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Traffic blockage, high drama at Gazipur border as Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka attempt to politicize Sambhal violence under the pretext of meeting victims’ families

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leaders are attempting to visit Sambhal amid restrictions barring the entry of outsiders to the area until December 10, which were imposed after violence erupted over a survey of the Mughal-era Shahi Jama Masjid.
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Two Hindu brothers brutally killed by a Muslim family within six months in Delhi’s Naraina over a minor Muslim boy’s affair with a Hindu...

OpIndia Staff -
A picture of Manoj's two children has surfaced, showing both the innocent children are looking at their father's funeral pyre with withered eyes.
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News Reports

Devendra Fadnavis elected Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party

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Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis was unanimously elected as Leader of Maharashtra BJP Legislative Party.
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News Reports

Amritsar: Police detains Khalistani terrorist for attempted assassination of SAD’s Sukhbir Singh Badal at Golden Temple, investigation underway

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Khalistani terrorist Narain Singh Chaura attempted to assassinate Sukhbir Badal at the Golden Temple. Security thwarted the attack, raising Punjab law and order concerns.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Bail plea of ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das deferred as no lawyer came up to defend him due to threats from Islamist lawyers

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Chinmoy Krishna Das's associate at Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote Swatantra Gauranga Das alleged that no lawyer represented the Hindu leader owing to threats from a "politically motivated lawyers' group".
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News Reports

2,277 companies left Mamata Banerjee ruled West Bengal between 2019 to 2024, including 39 listed entities

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The information was disclosed in response to a question posed by BJP MP Samik Bhattacharya.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Hindu houses, temples vandalized in Doarabazar over alleged ‘blasphemous’ comment on Facebook

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Around 130 houses and 20 Hindu temples have been vandalized by the Islamist mob in Doarabazar, Sunamganj area of Bangladesh, many handles on social media reported. This is following an alleged blasphemous Facebook comment that locals claim caused insult to the Islam religion.
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News Reports

Sambhal violence: Forensic team recovers cartridges made in Pakistan and USA, police investigating possible links to terrorism

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Sambhal violence: A Pakistan-made cartridge recovered from the site raises suspicions of foreign links. Police and SITs are investigating anti-national connections.
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News Reports

Pappu Yadav’s own man threatened him to get his security upgraded; no link to Lawrence Bishnoi gang: Bihar Police

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As per Bihar Police, Pappu Yadav's close aide threatened him in order to get the MP's security upgraded.
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News Reports

2000 Malpura Riots: Islam, Ishaq, and 6 others sentenced to life imprisonment for hacking farmer Hariram to death 24 years ago

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In another mudrer case, the special court acquitted five accused due to the absence of eyewitnesses.
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Jammu & Kashmir: Terrorist Junaid Ahmed Bhat, killed in encounter, was involved in killing of civilians, police says

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In its update, the Indian Army's Chinar Corps said," OP DACHHIGAM, One terrorist has been neutralised by the security forces in the ongoing Operation at upper reaches of Dachhigam Forest, Srinagar. Search Operation is in progress."
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News Reports

‘Hindus safer under interim regime’: Bangladesh govt makes absurd claim amid ongoing persecution of Hindus, deny deliberate targeting of ISKCON

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Shafiqul Alam, the press secretary of the Muhammad Yunus government, claimed that Hindus are safer under the current administration as compared to they were under Sheikh Hasina's regime.
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News Reports

OCCRP, funded by George Soros and USAID, maligns foreign govts in the name of ‘investigative journalism’, had earlier targeted Adani Group: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
OCCRP co-founder Drew Sullivan has acknowledged that his independent 'network of journalists' could not have been created without funding from US government agencies.
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News Reports

Canada’s national broadcaster accuses India of interfering in Canadian politics citing unfounded claims by a pro-Khalistani propaganda outlet

OpIndia Staff -
Radio Canada claimed Indian consular officials meddled in Canadian politics, citing anti-India Baaz News Organisation. The report lacks evidence, fuelling mistrust in India-Canada relations.
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News Reports

After hospital, Tripura hotel and restaurant association bans Bangladeshi citizens over Indian flag disrespect and Islamist atrocities against Hindus

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ATHROA general secretary Saikat Bandyopadhyay said that the decision was taken at an emergency meeting on Monday. "We are a secular country and have respect for all religions. Our national flag has been desecrated and minorities are facing oppression by a section of fundamentalists in Bangladesh.
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News Reports

Bill Gates sparks outrage, calls India ‘a laboratory to test new ideas’, social media calls for stringent ethical standards against such minds

OpIndia Staff -
Bill Gates' podcast with Reid Hoffman sparked outrage among Indians after he referred to India as a laboratory for testing ideas.
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News Reports

Allahabad HC bench recuses from hearing Mohammed Zubair’s petition seeking protection from arrest over case by Ghaziabad police

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The supporters of Yati Narsinghanand filed a case against Mohammed Zubair over his post against the Hindu priest.
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News Reports

Uber Shikara launched in Kashmir: How Asia’s first water transport service is a confluence of technology and tradition

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International taxi aggregator Uber has launched 'Uber Shikara' service in Kashmir, providing tourists to book shikara boats on an app to traverse the iconic Dal Lake for the breathtaking vistas it offers.
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News Reports

Muhammad Yunus is responsible for mass killings, murder of Hindus and religious minorities: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina

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Sheikh Hasina stated that further massacres would have occurred in Bangladesh if she had stayed.
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News Reports

Jama Masjid Shamsi or Neelkanth Mahadev Temple in Badaun: After Sambhal’s mosque, another dispute, fast track court formed to hear the case

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Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Uttar Pradesh and center governments have been made parties in this case. The Places of Worship Act of 1991 will serve as the foundation for the court case.
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News Reports

Newsweek mistakes parody account as Kash Patel’s father, quotes X post in report, quietly edits out the statement after netizens call out gaffe

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Adding to Newsweek’s embarrassment, the parody account thanked Newsweek for his message. “Thank you @Newsweek for amplifying my message - Hunter Biden was pardoned just in time before my son Kashu could prosecute him for his crimes.”
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News Reports

Indore: Islamists released on bail resume harassing a Dalit Family, victims put up ‘House for Sale’ sign outside their home fearing safety

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The Dalit family stated that now they can either end their lives or leave their home after the accused's bail.
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News Reports

Sambhal: Wikipedia claims ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans led to violence, uses The Wire’s op-ed to support claim; later removes the link

OpIndia Staff -
Wikipedia's Sambhal violence coverage has come under fire for bias, false claims about ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans, and questionable fact-checks, sparking criticism of its neutrality and reliability.
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News Reports

Loss for India? Vedanta Copper Int joins hands with Saudi Arabia to boost copper output in Kingdom, declares to invest $2 billion

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In the year 2018, the Vedanta-owned Sterlite copper plant had been shut hamering the livelihood of many local workers in the Thoothukudi region of Tamil Nadu. The plant was shut after massive protests erupted in the region claiming that the project was disturbing the environment in the region.
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Opinions

The Atlantic publishes hit job against PM Modi: Here’s how the propaganda piece cherry-picks facts to attack Indian PM while romanticising Khalistan terrorists

Shraddha Pandey -
In Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar case, The Atlantic piece downplays his terrorist activities and instead attacks PM Modi for the death of the Khalistani terrorist.
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News Reports

Ahmedabad crime branch arrests Mohd Aminoor Pathan and Yasin Shaikh for stealing idols from Jain temple

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The police said that during the initial interrogation, the accused Aminoor and Yasin admitted to involvement in seven such thefts from temples and derasars across Gujarat.
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Explained: OCCRP, which publishes hit pieces on Adani group, is funded by US govt agencies known for targeting India

Dibakar Dutta -
Since its inception, OCCRP has received at least $47 million from the US government, $14 million from European countries (Britiain, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Slovakia and France) and 1.1 million from the European Union.
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News Reports

US House Subcommittee report on COVID-19 says NIH funded gain of function research in Wuhan, lab accident most likely origin and lockdowns were a...

OpIndia Staff -
A 520-page report released by a select subcommittee in the House of Representatives in the US Congress has clearly stated that the 'lab leak' hypothesis was not a conspiracy theory and there is significant reason to argue that the coronavirus pandemic was indeed originated from a laboratory accident,
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Ahmedabad International Book Festival 2024 invites controversial historians and leftists, including propagandist William Dalrymple, triggering outrage

Anurag -
Ahmedabad International Book Festival 2024 faces backlash over inviting controversial historian William Dalrymple, raising concerns about anti-Hindu rhetoric and government decisions.
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Opinions

A full stomach is a Devil’s workshop – How the easy times have created more and more ‘wokes’

Virender Kapoor -
Today the wokes feel they know everything- that they are fully aware- far from it. Being digital savvy and 'cool' does not make you ‘know it all’.
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Delhi police book Nadeem Khan for promoting enmity: Read about his links with APCR, Jamaat and Delhi Riots

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Nadeem Khan was a part of a WhatsApp group called the ‘CAB TEAM’ along with Yogendra Yadav, Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and Parvej Alam in the run-up to the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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MEA condemns breach at Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Tripura, assures action against protesters seeking justice for minorities in Bangladesh

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"The incident earlier today of the breach of premises at the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala is deeply regrettable. Diplomatic and consular properties should not be targeted under any circumstances," the official statement by the MEA read.
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Uttarakhand: Hindus call for unity to fight against ‘love jihad’ and ‘land jihad’ at Mahapanchayat, demand demolition of illegal mosques

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Around 500 persons participated in the event organized by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad which declared that there would be another maha panchayat in the coming times. "This is just the beginning of our struggle. We will uproot these forces from Uttarakhand," VHP's Anuj Walia said calling for district-wide protests.
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Editor's picks

Chennai Special Court sentences BJP leader H Raja to 6 months in jail for comments on Periyar, Kanimozhi, allows 30-day stay for filing appeal

OpIndia Staff -
H. Raja's legal team had maintained that the remarks were taken out of context and meant to be political commentary.
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Massive traffic jam chokes Delhi-Noida border due to protest march to Parliament by Western UP farmers

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Police have increased security and placed barricades as well to control the traffic situation.
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UP: 16-year-old Shailesh murdered over a relationship with a Muslim girl; the girl’s family, including her parents, arrested

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The dead body of Shailesh was recovered from near a pond just 200 m away from his home. Apart from the dead body, the family of the boy also discovered a blood-stained axe, a mobile phone, and a pair of slippers.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dares Congress to demand beef ban, after the party accuses him of feeding beef to voters

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Congressman Tanzil, the son of party MP Rakibul Hussain, lost to BJP candidate Diplu Ranjan Sarmah in Samaguri by-poll.
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‘Whom are you messing with? We live near Bhai’s house’: Ex-Pak cricketer Rashid Latif boasts proximity to Dawood Ibrahim over Champions Trophy 2025 imbroglio

OpIndia Staff -
In a veiled threat to BCCI and India, former Pakistan cricketer Rashid Latif insinuated his proximity to Dawood Ibrahim over ongoing Champions Trophy 2025 imbroglio.
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World

India intensifies crackdown on online Khalistani propaganda, blocks over 10,000 URLs in three years

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Government of India has blocked URLs related to Khalistani content and other extermist propaganda on social media with Facebook saw the highest number of blocks (10,976 URLs), followed by X (10,139 URLs). Platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and WhatsApp were also targeted, with 2,211, 2,198, and 138 accounts respectively blocked during this period.
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Uttar Pradesh: Lady constable abused, assaulted, and dragged into a sewer; Irfan, Saleem and 3 others booked

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One of the accused persons arrived on the bike and stopped close to the victim. As per the reports, he told the woman that his bike had stopped and asked her to start the bike. But before she could respond, the accused began assaulting and abusing her.
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Congress leaders file petition in Supreme Court, ask to restrain lower courts and states from doing survey at disputed mosques

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In the petition, Congress leaders called for directions by the apex court, ordering the state governments and lower courts to refrain from enforcing survey orders that, according to them, risk disrupting “communal harmony” and cited provisions of the Places of Worship Act of 1991.
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Bangladesh bars 63 ISKCON members from travelling to India despite valid passports and visa, says ‘govt approval’ needed

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"We came to participate in a religious ceremony in India, but immigration officials stopped us, citing the absence of government permission,"  ISKCON member Saurabh Tapandar Cheli said.
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‘The Caravan’ editor, who peddled ‘Muslims protecting temple’ narrative in Bangladesh, tells others not to bother about attacks on Hindus

Dibakar Dutta -
Salil Tripathi was at the forefront of peddling the Islamist narrative of 'Muslims protecting Hindu temples in Bangladesh' without highlighting the religious affiliation of the attackers.
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Cyclone Fengal: Dams overflow in Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu amid heavy rainfall

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Cyclone Fengal, which made landfall on the coasts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Saturday, November 30, has caused widespread flooding in several areas, particularly in Cuddalore.
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Delhi Police registers case against man who threw liquid at AAP Chief Arvind Kejriwal, reveals it was water

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Delhi Police have registered a case against an individual accused of allegedly throwing liquid at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal
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Pakistan: Death toll in ongoing Shia-Sunni clashes in Kurram reaches 130, violence continues on 11th day despite ceasefire agreement

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The death toll in ongoing tribal clashes in Pakistan's Kurram district has risen to 130, with at least six more fatalities and eight more injuries reported on Sunday
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World

‘This is Nuts’: Department Of Government Efficiency (DOGE) co-lead Vivek Ramaswamy on New York’s $220-million deal with Pakistan-owned hotel

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Vivek Ramaswamy expressed his dismay at such a strange deal, and said, "A taxpayer-funded hotel for illegal migrants is owned by the Pakistani government which means NYC taxpayers are effectively paying a foreign government to house illegals in our own country."
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Jamia Millia Islamia issues warning to students: No protests, dharna against any constitutional dignitary

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Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) has warned students against raising slogans or organizing protests without prior permission from university authorities, saying "disciplinary" action would be taken against "erring" students.
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Media

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar says Indian history has been manipulated to ignore real heroes and create a monopoly of few, calls for changes in...

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Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday talked about the distortion of history books in India, and condemned the "manipulated" and "selective" historical narratives in the textbooks
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Kerala High Court quashes defamation case against Organiser and Panchjanya publisher filed by PFI, rules banned entities cannot claim defamation

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Kerala High Court quashed a defamation case against Bharat Prakashan, ruling that the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) lacks legal status to claim reputational harm.
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