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Hate speech against non-Muslims: Zakir Naik issues an apology in Malaysia, claims he is not racist

OpIndia Staff -
Zakir Naik has issued an apology saying that he is not a racist and his words have been taken out of context.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi finally speaks up, says ED, CBI and ‘spineless media’ being used to malign scam accused P Chidambaram

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi HC judge had yesterday stated that P Chidambaram appeared as kingpin of the INX Media Scam
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News Reports

P Chidambaram case: SC didn’t take up the petition due to defects in it, CBI and ED file caveats at the apex court

OpIndia Staff -
After High Court refused anticipatory bail plea, Chidambaram's lawyers have approached SC while he remains missing
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News Reports

TMC Panchayat member Mohammad Alam and associates Zaidul, Jainal, Afidul gang rape poor woman for asking refund of cut-money

OpIndia Staff -
The victim, who is a resident of Saptibari panchayat area in Maynaguri belongs to a poor family. She alleged that they had paid Rs.7,000 bribe for allocation of a house under the government scheme.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: 150 first-year medical students forced to tonsure their heads in the name of ragging

OpIndia Staff -
A group of 150 first-year MBBS students studying at Saifai Medical College in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh were forced to tonsure their heads and salute their seniors in the name of ragging.
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News Reports

19 hours and counting: P Chidambaram abandoned his driver after leaving SC, phone switched off, untraceable since then

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, a lookout circular was issued against Chidambaram after he was refused interim relief from the Supreme Court.
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Government and Policy

Odisha govt to remove all structures within 75 metres of Puri Jagannath Mandir

K Bhattacharjee -
The Odisha government has decided to clear all structures within 75 metres of the Jagannath Mandir at Puri for safety, security and convenience of the pilgrims.
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Law

No relief for Chidambaram: Lookout circular issued against him, SC refuses interim relief

OpIndia Staff -
His anticipatory bail pleas against arrests by CBI and ED were rejected by the Delhi High Court yesterday.
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News Reports

After facing pressure from the Church, Madras HC judge withdraws his observation on sexual abuse in Christian institutions

OpIndia Staff -
With pressure began to mount, Justice Vaidyanathan had to agree to delete the relevant paragraph from his verdict in a case.
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News Reports

Eggs thrown at Pakistani Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad in London

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad was in London for an award ceremony when a man threw eggs on him. The incident has reportedly occurred on August 18.
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Politics

Congress stands by ‘kingpin’ P Chidambaram, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says he is being ‘shamefully hunted down’

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had earlier also extended support to Robert Vadra, her husband, who is also accused in various land scams and was called in for questioning by the ED on money laundering charges.
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News Reports

Donald Trump offers to mediate again, says Kashmir issue is ‘explosive and complicated, a lot to do with religion’

OpIndia Staff -
Last month, US President Trump had stirred up a storm when he claimed that PM Modi had requested him to mediate on the Kashmir issue. However, India had clarified that no such request was made.
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News Reports

After Delhi HC denied his anticipatory bail, Congress leader P Chidambaram goes into hiding, gives CBI the slip

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram is accused of financial irregularities and misuse of power in the INX Media scam
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Media

Dear Mao-Lenin crossbreed left-liberal gang, had you done journalism properly, we wouldn’t exist

अजीत भारती -
Dear mainstream media, If YOU hadn't sold your pen, we wouldn’t have to pick ours
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News Reports

More embarrassment for Congress govt in MP: Power cut during press conference of Energy Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh has been suffering from incessant power cuts and unscheduled power cuts ever since the Congress government came to power.
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Opinions

Is Shah Faesal Ajit Doval’s asset? Unlikely, Swati Chaturvedi may be unwittingly helping the central government

K Bhattacharjee -
Strange rumours are coming out of Kashmir. Shah Faesal, supposedly, is Doval's stooge.
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News Reports

Rattled by India’s decision to abrogate Article 370, Pakistanis dial CRPF’s ‘Madadgaar’ helpline number to abuse India

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani's have been thrown completely off-balance since India has taken the bold decision to strip Article 370
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Politics

AAP’s ‘ration card minister’ Sandeep Kumar disqualified from the party for ‘defection’

OpIndia Staff -
Sandeep Kumar was removed from the cabinet after a CD showing him allegedly in a compromising act had surfaced
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News Reports

Caveat filed in Supreme Court against Radha Kumar and Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Kapil Kak’s petition challenging abrogation of Article 370

Nirwa Mehta -
A leading Kashmiri Pandit organisation, 'Roots in Kashmir' has filed a caveat in Supreme Court today seeking that no order shall be passed in the petition challenging constitutional validity of abrogation of Article 370 without hearing the caveator.
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News Reports

Police Complaint filed against Anurag Kashyap for hurting religious sentiments in season 2 of Sacred Games

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi BJP spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga, Akali MLA Manjinder S Sirsa file police complaint against Anurag Kashyap
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Crime

Sunanda Pushkar case: Prosecution alleges Sunanda was a victim of domestic violence, seeks charges against Shashi Tharoor

OpIndia Staff -
Former Union minister Shashi Tharoor has been charged under Sections 498-A (husband or his relative subjecting a woman to cruelty) and 306 (abetment of suicide) of the IPC but has evaded arrested in the case so far.
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News Reports

You are a glorified broker who takes all the credit for our product: Restaurateur rips Zomato apart in an open letter

OpIndia Staff -
'You are merely a delivery agency. It is not your product. Just do your job and deliver the food', restaurant owner writes to Zomato
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News Reports

Panic in Congress: Chidambaram approaches SC after being denied anticipatory bail by Delhi HC, CJI refuses urgent hearing

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram is being represented by senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal in the matter.
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Media

Here is why Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy were stopped at the airport and were not allowed to leave the country

Nupur J Sharma -
Radhika and Prannoy Roy of NDTV have said that they were not allowed to leave the country because of a concocted ICICI loan case. Read about that case in details
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Crime

Bishop Franco case: Sister Lucy alleges illegal confinement by convent, case registered

OpIndia Staff -
Sister Lucy Kalapurakkal had last year supported the victim nun and had demanded the arrest of rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who headed the Roman Catholic Diocese in Jalandhar.  
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News Reports

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram may face arrest, Delhi HC rejects his anticipatory bail pleas

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram both have been accused in INX Media scam that involved corruption and money laundering
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News Reports

Government serves eviction notices to over 200 former MPs who continue to occupy Lutyens bungalows

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court order mandates legislators to vacate their official accommodation in 1 month after the assembly is dissolved
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Media

The Telegraph wrongly identifies pro-Kashmir integration activists as those protesting against abrogation of Article 370

OpIndia Staff -
The Telegraph wrongly attributing pro-Kashmir integration march held by Kashmir Youth Movement as 'protests against' the government of India's decision
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Government and Policy

Govt orders complete blackout of ‘non-permitted’ channels including Zakir Naik’s Peace TV and Pakistani channels in Kashmir valley

OpIndia Staff -
Indian government attempts to plug this vicious attempt of spreading malicious news by various Pakistani propaganda channels.
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Politics

Telangana: In a big jolt to TDP, nearly 60 prominent party leaders join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP national working president JP Nadda was in Hyderabad on Sunday to welcome the former TDP members into BJP.
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News Reports

India rejects Pakistan’s allegation of ‘fifth generation war’ using water as weapon, says Pakistan was informed before releasing excess water

OpIndia Staff -
Baffled Pakistan is trying the littlest of things in its capacity to create pressure on India but is failing miserably each time
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News Reports

Spending time with PM Modi in the nature showed me how beautiful and vibrant India really is: Man Vs Wild host Bear Grylls

OpIndia Staff -
Grylls also said how spending time with PM Modi in the nature showed how beautiful and vibrant India really is.
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News Reports

West Bengal: TMC leaders accused of stealing 5000 eggs and serving children only rice and salt for mid-day meals

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee discovered that children were being fed only rice and salt in mid-day meals during her surprise visit to the school on Monday.
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News Reports

Chandrayaan 2: ISRO crosses a major landmark, successfully injects the spacecraft into the lunar orbit

OpIndia Staff -
If the satellite would have approached the moon as a higher-than-expected velocity it would have bounced off it and got lost in deep space.
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News Reports

A new low even by Pakistani standards: Former diplomats want the world to legitimise terrorism, endorse proxy war in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The former diplomats Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, Abdul Basit, and Shahid Malik were speaking on a TV talk show hosted by Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir.
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Opinions

The Zomato controversy: Their business plan, the dispute and a dark tale of greed, exploitation and fear

Guest Author -
The controversy stems from deep discounting, favouritism, monopolistic trade practices amongst others, creating a rift between the delivery platforms like Zomato and Restaurateurs
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Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa accuses filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of deliberately disrespecting Sikhs in season 2 of Netflix’s Sacred Games

OpIndia Staff -
Anurag Kashyap, the newfound cultural hero of the ultra-left wing, has a long history of abusing people and resorting to fake news on social media. 
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News Reports

Zakir Naik banned from giving speeches in Malaysia, grilled by Malaysian police for over 10 hours

OpIndia Staff -
Zakir Naik was grilled by Malaysian police for over ten hours on Monday for his racially discriminatory remarks against Malaysian Hindus and Chinese Malaysians, the two prominent non-Muslim groups in Malaysia.
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News Reports

Ratul Puri, Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath’s nephew arrested by the ED in connection with Rs 354 crore bank fraud case

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) today arrested Ratul Puri, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath's nephew, from Delhi in connection with a Rs 354 crore bank fraud case.
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Fact-Check

Viral video showing Pakistanis slaughtering cow on Indian flag is real, but it is old

OpIndia Staff -
The video showing Pakistanis slaughtering cow on Indian flag is from February 2019
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News Reports

Meet General Bajwa: The Pakistani Army Chief who awarded himself a three-year extension at his job

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa received a three-year extension over concerns regarding 'regional security'.
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News Reports

Jharkhand BJP leader denies media reports that his son committed suicide due to fear of losing job, says it was family matter

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader says his son killed himself due to family problem, not in fear of losing job
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News Reports

Peace returns as no major law and order situation reported in the region after abrogation of Article 370: J&K Director, Information

OpIndia Staff -
Peace returns to Jammu and Kashmir as no major law and order situation reported in the region after abrogation of Article 370
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News Reports

Law topper skips convocation to avoid receiving gold medal from CJI Gogoi to protest handling of sexual harassment charges against him

OpIndia Staff -
NLU toller Surbhi Karwa skipped convocation protesting handling of sexual harassment charges against CJI Gogoi
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News Reports

P Chidambaram summoned by ED in UPA-era aviation scam case

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier former aviation minister Praful Patel was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in the aviation scam case.
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News Reports

Indian Medical Association slams The Lancet for anti-India article, withdraws esteem they had for the medical journal

OpIndia Staff -
IMA condemns The Lancet for interference into an internal matter of India
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News Reports

PM Modi to visit UAE later this week, will receive their highest civilian honour, the Zayed Medal

OpIndia Staff -
UAE was one of the first nations to extend support to India and declare that the decisions regarding Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir are India's internal matter.
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Politics

Prince William and Kate Middleton’s visit to Pakistan may be cancelled keeping in mind their safety: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Prince William and Kate's visit to Pakistan would have been the first since Prince Charles and Camilla's visit back in 2006.
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Media

Faulty FactChecker’s statement on their reporter’s attempt to prove ‘no hate crime’ further exposes their bias

K Bhattacharjee -
IndiaSpend's faulty FactChecker.in does have a rather dubious track record.
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News Reports

Secret internet access to separatist leader Geelani in Kashmir, BSNL suspends 2 employees

OpIndia Staff -
There is a state-wide communication blackout instituted in Jammu and Kashmir after the government abrogated Article 370.
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