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Crime

Kerala Nun rape case: Father Kuriakose who testified against Franco Mulakkal found dead in mysterious circumstances

OpIndia Staff -
A group of priests have alleged conspiracy in the sudden death of Father Kuriakose.
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News Reports

Sabarimala: ‘No-donation campaign’ initiated by devotees as a mark of protest

Jhankar Mohta -
Former TDB president urged devotees to deposit paper pieces with the writing 'Swami Saranam' in the offering boxes
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News Reports

Four Himalayan peaks near Gangotri glacier named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee

OpIndia Staff -
Atal 1,2,3 and 4 are located between Sudarshan and Saifi peaks in Raktvan valley
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Editor's picks

‘Angrezi jeb me rakho’, JNU PhD scholar’s definition of ‘concentration camp’

Nirwa Mehta -
When countered by questions asking her to substantiate her claims, Shehla responded with rhetorics
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Fact-Check

Newslaundry presents half-truths and whole lies to spread misinformation about Ayushman Bharat

Shantanu -
The usual suspects are back with mischievous propaganda against Ayushman Bharat.
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Editor's picks

SP Manju who wanted to enter Sabarimala temple fought election on a Congress ticket

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala government has ordered all media persons to vacate the temple area and Pamba.
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News Reports

Kerala: Communist govt asks journalists to leave Sabarimala, devotees see conspiracy to desecrate temple

OpIndia Staff -
The devotees believe that state government may use force to remove devotees from the shrine and allow few women to enter the temple.
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News Reports

AAP leader Atishi, who had dropped ‘Marlena’ surname, now named as ‘Atishi Singh’ on banner

OpIndia Staff -
Posters tweeted by AAP Delhi mention the AAP leader's name as Atishi Singh
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Crime

Odisha: Uncle, cousin practising black magic held for allegedly beheading minor boy as sacrifice to Goddess Durga

OpIndia Staff -
Though these kinds of black magical practices are banned in India, many still do follow the same.
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Politics

‘Difficult for Congress to come to power in 2019 on its own’, says Salman Khurshid

OpIndia Staff -
He blamed Modi government for injecting disharmony in the society.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Youth named Arif arrested for allegedly raping a four-month-old calf

OpIndia Staff -
There was a tense situation in the village after people from Hindu communities gathered in large numbers and demanded the arrest of the accused youth.
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Editor's picks

‘All foreign media in control of Jews, Brahmins control media in Hindustan’: Managing Director of Siasat Daily

OpIndia Staff -
Zaheeruddin Ali Khan also asserted that Muslims need to plan for the next 20 years.
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News Reports

India-Bangladesh water transit project: Bangladesh approves dredging of Jamuna river

OpIndia Staff -
India is funding 80% of the project, which will enable cargo movement on the waterway connecting Northeast with rest of India
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News Reports

Tulsi Gabbard can become the first Hindu to run for US President in 2020

OpIndia Staff -
Tulsi Gabbard is a member of United States House of Representatives from Democratic Party
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News Reports

Former Kerala Chief Minister from Congress party named as accused in rape case

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR was filed in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday.
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Crime

‘I was brutally beaten, abused, deprived of sleep for 24 days’: Sadhvi Pragya

OpIndia Staff -
While calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a "patriot", the Sadhvi branded Congress President Rahul Gandhi a child.
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi hoists national flag to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Azad Hind Government

OpIndia Staff -
On October 21, 1943, Bose had announced the formation of the country's first independent government which was called the Azad Hind Government.
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Editor's picks

#MeToo allegations against Talib Hussein suggest liberalism is a cult ripping apart lives of Indian youth

Abhishek Banerjee -
Talib Hussain was at the forefront of fighting for justice for the little girl raped and murdered in Kathua
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News Reports

Swiss Bank moves court to evict Vijay Mallya from mortgaged London home: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Mallya has bee facing financial troubles which started with the non payment of salaries of the employees of Kingfisher Airlines which was owned by Mallya.
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News Reports

Watch: Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis crosses safety barricade for a selfie

OpIndia Staff -
VIdeo of Amruta Fadnavis risking her life for a selfie has gone viral on social media
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Opinions

It is almost as if the Congress expects Hindus to ask if the Hindu’s back hurt the Congress’ knife

Jinit Jain -
Ghulam Nabi Azad says Hindu Congress candidates fear losing votes if he campaigns for them
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh on high alert after letter allegedly by LeT threatens to blow up Ujjain’s Mahakal Temple

OpIndia Staff -
The letter from Maulvi Abu Sheikh, area commander of LeT was received on September 29 at the office of the railway station manager, Jaipur
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi inaugurates ‘National Police Memorial’ to honour sacrifices made by police personnel

OpIndia Staff -
The Police Commemoration Day is observed every year on October 21 in memory of the policemen killed at Hot Springs in Ladakh by Chinese troops on this date in 1959.
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News Reports

Chennai: Iqbal Hussain ‘threatened’ to blow up train to ‘become famous’

OpIndia Staff -
Two such hoax calls at around same time spooked the police
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Inspired by renaming of ‘Prayagraj’, state government wants to restore name of Shimla to ‘Shyamala’

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, the Britishers changed the name of the city from 'Shyamala' to Shimla, as they found it difficult pronounce the former name.
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Media

Within hours of the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and several others lie about the accident

OpIndia Staff -
Exploiting the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and other journalists spread lies about the incident to indict the central government
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Man stoned to death by monkeys, family wants police to file an FIR

OpIndia Staff -
The incident took place in Tikri village of the district
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Media

Angered by reporting, pro-Sabarimala activists hack Asianet website, but the wrong one

OpIndia Staff -
It seems like the activists wanted to hack the media arm of Asianet
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News Reports

Molestation charges framed against former TERI director R K Pachauri

OpIndia Staff -
The victim had brought allegations of sexual harassment against Pachauri in February 2015.
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News Reports

PM Modi to commemorate formation of Netaji’s ‘Azad Hind government’ by hoisting tricolour in Red Fort

OpIndia Staff -
On 21 October 1943, the Azad Hind Fauj led by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose had established India's first provincial government.
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News Reports

Amritsar Tragedy: Video shows event organisers boasted about people standing on tracks to Navjot Kaur

OpIndia Staff -
Navjot Kaur had earlier claimed that the train did not slow down and stated that she and the organisers did not make the people sit on the tracks.
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News Reports

Termed by many as ‘Yogi of the South’, Swami Paripoornananda joins BJP

OpIndia Staff -
He is the head of Kakinada's Shree Peetham and is very popular among the people of the state.
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Crime

#MeToo: JNU student alleges ‘Hero of Kathua protests’ raped her brutally

OpIndia Staff -
The victim narrates that her rapist, who was jailed on charges of raping a relative, is now out on bail.
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News Reports

Wrong to blame Railways for Amritsar tragedy, people should not trespass on tracks, says chairman Ashwani Lohani

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered an enquiry into the tragic Amritsar train accident and declared one-day mourning in the state
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News Reports

ED files cases of money laundering against Air India deals signed during the Congress regime

Jinit Jain -
It is now anticipated that ED will issue summons to the concerned authorities involved and ask them to appear before it.
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News Reports

20 convicted in Britain for a ‘campaign of rape and abuse’ of children in Huddersfield, Britain

OpIndia Staff -
The case was reported for the first time on Friday after a blanket ban on reporting was lifted.
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Culture and History

Sabarimala, abode of Lord Ayyappa: Of ‘equality’, the misinformation and what we stand to lose

Bangodesh Editor -
The devotees are struggling to ensure the continuity of their own tradition.
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Crime

#MeToo: Woman in Meghalaya accuses Catholic priests of sexually abusing her throughout her childhood

OpIndia Staff -
The victim has stated that her poor background made her an ideal profile for predators in the Church.
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News Reports

Sabarimala: HMO had warned Kerala govt about Left Wing Extremist groups instigating violence

Jhankar Mohta -
Questions were raised whether the Communist government of Kerala was more than happy to allow Hindu religious sentiments to be hurt
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OpIndia Explains

All you need to know about the Amritsar train tragedy: A saga of neglect and vulturism

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh has reportedly cancelled his trip to Israel and will be visiting the spot today
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Entertainment

During hearing of defamation case against Anurag Kashyap, Court observes #MeToo cannot be misused

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Bahl, the partner of controversial director Anurag Kashyap’s Phantom Films, was accused by a woman claiming to be an employee of their movie venture
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Media

Another woman accuses Vinod Dua of harassment, Dua says his video program on The Wire being targeted

OpIndia Staff -
Victim says she didn't speak up earlier as she thought Dua was on her side, on the Left's side
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Culture and History

Sabarimala: Will not allow activists to use the temple as a place to prove their point, Kerala Devaswom Minister

OpIndia Staff -
A journalist, Kavitha Jakkala and an activist Rehana Fatima, tried to enter the shrine.
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Media

Founder of The Wire files police complaint to investigate Twitter handles ‘which made false allegations’ against him

OpIndia Staff -
In the note, Bhatia says that he had urged the women to come forward with more details but none of them have
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News Reports

In its third election ever, Bhutan elects a third party, Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) party to form government

Raju Das -
DNT party president Dr Lotay Tshering will become the third Prime Minister of Bhutan
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News Reports

Not a good day for NDTV: A show cause notice from ED over irregularities worth ₹4,369 crore and a ₹10,000 crore defamation suit

OpIndia Staff -
The company is facing several investigations over its financial dealings
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News Reports

Asianet COO denies charges of sexual harassment, says court will prove him right

OpIndia Staff -
Abhinav Khare has claimed that the findings if the internal committee were not as Sonam is portraying
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News Reports

Bihar: Controversy erupts as posters depicting Tejashwi Yadav as ‘Ram’ and Nitish as ‘Ravan’ surface

Jhankar Mohta -
The JD(U) was quick to remind the RJD that it was Nitish Kumar’s face which helped them increase their tally from 22 to 80 in the 2015 assembly elections
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Crime

Vandals scribble ‘Jesus’ after desecrating a Hindu temple in Australia

OpIndia Staff -
Suspected Christians vandalised the Hindu temple during the holy period of Navaratra.
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Fact-Check

Congress lies blatantly after deleting Facebook ad of ‘Modi hatao desh bachao’ which was promoted in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first that time that Congress or its functionaries have brazened out their embarrassing posts after silently deleting them
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