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West Bengal: TMC goon attacks doctor in Malda, verbally abuses nurses and threatens to kill them

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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

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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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Uttarakhand: Forest official brutally assaulted for objecting to drinking alcohol near Khichdi river, accused get bail within hours. What happened

OpIndia Staff -
The incident unfolded on Sunday (18th August). After this video went viral on social media, the police arrested the minor accused and sent them to jail. Some reports claim that the accused youth got bail within hours.
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Crime

Badlapur: Two 4-year-old girls sexually assaulted in school washroom, anger among locals over police delay, school negligence and CCTV. Read details

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The assault occurred on August 12–13 in a Badlapur school when the girls had gone to use the washroom.
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Former Australian cricketer Michael Slater moves desperate bail plea after 130 days in custody on charges of domestic violence and choking a woman, rejected

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Justice Paul Freeburn rejected the bail application of Former Australian cricketer, Michael Slater, noting that there was an “unacceptable risk of further offending”.
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1992 Ajmer gangrape and blackmail case: ‘Khadims’ of Ajmer dargah, including ex-Congressman Nafis Chisti among 6 convicted by POCSO court

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The POCSO court found Nafees Chishti, Naseem alias Tarzan, Salim Chishti, Iqbal Bhati, Sohail Ghani, and Syed Jameen Hussain guilty of gang-raping more than 100 girl students and blackmailing them using their photographs.
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SC sets aside Calcutta HC’s order which asked adolescent girls to control sexual urges, charges 25-year-old for having intercourse with 14-year-old girl under POCSO

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The Supreme Court stated in its decision that it has published extensive guidelines about the appropriate implementation of the POCSO Act and the format in which justices ought to compose their decisions.
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Supreme Court forms Task Force for safety of doctors at workplace, slams West Bengal govt for delay in FIR, asks not to ‘unleash power’...

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Notably, the apex court has taken suo moto cognizance of the rape and murder case that took place at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on 9th August. 
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‘Mamata Banerjee’s goons posed as doctors to meet the father, forged my name to get his sign on SC case’: RG Kar hospital victim’s...

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The senior advocated alleged that Mamata Banerjee-led TMC planted goons over the RG Kar Hospital attack.
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Nainpur Jabalpur train collides with 3 iron rods placed on track near Kacchpura station, probe launched: Multiple sabotage incidents raise concerns

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to X, journalist Rahul Shivshankar informed about the incident and said, “Investigation launched into a suspected act of sabotage. The engine of the Nainpur Jabalpur train 05706, collides with an extraneous iron rod placed on the track near Kachhpura station (boundary of Jabalpur and Nagpur divisions). Fortunately impact did not cause a derailment.
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Pune Porsche case: Two arrested for tampering with the blood samples; accused minor completes ‘safe driving program’ suggested by Court

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The arrested individuals are reportedly responsible for exchanging the blood samples of two of the primary young accused's companions who were in the vehicle when the accident happened.
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Canadian Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre visits GGNMC, a pro-Khalistani centre that considers terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar a ‘martyr’, sparks controversy

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Pierre Poilievre was accompanied by Tim Uppal, who is his deputy and known for his pro-Khalistani stance.
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Germany’s state media follows the footsteps of BBC, downplays attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh as aftermath of ‘political violence’

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One of the strategies employed by DW News to give political colour to religious violence against Hindus was the frequent reference to India.
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Pakistan: Islamist mobs descend into Supreme Court premises, demand Chief Justice’s resignation for saying Ahmadiyya man booked for blasphemy has ‘right to religion’

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The protesting Islamists are demanding CJP Faez Isa’s resignation. On 19th August, a large number of protesters from various religious groups breached Islamabad's highly secured, Red Zone earlier today, storming the Supreme Court entrance gates to protest the Pakistan apex court verdict in the Mubarak Sani case.
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Agra: Video of Mohammed Yusuf and Mohammed Feroz harrasing scooty riding girl on the road goes viral, arrested

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Mohammed Yusuf and Mohammed Feroz came from behind and started harrasing girl on scooty. The three men who were helping the girl to reach petrol pump tried to stop them but the miscreants continued to harras the girl.
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Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan applies to become the next Chancellor of Oxford University from jail

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"Pakistan's national hero and Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, founder and chairman of Pakistan's biggest political party PTI, a cricketing legend, a philanthropist and an alumnus of Oxford University, is running for the position of Chancellor of Oxford University, all while being imprisoned," the PTI post read.
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Islamist outfit Hefazat-e-Islam calls for Sharia Law in Bangladesh: Read about the extremist group that was behind the 2021 anti-Modi protests

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Muhyiddin Rabbani emphasised that Hefazat-e-Islam's goal is to establish an Islamic state in Bangladesh.
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US-made M4 rifles previously used by the Taliban or abandoned by American soldiers recovered during anti-terror ops in Jammu

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Security officials noted that US-made weapons used by the Taliban or abandoned by American soldiers are now being smuggled into Kashmir through Pakistan.
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Kolkata doctor rape case: After parents allege ‘hurried cremation’, crematorium staff confirms ‘police push’

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"There were a lot of policemen with the body (of the victim); the area had become very congested... We were told that there was a chance of the body getting decomposed..." the crematorium manager said.
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Udaipur: Hindu student who was stabbed by his Muslim classmate succumbs to his injuries

OpIndia Staff -
The victim, identified as Devraj, succumbed to his injuries after being stabbed by his Muslim classmate on August 16.
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‘Mamata has fixed rate card for rape victims, wants to purchase witnesses: Council for parents of RG Kar hospital victim slams West Bengal CM

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"The parents of the victim girl refused it (money) because they didn't want to be a part of the game played by the chief minister," informed Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya.
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Maharashtra: 16-year-old girl in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar commits suicide after months of harassment by Kasim Pathan

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Kasim had threatened the girl with killing her brother if she turned down his advances. After months of harassment, the girl committed suicide.
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West Bengal: Cops arrest another student for criticising Mamata Banerjee over RG Kar hospital rape-murder case

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The arrested girl has been identified as Kirti Sharma. "Shoot Mamata Banerjee like Indira Gandhi. If you can't do it, I wouldn't disappoint," Kirti Sharma was quoted as saying in one of her posts.
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Kerala: Leftist ‘student’ org DYFI sells pork to raise funds for Wayanad landslide victims, Muslims object claiming their religious sentiments got hurt

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DYFI sold pork, milk and other items to raise funds to rebuild 25 houses destroyed in Wayanad land slide. Depiste objection by Muslims over sale of pork, DYFI said they will continue the sale.
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Opinions

Dear Sudha Murty, Rakshabandhan wasn’t discovered due to Mughals, stop attributing Hindu festivals and cultures to Islamic invaders

Shraddha Pandey -
It is, thus clear that Sudha Murty has advertently or inadvertently ended up peddling the lies created by unreliable sources and propagated by contemporary Mughal cheerleaders.
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‘You are worthless Ch*mar’: Shahnawaz rapes Dalit nurse in UP, threatens to kill her, Junaid and Mehnaaz help accused

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Another nurse Mehnaaz and a ward boy Junaid, who also worked at the hospital, helped Shahnawaz to execute the heinous crime. The trio has been arrested.
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Tamil Nadu: 13 girls sexually abused at a fake NCC camp, 11 persons, including school principal, teachers arrested

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Eleven individuals, including the camp's organizer, the school principal, two teachers, and a correspondent, have been arrested in connection with the incident.
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Bangladesh: Muslims ban music in village Chiksa of Tahirpur, say Islam forbids it and loudspeakers are causing distress

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Muslim elders in Chiksa, Bangladesh, banned music at events due to Islamic rules and noise concerns, with legal action for non-compliance.
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UP: Muslim man rapes minor daughter, gives instant triple talaq to wife on being confronted, arrested after complaint

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The accused had intimidated his underage daughter into silence by threatening to kill the other family members.
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New York Times reporter downloads 900 pages of content from Australian Jewish WhatsApp group, shares it with pro-Palestine activist leading to doxing of 600...

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, Natasha Frost, whose New York Times author page still states she writes for the newspaper’s “Europe Morning Briefing” newsletter, told the Wall Street Journal that she had shared the 900-page data she downloaded with only one person. She claimed to have been unaware of the data’s further dissemination and misuse to doxx Jews.
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Jodhpur: 3-year-old sleeping outside a temple kidnapped, raped; suspect arrested

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The video of the footage is going viral on social media in which the accused can be seen carrying the little girl on his shoulders.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Cow smuggling racket busted in Chandauli, 6 arrested for looting a cattle-loaded truck

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The accused persons looted the truck loaded with cattle when it was moving towards a gaushala. The Uttar Pradesh police reached the spot immediately after being informed.
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‘India has a population problem, since Emergency period, nobody has focused on a solution’: Narayana Murthy on forced sterilisation of thousands under Indira Gandhi...

OpIndia Staff -
Narayana Murthy stated that the US, Brazil and China and have far higher per capita land availability than India.
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Trauma care unit vandalised, doctor attacked: Amid protests over rape-murder at RG Kar hospital, family members of dead patient attack SSKM hospital

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The incident took place amid the ongoing protests over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
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Tamil Nadu: Stray dog attack leaves 25 Injured in Kallakurichi, 4-year-old child succumbs to rabies in Ranipet

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several people had gathered for a temple festival in V Mamandur near Chinna Salem. A dog suddenly started attacking and biting people. Over 15 devotees were bitten. The dog then went to another village and bit 12 people.
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Bushra Bibi’s ‘spiritual powers’ were info planted by ex-ISI chief Faiz Hameed to ‘control’ Imran Khan: Pakistan media reports

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 New details have emerged in an ongoing probe into the relationship between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and former ISI Director-General Lieutenant General (retd) Faiz Hameed, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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‘She is engaging in duplicity’: Parents of deceased trainee doctor slams CM Mamata Banerjee for suppressing public anger, say they lost faith in her...

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The late trainee doctor's father said, "The Chief Minister (Mamata Banerjee) speaks at length, walking the streets demanding justice for my daughter. Yet, at the same time, she attempts to suppress public anger. Why is she engaging in duplicity? Is she afraid of people? We have questions that need answers.
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As West Bengal police starts crackdown on social media for comments on RG Kar hospital incident, BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari offers free legal help to...

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BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has free legal assistance to social media users who have been targeted by Bengal police for their online comments on RG Kar hospital incident
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Blow to self-respect, nothing more humiliating in a democracy than another person cancelling CM’s program: Ex-Jharkhand CM and JMM leader Champarai Soren says ‘all...

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Champai Soren wrote a long post on Twitter to mention chronological events that unfolded around his ouster which he has described as a ‘humiliating experience’ and a blow to his self-respect, forcing him to explore his future options.
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Zomato bans AI-generated food images after surge in complaints from customers, to actively remove such images from restaurant menus

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Food delivery company Zomato "will actively start removing" the artificial intelligence (AI) generated images of dishes from restaurant menus after receiving several complaints from the customers
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Mumbai: Drunk patient and his family assault woman resident doctor on night duty at Sion Hospital

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A woman resident doctor at the Sion Hospital in Mumbai was allegedly assaulted by a drunk patient and his family
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Books describing non-Muslims as Kafirs being taught in govt-funded Madrasas in Bihar: What NCPCR Chief said about Hindus being enrolled in Madrasas, slams UNICEF

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The NCPCR Chief categorically noted that Hindu children should not be in Madrasas at all and slammed UNICEF for drafting a radical curriculum for such Madrasas.
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Pakistan: Telecom minister denies allegations of blocking Internet services, blames excessive use of VPNs by people for internet slowdown

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Pakistan's State Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication, Shaza Fatima Khawaja on Sunday rebuffed claims of the government blocking or slowing the internet services and said that the slowdown is because of excessive Virtual Private Networks (VPN) usage by the people
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Terror conspiracy in Sabarmati Express derailment case, ATS joins investigation: Pieces of broken railway track were placed to derail the train

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It has been said in the FIR that a broken piece of track was kept on the Railway line. Sabarmati Express derailed after colliding with it. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had also said the same thing.
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Crime

Supreme Court takes suo motu cognisance of trainee doctor’s rape and murder case in Kolkata, CJI-led bench to hear on 20th August

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday (18th August), the Supreme Court of India took suo motu cognisance of the rape and murder case of the 31-year-old female trainee doctor that took place at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
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Madhya Pradesh: Troubled by stalker Siraj Ahmed, a class 9 girl stabs herself in the neck multiple times in Semaria

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Siraj Ahmed used to stalk the girl student in the school premises and village. The girl took drastic step and stabbed herself in the neck.
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Uttar Pradesh: Stray dog attack leaves 17 people injured in one hour in Gorakhpur, disturbing video of the attack goes viral

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Ashish was attending a call outside his out when stray dog attack happened. He tried to save himself but the dog managed to bit his leg, arm and face before running away.
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West Bengal: Match between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal cancelled, cops call people to tell them to not protest, BJP shares audio clip

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"The match has been cancelled. So please do not come there to protest, okay? That's all I wanted to say," the cop from the Bidhannagar South police station was heard saying.
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How changing context of speech helps Islamists demand ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ punishment for Hindu leaders; What Ramgiri Maharaj said in Nashik and how...

Siddhi Somani -
Islamist community in the state of Maharashtra chose to go on a rampage against the Hindu community last week over supposed derogatory remarks made by Ramgiri Maharaj
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As Mamata Banerjee blames Bam and Ram (CPIM and BJP), Kolkata Police arrest TMC workers for vandalising RG Kar Hospital and attacking doctors

OpIndia Staff -
While Mamata Banerjee has blamed the left and BJP for the late-night vandalism incident at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital, the major arrests in the hospital vandalism incident point otherwise. Among the 30 accused arrested, some of them are linked with the ruling state party, Trinamool Congress
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