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Why Somalia has so many pirates? As Indian Navy rescues another ship, read how Somali pirates came to be a menace in the Indian...

Gopal Tiwari -
Economic desperation, coupled with the absence of effective governance, led to the emergence of piracy as a lucrative business in Somalia.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: BJP leaders and Hindu advocacy groups stage protest after a shopowner was assaulted for playing Hanuman Chalisa

OpIndia Staff -
A Hindu shop owner by a group of youth for playing Hanuman Chalisa and other Hindu devotional songs in his shop, located in the vicinity of a mosque.
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News Reports

Siddique Kappan directed PFI hit squad to kill Kapil Mishra and Parvesh Verma for foiling PFI attempts during 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The report by Malayalam media outlet Janmabhumi read that the members of the PFI hit squad were individually selected and coached by PFI's 'think tank' Siddique Kappan to kill the BJP leaders
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News Reports

Supreme Court directs Baba Ramdev and Patanjali Managing Director Acharya Balakrishnan to make personal appearance in Contempt of Court case

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The Court was hearing a writ petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) against Patanjali
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: BJP workers put into practice ‘Swachhta mission’, clean streets after PM Modi’s Coimbatore rally

OpIndia Staff -
Tamil Nadu BJP leader K Annamalai shared pictures of BJP workers clearing the litter on the streets immediately after the rally and heaped praises on them.
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Politics

Tamil Nadu: BJP and Ramadoss-led PMK forge alliance ahead of Lok Sabha Elections

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BJP and Ramadoss-led PMK forge alliance ahead of Lok Sabha Elections
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News Reports

Exclusive: RTI reveals Kejriwal govt yet to pay compensation to families of 79 police officials who died in line of Covid duty

OpIndia Staff -
In 2020, the AAP government had announced to compensate the families of healthcare workers, who died on COVID-19 duty, to the tune of ₹1 crore. The scheme was later expanded to include kin of police personnels.
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News Reports

UP: Woman’s family sets in-laws’ house ablaze after she commits suicide over dowry harassment in Prayagraj, two dead

OpIndia Staff -
Anshika Kesarwani locked herself in a room before hanging herself on Monday. Following this, her in-laws alerted her parents, who arrived. After busting down the door to the room, they found Anshika's body hanging.
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News Reports

‘I forgot because of Covid’: How NDTV, propagandists and left-liberals promoted journalist Poonam Agarwal’s lies on Electoral Bonds

OpIndia Staff -
Poonam Agarwal admitted to lying about not buying Electoral Bond in 2020 and claimed she "forgot" about it because of Covid.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: American and Korean nationals attend Christian missionaries event in Ghaziabad, complaint lodged for attempting conversion of poor

OpIndia Staff -
VHP activists claim that Hindus were enticed with monetary incentives at the gathering.
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News Reports

‘Ch**te we will kill your family’: Nasim, Mushtaq and aides hurl casteist abuses; threaten Dalit family to leave village after they are stopped from...

OpIndia Staff -
According to teh FIR, the Nasim and his aides threatened and abused the Dalit man's wife first when she stopped them from cutting a 50-year-old tree planted in their field
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News Reports

“I am a victim of Love Jihad”: Guwahati police nabs Hamidul Islam who disguised as Jun to trap Hindu woman, duped her of lakhs,...

OpIndia Staff -
In addition to love jihad, the accused orchestrated schemes further coercing her to give him the money
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News Reports

‘India will protect freedom of navigation and combat piracy in Indian Ocean region’: PM Modi after Navy rescues MV Ruen from Somali pirates

ANI -
On Monday, the Bulgarian President expressed his gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully carrying out a rescue operation on the hijacked Bulgarian ship, MV Ruen.
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News Reports

The News Minute claims Torrent Pharma donated entire Rs 185 crore of electoral bonds purchase to BJP in quid pro quo, doesn’t mention donation...

OpIndia Staff -
The Torrent Pharma has donated Rs 1 Cr to the Aam Aadmi Party
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News Reports

Ludhiana resident arrested for stabbing wife to death in Canada a week after reaching there, victim’s sister says he sent video of dead body...

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The couple’s son Gurnoor informed everyone stating, “Papa ne mummy nu maar ditta (our father killed our mother),” as per his aunt Rajwinder.
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News Reports

BRS leader K Kavitha hatched a conspiracy with Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, paid Rs 100 crores to AAP leaders: ED on Delhi liquor...

OpIndia Staff -
According to the ED, in exchange for these favours, K Kavitha was involved in paying Rs. 100 crores to the AAP leaders.
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News Reports

The Wire withdraws article after claims of discrepancy in electoral bonds list by The Quint’s Poonam Agarwal fall flat: Read about lies and embarrassment

Amit Kelkar -
The Wire withdrew an article that quoted Poonam Agarwal to raise aspersions on the electoral bonds list released by SBI.
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Politics

Modi is the face of Shakti, I am fighting him: Rahul Gandhi tries to defend his comments against Shakti

OpIndia Staff -
According to the Congress leader’s post, PM Modi is the mascot of ‘Shakti’ that he is fighting against.
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News Reports

TMC govt under scanner over non-submission of ‘Utilisation Certificates’. Here is what it means and why the CAG is concerned

Dibakar Dutta -
CAG noted that pendency in submitting outstanding Utilisation Certificates could risk the possibility of misappropriation of funds sanctioned by the West Bengal government.
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News Reports

‘Was playing Bhajans softly as it was time for our evening puja; they came and beat him up’: father of Bengaluru Hindu shop owner...

OpIndia Staff -
The father of Mukesh, the Hindu shop owner in Bengaluru, said his son was playing the Hanuman Bhajans softly inside the shop since it was time for their evening puja, yet he was thrashed by the Muslim youths.
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World

Taliban says it retaliated with heavy gunfire at Pakistan after air strikes kill 8 in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
The Taliban on Monday retaliated with heavy gunfire after Pakistan conducted two airstrikes in Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of five women and three children.
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan sentenced to seven-year jail in Dungarpur case

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan was sentenced to seven years in jail in the Dungarpur case under IPC Sections 427, 504, 506, 447, and 120B.
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News Reports

Karnataka: 14-year-old commits suicide after being strip-searched by school teachers on suspicion of stealing Rs 2,000, two booked

OpIndia Staff -
Police said the deceased and four other female students at a government school in Bagalkot, north Karnataka, were caught after a language teacher accused them of stealing Rs 2,000 from her.
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News Reports

Seema Haider 2.0: Iranian girl falls in love with Moradabad-based Youtuber Diwakar, couple plans to seek blessings from Ram Lalla in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
Iranian girl Faiza arrived in India with her father on a 20-day tourist visa to meet Diwakar to tie the marital knot with the Indian YouTuber.
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News Reports

NDA seat-sharing finalised in Bihar: BJP to contest on 17 seats, JDU 16, and LJP 5

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP is set to contest 17 seats, the JD(U) 16, and the LJP (Ram Vilas) five. Additionally, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) will each vie for one seat.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi’s BJ Nyay Yatra concludes: How it was another Congress drama of sowing division, chaos, and hatred among Indians before elections

Shraddha Pandey -
Rahul Gandhi's resentment towards Uttar Pradesh is understandable given that the party has been reduced to two seats in the state. In recent elections, the voters have overwhelmingly rejected the Congress party.
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News Reports

Electoral Bonds: Megha Engineering which ecosystem alleges has ‘quid pro quo’ ties to BJP, was accused of siphoning off money to Congress, donated to...

OpIndia Staff -
Megha Krishna Reddy of Megha Engineering and his family has close ties with KCR. The BRS is largest beneficiary of the electoral bond scheme after the BJP, TMC, and the Congress
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Supreme Court refuses to stay disqualification of 6 Congress MLAs who cross-voted during RS polls

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These 6 Congress MLAs had cross-voted during the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh resulting in the loss of the Congress party candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi and the win of BJP’s Harsh Mahajan.
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News Reports

Delhi: Female students complain of sexual harassment by Professor Salim Sheikh, Hindu outfits protest outside Babasaheb Ambedkar Medical College

OpIndia Staff -
The protests are said to have erupted after two college girls complained that they were sexually harassed by Sheikh during their MBBS viva on 31st January. The victims later filed a police complaint on 22nd February.
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News Reports

Canada: Members of banned pro-Khalistani outfit SFJ rip apart Indian tricolour, raise anti-India slogans in front of Canadian authorities

OpIndia Staff -
More than two dozen pro-Khalistani elements gathered at the venue in Calgary in Alberta, Canada where a community event welcomed the Indian High Commissioner to Ottawa Sanjay Kumar Verma, some of whom carried sharp weapons like daggers and swords,
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News Reports

Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah responsible for attack on shopkeeper for playing Hanuman Chalisa, result of ‘appeasement politics’ by Congress – BJP

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BJP Karnataka Chief Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday criticised the state government after an altercation occurred between a group of people and a shopkeeper last evening in Bengaluru for allegedly playing devotional songs during Azaan
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News Reports

Germany: Two teachers ban non-Muslim fifth graders from drinking water due to 3 Muslim classmates fasting during Ramadan in Frankfurt

OpIndia Staff -
According to the girl, the announcement made by the two teachers does not appear to be a school requirement in Germany.
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News Reports

‘Alpha-numeric code just a security feature’: SBI’s response in SC busts far-fetched insinuations by The Quint’s Poonam Agarwal on electoral bonds

Amit Kelkar -
The Quint's Poonam Agarwal had claimed that the alpha-numeric codes would enable Centre to link electoral bond donors with political parties, but SBI's response has proven it false now.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Contractor Mohammad Rafiq torches 12 huts of daily labourers with families inside because they were asking for pending dues

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad Rafiq sprinkled some inflammable petroleum liquid on these huts and set them on fire early on Sunday morning.
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News Reports

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission orders removal of Home Secretaries in 6 states, West Bengal DGP also removed to ensure free and fair...

ANI -
The officials who have been removed by the election commission in these seven states were found to be holding dual charges in the office of Chief Minister
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Khela Hobe 2.0: TMC goons attack BJP workers in West Bengal ahead of Lok Sabha elections, bring back memories of 2021 post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff -
Despite filing a complaint with the police, BJP woker Rina Thakur informed that action has not been taken against the culprits. She has accused a local TMC leader Santosh Paswan of harassing her.
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News Reports

‘Will sacrifice my life for Shakti’: PM Modi lambasts Rahul Gandhi for saying that he will fight Shakti to defeat BJP, dares INDI alliance...

OpIndia Staff -
Addressing the large gathering, PM Modi asked, "Will you give a chance to such people who talk about the destruction of Shakti?”
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News Reports

Selective targeting of the BJP over Electoral Bonds: How propagandists and Leftists ignored huge donations to Opposition parties

Anurag -
Propagandists, opposition and left-liberals ran narrative against BJP using data of Electoral Bonds released by ECI
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News Reports

As Rahul Gandhi says he is ‘fighting against Shakti’ while referring to Hinduism, know the importance of Shakti in Sanatan Dharma

Jhankar Mohta -
Shakti is the central figure in Hinduism and the derogatory statement made by Rahul Gandhi about her has transformed him from an awkward, lousy and gaffe-prone communicator to an outspoken adversary of Hinduism
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Reports claim Hindu shop-owner attacked for playing Hanuman Chalisa near mosque, police ‘reluctantly’ file FIR after locals protest, communal angle denied

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu victim submitted a complaint at Halasuru Gate Police Station and demanded that an FIR be registered in the matter. However, Mukesh claimed that the police seemed reluctant to register an FIR
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Social Media

“Shameful, “New low”: Shocking new advertisement by coaching institute FIITJEE mocks girl who left the institute, links competitor to suicides in Kota

OpIndia Staff -
FIITJEE ad featured a former student's image and suggested that her academic performance declined after leaving FIITJEE to join another institution.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: IT employees’ union protests before labour commission against unfair mass layoffs, demotions by IT companies exempt from labour laws

OpIndia Staff -
Meeting the labour commissioner, KITU president VJK Nair and general secretary Sooraj Nidiyanga submitted a memorandum stating their demands.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Rahul Gandhi distorts Hinduism again, says he wants to fight against Shakti to defeat BJP while concluding his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi said, "There is a word 'Shakti' in Hinduism. We are fighting against a Shakti."
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News Reports

Vladimir Putin wins a fifth term as Russia’s President, gets 87% votes in elections

ANI -
According to preliminary data as of 6 pm (Moscow time) on Sunday, the voter turnout in the presidential elections, which for the first time took place over three days from March 15-17, stood at 74.22%. Voter turnout for the elections held in 2018 was 67.54 per cent.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Mob led by Sohail attacks Hindu man for keeping his shop open during Ramazan, victim injured with sharp weapon

OpIndia Staff -
From the start of Ramzan, Rajiv Kumar Dey was asked to pay chada (money) by Sohail Hassan and his men but he refused to give in to their demands.
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Fact-Check

Gujarat University clash: Ahmedabad Crime Branch arrests 2 persons after Namaz row between foreign students and locals turns violent

ANI -
"In the incident that took place in the Gujarat University yesterday at 10.30 pm, an FIR was registered against a group of 20-25 people. Nine teams were formed to nab the accused...," Zone 7 Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Tarun Duggal said in a statement on Sunday.
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Lawyer files complaint against Alt News co-founder Md Zubair for ‘spreading misinformation and inciting communal unrest’ over the Gujarat University incident

OpIndia Staff -
The complaint letter stated that Zubair incorrectly depicted an incident involving a group of students at Gujarat University.
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Odisha: 2 brothers arrested for impersonating ED officers and extorting money from government officials

OpIndia Staff -
The Police officials stated that the brothers borrowed a huge amount of money and were not able to repay the lenders following which they hatched a plan to cheat government employees. 
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News Reports

Adani Group to invest ₹1.2 lakh crore in FY 2024-25 through 11 companies, 70% to be in green businesses

ANI -
Adani Group plans to invest USD 14 billion (Rs 1.2 lakh crore) in 2024-25 financial year through its portfolio of 11 listed companies, in developing the country's infrastructure
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DMK tries to justify ₹509 crore received from Future Gaming in Electoral Bonds, offers ‘logic’ originally offered by The News Minute editor, here is...

Paurush Gupta -
DMK has tried to justify the party receiving funds from controversial firm Future Gaming to the tune of Rs 509 crores. The donation had earlier created a political furor and basis for speculative allegations by the opposition against the BJP.
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