Banikhet, Dalhousie after police allegedly uninvitedly entered the hotel premises. As per the reports, a minor altercation happened between the duo over an undisclosed issue leading to the death of the hotel manager.
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News Reports

Explained: One Nation One Subscription scheme and its potential to improve research quality in India

Dibakar Dutta -
One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) will benefit 1.8 crore students, researchers and faculty members. They will have access to more than 13000 journals from at least 30 publishers.
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News Reports

NIA court sentences JMBI chief Jahidul Islam to 7 years of rigorous imprisonment, was convicted for conspiracy, fundraising for terrorism

OpIndia Staff -
Jahidul along with his associates carried out the 2014 Burdwan blast and 2018 Bodh Gaya blast in Bihar.
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News Reports

‘Inn jaise Musalmano ko mat chhodna’: Arshad kills his mother, four sisters; urges Lucknow Police to act against Muslim gangsters

OpIndia Staff -
In a video that is going viral on the internet, Arshad described his coreligionists as land grabbers and criminals, pushing him to kill his mother and 4 sisters.
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News Reports

UP: Muslim man makes obscene gestures and derogatory remarks against Hindu deities during an event in Azamgarh, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
A video of a Muslim man making obscene gestures and disparaging remarks against Hindu deities during an event in Azamgarh is going viral on the internet.
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News Reports

Manipur CM explains how the state’s crisis is because of past sins of Congress: Here are details of how the violence took place

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to Congress leader Jairam Ramesh remarks, Manipur CM Biren Singh defended his recent apology for the state's violence, attributing the turmoil to Congress's historical actions. He further called for unity and healing among communities affected by conflict.
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News Reports

Somnath to Ranjit Sagar Dam, mafia properties to illegal mazars: 2024 saw Gujarat’s relentless bulldozers in action

Editorial Desk -
The government of Gujarat has successfully removed illegal encroachments and reclaimed government lands.
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News Reports

Wikipedia works as a tool for propaganda: Read how ex-CEO of Wikimedia Foundation conceded that information on ‘the free encyclopedia’ is not based on...

Dibakar Dutta -
During a TED talk in August 2021, Katherine Maher revealed that the information disseminated through Wikipedia is not based on truth. She even dubbed truth as a 'distraction.'
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News Reports

Maitri-2 to replace India’s research station Maitri in Antarctica, to be operational by 2029

OpIndia Staff -
The current Maitri station was built in 1988 and has just a 10-year operational lifespan. Since the last two decades, there have been high demands to replace the ageing research station on the frozen continent.
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News Reports

NIA boasts of 100% conviction rate in 2024, Left Wing Extremism and North East insurgency top list of arrests

ANI -
As per the agency, a total of 210 accused were arrested across key categories of crimes in 80 cases registered by the NIA in 2024. Of these cases, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and North East insurgency topped the list at 28 and 18 cases respectively.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Conversions to Christianity in Awadh using Madhesi conversion model from Nepal, Ayodhya and nearby districts affected

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Christian missionaries in the Awadh region are making efforts to promote religious conversions and influence voting patterns by adopting the Madhesi conversion model from Nepal.
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News Reports

UP: Illegal mosque structure in Bareilly demolished by members of the Muslim community after authorities confirm violation

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The members of Muslim community removed illegal structure built on mosque premises after authorities in Bareilly confirmed it violated regulations.
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News Reports

Exposing Salman Azhari to highlighting illegal dargah at Ranjitsagar: OpIndia’s ground reports from Gujarat in 2024 that made an impact

Editorial Desk -
Like every year, in the year 2024 OpIndia published several reports and brought the reality to its viewers through its ground reports. The impact of our team's ground reports has also been tremendous and people have also loved them abundantly.
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News Reports

Suchir Balaji death: Mother suspects murder, says documents he had would have shaken OpenAI, Microsoft

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Suchir Balaji's mother said her son was found dead a week after being named as a potential witness in a lawsuit brought against OpenAI by The NY Times.
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OpIndia Explains

Kerala nurse sentenced to death in Yemen: All you need to know about the case and Indian govt’s response

Shraddha Pandey -
In 2017, Nimisha Priya injected a Yemeni national with sedatives in a bid to regain her passport from his possession. However, he died from an overdose and Priya was convicted of his murder.
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World

Arrests for theft and domestic violence, failed bounty hunter- Meet the racist in the viral media video clip insulting Indians and Hindus

Rukma Rathore -
Stew Peters collaborated with Leonarda Jonie, another rabid India hater to perpetrate racist and demeaning attacks on Indians.
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Editor's picks

Germany’s government accuses Elon Musk of election interference after he endorses Right-Wing AfD party

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Officials, including government spokesperson Christiane Hoffmann, Social Democratic Party (SPD) co-leader Lars Klingbeil, and Friedrich Merz, leader of Germany's largest opposition party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) condemned Musk's comments on Germany.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Temple vandalised in Dewas, idol of goddess broken, BJP MP promises strict action

OpIndia Staff -
Local leaders have warned that major demonstrations will be carried out if the offenders are not arrested soon.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Protesters demand abolition of 1972 constitution, elimination of President, Army Chief posts

OpIndia Staff -
Reports suggest that the country looked after by the interim government after the fall of Sheikh Hasina government is planning to abolish the 1972 Constitution, established during the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. It is speculated that the current interim government might make this historic announcement on the last day of the 2024 year.
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News Reports

Dome City, special trains and more: How the holy city of Prayagraj is prepping up to host Maha Kumbh 2025

Shraddha Pandey -
Besides, tourists coming to Prayagraj Maha Kumbh will now be able to enjoy the panoramic view of Sangam through speed motor boat. This service will start from the first week of January. It will be operated by the Tourism Department from the fort and Arail Ghat. Devotees will go to Sangam by boat, take a bath on the floating jetty there and then return.
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News Reports

Haryana: ‘Christian Prayer meet’ deceitfully converting Hindus foiled, VHP and Bajrang Dal activists attacked by organisers

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Activists from Bajrang Dal acted on a tip-off and arrived at the scene to identify that many Hindus from the Scheduled Caste community had joined the event. Further tensions escalated as the activists questioned why so many Hindus were forced to join the event in the name of Christian prayers.
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News Reports

Gauri Shankar temple closed for 44 years repopended in Moradabad, temple’s priest was killed by Muslim mob in 1980 riots

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Following the riots in 1980, the temple's sanctum sanctorum was blocked off by the construction of a wall. On Monday, these walls were demolished amid strict security, uncovering the temple.
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Opinions

Racist attacks, Hinduphobia, and targeting of India as a Hindu collectivity: How the debate over H-1B visas laid bare deep-seated anti-Hindu sentiment in the...

Shraddha Pandey -
The American Christian supremacists berating India and Hindus is a fitting case of Hinduphobia which includes hate speech mocking the faith of Hindus which leads to the dehumanisation and delegitimization of Hindus like calling them ‘cow piss drinkers’, ‘cow worshippers’ etc, in addition to hate directed at India viewed as a Hindu collectivity.
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News Reports

Sajid-Javed brutally killed two kids, now attempts underway to delay the case: Badaun Victims’ father says he will go to High Court for justice

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Vinod Singh shared that after the murder of his sons by Sajid and Javed, some individuals in Badaun tried to tarnish his wife’s reputation.
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World

Troubles keep mounting for Boeing: South Korea plans to inspect every Boeing aircraft after the deadly crash that killed 179 people

OpIndia Staff -
A Jeju Air flight crashed upon landing at Muan International Airport shortly after landing at around 9:00 am on 29th December.
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News Reports

651 Christian families revert to Hinduism in Chhattisgarh

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Prabal Pratap Singh Judev washed the feet of these families in this huge Hindu conference organized in Sakti. Many Hindu saints including Sadhvi Pragya participated in this program. Those Hindu workers who were lured to become Christians also participated here.
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Political History of India

On this day, 118 years ago, the Muslim League was formed: How it came to be and how, after partition, a faction stayed back...

Rukma Rathore -
The Muslim League quickly transitioned from demanding a separate electorate for Muslims to asking for a separate country.
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News Reports

Odisha: Two Christian women tied to a pole and assaulted by villagers, FIR says they were trying to convert tribals to Christianity – All...

OpIndia Staff -
The two women have been booked under Section 4 of the Odisha Freedom of Religion Act, 1967, and sections of the BNS, including Section 299, 3(5) and 351(2).
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News Reports

Sambhal: Investigation reveals that suspected mastermind of violence, Sharik Satha, works for Dawood Ibrahim

OpIndia Staff -
Sharik Satha has over 50 cases registered against him in various states. A few years ago, he reportedly fled to Dubai. Police believe that he not only provided funding for the Sambhal violence but also supplied weapons.
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News Reports

Missing Kerala student Santra Saju’s body found in Scotland river, formal identification awaiting, details

OpIndia Staff -
The 22-year-old Santra Saju was last caught on CCTV at an Asda supermarket store in Almondvale, Livingston, on December 6 evening.
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News Reports

Sambhal: UP Police arrest 50 people for violence during Jama Masjid survey

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"50 people have been arrested so far in the violence that took place in Sambhal on November 24. The search is on for another 91 people. Some people are yet to be identified, " said SP Bishnoi.
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News Reports

Adani Enterprises to exit food venture Adani Wilmar, raise $2 billion for investment in core infrastructure

OpIndia Staff -
Adani Enterprises will use funds raised from divestment to turbocharge its investment in core infrastructure platforms such as energy & utility, transport & logistics and other adjacencies in primary industry.
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Opinions

Caste census may have taken over the political discourse, but here is why we need an announcement of Skill Census in Union Budget 2025

Ritwik -
India's demographic transition will see it emerge as the most populous nation in the working age group by 2030 and this makes a skill census far more important
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Cricket

Border Gavaskar Trophy: Indian Captain Rohit Sharma rues missed opportunities after losing Melbourne Test

ANI -
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma rued the missed opportunities after India endured a heavy 184-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne against Australia on Monday.
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News Reports

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death: ‘He was happy, not depressed’, Parents challenge suicide claims, demand FBI probe

Anurag -
Suchir Balaji's father, Balaji Ramamurthy, described being the last person to speak with his son. He said, “He was happy, not depressed or anything. And it was his birthday week,” while disputing the suicide claim.
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OpIndia Explains

Thousands of BPSC aspirants in Bihar on the streets: Why are the students protesting and how Prashant Kishore provoked them to create a ruckus

Siddhi Somani -
Thousands of BPSC aspirants came out on the streets protesting against what they claimed state mismanagement at exam centers and suspected paper leak.
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News Reports

Over 150 illegal Bangladeshi settlers attack municipal staff in Lucknow: Mayor demands action, 50 illegal shanties demolished

OpIndia Staff -
Following the attack by illegal Bangladeshis, Mayor Sushma Kharkwal rushed to the spot. Speaking to media, she said, "These Bangladeshi squatters have attacked municipal staff and engaged in criminal activities. How are they getting electricity connections? This negligence must be addressed immediately.”
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News Reports

Water burst in the desert: Tubewell digging causes underground reservoir to erupt in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer

OpIndia Staff -
Some social media users have shared a video of the incident with claims that it may be a resurfacing of the Saraswati River after some media reports including ETV Bharat reported that Dr Narayan Das Inkhiya, a groundwater scientist who visited the site, said that “this incident can be a sign of the ancient flow of the Saraswati river.”
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News Reports

Maha Kumbh 2025: A seamless and spiritually enriching journey awaits devotees, read details of the preparations to make it a global celebration of spirituality

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh Government is making extensive preparations to ensure that Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is a grand, safe, and spiritually enriching event
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News Reports

Yogi govt creates foolproof plan for safety of devotees attending Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, seven-tier security ring to be established by UP Police

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UP Police to establish seven-tier security ring for impeccable safety at Maha Kumbh 2025, Prayagraj Commissionerate Police to expand with 57 stations, up from 44
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News Reports

All India Muslim Jamaat president issues fatwa against new year celebrations calling it haram, says Muslims should not celebrate as it is against Islamic...

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, has issued fatwa asking Muslims in India to not celebrate the New Year
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News Reports

As former IPS Acharya Kishore Kunal passes away – Read about the infamous Bobby Scandal, one of the haunting cases of his tenure as...

OpIndia Staff -
As the investigation progressed, SSP Kunal discovered that Bobby had close ties with several influential leaders, including Congress politician and then Assembly Speaker’s son, Radha Nandan Jha. Testimonies from witnesses revealed that Jha had visited Bobby on the night of her death.
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