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‘Some Muslim castes added to OBC list in less than 24 hours, others before they even applied to be included’: Bengal govt’s affidavit in...

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal was directed by SC to provide an explanation of the procedure used to classify 77 communities as OBCs.
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News Reports

Reports claim Maldives has run out of usable dollars after payment of oil bill, govt claims it has not reached zero and situation will...

OpIndia Staff -
Days after the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) sent a warning letter to the Finance Ministry warning about exhausting usable reserves of the country, the state's usable dollar reserves have actually run out, reported Adhadhu,
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News Reports

India refutes claims that opening of Dumbur dam gates in Tripura caused floods in Bangladesh, says floods caused by heavy rains downstream of the...

OpIndia Staff -
India refutes claims by student groups in Bangladesh that opening of Dumbur dam gates in Tripura caused floods in Bangladesh
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Kolkata Rape and Murder: CBI says crime scene was altered, body cremated before registering FIR, Supreme Court questions lapses by Police including long delay...

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has made several shocking revelations in its status report on the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata
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News Reports

WB: TMC worker Firoz Khan rapes a married woman at gunpoint for rejecting his advances, inserts a gun into her genitals, ties her 4-year-old...

OpIndia Staff -
This incident has sparked significant public outrage in Bolpur, especially in light of the recent murder of a trainee female doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar Hospital.
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Bangladesh interim government decides to revoke diplomatic passports of Sheikh Hasina and other Awami League leaders

OpIndia Staff -
The decision implies that the diplomatic passport that the deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina used while fleeing to India has now been revoked
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News Reports

Month after Gharwapsi, Muslim woman accuses Bareilly’s Agastya Muni Ashram priest of forced conversion, her Hindu husband alleges forced conversion to Islam

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Hina, a Pilibhit resident, filed a complaint with Bareilly police around a month and a half after their marriage, alleging Pandit Shankhdhar of forcing her to embrace Hinduism. Hina has also accused her husband, Prem Shankar Gupta, and her brother-in-law of tricking her into marriage.
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News Reports

Punjab police arrest Congress Sarpanch Kulbir Singh after woman alleges he raped and threatened her at gunpoint

OpIndia Staff -
The victim alleged that she had gone to the Congress Sarpanch's office to seek help where he raped and threatened her at gunpoint
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News Reports

‘They said we are in shock’: Kapil Sibal defends Mamata Govt over lapses in probe in RG Kar case, shifts blame on the deceased...

OpIndia Staff -
When the three judge bench questioned lapses in the probe into the RG Kar rape and murder case, Kapil Sibal, representing the state, shifted the responsibility onto the parents of the deceased doctor.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Pigeon failed to fly during August 15 celebrations, became meme material, SP demands disciplinary action

ANI -
 The Independence Day celebration of Mungeli district in Chhattisgarh is buzzing around social media platforms after a video of a pigeon released by the Superintendent of Police failed to fly off.
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News Reports

Doctor Oumair Aejaz, originally from Bengaluru, charged with sex crimes in the US: had filmed thousands of nude videos of women, kids as young...

Jhankar Mohta -
During their investigation, the US police discovered over 13,000 videos on a single hard drive and seized 15 external devices
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Sold unclaimed dead bodies, trafficked biomedical waste, corruption, and more: Former RG Kar Hospital official makes serious allegations against Ex-Principal Sandip Ghosh

OpIndia Staff -
According to the allegations, Sandip Ghosh was selling unclaimed dead bodies, trafficking biomedical waste to Bangladeshi contacts, taking 20% commission in every tender, and deliberately failing students to extort money from them.
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News Reports

Telangana: Three-year-old girl raped in Siddipet, accused enticed her with chocolates

OpIndia Staff -
A 3-year-old girl was raped in Telangana's Siddipet, sending shockwaves across the nation after the horrifying incidents in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Qawmi scholars join hands with Jamaat-e-Islami to demand Islamic State, plan to form govt headed by Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh's leading Qawmi scholars met with leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami during which the participants expressed hope for the establishment of an Islamic State led by Jamaat chairman Dr Shafiqur Rahman
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West Bengal: After the RG Kar Hospital horror, an unidentified body of a woman found in bushes in Kolkata, BJP slams Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has demanded the resignation of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee stating that she should step down otherwise she would be remembered as the leader who failed women.
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Electronics and IT ministry directs social media platforms to remove name, photos and videos of the RG Kar Hospital victim as per Supreme Court...

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked the social media platforms operating in India to comply with Supreme Court order to remove name and photographs of deceased in RG Kar Medical college incident.
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OpIndia Explains

Protest against Dharavi Redevelopment Project: Deep dive into how MVA is opposing a plan to provide dignified housing to slum dwellers in Dharavi

Shraddha Pandey -
While Dharavi has witnessed a reduction in crimes compared to the era of organised crimes in the 1980s-90s, criminal activities in the slum area remain a concern, especially drug peddling. Even as the people of Dharavi grapple with the grim realities of the slums, the MVA politicians want to polish their politics by inciting the local people by various means.
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News Reports

Former Jharkhand CM Champai Soren announces plan to form new political party ahead of state assembly elections, says doors open for alliances

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, Champai Soren told reporters, "I had mentioned three options - retirement, organisation, or friend. I will not retire; I will strengthen the party, a new party, and if I meet a good friend on the way, then will move ahead with them."
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News Reports

Puja Khedkar not from OBC community, more people involved in fake identity fraud: Delhi Police and UPSC oppose anticipatory bail to former trainee IAS...

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday (21st August), the Delhi High Court extended anticipatory bail (interim protection from arrest) of former trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar
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News Reports

‘Open to extradition if India provides evidence’: Malaysian PM on Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff -
Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim said he is "open to any evidence" from India over request for extradition of Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik.
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Bangladesh: Journalist couple arrested from Dhaka Airport while departing to Paris days after they were ‘blacklisted’ by students group and fired by news channel

OpIndia Staff -
Former Ekattor Television head of news Shakil Ahmed, and his wife Farzana Rupa who was the principal correspondent of the news channel, were arrested from Dhaka Airport
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Muhammad Yunus-led government releases Al-Qaeda-inspired terror outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team chief Mufti Jashimuddin Rahmani

OpIndia Staff -
On 12th August 2013, Rahamani was arrested in Barguna in connection to inciting people to commit violence. 30 members of the Ansarullah Bangla Team were also arrested. Since his arrest in 2013, Rahamani has remained in jail. He is facing six different cases and a charge sheet has been filed by the police in all the cases against him.
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News Reports

Assam: Farooq sexually harasses college student in his auto-rickshaw, flashes private part in front of her, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Farooq reportedly attempted to sexually harass her, going as far as unzipping his pants and exposing himself. Shocked and terrified, the student immediately jumped out of the vehicle and fled.
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YSRCP’s Jagan Mohan Reddy named in new controversy, TDP says former CM spent Rs 3.62 crores on egg puffs in 5 years

OpIndia Staff -
According to the TDP, over the previous five years, the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) allegedly spent an extraordinary amount of Rs 3.62 crores on egg puffs. According to reports, the CMO spent an average of Rs 72 lakhs a year on these snacks, which equates to 993 egg puffs eaten every day.
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Love Jihad: Ziaul Haq pretends to be Hindu to befriend a girl, rapes and blackmails her, assaults and issues death threats after she refuses...

OpIndia Staff -
He snapped her objectionable pictures and videos and demanded Rs 1 lakh to delete them. He also sent them to her relatives.
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TISS bans controversial students’ organsiation Progressive Students Forum (PSF), says it was misleading students

Anurag -
TISS designated Progressive Students Forum as an "unauthorised and illegal forum" on its campus and accused them of misleading students, obstructing the functioning of the institute, creating division among the students and faculty and defaming the institute.
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News Reports

‘Withdrawn, not cancelled’: BJP leader Amit Malviya says specific notification incorporating social justice in lateral entries likely to follow

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Malviya categorically said that the notification has been “withdrawn, not cancelled” and added that a more specific notification is likely to follow.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Govt school teacher in Akola arrested on charges of sexual abuse of six minor girls and showing them porn videos

OpIndia Staff -
One of the Class 8 students called the toll-free helpline of the Child Welfare Centre and informed the officials about the incident of sexual abuse.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Eight-year-old girl molested in the Nagpada area, earring seller Zubair arrested

ANI -
An earring seller has been arrested for allegedly molesting an eight-year-old girl in the Nagpada area of Mumbai on Wednesday, police said
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‘Bacha andar hai’: Bengaluru couple screams for help as biker attacks them, accused arrested after breaking car glass and creating ruckus

OpIndia Staff -
The Bengaluru Police commented on the issue and confirmed that strict action against the accused will be taken. "Glass shattered, but so are his chances of roaming free—Road rage ends in handcuffs!" Bengaluru Police commented indicating arrest.
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Crime

Jammu and Kashmir: Minor Hindu girl raped by Muslim boy in Kishtwar, SHO Zaheer Iqbal accused of shielding the accused, magisterial inquiry ordered after...

OpIndia Staff -
Kishtwar SSP stated that the SHO has been suspended and two persons have been arrested under the POCSO Act.
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‘Hand over Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh’: BNP leader accuses India of not keeping its commitment towards democracy

OpIndia Staff -
The BNP leader claimed that India's provision of shelter to Sheikh Hasina violates its commitment to democracy. According to Fakhrul, 'fascist' deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country due to the student-led 'revolution'.
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Judiciary compromised in Bangladesh? HC suspends Somoy TV which extensively reported on atrocities against Hindus, calls it previous govt’s mouthpiece

OpIndia Staff -
The High Court in Bangladesh ordered 7 days of suspension of Somoy TV for 7 days over their editorial independence against the interim govt.
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The Wire waters down Udaipur stabbing of Hindu boy by his Muslim classmate, calls it ‘injury’, blames Hindu organisations for giving incident ‘communal colour’

OpIndia Staff -
On 19th August, propaganda portal The Wire watered down the incident and called the attack on Hindu student merely as an 'injury'. Despite being confirmed by the police later that day that the Hindu student succumbed to injuries, The Wire did not edit the report.
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‘Slow down, you may trip and fall’: Kolkata police ASI Anup Dutta runs away on being asked about his relationship with RG Kar case...

OpIndia Staff -
On the night of the rape and murder of the trainee doctor in RG Kar Medical College, prime accused Sanjay Roy reportedly called Kolkata police ASI Anup Dutta.
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All four Shankaracharyas come together to seek protection and safety for Hindus in Bangladesh, ask Govt of India to extend help

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, Dwarka Shankaracharya Swami Sadanand Saraswati said that the governments of India and Bangladesh should meet and discuss the predicament of Hindus.
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Hindu persecution in Bangladesh continues: After unabated violence, now Hindu academics and professionals being forced to resign and leave

OpIndia Staff -
According to sources in Bangladesh as many as 60 teachers/professors/govt officials, who are Hindus, have been forced to resign so far
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Madhya Pradesh: CM Yadav approves Chitrangi micro irrigation project worth 1320 crores

ANI -
A cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav at Mantralaya in Bhopal on Tuesday and the Council of Ministers gave administrative approval of Rs 1320.14 crore for the Chitrangi pressurised micro irrigation project of Singrauli district (irrigation area 32,125 hectares).
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‘Jaise Rape Hua, Aap Logon Ko Bhi Karenge’: Staff recall threats by miscreants during vandalism at RG Kar Hospital 

Paurush Gupta -
While recounting the mob issuing rape threats, she said, “We felt as if the same fate that happened to the victim, for whom we came here to stage a protest, would happen to us. And tomorrow someone else will protest for us. There was no safety and security.”
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Gaurav Singh killed in Hardoi for having an affair with a Muslim girl; Kadar, Shahrukh, Karim, Sarvesh Khan, and Ijad accused

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the accused had an old enmity with the deceased Hindu youth as Hardoi locals believe that the accused had an Interfaith love affair with a Muslim girl whose family members were against this Interfaith love affair.
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Madhya Pradesh: Danish rapes a 19-year-old Hindu girl held captive by brother Jackie Pathan and his wife; couple brainwashed girls into embracing Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Kiran Rajput had converted to Islam to marry her boyfriend Jackie Pathan and moved to Madhya Pradesh from Mumbai.
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As Nafees Chishti, Salim Chishti, and 4 others get life imprisonment in 1992 Ajmer mass rape and blackmail case, read about the scandal that...

Anurag -
Six men sentenced to life imprisonment after 32 years for their role in the 1992 Ajmer Sex Scandal, involving high-profile political figures and families of Khadims of Ajmer Dargah
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Acquitted after 7 years: Man accused of raping and murdering 100-yr-old woman acquitted, Court says woman’s grandson may have filed case to get govt...

OpIndia Staff -
The Allahabad High Court bench also observed that it was probable that the allegations of sexual offence and homicide were made against the accused only to get financial support from the government.
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Opinions

Centre takes down lateral entry ad: Opposition’s caste politics is a Frankenstein’s monster threatening to consume India’s growth story

Amit Kelkar -
The centre's withdrawal of lateral entry ad points to the fraught times ahead as the opposition would exploit the caste divisions in furtherance of their political objectives.
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Re-naming Harappan Civilization “Sindhu-Sarasvati” in NCERT textbooks is based on established scholarship: NCERT panel head Michel Danino

OpIndia Staff -
“This terminology is based on established archaeological scholarship, not on any recent political influence. So, this is not a Hindutva thing. Moreover, we have included all alternative names. To me, this is factual,” the visiting professor at IIT Gandhinagar said.
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Throat slit, multiple wounds and missing identity: Police find dead body of woman in Bareilly hotel, room was booked by Mohammed Alam

OpIndia Staff -
SP Rahul Bhati said, "Police teams have been deployed to search for Mohammed Alam. The postmortem of the body is being done. The accused will be caught soon."
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‘Code names for women, zero safety’: Hema committee highlights sexual harassment, gender discrimination in Malayalam film industry

OpIndia Staff -
The study found that the Malayalam film industry has a deeply embedded patriarchal mentality that feeds the myth that women only pursue careers in the business to gain notoriety and fortune
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Kolkata Police file corruption case against Sandip Ghosh after WB govt formed SIT to probe financial irregularities during the former RG Kar principal’s tenure

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has launched a scathing attack on the TMC government accusing it of attempting to save the disgraced former principal of RG Kar Hospital, Sandip Ghosh. Taking to X, BJP Social media head, Amit Malviya said that it was nothing but a move by CM Banerjee to save Ghosh.
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West Bengal: TMC goon attacks doctor in Malda, verbally abuses nurses and threatens to kill them

OpIndia Staff -
When a medical officer named Prabhakar Saha objected to his behaviour, the TMC goon Avinash Saha thrashed him mercilessly.
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6, including Nafees Chishti, Salim Chishti, Iqbal sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992 Ajmer mass rape and blackmail case after 32 years

OpIndia Staff -
The primary accused, Farooq Chishti, served as the President of the Ajmer Youth Congress. Nafees Chishti held the position of Vice President of the Ajmer Indian National Congress, while Anwar Chishti was the Joint Secretary of the Ajmer Indian National Congress.
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