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Two Christian factions in Kerala fight over a Church, HC directs arrest of Jacobites preventing Orthodox entry

OpIndia Staff -
The Orthodox faction had moved the High Court after the state government failed to implement the apex court’s order that gave them the management rights in the Piravom St Mary's Church.
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News Reports

After RBI’s restrictions on PMC bank, customers file police complaint against bank officials

OpIndia Staff -
The Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday imposed restrictions on PMC Bank (Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank), a Mumbai based urban cooperative bank
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News Reports

Noida: Husband ‘loses’ wife in a gamble, pressurises her to get into physical relationships with his friends

OpIndia Staff -
Following the wife's complaint, the Noida police have taken the husband into custody
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News Reports

Ram Mandir case: Muslim parties apologise to Supreme Court for questioning ASI report

OpIndia Staff -
Further, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked parties in the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid case to finish their arguments by October 18. The Supreme Court also warned that the parties will not be given any extra day.
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Politics

BJP’s Purvanchal Morcha protests outside Kejriwal’s residence over his NRC remarks

OpIndia Staff -
A police complaint was filed against Arvind Kejriwal by BJP leader Kapil Mishra for spreading lies about NRC.
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Editor's picks

‘No protest, nothing. Just Jihad’: Former ‘British Muslim of the Year’ finalist being probed for incendiary remark on Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Sumaira Farrukh, who was once nominated for a British Muslim of the Year award, is being investigated after she made a call to Jihad in Kashmir.
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Politics

No to nepotism: BJP says won’t give ticket to family members of MPs, MLAs in Haryana elections

OpIndia Staff -
The Haryana assembly elections are scheduled to be held in a single phase on November 2 for all 70 seats. The last date for filing nominations is October 4. 
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Opinions

Why the Indian Right should take the lead on climate change and snatch the issue from the Left

Abhishek Banerjee -
By turning a scientific fact into a political wedge issue, the Left actually struck the biggest ever blow against real solutions to climate change.
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News Reports

Non-Muslims cannot purchase or get flat on rent in a posh area in Karachi, claims Pakistani activist

OpIndia Staff -
The Non-Muslims in Karachi are stripped off their rights to buy or rent flats in upscale societies of posh neighbourhoods
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News Reports

ED seeks custody of Robert Vadra, claims money trail linking directly to him discovered

OpIndia Staff -
ED said Robert Vadra's custody is needed as he is evasive and noncooperative
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Crime

Man assaulted at a Mangaluru mall for saying ‘India is Hindu Rashtra’, Mohiyuddin, Abdul and 1 other arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Police have also booked a case against a minor boy who will be dealt with under the Juvenile Justice Act.
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Politics

BJP leader Kapil Mishra files police complaint against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal for spreading lies and fear-mongering on NRC

OpIndia Staff -
The NRC is strictly to identify the illegal immigrants living in the country and is not aimed at Indians living in states different from their birthplaces.
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News Reports

UK’s Labour Party passes resolution on Kashmir mirroring Pakistan’s stand, India calls it ‘pandering vote bank interests’

OpIndia Staff -
The resolution passed by Jeremy Corbyn's party reportedly seeks Corbyn to meet the high commissioners of both India and Pakistan to ensure there is "mediation" and restoration of peace and normality to prevent a potential nuclear conflict. It also calls for support to 'Kashmiris fighting against occupation'.
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News Reports

Pakistan gets UNSC to allow release of monthly expenses for 26/11 Mumbai terror accused terrorist Hafiz Saeed

OpIndia Staff -
Hafiz Saeed's bank accounts are frozen by the Pakistani government complying with the UNSC resolution. Pakistan had requested the UN to let Hafiz Saeed withdraw PKR 1,50,000 (approximately $1,000) to cover necessary basic living expenses for him and his family. 
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Government and Policy

Uttar Pradesh govt announces Rs 6,000 annual aid for Triple Talaq victims and women who have been left by husbands

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM added that the educated women should be absorbed in government jobs as per their qualifications while arrangements will also be made for providing them shelter and education under various schemes.
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News Reports

Mehul Choksi is a crook and brings no value, Indian officials free to interrogate: Antigua PM

OpIndia Staff -
Antigua PM further added that Choksi will be deported ultimately after he exhausts all his appeals and added that Indian officials are free to investigate based on Mehul Choksi's willingness to participate.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: 17 students suspended for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in Jamshedpur’s Church School Beldih

OpIndia Staff -
17 students studying in class 12 in Church School Beldih were reportedly suspended for allegedly chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' in the school.
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News Reports

Congress disintegrating: 10 Tripura leaders step down after state party chief’s resignation

OpIndia Staff -
Congress which has been undergoing immense pressure due to the string of resignations and defections by party leaders in the last few weeks
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News Reports

Students resorting to ‘false conversions overnight’ to gain admission into minority colleges: Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court observed, "The right of minority institutions is not absolute, and is amenable to regulation.."
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News Reports

‘Pakistan was split after 1971 war, don’t repeat 1971 mistake, else you understand what will happen to PoK’: Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Rajnath Singh warns Pakistan not to repeat 1971 mistake which had led to split of the country
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: 14 year old girl gang raped by her own classmates by using her pictures and videos to blackmail

OpIndia Staff -
Ahmed (name changed) and Usman (name changed), both minors, allegedly raped their own classmate Pinky (name changed) after blackmailing her with her pictures and videos
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News Reports

BJP distances itself from rape accused Swami Chinmayanand, says no more a party member

OpIndia Staff -
Swami Chinmayanand was accused of rape by a law student in Uttar Pradesh’s Shahjahanpur
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News Reports

Editors Guild of India erroneously mentions Telangana instead of Andhra Pradesh while criticising YSR Congress government

OpIndia Staff -
The Editors Guild condemned the action taken by what it erroneously mentioned as 'YSR-Congress led Telangana government' instead of Andhra Pradesh.
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News Reports

NIA continues to tighten its grip on JMB terror module in Bengaluru, recovers explosives making materials from Electronic City

OpIndia Staff -
NIA recovers remnants of explosives prepared by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) terrorists in Bengaluru
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Media

Media spreads lies that Azamgarh school girl who was raped in a moving car has been suspended from her school

OpIndia Staff -
The two accused in the gang rape case were arrested by the Azamgarh Police on Monday, one day after victim’s father filed an FIR
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News Reports

Pakistani media celebrates Khan-Trump presser as ‘roaring success’ even as Imran Khan laments failure over Kashmir

K Bhattacharjee -
TNC claims that their Prime Minister Imran Khan's presser with POTUS Donald Trump was a "roaring success".
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Economy and Finance

RBI refutes rumours of closure of 9 commercial banks

OpIndia Staff -
RBI has issued a statement clarifying that the rumours of commercial banks closing down are false
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News Reports

Here is why any comparison between the UK SC holding UK parliament suspension illegal and the abrogation of Article 370 is mere propaganda

OpIndia Staff -
The attempts made by the liberals to relate the British Supreme Court action on the executive order about parliament and an alleged 'inaction' by Indian Supreme Court is mere propaganda to put pressure on the country's executive and the judiciary.
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Politics

Watch: BJD MP caught slapping party worker on stage, worker says it was a ‘gentle touch’

OpIndia Staff -
In an earlier incident, BJD MLA Saroj Meher had drawn flak after he was caught being rude to a PWD engineer and forcing him to do sit-ups in public.
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News Reports

Kerala: Feud between Orthodox and Jacobite factions over ownership of church heightens as police tries to implement SC verdict

OpIndia Staff -
The dispute between the Orthodox and Jacobite factions are not new, in fact, it is about a century old
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Crime

Sexual abuse by Clergy: Savio Rodrigues and Joseph Kennedy petition PM Modi to take action against sexual crimes in Catholic Church

OpIndia Staff -
The petition to take action against sexual abuse by the clergy was filed by Savio Rodrigues and R. Joseph Kennedy.
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News Reports

Assam: Over 30,000 Bodo people march in Udalguri demanding separate state of Bodoland

OpIndia Staff -
Several organizations took out a mass rally in Udalguri, Assam demanding the creation of a separate state for Bodoland.
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Government and Policy

India has a civilisational responsibility to provide citizenship only to persecuted followers of Indic religions: Here is why

M Nageswara Rao -
Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 (CAB-2016) was introduced in Parliament which since lapsed.
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Politics

If NRC is implemented, Manoj Tiwari will have to leave Delhi: Delhi CM confuses Citizenship and Domicile

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal was responding to BJP leader Manoj Tiwari's pledge of implementing NRC in Delhi to rescue it from illegal Bangladeshi and Rohingyas.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Two Dalit children beaten to death for defecating outside Panchayat building in Shivpuri

OpIndia Staff -
A case under the relevant sections of the IPC and SC/ST Act has been registered against the accused.
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Opinions

Six ways India can make its large, diverse and educated diaspora abroad into force multipliers for India

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Indian diaspora is large, diverse, highly educated, well-off and well respected for their expertise in their fields. Together, they can be one of the biggest force multipliers for India.
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News Reports

At least 30 killed and over 450 injured in the earthquake in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The epicentre of the earthquake was located near the New Mirpur city in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
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News Reports

Fear of Backlash? Pakistani Hindu Lawmaker urges Donald Trump to take back the words ‘Radical Islamic Terrorism’

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu lawmaker from the ruling Pakistan PTI, Pakistani PM Imran Khan's own party, has urged Donald Trump to take back his words condemning Radical Islamic Terrorism
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News Reports

Imran Khan finally admits that Pakistan has got no support from global community on its anti-India rhetoric on Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Acknowledging the global stature of India, PM Imran Khan lamented over the prominence of India in the world affairs while claiming that the economic considerations are the reasons why Pakistan's narrative on Kashmir is being overlooked
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News Reports

Kaushambi Dalit minor rape case: Main accused Adil was hiding in a mazaar, arrested after an encounter with the police

OpIndia Staff -
When the police followed Adil, he started firing at them. The police also indulged in retaliatory firing where Adil was shot in his legs.
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Crime

Extortion charges: Woman who had accused Swami Chinmayanand of rape sent to 14-day judicial custody

OpIndia Staff -
The alleged associates of the woman, three persons named Sanjay Singh, Vikram and Sachin have also been arrested for trying to extort Rs 5 crores from the former minister.
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Editor's picks

As India aspires to develop, the World strengthens its Climate Change narrative

Anagha Paranjape-Purohit -
As India reared her head ever so slightly under PM Modi’s leadership since 2014, showing signs of development, the Climate Change narrative gained momentum.
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi dedicates Global Goalkeeper Award conferred by Gates Foundation to citizens of India

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Modi was awarded the Global Goalkeeper Award last night for the 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan' from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in New York.
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News Reports

Islamabad: Pakistan’s aviation minister stopped by Immigration after he forgets passport, tries to present wife’s passport as his own

OpIndia Staff -
Ghulam Sarwar Khan, aviation minister of Pakistan, was on his way to Turkey when he was stopped at the Islamabad International Airport.
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Politics

NCP chief Sharad Pawar says he will be pleased to go to jail as he has ‘never had this experience’ after ED files case...

OpIndia Staff -
NCP (Nationalist Congress Party) chief Sharad Pawar wants to go to jail as he has 'never had this experience before'.
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News Reports

JeM attack threats: Reports of possible terror attacks being planned against PM Modi, NSA Doval and Air Force bases in J and K

OpIndia Staff -
JeM has been rattled after the Balakot airstrikes and the relentless elimination of its terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir by the Indian security forces.
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Politics

Pakistan PM Imran Khan quotes Congress again as he desperately clutches to straws to rake up Kashmir issue

OpIndia Staff -
Launching a renewed attack on India, Pakistan Prime Minister Khan said that the curfew in Kashmir is still not lifted.
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Politics

US President Donald Trump calls PM Modi ‘Father of India’, says Modi will “take care” of radical Islamic terrorism

OpIndia Staff -
United States President Donald Trump last night called Prime Minister Modi 'Father of India' and said that he will take care of radical Islamic terrorism.
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News Reports

Misogyny? Congress spokesperson Sanjay Jha feels sad when men leave, but attacks women who leave the party

OpIndia Staff -
Do Sanjay Jha’s views on Congress leaders leaving the party change depending on the gender of the politician
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News Reports

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan to be honoured with India’s highest award in cinema, Dadasaheb Phalke award

OpIndia Staff -
Amitabh Bachchan selected for Dadasaheb Phalke award for the year 2019
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