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As Sheikh Hasina reaches India to attend Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, read why BJP’s re-election is good for India-Bangladesh relations

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury -
The historical ties between Bangladesh and India are deeply rooted, with India playing a pivotal role in Bangladesh's liberation war in 1971. However, it is under the leadership of Modi and Hasina that these ties have been significantly strengthened.
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Opinions

Incentive for assaulting female MPs: Why Bollywood Music Director Vishal Dadlani offering a job for assaulting Kangana Ranaut puts all women in Parliament at...

Paurush Gupta -
Vishal Dadlani was spared from his own flawed logic and from receiving 'guilty judgment and on-the-spot punishment' by any aggrieved party, as the Punjab and Haryana High Court imposed only a fine of Rs 10 lakh for hurting the religious sentiments of the Jain community.
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Law

Attempt to involve an ideology without any basis: Madhya Pradesh HC refuses to quash FIR against singer Neha Singh Rathore, questions use of RSS...

OpIndia Staff -
The court emphasized that even satirical expression can be subject to reasonable restrictions under the Constitution.
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Specials

Tipping the scale: How statutory body meant to thwart monopolies may be flouting regulatory norms, defeating purpose of Insolvency Laws

Nupur J Sharma -
To understand how CCI may be flouting the law in the process of IBC, we will analyse the Hindustan National Glass (HNG) case
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News Reports

Punjab: Sword-wielding man hacks 31-year-old woman to death in broad daylight on her way to office in Mohali, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
In a horrific murder in Punjab, a sword-wielding man killed a woman in Phase-5 of Mohali in broad daylight on Saturday
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News Reports

Twitter user says TMC dumped garbage outside housing society for voting in favour of BJP, TMC’s General Secretary calls its ‘revenge’

OpIndia Staff -
Nilanjan Das dubbed the action of dumping garbage outside the housing society as a 'non-violent means of revenge.'
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News Reports

Congress Working Committee unanimously passes resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to become the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha

ANI -
After the CWC meeting, Congress MP Kumari Selja said, “It was the CWC's wish that Rahul Gandhi be elected the leader of opposition”
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Editor's picks

9 female Bangladeshis held from Mira Road for illegal stay: Read how the Mumbai neighbourhood has turned into a hub of Islamists

Rukma Rathore -
The arrests took place in Mira Road and the accused are booked under the Indian Penal Code, Passport Act and Foreigners Act.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Teacher at Madressah Yaseen arrested for raping 10 to 12 years old boys in Muzaffargarh

ANI -
According to Daira Din Pannah police, the complainant, Jalal Din, said in his application that his son and a nephew, aged between 10-12 years, have studied at Madressah Yaseen at Chak No 143/ML for the past few months.
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Opinions

CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur is not the only one, postal ballots received by separatists indicate the system is full of terror and separatist sympathisers

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
The victories of Amritpal Singh, Sarabjit Singh Khalsa and Engineer Rashid must raise alarm bells for the Indian government.
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News Reports

Desecration of Indian tricolour, celebration of Indira Gandhi’s assassination in Canada: Timeline of Khalistanis events leading up to the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar

OpIndia Staff -
A pro-Khalistani event was organised outside the Indian consulate in Vancouver on the 40th anniversary of Operation Bluestar.
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News Reports

NIA arrests Kuki terrorist commander from Imphal, exposes transnational conspiracy to exacerbate Manipur violence

ANI -
"He was in touch with the insurgent group, Kuki National Front (KNF)-B of Myanmar, for logistics support to aggravate the volatile situation in the state of Manipur and create terror in the minds of the people," the NIA said.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Seven left-wing Naxal terrorists killed in an encounter in Dantewada

ANI -
At least seven Naxals were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Group (DRG) personnel along the inter-district border of Narayanpur, Dantewada and Kondagaon, a senior police official said.
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News Reports

Kerala: Congress workers clash in party’s district office, CPI(M) and Congress blame each other after BJP registers historic victory in Thrissur

OpIndia Staff -
Clash broke out between two groups of Congress workers in Thrissur over the defeat of Congress candidate against BJP from the constituency
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News Reports

Samajwadi MLA Irfan Solanki, jailed in arson and land grabbing case, helped illegal Bangladeshi nationals to settle in India, had links with Kanpur riots...

OpIndia Staff -
The illegal Bangladeshi infiltrators were issued a letter purportedly signed by jailed Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Irfan Solanki, which authorized them as Indian nationals.
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News Reports

‘Houses ransacked, family members targeted, livelihood destroyed’: BJP workers in West Bengal flee homes after Lok Sabha elections, narrate their ordeal

OpIndia Staff -
BJP worker Prasanta Haldar told The Indian Express, "I was forced to leave home in 2021 after the Assembly polls, and then after panchayat polls last year."
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Politics

Those who refused to make Nitish Kumar even convenor, are now offering him PM post: JDU leader KC Tyagi take a dig at I.N.D.I....

OpIndia Staff -
JDU leader KC Tyagi said, “Such is the game of politics that those who had refused to make Nitish Kumar INDIA bloc’s national convenor have been now making offers to make Nitish PM.”
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World

Denmark: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen assaulted in Copenhagen, one man arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Mette Frederiksen, 46, became prime minister of Denmark in 2019 after taking over as leader of the centre-left Social Democrats four years earlier becoming the youngest PM in Danish history.
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News Reports

Swati Maliwal assault case: Delhi Court refuses bail to Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar in view of threats received by the victim

ANI -
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court court dismissed the bail application of Bibhav Kumar in view of threats received by the victim Swati Maliwal and apprehension of influencing the witnesses by the accused.
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Opinions

Encouraging and rewarding violence: Vishal Dadlani promises job to CISF constable who slapped Kangana Ranaut

Amit Kelkar -
Music composer Vishal Dadlani promised a job to CISF constable who assaulted Kangana Ranaut at the Chandigarh airport.
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News Reports

Punjab and Haryana HC dismisses assault FIR against Elvish Yadav, asks him to refrain from depicting or promoting violence and substance abuse online

OpIndia Staff -
Elvish Yadav submitted that he and other accused persons have compromised the matter with Sagar Thakur.
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News Reports

President Droupadi Murmu appoints Narendra Modi to the office of Prime Minister after meeting NDA leaders, the new govt to be sworn in on...

OpIndia Staff -
President Droupadi Murmu today invited Narendra Modi to form the next government after the National Democratic Alliance leaders elected him as the leader of the parliamentary party
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News Reports

Audrey Truschke attempts to intimidate donors of Hindu American Foundation, was earlier exposed by US court for making “arguably verifiably false” claims

OpIndia Staff -
"We know about Audrey’s ethical failings, so we were very careful in protecting our donors & supporters," the Executive Director of HAF said.
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News Reports

After Lucknow, women in Delhi demand Rs 1 lakh promised by Rahul Gandhi from INDI leaders, Raghav Chadha and Sanjay Singh’s car gheraoed

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Muslim women in Lucknow lined up outside Congress office to demand Rs 1 lakh promised to them by Rahul Gandhi during poll campaign.
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News Reports

NIT Srinagar redux: Muslim mob pours onto streets in the name of ‘Blasphemy’ again, leads to suspension of student from medical college in Srinagar

OpIndia Staff -
The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against a student of Government Medical College in Srinagar for allegedly uploading "blasphemous" content about Prophet Mohammad.
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News Reports

Lok Sabha elections: BJP’s vote share dropped in all constituencies in Uttar Pradesh except two, here is how the party performed in the state...

Raju Das -
BJP lost most seats in Uttar Pradesh, which came down from 62 seats in 2019 to 33 in Lok Sabha elections this year
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News Reports

Kashmir: Anantnag administration refutes reports of Muslim neighbours stopping Hindu family from building house, clarifies it was dispute over construction on govt land

OpIndia Staff -
District Administration of Anantnag in Kashmir has denied reports that a Kashmiri Hindu family that returned to the state was prevented from constructing a house on their land
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News Reports

NEET UG controversy: What went wrong, why are students upset and why are authorities saying there was no paper leak

Shraddha Pandey -
Many candidates are concerned that the mark inflation in the NEET UG 2024 results will make it more difficult to get into medical school this year. Several students have taken to social media to demand that the results be cancelled and a re-examination be held.
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News Reports

Bihar: Police arrest Chinese man travelling illegally in India, finds map of China in his possession

OpIndia Staff -
The accused was identified as Li Jiaqi. He claimed to be a resident of Shandong province in China.
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News Reports

In Maharashtra, Muslims mobilized specifically to defeat BJP, with AIMPLB, mosques leading the charge: Here’s how it all happened

Siddhi Somani -
Because of 'fatwas' issued by Muslims against BJP, Shiv Sena (UBT) and INC, NCP (Sharad Pawar) could secure majority of the seats in Maharashtra
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News Reports

Kangana Ranaut assault: CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur’s brother brazens out assault of MP-elect, defends his sister saying the actor should have ‘controlled’ herself

OpIndia Staff -
CISF constable Kulwinder Kaur's brother is the organisational secretary of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee.
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News Reports

‘Are EVMs alive or dead?’ PM Modi takes a swipe at opposition after 2024 Lok Sabha election results

OpIndia Staff -
In the NDA parliamentary meeting on Friday, PM Modi took a jibe at the opposition over its recurring claims of EVM tampering.
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News Reports

‘Ali Baba and the forty thieves’: Emirati foreign minister calls Palestinian leadership “useless”, asks why the UAE should assist the authority without reforms

OpIndia Staff -
The UAE's FM said that "replacing them with one another will only lead to the same result" regarding Palestinian leaders.
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News Reports

UP: Muslim man poses as Rana to trap a Hindu girl, forcefully converts her, feeds her beef during Nikah; presses her to abort baby

OpIndia Staff -
The accused's brother also sexually assaulted the victim and she received death threats after complaining about it.
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News Reports

‘Every day, we are watching in the media about post-poll violence.’: Calcutta HC slams Mamata govt, warns about retaining CAPF for 5 years in...

OpIndia Staff -
If the state fails to control this violence, we have to make a decision that in the next five years, the Central forces will stay in this state,” the court noted.
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News Reports

Oracle engineer from India defeats Pakistan in T20 World Cup match: Who is Saurabh Netravalkar, and why are Pakistani fans so upset

Shraddha Pandey -
As Saurabh Netravalkar won the US its crucial match against Pakistan, his LinkedIn page sparked a discussion on social media. This is because Netravalkar is not even a full-time cricketer. As per his LinkedIn page, the star cricketer’s full-time job is “principal engineer at Oracle.” The US netizens are all praises for the Indian man winning games for US cricket in his spare time.
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News Reports

SGPC blames Kangana for ‘targeting Punjab’, Sikh organizations honor family of Kulwinder Kaur who assaulted Ranaut at Chandigarh Airport

OpIndia Staff -
The SGPC President stated that Kangana Ranaut's claim that terrorism is on the rise in Punjab is an indication of her bizarre thinking when the truth is that 'terrorism is spreading through her own tongue, contaminating the country's atmosphere'. 
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News Reports

Congress govt in Karnataka bans ‘Hamare Baarah’ movie on overpopulation after requests by ‘minority organisations’

ANI -
The Karnataka government alleged that the release of 'Hamare Baarah' would create communal tension in the state.
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News Reports

Kasim, Monis and Soyab try entering the Parliament with forged Aadhar cards, arrested, Delhi Police begins probe

ANI -
Delhi Police register FIR, begun an investigation against three people who were using fake Aadhar cards to enter Parliament.
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News Reports

Pune Porsche case: Accused teen’s father, and grandfather booked in separate case of abetment of suicide

ANI -
Pune police included the accused's father, grandfather, and three others in the abetment of suicide FIR filed by a local businessman at the Chandannagar Police Station. They also added sections 420 and 34 of the IPC, and further investigation is ongoing."
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News Reports

‘There is need to fight communalism in Muslim society’: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma warns about future crisis of Assam

OpIndia Staff -
"But today the Congress won in a Hindu constituency but did the BJP win in a Muslim constituency?" Himanta Biswa Sarma asked.
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News Reports

Jailed Kashmiri leader Rashid Sheikh moves court seeking bail to take oath as MP after winning from Baramulla

ANI -
Rashid Sheikh, who has been elected as an MP from Kashmir's Baramulla, has approached Delhi's Patiala House court for interim bail to take oath as Lok Sabha MP
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News Reports

Bombay HC stays Annu Kapoor’s ‘Hamare Baarah’ 2 days before release, movie’s actors and crew members received ISIS-style death threats from Islamists

OpIndia Staff -
The much-anticipated release of Annu Kapoor's 'Hamare Baarah' is facing a major setback as the Bombay High Court imposed a stay on its release
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News Reports

Lok Sabha Election: BJP’s vote share fell by 0.7% but seats decreased by 63, did well in the initial phases but suffered major losses...

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP's vote share, from 37.3% to 36.6% has decreased by only 0.6%, but its seat count has been impacted as a consequence.
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Politics

No alliance with Congress, Aam Aadmi Party to fight Delhi assembly elections on its own: AAP minister Gopal Rai

ANI -
The two parties drew a blank in the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital with BJP winning all the seven Lok Sabha seats. While AAP contested four of seven seats, Congress put up candidates on three seats. 
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News Reports

‘She was given a ticket because she called the farmers terrorists’: Priyanka Chaturvedi justifies attack on Kangana Ranaut for farmer protest comments

OpIndia Staff -
Social media users denounced Priyanka Chaturvedi for her objectionable comments and support for the assault on Kangana Ranaut.
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Politics

At his lowest, PM Modi has secured a bigger mandate in 2024 than the Congress did in the past 35 years: Details

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, Modi resigned and submitted a letter to President Murmu, who accepted his resignation and encouraged him to stay in his position until the new government took office.
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News Reports

‘Fact-checker’ Md Zubair spreads fake news claiming Kangana Ranaut was slapped over security check argument, attacker herself admits it was for criticising farmer protests

OpIndia Staff -
Md Zubair spreads fake news, claims Kangana Ranaut slapped for her comments on farmer protests is 'unverified claim on social media'.
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News Reports

CISF Constable who assaulted MP-elect Kangana Ranaut at Chandigarh Airport suspended, FIR lodged

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier on Thursday, June 6, actor and newly elected MP Kangana Ranaut was slapped at Chandigarh Airport by a woman constable.
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World

Tokyo government to launch dating app in a bid to boost birth rate in Japan

OpIndia Staff -
"We learned that 70% of people who want to get married aren't actively joining events or apps to look for a partner. We want to give them a gentle push to find one," a Tokyo government official in charge of the new app was quoted as saying.
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