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Bombay HC orders NGO to pay cost of 1 lakh for filing ‘frivolous petition seeking to stall development in Navi Mumbai’

OpIndia Staff -
Bombay High Court concluded that the petition was filed to stop development in Navi Mumbai
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Minor boys found chained in madarsa, accused Mufti Md Sad and Hafiz Salman arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The boys were rescued after local residents saw the boys chained to a bench and alerted the police.
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News Reports

People are wearing Saffron clothes and committing rapes inside Temples: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh

OpIndia Staff -
The former Madhya Pradesh CM added that it is a matter of concern that people are defaming 'Sanatan Dharma'. Singh further added that and even god will not forgive those who are doing these things in the name of religion.
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Entertainment

Did you see the Vikram Lander? Brad Pitt asks about lunar module to American astronaut on the ISS

OpIndia Staff -
Brad Pitt was in a conversation with NASA astronaut on the ISS as a part of promotion for his upcoming film Ad Astra
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Media

While talking about Muslims in Jammu, Karan Thapar diminishes massacre of Hindus and Sikhs in Jammu and the KP exodus

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Karan Thapar in his article "We cannot be selective about the past in Jammu & Kashmir" in Hindustan Times dated 15th Sept 2019, gives a call to morality, intellectual honesty and being conscious to multiple peoples and their identities.
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Politics

Congress has always been against Dalits, sad and shameful behaviour: Mayawati on Rajasthan BSP MLAs defecting to Congress

OpIndia Staff -
In 2009 too, the 6 BSP MLAs had left BSP to join Congress. Mayawati has called Congress' activities sad and shameful.
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News Reports

Government tightens the noose: New rules for NGOs need staff to declare they won’t be indulging in religious conversions

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The Home Ministry has amended the FCRA 2011 act, asking the NGO officeholders and members to declare that they are not prosecuted and convicted of religious conversions
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News Reports

Bombay HC drops criminal proceedings in a sexual harassment case against angel investor Mahesh Murthy

OpIndia Staff -
During the height of #MeToo movement, several women came forward and alleged accusations of sexual harassment against angel investor Mahesh Murthy
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News Reports

Petition for Guru Ravidas temple reconstruction referred to CJI for placing it before the same bench which had ordered the demolition

OpIndia Staff -
Petition filed in SC seeking to reconstruct Ravidas temple, CJI to decide whether to send it to same bench that ordered the demolition
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Crime

Pakistan: Hindu student found dead in hostel room, foulplay suspected even as college admin tries to pass it off as suicide

OpIndia Staff -
A Hindu medical student was found dead under mysterious circumstances inside her hostel room at a college in Larkana area, Ghotki region of Pakistan
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Crime

Attack on Hindus in Ghotki, Pakistan pre-planned by Islamic leader Mian Mithoo to cover up abduction of Hindu girl: Reports

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Reportedly, the recent incident of alleged blasphemy is linked to an earlier kidnapping and attempt to forcefully marry an underage Hindu girl. The activists said that the allegations were made against the principal so that the abduction could be covered up.
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Politics

Sardar Sarovar Dam: The significance of Prime Minister Modi celebrating his birthday at Kevadia

Nirwa Mehta -
Congress kept Gujarat thirsty for decades by stalling progress of Sardar Sarovar Dam. Congress and anti-Narmada project activist Medha Patkar, who for years tried to halt the project which benefited crores of farmers under her 'Narmada Bachao Andolan'
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News Reports

Not many countries want him, Modi didn’t ask me to return this man: Malaysian PM on Zakir Naik

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Malaysian PM Mohamad also said that Malaysia is still looking for a place to send Zakir Naik who has made racially hateful statements in their country and has been banned from speaking in public.
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Politics

After Priyanka Chaturvedi, Shiv Sena looking to induct ex-Congress leader Urmila Matondkar into party?

OpIndia Staff -
A close aide of Uddhav Thackeray, Milind Narvekar has been in touch with ex-Congress leader Urmila Matondkar perhaps in talks to join Shiv Sena after she quit Congress only last week.
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Politics

Rajasthan: 6 BSP MLAs meet speaker CP Joshi to join Congress

OpIndia Staff -
A congress leader has stated that all the six MLAs were in contact with Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and have now decided to come into the Congress fold.
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Social Media

‘Professional Congress’ member posts promotional tweets for 500 rupees, blames ‘social media manager’ after having defended tweet

Nirwa Mehta -
Flipkart Big Billion Sale is here and well, 'Congress supporters' would like to earn a few quick bucks.
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Entertainment

Mann Bairagi: Akshay Kumar releases the poster of the film based on PM Modi, Sanjay Leela Bhansali to produce the same

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Leela Bhansali set to produce an hour-long movie based on the life of PM Modi and is titled Mann Bairagi.
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News Reports

PM Modi to visit Sardar Sarovar Dam to evaluate projects, to launch ‘Namami Narmade Utsav’

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Modi, who arrived in Ahmedabad on the eve of his 69th birthday, has reached Kevadia in Narmada district to evaluate the projects on Sardar Sarovar Dam
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News Reports

Child Rights Commission sends second notice to Mumbai police to investigate suspected torture on juvenile during Worli evangelical event

OpIndia Staff -
This is the second letter written by Child Rights Commission to Mumbai police urging them to take prompt action
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News Reports

EC forms Media Monitoring Committee in Haryana to keep paid news under check ahead of assembly polls

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Ahead of Haryana assembly elections, media monitoring committee formed to keep paid-news under check
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Crime

NCW takes suo moto cognisance of alleged rape of Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor, asks Bihar police to investigate on a priority basis

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The gang rape victim had allegedly endured unspeakable atrocities at the government-aided shelter home in Muzaffarpur that was ran by Brajesh Thakur
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News Reports

Imran Khan, the ‘ambassador of Kashmir’, slammed by President of World Uighur Congress for ignoring the plight of Uighur Muslims in China

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President of World Uighur Congress says that Imran Khan knows what the Chinese government is doing to Uighur Muslims but he doesn't want to talk on this
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Media

Suvarna news anchor wants scientist arrested for his sarcastic Tweet about ‘Mysore Pak’, claims his act was ‘seditious’

OpIndia Staff -
The anchor of Suvarna news, Jayaprakash Shetty has now asked for the arrest of scientist Ranganathan for claiming Mysore Pak belonged to Tamil Nadu in a sarcastic Tweet
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News Reports

Amidst allegations of stealing govt furniture and corruption, Andhra Pradesh ex-speaker commits suicide

OpIndia Staff -
K Siva Prasad Rao had several corruption charges registered against him, his son and daughter after Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP came to the power.
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News Reports

Facing criticism after making hijab mandatory for girl students, Assam school withdraws the decision

OpIndia Staff -
AB Hannan, the principal of a school in Assam's Karimganj had taken a U-turn after making hijab mandatory for girl students in the school
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News Reports

Pakistan govt arrests 11 youths in PoK for chanting anti-Imran Khan slogans during his flop Friday fad in Muzaffarabad

OpIndia Staff -
To choke the voices of dissent, Pakistan government has now registered FIR against students and youth in PoK for chanting slogans against the PM during his rally.
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News Reports

ED summons Chidambaram’s personal secretary KVK Perumal for the third time, seeks answers to 40 questions

OpIndia Staff -
The ED has sought answers to 40 questions from KVK Perumal. He had reportedly evaded questions during the first two questionings.
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Media

Shekhar Gupta’s The Print says Muslims silent over Tabrez Ansari, after multiple violent protests by Muslim mobs rocked parts of India

OpIndia Staff -
In the article, titled 'Indian Muslims are silent over Tabrez Ansari because of Muhammad Ali Jinnah', Shekhar Gupta led The Print argues that the Indian Muslim community has been beaten into silence by the all-encompassing Evil Hindu Fascism.
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News Reports

CBI visits WB secretariat to inquire about Ex-Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s whereabouts, asked to come on a working day

OpIndia Staff -
HC had on Friday withdrawn Kumar’s protection from custodial interrogation
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News Reports

Back Again: Pondy Lit Fest back for its second edition, Himanta Biswa Sarma, Kiran Bedi among distinguished guests

OpIndia Staff -
The Pondy Lit Fest will be inaugurated by Kiran Bedi, the Governor of the Union Territory, and V. Narayanasamy, its Chief Minister.
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Crime

Muzaffarpur shelter home survivor gang raped in a moving car, three of the four accused arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Muzaffarpur shelter home had hit the headlines in June 2018 after a social audit report highlighted that over 42 girls were allegedly mentally and physically abused at a government-aided home, run by Brajesh Thakur.
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Law

Ayodhya land dispute: Nirmohi Akhara and Sunni Waqf Board willing to resume negotiations, permission sought from top court

OpIndia Staff -
If the apex court gives the green light, then it will be the second attempt at mediation between the parties.
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News Reports

Make every effort to restore normalcy in Kashmir but keep national security in mind: SC tells union govt

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Supreme Court has asked the government to make every effort to restore normalcy in Kashmir while keeping national security in mind
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Crime

Alwar: Madarsa cleric accused of kidnapping and raping a minor girl multiple times

OpIndia Staff -
Yusuf, who used to be the cleric in the Madarsa in the victim's village, allegedly kidnapped the minor girl and raped her multiple times in a guestroom of a mosque in Hyderabad.
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Government and Policy

After Andhra Pradesh, Congress govt in Rajasthan to reserve 75% jobs in private sector for locals

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress government in Rajasthan has decided to hold a meeting with stakeholders to decide the matter of 75% reservation in Private Sector on the 19th of September.
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Media Fact-Check

Kannada media spreads fake news, accuses Nirmala Sitaraman of ‘giving’ Mysorepak to Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
No one had expected that a huge controversy would erupt over the issue of Mysore Pak, which originated in Mysuru during the rule of Wodeyar dynasty.
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Opinions

My home by the Jhelum: Story of a Kashmiri Hindu who, along with his family was attacked and thrown out of Kashmir by Islamists

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As a Kashmiri Hindu, it is all the more important to retell our stories now when there is a malicious and perverse attack to erase and distort our history and rewrite it to project the Muslim atrocities as a freedom struggle and not as an Islamist jihadi movement
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News Reports

Chidambaram celebrates birthday in Tihar jail, tweets ‘May God bless this country’

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P Chidambaram, who is an accused in the multi-crore scams on Monday celebrated his 74th birthday within the walls of Delhi's Tihar Jail. In a series of tweets, P Chidambaram expressed his concerns over the country's economy.
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News Reports

Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed sends letter threatening to blow up railway stations and temples across 6 Indian states

OpIndia Staff -
A terror threat letter was allegedly sent by Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit to the Rohtak station officials
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Media Fact-Check

The Wire uses 2015 survey and laces it with lies to say mental health issues on the rise in Kashmir post abrogation of Article...

Nupur J Sharma -
The Wire on 14th September 2019 published an article headlined, "Ground Report: Kashmir Blackout Is Triggering a New Wave of Mental Health Issues".
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News Reports

Chinmayanand case: UP law student says the BJP leader recorded her private videos and used them to rape her

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The woman's father has handed over 43 video clips to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case.
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Law

CJI Ranjan Gogoi may visit Kashmir ‘if requirement arises’, allows Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit J&K

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Earlier, Ghulam Nabi Azad had gone to Srinagar twice and was sent back both the times from the airport.
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Law

Live-streaming of Ayodhya proceedings: SC bench agrees to hear plea, asks registry for report

OpIndia Staff -
KN Govindacharya has requested the court that if live video streaming was not possible, at least an audio recording of the hearing should be available for the public.
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Politics

NC leader Farooq Abdullah detained under Public Safety Act, his house to be turned into a ‘subsidiary jail’

OpIndia Staff -
Farooq Abdullah will be now detained under the Public Safety Act. The Public Safety Act allows the government to detain a person for up to 2 years without a trial.
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News Reports

Watch: Stopped by traffic cops, Delhi girl threatens with suicide, helmet attack and then her mother

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The girl was reportedly stopped for the broken license plate on her two-wheeler. When the traffic police demanded to see the scooter's documents, she stated that she had no papers.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: TV Anchor and her associates arrested for honeytrapping and kidnapping 68-year-old man

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A senior police officer said that TV Anchor Ranjitha befriended the victim and invited him for a two-day trip to Bengaluru.
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Politics

The Hindu Chairman doubles up as judge, gives clean chit to Chidambaram at a Congress event, says ‘no evidence’ against him

OpIndia Staff -
Ram even did not even spare the judges of the Supreme Court. He stated that there are factual mistakes in the order of justices Bhanumathi and Bopanna.
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Government and Policy

Haryana to implement NRC: We need a national strategy on citizenship

Abhishek Banerjee -
Haryana CM Manohar Lal has proclaimed that Haryana will implement NRC. Under pressure of coming elections, Bhupinder Hooda jumped to support the proposal.
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News Reports

Temple vandalised, violence unleashed against Hindus in Pakistan’s Ghotki after a principal made ‘blasphemous’ remark

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Properties worth millions of rupees were attacked and several shops belonging to the Hindu community looted on Sunday by an enraged Muslim mob in Ghotki town after the owner of a school was accused of committing blasphemy. 
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Politics

US President Donald Trump to join PM Modi at the ‘Howdy, Modi’ event in Houston

OpIndia Staff -
The United States President Donald Trump will be joining Prime Minister Modi in Houston during the 'Howdy, Modi! Shared Dreams, Bright Futures' mega event which will be held on 22nd September.
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