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Ghar Wapsi: VHP says it has brought 25,000 Muslims and Christians back to Hinduism in 2018

OpIndia Staff -
Addressing a press conference, Parande said conversion was a national problem, also an attack on the country and a conspiracy to divide its people.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government allocates Rs 447 crores for 221-metre tall Ram statue in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
A total budget of Rs 447.46 crore was approved for the complete development of Ram Nagari Ayodhya by the UP cabinet. This is apart from the already sanctioned Rs 200 cr sanctioned this year for carrying out technical studies for building the statue.
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News Reports

VVIP chopper scam: ED files supplementary charge sheet against Kamal Nath’s nephew Ratul Puri

OpIndia Staff -
The money laundering case was filed against Puri after the alleged irregularities in the purchase of 12 VVIP choppers from Italy-based Finmeccanica’s British subsidiary, AgustaWestland came to the fore.
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News Reports

After terrorists attack non-locals, Mamata Banerjee govt bringing 131 Bengali migrant workers back from Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The Mamata Banerjee government has announced that it is taking steps to bring back 131 migrant workers from the state who are currently in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Crime

Itawa, Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested for abusing Kshatriya community, Lord Ram and threatening to kill CM Yogi Adityanath

Jinit Jain -
The video, which has now gone viral, the man can be seen abusing UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Lord Ram, Kshatriya Thakor Sena, and Rajputs while lauding Ravan
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News Reports

ISRO will definitely attempt another landing on the moon’s surface: K Sivan

OpIndia Staff -
As a collective mission, Chandrayaan 2 had achieved 95 per cent of its objective. The Chandrayan orbiter had been successfully placed and is expected to work for several years.
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News Reports

PDP MP Nazir Ahmad Laway expelled from the party for attending swearing-in ceremony of Jammu and Kashmir LG

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to this, PDP MP Nazir Ahmad Laway had gone against party directives and abstained from voting against the Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha
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Crime

Hapur, Uttar Pradesh: Severed head and other parts of dead cow found in drain, situation tense as police investigates

OpIndia Staff -
Following the incident, an inquiry has been initiated against Chowki in charge Sarvan Gautam and a notice has been issued to Mahavir Singh Chauhan for their negligence.
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Politics

Maharashtra: Govt formation drama extends, while some Congress leaders want Sena alliance, Sena changes tune, again

OpIndia Staff -
 To discuss the political developments, Maharashtra Congress leadership on Friday met with party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence 10 Janpath in New Delhi.
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Social Media

Pakistani singer Rabi Pirzada’s sex videos leaked a day after she criticised their army spokesperson Ghafoora on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Rabi Pirzada is the Pakistani singer who had gained social media attention in India by claiming to release snakes and crocodiles on PM Modi after the abrogation of Article 370
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News Reports

Kerala Church feud: Children made to write ‘Sathyam’ in own blood by Jacobites to protest against Orthodox faction

OpIndia Staff -
The feud between the Jacobite faction and the and the Orthodox faction over the ownership and entry into Church in Kothamangalam in Ernakulam, Kerala seems to now have taken a distressing turn with the involvement of children
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News Reports

Pune: Hand grenade found near Railway station parking facility, sent for forensic analysis after being destroyed by bomb disposal squad

OpIndia Staff -
An employee working in the railway station alerted the Pune police after he saw a grenade near the premises. The Pune police soon informed the bomb disposal unit, who carried out the operation for over four hours.
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News Reports

Delhi’s garbage monument: Ghazipur landfill’s mountain of waste to be taller than Taj Mahal by next year

OpIndia Staff -
Ghazipur landfill facility was opened in 1984 and has already reached its capacity in 2002. However, it was not closed but was allowed to function with more trucks arriving each day with tonnes of garbage. 
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News Reports

Another arrest in Kamlesh Tiwari murder: Yusuf Khan arrested for providing pistol to murder accused Ashfaq and Moinuddin

OpIndia Staff -
The Gujarat ATS and Uttar Pradesh ATS is a joint action has arrested another accused in the Kamlesh Tiwari murder case. 24-year-old Yusuf Pathan has been arrested for providing pistol to the murder accused, Ashfaq and Moinuddin.
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News Reports

Walayar rape case: Kerala High Court dismisses plea for CBI probe, Kerala govt to appeal against accused’s acquittal

OpIndia Staff -
CM had told the parents that it is practically not possible for Kerala govt to seek CBI probe in the Walayar rape case
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News Reports

Time to get rid of Imran Khan’s ‘fake government’: Pakistani opposition leaders at ‘Azadi March’

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani opposition parties unite to demand the resignation of fake government' headed by Imran Khan
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Opinions

WhatsApp snooping: It is time that India shows to the world a spine as big as the market it represents

Saket Suryesh -
The WhatsApp snooping case a thorough investigation and a public statement by the government
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: BSP state president’s brother, Sajid Ali, goes missing after shooting a villager

OpIndia Staff -
UP police, who raided the house of BSP UP president Munkad Ali after learning that his brother Sajid Ali was involved in an incident of firing, found him missing from the residence.
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News Reports

RSS deliberates upon ways to maintain communal harmony ahead of Ayodhya verdict: Report

OpIndia Staff -
RSS and BJP will coordinate their efforts to ensure that peace isn't disturbed after the Ayodhya verdict.
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Media

Did Propagandist-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai try to influence the Ayodhya verdict in his interview with Justice Bobde?

OpIndia Staff -
CJI-designate Justice SA Bobde gave an interview to propagandist-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai on Thursday.
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News Reports

NCP jumps into Maharashtra government formation fiasco, says will find ways to form a govt if BJP-Shiv Sena alliance fails

OpIndia Staff -
NCP said that they will have to seek ways to form government in Maharashtra if NDA fails to do so
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Snakebite victim treated with witchcraft inside Sheopur govt hospital

OpIndia Staff -
A video of a snakebite victim being treated with witchcraft is doing the rounds on the Internet.
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News Reports

It was a joke, being made into a mountain out of molehill: Farokh Engineer over ‘serving tea’ comment on Anushka

OpIndia Staff -
The 82-year-old former wicket-keeper had stirred controversy by dragging Anushka’s name while launching an attack on Indian cricket team selectors.
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News Reports

Disproportionate assets case: No exception from personal appearances for Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy

OpIndia Staff -
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy will have to appear in court every week in a disproportionate assets case
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Politics

Write letters to Khattar uncle, Captain uncle: Kejriwal teaches Delhi school kids to blame Punjab, Haryana CMs for air pollution

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi CM had also tried such gimmicks before the 2019 elections when he had asked schoolchildren to tell their parents not to vote for Modi if they love them.
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Opinions

The proper way forward is teaching students accurate history about Tipu Sultan, not removing the Jihadist tyrant from textbooks

K Bhattacharjee -
Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. Therefore, it is imperative that our children are taught the truth about Tipu Sultan.
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News Reports

No prior registration, passport: Imran Khan announces waivers for Indian pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan removes the requirement for advance registration and passport for Kartarpur visitors, entry fees to remain
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Entertainment

Sona Mohapatra slams Sony TV for reinstating Anu Malik as a judge in Indian Idol, criticises music industry colleagues for supporting him

OpIndia Staff -
Sonam Mohapatra has written an open letter expressing her disappointment over Sony TV's decision to reinstate #MeToo accused Anu Malik as a judge of the reality TV show Indian Idol.
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News Reports

Read why Maulana Rehman organised ‘Azadi march’ demanding resignation of Imran Khan and why it has been postponed by a day

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan has been passing through choppy waters as there has been a recent surge in voices of dissent against him and his governance
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News Reports

As Radio Kashmir becomes All India Radio, remembering Lassa Kaul, Doordarshan director who was killed by JKLF terrorists in February 1990

OpIndia Staff -
Lassa in Kashmiri stands for 'Be blessed or to have a long life. Unfortunately, life of Lassa Kaul was cut short too soon.
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Opinions

How the Statue of Unity proved naysayers to be 2700% wrong

Abhishek Banerjee -
When the Statue of Unity, the tallest in the world, was unveiled on Sardar Patel’s birthday last year, it became an instant magnet for naysayers.
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News Reports

Randeep Singh Surjewala lies, compares subsidised price of LPG in 2014 with current non-subsidised price

OpIndia Staff -
Randeep Singh Surjewala compares the subsidised price of LPG in 2014 with current non-subsidised price
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Cricket

Here are some of the best quotes by cricketing legends on VVS Laxman who celebrates his birthday today

Ritesh -
Former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman celebrates his birthday today.
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Politics

Congress’ petty politics: MP govt takes back state formation day invitation cards as they had Deen Dayal Upadhyay’s image printed on top

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad has taken back already printed and distributed invitation cards after realising that they had the image of Deen Dayal Upadhyay printed on them.
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News Reports

RDX suspected in suspicious bag at the Delhi Airport, security heightened

OpIndia Staff -
Security heightened in Delhi Airport as RDX was reportedly found in the suspicious abandoned bag at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, Terminal 3.
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Culture and History

Chhath Puja in Bihar: Offering gratitude to the Sun God and his energy that makes life on earth possible

अजीत भारती -
Celebrated mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand, Chhath Puja is a four-day-long festival worshipping the Sun God and his two consorts, Usha and Pratyusha.
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News Reports

Watch: US releases video of the raid that killed ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

OpIndia Staff -
Video footage released by US shows troops closing in on the compound where Baghdadi was hiding.
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News Reports

ISIS declares new leader as it confirms death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, vows revenge against the US

OpIndia Staff -
Terror organisation ISIS has new chief, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, who claims that he traces his lineage to Prophet Muhammad's Quraysh tribe
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News Reports

Puducherry CM calls LG Kiran Bedi a ‘demon’ while addressing a meeting on Indira Gandhi’s 35th death anniversary

OpIndia Staff -
Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy said LG Kiran Bedi is a demon put up there by the Centre.
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News Reports

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder Case: Uttar Pradesh police makes another arrest from Bareilly

OpIndia Staff -
One more person arrested from Bareilly in connection with Kamlesh Tiwari murder case
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Law

PIL industry commands ‘Thou shall not decide against our vested interests’: Will the Lordships finally say ‘thus far and no further’?

Amit Kelkar -
The question which remained unanswered so far is, will the Court – as a collective institution – take up this challenge and send a message, loud and clear, “thus far and no further”.
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News Reports

Naga peace talks achieve breakthrough in deadlock as NSCN (IM) softens stand, agreement to be finalised after consultations

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Naga peace talks - NSCN (IM) softens its stand on separate constitution, govt approves flag with conditions
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News Reports

Government seeks response from WhatsApp over snooping incident, hits out at the opposition for politicising it

OpIndia Staff -
Whatsapp had today confirmed that an Israeli spyware group called ‘Pegasus’ had hacked into phones
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News Reports

And for the record, I drink coffee: Anushka Sharma takes on malicious news alleging her interference in BCCI

OpIndia Staff -
Farokh Engineer had stirred a controversy by alleging that Anushka Sharma was interfering in BCCI
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Law

Nirbhaya rape case convicts could be executed soon, handed notice: Tihar Superintendent

OpIndia Staff -
In December 2012, a 23-year old Nirbhaya was brutally gang-raped by 5 men in a moving vehicle in Delhi
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Politics

China calls Jammu and Kashmir bifurcation ‘void’, ‘stay out of internal issues’, says India

OpIndia Staff -
China has termed the bifurcation of the state of JandK as 'unlawful' and 'void' saying it was not effective as some of it is Chinese territory.
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Media

‘Neutral journalist’ Ravish Kumar to be awarded by Chhattisgarh’s Congress government

OpIndia Staff -
Ravish Kumar likes to identify himself as someone who 'speaks truth to the power'.
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News Reports

Intelligence reports reveal ISI is planning to disrupt peace by killing non-residents in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan’s intelligence wing ISI has authorised killings of non-residents in Jammu and Kashmir
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Crime

Walayar Rape case: Parents of victims meet Kerala CM, assured of support if they move for CBI probe

OpIndia Staff -
After facing massive outrage over the handling of Walayar Rape case, the Kerala government had decided to file an appeal against the court order acquitting the accused in the Walayar rape case.
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Media

The Wire interviews Umar Khalid to whitewash Kamlesh Tiwari murder, Umar says ‘Muslims must mobilise’

Editorial Desk -
The Wire has interviewed Umar Khalid, accused in a sedition case and son of terrorist organisation SIMI member, to whitewash the Kamlesh Tiwari murder altogether.
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