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‘Losses of more than Rs 500 crore everyday’: Industry body fears farmers’ protest 2.0 will have severe economic impact 

OpIndia Staff -
According to an estimate, more than 50 thousand trucks come to Delhi every day carrying goods from different states across the country.
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News Reports

Calcutta HC declines urgent hearing of PIL seeking protection for women in Sandeshkhali

OpIndia Staff -
The Calcutta HC refused to prioritise an urgent hearing for a PIL that sought urgent hearing for protection of women in Sandeshkhali.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Gausevak Sadhram Yadav murdered in ISIS-style in Kawardha, FIR under UAPA filed against Ayaz, Idris, Rafiq and 3 others

OpIndia Staff -
The police have imposed Section 16 of the UAPA on the six accused in the case. The terror link between Ayaz and Idris has also been uncovered.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Govt razes illegal house of Fardeen who along with Rauf attacked a Hindu girl for refusing to withdraw molestation case

श्रवण शुक्ल -
Fardeena and Rauf attacked the girl since she was refusing to withdraw a molestation case that she and her family members had previously lodged against Fardeen
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News Reports

“I am smart enough to have multiple options…,” says EAM Jaishankar at Munich Security Conference, PM Modi lauds India’s ‘strong’ foreign policy

OpIndia Staff -
If I am smart enough to have multiple options, you should be admiring me. Is that a problem for others? I don't think so, suddenly in this case. We try to explain what are the different pulls and pressures that countries have. it's very hard to have that unidimensional relationship," Jaishankar said.
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Politics

Chandigarh: Split in AAP ahead of fresh Mayor elections, 3 Councilors leave the party to join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
AAP councilors Neha Musawat, Poonam and Gurcharan Kala were given party membership by BJP General Secretary Vinod Tawde.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Police arrest Bhondu Rehman for raping 1-year-old child in Bahraich, victim hospitalised

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Rehman took the child to the field under the pretext of feeding her. He then raped the 1-year-old. After the condition of the child deteriorated, Rehman fled the crime scene.
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Opinions

Murder, betrayal, religion, and politics – The real shady palace intrigue of Andhra Pradesh’s YSR family that will put any fictional series to shame!

S. Sudhir Kumar -
The lesser-known aspect, outside of the state, is the amazing palace intrigue of the YSR family that will put any TV series to shame
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News Reports

Supreme Court halts Lok Sabha Privilege Committee summons to Bengal chief secretary and DG over mistreatment to BJP’s Sukanta Majumdar

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West Bengal government urged Supreme Court to quash summons issued by Privilege Committee against state's CS and DG
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Opinions

The West has de-hyphenated India and Pakistan, Indian media needs to follow suit and not help vested interests peddle their propaganda

Arya Chetan Agrawal -
The persistent obsession of the media to cover Pakistan and hyphenate India is detrimental in the dehyphenation
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News Reports

Sandeshkhali: Woman whose complaint led to TMC leader Shibu Hazra’s arrest says her home was attacked by ‘men wearing police uniform

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday, Shibu Prasad Hazra was produced before the Basirhat magistrate’s court where his bail plea was rejected. Hazra was remanded to police custody for eight days. This came after police that Hazra is influential and that his questioning was necessary to gather evidence.
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News Reports

‘Modi face of Hindu terror’: Khalistanis desecrate Tricolour, make ‘gaumutra’ jibe in Vancouver while Canada holds workshops for Indian officials on ‘rule of law’

OpIndia Staff -
In a statement" senior bureaucrat Weldon Epp said, "How India defines extremism or even terrorism does not always compute in our legal system."
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News Reports

Newslaundry paints Islamists as ‘victims’ to justify violence in Haldwani, accuses police and Uttarakhand govt of ‘provoking’ Muslim mobs

OpIndia Staff -
'Journalists' associated with the leftist propaganda outlet joined hands first to deny and then contextualise the Islamist violence against police personnel.
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News Reports

Breakthrough in fourth round of Centre-farmers talks: Govt proposes 5-year plan for purchase of crops at MSP, ‘Delhi Chalo’ march halted temporarily

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister Piyush Goyal highlighted the proposal's focus on diversification into pulses, cotton and maize with MSP assurances without limitations on the quantity.
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News Reports

CPM-associated port workers federation declares support for Palestine, says it will not load or unload cargo from ships carrying weapons to Israel

OpIndia Staff -
It is notable here that The Water Transport Workers Federation of India is affiliated with the Centre for Indian Trade Unions, the labor wing of the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
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News Reports

‘Will continue to be Congress person’: Kamal Nath joining BJP is media conspiracy, say Congress leaders after talking with the former MP CM

OpIndia Staff -
After talking with Kamal Nath, Congress leaders Jitu Patwari and Sajjan Singh Verma have claimed that the former MP CM has assured he is not joining BJP
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News Reports

Two multi-billion dollar full-fledged semiconductor fabs coming up soon in India apart from testing and packaging plants: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrashekhar

OpIndia Staff -
Minister of Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that two full-fledged semiconductor fabrication plants with multi-billion dollar investments are soon coming up in India.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Dead bodies of live-in couple Surendra and Razia Begum found in a locked flat in Jaipur, suspected of died due to suffocation

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Around 10 days old dead bodies of a young man and woman living in a live-in relationship were found in a flat in Jaipur's Shivdaspura area
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee, who has a history of downplaying rape cases, passes off Sandeshkhali unrest as ‘minor incident’: What happened

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee went to browbeat about the arrest of 2 accused in Sandeshkhali while failing to mention that the primary accused Sheikh Shahjahan is still on the run from law enforcement authorities.
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News Reports

Tripura: Rape victim alleges sexual abuse by a judicial magistrate while recording statement in Court, panel formed to probe

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A rape victim in Tripura alleged that a judicial magistrate touched her inappropriately and warned her if she didn’t allow his sexual advances, the court case would go against her
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News Reports

All India Bar Association writes to Mamata Banerjee cautioning about President’s Rule demand in Bengal over sexual assault and violence in Sandeshkhali

ANI -
The All India Bar Association has written to Mamata Banerjee cautioning about demands for President's Rule in WB over horrific incidents of sexual assault and violence in Sandeshkhali
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party faces another blow ahead of general elections, senior leader Saleem Sherwani resigns from general secretary post

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of Lok Sabha Elections 2024, the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh faced another setback as seasoned politician Saleem Sherwani resigned from the post of general secretary
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News Reports

Exclusive: Bangladeshi university denies temple space to Hindu students for 11 years, tries to demolish foundation stone of temporary Hindu Mandir

Dibakar Dutta -
There are 3 mosques on the campus of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University but not a single Hindu Mandir.
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Crime

Antiques, luxury watches, foreign currencies and more: Police attachment action at house of Abdul Malik, mastermind of Haldwani violence

OpIndia Staff -
When the police reached his house for attachment, they were stunned to find the house which resembles a palace, and the antique and foreign items inside.
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News Reports

Eyes gouged out, breasts cut-off: 13-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered in Bengal, body exhumed for re-examination after autopsy report omitted cruelties

OpIndia Staff -
Bengal Police on HC orders exhumed the body of a 13-year-old minor girl who was kidnapped and murdered, as the original autopsy report didn't match police report
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Politics

‘The nation cannot dream small anymore’: PM Narendra Modi at the BJP workers convention in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi recalled in detail the achievements of the 10 years of BJP government. He also described vision for Viksit Bharat by 2047.
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World

Allegations of rigging, arrest of Rawalpindi commissioner, uncertainty over govt formation: Confusion reigns supreme in Pakistan after elections

OpIndia Staff -
Even after 10 days, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is yet to notify the victory of most of the independent candidates who have won in the general elections.
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News Reports

Amid Kamal Nath suspense, rumours float about Manish Tewari joining BJP ahead of Lok Sabha election, his office rubbishes speculations

OpIndia Staff -
Manish Tewari is reportedly in touch with BJP and may switch from Congress to saffron party before the national election.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Imrana, who ordered time bombs from Javed Shaikh, arrested; wanted to instigate riots after CAA implementation

OpIndia Staff -
Imrana has had family relations with the arrested accused Javed Shaikh since 2009, and he made bombs for her even at the time.
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News Reports

West Bengal Govt removes Barasat Range DIG Sumit Kumar after Sandeshkhali violence, calls it routine shuffle

OpIndia Staff -
Senior West Bengal Police officers shuffled following Sandeshkhali violence, Barasat Range DIG Sumit Kumar removed
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News Reports

Triple murder in Bihar: Furious with ‘Pakadua Shaadi,’ man shot dead his daughter-in-law, her brother and father in Begusarai after a scuffle

OpIndia Staff -
The father-in-law allegedly drew a gun and shot the three victims at close range, resulting in their immediate demise.
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Politics

Show me video footage to prove rape took place: TMC spokesperson Jui Biswas asks for video footage of rapes in Sandeshkhali as proof

OpIndia Staff -
Jui Biswas said, "Show me a single piece of evidence or a single video footage to prove that rape took place. This all is a show staged by the BJP."
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News Reports

Ensure baggage delivery within 10-30 minutes at airports: Bureau of Civil Aviation Security directs airlines, warns action for delays

ANI -
Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has written to seven prominent airlines directing them to ensure baggage delivery at airports within 10 to 30 minutes of aircraft's engine shutdown.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Muslim students and parents create a ruckus for not allowing hijab in Jodhpur school, say ‘govt will change but teachers will have to...

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka-like hijab row erupted in Rajasthan on Saturday (17th February) as female students at a government school in Jodhpur arrived in hijab instead of the prescribed dress code
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi did not perform puja inside Garbhgrih, Mahant Rajendra Tiwari not associated with temple: Shri Kashi Vishwanath Mandir Nyas

OpIndia Staff -
Congress claimed Rahul Gandhi's personal photographer was not allowed inside Garbhgrih when he performed Puja and Abhihek
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Cricket

Pakistan: Cricket ‘expert’ Mohsin Ali tries to hit wife during YouTube live, defends his actions

OpIndia Staff -
Internet users termed Mohsin Ali a "frustrated husband" and charged him with inflicting domestic violence on his wife.
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News Reports

‘They would sexually exploit beautiful women, beat their husbands if their wives did not comply’: 10 victims recount the reign of terror of TMC...

OpIndia Staff -
"They (TMC goons) would give alcohol and guns to 14-15 year old children...If we did not participate in politics, they threaten to murder our parents and family members," a woman told AajTak News."
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Government and Policy

Crackdown on fraudulent and coerced conversions in Chhattisgarh as state government prepares to present religious conversion bill

OpIndia Staff -
The Chhattisgarh Prohibition of Unlawful Religious Conversion Bill has various provisions to prohibit fraudulent religious conversions.
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News Reports

Farmer Protests: Fourth round of talks between Centre and farmer unions from Punjab to take place on Sunday, BKU (Tikait) extends support

OpIndia Staff -
Fourth round of talks between centre and farmer leaders to take place on Sunday, February 18, to resolve the ongoing protests in Punjab.
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Crime

Sandeshkhali unrest: TMC leader Shibu Prasad Hazra arrested, rape charges added to FIR after a woman records statement before magistrate

OpIndia Staff -
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Shibu Prasad Hazra, who was “missing” after women of Sandeshkhali alleged systemic rape and sexual assault, was arrested on Saturday
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News Reports

‘Misused his post to solicit funds from abroad’: Sufi Islamic Board writes a letter to FM Nirmala Sitharaman, ED against Tamil Nadu Wakf Board...

OpIndia Staff -
In its letter, the Islamic Sufi Board said the chairman of Tamil Nadu Wakf Board committed cheating and misused his post to solicit funds from abroad.
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News Reports

Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya and lyricist-poet Sampooran Singh Kalra aka Gulzar selected for 58th Jnanpith Award for achievements in Sanskrit and Urdu

OpIndia Staff -
Jnanpith selection committee announced that Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and Urdu lyricist Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, have been selected for 58th Jnanpith Award.
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News Reports

Gujarat: 55-year-old woman gang-raped in Vadodara on the pretext of giving domestic work, Vakil Ahmed Pathan and two others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat: Vakil Pathan, Chaman Khan Pathan and Shaukat Khan Pathan arrested for allegedly gangraping 55-year-old Hindu woman in Vadodara
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi leaves his yatra and heads to Wayanad from Varanasi after elephant attack fatality in his constituency, will resume his program on Sunday

OpIndia Staff -
Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra has entered the northern parts of India. It arrived in Uttar Pradesh on the evening of 16th February.
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News Reports

Even as media continues to give oxygen to farmer protest, Rahul Gandhi says Adani-Ambani owned media like ANI, PTI etc not talking about farmers

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi claims that all media houses like PTI, ANI, India Today, Network 10, Network 12, Network 14 etc belong to Adani and Ambani, PTI strongly objects
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News Reports

West Bengal: VHP moves Calcutta HC over lioness named ‘Sita’ being housed with lion named ‘Akbar’

OpIndia Staff -
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said that the decision by the West Bengal forest officials amounted to a direct assault on the religious beliefs of the Hindu community.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Hindu man dragged and killed by Muslim mob in Sabarkantha; stones pelted on brother who went to collect victim’s body

Krunalsinh Rajput -
On February 14, 2024, a mob of the Muslim community stormed the Khodiyar Kuwa area of Prantij. One Hindu man was killed by the mob.
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News Reports

ISRO successfully launches weather monitoring satellite INSAT-3DS aboard GSLV F14 from Sriharikota spaceport

ANI -
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday conducted a successful launch of its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS
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World

Taylor Swift and her “Eras Tour” ignites tensions between ASEAN partners Thailand and Singapore

OpIndia Staff -
Thai PM Thavisin said that AEG informed him about the agreement that bars Taylor Swift from performing the Eras Tour shows in the ASEAN countries.
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News Reports

Assam: Security breach at Dibrugarh Jail’s NSA cell where Amritpal Singh and his aides are lodged, phones, spy cam, smartwatch and other gadgets recovered

OpIndia Staff -
Several communication gadgets were found at then NSA cell of Dibrugarh Central Jail in Assam, where where Amritpal Singh and his aides are lodged
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