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Pune: NCP MLA Dilip Mohite Patil’s nephew Mayur arrested after his speeding SUV runs over motorcycle leading to rider’s death

OpIndia Staff -
A case has been registered against Mayur Mohite Patil at Manchar Police Station under relevant sections of the law. Meanwhile, Dilip Mohite Patil commented on the matter and said that his nephew was not at fault. He said he put the victim in the ambulance.
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‘Nijjar ran terrorist training camps, visited Pakistan, and had contact with Khalistani terrorists’: Globe and Mail report shows how Canada protected a designated terrorist

Anurag -
Globe and Mail talked to two people associated with Dhaliwal. They told on the condition of anonymity that Dhaliwal attended an arms training camp in 2015. Furthermore, five other Sikh radicals also took training at those camps. They were trained by Hardeep Singh Nijjar to operate weapons and GPS. They also learned how to communicate securely and did target practice at three different sites in the Lower Mainland.
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News Reports

“Have patience for 24-48 hours”: Supreme Court refuses to reverse HC order staying Arvind Kejriwal’s bail

OpIndia Staff -
In place of issuing an order on Kejriwal's bail plea today, the Supreme Court chose to defer it till June 26 to await the High Court's final ruling.
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News Reports

Germany: Woman sentenced to prison for ‘offending’ convicted child rapist, who got away with probation

OpIndia Staff -
The 20-year-old woman had called the convicted child rapist a 'dishonourable rapist pig' and 'disgusting miscarriage.'
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Tech

Keys to developing a successful Mobile Gaming App

Mithilesh Singh -
Developing a successful mobile gaming app is a multifaceted process that requires careful planning, execution, and continuous improvement.
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Opinions

Outcry on thief Aurangzeb’s thrashing, silence on Dalit youth’s stabbing by Shahzad: Aligarh’s two cases exposes liberal hypocrisy

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Nakul's brother said, "All the leaders went there with the special community. No one came with me. They even threw stones, but we didn't. Is all the pain only theirs? Do we not have any pain and distress?"
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Cow slaughter incidents in the state, CM Mohan Yadav removes two officials

OpIndia Staff -
The Madhya Pradesh CM has also directed ADG-CID Pawan Srivastava of the state police headquarters to investigate the incident of cow slaughter, in which five people were arrested.
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News Reports

‘Sikhism does not indulge in superstitions or torturous physical exercises for spiritual gain’: Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib on Yoga at Harmandir Sahib

OpIndia Staff -
Jathedar Singh Sahib Giani Raghbir Singh of Shri Akal Takht Sahib said "Sikhism is a pure and unique religion, and some forces are deliberately spreading false propaganda about it. He asserted that Sikhism does not abandon its surrounding society nor indulge in superstitious practices like awakening horoscopes or performing torturous physical exercises for spiritual gain."
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News Reports

‘Myanmar nationals have outnumbered locals’: Tribe in Manipur raises alarm over illegal settlements, Assam Rifles clarifies

OpIndia Staff -
According to MSU, the population of Myanmar nationals is now higher than that of the local Maring Naga tribe in 6 villages in the Tengnoupal district of Manipur. .
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News Reports

YouTuber Armaan Malik and his 2 wives on BigBoss OTT: Actress Devoleena calls for uniform marriage laws, calls polygamy ‘filth’

OpIndia Staff -
Devoleena Bhattacharjee said that the thought of having multiple marriages sounded cringe and that the TV industry was not doing the right thing by promoting such relations to the newer generation.
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News Reports

Jodhpur violence: Police recover two trolleys of stones on rooftops in riot-hit area, FIR against 65, 51 arrested so far

OpIndia Staff -
Fresh developments indicate that the violence might have been planned. On Sunday, Jodhpur Police conducted a search operation in the affected area and recovered two trolleys of stones from the roofs of five houses. The Police have registered an FIR in the matter against 65 people. So far, the police have arrested 51 accused.
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News Reports

Russia: Terrorists attack synagogues and churches, kill 15 in Muslim-majority Dagestan. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
One of the victims included an archpriest named Nikolai Kotelnikov, who was brutally killed by the terrorists.
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News Reports

39th anniversary of Air India Kanishka bombing: Indian envoy to Canada pays homage to victims, calls for action against terrorism

ANI -
Despite the rains, the Indian High Commission in Canada led the memorial service for the victims at the Air India Flight 182 Monument at Commissioner's Park, Dow's Lake, Ottawa.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Vadodara Police gives protection to Archana Makwana, who is receiving death threats after SGPC filed case against her for Yoga at Golden Temple...

OpIndia Staff -
As fashion designer Archana Makwana is death threats for doing Yoga at Golden Temple, Vadodara Police has given her police protection
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News Reports

China-Pakistan nexus in terrorism: Chinese telecom gear “Ultra Set” meant for Pakistani army seized from terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The security forces had seized Chinese telecom gear 'Ultra Set' from terrorists in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in MP: Arshad becomes Bhaiyyu to befriend Hindu girl on Instagram, rapes and tortures her for over a year, forces her to...

OpIndia Staff -
Arshad sexually assaulted the girl by threatening to murder her family members and even recorded her videos.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: DMK leader blames BJP for Kallakurichi Hooch tragedy claiming methanol came from Puducherry, calls it a ‘conspiracy by Annamalai’

OpIndia Staff -
The DMK leader also blamed BJP’s Tamil Nadu President K. Annamail, calling the Hooch tragedy a “planned conspiracy by Annamalai”.
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News Reports

National Testing Agency refutes allegations of its portal being compromised, assures website and all portals are secure

OpIndia Staff -
Amid allegations of irregularities in the conduct of entrance examinations, the National Testing Agency (NTA) claimed on Sunday that its website and all its web portals are fully secure
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News Reports

‘They have been careless’: Actor Kamal Haasan blames Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy victims instead of holding DMK govt accountable

OpIndia Staff -
Instead of directly questioning the MK Stalin-led government, Kamal Haasan said, "There are enough available liquor, more than pharmacies."
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News Reports

Fact-Check: Did a 20-metre-long boundary wall of the newly built Ayodhya Railway Station fall after the first rainfall? Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
Old wall in Ayodhya rail station collapses by excavation by pvt party, fake news circulated claiming new wall fell after first rainfall
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News Reports

NCW writes to Tamil Nadu DGP asking for a detailed report over DMK leader K Iniyavan’s derogatory remarks against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman

OpIndia Staff -
During the DMK event, Iniyavan used casteist and misogynist slurs while targeting FM Nirmala Sitaraman. 
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News Reports

Sexual assault case: JD(S) MLC Suraj Revanna, son of former Karnataka minister HD Revanna, brought to CID office in Bengaluru

ANI -
According to the police FIR, Revanna has been charged under sections 377 (carnal intercourse against the order of nature), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC for the offense allegedly committed on June 16 as per the complaint.
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News Reports

CBI registers case to probe alleged irregularities in NEET-UG examination on education ministry’s complaint, teams to be sent to Bihar and Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday registered an FIR in the alleged irregularities in the NEET-UG exam after the Union Education Ministry handed over the case to it.
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News Reports

Jodhpur: Violence erupts after radical Islamists tried opening second gate of Eidgah in front of a Hanuman Mandir, Hindu woman loses eye

OpIndia Staff -
Violence erupted in the Sursagar police station area of Jodhpur after Hindus protested against attempts by radical Islamists to open a gate at an Eidgah opposite a Hanuman Mandir
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News Reports

After blaming BJP for ink attack on Odisha Congress chief Sarat Pattanayak, Congress party admits it was done by its own leaders, suspends 5...

OpIndia Staff -
Congress had blamed BJP after ink was splattered on its Odisha chief Sarat Pattanayak, but now the party has suspended 5 leaders for the incident
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News Reports

China’s vassal state? Pakistan launches ‘Operation Azm-e-Istehkam’ military operation on Beijing’s ‘orders’ after terror attacks on Chinese nationals

Paurush Gupta -
The Apex Committee of National Action Plan, chaired by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, held a meeting on Sunday and decided to launch Operation ‘Azm-e-Istehkam’ aganist terrorism
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Crime

Rajasthan: Afzal Shah kidnaps minor girl playing outside her home with intention to forcibly marry her, arrested from Ajmer railway station

OpIndia Staff -
The 34-year-old Afzal Shah came to Ajmer, Rajasthan, from Madhya Pradesh only seven to eight days ago.
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News Reports

Forced to flee homes, attacked with crude bombs and harassed for voting BJP: Compilation of 20+ incidents that expose TMC’s politics of post-poll violence

Dibakar Dutta -
As political violence continues to ravage WestBengal, OpIndia takes a deep look at the timeline of attacks on political rivals by TMC goons.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 56 in Kallakurichi, AMMK’s Dhinakaran says DMK responsible for these deaths

ANI -
The death toll in the Tamil Nadu Hooch tragedy has risen to 56, according to the district administration's report released on Sunday.
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Sports

Wrestler Bajrang Punia charged with anti-doping rule violation, suspended again as NADA formally issues a notice of charge

OpIndia Staff -
While Bajrang Punia had received temporary relief, Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel had allowed NADA to officially charge him over refusing to hand over his urine sample.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader Monu Kalyane, close aide of Kailash Vijayvargiya, shot dead in Indore while putting up flags and banners for Bhagwa Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
A shocking murder case took place in Indore where BJP leader Monu Kalyane was shot dead in the early hours of Sunday (23rd June).
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Crime

West Bengal: STF busts Al-Qaeda-linked terror module “Shahadat” with links to Bangladeshi terror outfits, head Mohammed Habibullah arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The terror module in West Bengal is found to have links with terrorists of banned 'Ansar Al Islam' which has connections with Al-Qaeda.
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News Reports

Kerala finance minister says the state is facing a very serious liquidity crunch, demands ₹24,000 crore special package from centre along with ₹10,000 crore...

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Finance Minister K N Balagopal demanded a special package of ₹24,000 crore during pre-budget meeting with union finance minister
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Crime

Bangladeshi national Minar Hemayat arrested in Surat, was living illegally in India with forged Indian identity documents

OpIndia Staff -
Police recovered multiple forged documents under the Hindu identity of Shuvo Sunil Das from Bangladeshi national Minar Hemayat.
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World

Donald Trump proposes automatic Green Card for foreign graduates in US, shifts from previous hardline stance – What it means for Indian students

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump said, "What I want to do and what I will do is you graduate from a college, I think you should get automatically as part of your diploma a green card to be able to stay in this country. And that includes junior colleges too, anybody graduates from a college. You go there for two years or four years."
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News Reports

GST on milk cans reduced from 18 percent to 12 percent, propagandists try to imply that a new 12 percent tax has been introduced

OpIndia Staff -
Shortly after the decision was announced, a social media narrative started to subtly push the agenda that new 12% GST has been introduced on milk cans by Modi government.
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News Reports

Union Education Ministry hands over probe into NEET-UG irregularities to CBI, Health Ministry postpones NEET-PG exam

OpIndia Staff -
In a major decision in the NEET-UG exam controversy, the Union govt on Saturday handed over the case to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for investigation
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News Reports

Former Union Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed as new Director General of NTA, Subodh Kumar dismissed amid NEET-UG row

OpIndia Staff -
Former Union Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Director General of the National Testing Agency (NTA).
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: 2 minor Hindu girls go missing in Haldwani, Hindu groups and locals protest accusing a Muslim youth of luring and abducting them

OpIndia Staff -
A Muslim youth allegedly lured and abducted two Hindu girls, aged 13 and 15 years, resulting in tensions in Banbhoolpura region of Haldwani in Uttarakhand
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Communal clashes erupt in Jodhpur over construction of gates at Eidgah, mob resorts to stone pelting and arson, 51 detained

OpIndia Staff -
Violence and communal tensions broke out in the Soorsagar police station area in Jodhpur, Rajasthan on Friday night (21st June) over construction of gates at Eidgah
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News Reports

The Chapekar Brothers: The unsung revolutionaries who assassinated Englishman Walter Rand in 1897 for his repressive plague control measures

Rukma Rathore -
The three Chapekar brothers shot Walter Rand 127 years ago on 22nd June 1897 and he breathed his last on 3rd July 1897.
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News Reports

Amritsar: SGPC files case against woman for ‘heinous act’ of performing Yoga in Golden Temple premises, takes action against 3 employees for allowing it

OpIndia Staff -
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has filed a complaint against a woman for performing Yoga inside the Golden Temple premises in Amritsar
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News Reports

We have robust SOPs for conducting exams, will not let the nation down: NBEMS promises smooth conduct of NEET-PG 2024

ANI -
The National Board of Examinations in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) said that it has robust SOPs for exams ahead of NEET-PG
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Communal clashes break out in Jodhpur over installation of two new gates at Eidgah, Section 144 imposed

ANI -
The clash took place on Friday night over a dispute regarding the opening of gates and a police force was deployed in Soorsagar area in Jodhpur to control the violence.
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News Reports

Union Education Ministry forms High-Level Committee of Experts headed by former ISRO chairman Radhakrishnan to ensure transparent, smooth and fair examinations

OpIndia Staff -
Amid the controversies over multiple competitive exams like NEET-UG and UGC-NET, the Union Education Ministry on 22 June constituted a High-Level Committee of Experts to improve examinations conducted by NTA
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News Reports

Muzaffarnagar: Mujahid accuses Omprakash of getting his sex-change surgery done without his knowledge, hospital releases video of Mujahid consenting to the procedure

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, Mujahid stated that he desires to change his gender and has been informed about all the complications of the sex change surgery.
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News Reports

Swati Maliwal assault case: Court extends Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar’s judicial custody till July 6

ANI -
Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Saturday extended Judicial custody of Bibhav Kumar for the next 14 days. He was produced through video conferencing (vc) after the expiry of judicial custody.
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News Reports

‘She goes to eat and rest in an AC room during lunchtime and at night’: Delhi-BJP slams Atishi Marlena, calls her hunger-strike fake

OpIndia Staff -
BJP stated that Atishi should protest against the tanker mafia and her party leaders who have taken bribes from the latter.
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News Reports

NEET-UG row: Paper reportedly leaked in Jharkhand, a professor sent it to “mastermind” Sanjeev Mukhiya on WhatsApp, read details

OpIndia Staff -
The 53-year-old technical assistant at a government institution in Nalanda, Sanjeev Mukhiya, is the focus of the investigation of the Bihar Economic Offences Unit (EOU).
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News Reports

Union govt notifies Telecommunications Act, the new allows govt to take control of all telecom networks during emergency situations

ANI -
According to the new Telecommunications Act, the government may take control of the telecom services on the grounds of security, public order, or prevention of offences.
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