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Sterling Biotech loan fraud: ED further attaches UK assets worth Rs 9778 crores belonging to Sandesara family

OpIndia Staff -
Nitin Sandesara was apprehended by the Dubai police in August last year. He is reportedly known as a close aide of Congress leader Ahmed Patel.
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News Reports

Leonardo DiCaprio expresses concern about Chennai water crisis, says “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation”

OpIndia Staff -
After Ghazipur Garbage Dump in Delhi, Leonardo DiCaprio expresses concern about Chennai water crisis
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Politics

There is a limit to the arrogance: PM Modi takes on Congress’ entitlement in Rajya Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
My friends in Congress have not been able to digest victory, they have not been able to accept defeat. I do not consider this to be a healthy sign of democracy: PM Modi said in his Rajya Sabha address
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Crime

Karnataka: Cow smuggler dies on the spot after stolen cow hits him in the groin

OpIndia Staff -
The post mortem further confirmed that the accused died on the spot after the cow he stole hit him on private parts.
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News Reports

Samant Goel appointed as the new R&AW chief, Arvind Kumar is new IB director

OpIndia Staff -
Union govt has named Samant Goel and Arvind Kumar as new chiefs of R&AW and IB
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Law

In a first, a Delhi court convicts a man for bursting crackers on Diwali

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi police had booked him under Section 188 CrPC for disobeying their orders by continuing to burst crackers despite issuing a warning.
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News Reports

Pakistani activist invokes Manusmriti, blames it for the state of minorities in Islamic Republic of Pakistan

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Pakistani human rights activist brings up Manusmriti even while calling out its own army's bigotry
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Politics

‘Cut money’ scandal: After Mamata Banerjee admits Trinamool members were taking bribes, public attacks party leaders

K Bhattacharjee -
When Mamata Banerjee had remarked recently that 'cut money' was being taken by members of her own party, she had no idea that she was opening a Pandora's box.
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Politics

Day after Reddy’s order, Chandrababu Naidu’s illegally built Rs 8-crore ‘Praja Vedika’ demolished overnight

OpIndia Staff -
CM Reddy on Monday declared all the buildings that came up on the banks of Krishna river were illegal and unauthorised constructions
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World Cup 2019

Kohli set to break another record of Tendulkar and Lara

OpIndia Staff -
Indian batting sensation, Virat Kohli is on the verge of breaking another record of the batting maestro Tendulkar and Lara
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World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup preview – New Zealand v Pakistan: Pakistan needs to win again

Ritesh -
In the 1992 World Cup at this stage of the tournament, Pakistan has won the match against New Zealand.
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Government and Policy

55 countries of the Asia-Pacific group, including Pakistan, endorse India for non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council

OpIndia Staff -
India is seeking re-election to the UNSC non-permanent seat after almost 8 years.
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Politics

Congress gave a full toss to Modi, Modi hit the ball out of the stadium

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking for the first time in the Parliament after the BJP-led NDA government was voted back to power with a thumping majority, PM Modi responded to Congress Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's remarks. 
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Crime

Mirzapur: Mob beats up young man going to temple, Sunauvvar Ali and others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking to OpIndia, a police official confirmed that three accused, namely, Sonu, son of Maksood, Sunauvvar Ali, and Waheed have been arrested for attacking and beating up the young man.
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World Cup 2019

Video and statistical highlights from Australia v England match

OpIndia Staff -
England won the toss and decided to bowl first, despite knowing the two games they had lost in the tournament was due to batting second.
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Politics

Madhya Pradesh: Kamal Nath govt decides to withdraw nearly 50,000 cases filed against Congress leaders and workers

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath government to withdraw cases against Congress leaders and workers calling them 'politically motivated'
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Fact-Check

Shashi Tharoor distorts government reply given in Parliament, presents 3-year-old numbers as current data

OpIndia Staff -
Tharoor's assertion that thousands of cases under IPC section 377 at present is wrong and misleading, which can be proved by a casual reading of the answer given by the ministry.
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News Reports

BJP Bengal youth wing recites Hanuman Chalisa on the road to protest Friday namaz offering on the road which blocks traffic

OpIndia Staff -
BJYM says as long as the Friday namaz offering on the roads will last, they will continue the Hanuman Chalisa recital on roads every Tuesdays
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News Reports

Islamists attack newly elected TMC MP Nusrat Jahan for wearing Sindoor in parliament

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Nusrat Jahan was under fire from Islamists online for embracing Hindu custom of applying sindoor in the Parliament
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News Reports

Journalist with JK24X7 files a criminal case against actor Salman Khan: Accuses him of robbery, assault and criminal intimidation

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Journalist files case against actor Salman Khan for snatching phone when he was being filmed by the journalist
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News Reports

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps

OpIndia Staff -
Even the IAF pilots conducting the Balakot airstrikes didn't know about the mission till a few hours ago of its execution
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News Reports

‘Dara Hua Musalman’? Here is a list of 50 hate crimes that busts the narrative

OpIndia Staff -
In this article, we document a list of hate crimes committed by Muslims since 2016 which would dispel the narrative of 'Dara Hua Musalman'.
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News Reports

If Muslims want to lie in gutter, let them: PM Modi quotes Congress leader on Shah Bano case, launches scathing attack against the Dynasty

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking for the first time in the 17th Lok Sabha, PM Modi set the tone for his government’s focal points in the next 5 years to usher the country in a new era of development and improve the ease of living of its residents.
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News Reports

Lok Sabha MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty struggle their way out as media mobs them outside Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
The actors-turned-politicians were flooded with questions and requests for pictures from the media persons outside the Parliament today.
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Opinions

‘Oops, it’s my Hindi’: Congress’ perennial excuse

Ashish Shukla -
It’s only incidental that all the names who have had faux pas on Hindi are from Congress party.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Lightening strike triggers more than 50 IED blasts, laid by Maoists to ambush security forces

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Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district adjoining the Jharkhand state is known for being one of the nerve-centres for Naxals
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News Reports

Sachin Pilot claims that the farmer who named him in suicide note for non-waiver of farm loan was not under debt

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin pilot washes hands off farmer's suicide, says he was 'not under debt'
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News Reports

No uproar when Nusrat Jahan Ruhi takes oath as Nusrat Jahan Ruhi Jain but all hell breaks loose when it comes to Sadhvi Pragya

OpIndia Staff -
Nusrat Jahan who couldn’t take the oath before as she recently got married to her long-time beau businessman Nikhil Jain on June 19 in Turkey.
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News Reports

Meerut: Communal tensions prevail after two minor boys fire ‘toy guns’ outside a temple to spread fear

OpIndia Staff -
The duo wanted to scare the ladies singing bhajans in a temple and hence they fired when they neared the temple
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Media

As Antigua decides to revoke Mehul Choksi’s citizenship, ‘liberals’ who questioned PM Modi maintain a deafening silence

OpIndia Staff -
Journalists who had attacked Modi after Mehul Choksi’s escape maintains silence after Antigua’s decision to extradite him
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World Cup 2019

Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur says he wanted to commit suicide after Pakistan lost to India in the World Cup match

OpIndia Staff -
After the crushing defeat handed to Pakistan by India in the recent World Cup 2019 match, Pakistan team coach Mickey Arthur has said that he was feeling so disappointed and depressed that he wanted to 'commit suicide'. 
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Government and Policy

In the next five years, indigenous cow breeds will be on par with foreign breeds: Animal Husbandry Minister Giriraj Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Giriraj Singh praised the schemes of the Uttar Pradesh government on cow protection mentioning that the UP government has created 4000 cattle shelters to deal with the situation.
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News Reports

AAP MLA Manoj Kumar sentenced to three months jail for obstructing election process in 2013

OpIndia Staff -
The case was lodged on a complaint regarding hindrance in the election process being created by over 50 protesters, then led by Kumar, at the main gate of an MCD school, during 2013 Delhi assembly elections, which caused problems for the voters.
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News Reports

Army launches a manhunt for 19-year-old terrorist Munna Lahori, believed to be an IED expert of Jaish-e-Mohammad

OpIndia Staff -
On June 17, the terrorist had carried out the attack at the mobile vehicle patrol of 44 RR with a vehicle-based IED
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Fact-Check

‘Activist’ Harsh Mander weaves a web of lies to scaremonger about NRC and Foreigners Tribunals in Assam

Raju Das -
Harsh Mander lies that burden of proof for citizenship lies on the state, which according to law lies on the individual
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News Reports

Four ISIS operatives of neo-Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) nabbed by Kolkata police

OpIndia Staff -
The four ISIS operatives arrested were members of neo-JMB, the terror group known for perpetrating the dastardly Holey Artisan Bakery attack in Dhaka
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Politics

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan takes oath in name of ‘Ishwar’, ends with ‘Vande Mataram’

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party leader, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, had stirred controversy by saying in Parliament that Vande Mataram is against Islam
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Crime

Imran arrested for rape and murder of visually impaired 7-year-old, accused repeat offender let off on bail after raping minor

OpIndia Staff -
Ten days ago, the dead body of a 7-year-old girl was found in Narela Industrial Area, Delhi. Now, one Imran has been arrested for raping and murdering the child
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World Cup 2019

English Cricket team captain Eoin Morgan says he will not try to stop booing of Smith and Warner

OpIndia Staff -
Before his team takes on Australia, English captain Eoin Morgan said that he will not stop the fans from booing of Smith and Warner.
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News Reports

Sirsa police recommends parole to Dera Sacha Sauda chief for ‘farming’, says he has ‘not committed any crimes’ in prison

OpIndia Staff -
As per new reports, Gurmeet Singh’s parole application may be cancelled as land records submitted by the Revenue Department showed that he does not own land.
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News Reports

‘Won’t provide safe haven to criminals’: Mehul Choksi’s Antiguan citizenship to be revoked, will be extradited to India

OpIndia Staff -
In a major setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, the Antiguan government has decided to revoke his citizenship
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Politics

Expelled by Congress for praising Modi, former MP from Kerala’s Kannur, AP Abdullakutty all set to join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
There have been reports that Abdullakutty is looking to contest the Manjeshwar Assembly seat bypolls as a BJP candidate
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Opinions

‘Once a person was in jail, he didn’t face much problem there’: How leftist academics whitewash the Emergency

Abhishek Banerjee -
Today is exactly 44 years since Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency on June 25, 1975. Yesterday, in the Rajya Sabha, Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad made a passionate appeal to bring back the “Old India.”
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Communal clashes break out after a group returning from a funeral are attacked by Muslim mob, over a dozen injured

OpIndia Staff -
Bhimlal in his complaint has held 18 people, including Moin Ansari, Anwar Ansari, Iftikhar Bari, Taslim Ansari, Muslim Ansari, Yusuf Ansari and others, responsible for this incident
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Crime

Pratapgarh murder: Vinay had his limbs chopped off, tied to a cot and burnt, police clueless

OpIndia Staff -
The villagers say that Vinay's body was dismembered, his legs and arms chopped off. The body was also reportedly tied with metal wires to the cot.
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Opinions

Not all of India is suffering from a ‘Super Emergency’, Mamata Banerjee, only West Bengal is

K Bhattacharjee -
The allegations of 'Super Emergency' that Mamata Banerjee is making against Narendra Modi appears to be a classic case of projection.
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World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup preview – Australia v England: Will rain spoil the oldest rivalry?

Ritesh -
The oldest rivalry in cricket will lock their horns at Lord's, one of the most iconic stadium in the world.
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Law

Setback to Congress: SC rejects Gujarat Congress leader’s plea against EC decision to hold separate bypolls for two RS seats

OpIndia Staff -
The two BJP candidates, EAM S Jaishankar and Jugalji Thakor, have reached Gujarat Vidhan Sabha to file their nominations.
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Politics

Arvind Kejriwal shields Congress and even gets facts wrong as he tweets about Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Perhaps Kejriwal just forgot to add the 10 years of UPA, which pushed us back a few years due to policy paralysis, every one of us wishes to forget.
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World Cup 2019

Video and statistical Highlights from Afghanistan v Bangladesh match

OpIndia Staff -
As expected, an easy win for Bangladesh against Afghanistan for the second time in the world cup.
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