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‘Bakwas ki hai,’ people associated with Gandhi family should think before doing anything: Robert Vadra on racist rant by Sam Pitroda

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Robert Vadra rubbished Sam Pitroda's 'racist' remark and expressed surprise at how such an educated person could make these types of comments
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World

Canadian bank faces money-laundering probe over allegations of drug traffickers using the bank to launder money from sale of Fentanyl in USA

OpIndia Staff -
Bharat Masrani, CEO of TD Bank, said "Criminals relentlessly target financial institutions to launder money and TD has a responsibility and an obligation to thwart their illegal activity."
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Akhtar Ansari brutally kills his tribal wife, caught while trying to burry the body with his brother-in-law Sanaullah Ansari

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The active locals caught the accused red-handed after which a case was registered against him and he was arrested.
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Law

Allahabad Court upholds tenets of Islam to deny live-in relationship rights to previously married Muslim, says illicit relationships prohibited by Islamic law

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"Islamic tenets do not permit live-in relationships during the subsisting marriage. The position may be different if the two persons are unmarried and the parties being major choose to lead their lives in a way of their own," the bench said.
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News Reports

‘If left to Congress there would be no country for Hindus’: BJP tears into Congress after EAC-PM study shows Hindus in India shrunk 8%

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"Share of Hindus shrunk 7.8% between 1950 and 2015. The Muslim population grew by 43%. This is what decades of Congress rule did to us. Left to them, there would be no country for Hindus," Amit Malviya wrote on X after EAC-PM study showed a dip in Hindu population.
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News Reports

Instagram influencer Bhupendra Jogi, whose reel mocking Dhruv Rathee went viral, attacked by unknown assailants: Read what happened

OpIndia Staff -
While returning from his shop, two masked assailants attacked Bhupendra Jogi in the New Market area at around 9 PM. He tried to save himself but sustained severe injuries and ended up getting around 40 stitches on the back and on his right arm.
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News Reports

UP: Minor Hindu girl’s body, chopped into two, found near railway tracks; family says Fariyad took her to mosque and converted her to Islam...

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After throwing the Hindu minor before a speeding train, the accused Fariyad Hussain, also attacked the deceased's mother with a knife
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News Reports

Hindu temple attacked in Trinidad, idols smashed, premise vandalised in Curepe city

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, Sanatan Dharma Maha Sabha said: “Six murtis sized four feet were destroyed, and smashed to pieces in the most violent manner. Once again a place of worship was attacked."
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News Reports

Aatmanirbhar Bharat: Army to stop importing ammunition from next financial year as India now capable of manufacturing all it requires domestically

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Army, from the next financial year, will not import any foreign ammunition
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News Reports

Ex-Pakistani Army commando and Pakistani terrorist among three terrorists who attacked the IAF convoy in Poonch: Identity and pictures released

OpIndia Staff -
So far the investigation has revealed that an Ex-Pakistani Army commando and a Pakistani terrorist were involved in the Poonch terror attack. 
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News Reports

‘US neither understands, nor respects the sovereign Indian state’: Russia slams Biden govt over Pannun blame, reports on ‘religious freedom’

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The Russian Foreign Ministry dismissed the US's allegations against India for a foiled assassination plot against pro-Khalistan radical Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, saying that Washington has not yet provided any reliable evidence of Indian citizens' involvement in the case
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News Reports

Islamist mob launches a deadly attack on Prerna Peeth Nishkalki Temple in Ahmedabad: Several idols of deities vandalised in ‘pre-planned attack’, says VHP

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According to the VHP, it was a pre-planned attack in which the Islamist mob vandalised several Murtis (idols) of Hindu deities. 
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News Reports

Hindus in India shrunk 8%, Muslims grew 43% while in Pakistan, Hindus declined and majority Muslims increased: What EAC-PM study says about global demographic...

OpIndia Staff -
According to the study, the share of Hindus in India's population saw a decrease from 84% in 1950 to 78% in 2015.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi’s wealth redistribution plan underway in Karnataka? Congress govt appoints ‘Nawaz’ to oversee a Shri Avimukteshwara Swamy Temple event

OpIndia Staff -
The appointment of a non-Hindu man, Nawaz, to the Avimukeshwara Swamy Temple’s Brahmarathotsava Samiti has sparked outrage.
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Opinions

No one ever lost a job for playing Dafli in support of Palestinians: Why Parveen Shaikh case is not about any ’cause’ but Islamofascism

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Parveen Shaikh was sacked by Somaiya Vidyavihar after a report detailed her social media behaviour, which involved liking pro-Hamas tweets, pro-Zakir Naik posts among other things. 
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News Reports

Over 50,000 infiltrators living in Kerala with fake Aadhaar cards, bogus identities: Report citing military intel

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Central intelligence agencies had a year ago indicated that foreigners were infiltrating Kerala using forged Aadhaar cards.
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OpIndia Explains

Remember murder of ‘rationalist’ Dabholkar? Here is how investigation was botched up and Sanathan Sanstha was blamed without evidence to raise ‘Hindu Terror’ bogey

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Almost immediately after the muder of Narendra Dabholkar, Sanatan Sanstha became the prime target of the media trial
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Politics

Ideological Guru of Rahul Gandhi, brain behind Congress policies, Sam Pitroda resigns from his post as Overseas Congress chief following his racist remarks

OpIndia Staff -
The resignation comes after Satyanarayan Gangaram Pitroda, popularly known as Sam Pirtoda, claimed that Indians native to the Eastern side of the country resemble Chinese people, those living in the West appear middle eastern while North Indians look like ‘white people’ and the ones in the South are similar in appearance to the people of ‘Africa’.
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News Reports

Pradeep Bhandari resigns from Zee News amid rumours of a ban on live coverage of PM Modi, Yogi Adityanath and HM Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
"I have resigned from Zee News. I will not be hosting your favourite shows Taal Thok Ke at 5 PM, Aapka Sawal at 8 PM, & 24 Ki Sarkar at 10 pm, or present Exit Poll on Zee this election season," Bhandari tweeted.
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News Reports

‘5,457 illegal immigrants detected’: Manipur CM says deportation process underway

OpIndia Staff -
Last week, 38 illegal immigrants were deported to Myanmar from Manipur, bringing the total number of illegal Myanmarese migrants deported to 77 since 8th March.
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News Reports

Delhi HC rejects PIL seeking media gag for reporting demands for Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation, slaps Rs 1 lakh fine on petitioner

OpIndia Staff -
The PIL was filed by advocate Shrikant Prasad. He had submitted before the court that the media was creating “pressure and airing sensational headlines” regarding Arvind Kejriwal's resignation and imposition of presidential rule in Delhi.
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News Reports

‘Return the mosque to rightful owners’: Jain monks and VHP leaders visit Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra in Ajmer, symbols from Ramayan and Mahabharat found

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Speaking to TOI, Muni Sunil Sagar said: “Today, I visited Adhai Din Ka Jhopra and discovered that it is not a mere shanty but a palace. I observed many symbols from the Ramayana and Mahabharata. I even found broken statues from the Hindu faith, yet ironically, it is called a mosque.”
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News Reports

Mumbai: 14-year-old Hindu girl raped, threatened, and asked to ‘follow Islamic traditions’, accused Ibrahim Khan booked

OpIndia Staff -
The police have filed an FIR under sections 376 and 376(3) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and sections 4 and 8 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. Also sections 3(1)(w)(i) and 3(1)(w)(ii) of the SC/ST Act, 1989 have been imposed against the accused.
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News Reports

Toughest, highest, remotest: Read how ECI navigates India’s vast geography to ensure no voter is left behind

Siddhi Somani -
In the recently conducted voting on 7th May, the polling team drove to the foothills of Raireshwar to reach the voting location, which is located 30 kilometers from Bhor taluka in rural Pune.
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News Reports

‘Even Lord Krishna was dark’: PM Modi slams Congress over Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks, asks if skin colour is the reason they opposed President...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi pressed, "...'Shehzade aapko jawaab dena padega'. (Prince of Congress party you will have to answer for this.) My country will not tolerate the disrespect  of my countrymen on the basis of their skin colour and Modi will never tolerate this..."
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi, who chose Wayanad for its Muslim vote bank, would resign from Rae Bareli and retain Wayanad if he wins both, read what...

OpIndia Staff -
Rawal claimed that Rahul Gandhi had put forth a condition before agreeing to contest from Rae Bareli. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had, as per Rawal, said that if Congress abandons both Rae Bareilly and Amethi, then it will send a wrong message to the public as polling of five phases has yet to commence.
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News Reports

‘It’s Waqf Board’s nature to encroach properties and declare it as its asset’: Hindu side in Krishna Janmabhoomi case urges court to deny permission...

OpIndia Staff -
Rina N Singh, the counsel for the Hindu side, urged the court not to grant permission to the Waqf Board to carry out such practices where it encroaches upon a property and declares it as Waqf's asset
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News Reports

How much black money has Congress received from Adani and Ambani?: PM Modi questions Rahul Gandhi’s unusual silence on businessmen

OpIndia Staff -
Refering to Rahul Gandhi as Shehzada, PM Modi insisted, "Shehzada ye ghoshit karein ki Ambani-Adani se kitna maal uthaya hai."
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News Reports

Teachers won’t be able to use cell phones, action to be taken if they go to worship or offer namaz while on duty: Rajasthan...

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Education Minister said teachers won't be able to leave the school premises while on duty to worship or offer namaz.
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OpIndia Explains

Canada’s Bill C-63 – Weaponising undefined ‘hate speech’: Trudeau govt to penalise individuals for ‘hate speech’ even if made years ago. Why India needs...

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Bill C-63 specifically noted that anyone who commits an offence under any Act of Parliament where is motivated by hatred based on race, national or ethnic origin, language, colour, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression, would be considered an indictable offence. The penalty for such an offence can be as severe as life imprisonment.
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News Reports

UP: Akhilesh Yadav and Muslim leaders desecrate temple where non-Hindus are not allowed, wear shoes in premises, Hindus purify the temple

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP workers undertook purification of a Hindu temple in Kannauj alleging that Akhilesh Yadav was accompanied by Muslim leaders who entered the temple wearing shoes.
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News Reports

Moradabad: Samajwadi Party leader Asif Ali rapes and extorts crores from the daughter of his party’s ex-leader, threatens her with acid attack

OpIndia Staff -
Accused Samajwadi Party MLA kept taking advantage of the victim's helplessness and raping her by threatening to make the photos viral
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News Reports

Sam Pitroda says people of East India look like Chinese, South Indians look like Africans, goes on a racist rant in an attempt to...

OpIndia Staff -
Sam Pitroda claimed that Indians used to coexist in harmony and peace for many years before the BJP came to power.
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News Reports

Punjab govt asks BJP’s Bathinda candidate Parampal Kaur to resume duty, refuses to grant VRS from her IAS service: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Kaur is the party's candidate for the Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency. Mann said that her resignation had not been received and openly criticized the decision she made.
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News Reports

AstraZeneca says it is withdrawing its COVID-19 vaccines globally: This is the reason behind it and no, it is not ‘rare side effects’

OpIndia Staff -
"As multiple, variant COVID-19 vaccines have since been developed there is a surplus of available updated vaccines," AstraZeneca said.
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News Reports

Will drive Ram out of those who say Jai Shri Ram: Samajwadi Party chief’s close aide openly threatens Hindus, gives bizarre excuse after Netizens...

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh unit of the BJP released a video clip on X on Tuesday, May 7. In it, Samajwadi Party leader Gagan Yadav, who is reportedly very close to Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, is heard openly threatening Hindus
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party supporter raises ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan during campaigning in Azamgarh, small children heard repeating after him, party calls it fake

OpIndia Staff -
A video showing a Samajwadi Party supoprter allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogan during campaigning of the party in Mubarakpur assembly constituency of Azamgarh district, has gone viral on social media
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News Reports

Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Basit Dar among two terrorists neutralised in an encounter in Kashmir’s Kulgam, had a bounty of Rs 10 lakh on his...

OpIndia Staff -
According to the officer, Basit Dar was also the mastermind behind the spate of killings of Police personnel and civilians dating back to 2021. He was on the 'most wanted list' of security agencies.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Missionary school teacher and principal booked for objecting to a pupil’s tilak, cutting his Sanatan braid

OpIndia Staff -
In the complaint, the victim's father accused the principal and class teacher of threatening his son for sporting a tilak and having a Sanatan braid.
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Crime

West Bengal: Irtiqua Sakib stabs wife inside café in Kolkata, chases and finally kills her on road

OpIndia Staff -
The accused had called his estranged wife to the cafe for ‘settlement’. The victim had earlier filed a case of domestic abuse against Irtiqua Sakib.
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News Reports

Congress leader threatens Somaiya Trust after they fire pro-Hamas principal, says they will face consequence after his party ‘comes to power in Oct 2024’

OpIndia Staff -
Congress member Mathew Antony threatened Somaiya School after they sacked Parveen Shaikh over her pro-Hamas, pro-Zakir Naik views.
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News Reports

Noida: AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s son caught on camera assaulting a Petrol pump staff, father also booked for threatening employees

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Khan's son wanted to jump the queue, which led to a heated altercation, following which he assaulted the employee. Later, Amanatullah Khan arrived at the scene and allegedly threatened the Petrol pump staff.  
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World

Boycott of Israel, Sharia compliant ‘pension for Muslims’ and more: Read how Muslim vote bank is now dictating UK politics

OpIndia Staff -
The ‘Muslim vote’ which is supported by several controversial organisations submitted a list of 18 demands to Labour Party leader Keir Starmer.
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News Reports

OpIndia impact: Somaiya School sacks Parveen Shaikh as principal over pro-Hamas, pro-Zakir Naik views. Read Trust statement

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Ms Parveen Shaikh was sacked as Somaiya School principal on Tuesday, weeks after OpIndia published an exposé on her unflinching support for Hamas, usual Hindu haters including Islamist preacher Zakir Naik, Umar Khalid among others.
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World

Pro-Palestine protests now spread to Europe’s Universities and so does the crackdown, Dutch police breaks up pro-Palestinian camp at Amsterdam University 

OpIndia Staff -
According to a police spokesperson, one police officer suffered hearing damage and it is still unclear how many other people may have been injured at Amsterdam University.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Aqdas Chandu rapes, tortures a 12-year-old girl in Kalyan Mosque, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Aqdas gagged the girl and forcefully hugged her from behind before brutally raping her. Following that, he dragged the girl into the mosque's restroom where he further raped her.
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World

Crackdown on the last Hamas stronghold in Gaza: Israel takes control of Rafah Crossing, launches precise counter-terrorism operation against Hamas

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to X, the IDF informed about the operation and said: “A precise counterterrorism operation to eliminate Hamas terrorists and infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah began overnight, based on intelligence.”
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News Reports

Lalu Prasad Yadav comes in support of Muslim quota in reservations, issues clarification after PM Modi’s ‘minority appeasement’ swipe at the opposition

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to Lalu Prasad Yadav's comments affirming Muslim quota in reservations, PM Modi took a swipe at opposition's minority appeasement politics.
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Politics

‘Babri Masjid Zindabad’ – AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi continues to whine about the structure that used to exist on Ram Janmabhoomi

OpIndia Staff -
Asaduddin Owaisi has a long history of raising slogans in favour of the demolished structure. In February 2024 during the Budget Session in the Parliament, he opposed the vote of thanks for Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and ended his address by raising the slogan "Babri Masjid Zindabad".
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News Reports

Rising Khalistani influence in Punjab’s LS Elections and its implications for National Security and regional stability: Where do we draw the line?

Anurag -
In a way, allowing them to contest elections can be seen as legitimizing their demands that would encourage separatist sentiments and destabilise the communal harmony in the region.
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