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Bijnor: Muslim teacher who wiped tilak off Hindu students suspended, 3 others transferred for spreading communalism in school

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On August 24th, District Magistrate (DM) Ankit Kumar Agarwal appointed a three-member committee to investigate a video of a teacher, Tanveer Ayesha, removing tilak off students' foreheads that was circulated on social media. The incident occurred at a school in Bhanera village, Kiratpur block.
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Dangers of open borders, men in women sports, assassination attempt and more: 5 takeaways from the interview of Donald Trump with Fox News

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump stated, "Basically, they are liberals. I do not like to use the word 'progressive'. Progressive means you are thinking for the future. They're actually thinking to 3,000 years ago."
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News Reports

SP leader Nawab Singh Yadav raped a minor survivor in Kannauj: Police after DNA samples match

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DNA sample of SP leader Nawab Singh Yadav, former associate of Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav, matched with minor survivor in Kannauj rape case.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man burns Quran and accepts Hinduism while supporting Ramgiri Maharaj, gets arrested

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The FIR copy filed in the case mentioned that the accused had hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community. Imran, in the video, indicated that Islam was never a peaceful religion and that the people following it are committing a mistake.
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News Reports

Another AAP leader arrested in a money laundering case: Delhi MLA Amanatullah Khan taken into custody by ED over corruption in Delhi Waqf Board

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ED recently moved a complaint against Amanatullah Khan for not appearing before the agency and not joining the probe.
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News Reports

Kolkata: Man flashes woman during RG Kar Hospital rape-murder protests, chaos erupts after police allow him to leave

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Outrage swept Kolkata after a man accused of flashing a woman at the RG Kar Hospital rape-murder protests was allegedly allowed to leave by the police.
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News Reports

IC814: The Kandahar Hijack web series – Netflix India Content Head summoned by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

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The Neflix show dramatises the 1999 hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight IC814 by a Pakistan-based terror outfit.
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News Reports

Congress leader Simi Rosebell expelled after accusing Kerala Congress of having a ‘casting couch’ culture

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Rosebell accused various Congress leaders of sexual harassment, including VD Satheesan, claiming that women could only advance to key positions by 'impressing' male leaders, often ignoring the requirement for competence and experience.
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Crime

Gujarat: 9-year-old girl molested in school by teacher Akhtar Ali in Kathlal, accused arrested under POCSO

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In Gujarat, teacher Akhtar Ali allegedly called the girl into a room for cleaning and then took her to a corner and physically molested her after taking off her clothes.
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Opinions

Are BJP supporters too demanding? Well, yes and no: Here is why they can’t be blamed but also need to be realistic

Ganesh R -
BJP supporters can't be blamed for expecting too much - however, they must be realistic on Hindu issues and other issues
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News Reports

Former Moneycontrol journalist Rishabh Chakravorty arrested for slamming cab driver to ground in Ghatkopar over minor car accident

OpIndia Staff -
As the cab driver gave his statement to the police after regaining consciousness, a case was formally registered by the Parksite Police. An FIR was filed against Chakravorty and his wife, Antara Ghosh, who allegedly removed the Ola cab device from Qayamuddin's cab and left the scene.
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Gujarat: India’s largest renewable energy park in Khavda gets major boost, Adani Energy acquires project to evacuate 7 GW of clean energy

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Businessman Gautam Adani is leading India's transition towards green energy through the AESL, which currently has a transformation capacity of 61,686 and an MVA transmission network of 21,783 ckm.
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News Reports

Government of India pauses India-Bangladesh Friendship diesel pipeline expansion amid political turmoil: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The India-Bangladesh Friendship pipeline was inaugurated in March 2023 by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina. It runs from Siliguri in West Bengal to an oil depot in Parbatipur in district Dinajpur of Bangladesh.
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News Reports

‘Protestor’ Mamata chickens out over critical media reporting on RG Kar rape-murder case, directs party spokespersons to avoid Republic, ABP channels

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"AITC has, for now, decided not to send its spokespersons to media channels like ABP Ananda, Republic, and TV9 due to their persistent ANTI-BENGAL agenda-driven PROPAGANDA," the party declared.
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News Reports

Haryana: One more person arrested in Charkhi Dadri mob lynching case, total arrests at 8

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"The victim, a resident of North 24 Parganas in West Bengal, worked as a ragpicker here. We have deployed a company of SSB and state police and are continuously monitoring social media," Bhushan said.
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News Reports

‘Make your child anti-India’: Taslima Nasrin shares photo of aid worker wearing shirt with anti-India message in Bangladesh

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An image from Bangladesh has appeared where a man carrying water bottles in a flooded is wearing a shirt with the text 'make your child anti-India'.
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News Reports

President Droupadi Murmu unveils new flag and insignia for the Supreme Court to commemorate its 75th anniversary

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President Murmu graced the valedictory session of the two-day National Conference of District Judiciary, organised by the Supreme Court of India.
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Manipur: Suspected Kuki insurgents fatally shoot a Meitei woman, injure her 8-year-old daughter and three others, bomb dropped using drone

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On Sunday afternoon, armed insurgents opened indiscriminate fire and dropped a bomb on a house using a drone in Manipur, killing a woman and injuring several
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MeToo saga in Malayalam Film Industry: All you need to know on origin, key findings and aftermath of Justice Hema Committee Report on sexual...

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The Justice Hema Committee Report has revealed horrid tales of sexual abuse, illegal bans, discrimination, drug and alcohol abuse, wage disparity, and inhuman working conditions, especially for women.
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#MeToo in Malayalam film industry: Actress Charmila alleges director Hariharan dropped her from a movie for rejecting sexual demands, accuses producer of attempted rape

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actress Charmila has levelled serious allegations against director Hariharan, claiming that he dropped her from Parinayam movie for rejecting his sexual advances
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“Height of appeasement politics”: Pralhad Joshi hits back at Tejashwi Yadav for supporting ‘Jumma break’ in Assam assembly

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Hitting back at Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav over his comments on Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi termed it "height of appeasement politics."
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News Reports

Days after Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Assam will also burn’ comment, Assam TMC chief Ripun Bora quits party, says didn’t get appointment to meet her and...

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Trinamool Congress President Ripun Bora on Sunday resigned from the party, citing perception of people of the state of TMC being a regional party.
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News Reports

Fact check: No, BJP did not welcome rape accused of IIT-BHU by cutting cake

OpIndia Staff -
In reality, the viral image is not recent. It was uploaded on social media on 12th July 2021 on the date of the birthday of the accused Saksham Singh Patel (who is yet to be granted bail).
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NCPCR calls for action against harassment of students during Hindu festivals, says schools should not ban customary items like rakhi, mehndi, tilak etc

OpIndia Staff -
The National Commission for Protection of Children Rights (NCPCR) has raised serious concerns relating to the treatment of children in schools concerning Hindu festival celebrations
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News Reports

West Bengal rocked by 4 sexual assault cases in a day including 2 in hospitals, a patient named Abbas Uddin and a TMC leader...

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Amid the ongoing outrage over the trainee doctor’s rape and murder in Kolkata’s government-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the state of West Bengal has been rocked by 4 heinous cases of sexual assault in a day
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“Expect passenger operation of Vande Sleeper Coach three months from now”: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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He said that the Vande Bharat chair-car, Vande Sleeper, Vande Metro, and Amrit Bharat will change the way people travel in India.
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Assam: Singer Altap Hussain detained for trying to stir communal tensions through his songs

OpIndia Staff -
Altaap Hussain has been charged under Section 196/299 of the Indian Penal Code 2023 (BNS) for 'promoting enmity between different groups on the basis of religion and caste' and 'doing malicious acts with intent to outrage religious feelings of any class, religion or religious beliefs by insulting them'.
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Bangladesh: BNP and Jamaat Islamists continue purging Hindu and other minorities from educational institutions, at least 49 minority teachers forced to resign since 5th...

OpIndia Staff -
After humiliating, manhandling, and threatening them, the mob forced them to resign by signing blank papers. Notably, on 31st August, the student wing of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad – Bangladesh Chhatra Oikya Parishad revealed that at least 49 teachers belonging to minority communities were forced to resign across the country after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina-led government.
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“Our work will not stop based on the comments of people”: Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tejashwi Yadav calling him “Chinese version of Yogi”

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Responding to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's statement against him, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said "Our work will not stop based on the comments of people. Our work is to keep going forward."
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West Bengal becoming increasingly unsafe for women? After RG Kar incident, minor girl molested by hospital staff in Howrah

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In a video, a woman was seen confronting the accused. She was heard saying that Aman forcibly kissed the victim and talked to her about vulgar things after shutting the door of the laboratory.
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Jabalpur-Hyderabad IndiGo flight diverted to Nagpur after receiving bomb threat scribbled on toilet paper

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An IndiGo flight from Jabadlpur to Hyderabad was diverted to Nagpur on Sunday after receiving a bomb threat.
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Politics

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi resigns as party spokesperson, Rajiv Ranjan Prasad appointed as new spokesperson

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Aafaq Ahmed Khan said, "National President of Janata Dal (United) and Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar has appointed Rajiv Ranjan Prasad as National Spokesperson. K C Tyagi, who was in the party as spokesperson, has resigned from the post, citing personal reasons."
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Ghaziabad: Hindu man accuses one Faisal Khan of brainwashing his wife and attempting to convert her to Islam – What the FIR says

OpIndia Staff -
In his complaint, Sharma said that Faisal Khan manipulated her through brainwashing and coercive tactics. He described a series of events that suggested a deliberate effort to distance the victim from her family and influence her belief system. OpIndia accessed copy of the FIR. Here is what Sharma said in his complaint.
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‘She is a radical left Marxist, will destroy our country’: 5 times Donald Trump hammered Kamala Harris during interview with Fox News

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"We'll have 100 million people in this country within four years if she gets selected," Donald Trump highlighted how illegal immigration to the US would worsen under Presidency of Kamala Harris.
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Crime

Fiancé turns monster: Man rapes his fiancée in Rishikesh, bites her multiple times, calls friends to molest her

OpIndia Staff -
Ashu came to the victim's house in Ghaziabad and lured her to a trip to Rishikesh. He took her to a hotel in Rishikesh where he snatched her phone. He then raped her and physically assaulted her. Photographs that surfaced on social media showed bite and injury marks on the victim's body. The horrifying ordeal of the victim did not stop there.
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Nepal: Police seal illegal church after Hindu organisations protest against mass conversion of Dalits into Christianity, demands action against Pastor who had converted from...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
During the investigation, Police found out that the church was running without any legal documents. Consequently, the Police sealed the church.
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Assembly polls for Haryana postponed to October 5; Vote counting to be held along with J-K on October 8: Election Commission

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The Commission said it had received representation from the National President, All India Bishnoi Mahasabha, Bikaner (Rajasthan) for rescheduling the date of polling set for Oct 1.
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Crime

Bihar: AAP leader Mohammad Saifi detained for trying to attack Union Minister Giriraj Singh after Janta Darbar in Begusarai, the BJP leader says not...

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Begusarai Police detained a man named Mohammad Saifi for trying to physically assault Union Minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh
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“Unlawful, dictatorship”: Journalist Abhijit Majumder slams Mamata Banerjee government after Airtel blocks his number following orders from West Bengal Police

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Slamming CM Mamata Banerjee, Abhijit Majumder described the action as “unlawful” and a form of “dictatorship”.
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TMC student wing leaders accused of locking 13 girls in bathroom of Dinhata College for not joining its rally, one student hospitalised due to...

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Trinamool Chhatra Parishad, the students wing of the Trinamool Congress Party, allegedly locked 13 girl students in the bathroom of Dinhata College in North Bengal for refusing to attend their rally
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Opinions

Sexual harassment, slut shaming and student fury: Here is how protests unfolded at NIT Trichy

OpIndia Staff -
Concerned over the lack of security and the insensitive behaviour of the hostel warden, other students came out in support of the victim and launched a sit-in protest at the NIT Trichy campus.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: ‘Bhagwa love trap’ conspiracy theory reaches Moradabad, Muslim men abuse Muslim girl for talking to Hindu boy, pull her burqa

OpIndia Staff -
A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against the unidentified accused under sections 126 (2), 74 and 352 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
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The Chief Minister who chose to die at the hands of Khalistanis but refused to bow down: Beant Singh, one of the greatest CMs...

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
Beant Singh becoming the Chief Minister was a major event in the history of Punjab, because assembly elections were held in the state after 5 years of President's rule.
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Quid pro quo? Vinesh Phogat joins farmers’ protest at the Shambhu border days after being awarded a ‘gold medal’ by Khap panchayat

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Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was recently awarded a gold medal by a khap panchayat, was on Saturday seen at farmers' protest at Shambhu border.
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May seek extradition of Sheikh Hasina, but it will be an embarrassing situation for the Indian government: Bangladesh foreign affairs advisor

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Bangladesh foreign affairs advisor Mohammed Touhid Hossain has said that his country could consider seeking the extradition of Sheikh Hasinabut that would create an “embarrassing situation for the Indian government.”
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Actresses changing clothes in vanity vans recorded using hidden cameras, they had folders with names of actresses: actress Radhika Sarathkumar amidst findings of Hema...

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the shocking findings of the Justice Hema Committee report on rampant sexual misconduct in the Malayalam film industry, popular South Indian actress Radhika Sarathkumar has made startling allegations
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Karnataka: ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ chants raised by Islamists in Bagalkote over alleged ‘blasphemy’, Muslim clerics deliver hate speeches

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Videos of angry Islamist crowds chanting Sar Tan Se Juda, reportedly from Karnataka's Bagalkote, have gone viral on the internet.
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Shreya Ghoshal postpones Kolkata concert amid protests over RG Kar Doctor rape-murder

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In a statement that Shreya Ghoshal shared on her Instagram account, the singer revealed that she is deeply affected by the gruesome incident.
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Rajasthan: Loco Pilot averts major accident after goods train collides with motorcycle scrap placed on track, Railways say ‘Deliberate attempt to derail’

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A loco pilot averted a major train derailment and loss of life by promptly applying emergency brakes after the goods train he was operating collided with motorcycle scrap placed on the railway track in Rajasthan’s Baran district. 
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New twist in Andhra Pradesh ‘hidden camera’ case as cops deny existence of obscene videos, students accuse college management of ‘coverup’

OpIndia Staff -
While speaking about the matter, Krishna district SP R Gangadhar Rao said, "Police found no concealed cameras in the washrooms of the girls' hostel premises as of Friday."
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