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Derogatory memes, deepfakes and fantasies about invading India: How extremists are using AI to dehumanise the Hindu community

Dibakar Dutta -
MEMRI exposed how white supremacists had been scaremongering about demographic change in the UK and using Indians as bait to allege the growing presence of immigrants in the country.
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News Reports

‘Targeted for opposing Halal products’: Aligarh businessmen reveal the truth about thief Aurangzeb whose death was claimed as ‘mob lynching’ by Muslims

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Hindu traders have have alleged that they are being targeted under the wrong sections for raising their voices against Halal products. 
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News Reports

Delhi HC suspends Arvind Kejriwal’s bail till final decision in ED’s Stay Application

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a Delhi Court on Thursday, prompting the ED to approach the High Court on Friday morning.
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News Reports

Victims’ families are in shock, but the accused is in trauma too: Bombay HC in Pune Porsche accident case, asks police why accused was...

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC on Friday observed that not just victim's families but the teen accused in the Pune Porsche case was also traumatised.
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress govt hires BCG at the cost of ₹9.5 crore to find ways of increasing revenue to fulfil poll guarantees, party divided over...

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress govt in Karnataka is under pressure to mobilise Rs 50,000-60,000 crore annually to fulfil its election promises.
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OpIndia Explains

Patna HC strikes down 65% reservation law: Here’s how similar laws in other states were struck down by courts while Tamil Nadu continues to...

Shraddha Pandey -
It is pertinent to mention that the RJD-JDU-led Bihar government's amendments in November last year, based on a state-wide caste census, increased reservations to 20% for Scheduled Castes, 2% for Scheduled Tribes, 18% for Other Backward Classes, and 25% for Extremely Backward Classes, with an additional 10% for the Economically Weaker Sections, bringing the total to 75%.
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News Reports

Delhi Court granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal without reading ED documents saying it has no time to read thousands of pages, ED calls it...

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by Special Judge Niyay Bindu of Rouse Avenue Courts without reading the documents filed by ED and hearing its arguments
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News Reports

12 bedrooms, chandeliers, spa: TDP slams Jagan Mohan Reddy over Rs 452 crore opulent sea-facing palace on Rushikonda Hill

OpIndia Staff -
TDP accused former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy of building a hilltop palace worth Rs 500 crore.
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News Reports

Delhi Water Minister Atishi announces ‘Paani Satyagrah’, to start ‘indefinite fast’ until Delhi gets more water from Haryana, BJP calls it theatrics

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Water Minister Atishi said that she will step on the path of 'Satyagraha' and start an 'indefinite fast' from today demanding more water from Haryana
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Dozens of cow carcasses discarded in Seoni post-Bakrid, remains thrown in Wainganga river, Hindus demand action

OpIndia Staff -
The remains of around 19 cows had been thrown into the river, and apart from this more than 32 cows had been slaughtered in other nearby areas, as per the report in Organiser.
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News Reports

Delhi High Court stops release of Arvind Kejriwal from jail, agrees to hear ED’s plea against his bail order on urgent basis

OpIndia Staff -
A day after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail by a Delhi court in the Excise Police Scam case, the Delhi High Court stayed his release from jail
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News Reports

No Bill Maher, PM Modi did not ‘lose big’ in India: Here is why you need to stop misleading your American audience

Dibakar Dutta -
Despite a grand alliance of 20+ rival political parties and a growing anti-incumbency, BJP emerged victorious under the leadership of PM Modi.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy: Death toll reaches 47 in Kallakurichi, 3 accused persons sent to jail, political drama unfolds in assembly

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Meanwhile, the second day of the Tamil Nadu Assembly Session began in Chennai on Friday with a ruckus as AIADMK legislators sporting black clothes raised slogans inside the House over the hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi.
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Editor's picks

The Jihad problem of Jammu and Kashmir: Here are the incidents of targeted killing of Hindus over the years, ‘Raliv, Galiv, Chaliv’ is still...

Rukma Rathore -
Hindus have been attacked and killed indiscriminately in Jammu and Kashmir for decades by Pakistan-backed terrorists.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Islamist mob burns tourist alive over allegation that he desecrated Quran, drags victim out of the police station and lynches him

OpIndia Staff -
The Swat police had initially taken the 'blasphemy accused' into its custody. However, the frenzied Muslim mob charged at the police station, dragged out the victim and took him away.
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News Reports

Trump proposes immediate green card for foreign students who graduate from any US college

ANI -
Donald Trump floated the idea after being asked by the host if he would promise to "give us ability to import the best and brightest around the world to America."
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News Reports

TRAI keeps OTT out of regulations in recommendations for National Broadcasting Policy, says regulations will hinder ease of doing business and growth

ANI -
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kept OTT out of regulation in its recommendations for the National Broadcasting Policy-2024 (NBP).
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News Reports

Delhi Excise Policy Scam: Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party Supremo Arvind Kejriwal granted bail in money laundering case

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, Manish Sisodia, former deputy of Arvind Kejriwal, is still in custody under the same Delhi Excise Police Scam.
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News Reports

Dharmendra Pradhan announces high-level committee to probe issues pertaining to NTA, says NEET-UG paper leak in Bihar is isolated incident

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“We are committed to holding zero-error exams, and a high-level committee is being formed to improve NTA functioning," Education minster Dharmendra Pradhan said
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News Reports

EPFO adds highest-ever members in a month in April since first payroll data was published in 2018

ANI -
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has added 18.92 lakh net members in the month of April 2024. The addition during the month is the highest since the first payroll data was published in April 2018, as per the official statement.
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News Reports

French journalist plays victim alleging MHA denied renewing his journalism permit, says he has been deprived of income by India: Foreign correspondents need to...

Anurag -
French journalist Sebastien Farcis needs to understand that his Visa, OCI card and work permit are privileges and not his rights.
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Crime

Kerala: Shahjahan stabs his younger brother Sadiq to death after Sadiq stopped him from drinking alcohol on Bakrid

OpIndia Staff -
After committing the murder, Shahjahan fled from the scene. The Kerala police searched for him and arrested him from a nearby bar. 
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News Reports

Karnataka govt sent 3 cops in plainclothes to deliver a notice only to intimidate me, will file attempt to murder case against ‘clip cutter’...

OpIndia Staff -
Ajeet Bharti said that they could have sent the notice by post or email, but the Karnataka govt sent three policemen spending public money, only to intimidate him.
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News Reports

Bombay HC permits ‘Hamare Baarah’ release after cuts, Here’s how SDPI, political wing of banned Islamist organisation PFI played a role in staying the...

OpIndia Staff -
The film, which is starring Annu Kapoor, sparked outrage with its initial trailer, which the court also deemed inappropriate. The bench confirmed that all inappropriate scenes have been removed from the final version of 'Hamare Baarah'.
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Crime

Kannada superstar Darshan admits to paying Rs 30 lakh to co-accused for cover up of the inhumane torture and brutal murder of his fan...

OpIndia Staff -
“Darshan, who is accused number 2 (A2) in the case, has in his voluntary statement to police said that he had given Rs 30 lakh to Pradosh (A14) to dispose of the body, and for the expenditure that would cost...for persons to carry out this task, and to ensure that his name doesn't come out anywhere, the police said.
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Cricket

Former Indian Test cricketer David Johnson dies at the age of 52

ANI -
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah on Thursday, expressed condolences on the demise of David Johnson.
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News Reports

After registering a case against Ajeet Bharti, Karnataka Police team in plainclothes arrives at his Noida house, UP Police team takes them away

OpIndia Staff -
Days after registering a case against Journalist Ajeet Bharti on the complaint of making false claims about Rahul Gandhi, a team of Karnataka Police arrived at his house in Uttar Pradesh today
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News Reports

Eid 2024 in 18 incidents: How the Islamic festival was used to unleash insult, violence against Hindus, desecrate Temples and more

Jhankar Mohta -
On Eid-al-Adha, instead of celebrating their festival, Islamists in several parts of the country were preoccupied with attacking and mocking Hindus
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News Reports

Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha says Tejashwi Yadav’s personal secretary linked to NEET UG paper leak case: Details

OpIndia Staff -
On 20 June 2024, Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Sinha made shocking revelations linking RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's name with the NEET-UG paper leak case.
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News Reports

OpIndia Impact: Nuh Police files FIR after OpIndia’s news goes viral, assures justice to Dalit couple who were assaulted by Zubair, Ansar, Imtiyaz and...

OpIndia Staff -
The victim thanked OpIndia for its extensive reporting of the case and said that the police procedure began only after the incident was reported by the media.
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News Reports

OpIndia Impact: Illegal Dargah demolished in Gujarat’s Jamnagar amid tight police security, around 15,000 sq feet govt land recovered

OpIndia Staff -
A dargah named ‘Panjupir ni Dargah’ was demolished by the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation (JMC) with heavy police presence after OpIndia report on it
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News Reports

Former Australian High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell slams ABC’s report against India co-authored by Avani Dias, calls it attempt to damage India-Australia ties

OpIndia Staff -
Former Australian High Commissioner to India, Barry O'Farrell has expressed his disappointment on the Avani Dias co-authored report and underlined how this is an attempt to undermine India-Australia relationship.
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News Reports

Arrested NEET candidate from Bihar confirms paper leak, says it matched with the actual exam question paper, details

OpIndia Staff -
NEET candidate Anurag Yadav from Bihar has confessed that the leaked question paper given to him by his uncle matched the actual exam paper.
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News Reports

Singapore: ‘Deity’ Woo Mae Hoe jailed for 10 years for running a cult in the name of Sri Sakthi Narayani Amma, looted her followers,...

OpIndia Staff -
Woo May Hoe, who claimed to be a 'deity' and had approximately 30 followers, pleaded guilty in May to three counts of assault and two cheating charges in Singapore
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News Reports

IIT Bombay imposes Rs 1.2 lakh fine on students who performed derogatory ‘Raahovan’ play, mocked Lord Ram and Maa Sita

OpIndia Staff -
One of the complainants, a PhD student at IIT Bombay told Swarajya that eight students involved in the matter were issued penalty notices.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Meer Faisal, whose account was withheld in India, comes back with a new ID, starts spreading hate against Hindus with fake news

OpIndia Staff -
While sharing about the Nahan incident, Faisal completely skipped the fact that Javed provoked Hindus in Nahan by publishing images of slaughtering cows on Bakrid.
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News Reports

‘You’re a Hindu, I married you only for money’: Mohd Armaan harasses differently abled Hindu woman after Nikah, family joins in abuse and assault

OpIndia Staff -
The victim was told by Muhammad Arman, "You are a Hindu. We married you out of greed." Following this, every accused attempted to seize the victim’s original Nikah-related documents from her.
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News Reports

Nine major Indian ports, 4 of which have been developed by Adani Ports, ranked in the Global top 100 by World Bank

OpIndia Staff -
In the latest ranking, Mundra Port, developed by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, has also risen the index, moving up from 48 last year to 27. Visakhapatnam Port also climbed up the index at 19 from 115th position in 2022.
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Opinions

Aligarh: How Islamists are twisting a case where a thief was beaten into a case of ‘lynching of a Muslim by Hindutva mob’

Amit Kelkar -
The Aligarh lynching case was one of self defence after the thief entered a Hindu house, not one of Muslim victimisation
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News Reports

England: Two, including Indian-origin climate ‘activist’ of ‘Just Stop Oil’ group desecrate 5000-year-old Stonehenge, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The UK-based group, notorious for its disruptive protests, took to X to post a video where the accused can be seen spraying an orange substance on Stonehenge, the renowned UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: 25 people dead, 60 others hospitalised after consuming spurious liquor in Kallakurichi district

ANI -
Chief Minister MK Stalin expressed shock over the deaths and said that action had been taken against officials who failed to prevent it.
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News Reports

Union Govt proactively cancels UGC-NET exam held yesterday (18th June) on reports that its integrity was compromised, orders CBI probe

OpIndia Staff -
The union govt cancelled the UGC-NET exam held yesterday, 18th June, after receiving inputs that its integrity may have been compromised
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News Reports

UP: Dalit woman raped and forcibly converted to Islam in Gonda, accused Taj Mohammed arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Police in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man for allegedly raping a 25-year-old Dalit woman on the pretext of marriage and forcing her to convert to Islam
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News Reports

“Bomb-making rampant, many vacant houses hub of it”: Kannur woman makes shocking revelation as opposition slam CPI(M) govt over rampant blasts in Kerala

OpIndia Staff -
A day after an elderly man lost his life in a blast in Kannur in Kerala, a woman said that bomb-making is rampant in this region and many vacant houses are acting as its hub.
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News Reports

Union Cabinet approves ₹76,220-crore greenfield, deep-draft major port at Vadhavan in Maharashtra, to be among top 10 ports in the world

ANI -
Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved setting up a major port at Vadhavan near Dahanu in Maharashtra.
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News Reports

Galwan-like clashes at sea? Armed Chinese Coast Guard clash with Philippines Naval Guards in South China Sea, seizes weapons and equipment

OpIndia Staff -
A major Galwan-like violent confrontation took place in the South China Sea between the armed Chinese Navy and ‘unarmed’ Filipino Naval guards
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News Reports

Demand of ₹100 crore bribe is established, large amounts paid in cash through hawala: ED opposes bail to Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi excise case

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Opposing bail plea of Arvind Kejriwal, ED said that bribe money went through hawala
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News Reports

Muslim cleric used to rape while his wife stood guard: Minor girl in UP’s Meerut sexually assaulted in a mosque and blackmailed with videos...

OpIndia Staff -
The Maulana raped the minor victim for 2 months by blackmailing and threatening her to make her private videos viral.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Protests erupt after Javed uploads picture of animal sacrifice on WhatsApp status, FIR filed for hurting religious sentiments

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu rights organisations have alleged that Javed slaughtered a cow and shared a picture of it on his WhatsApp to instigate Hindu sentiments.
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News Reports

Kerala: Sibin, Ebin and Justin arrested from Kasargod for creating nude photos of 150 women, including church-going women, using an AI app

OpIndia Staff -
The accused have been creating nude pictures of women in their village with the help of an AI tool for the last 1.5 years.
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