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Pran Pratishtha ceremony: ‘HanuMan’ movie Producers Mythri Movie Makers donate over Rs 2.66 crores to Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
Makers of movie "HanuMan" stated that they would donate over Rs 2.6 crore to the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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News Reports

‘Absolutely frivolous Publicity Interest Litigation’: Bombay HC dismisses plea challenging Maharashtra govt’s decision declaring public holiday on 22 January

OpIndia Staff -
Dismissing the plea, the court said, "We intend to caution the petitioners to be more careful when they take it upon themselves to espouse such cause. For these reasons, there is no doubt that this PIL is an abuse of the process of law and we intend to dismiss it with exemplary costs. We refrain ourselves from imposing costs and hope the petitioners will be more careful when appearing in person."
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News Reports

Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: Jairam Ramesh alleges attack on convoy by BJP workers in Assam, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma orders police probe

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Congress party alleged that the convoy of Jairam Ramesh was attacked at Jumugurihat in Assam’s Sonitpur district during the party's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.
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Opinions

An open letter to the leftists ahead of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha

Ganesh R -
You, who have always held Hindu rituals in contempt and Hindu Gods in disrespect, have suddenly morphed into experts on Vedic sampradaya. Bravo! Lord Ram sure works in mysterious ways.
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News Reports

Double standard: While the Congress govt in Karnataka refuses to grant even a half-day holiday for Pran Pratishtha, its govt in Himachal grants a...

OpIndia Staff -
Congress govts in Karnataka and Telangana have refused to declare any holiday for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, while its Himachal Pradesh govt announced full-day off
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News Reports

NIA arrests juvenile for harbouring terrorists involved in January 2023 Dhangri terror attack

ANI -
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday arrested a juvenile for harbouring terrorists involved in the killing of five civilians in Dhangri village of district Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir in January last year.
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News Reports

“Allah should have given you better than him”: Pakistani netizens support Sania Mirza after Shoaib Malik announces marriage with Sana Javed

OpIndia Staff -
"I no longer believe in love marriage. Think what Sania Mirza must be going through. Allah should have given you better than him. What happened was good," another X user wrote.
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News Reports

Rekindling national pride- Rejuvenation of Ayodhya and the resilient spirit of Bharat: RSS Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Mohan Bhagwat, in an article, talked about the history of Ram Mandir and how it sympbolises the resilience nature of Indian society
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Specials

Men belonging to ex-MP Munnan Khan, man eulogised by leftist media outlet ‘The Wire’, posed as police and opened fire on unarmed karsevaks in...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Munnan Khan roamed in a government roadways bus with his accomplices in places where the movement of karsevaks was strictly prohibited.
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News Reports

ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre releases satellite images of Ayodhya Ram Mandir ahead of Pran Pratishtha

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has given the world the first darshan of Ram Mandir from space before the consecration ceremony. 
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News Reports

Bhagwant Mann guilty of religious misconduct, indiscriminate firing by Punjab police: Akal Takht rules in 2023 Kapurthala gurdwara clash

OpIndia Staff -
The early-morning clash in Kapurthala gurdwara on 24th November last year left several wounded and claimed the life of a Punjab Police home guard.
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News Reports

Jai Shree Ram, temple only possible under PM Modi’s leadership: New Zealand Minister David Seymour

OpIndia Staff -
I want to congratulate everybody in India including and especially Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his leadership that has made this construction possible after 500 years, ready to last another 1000 years.," remarked David Seymour
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World

Not Indian plane, incorrect news circulating online: Indian authorities dismiss the rumours, confirm that the plane crashed in Afghanistan is not Indian

OpIndia Staff -
Within minutes of reports that a plane had crashed in the mountainous region of Afghanistan, a concerted effort was made to spread fake news.
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News Reports

Holiday for employees, hotel constructions, direct flights to Ayodhya: Corporate India gears up for Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha

Gopal Tiwari -
As the countdown to the consecration continues, corporate India's multifaceted involvement reflects the scale and significance of the Pran Pratishtha of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: PM Modi reaches Ram Setu’s origin point ‘Arichal Munai’ ahead of Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha in Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Ram Setu's origin 'Arichal Munai' point and also paid a floral tribute at seashore.
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Crime

Punjab: Jalandhar Police arrest two members of Lawrence Bishnoi gang after early morning encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Informing about the operation, Police officials said that two members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang were injured during an encounter with the Jalandhar Police on Sunday morning.
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Politics

Chhattisgarh: BJP government cancels Rs 218 crore contracts awarded to former Congress minister Mohammad Akbar’s brother due to irregularities

OpIndia Staff -
Chhattisgarh BJP administration terminated contracts awarded to former Congress minister Mohammad Akbar's brother.
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News Reports

AIIMS reverses decision to shut down OPD for Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha on January 22

OpIndia Staff -
AIIMS Delhi reversed decision to observe half day off for OPD on 22nd January on Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha day.
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World

US soldiers injured in major missile attack by Iran on Iraq Airbase: Tensions escalate amid ongoing Middle East geopolitical strife

OpIndia Staff -
The injured US personnel in Iraq are currently undergoing evaluation for traumatic brain injuries, as confirmed by US central command.
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News Reports

BJP slams DMK govt for giving ‘verbal warning’ against conducting special puja in Tamil Nadu temples for Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha

OpIndia Staff -
Tamil daily Dinamalar reported that the DMK-led-Tamil Nadu government had given 'unofficial verbal directive' to temples against conducting special prayers and offering Annadanam (free food) on the occasion of Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha.
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News Reports

CBI summons Lalu Yadav’s close aide Arun Yadav in sand mining case a day after ED summoned RJD chief

OpIndia Staff -
Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Arun Yadav summoned by CBI in sand minig scam. CBI team reached the ancestral house of Arun Yadav at village Agiaon in district Bhojpur and handed over a summons
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News Reports

Over 100 private jets to land in and around Ayodhya for the historic Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, Maharshi Valmiki International Airport running to full...

OpIndia Staff -
The sheer scale of the event has led to a surge in private jet travel, with around 100 chartered planes making their way to Ayodhya to partake in this historic moment.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha: Darshan of old idol temporarily halted, PM Modi to visit key temples in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
According to Satyendra Das, the pujari of 'Ram Lalla Virajman' at the makeshift temple, the darshan of the idol is expected to resume from Tuesday (23rd January).
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Teacher Mohammad Abdul Wahid brutally beats class 7 student for chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Some students started chanting Jai Shri Ram in teacher's absence. Mohammad Abdul Wahid came in the classroom and beat the victim student.
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News Reports

Priyanka Chaturvedi, Ajit Anjum and others spread lies about AIIMS, falsely claim emergency services will be shut down for Ram Mandir Pran Prathistha

OpIndia Staff -
Opposition leaders, left-liberals and journalists falsely claimed critical servies will remain shut with OPD on the day of Pran Pratishtha at AIIMS
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World

‘No plane from India’ – 14-year-old boy dies after Maldives President Muizzu denies permission for Indian plane in medical emergency

OpIndia Staff -
Maldives President reportedly denied permission for Indian plane to airlift minor patient in medical emergency. Boy died due to delay in treatment.
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News Reports

PM Modi visits several temples in India ahead of Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha, here is how his temple visits have a Ramayan connect: Details

Paurush Gupta -
PM Modi has been visiting several revered temples in the Southern states including Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Conspicuously, his spiritual tourism follows the sequence of events in the Ramayana
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News Reports

‘BJP-planted Arun Nehru, not Rajiv Gandhi opened locks’: Mani Shankar Aiyyar attributes unlocking Babri masjid gates to the BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Mani Shankar Aiyar said it wasn't Rajiv Gandhi but 'BJP-planted' Arun Nehru in Congress who unlocked the doors of Babri Masjid in 1986.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha: Delhi AIIMS, Ram Manohar Lohia hospital to remain shut till 2:30 PM on Jan 22; emergency services to remain functional

OpIndia Staff -
The emergency and in-patient services, however, will remain operational in Delhi AIIMS and Ram Manohar Lohia hospital.
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News Reports

I&B ministry issues advisory to media houses and social media platforms asking them to not publish fake news related to Ram Mandir

OpIndia Staff -
Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry issued an advisory to all media platforms asking them to refrain from publishing fake news related to Ram Mandir
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News Reports

‘Vinaash Kaale Vipreet Buddhi’: Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya slams opposition parties for declining to attend Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha

OpIndia Staff -
Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya launched a stinging criticism against the opposition parties and political leaders who have announced not to attend the major event. Slamming the opposition I.N.D.I. bloc, he recalled the old Hindi adage saying, "Vinaash Kaale Vipreet Buddhi".
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Air India staff member shot dead in car while returning from gym, gang war angle suspected

OpIndia Staff -
Suraj Mann was shot dead in broad daylight by unidentified bike-borne gunmen near a high-end market in Noida.
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News Reports

Union Government to fence India-Myanmar border, free movement regime between two countries to come to an end: Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah said, "India's border with Myanmar will soon be protected like the border with Bangladesh."
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News Reports

US: Man kills neighbour by stabbing a ‘military-style knife’ in his chest for complaining about loud snoring, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Christopher James Casey was arrested in Pennsylvania for fatally stabbing 62-year-old Robert Wallace during an argument over Casey's snoring in the night
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News Reports

As Bal Hanuman arrives in a rath from Kashkinda to participate in Ram Lalla Pran Pratishtha, read about Ayodhya’s 10-century Hanuman Garhi Mandir

Jhankar Mohta -
While everyone has been talking about the Bhavya Ram Mandir, which will soon be open for darshan for all Ram devotees, lets learn about the Hanuman Garhi Mandir, a 10th-century temple in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, that is devoted to Lord Hanuman, the biggest devotee of Bhagwan Ram
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News Reports

Karnataka: St. Joseph school in Chikkamagaluru warns students with Rs 1,000 fine for absence on January 22, faces backlash from Hindu groups

OpIndia Staff -
A school in Karnataka's Chikkamagaluru is facing criticism for threatening students with monetary fines for remaining absent on January 22.
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World

USA: Man attacks stepdaughter’s killer in court while listening to wife’s emotional testimony

OpIndia Staff -
The man landed at least one punch to the killer before court bailiffs intervened, separating the two individuals.
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Crime

Rashmika Mandanna deepfake video case: Main conspirator arrested from Andhra Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police arrested the main accused in the case involving actor Rashmika Mandanna's deepfake video from Andhra Pradesh.
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News Reports

2021 BJP leader murder: Kerala court convicts 8 SDPI members in Ranjith Sreenivasan’s murder, 7 others charged for conspiracy

OpIndia Staff -
Eight of the accused men who were found guilty of murder include Nizam, Muhammad Aslam, Salam Ponnad, Abdul Salam, Safaruddin, Ajmal, Anoop, and Manshad.
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News Reports

It was a khula: Sania Mirza’s father Imran Mirza indicates she has divorced Shoaib Malik, who has married Pakistani actress Sana Javed

OpIndia Staff -
Sania Mirza's father Imran Mirza divulged that his daughter took a 'khula' divorce from her husband Shoaib Malik.
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News Reports

ED questions Hemant Soren in a land scam case: Read about the scam and why the Jharkhand CM is under the scanner

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren had missed 7 summons by the ED before asking the agency to question him at his residence on January 20.
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News Reports

Chief priest of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya demands probe over viral images of Lord Ram’s idol before Pran Pratishtha ceremony

OpIndia Staff -
Photographs of the idol of Lord Ram, presumably from Arun Yogiraj's workshop, have been doing the rounds on social media.
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WTF News

Hyderabad: CEO of US-based firm attempts to enter company’s silver jubilee celebrations in an ‘Iron cage’, dies after cage falls due to malfunction

OpIndia Staff -
In the video clip of the tragic accident in Hyderabad, the CEO and company's President can be seen falling off the Iron cage after the chains got snapped and hitting the platform hard.
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News Reports

Riots, gang rapes, razing of temples and more: How Islamists wreaked havoc on Hindus of Bangladesh during the Ram Janmabhoomi movement

Dibakar Dutta -
An estimated 2400 Hindu women were gang raped, and 3500 temples were destroyed by frenzied Muslim mobs in Bangladesh. An estimated 700 Hindus were killed in the carnage.
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News Reports

AAP’s former communications-in-charge gets relief due to Piles: Delhi court grants 14 days interim bail to liquor scam accused Vijay Nair for Piles operation

OpIndia Staff -
Vijay Nair was taken into custody in September 2022 in the liquor scam case. This is the first time Nair has been granted bail following the arrest.
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News Reports

UP: Man gives triple talaq to wife eight years after marriage for not getting Scorpio car in dowry, FIR registered

OpIndia Staff -
The victim claimed that she was threatened by her husband with a second marriage, subjected to physical and emotional abuse, and was even driven out of her house in July of last year when the dowry demand was not met.
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News Reports

Mahakal spitting case: Leftist media laments how Muslim accused ‘suffered’ due to false testimony after witnesses retract statement, witnesses reveal they were threatened

Jhankar Mohta -
These leftist media outlets went hammer and tongs against the witnesses in the Mahakal spitting case who reportedly withdrew their statement against the accused. The witnesses, however, confirmed that they were being constantly threatened by the family of the accused due to which they retracted their statements.
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Culture and History

PM Modi worships God worshipped by Sri Ram: Know about the history of the deity at Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Srirangam

Jinit Jain -
PM Modi offered prayers at Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple at Srirangam. According to legends, the deity at Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple was worshipped by Lord Ram and his ancestors.
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News Reports

Who invented Butter Chicken: Delhi High Court to decide amid a dispute between Moti Mahal and Daryaganj restaurants

OpIndia Staff -
Moti Mahal and Daryaganj restaurants in Delhi are in a legal dispute over who invented Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani.
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News Reports

ED team reaches Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren’s residence to question him in land scam case, heavy security deployed amid protests by JMM workers

ANI -
Enforcement Directorate is set to question Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the land scam case at his official residence in Ranchi today.
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