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Fact Check: Priyank Kharge and Congress leaders share cropped video to claim PM Modi called Kannadigas ‘sinners’. Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
The statement and context of PM Modi's speech can be verified from the longer version of the speech, which is available on his YouTube channel.
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News Reports

Need local candidate, not outsider: Delhi Congress workers stage protest against the candidature of Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi seat

OpIndia Staff -
Congress workers protest outside candidature of Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi seat, say he is outsider and they need a local candidate
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News Reports

Meet Ujjwal Nikam – Former public prosecutor behind the death penalty for Ajmal Kasab and BJP’s Lok Sabha Candidate from Mumbai North Central

Anurag -
Nikam has contested many on State's behalf including the 1993 Bombay bombings, the Pramod Mahajan murder case, the Gulshan Kumar murder case, the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the 2013 Mumbai gang rape case, the 2016 Kopardi rape and Muder case and more.
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News Reports

BJP leader Saraswati Sarkar attacked in West Bengal while putting up posters for Debasree Chaudhuri, BJP says no woman is safe in the state

OpIndia Staff -
In visuals that have now surfaced on social media, the injured Saraswati Sarkar was seen bleeding from her head.
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News Reports

Sangh supports reservations for those who need it: Mohan Bhagwat slams attempts to spread fake news that RSS opposes reservations

OpIndia Staff -
Mohan Bhagwat stated that the Sangh thinks that the reservations should be extended as long as they are necessary.
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Entertainment

As a Muslim I am not used to folding my hands: Aamir Khan says he understood the power of ‘Namaste’, a wonderful emotion, while...

OpIndia Staff -
While praising the humility and hospitality of the people of Punjab, Aamir asserted, “After spending those two and a half months in Punjab, I understood the power of 'Namaste' (gesturing with folded hands). It's such a wonderful emotion."
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News Reports

Fewer marks wouldn’t have made me popular, I wouldn’t have faced such trolling for my facial hair: UP board topper Prachi Nigam

OpIndia Staff -
Prachi Nigam wants to be an engineer in the future and is going to work for the fulfilment of her dream.
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News Reports

‘Caliphate is the solution’: Islamists storm streets of Hamburg shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, demand caliphate in Germany led by ‘converted’ student and his ‘pop-Islamist’ followers

OpIndia Staff -
In one of the viral videos, one speaker can be heard describing the caliphate as a “system that… provides security” but is “hated” and “demonised” in Germany which is cheered by the mob with the chants of “Allahu Akbar.”
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News Reports

Congress Shehzada insults Rajas and Maharajas, silent of atrocities of Nawabs, Nizams, Sultans, and Badhshahs: PM Modi rips into Rahul Gandhi

ANI -
Tearing into Rahul Gandhi over his remark that "Rajas and Maharajas used to take away lands", PM Modi said that doesn't speak a word on atrocities of Islamic rulers due to vote bank politics
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News Reports

‘Trucks full of thousands of cows at Adani port in Gujarat will be taken to Arab countries for slaughter’: Know the reality behind the...

OpIndia Staff -
The Adani Group has nothing to do with the claim in the viral video and the port is actually located in Iraq and not Gujarat.
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Politics

Congress deceiving people with lies, BJP will never let anything happen to SC/ST/OBC reservations – Amit Shah hits back after Congress shared his edited...

OpIndia Staff -
Home MInister Amit Shah said, "Rahul Gandhi is deceiving people by telling baseless lies. The Bharatiya Janata Party has been in power in this country for 10 years, forming a government with full majority both times. If the BJP intended to abolish reservations, it would have done so already. Narendra Modi has assured all Dalits, backward classes, and tribal sisters and brothers across the nation that as long as the BJP is in power, no one will touch reservations.”
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News Reports

Delhi man Javed murders his wife Afsana by stabbing her over domestic fight, arrested

ANI -
A man has been arrested for allegedly murdering his wife by stabbing in the North West district of Delhi, said officials
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News Reports

“They will be punished very soon”, CRPF Inspector General after personnel attacked by militants in Manipur

ANI -
CRPF IG Akhilesh Prasad Singh said that the deployment of the CRPF in Manipur dates back to the 1980s.
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Crime

Mahadev Betting App Scam: Actor and ‘fitness influencer’ Sahil Khan arrested By Mumbai Police SIT from Chhattisgarh after hours-long operation

OpIndia Staff -
Bombay High Court had rejected Sahil Khan's pre-arrest bail plea after which he had reportedly escaped to Chhattisgarh.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Salman rapes brother Sajid’s wife during Ramzan, both brothers later attempt to murder the victim

OpIndia Staff -
In a statement, Inspector Umesh Kumar Roriya of Khatauli Police Station, Muzaffarnagar, said, "The victim has filed a complaint of attempted murder against her husband and of rape against his brother. FIR has been filed based on the complaint and further investigation is underway."
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News Reports

Congress suffers major blow, party’s Delhi President Arvinder Singh Lovely resigns citing interference and alliance with ‘liar’ AAP

OpIndia Staff -
In the meantime, an old tweet by Congress from 2018, welcoming Lovely into the party, has now surfaced on social media.
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News Reports

Congress manifesto promises public work contracts for ‘minorties’, BJP slams party for Muslim appeasement

OpIndia Staff -
On Page 8 of its 'Nyay Patra', the Congress party had declared [pdf] to give a 'fair share' of opportunities to minority communities in public work contracts.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Gwalior: Married Sabir Khan blackmailed a Hindu girl, abducted and held hostage for 3 years, rapes and forced fed beef, pressurised...

OpIndia Staff -
In Love Jihad case in Gwalior, the accused Sabir Khan physically and sexually harassed the victim and did unnatural acts, during her captivity. It is further alleged that he forced her to eat beef and pressured her to convert to Islam. 
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News Reports

‘Recovered items might have been brought in by the CBI’: Mamata Banerjee casts aspersions on arms seizure in Sandeshkhali

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee insinuated that the seized items might have been brought in by the CBI themselves.
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News Reports

‘Convert to Islam and marry me, your life will be sorted’: Alfez Khan befriends Hindu girl in college in Indore, threatens to kill her...

OpIndia Staff -
Love Jihad case accused Alfez Khan proposed to the girl a month ago and made her agree to his marriage proposal. However, he later stated that he would marry her only on the condition that she converted to Islam. When the girl declined to convert to Islam, Alfez threatened to kill her. 
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News Reports

Wakf board claimed 5-star Hotel Marriot in Hyderabad as its property, Telangana High Court quashes petition in the decades-old dispute

OpIndia Staff -
Despite previous determinations and legal interventions, the Telangana Wakf board persisted in claiming the land as its own.
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News Reports

Surpassing Predecessors: ‘Mehengai’ disappears from election campaigns as Inflation in India reduces to the lowest during Narendra Modi’s term among all PMs

Prof. Vidhu Shekhar -
As soon as UPA took over, inflation started increasing, and as soon as PM Modi came, inflation went down
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OpIndia Explains

The mystery of ‘Pharaoh’s curse’ solved: Scientists claim they have uncovered the enigma of mystifying King Tutankhamun tomb deaths

Jinit Jain -
Toxic levels of radiation, stemming from uranium and hazardous residues are thought to have persisted within the Pharaoh's tomb since its sealing over 3,000 years ago.
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News Reports

Iran says Indians onboard the Israel-linked ‘MSC Aries’ ship will be released soon, had seized the vessel amidst tensions with Israel

OpIndia Staff -
Foreign Minister of Iran has announced that the crew onboard the ship seized by Iranian authorities had been granted consular access and were expected to be freed
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Entertainment

TV Actress Krishna Mukherjee accuses ‘Shubh Shagun’ producer of harassment and threats; producer Kundan Singh denies allegations and promises legal action against her

OpIndia Staff -
Hours after Krishna made the allegations, Kundan Singh denied it. He also asserted that the actress had previously leveled similar allegations against two employees of the show and they were later found out to be “false”.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Shopkeeper Atharuddin sends obscene texts to minor Hindu girl who had gone to his shop for mobile recharge, threatens to abduct her

राहुल पाण्डेय -
The accused took the number of the underage Hindu girl who had visited his shop in Uttarakhand and started harassing her.
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News Reports

Betraying the God for the desire of votes: Smriti Irani on Rahul Gandhi’s anticipated visit to Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
Smriti Irani stated that Rahul Gandhi rejected Ram Mandir inauguration event's invitation but is now going there for votes.
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News Reports

Exclusive: AAP spent over ₹1500 crores on advertising since 2015, ad expenditure of Delhi Govt increased by 408% in past 5 years under Kejriwal

OpIndia Staff -
When OpIndia compared the ad expenditure of AAP between 2019-2024 (last 5 years) and 2015-2019 (previous 4 years), we found an increase of 408.65% in spending.
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Crime

Punjab: Several govt buildings defaced with Pro-Khalistan graffiti in high-security zone in Bathinda; US-resident SFJ terrorist Pannun claims responsibility

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, in the Pro Khalistan graffiti, the miscreants had written that there should not be any political party in Punjab, neither BJP, SAD, nor Congress.
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP worker found dead in Purba Medinipur district, family accuses TMC leaders of kidnapping and killing him, demands CBI probe

OpIndia Staff -
18-year-old BJP worker Dinabondhu Middya was found dead in Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, on Friday (26th April)
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World

USA: Columbia University bans anti-Israeli protest leader over calls for Jewish genocide; 550 arrested across US campuses over support for terror group Hamas

OpIndia Staff -
Jewish students have shared that they have been made to feel unsafe due to antisemitic undertones at the demonstrations in support of Hamas.
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News Reports

UP: Aman Hussain kidnaps and rapes a minor girl for declining his marriage proposal, writes his name on the victim’s face with a hot...

OpIndia Staff -
Hussain kidnapped the victim and brought her to his home, where he raped her. He then wrote his name on her face with a hot iron rod.
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News Reports

US: BLM activist who participated in Jan 6 Capitol Hill siege to ‘incite violence’ sentenced to 6 years in prison

OpIndia Staff -
A BLM activist who was a part of a mob that scaled Capitol Hill on Jan 6, 2021, was sentenced six years in prison by a US court.
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News Reports

You will stay here with me, have my children: Israeli teenage hostage reveals Hamas terrorist proposed with a ring, reunited her with kidnapped mother...

OpIndia Staff -
Noga was with her parents at home in Kibbutz Be’eri when Hamas terrorists broke through Israel and held people hostage.
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Delhi: ‘Minor’ Muslim boy kills Hindu woman in Jahangirpuri, used to stalk the victim’s underage daughter

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to killing the Hindu woman, the accused had posted a video on his Instagram page wherein he was seen brandishing and firing a pistol.
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World

“I can’t breathe”: Another George Floyd incident in USA as a black man dies after being pinned to the ground by Ohio Police Officer

ANI -
The video showed the officers struggling to arrest Tyson before one of the officers restrained him by placing his knee on the back of Tyson's upper body. Following which, Tyson was heard repeatedly saying, "I can't breathe."
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News Reports

Congress shares edited video, falsely claims that Amit Shah promised to end reservations for SC, ST and OBC. Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
In reality, Amit Shah had vowed to end unconstitutional reservation for the Muslim community and give it to the SC, ST and OBCs.
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Politics

Congress and I.N.D.I. Alliance intend to allow unrestricted cow slaughter and beef consumption: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that these parties aim to grant minorities the freedom to consume 'food of their choice,' that is, they are talking about 'giving freedom to cow slaughter.
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Politics

Lot of anger among Muslims: Maharashtra Congress leader Muhammed Arif Khan steps away from campaigning after no Muslim gets ticket from I.N.D.I. Alliance in...

ANI -
Senior state Congress leader Muhammed Arif 'Naseem' Khan stepped down from the party's campaign committee, amid the Lok Sabha elections, citing the decision by the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) bloc not to field any minority candidate in the polls.
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News Reports

Karnataka High Court stays criminal proceedings against Kajal Hindustani, who was booked for speaking against love jihad in Udupi

OpIndia Staff -
An FIR was lodged against Kajal Hindustani in 2022 under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 34 and 153A while a chargesheet was filed against her under IPC Section 505(2).
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News Reports

India becomes atmanirbhar in the toy industry, imports from China reduces by over 70% in recent years

ANI -
As part of the Local for Vocal initiative, India is making a strong course correction in the toy manufacturing ecosystem.
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Tarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chasmah’s former ‘Roshan Singh Sodhi’ goes missing, father files missing complaint

OpIndia Staff -
Gurucharan aka 'Sodhi' was last seen at Delhi airport on April 22nd, where he was bound for Mumbai. However, he never reached his destination nor returned home.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal has put personal interest over the national interest by not resigning: Delhi HC lambasts AAP govt & MCD for failure to provide...

OpIndia Staff -
The bench remarked that due to non formation of the standing committee, many projects in the national capital are stalled.
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News Reports

Meet Jahanzaib Ali: Pakistani ‘journalist’ known for peddling anti-India propaganda during US State Dept press briefings

OpIndia Staff -
Jahanzaib Ali has been involved in exploiting fault lines in the bilateral relation between India and the US. And he does it shrewdly by framing his pro-Pakistani propaganda in the form of questions.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan bats for inheritance tax after losing the EVM battle, yet again

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Bhushan expressed support for inheritance tax after Sam Pitroda suggested that a US-like inheritance tax should be brought in India.
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News Reports

How Indian men and women differ when it comes to gameplay time

OpIndia Staff -
Traditionally, gaming has been perceived as a predominantly male activity, with men usually encouraged to pursue leisure activities that align with notions of competitiveness and strategic thinking.
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Islam forbids organ donation, but allows receiving: As a Pakistani girl receives a heart transplant in India, Indians have many questions

Rukma Rathore -
The money was arranged by Aishwaryam Trust and the Pakistani girl's family didn't have to pay any thing for the operation.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Supporters of independent candidate from Barmer Ravindra Singh Bhati and Congress’s Ummeda Ram Beniwal clash in Sheo

OpIndia Staff -
Ravindra Singh Bhati alleged that tapes were being pasted in front of his name on the EVMs. Meanwhile, Congress leader Ummeda Ram Beniwal’s supporters accused the supporters of Bhati of booth capturing.
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News Reports

West Bengal: CBI recovers foreign weapons from Abu Taleb’s house in Sandeshkhali, NSG called in to diffuse crude bombs

OpIndia Staff -
Citing sources, Republic Bangla also informed that the weapons, which also included imported ones, were recovered from the house of a man named Abu Taleb.
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World

Emory Professor in Atlanta knocked to the ground and handcuffed: How universities across the US have become a hotbed of pro-Hamas protests

Jinit Jain -
Universities across the US have become centres of antisemitism as a large number of Hamas sympathisers demonstrate against Israel-Gaza war.
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