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Government and Policy

India has now changed the meaning of ‘Abhinandan’: PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi launched Construction Technology India 2019, where he made reference to Wing Commander Abhinandan
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Crime

Masood Azhar is under Pakistan army’s care, receiving regular dialysis in their hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Masood Azhar who is accused of orchestrating many terror attacks in India including the attack on the Indian Parliament in 2001 and the Pulwama attack in 2019 is undergoing treatment in Pakistan Army Hospital.
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Editor's picks

United States of America seeks information from Pakistan about their misuse of F16: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The United States of America (USA) has reportedly sought information from Pakistan about their misuse of American made F16 fighter jets which were used in Pakistan's misadventure against India
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Editor's picks

Behind the red alert: There’s more to the airspace lockdown in Pakistan than meets the eye

Naren Menon -
Pakistan is on high alert after the Indian Air Force’s unexpected strikes on Balakot’s terror camps. But what purpose does an immediate lockdown of the airspace serve, other than to raise guard in anticipation of further attacks?
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Editor's picks

Parody country Pakistan proposes deluded resolution to award Nobel Peace Prize to Imran Khan

OpIndia Staff -
With Pakistan, the jokes write themselves
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Media

Watch: Piyush Goyal takes a dig at propaganda peddling journalists, leaves audience in splits

OpIndia Staff -
Goyal's recital of how many journalists behave in their haste to discredit the Modi government was actually very accurate.
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News Reports

Osama Bin Laden’s son new Al-Qaeda chief, UN blacklists Hamza Bin Laden

OpIndia Staff -
Hamza Bin Laden is currently believed to be based near Afghanistan-Pakistan border
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News Reports

Government cracks down on Jamaat-e-Islami, seals its offices, bank accounts seized, assets frozen

OpIndia Staff -
Jamaat-e-Islami, the banned organisation, is suspected of funding the terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen
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Editor's picks

How many more brave soldiers must die before people gather the courage to acknowledge the inconvenient truth?

OpIndia Staff -
We can't find a solution to 'Kashmir problem' unless we are honest about the problem itself
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Editor's picks

India’s missing 54: The 54 ‘Abhinandans’ who never came home from Pakistan

Raju Das -
Indira Gandhi government had failed in securing the release of Indian prisoners, even after winning the war and releasing Pakistani POWs.
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Opinions

All Advertisement Party – How Delhi schools are ridden with problems but Delhi govt paints a rosy picture

Dr. Nandini Sharma -
AAP govt of Delhi advertises their 'achievements' in education sector on a grand scale, but Delhi schools are hardly dazzling.
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Editor's picks

Pakistan’s foreign minister admits in BBC interview that their government is in contact with Jaish-e-Mohammad leadership

OpIndia Staff -
In an interview that was shared by BBC yesterday, Shah Mehmood Qureshi is seen profusely defending the Jaish-e-Mohammad.
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Editor's picks

Pakistani civil servant Danyal Gilani spreads hilarious fake news, gets caught

OpIndia Staff -
Danyal Gilani is 26/11 Mumbai attack co-conspirator David Headley's half brother
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News Reports

Three evidences that Pakistan used F-16 jets to attack India, and one of them was shot down

OpIndia Staff -
Several evidences prove that one Pakistani F-16 was shot down by Indian fighter planes
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News Reports

Pakistan to lodge complaint against India at UN for ‘serious environmental damage’ by airstrikes, dubs it ‘Eco-terrorism’

OpIndia Staff -
After threatening India with nuclear weapons for years, approaching the U.N. over 'ecoterrorism' appears to be another instance where the Pakistanis have failed greatly to live up to their incredible boasts.
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Fact-Check

Portal run by former SFI worker publishes fake news about Air Marshal C Hari Kumar, DailyHunt spreads it to millions

OpIndia Staff -
The website which was amongst the first to spread the fake news is run by a former SFI district secretary.
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Editor's picks

Shekhar Gupta manages to use even Wing Commander Abhnandan’s return to deride India with a half-truth

OpIndia Staff -
Shekhar Gupta used the event of the homecoming of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to peddle his partisan politics
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News Reports

Panic-stricken Pakistan keeps its airspace shut till March 4, four airports partially opened but airlines avoid operations

OpIndia Staff -
India's hard-core retaliation first in the form of an ariel airstrike and then its befitting reply to the infringement by Pakistan army into Indian airspace has left Pakistan fragmentized and jittery
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Government and Policy

Pakistan forced to boycott OIC event after member nations ignore its objections over invitation to India

OpIndia Staff -
After it was forced to return Wing Commander Abhinandan unconditionally, Pakistan has been successfully isolated even in an international organization it is a founding member of.
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Editor's picks

‘Do you support our Armed forces or suspect them?’: PM Modi slams politicians being quoted by Pakistan to undermine India

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi in Tamil Nadu asserted that statements by some Indian political parties have been gleefully quoted in the Parliament of Pakistan to demoralise our Forces
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Government and Policy

‘Fully prepared to respond to any provocation by Pakistan, defence forces on high alert’, says Major General SS Mahal

OpIndia Staff -
India has strongly worded its decision, that if Pakistan sincerely wants to put an end to this conflict it has to stop advocating terrorists breeding on its soil
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Economy and Finance

Union Cabinet sanctions the Kanpur and Agra metro rail projects

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath, the CM of Uttar Pradesh has thanked the Centre, for the release of funds for the project and has asserted that both projects will boost development in both the cities.
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News Reports

China cancels all flights to and from Pakistan as the airspace over the country remains shut for the third day

OpIndia Staff -
The Beijing Capital International Airport has cancelled all flights to and from Pakistan, including connecting flights, for the last two days. It is still unknown whether flights will fly from the Airport on Friday, reported state-run Global Times.
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Government and Policy

EAM Sushma Swaraj corners Pakistan for its support to terrorism in the inaugural plenary of the OIC

OpIndia Staff -
EAM Sushma Swaraj quotes Rig Veda to send the message of harmony and co-existence of different religions characteristic of Indian pluralism.
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Opinions

War isn’t a video game: Let’s not play with the national security

rohitagarwal -
In the face of war, maintain a balance between euphoria and despair - either won't last long.
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Editor's picks

For Leftist rag, The Wire, Wing Commander Abhinandan is the same as a petty criminal or terrorist from Kashmir

K Bhattacharjee -
It appears even at a time when there are national security concerns, The Wire prioritizes prefers subjecting the Indian state to infringement of its sovereignty by international organizations rather than the welfare of its citizens.
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News Reports

Islamabad High Court rejects petition to stall the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court of Islamabad has refused to interfere in return of Abhinandan Varthaman to India.
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Editor's picks

Airstrikes by India deserve celebration, but the asymmetrical war with Pakistan needs sustained onslaught

Guest Author -
India refuses to understand rules of engagement, much less the war we are fighting from the time of Pakistan’s creation
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Government and Policy

Abhinandan coming home, to be received by senior Air Force team at Wagah Border

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian defence establishment had reportedly thought of sending a special aircraft to Pakistan to bring back Wing Commander Varthaman who was captured by Pakistan after he had shot down a Pakistan Air Force F-16 jet during aerial combat on Wednesday.
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Editor's picks

Air Marshal C Hari Kumar who led 26 February air strikes in Pakistan retires, Pakistanis propagate as if he’s ‘sacked’

OpIndia Staff -
Air Marshal Chandrashekharan Hari Kumar played a pivotal role in the February 26 airstrikes which destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps in Pakistan
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Editor's picks

After his party indulged in minority appeasement politics post 26/11, Manmohan Singh engages in partisan politics over Indo-Pak tensions

K Bhattacharjee -
Instead of playing partisan politics at this moment of national importance, Manmohan Singh ought to remember the disgraceful conduct of his own party after the terror attacks in Mumbai.
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Crime

‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’, jihad against India to continue irrespective of India-Pakistan relations: Intelligence reports reveal JeM’s deadly plan

OpIndia Staff -
Intelligence reports claim that JeM has taken resolve to wage Jihad against India, unaffected by India and Pakistan's bilateral relation.
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Editor's picks

Imran ‘Taliban’ Khan as ‘hero’ was only the next logical step for Indian ‘liberals’

Abhishek Banerjee -
The hands of India are now so long that they can reach inside Pakistan and bring back our soldier, Abhinandan Vartaman, in a day, from the clutches of Imran 'Taliban' Khan
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Fact-Check

Youth Congress’ magazine caught spreading fake video claiming to be that of WC Abhinandan’s wife

OpIndia Staff -
Congress stoops to a new low as Youth Congress' magazine spreads fake video of a lady claiming to be Wing Commander Abhinandan's wife
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News Reports

If talks were the answer to terror, it would have been solved long ago: BJP President Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking on the issue of Kashmir, BJP chief said the mistake Jawahar Lal Nehru made in Kashmir can't be easily solved. We have tried to solve the issue and we will find a solution for Kashmir in future days, said Amit Shah.
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News Reports

Congress spokesperson uses caricature of WC Abhinandan with a Pakistan flag in background to mock PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
In the Tweet, Chaturvedi has shared a caricature image by BBC Hindi of Wing commander Abhinandan standing with a Pakistani flag in the background.
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Editor's picks

Caught red-handed, Pakistanis spread fake news that the missile used to target Indian military assets does not belong to them

OpIndia Staff -
Soon after Indian Air Force displayed the pieces of AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, which are compatible only with the F16 jets used by Pakistan Air Force to violate Indian airspace on March 27, Pakistanis on Twitter started disowning the missiles.
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News Reports

Petition filed in Pakistan by Islamabad activist challenging the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan back to India

OpIndia Staff -
Islamabad based activist has filed a petition in Pakistan High Court challenging the release of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.
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Crime

He is in Pakistan, he is very unwell: Pakistan’s foreign minister admits terrorist Masood Azhar living in his country

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, during a media briefing by officials from the Joint Forces, Air Vice Marshall RGK Kapoor busted several false claims made by the Pakistan government.
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Government and Policy

Wing Commander Abhinandan’s parents greeted with cheers and claps upon boarding flight

OpIndia Staff -
Air Marshal S Varthaman had penned a message earlier to thank all people for the prayers and blessings for Abhinandan's safe return.
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Editor's picks

As Pakistan resorts to heavy ceasefire violations again, what peace are we talking about?

Editorial Desk -
Pakistan resorted to heavy shelling towards posts in India and villages in Kamalkote area of Uri in Baramulla district
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Government and Policy

ED identifies and plans to seize 14 properties of LeT chief terrorist Hafiz Saeed in Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
ED to seize nearly 14 properties belonging to Pakistan-sponsored Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist outfit chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed in Jammu and Kashmir
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Border reservation act amended, economic reservation extended, Jamaat-e-Islami banned

OpIndia Staff -
The Jamaat-e-Islami of J&K has been banned for its national and secessionist activities
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News Reports

14 IAF planes entered Pakistan, four of them bombed Masood Azhar’s camp, says Pakistan Rail Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Rail Minister said in Parliament joint session that there is a Jaish camp at Balakot which was targeted by Indian Air Force
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Editor's picks

Full coverage of Indian Armed Forces’ statements after Pakistan’s attempted attack on Indian military installations

OpIndia Staff -
This is the first statement by the Indian Army, Navy and Airforce after India carried out airstrikes deep inside Pakistan territory, right up to Balakot, flattening Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps, as a response to the Pulwama terror attack.
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News Reports

IT ministry asks Youtube to remove 11 videos of IAF wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman who is in Pakistan’s captivity

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Army, violating the norms under the Geneva Convention, released the videos of Indian fighter pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman
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Editor's picks

Indian Armed Forces provide evidence that Pakistan used F16 for its aggression against Indian military assets. Here is why it’s important

OpIndia Staff -
In a joint press conference today, the representative of all three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, Army, Navy and the Airforce today exposed Pakistan's lies and provided evidence that Pakistan had indeed used F16s to target Indian military installations
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News Reports

Repeated ceasefire violations from Pakistan amidst calls for peace by PM Imran Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan PM Imran Khan is advicating peace while his Army is indulging in unabated ceasefire violations
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Editor's picks

With Wing Commander Abhinandan’s unconditional release, Imran Khan gave us a glimpse of ‘New India’, not ‘Naya Pakistan’

K Bhattacharjee -
Regardless of what transpires henceforth, the big picture reflects a significant dent in Pakistan's proxy war efforts. India entered their territory, helped their assets meet their god and suffered no consequences for its actions. 'New India' has started its journey on a strong foot.
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Fact-Check

Congress worker among others found peddling fake video claiming to be that of WC Abhinandan’s wife

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, sources have reported that the government of India has refused to allow Pakistan to use the captured pilot as a bargaining chip and asserted that he should be released immediately under the rules of Geneva convention.
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