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‘These are the women we need to empower,’ Rahul Gandhi on Woman who danced weirdly in honour of DK Shivakumar

K Bhattacharjee -
The woman broke into a fit of dancing on the streets that was rarer than the sighting of Halley's comet.
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News Reports

BSP MP Atul Rai has been threatening me from inside the jail with ‘face Unnao victim like consequences’, alleges rape victim

OpIndia Staff -
After being on the run for months Atul Rai had surrendered before the Varanasi Magistrate on June 22 after which the court rejected his bail plea and send him to judicial custody
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News Reports

Nirmala Sitharaman gave several reasons of auto-sector slowdown, media and Congress pick only Ola-Uber to mock her

OpIndia Staff -
Congress and media selectively pick Nirmala Sitharaman's comment to mock her
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Politics

Maharashtra: NCP and Congress continue to bleed as Harshvardhan Patil join BJP, Ganesh Naik to join too

OpIndia Staff -
Ganesh Naik's son Sandeep had already joined BJP last month. Naik is likely to jump ship with all NCP corporators in Navi Mumbai, bringing the municipal body under BJP.
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Editor's picks

Pakistan toes the Indian opposition line by equating PM Modi to Hitler, lies about UNHRC

Shashank Bharadwaj -
With no values for virtues like democracy, justice, human rights, equality and liberty, Pakistan and its military establishment has shown its dictatorial attributes more than any other country in recent times.
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Government and Policy

Zero civilian deaths, schools opened and all telephone exchanges functional: DGP Singh on restoring normalcy in J and K

OpIndia Staff -
The DGP said terrorists have been going around in South Kashmir and threatening people by putting up posters. He hoped that they will be able to neutralise the threats in South Kashmir region.
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Opinions

Science as patriotism: ‘Liberals’ are ignoring history of space race

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Chandrayaan mission and the excited media coverage around it have done tremendous good.
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News Reports

Opposition attacks Prime Minister over his ‘Om and cow phobia’ remarks, Left accuses PM of demonising ‘liberals’

OpIndia Staff -
Taking a jibe at anti-Hindu opposition, PM Modi said that some people are greatly infuriated when they hear Hindu words like ‘Om’ and ‘Gau’
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Opinions

NPR’s silence over their producer’s bigotry shows that Radical Islam is the dominant partner in the Left-Radical Islam alliance

K Bhattacharjee -
Producer at National Public Radio (NPR), Furkhan Khan, sparked an outrage on Twitter on Tuesday after she made deeply Hinduphobic comments on the social media platform.
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Politics

After ‘standing for Kashmir’ saw zero effect, Imran Khan now plans ‘Big Jalsa’ in PoK’s Muzaffarabad on Friday

OpIndia Staff -
Interestingly, Imran Khan has chosen PoK for organising the 'Big Jalsa' despite the fact that PoK itself has seen protests over Human Rights violations and atrocities by Pakistani Army.
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News Reports

BJP worker shot by TMC goons, widow accuses West Bengal police of ‘stealing his body’

OpIndia Staff -
BJP has claimed that the total number of BJP workers in the state who have buckled under Mamata's pressure has gone up to 78
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Government and Policy

NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed

Dhaval Patel -
The current agitation being led by Bollywood actors, activists, NGOs and few citizens is primarily with the shed being constructed under the Metro 3 project.
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Politics

Andhra Pradesh: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu tries to defy house arrest, police locks main gate of residence

OpIndia Staff -
Former CM Chandrababu Naidu, his son Nara Lokesh and several other TDP leaders were taken into preventive custody at the TDP chief's residence ahead of their planned 'Chalo Atmakur' rally today.
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News Reports

Kolkata Police nabs Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorist accused in 2018 Gaya blasts from Chennai

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this year, after the government placed a ban on JMB for its terror activities, the terror outfit joined hands with Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba to set up camps along the border and coordinate terror attacks in India.
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Politics

Fearing defeat, AAP student wing CYSS didn’t even contest DUSU elections: BJP leader Kapil Mishra

OpIndia Staff -
Taking a dig at Aam Aadmi Party, BJP leader Kapil Mishra said that CYSS has fled from the elections fearing a humiliating defeat. 
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Government and Policy

It is unfortunate that some people think we have gone back to 16th century as soon as they hear ‘Om’ or ‘cow’: PM Modi...

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching a mega farmer welfare scheme from Mathura, expressed anguish at those who think that discussing cows and Hinduism is regressive.
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Culture and History

9/11 1893 and 2001: Here is why Swami Vivekananda must be read by followers of all religions, especially Islam

beinghumor -
While in 1893, Swami Vivekananda went to Chicago with a rousing speech of peace, harmony and pride, on 9th September 2001, terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda against the United States killed more than 3000 people and injured over 6000 people.
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News Reports

Kejriwal government lies about number of Dengue cases in 2018 in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
The NVBDCP data suggests that 7136 Dengue cases have surfaced in 2018 as against AAP’s claim of 2798 cases
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News Reports

‘I love my country and stand for nation’s interest’: Diljit Dosanjh postpones USA show after FWICE says show is promoted by Pakistani national

OpIndia Staff -
Singer-Actor Diljit Dosanjh postpones USA show promoted by Pakistani national
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News Reports

Hindu family in Meerut accuses Muslim man of kidnapping their daughter, police registers case

OpIndia Staff -
Jameel, a father of three, is accused by the girl's family members of kidnapping their daughter.
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Media

DD journalist exposes The Wire’s nefarious lies about no newspapers being printed in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire, in its 26 August video, had claimed that no newspapers are being printed in Kashmir and it is a situation 'worse than the emergency'.
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Crime

Jammu and Kashmir: Top LeT terrorist responsible for attack on fruit trader’s family killed by security forces in Sopore

OpIndia Staff -
Terrorist Asif was responsible for a recent shootout and injuries to three family members of a fruit trader in Sopore. The injured also included a young infant named Asma Jan.
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Media

NPR producer Furkan Khan uses the language used by Pulwama terrorist against Hindus, deletes tweet after outrage

OpIndia Staff -
Furkan Khan, a producer from NPR, National Public Radio which is a USA based media organisation, has displayed her true colours and used the language used by the Pulwama terrorist against Hindus.
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Law

Citing Hadiya case, 16-year-old Muslim girl approaches SC to hold her ‘marriage’ valid per Islamic law as she has attained puberty

OpIndia Staff -
The woman's advocate has stated that the 16-year-old girl's father is interfering with her right to live with her life partner whom she had chosen after attaining puberty and married through a valid 'Nikahnama'.
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Media

‘Journalist’ Abhisar Sharma spreads fake news by morphing images to target other journalist, deletes after getting caught

OpIndia Staff -
Despite resorting to peddling outright lies on other journalists, Abhisar Sharma has not apologised yet for spreading fake news.
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Politics

Human rights violations: Posters highlighting ‘Pashtun genocide in Pakistan’ appear in Geneva during the UNHRC meeting

OpIndia Staff -
Several groups have appealed to the UN to pull up Pakistan for oppression of minorities.
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News Reports

Law student who levelled harassment charges against Swami Chinmayanand now alleges rape and exploitation for over a year, blames police for inaction

OpIndia Staff -
In another twist, the LLM student now alleges that Chinmayanand raped her and sexually assaulted her for a year
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News Reports

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to receive the first Indian Rafale aircraft on Dussehra this year

OpIndia Staff -
Though the induction of Rafale into the IAF will officially take place on October 8, they will start arriving in India from May 2020 onwards
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News Reports

Delhi: Upscale restaurant apologises for ‘Sikhs not allowed’ comment to a patron, promises to organise Langar for 100 poor kids

OpIndia Staff -
A Delhi-based Sikh man accused the We Qutub Restaurant of discrimination against him and his friends.
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News Reports

Pakistan sponsored terrorists not allowing people to carry out their daily chores: DGP, J&K Police

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan sponsored terrorism responsible for not allowing people to carry out their daily chores: DGP J&K Police
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News Reports

Amnesty International produced predetermined Kashmir reports using foreign money received in violation of FEMA

OpIndia Staff -
Amnesty International using illegal foreign contribution to create propaganda reports on Kashmir
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Crime

Begusarai: 6-year old Dalit girl allegedly raped by tutor Mohammad Murtaza, communal tension prevails

OpIndia Staff -
Begusarai is on tenterhooks as the news of a Dalit girl being allegedly sexually assaulted by a young man from the Muslim community has come to the fore, raising communal tempers in the region
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Culture and History

Hinduism in the World of Digital Art: A genre marked by the lack of Hindu Aesthetics

K Bhattacharjee -
While the artists are extremely talented, their works of art often fail to capture the essence of the Gods they aim to portray.
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Crime

Karnataka: 21-year-old son beheads father for stopping him from playing PUBG

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first incidence where the addiction to PUBG has turned fatal.
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Media

As ‘liberals’ fear monger about ‘fearless voice’ Faye D Souza ‘quitting’, Times Network clarifies that she is still associated with channel

OpIndia Staff -
Times Network has issued a statement clarifying that Faye D Souza will continue to be associated with Times Network and Mirror Now
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News Reports

Enforcement Directorate summons DK Shivkumar’s daughter Aishwarya in connection to money laundering case

OpIndia Staff -
DK Shivakumar was arrested by the ED earlier this month in connection with a money laundering case. He is under ED custody till September 13.
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News Reports

In response to PM Modi’s call, five star hotels to replace plastic bottles with glass ones

OpIndia Staff -
PM while addressing the citizens of the country on the 73rd Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort urged people to eliminate the use of single-use plastic
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News Reports

After years of denial, Pakistan admits that Kashmir is India’s in a grand Freudian slip at Geneva

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi mentions Kashmir as “Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir” in Geneva
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News Reports

Pakistan’s anti-India dossier in UNHRC features quotes from Rahul Gandhi and Omar Abdullah: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi's statements against India's decisions regarding Jammu and Kashmir is being used by Pakistan as a weapon against India.
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Opinions

Zomato’s greed, alleged wilful misinterpretation, arbitrary decisions and Swiggy’s complicity in potential data theft

mirchagalib -
The #Logout campaign against Zomato is being spearheaded by the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI).
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Politics

Tired of ‘petty in-house politics’, actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar leaves Congress in less than 6 months of joining

OpIndia Staff -
Urmila Matondkar joined Congress 5 months back and lost the General Elections 2019 to BJP candidate Gopal Shetty from Mumbai North seat
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News Reports

‘Not a single bullet has been fired for over a month’: Advisor to JK governor slams Pakistan for spreading fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Khan rejected all the fake news which have been maliciously promulgated by Pakistani propaganda channels, the diabolic Pakistani officials and few estranged Pakistani sympathisers within the Indian media
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Social Media

I am an Indian first: Viral video clip from ISRO chief K Sivan’s old interview shows him demolishing Sun News anchor’s Dravidian agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Since the Chandrayaan-2 mission was announced, ISRO chief K Sivan has become a household name all over India.
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Media

For all the sermons of ‘tolerance’, invite to journalism talk shop withdrawn after Bhutanese journalist retweets ‘welcome Modi’ tweets

OpIndia Staff -
Tenzing Lamsang, a Bhutanese journalist lamented how invites to ‘prestigious talk shops’ had suddenly stopped after he retweeted some ‘welcome’ messages on Twitter during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Bhutan.
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Politics

No end to Pakistani ministers’ misery: Low IQ Ch Fawad Hussain exposes his buffoonery, falls for a prank yet again

Nirwa Mehta -
Parody country Pakistan is an embarrassment in itself.
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News Reports

“Stop doing drama”, CISF personnel allegedly asks wheelchair-bound disability rights activist to stand at Delhi airport

OpIndia Staff -
CISF at Delhi airport does not believe that wheelchair-bound woman is disabled, says she is doing drama
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fake notice prohibiting IIT Roorkee students from masturbating in the shower goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Such fake circulars asking students to refrain from masturbating in showers have been doing the rounds since time immemorial
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Opinions

India: A land with Hindu consciousness, which will forever be a natural home for Hindus

Nupur J Sharma -
While the Left detested the idea of law finally being honest enough to give citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighbouring Islamic nations, the non-Left rejoiced the decision as one that rights a historic wrong.
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Crime

Car trapped in Muharram procession attacked with rods, Saleem, Fahad Usman and 7 others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Car stuck in Muharram procession attacked with rods in Prayagraj.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Murder charges dropped, autopsy confirms that Tabrez Ansari died of heart attack

OpIndia Staff -
Jharkhand Police has dropped the murder charges in the chargesheet filed against the 11 accused in Tabrez Ansari's death case.
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