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Sajid-Javed brutally killed two kids, now attempts underway to delay the case: Badaun Victims’ father says he will go to High Court for justice

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Vinod Singh shared that after the murder of his sons by Sajid and Javed, some individuals in Badaun tried to tarnish his wife’s reputation.
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World

Troubles keep mounting for Boeing: South Korea plans to inspect every Boeing aircraft after the deadly crash that killed 179 people

OpIndia Staff -
A Jeju Air flight crashed upon landing at Muan International Airport shortly after landing at around 9:00 am on 29th December.
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News Reports

651 Christian families revert to Hinduism in Chhattisgarh

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Prabal Pratap Singh Judev washed the feet of these families in this huge Hindu conference organized in Sakti. Many Hindu saints including Sadhvi Pragya participated in this program. Those Hindu workers who were lured to become Christians also participated here.
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Political History of India

On this day, 118 years ago, the Muslim League was formed: How it came to be and how, after partition, a faction stayed back...

Rukma Rathore -
The Muslim League quickly transitioned from demanding a separate electorate for Muslims to asking for a separate country.
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News Reports

Odisha: Two Christian women tied to a pole and assaulted by villagers, FIR says they were trying to convert tribals to Christianity – All...

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The two women have been booked under Section 4 of the Odisha Freedom of Religion Act, 1967, and sections of the BNS, including Section 299, 3(5) and 351(2).
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News Reports

Sambhal: Investigation reveals that suspected mastermind of violence, Sharik Satha, works for Dawood Ibrahim

OpIndia Staff -
Sharik Satha has over 50 cases registered against him in various states. A few years ago, he reportedly fled to Dubai. Police believe that he not only provided funding for the Sambhal violence but also supplied weapons.
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News Reports

Missing Kerala student Santra Saju’s body found in Scotland river, formal identification awaiting, details

OpIndia Staff -
The 22-year-old Santra Saju was last caught on CCTV at an Asda supermarket store in Almondvale, Livingston, on December 6 evening.
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News Reports

Sambhal: UP Police arrest 50 people for violence during Jama Masjid survey

ANI -
"50 people have been arrested so far in the violence that took place in Sambhal on November 24. The search is on for another 91 people. Some people are yet to be identified, " said SP Bishnoi.
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News Reports

Adani Enterprises to exit food venture Adani Wilmar, raise $2 billion for investment in core infrastructure

OpIndia Staff -
Adani Enterprises will use funds raised from divestment to turbocharge its investment in core infrastructure platforms such as energy & utility, transport & logistics and other adjacencies in primary industry.
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Opinions

Caste census may have taken over the political discourse, but here is why we need an announcement of Skill Census in Union Budget 2025

Ritwik -
India's demographic transition will see it emerge as the most populous nation in the working age group by 2030 and this makes a skill census far more important
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Cricket

Border Gavaskar Trophy: Indian Captain Rohit Sharma rues missed opportunities after losing Melbourne Test

ANI -
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma rued the missed opportunities after India endured a heavy 184-run defeat in the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne against Australia on Monday.
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News Reports

OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji’s death: ‘He was happy, not depressed’, Parents challenge suicide claims, demand FBI probe

Anurag -
Suchir Balaji's father, Balaji Ramamurthy, described being the last person to speak with his son. He said, “He was happy, not depressed or anything. And it was his birthday week,” while disputing the suicide claim.
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OpIndia Explains

Thousands of BPSC aspirants in Bihar on the streets: Why are the students protesting and how Prashant Kishore provoked them to create a ruckus

Siddhi Somani -
Thousands of BPSC aspirants came out on the streets protesting against what they claimed state mismanagement at exam centers and suspected paper leak.
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News Reports

Over 150 illegal Bangladeshi settlers attack municipal staff in Lucknow: Mayor demands action, 50 illegal shanties demolished

OpIndia Staff -
Following the attack by illegal Bangladeshis, Mayor Sushma Kharkwal rushed to the spot. Speaking to media, she said, "These Bangladeshi squatters have attacked municipal staff and engaged in criminal activities. How are they getting electricity connections? This negligence must be addressed immediately.”
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News Reports

Water burst in the desert: Tubewell digging causes underground reservoir to erupt in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer

OpIndia Staff -
Some social media users have shared a video of the incident with claims that it may be a resurfacing of the Saraswati River after some media reports including ETV Bharat reported that Dr Narayan Das Inkhiya, a groundwater scientist who visited the site, said that “this incident can be a sign of the ancient flow of the Saraswati river.”
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News Reports

Maha Kumbh 2025: A seamless and spiritually enriching journey awaits devotees, read details of the preparations to make it a global celebration of spirituality

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh Government is making extensive preparations to ensure that Maha Kumbh Mela 2025 in Prayagraj is a grand, safe, and spiritually enriching event
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News Reports

Yogi govt creates foolproof plan for safety of devotees attending Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, seven-tier security ring to be established by UP Police

OpIndia Staff -
UP Police to establish seven-tier security ring for impeccable safety at Maha Kumbh 2025, Prayagraj Commissionerate Police to expand with 57 stations, up from 44
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News Reports

All India Muslim Jamaat president issues fatwa against new year celebrations calling it haram, says Muslims should not celebrate as it is against Islamic...

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Maulana Mufti Shahabuddin Razvi Barelvi, national president of All India Muslim Jamaat, has issued fatwa asking Muslims in India to not celebrate the New Year
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News Reports

As former IPS Acharya Kishore Kunal passes away – Read about the infamous Bobby Scandal, one of the haunting cases of his tenure as...

OpIndia Staff -
As the investigation progressed, SSP Kunal discovered that Bobby had close ties with several influential leaders, including Congress politician and then Assembly Speaker’s son, Radha Nandan Jha. Testimonies from witnesses revealed that Jha had visited Bobby on the night of her death.
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News Reports

Navi Mumbai International Airport closer to readiness: Successfully conducts first flight validation test with landing of A320 aircraft

ANI -
The Navi Mumbai airport took a monumental step toward becoming operational with its first commercial flight validation test in the presence of regulators
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News Reports

HBO founder and cable TV mogul Charles Dolan passes away at the age of 98

ANI -
Charles Dolan, a titan of the early cable industry who owned Cablevision and launched HBO, passed away at 98
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News Reports

When Babri Masjid side had torn up map of Ram Temple provided by Kishore Kunal: Remembering the former IPS officer and Acharya

OpIndia Staff -
Acharya Kishore Kunal was deeply involved into the Ram Mandir movement and was the creator of a map presented as evidence during the Ram Mandi-Babri Masjid case in the Supreme Court.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Woman accuses Smart City Project team leader Sajjad Ali Khan of torture and forcing physical relation

OpIndia Staff -
Sajjad Ali Khan threatened to kill her on multiple occasions and told her he would slice her into pieces and dispose of her body. On 19th December, he took a knife and attacked the victim, intending to kill her. She somehow managed to escape and hid the knife.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Mohsin Multani poses as Pradeep Solanki, rapes 23-year-old tribal woman, blackmails her

OpIndia Staff -
Mohsin Multani introduced himself as Pradeep Solanki. He befriended a Hindu tribal woman and sexually exploited her repeatedly on the pretext of marriage. When she came to know about his identity and tried to maintain distance, he blackmailed her using objectionable videos he had recorded of her.
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News Reports

Indian grandmaster Koneru Humpy wins FIDE Women’s World Rapid Championship by defeating Indonesia’s Irene Sukandar in New York

ANI -
Indian chess woman grandmaster Koneru Humpy on Sunday won the FIDE Women's World Rapid Championship in New York after beating Indonesia's Irene Sukandar
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News Reports

Delhi police nab illegal immigrant Jahangir and his 6 children, deport them back to Bangladesh

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The Bangladeshi nationals were identified as Jahangir, his wife Parina Begam and their six children. All were residing at Rangpuri.
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World

South Korea: Death toll from plane crash rises to 62; officials suspect ‘bird strike’

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The death toll from Sunday's passenger jet crash in South Korea's Muan County has jumped to 62, after the aircraft carrying 181 people veered off the runway and erupted into flames,
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Women perform Navgrah Puja at new police post site in front of Jama Masjid in Sambhal, express feeling of safety

OpIndia Staff -
After performing Puja at the police post site in Sambhal, one of the woman spoke to media and said, "We feel safer with the police post here and came to light lamps before visiting the temple. We placed lamps on the Navgrah symbols we created.”
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News Reports

South Korea: Aircraft goes off runway and crashes into a wall, kills atleast 47 people onboard

OpIndia Staff -
In visuals that have surfaced on social media, the airliner could be seen bursting into flames. The front landing gear of the aircraft failed to deploy on time.
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News Reports

Meghalaya: FIR filed against social media influencer after his video chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ at a church goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
An FIR was filed against a social media influencer after a video of him chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' at a church had gone viral on the internet
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Opinions

From calling ‘joker’ to tearing an ordinance apart – How Congress humiliated Dr Manmohan Singh but hails him now as a hero

श्रवण शुक्ल -
In 2013, Rahul Gandhi, who held no official position in UPA government, publicly dismissed an ordinance meant to overturn a Supreme Court ruling as “nonsense” and tore it up during a press conference. He not only embarrassed the govt but also undermined Dr Singh's authority as PM.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi’s 2004 letter declining PM post was drafted by Vir Sanghvi, Manmohan Singh lost 1999 LS polls due to internal sabotage, claims journalist...

OpIndia Staff -
After Manmohan Singh’s death, it has been revealed by journalist Pankaj Vohra that Sonia Gandhi’s letter declining the PM position was drafted by journalist Vir Sanghvi
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Opinions

After the Centre agrees to a memorial to former PM Manmohan Singh, Priyanka Gandhi exploits his death to incite Sikhs

Amit Kelkar -
Ms Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tried to ride on sympathy wave following the death of former PM Manmohan Singh despite the Centre allocating space for his memorial.
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News Reports

Putin apologises to Azerbaijan’s president for ‘tragic incident’ involving Azerbaijan Airlines plane, does not admit that it was accidentally shot by Russian missile

OpIndia Staff -
After it was confirmed that a Russian air-defence missile shot the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin apologised to Azerbaijan's president for the incident
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News Reports

BJP says Congress has damaged the dignity of Manmohan Singh, asks party to not play politics after govt assured place for memorial

ANI -
BJP MP Sambit Patra attacked Congress for indulging in "politics" over the demise of Manmohan Singh and said that if someone has "damaged the dignity" of former PM it's Congress party.
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World

Taliban targets several positions in Pakistan days after Pakistani aircrafts carried out bombardment in Afghanistan

ANI -
Taliban said the attacks were conducted "beyond the "hypothetical line" - an expression used by Afghan authorities to refer to a border with Pakistan which has been in dispute since long.
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News Reports

ASI inspects ancient ‘Baori’ discovered during anti-encroachment drive in Sambhal, construction of new police station near Jama Masjid starts

ANI -
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) team from Meerut conducted an inspection of an ancient Baori in the Chandausi area of Sambhal, where excavation work is currently underway.
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News Reports

Delhi HC acquits Sahjan Ali convicted of raping 14-year-old girl of ‘different religion’, says merely mentioning ‘physical relation’ does not amount to intercourse

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi HC said that though consent would not matter if the girl is a minor under the POCSO Act, the phrase ‘physical relation’ cannot be converted automatically into sexual intercourse let alone sexual assault.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal takes fake moral high ground on Yamuna issue, promises to ‘clean the river’ despite not being benefitted electorally

OpIndia Staff -
In 2015, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal had promised to clean and revive the water body within a span of 5 years i.e. by the year 2020.
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Crime

Muzaffarpur: Muslim girl marries her Hindu boyfriend, angry parents forcibly take her away; Court asks police to find her quickly

OpIndia Staff -
Muzaffarpur resident Lokesh Kumar and Shama Parveen wanted to get married. However, Shama's family was not ready for this.
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News Reports

2,000 illuminated drones will bring to life the legendary tales of Prayag Mahatmyam and Mahakumbh: UP Govt

ANI -
Uttar Pradesh Tourism is set to mesmerize attendees at Mahakumbh 2025 with a spectacular drone show, showcasing mythological tales linked to the Mahakumbh and Prayagraj.
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Crime

Anna University Sexual Assault: Madras HC slams police for blaming victim in FIR and leaking unmasked FIR, orders probe by all women SIT and...

OpIndia Staff -
The Madras High Court on Saturday said that the FIR registered into the Anna University sexual assault case blames the victim, and slammed the police for ‘wrong wordings’ in the FIR
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News Reports

Pilibhit encounter: UK-based handler of Khalistani terrorists Kulbir Singh alias Sidhu revealed as mastermind

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Investigations into the Pilibhit encounter reveal Khalistani terrorists’ link to BKI. UK-based handler Sidhu, directing operations from England, is the mastermind behind Punjab attacks.
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News Reports

Did you know: PMO under Manmohan Singh blocked 10000 Twitter users for ‘making fun’ of him

Dibakar Dutta -
A total of 10,000 odd X handles, previously censored by the Manmohan Singh's regime, were finally unblocked by PMO under Narendra Modi government.
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News Reports

‘Congress did not even bother to call condolence meeting’ – Former President Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha slams party leadership

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Sharmistha Mukherjee criticised Congress for not calling a CWC condolence meeting after Pranab Mukherjee's death.
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Opinions

Dr. Manmohan Singh was an erudite humble man, but let that not whitewash crimes of UPA – A reminder of unfortunate legacy

Shraddha Pandey -
The PM Manmohan Singh government, particularly the second tenure was marred by policy paralysis with much-need reforms stalling and economic growth decelerating.
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News Reports

Filmmaker Hansal Mehta endorses Radia boy Vir Sanghvi’s post criticising ‘The Accidental Prime Minister’, Anupam Kher reveals Mehta was its creative director

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Anupam Kher criticized filmmaker Hansal Mehta for his hypocrisy, highlighting that Mehta had served as the creative director of The Accidental Prime Minister.
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News Reports

State funeral of former PM Dr Manmohan Singh to be held at Nigambodh Ghat in Delhi on Saturday afternoon

ANI -
Last rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are to be performed at the Nigambodh Ghat in the national capital on Saturday afternoon.
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News Reports

Abdul Rehman Makki, the Mumbai 26/11 attack plotter, dies: Read how the LeT terrorist who wanted “rivers of blood” to flow in India died

OpIndia Staff -
Makki was designated as a global terrorist by the UN last year and faced an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo.
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News Reports

Congress demands separate memorial site in Delhi for Dr Manmohan Singh, whose govt had created common memorial site Rashtriya Smriti Sthal

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party has demanded a separate place for the funeral of Dr Manmohan Singh, which could be converted to a memorial later
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