Archives of OpIndia

News Reports

Amit Shah meets NSA Ajit Doval, other senior security officials, crucial cabinet meet to discuss Kashmir situation tomorrow

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is meeting National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Intelligence Bureau chief Arvind Kumar, Research Analysis Wing's Chief Samant Goel, Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and other officials today amid a massive security build-up in Kashmir.
Read more
Media

As Armed Forces take control of security situation in Kashmir, ‘journalist’ Faye D’Souza attempts to demonise them

Shashank Bharadwaj -
As the Indian Armed Forces foil infiltration bids by the Pakistani sponsored Jihadi terrorists, the Indian "liberal-secular" media industry seems to be unhappy about Indian Army's pre-emptive operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan refuses to accept bodies of intruders killed by Indian Army along LOC while trying to infiltrate into India

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Army had successfully foiled the attacks by the Pakistan army’s Border Action Team (BAT) on forwarding post in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir
Read more
News Reports

AAP MLA and aide beaten up with slippers during raid on ration shops after being caught allegedly for demanding bribes

OpIndia Staff -
A video has surfaced in which AAP MLA Pankaj Pushkar and his aide are seen being assaulted by a group of people.
Read more
News Reports

Irshad goes on Kanwar Yatra with Hindu friends, Muslims say ‘against religion’, thrash him and his father

OpIndia Staff -
As he returned back from Kanwar yatra to his village in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, he was allegedly beaten and his family was attacked by a group of Muslim men
Read more
News Reports

Honey trapping job? Pakistan’s ‘military owned’ media house looks for ‘females’ to ‘attract and communicate’ on Social Media

OpIndia Staff -
A curious job opening seemed to be posted on the website of the Fatima Jinnah Women University, Pakistan
Read more
News Reports

Indian Army offers Pakistan to accept dead bodies of infiltrators killed along the LOC, Pakistan yet to respond

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Army has offered to approach the Pakistan Army with a white flag and offered them to take over the dead bodies for last rites of the dead terrorists and Pakistani soldiers.
Read more
News Reports

Indian Army foils infiltration bids by Pakistan, Bofors deployed at LOC to counter misadventures by the rogue state

OpIndia Staff -
The Army officials have said calibre escalation does take place during such ceasefire violations where each side aims to ensure its moral ascendancy and domination over the LOC.
Read more
Political History of India

KP genocide: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad exonerates jihadis, peddles the “Governor Jagmohan did it” theory

Jinit Jain -
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad whitewashes crimes of Jihadis and holds Governor Jagmohan responsible for the KP exodus
Read more
Political History of India

The abduction of Rubaiya Saeed: This is the image that eventually paved the way for Kashmir to descend into chaos

K Bhattacharjee -
Rubaiya Saeed was kidnapped by JKLF terrorists on the 8th December 1989. Five dreadful terrorists were freed by the VP Singh government to secure her safe return.
Read more
News Reports

Indian Army denies using cluster bomb on Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Calling out Pakistan's bluff and propaganda, the Army said that the allegations of firing cluster bombs by India is yet another Pakistan's lie, deceit and deception.
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan propagates ‘cluster bomb’ bogey a day after Pakistan made mine and American M-24 sniper were found in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Ghafoor, the Director-General of Pak spy agency Inter-Services (ISI), accused India of violating international convention by using 'cluster bombs' to target its civilians.
Read more
News Reports

Indian Air Force’s C-17s to be put in use to airlift Amarnath pilgrims on Jammu and Kashmir govt’s request

OpIndia Staff -
The J&K govt had earlier issued an advisory asking the pilgrims and tourists in the Valley to curtail their visit and return back to their homes as soon as possible.
Read more
News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Pro-Pak journalist Qazi Shibli arrested over leaking official order on deployment of additional forces in the valley

OpIndia Staff -
Qazi Shibli is associated pro-Pakistani news website 'The Kashmiriyat'.
Read more
News Reports

Watch: Sea dumps the garbage back on to the Marine Drive as high tide hits Mumbai

OpIndia Staff -
The iconic queen’s necklace has turned into a necklace of trash as high tide hits Mumbai.
Read more
Politics

Genocide denier ‘civil society’ activist compares current situation in Kashmir to that during Kashmiri Pandit genocide

K Bhattacharjee -
Hindu genocide denial is one of the pillars of Indian 'secularism'.
Read more
Politics

Remember that Amarnath Yatra is the last remaining Hindu link to Kashmir

Abhishek Banerjee -
Here is some truly trustworthy information: There is no way Modi and Shah are going to give the slightest hint of their plans in advance.
Read more
Social Media

Nervous Omar Abdullah rues his ‘secret chat’ with journalist getting leaked, journalist who leaked it blames ‘Twitter’

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the tension around the troops deployment in Kashmir and cancellation of Amarnath Yatra, Omar Abdullah laments over his journalist friend leaking his Twitter DMs.
Read more
Editor's picks

JeM cadres ready to infiltrate and carry out Pulwama type attacks on the armed forces: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Highly trained cadres of JeM from its Peshawar camps are identified to carry out IED attacks on the Indian Armed Forces in Sopore and other South Kashmir towns.
Read more
Politics

Panic stricken Kashmir politicians continue to claim cluelessness, Governor Malik assures increased troop movement is in response of terror threat

OpIndia Staff -
Despite reassurances from the central government that the increased troop movement is due fo terror threat inputs, the Kashmiri politicians continue to remain in a state of panic.
Read more
News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: CRPF’s Rapid Action Force reaches Jammu amidst reports of major troops movement

OpIndia Staff -
Rapid Action Force, a specialised wing of CRPF has been additionally deployed in Jammu addition to the existing CAPF personnel,
Read more
Editor's picks

Despite FATF warnings, terror financing is still up and running in Pakistan through madarsas: Report

OpIndia Staff -
In the report, Marino argues that banning a group or freezing the bank assets and announcing it weeks and months in advance is just an eyewash.
Read more
News Reports

After Amarnath Yatra, Machail Yatra to goddess Durga shrine in Kishtwar suspended, pilgrims asked to go back

OpIndia Staff -
Angrez Singh Rana, the district commissioner of Kishtwar has informed that the Machail Yatra to Goddess Durga shrine in the district has been suspended.
Read more
Politics

Triple Talaq bill is all about establishing gender equality, correcting a historic wrong: Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi's name will go down the history in the same league as social reformers like Raja Ram Mohan Roy and Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar who fought for women's rights
Read more
Fact-Check

Godhra ‘hate crime’ lie already busted, but mainstream media outlets do not bother to update their news

OpIndia Staff -
Godhra SP Leena Patil had stated yesterday that the incident was a result of a quarrel between two groups and no communal angle was involved.
Read more
Politics

Confusion grips Kashmir as politicians panic, pilgrims, tourists and non-local students vacate the valley

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had issued a security advisory for the Amarnath yatra pilgrims, citing terror threat in the Kashmir valley.
Read more
News Reports

Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa writes open letter to ‘Udta Bollywood’, wishes the stars say sorry for alleged ‘Drug Party’

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood director-producer Karan Johar had on July 28, 2019, posted a video of a private party hosted by him on Instagram
Read more
News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai alleges that government’s J&K advisory is a smokescreen to shift spotlight away from the state of economy

OpIndia Staff -
Rajdeep Sardesai has cast aspersions on the government's move of issuing an advisory to the tourists in JK to return as soon as possible
Read more
News Reports

Mughal rulers should have built 2000 universities instead of Taj Mahal: SP leader Azam Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Azam Khan was recently in news as old books and manuscript stolen from a madarsa were found in his Mohamad Ali Jauhar University's library
Read more
News Reports

India rejects Pakistan’s offer of consular access for Kulbhushan Jadhav with riders, demands unimpeded access

OpIndia Staff -
India scored a major diplomatic victory at the ICJ on July 17 when ICJ had ruled in India’s favour in Kulbushan Jadhav’s case
Read more
News Reports

Video shows Unnao rape accused Kuldeep Sengar’s aide bribing a cop outside jail where Sengar is lodged, UP police orders inquiry

OpIndia Staff -
UP jail administration has ordered an inquiry into the video shown on Republic TV where Sengar's close aide is seen offering money to police officials
Read more
News Reports

Gujarat ‘hate crime’ fake, CCTV footage proves 3 Muslims youths were not beaten up for not chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’

OpIndia Staff -
Several such incidents of fake 'hate crime' have been reported where people have been faking this 'forced to chant Jai Shri Ram' stories to get noticed
Read more
News Reports

Terror threat to Amarnath Yatra: J and K government issues evacuation notice to Yatris, asks them to return immediately

OpIndia Staff -
In a press conference, Indian Army had just revealed that an American M-24 sniper rifle and Pakistan made mines have been recovered from the Amarnath Yatra route.
Read more
News Reports

Ramon Magsaysay Award: Established by two CIA linked American organisations in memory of a CIA groomed Philippines president

OpIndia Staff -
CIA had groomed and helped Ramon Magsaysay to become president of Philippines, to defeat communism
Read more
Media

Bulandshahr Police arrests News Nation journalist Nadeem Khan over allegations of extortion

OpIndia Staff -
The police says the the two have also submitted audio and video evidences on basis of which Nadeem was arrested.
Read more
News Reports

American M-24 sniper, Pakistan made mine recovered from Amarnath Yatra route: No one will be allowed to disrupt peace, says Army

OpIndia Staff -
The Commander of the Chinar Corps mentioned that an M-24 American made sniper rifle and a Pakistani made mine has been recovered from a terrorist cache in Kashmir.
Read more
Government and Policy

The anti-terror UAPA Amendment Bill 2019 passed in Rajya Sabha as Home Minister Amit Shah leads the charge

OpIndia Staff -
Upon receiving the President's assent, the bill will become a law as it was already passed by the lower house of the parliament.
Read more
Law

Ram Janmabhoomi case: Mediation in Ayodhya has failed, final hearing in the case to begin from 6th August

OpIndia Staff -
On March 8, a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had referred the long-standing Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute for mediation.
Read more
Crime

Ajmal Raes Khan became Ajay, married a Hindu girl, forced her to convert, gang-raped her on ‘munh dikhai’

OpIndia Staff -
As per the report, the victim has accused the police of trying to shield the accused.
Read more
Economy and Finance

Data reveals Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha may have been under debt of up to Rs 11,000 crore: Report

OpIndia Staff -
After 36-hours of an intense search for the Cafe Coffee Day owner VG Siddhartha, his body was finally found in the backwaters of the Nethravati river at Hoige Bazaar, Mangaluru on July 31.
Read more
Crime

Another Love Jihad case in UP: Khalid posed as Hindu to trap minor girl, then raped and blackmailed her

OpIndia Staff -
A man named Khalid pretended to be Hindu, visited temples with the minor girl, then raped her and recorded the incident to blackmail later.
Read more
News Reports

ASEAN summit: Serial blasts in Bangkok injure three, explosions took place right before US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s keynote speech

OpIndia Staff -
A regional security meeting of foreign ministers from the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN) is currently underway in Bangkok. 
Read more
News Reports

25,000 additional troops reportedly diverted to Kashmir, forces on high alert

OpIndia Staff -
The central government has reportedly pressed for heavy-lift planes like the C-17s for rapid mobilisation of troops. The army and the air force have reportedly been put on high alert.
Read more
Politics

Thanks, but no thanks: Trump offers to mediate in Kashmir again, India says its a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Today, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar again conveyed to his American counterpart Mike Pompeo that any talks on the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan will only be bilateral.
Read more
Politics

All it will take is one pro-Modi comment for the ‘liberals’ to hunt you down to bully, mock and ridicule you for not agreeing...

Nirwa Mehta -
You are, in all probability one pro-Modi comment away from being ridiculed, bullied and even made an outcast just because you do not conform to their views. 
Read more
News Reports

Congress workers create ruckus during a meeting in Kota after PCC secretary alleged that party workers took bribe from BJP during election

OpIndia Staff -
Congress workers create ruckus during District Congress Committee meeting in Kota, District President denies reports
Read more
News Reports

TMC leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury refuses to accept the Triple Talaq Act, says it is attack on Islam

OpIndia Staff -
"we cannot follow the law", TMC leader Siddiqullah Chowdhury refuses to accept Triple Talaq Act
Read more
Specials

What is Halal meat? Only Muslims allowed from slaughter to labelling, must chant Bismillah Allahu Akbar or meat becomes ‘non-Halal’

OpIndia Staff -
The Halal controversy erupted after Zomato attempted a PR stunt on Twitter.
Read more
News Reports

Panipat: Accused Saddam arrested for kidnapping and raping a minor girl on the pretext of marriage

OpIndia Staff -
The accused Saddam lured the victim away to Ambala under the guise of marrying her where he raped her
Read more
News Reports

Former Maldives Vice President apprehended in Tamil Nadu’s Tuticorin port for alleged illegal entry

OpIndia Staff -
Ex-Maldivian Vice President Ahmed Adeeb Abdul was reportedly apprehended by IB officials from Tuticorin port in Tamil Nadu
Read more
1...1,2371,2381,239...1,529Page 1,238 of 1,529