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Irate Pakistanis attack Dawn newspaper for reporting that London jihadist had Pakistani origins

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistanis attacked ‘The Dawn’ for acquainting them with the uncomfortable reality that London Bridge attacker was of Pakistani origin
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Editor's picks

If you were ‘ashamed as a society’ after the Hyderabad rape and murder, you are part of the problem

THE SKIN DOCTOR -
The nation has been mourning the brutal rape and murder of Dr Preeti Reddy (name changed) in Hyderabad.
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News Reports

Meet Shanmuga Subramanian, a Chennai-based IT professional who helped NASA detect Vikram lander on Moon

OpIndia Staff -
NASA has credited the 33-year-old techie for finding Vikram Lander on Moon's surface
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News Reports

Robert Vadra equates ‘security breach’ at Priyanka Vadra’s home with sex crimes, claims security in entire country compromised

OpIndia Staff -
Robert Vadra engaged in the politicization of sex crimes and appeared to blame the central government for the crimes although law and order is a state subject.
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘security breach’: Occupants of the car long time Congress loyalists, woman fought elections on Congress ticket

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party was quick to target the BJP government over the alleged security breach at Priyanka Gandhi's residence.
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Crime

Karnataka: 35-year-old arrested after body of 9-year-old found near canal, police suspect sexual abuse

OpIndia Staff -
The body of the child was found abandoned near a canal outside the village.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Four minors arrested and sent to Juvenile Home for attempting to sodomise a 12-year-old boy

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh police have apprehended four juveniles in Shamli district for attempting to sodomise a 12-year-old boy
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News Reports

Aaditya Thackeray and his cousin Varun Sardesai, who is not even an MLA, attend Maharashtra CM meeting, netizens question their presence

OpIndia Staff -
Aaditya Thackeray and his first cousin Varun Sardesai were found attending the meeting chaired by Chief Minister of Maharashtra
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Crime

Azamgarh: ‘Sex maniac’ Naziruddin attacked family, killed 3, sodomised mother’s dead body and 9-year-old child

OpIndia Staff -
Naziruddin had first conducted a recce. He had attacked and killed the husband and a four-month-old infant before raping the victim woman and her 9-year-old daughter. The woman was left in a vegetative state and died later.
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Cricket

As 2019 comes to an end, here are the 10 most unforgettable cricket moments of the decade

Ritesh -
The decade is about to over. A decade full of records, full of controversies. 3 World Cups, 4 World T20s, 2 Champions Trophy and the beginning of the first Test championship.
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Media

Shivam Vij and The Print brazen out allegations of inventing quotes, Shekhar Gupta says ‘we need to own up to failures’

OpIndia Staff -
Shivam Vij of Shekhar Gupta led The Print, has been accused of inventing a quote out of thin air for his report
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News Reports

I-T dept issues show cause notice to Congress over Rs 175 crores black money allegedly received through Hawala

OpIndia Staff -
Congress allegedly received unaccounted money as donation from Hyderabad-based infrastructure company through hawala.
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Crime

Patna: One Mohammad Danish arrested after he abducted minor student, family alleges forced conversion to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Maths teacher Mohammad Danish had abducted his 15-year-old student from Bihar's Danapur area in September and was absconding since then.
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News Reports

I kept asking but no one came to help: Mumbai lawyer chases molester Javed at Dadar station even as a bystander empathises with accused

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai-based lawyer alleges one Javed molested her at Dadar Station and no one came forward to help her.
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Opinions

Legalising prostitution or pornography will not bring down rapes. This is why the argument is flawed

Editorial Desk -
The biggest flaw in linking both prostitution and pornography with rape is the presumed belief that rape is just about sex.
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News Reports

ISRO plans to launch spy satellite RISAT 2BR1, India’s ‘eye in the sky’ to boost surveillance

OpIndia Staff -
Risat 2BR1 has a mission life of 5 years. It will be placed in the polar orbit at around 561 km altitude.
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News Reports

Ayodhya case: Lawyer representing Muslim parties, Rajeev Dhavan, sacked unceremoniously by Jamiat advocate on record

OpIndia Staff -
Sunni Waqf Board advocate Rajeev Dhavan sacked unceremoniously by AOR of Jamiat.
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News Reports

NASA locates ISRO’s Vikram Lander on moon surface, credits Chennai techie for the discovery

OpIndia Staff -
The NASA has released images of impact site where ISRO's Vikram Lander made a hard landing.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena MP’s SUV impounded for running over and killing a spotted deer at the Sanjay Gandhi National Park

OpIndia Staff -
An SUV of Shiv Sena's Rajendra Gavit was seized by SGNP officials for knocking down a spotted deer
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News Reports

Bizarre: SP youth wing workers give onions on loan by keeping Aadhaar Card and silver jewellery as mortgage in Varanasi

OpIndia Staff -
The workers of the SP youth wing have adapted a bizarre way of protesting high onion prices
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News Reports

The Print’s contributing editor Shivam Vij accused of inventing fake quotes and twisting facts to peddle liberal propaganda

OpIndia Staff -
Shivam Vij, 'eminent' liberal thinker, has been accused of inventing a quote out of thin air.
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Fact-Check

Huffington Post report on Electoral Bonds: Unlimited sensationalism with little to no sense

Kartikeya Tanna -
There are several bizarre surmises in the Huffington Post series on Electoral Bonds that make no sense whatsoever
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News Reports

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam says stopping Arrey metro car shed construction not enough, should be scrapped altogether

OpIndia Staff -
Protest against metro car shed was not politically motivated but every Mumbaikar's demand, said Sanjay Nirupam
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi is back and how: After ‘pichatees’, watch him inventing another number to talk about MSP paid to farmers

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi conjured up a new number- 'Dhai Hazaar Panch Sau' while speaking at the election rally in Jharkhand
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News Reports

‘I write so I can enter coldest of hearts’: London Bridge terrorist was poster boy for ‘deradicalization’ program he attended

OpIndia Staff -
Usman Khan, the London Bridge Terrorist, was considered a 'poster boy for deradicalization' following his release from prison after being convicted on charges of terrorism
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News Reports

Kerala: Woman who entered Sabarimala last year with communist govt’s help moves SC seeking protection for entry this year

OpIndia Staff -
Bindu and another woman named Kanakadurga were sneaked into the Sabarimala shrine last year by the communist government in Kerala to forcibly break the traditions of the temple.
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News Reports

NCP MLA asks Uddhav Thackeray to release Bhima Koregaon accused, who once compared Balasaheb Thackeray to Hitler

OpIndia Staff -
Sudhir Dhawale in his book alleged that Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's father late Balasaheb Thackeray presided over killings of thousands of Dalits in Maharashtra
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News Reports

President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind files review petition against the Ayodha Verdict in the Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
The petition filed by Maulana Syed Ashhad Rashidi accused the Supreme Court of condoning the 'illegalities' committed by the Hindu side.
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Opinions

Why the Muslim perpetrators’ name must be mentioned explicitly when the victim is a Hindu

Nupur J Sharma -
Intersectionality is a sociological concept says that intersecting identifies give rise to unique models of oppression
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Media

The Quint continues their ‘humanising’ project by whitewashing and creating sympathy wave for Hyderabad rape and murder accused

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The Quint talks to families of the Hyderabad rape and murder accused in what appears like an attempt to create a sympathy wave
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News Reports

BHU protest: After the 10-day time limit given to management ended, SVDV students sharpen their agitation

OpIndia Staff -
The protest by BHU students against appointment of professor Firoz Khan in the SVDV dept continues unabated
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Politics

Hyderabad rape and murder: The accused should be lynched in public, says Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan

OpIndia Staff -
Actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan said we need to name and shame the criminals and said the people who commit such crimes against women should be lynched in the public.
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Crime

Odisha: Rape victim woman lecturer commits suicide after a month of police inaction

OpIndia Staff -
The woman physics lecturer was raped by her sister-in-law's brother in October when she visited her house for celebrating Kali Puja. Even after a month, there was no action against the accused.
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Opinions

‘Womxn’ comes to India: A harebrained attempt by Leftists to change the English language that’s doomed to fail

K Bhattacharjee -
With the advent of postmodernism, we do witness such a radical attempt underway with terms like Womxn coming to the fore. So what is the term 'womxn' and why is it being used? 
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News Reports

Maharashtra in the grips of vendetta politics as the new government of Maha Vikas Aghadi puts key projects on hold

OpIndia Staff -
After the metro car shed, the Ahmedabad-Mumbai Bullet Train project hangs in limbo as the new CM of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray has ordered a review of the project
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News Reports

West Bengal: School teacher and RSS activist shot at in Kolkata’s ‘mini Pakistan’

OpIndia Staff -
Bengal: Bir Bahadur Singh is a resident of Garden Reach area in Kolkata's Metiabruz and works at Tantia High School since the year 2016, he is also an RSS activist
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News Reports

Devendra Fadnavis rejects claim of BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde that he returned ₹40,000 crore during his 4 day term

OpIndia Staff -
Devendra Fadnavis said that not a single paisa has been returned to the central government
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Crime

Rajiv Gandhi assassination convict Nalini Sriharan seeks ‘mercy killing’, claims she is under stress

OpIndia Staff -
In the letter, Nalini has accused prison staff of mistreating her and wanted to be shifted out of Vellore prison. Nalini and Murugan are on fast in Vellore Prison for the past 10 days after Murugan was put in solitary confinement.
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Social Media

Congress supporter tweets sexist abuses to Minister Smriti Irani demanding a comment on the Telangana rape and murder

OpIndia Staff -
Congress supporter tweets abuses to Smriti Irani while demanding she 'condemns' Hyderabad rape and murder case.
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Crime

Telangana: Main accused Mohammad Ali evaded his lorry being impounded two days before he raped and killed the veterinarian

OpIndia Staff -
The main accused Mohammad Ali was intercepted by the vigilance and transport staff at Mahbubnagar on November 25. The police said Ali evaded arrest and seizure of his truck by making his truck immobile and later drove away from the place after the police had left. 
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News Reports

Shocker after Telangana rape and murder case: Rape victim’s name ‘trends’ on porn sites as most searched video

OpIndia Staff -
In what can be seen as a glimpse into the perverse minds, the Telangana rape victim's name is on the top of 'trends' in search results for video clips on porn websites.
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News Reports

MP Education Board prints ‘Gandhiji’ instead of ‘gambling’ in school test paper, faces criticism

OpIndia Staff -
In reply to a question on what were the qualities of 'subuddhi' (a righteous man) and 'kubuddhi' (an immoral man), the answer read "kubuddhi was a wicked man and led a life of drinking and Gandhijis", instead of 'drinking and gambling'.
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Media

Watch: ‘Hypothetical’ question to ANI Editor Smita Prakash at a lit fest leaves journalist Barkha Dutt uncomfortable

OpIndia Staff -
The ghosts of Niira Radia tapes which revealed nexus between journalists, politicians and media persons in 2010 come back to haunt Barkha Dutt.
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News Reports

New Delhi: Congress party leader chants ‘Priyanka Chopra Zindabad’ instead of Priyanka Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Congress former MLA Surender Kumar chants ‘Priyanka Chopra Zindabad’ instead of Priyanka Gandhi
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News Reports

Hyderabad Rape Case: The accused were under influence of alcohol, confessed to their crimes, says police remand report

OpIndia Staff -
The Police remand report of the Hyderabad rape & murder case details how the crime was committed in a detailed manner.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Class XI girl gang-raped by 6 men on her birthday and video-recorded the act, four arrested

OpIndia Staff -
17-year-old girl gang-raped by 6 men in a park in Tamil Nadu while celebrating birthday with a friend
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Editor's picks

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury strikes again: Labels Amit Shah and Narendra Modi as ‘illegal immigrants’ while attacking NRC

OpIndia Staff -
"Your home is Gujarat, you came over to Delhi. You are yourselves migrants," said Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury.
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News Reports

Vijayawada: Raids on meat shops adulterating mutton with beef, license of three shops cancelled and 200 kg adulterated meat seized

OpIndia Staff -
The butchers allegedly mixed beef with mutton as a measure to earn quick money as beef is much cheaper than mutton.
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News Reports

Burn him the way she was burnt: Mother of one of the accused in Hyderabad gang-rape

OpIndia Staff -
Mother of the accused in Telangana rape case has demanded strictest punishment for her son if guilty.
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News Reports

Assam: 84 people murdered in witch-hunting cases between 2011-16, 23 since BJP came to power

OpIndia Staff -
The maximum number of cases of witch-hunting was registered in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) in Assam.
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