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Crime

Amethi police confirm viral video showing Dalit man being beaten up by Muslim men, 2 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Amethi police, yesterday, released a sound byte in which an officer in charge named, Tiloi confirms the the viral video where a Dalit man is seen being beaten up by Muslim men
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Crime

Mob pelts stones at police arresting cow-smuggler, youth fire weapons and flee with accused Nurain

OpIndia Staff -
The accused cow smuggler, Nurain, fled the scene after the villagers attacked the police personnel
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News Reports

BJP’s Mukul Roy sounds the war bugle, says 107 MLAs, mostly from TMC, set to join BJP ‘very soon’

OpIndia Staff -
Mukul Roy, BJP leader, has now claimed that 107 MLAs, majority of whom are from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) are all set to join BJP 'very soon'. 
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World Cup 2019

Here is OpIndia’s list of 11 players who stole the show this World Cup 2019

Ritesh -
Individual players gave their best to help the team to win the cup in World Cup 2019. So if one has to make a World Cup XI of 2019, who all can be part of that?
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News Reports

‘Chacha Nehru Madarsa’ run by former VP Hamid Ansari’s wife to also have a ‘temple’ inside

OpIndia Staff -
Ansari told that the biggest donors of her madarsa are Hindus and the six biggest rolling trophies of her school are also funded by Hindus.
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Entertainment

Kangana Ranaut sends legal notice to Entertainment Journalist Guild and Press Club of India for supporting PTI journalist Justin Rao

OpIndia Staff -
Kangana has accused the journalist Justin Rao of intentionally violating journalistic norms by openly ridiculing, annoying, criminally intimidating and defaming her.
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News Reports

NIA recovered mobiles, laptops and other incriminating evidence in raids conducted in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
As per NIA, the three accused had conspired and conducted preparations to wage war against the government of India by forming the terrorist outfit Ansarulla.
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News Reports

Muslim barbers in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, refuse haircuts to Dalits

OpIndia Staff -
Muslim barbers say that if Dalits get their haircut and shaving done at their saloons, the towels will get 'dirty' and Muslims will stop visiting their shops.
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News Reports

Khalistani terrorist Gopal Chawla admits Pakistan being under pressure from India to throw him out of Pakistani Sikh committee

OpIndia Staff -
Gopal Singh Chawla is an ardent supporter of Khalistan and believed to be an active member of the various pro-Khalistani terror outfits.
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News Reports

Unnao: Police says CCTV footage reveals that Hindu boys mentioned in FIR weren’t even present at the spot

OpIndia Staff -
The police have informed that the madarsa students had an argument with one of the 4 people in the other group which led to a clash.
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News Reports

Honey-trapped Army jawan arrested for allegedly leaking classified information via Facebook

OpIndia Staff -
‘Honey Trapping’ is a commonly used technique practised for very long by spy agencies to extract sensitive information.
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News Reports

25 crimes that prove that the Dalit-Muslim unity is nothing but a farce

K Bhattacharjee -
Politicians from the secular establishment have been making a concerted attempt to create a 'Dalit-Muslim unity' narrative.
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Politics

Robert Vadra pens ‘farewell note’ for Rahul Gandhi, calls him inspiration for the youth

OpIndia Staff -
Robert Vadra shares a farewell message for Rahul Gandhi after latter's decision to quit Congress president's post.
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News Reports

Any misadventure from Pakistan will be answered with a punitive response: General Bipin Rawat

OpIndia Staff -
Addressing the reports of Chinese intrusion on the Line of Actual (LAC) last week, General Rawat clarified said that had been no Chinese intrusion.
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Politics

Rajasthan Police launches an investigation in the alleged farm loan waiver scam

OpIndia Staff -
Hundreds of farmers in Rajasthan have complained that their names appeared in the list of beneficiaries of farm loan waiver even though they had availed no loans
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Politics

Jamat-e-Ulema Hind chief says Congress should be questioned for the lynching cases during its rule

OpIndia Staff -
Qasmi said that the party should be questioned for the cases of lynching that were reported during its rule.
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Social Media

Abusive actor Ajaz Khan taunts Mumbai Police after they file an FIR against TikTok ‘celebrities’ for propagating revenge on Tabrez Ansari’s death

OpIndia Staff -
Taking a jibe at the Shiv Sena activist who filed the FIR against TikTok 'celebrities' he wrote "Warrant laya hai? Ramesh Solanki" in the caption.
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News Reports

Prasar Bharti chairman slams Caravan editor for peddling falsehoods maligning India at London conference

OpIndia Staff -
The Caravan's Editor-in-chief Vinod K Jose had spread lies about the persecution of minorities in India at the Global Conference For Media Freedom in London.
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World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup 2019: Who will be the Player of the Tournament

Ritesh -
There are five prime candidates for winning the award, one each from Australia, India, Bangladesh, New Zealand, and England
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Politics

AIADMK MLA proposes mobile liquor sales to ‘ease hardship’ faced by customers in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
Comparing the situation with that of ticket sales, the MLA said that people had to stand in long queues for just one bottle of liquor
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath government allegedly spent Rs 38 crores to renovate ministers’ bungalows

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MLA Narottam Mishra has cited a written reply given to him in the state assembly by the government which says the state PWD had spent over Rs 38 crores in renovations of bungalows of 28 ministers.
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News Reports

Mehul Choksi blames ‘untimely typhoon’ in Antigua for delaying documents to the court

OpIndia Staff -
Under the limitation laws, an appeal has to be filed in the High Court within 30 days of the date of the order passed by a lower court. However, Choksi took well over stipulated time.
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News Reports

SBI’s Anshula Kant appointed as MD and the first female CFO of World Bank

OpIndia Staff -
SBI's MD Anshula Kant to become the first female CFO of the World Bank.
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News Reports

Sonakshi is trying to use her father’s political influence to supress the case: Man who accused actress of cheating

OpIndia Staff -
Sonakshi Sinha, the daughter of actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha is accused of taking Rs 24 lakh for a show performance in 2018 and not turning up.
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Political Fact-Check

AAP’s Atishi Marlena passes off foreign country’s sewer treatment plant image as Delhi’s Okhla

OpIndia Staff -
Passing off California's sewer treatment plant image as Okhla in Delhi is not the misleading part about the post. 
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Economy and Finance

If Nirmala Sitharaman believes 42.7% tax is “not ideal”, she should reduce it

Abhishek Banerjee -
This is the time to rollback all those new taxes introduced in the budget. To get those favorable global headlines back.
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News Reports

CBI books Congress leader and former Arunachal Pradesh CM Nabam Tuki on corruption charges

OpIndia Staff -
Nabam Tuki's brother Nabam Tagam, N N Osik, the then director civil supplies, and Sohrab Ali Hazarika, the then chief manager of the United Commercial Bank have also been booked by the CBI.
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News Reports

Unnao madarsa students were injured in a fight over cricket, not beaten over chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’: UP Police

OpIndia Staff -
UP police denies reports that Madrassa students in Unnao were thrashed for not chanting Jai Shree Ram
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News Reports

Taxi-driver Saddam Shaikh arrested in Mumbai for filming neighbour’s wife in the bathroom

OpIndia Staff -
The woman had spotted a mobile phone thrust in the gap between the bathroom's roof and the common wall that separated Shaikh's room from that of the couple.
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News Reports

SFI leader Naseem named as prime suspect in stabbing of University College student in Thiruvananthapuram

OpIndia Staff -
Naseem is among the five SFI members accused of stabbing Akhil
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News Reports

22 countries sign a letter condemning Chinese oppression of Muslims, Islamic countries missing from the list

OpIndia Staff -
China has faced severe criticism from the United Nations countries for pursuing inhuman policies towards its Uighur Muslim population
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Opinions

Hate crimes against Hindus and how Muslim women and minors are often equal participants: Here are some examples

K Bhattacharjee -
A disturbing pattern that has emerged in such crimes is the participation of women and minors of the Muslim community.
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News Reports

Karnataka crisis: To keep its flock together, desperate Congress once again takes recourse in ‘resort politics’

OpIndia Staff -
Congress skeptical over the loyalty of its MLAs frequents this method of 'resort politics'
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News Reports

Out-on-bail-Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi gets bail in the 6th case against him, 1 more to go next week

OpIndia Staff -
Other than National Herald case, Rahul Gandhi has got bail in 5 defamation cases
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Politics

Congress now a party rallying for BJP: Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan mocks Congress over mass resignations

OpIndia Staff -
The communist government led by CM Pinarayi Vijayan has lately not been sharing an amicable relationship with the grand old party
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News Reports

As the first water-train arrives in Chennai, politicians make it wait for photo-ops and ribbon cutting

OpIndia Staff -
The first train carrying 25 lakh litres of water from Jolarpettai reached Chennai at 11.30 today. However, it was reportedly made to wait till 3 pm so the politicians get to 'inaugurate' water supply.
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World Cup 2019

I did not try to force my way into the World Cup squad on the eve of the tournament: AB de Villiers

OpIndia Staff -
AB De Villiers clarified he had merely offered to be available if required in a private conversation with Faf du Plessis
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Media

Facing backlash, India Today removes Hinduphobic statement of Hauz Qazi march being ‘marred’ with Jai Shri Ram slogans

OpIndia Staff -
In the earlier version of the report, India Today had mentioned that the Unity March was ‘marred’ with chants of ‘Jai Shri Ram’.
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Government and Policy

Why Smriti Irani deserves our respect for Child Pornography Bill

Ashish Shukla -
Paedophilia, or to treat children as sex objects, is rampant around you and please don’t be disgusted by the suggestion. And this is exactly wht Smriti Irani needs to be hailed for the Child Pornography Bill.
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Crime

Court allows Rajasthan police to reopen cow smuggling case against Pehlu Khan’s sons

OpIndia Staff -
Pehlu Khan, a resident of Nuh in Haryana, was allegedly beaten to death on the Delhi-Alwar highway two years ago for illegal cattle smuggling.
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News Reports

Rs 900 crores Fodder scam convict Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail on two sureties of Rs. 50,000

OpIndia Staff -
Lalu Prasad Yadav gets bail in a fodder scam, to be in jail in two other sentences
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Opinions

Citizens of India, please make up your mind: a ‘Secular’ Nation or a Hindu Rashtra

vigoe -
There should be no doubt that the mandate was against the decades-old politics of Muslim appeasement and 'secularism' and was for the revival of old Indian civilization values.
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Social Media

Twisted sense of humour? AIB edits scene from movie, makes minor girl smoke weed in ‘spoof video’

OpIndia Staff -
The recently shared video by AIB had edited portions of a famous scene from Bollywood blockbuster Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and showed the little girl rolling up a joint and smoking it in a school event. AIB now seems to have deleted the video from their Facebook and Instagram pages.
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World Cup 2019

England must not shy away from final says England captain Eoin Morgan

OpIndia Staff -
England will play New Zealand in the World Cup final on Sunday.
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News Reports

UK Doctor sacked for ‘refusing to address a 6 ft tall bearded man as madam’

OpIndia Staff -
The Doctor, a devout Christian, claims that he was sacked after a dispute arose with his manager over “my refusal to make an abstract ideological pledge to call any six-feet tall bearded man 'madam' on his whim.”
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Politics

Karnataka Political Crisis: CM Kumaraswamy seeks time for trust vote to prove majority in assembly

OpIndia Staff -
Chief Minister Kumaraswamy has expressed confidence in the majority of his government and said that the situation has forced him to take this action.
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News Reports

Pakistan not to open airspace until India withdraws fighter jets from forward airbases

OpIndia Staff -
The closure of airspace has cost about Rs 700 crore loss to Pakistan until June end, which is reeling under an unprecedented economic crisis.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Illegal cow slaughter and arms unit busted, main accused Mehboob Alam Sheikh along with 13 others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The police recovered Rs 52,000, six calves, meat and knives besides partially manufactured firearms, including carbine, pistols, etc, from the spot.
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Opinions

Karnataka speaker is going through ‘dozens of constitutional books’ to decide on MLAs’ resignations

Abhishek Banerjee -
Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar is going through “dozens of constitutional books” in trying to make a decision on the resignation of rebel Congress and JDS MLAs.
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News Reports

Karnataka Political crisis: SC orders Speaker to not decide on resignation and disqualification of MLAs till July 16

OpIndia Staff -
In a relief to the rebel Congress-JDS MLAs, the Supreme Court said speaker should not decide on disqualification or resignation of MLAs till that date as constitutional issues needed to be addressed first. 
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