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Home Ministry bans Meghalaya-based terrorist organisation HNLC, calls it a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of India

OpIndia Staff -
HNLC was first a banned on November 16, 2000, but the ban was lifted later.
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Politics

Owaisi is Babur: Rashtriya Muslim Manch spokesperson Yaser Jilani says AIMIM chief is trying to fan communal tension

OpIndia Staff -
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been ranting against the SC verdict on Ayodhya issue.
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Social Media

#MosquesofIndia, trended by Islamists, reveals a few more Hindu Temples on which mosques stand today

Keshav -
The Twitter hashtag #MosquesInIndia revealed many other mosques which were built after destroying temples.
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Media

Taseer Tragicomedy: TOI wants India to violate its laws to prove that it is committed to democratic values

Editorial Desk -
TOI says that revoking OCI card of Aatish Taseer could lead to India being isolated at the international forum.
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Politics

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury uses derogatory slang for European delegation that visited JK, calls them ‘kiraye ke tattu’

OpIndia Staff -
The derogatory remarks used by Adhir Chowdhury was opposed by some members of parliament. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said he would examine if the remarks needed to be expunged from the proceedings.
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Fact-Check

Congress chattels misrepresent Patanjali CEO’s statement on ‘working with multinationals’

OpIndia Staff -
Ramdev's Patanjali has long been a soft target for malicious reporters who have often wrapped up a series of lies in their reportage to malign the company
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News Reports

‘We are doing better than Europe on Climate Change’, MEA Jaishankar reminds German magazine during interview

OpIndia Staff -
Der Spiegel attempted to corner MEA Jaishankar on various issues but the Minister rebuffed the interviewer on every occasion.
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Politics

Rajya Sabha: Narendra Modi heaps praises on the NCP amidst political turmoil in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha on 250th session in its history.
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Politics

‘Sky is clear now’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says no need to continue odd-even any more

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also dismissed the report that said Delhi has the most polluted water. He stated that a city's water quality cannot be checked by just 11 samples.
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News Reports

Jal ya Jalebi? BJP MP Gautam Gambhir takes a dig on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over Delhi’s ‘free’ toxic tap water

OpIndia Staff -
Gautam Gambhir hit out on Aam Aadmi Party for trolling him over his viral picture eating jalebi as reports reveal Delhi tap water be most toxic.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Christian family keeps dead daughter’s body for days, believing bible and prayers will ‘bring her back’

OpIndia Staff -
The villagers had reportedly convinced the family to keep the body of the girl in a house and read the bible, claiming that it will bring back their daughter.
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News Reports

Agravan when? UP govt asks historians to check if Agra city was ever known by any other name

OpIndia Staff -
Speculations are rife that the name of Agra may soon be changed to Agravan.
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Politics

BJP-Shiv Sena must choose their path and we will do our politics: Sharad Pawar remains non-committal on Shiv Sena alliance

OpIndia Staff -
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar will meet Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi later today.
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Politics

Even before the winter session in parliament begins, new buddies Shiv Sena and Congress give adjournment motion notices

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of the beginning of the winter session, the Congress and the Shiv Sena have given adjournment motion notice in the Lok Sabha.
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Politics

Altaf Hussain, a Pakistani politician who said ‘Pakistan is cancer to the world’ has requested PM Modi for asylum

OpIndia Staff -
Hussain's MQM was one of the main political parties in Karachi. He had fled Pakistan in 1992 after being hounded by the Pakistani governments.
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News Reports

Bankruptcy looms over NDTV as auditor’s review shows a grim picture

OpIndia Staff -
In its financial statement filed with the bourses, NDTV auditors have expressed concern over the company continuing as a going concern entity.
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Social Media

Cops not welcome, users don’t feel safe: Mastodon Social platform suspends Assam Police account

OpIndia Staff -
Mastodon told Assam Police they're not welcome as it wants the community to feel 'safe and secured'. 
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Opinions

Ashok Singhal, Class of 92: Remembering the Chief Architect of the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement

Editorial Desk -
The involvement of Ashok Singhal in the Ram Janmabhoomi Movement began in 1984.
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News Reports

Judge S Abdul Nazeer who was a part of Ayodhya and Triple Talaq verdict gets Z plus security after threats from Islamist PFI

OpIndia Staff -
The Central government has taken the decision to assign Z plus security to Judge S Abdul Nazeer who was a part of the bench that delivered the historic verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya case.
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Cricket

Gautam Gambhir says Dhoni’s advice cost him a century in 2011 Cricket World Cup final

OpIndia Staff -
Gautam Gambhir reminisces 2011 Cricket World Cup final where he missed his century in the winning match.
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News Reports

AAP refuses to accept BIS report that said Delhi tap water unsafe, Minister Ram Vilas Paswan exposes Delhi govt apathy

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi water is the most toxic as per Bureau of Indian Standards, but AAP refuses to accept the report.
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News Reports

SQR Ilyas, who announced AIMPLB’s decision to file review petition in Ayodhya case, used to be a member of terror org SIMI

OpIndia Staff -
Umar Khalid's father was present during the press briefing where the decision was announced. Syed Qasim Rasool Ilyas was the one who announced the decision on behalf of the AIMPLB.
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Politics

Amit Shah said not to worry, BJP and Shiv Sena will form the government, claims Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

OpIndia Staff -
Ramdas Athawale said that he told Amit Shah a solution could be reached if he mediated between the parties.
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News Reports

The ‘lynched’ man for whom Harsh Mander’s ‘Karwan e Mohabbat’ did a spontaneous ‘fund collection’ comes back alive

OpIndia Staff -
Harsh Mander's 'Karwan e Mohabbat' had used the now-in-doubt lynching of Krishna Manjhi to peddle the narrative of rising hate crimes in the country.
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Law

Muslim parties to file review petition against Ram Janmabhoomi judgement, AIMPLB decide to reject 5-acre alternate land

OpIndia Staff -
AIMPLB has decided to reject the 5-acre land granted by SC as compensation in the Ram Janmabhoomi case
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Government and Policy

39 bills to be introduced in the Winter session of Parliament including Citizen Amendment Bill: Read what these bills are

OpIndia Staff -
The nearly month-long Winter session of the Parliament which is scheduled to begin from 18 November, will see 39 legislations being taken up for passage including the much-anticipated Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to amend the definition of 'illegal migrant'.
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News Reports

‘She is a BJP agent,’ minister in Kamal Nath’s cabinet in Madhya Pradesh loses his cool on Congress worker

OpIndia Staff -
A minister in Madhya Pradesh government accused a Congress worker of being a 'BJP agent'.
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Opinions

Remembering Balasaheb Thackeray: A legacy shunned by Shiv Sena within seven years of his death

K Bhattacharjee -
Balasaheb Thackeray had very harsh words to offer for the very people Shiv Sena is now trying to ally with.
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News Reports

RSS leader Gagneja murder: NIA chargesheets 11 with Khalistani links, murder aimed to revive Khalistan terrorism

OpIndia Staff -
NIA has filed a charge-sheet against 11 accused persons with links to Khalistan terror, including a British national in connection with the murder case of Punjab unit RSS vice-president Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja
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News Reports

Paramhas Das expelled from Tapasvi Ki Chhavni for making objectionable remarks against Ram Janmabhoomi Nyas chief

OpIndia Staff -
Paramhans Das, disciple of Mahant Sarveshwar Das, head of Tapasvi Ki Chhavni, has been expelled.
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Opinions

A Hindu perennially ashamed and guilty: How narrative after Ayodhya verdict is trying to achieve it

Nupur J Sharma -
Even before the Ayodhya verdict was pronounced, there was a host of requests being made for calm to be maintained. While this sounds advice of maturity, the undercurrent was palpable and deeply disturbing.
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Opinions

The BHU controversy: Demanding that ‘Hindu Dharma Vigyan’ be taught by a Hindu and not a Muslim is not bigotry

K Bhattacharjee -
Students at the Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan (SVDV) in BHU have been protesting over the appointment of a Muslim professor, Dr Firoz Khan, at the institution.
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News Reports

Telangana HM Mahmood Ali orders an inquiry in incident where ‘Ram Mandir todenge’ slogans were chanted by Muslim women

OpIndia Staff -
Provocative slogans like 'Ram Mandir todenge' were shouted by Muslim women after a namaz on Thursday in Saidabad, Telangana.
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News Reports

Century old ‘Ram Naam Bank’ offers special ‘bonus’ to ‘account holders’ following Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

OpIndia Staff -
'Ram Naam Bank' is a century-old bank where the devotees deposit the divine name of Lord Ram in their 'accounts'.
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News Reports

JNU vandalism: FIR registered for vandalism and writing objectionable slogans outside VC office on campus

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police has registered an FIR for vandalism on JNU campus.
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News Reports

We will hold programs like these in our house, that’s our right: Hindu Mahasabha after being booked for celebrating Godse in MP

OpIndia Staff -
On the occasion of 70th death anniversary of Godse, the members of the Hindu Mahasabha had performed 'aarti' or prayer service for Godse and Narayan Apte
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News Reports

Owaisi creating terror through statements, no difference between Baghdadi and him: Shia Waqf Board Wasim Rizvi

OpIndia Staff -
Shia Waqf Board chief compared AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to slain ISIS terrorist chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
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News Reports

Point of no return: Shiv Sena to sit in opposition in upcoming winter session in Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena MPs will sit on the opposition bench in the upcoming winter session in the Parliament.
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News Reports

Pakistan stepping up efforts to illegally procure nuclear technology, says German government

OpIndia Staff -
There has been a substantive increase in the efforts by Pakistan to obtain advanced technology used in nuclear, biological and chemical(NBC) weapons
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News Reports

Pakistan: Owners deploy armed guards to protect tomato farms as thieves find innovative ways to rob tomatoes

OpIndia Staff -
Tomato prices in Pakistan have reached an all-time high as they are being at Rs 320/Kg in the Karachi's vegetable markets
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Uproar in Sambhal after police thwart attempt to illegally construct a mosque overnight, police deployed

OpIndia Staff -
In the Sambhal district of UP, the police stopped the overnight construction of an illegal mosque in the premises of a Madarsa.
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Satire

An Unusual Day: When ‘Siri’ became ‘Sita’ and mysterious Rambhakts wanted to build a Hospital in Eeny’s house

Kansaratva -
“My name,” said a voice from her phone, “is Sita, not Siri.”
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Politics

Maharashtra Standoff: Impasse continues as Shiv Sena, NCP and Congress’ meeting with Governor gets postponed

OpIndia Staff -
The Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP have reportedly firmed up a Common Minimum Program(CMP) for the coalition government
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News Reports

Other premier and second-tier institutions charge students upto 20 times more than proposed JNU fees now: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The educational institutions which are considered be second-tier also charge students multiple times higher amount compare to what was proposed in JNU.
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News Reports

‘Not against Muslims’ – protesting students at BHU explain their position. An OpIndia exclusive

रवि अग्रहरि -
Recently, in Banaras Hindu University (BHU)'s Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan (SVDV) stream, a Muslim professor Dr Firoz Khan was appointed as an assistant professor.
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News Reports

Kerala: Police send back 10 women between ages of 10 to 50 who had travelled from Andhra Pradesh to desecrate Sabarimala shrine

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala police send back 10 women who had travelled from Andhra Pradesh to desecrate Sabarimala shrine
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Crime

‘Journalist’ Ali Sohrab arrested by UP Police for his hate-filled comments against Kamlesh Tiwari who was hacked to death by Islamists

Jinit Jain -
A complaint was lodged against Ali Sohrab at Hazratganj, Lucknow after he posted celebratory tweet following Kamlesh Tiwari's brutal murder
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Government and Policy

Rajasthan: Congress govt allocates Rs 1.88 crore to Madarsas after claiming that Modi govt has not released funds

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress government in Rajasthan led by Ashok Gehlot has sanctioned Rs 1.88 crore for Madarsas in the state
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News Reports

Watch: JNU ‘students’ manhandle and attack woman journalist from Zee News, chant ‘Zee News Muradabad’

OpIndia Staff -
A video has emerged where JNU "students" can be seen manhandling a Zee News reporters and making lewd remarks against her.
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News Reports

Watch: Iraqi protestor brings a lion to fight out police canines in the anti-government protest in Baghdad

OpIndia Staff -
An Iraqi protestor brought a lion along with him after police deployed dogs to control the anti government protests
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