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

Abhishek Banerjee - 21 October, 2018

Talib Hussain was at the forefront of fighting for justice for the little girl raped and murdered in Kathua

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

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.

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

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

Opinions

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

Jinit Jain - 21 October, 2018

Ghulam Nabi Azad says Hindu Congress candidates fear losing votes if he campaigns for them

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

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.

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

Two such hoax calls at around same time spooked the police

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2018

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

Media

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

Exploiting the Amritsar train tragedy, Rajdeep and other journalists spread lies about the incident to indict the central government

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

The incident took place in Tikri village of the district

Media

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

It seems like the activists wanted to hack the media arm of Asianet

News Reports

Molestation charges framed against former TERI director R K Pachauri

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

The victim had brought allegations of sexual harassment against Pachauri in February 2015.

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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.

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

Crime

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

Jinit Jain - 20 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

The case was reported for the first time on Friday after a blanket ban on reporting was lifted.

Culture and History

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

Bangodesh Editor - 20 October, 2018

The devotees are struggling to ensure the continuity of their own tradition.

Crime

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

The victim has stated that her poor background made her an ideal profile for predators in the Church.

News Reports

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

Jhankar Mohta - 20 October, 2018

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

OpIndia Explains

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

Entertainment

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

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2018

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

Media

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

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2018

Victim says she didn't speak up earlier as she thought Dua was on her side, on the Left's side

Culture and History

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

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2018

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

Media

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

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2018

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

News Reports

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

Raju Das - 19 October, 2018

DNT party president Dr Lotay Tshering will become the third Prime Minister of Bhutan

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 - 18 October, 2018

The company is facing several investigations over its financial dealings

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2018

Abhinav Khare has claimed that the findings if the internal committee were not as Sonam is portraying

News Reports

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

Jhankar Mohta - 18 October, 2018

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

Crime