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Anti-CAA riots: ‘Liberals’ brought back the ‘urban riot’, but Yogi Adityanath might have a solution

Abhishek Banerjee -
For over two weeks following the passage of CAA, India witnessed rioting on an unprecedented scale, especially, in Yogi ruled UP
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News Reports

Complaint filed against Farhan Akhtar for posting distorted image of Indian Map during anti-CAA protests

OpIndia Staff -
A complaint has been filed against Farhan Akhtar with the Cyber Crime department of the Goa Police for posting a distorted map of India during anti-CAA protests
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Media

Hinduon se azadi? Sagarika Ghose hails Islamic invaders and mass murderers as patriotic kings and freedom fighters

OpIndia Staff -
Sagarika Ghose glorified Jihadis who had committed unspeakable atrocities against Hindus.
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News Reports

“How can Bangladesh deny its Hindu heritage? We were originally Hindus. Islam came later”: Bangladeshi author Sharbari Zohra Ahmed

OpIndia Staff -
US-based Bangladeshi author Sharbari Zohra Ahmed said that she feels that the Bangladeshis have now forgotten their Hindu roots.
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Politics

Will he, won’t he? Radical Islamic organisation PFI claims TMC MP Abu Taher Khan will join its anti-CAA protests, Khan denies

OpIndia Staff -
While the radical Islamic organisation Popular Front of India (PFI) has said that it has come together with TMC to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, TMC seems to be distancing itself from it. 
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News Reports

Kerala: Man paid Rs 40 lakh to radicalise youth to carry out jihad, funds received from Dubai, says report

OpIndia Staff -
A report suggests that preaching radical Islam is a lucrative job where people are being offered as high as Rs 40 lakh to radicalise the youth.
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News Reports

After Congress, AAP leaders booked for anti-CAA violence, ‘protestors’ question absence of Rahul, Priyanka and Kejriwal at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia

OpIndia Staff -
Congress and AAP have been silent on Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protests triggering Islamists and ultra-left elements who are backing these so-called peaceful protests.
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Media Fact-Check

The New Worry of Depleting Journalistic Ethics: Suhasini Haidar lies in her The Hindu oped about India’s diplomatic ties

Nupur J Sharma -
Op-ed by Suhasini Haidar argued that with respect to Kashmir, CAA etc, India should take note of adverse reactions
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Fact-Check

Fact Check: Did the Jamia Millia Islamia ‘students’ bungle up the words of the National Anthem while ushering in the new year

OpIndia Staff -
A video has now gone viral where Jamia students are seen ushering in the new year by singing the National Anthem.
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Politics

“He should go to Pakistan and offer prayers at a temple for one month”: BJP UP chief lambasts Akhilesh Yadav for opposing CAA and...

OpIndia Staff -
Swatantra Dev Singh also attacked Gandhi-scion Priyank Gandhi Vadra, accused Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of misguiding the people on the law.
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News Reports

Rabid ‘activist’ Nellai Kannan, who had called for the assassination of PM Modi and HM Amit Shah, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
To evade the arrest, Kannan had on Monday got himself admitted to a hospital but was discharged following which he had gone underground.
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Politics

Mayawati blasts Priyanka Gandhi for ignoring children’s death in Congress ruled Rajasthan to do politics in UP

OpIndia Staff -
In a series of strongly worded tweets, Mayawati lambasted Priyanka Gandhi over her silence on deaths of 100 children in Kota hospital
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Politics

“Will hear some good news soon”: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma tweets after discussing Assam identity issues with HM Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, Assam cabinet minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met Union Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss the issue of NRC implementation in the state and said that 'good news' regarding the same was coming soon
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News Reports

Rajasthan: 9 more newborn babies die in government hospital in Kota in last two days of December, taking toll to 100

OpIndia Staff -
Death of 9 more infants in last two days of December take the total death toll to 100 in Kota, Rajasthan
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Politics

Karnataka: Police detain 8 people for trying to hoist ‘Uttara Karnataka flag’ in Belagavi

OpIndia Staff -
The Karnataka police on Wednesday detained eight people for trying to hoist 'Uttara Karnataka flag' in Hirebagewadi, Belagavi
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Social Media Fact-Check

Habitual fake news peddler Saba Naqvi shares a photoshopped image to allege that ABVP protested against the CAA

OpIndia Staff -
Saba Naqvi shared a photoshopped image which depicted ABVP members protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act
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News Reports

Anti-CAA riots: Police seek ban on PFI as 25 members arrested for involvement in criminal activities during the protests

OpIndia Staff -
The DGP Uttar Pradesh, OP Singh has written a letter to the Home Ministry seeking a ban on the PFI for its criminal activities during the anti-CAA protests in the state
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News Reports

Amit Shah learning Bengali to achieve the ‘mission 250’ goal in 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah wants to learn Bengali so that communication doesn't become an issue during West Bengal assembly elections
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News Reports

Maharasthra: Rift appears among senior Congress leaders over portfolio allocation

OpIndia Staff -
Infighting among Congress ministers in Maharashtra over portfolio allocation
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Cricket

Cricketer Hardik Pandya announces engagement with girlfriend actress Natasa Stankovic, see pics

OpIndia Staff -
Cricketer Hardik Pandya today took to Instagram to announce his engagement with his actor-girlfriend Natasa Stankovic.
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Entertainment

“Kapde pehen lo”: Singer Sona Mohapatra slut-shamed for posting her pictures in bikini on Instagram

OpIndia Staff -
Many online users had slut-shamed Singer Sona Mohapatra for posting pictures wearing a bikini.
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News Reports

Contestants of first women’s bodybuilding competition in Bangladesh asked cover up bodies to respect religious sentiments

OpIndia Staff -
Women contestants in the first bodybuilding competition in Bangladesh were asked to cover their bodies by the organisers
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News Reports

‘Original Shiv Sainiks’ ignored to accommodate Independent candidates: Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana on Maharashtra cabinet expansion

OpIndia Staff -
Saamana has published an article saying that Maharashtra cabinet expansion has caused discontent among the party ranks
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Opinions

Phasing out single use plastics: Ban or eliminate? Need for alternative solutions to address multiple concerns

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Srivastava -
The main reason for the worry on an outright ban on single use plastics is escalating economic costs and job losses for people involved in the sector.
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News Reports

The Hindu publishes fake news that people will have to show documents for NPR, MHA clarifies it is incorrect and no document will be...

OpIndia Staff -
The Home Ministry schooled the Hindu for distorting facts and urged them to reported sensitively to avoid misconception in public domain.
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Politics

The Anti-CAA Harry Potter placards: Dear Millennials, this new year, read a goddamned new book

K Bhattacharjee -
If millennials are under the impression that they are convincing anyone with these Harry Potter placards, then they are a million times more stupid than one previously assumed them to be.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension in Saharanpur after Muslim men stop people from celebrations

OpIndia Staff -
In Gaglehdi thana area of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, communal tension prevailed after Muslim men stopped people of other community from celebrating.
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News Reports

Anti-CAA riots: UP police books 12 rioters under Goonda act for violence in AMU, name of students’ union president included in FIR

OpIndia Staff -
The UP police have filed three FIR against the anti-CAA rioters. including students of the AMU, for the violence
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News Reports

As Gen. Bipin Rawat takes charge as India’s first CDS, PM Modi says the institution reflects the hopes and aspirations of 130 crore Indians

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said the institution of CDS carries the responsibility of modernising the Indian military
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News Reports

Watch: Pope Francis loses his cool, angrily yanks away the woman’s hand who wanted his blessing

OpIndia Staff -
On Tuesday, an angry Pope Francis slapped a woman’s hand away after she tried to grab and pull him towards her.
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News Reports

Union govt contemplates taking online route to grant citizenship under CAA to bypass state governments

OpIndia Staff -
In a bid to bypass the state government, the central government may make the process for granting citizenship under CAA online.
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News Reports

#RoadToEndia2020: Pakistanis trend doom for India in 2020 by using images from anti-CAA riots and protests

OpIndia Staff -
While rest of the world prayed and hoped for a better tomorrow, Pakistanis on Twitter were busy trending doom for India, hoping to bring an 'endia', an 'end' to India
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Editor's picks

Thank you, readers for a pathbreaking 2019: We are eternally grateful

Nupur J Sharma -
OpIndia thanks its readers for continued support and encouragement
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia university refuses to give CCTV footage of anti-CAA violence to Delhi police

OpIndia Staff -
Despite assurance, Jamia Millia Islamia university yet to give CCTV footage of anti-CAA violence to Delhi police
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Editor's picks

Dalit-Muslim Unity? Shehla Rashid wants Dalits to give up a part of their reservations for Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Shehla Rashid has delivered the final nail in the coffin for the Dalit-Muslim Unity Project
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News Reports

Case registered against Congress politician and writer Nellai Kannan for lamenting that Muslims are not ‘finishing’ Modi and Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Nellai Kannan has fought elections on a Congress ticket in the past and is largely viewed as a Congress supporting voice
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh minister Jitu Patwari caught on camera assaulting own party workers, kicks and pushes party man out of room

OpIndia Staff -
MP Minister Jitu Patwari loses his cool and starts kicking and pushing own party workers out of room
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Cricket

2010-2019: Virat Kohli to Kumar Sangakkara, here is the test cricket team of the decade

Sandeep Singh -
As the decade draws to an end, we look back at a fascinating decade of Cricket to select our best XI during the 2010s.
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News Reports

A year when the country changed fundamentally, but not the media: Top 10 lies spread by the mainstream media in 2019

Editorial Desk -
Although the country has changed fundamentally in many ways in 2019, one institution hasn't changed all that much: The Fourth Pillar of our Democracy.
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News Reports

This is why the decade is ending in 2019, and not in 2020. Some Maths and lots of history

OpIndia Staff -
Although technically the decade should after 2020, historically the years from 0 to 9 are called a decade
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Politics

Muslim cleric threatens to block Kolkata airport if the Citizenship Amendment Act is not revoked in the state

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee, probably scared of losing her vote bank, has been extremely critical about the recently legislated Citizenship Amendment Act
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News Reports

From exposing Rahul Gandhi’s links to an arms dealer to Bofors and interview with Balochistan rebel: Here are 10 OpIndia Exclusives

Editorial Desk -
2019 has come and gone and the OpIndia team worked throughout the year to bring its readers Exclusive stories that no mainstream media channel would report.
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Politics

100 obscure organisations unite under the banner ‘We The People of India’ to protest against NRC, NPR and CAA

OpIndia Staff -
Swarajya Abhiyan's Yogendra Yadav said that over 100 organisations have come together to protest against the CAA.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Eight refugees from Sindh in Pakistan who fled fearing religious persecution receive India citizenship

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, eight Pakistani Hindu refugees, who were living in Kota, Rajasthan since 2000, have been given Indian citizenship.
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News Reports

From fake ‘Jai Shri Ram’ hate crimes to CAA: Five big battle of narratives that the ‘Liberal Establishment’ lost in 2019

Editorial Desk -
5 big narrative battles of 2019 and the manner in which the propaganda was defeated.
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Politics

Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray inducts a minister Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana had accused of having close Dawood links

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana had published in 1994 that Abdul Sattar, who was recently included in Maharashtra cabinet, had links with Dawood Ibrahim and his gang members
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News Reports

Reddit user claims to have spent lakhs on hacking ‘BJP IT cell’ polls, many offer support

OpIndia Staff -
Reddit user claims to be running 40 Amazon servers to monitor and manipulate over 2 lakh Twitter bots to defeat BJP IT Cell
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Government and Policy

Uttar Pradesh DGP seeks ban on radical Islamist outfit PFI for instigating anti-CAA riots, Deputy CM seconds proposal

OpIndia Staff -
The UP police have obtained enough evidence and witnesses to build a tight case for imposing ban on Islamist outfit PFI
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News Reports

Mother Teresa, Church leaders knew about crimes of Jesuit who abused victim more than 1000 times and yet, defended him: Victim

OpIndia Staff -
Mother Teresa wrote in a letter defending the Jesuit dated February 2, 1994, “I have confidence and trust in Fr. McGuire and wish to see his vital ministry resume as soon as possible.”
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News Reports

Karnataka: Mangaluru Police arrests one Moindeen Hameez for spreading communal hatred on social media, four booked

OpIndia Staff -
Mangaluru Cyber Crime Police has arrested one Moindeen Hameez for allegedly spreading communal hatred through inciting messages.
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