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Another scam in Delhi: LG VK Saxena recommends CBI probe into lab tests prescribed at mohalla clinics after inquiry found massive irregularities

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LG VK Saxena ordered an inquiry into claims that the Delhi government-run mohalla clinics issued fake diagnostic tests.
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Specials

Shramjeevi Express blast: As Hilal and Nafikul are sentenced to death, read the experience of a person who was waiting to board the ill-fated...

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I was only 14 years old then. I thought of coming to Delhi by getting a general ticket of Shramjeevi express. I survived because the train was slightly late.
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Politics

Despite mounting proof, Kejriwal says no scam as he skips ED summons again, blames PM Modi for trying to stop his 1 Lok Sabha...

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Even though Arvind Kejriwal doesn't have the time for ED, he obviously has time for the media. On Thursday, January 4, Arvind Kejriwal issued a statement.
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News Reports

Turkey: Man punches ‘protestor’ carrying a flag that reads ‘There is no God but Allah’, police start investigating a journalist who praised the act

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Journalist under inquiry by Turkish authorities for supporting a student who had hit an agitator waving an Islamic flag.
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News Reports

Saddam Sheikh writes ‘Jihad is in his blood’: UP ATS exposes ISIS-inspired group in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar conspiring to attack Ayodhya

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The UP ATS issued notices to 11 suspects in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and called them to the UP ATS office in Lucknow between 15th January to 18th January for interrogation.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Faizan Lala insults, uses derogatory language for Lord Rama on social media, arrested after outrage

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The accused is said to have posted a derogatory photo of Lord Rama and abused the Hindu deity further in the comments section of the post. The Police booked and arrested the accused under section 295 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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News Reports

Court documents naming sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s associates unsealed, list includes Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew, Michael Jackson, and more

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A 950-page court documentation containing the names of some of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's acquaintances was made public on Wednesday (3rd January).
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News Reports

Thane: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde reiterates age-old commitment to liberate Haji Malang Dargah in Kalyan

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According to The Gazetteers of Bombay Presidency, in the 18th century, the Maratha Confederecy sent offerings to the shrine as the departure of the British was "ascribed to the power of the saint".
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News Reports

Societal order mentioned in Bhagwad Gita, Jaati-Varna often coincide: Puri Shankaracharya talks to News18 about Hinduism, Ram Mandir, and more

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Puri Shankaracharya emphasised on the importance of rituals in Pran Pratishta of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya
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News Reports

UP: STF arrests two for threatening bomb attack on Ram Mandir and CM Yogi, key conspirator sought political gains through fake threats

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UP STF found that accused wanted to garner substantial attention on social media and get some political advantage by faking threats to himself along with CM Yogi.
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News Reports

Lord Ram belonged to ‘Bahujans’, and he ate non-vegetarian food: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad tells in Shirdi

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Kicking off a debate on the matter, Awhad asked, "Where would a person living in the forest for 14 years go to find vegetarian food? Is it correct or not (question to the public)? Tell me when I am telling the truth."
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Politics

AAP starts their drama about impending arrest of Arvind Kejriwal after Delhi CM skips ED summons thrice, ED rubbishes claims: What we know

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Notably, Manish Sisodia, who was earlier serving as Arvind Kejriwal's Deputy, and AAP's Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh are already in custody in cases linked to the Delhi liquor scam.
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News Reports

UP ATS summons 11 persons from Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Read how radicalisation has been a problem in ‘Deluxe Hub’ of terrorists in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
OpIndia contacted local sources and gathered some information concerning this case, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and Islamic fundamentalism rooted in the area surrounding the city.
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News Reports

Who is Suhaan Mukerji, ex-boyfriend Mahua Moitra allegedly spied on: Lobbying, advisor to Sam Pitroda, Moitra’s election agent, Bengal govt’s lawyer and more

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Who is Suhaan Mukerji, ex boyfriend of TMC's Mahua Moitra who became victim of her snooping saga
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Opinions

Adani, Rafale and more: How opposition creates empty noise over baseless issues to disrupt parliament and mislead the public

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It is important to note that in all these baseless issues lies one underlying thing – to target the incorruptible image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

MHA to notify CAA rules ‘much before’ Lok Sabha polls: Officials

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On December 27, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the implementation of the CAA cannot be halted as it stands as the law of the land.
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Politics

Trinamool Congress offers 2 seats to I.N.D.I. Alliance partner Congress in Bengal out of 42 Lok Sabha Seats: Reports

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Interestingly, a few days back, some supporters of TMC's Mamata Banerjee had started a website projecting her as the next PM.
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World

Iran: 95 killed in bomb blasts near assassinated Iranian General Qasem Soleimani’s tomb

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People were caught in the explosions as they gathered to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the assassination of Qasem Soleimani.
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News Reports

16-year-old Kar Sevak Rajendra Dharkar was shot dead under Mulayam Singh Yadav government: Read about the hardships faced by his family

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Rajendra Dharkar was shot dead at the age of 16 under the government of Mulayam Singh Yadav for the crime of being a Kar Sevak
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News Reports

Rambhakti a crime? Kar Sevak jailed during Mulayam Singh govt has a prized jail certificate saying so. Old memories get revived as Ram Mandir...

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A release certificate issued to a jailed kar sevak in 1990 during Mulayam Singh Yadav govt mentions the crime as ‘107/116 Rambhakti'
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News Reports

2005 Shramjeevi Train blast: Bangladeshi national Hilaluddin among two convicts awarded death penalty

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A sessions court convicted two convicts for orchestrating the 2005 Shramjeevi Express train blast that left 14 dead and 62 injured.
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News Reports

Ex-model killed in Gurugram hotel: CCTV footage shows body hauled into BMW car; 3 arrested

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Divya Pahuja was reportedly the girlfriend of gangster Sandeep Gadoli, who was killed in a controversial encounter at a hotel in Mumbai in 2016.
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News Reports

‘INDI alliance keeps hurting our faith; they exploit temples, festivals as a means for looting’: PM Modi in Kerala

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PM Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the INDI alliance, slamming it for exploiting temples and festivals as a means of plunder.
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News Reports

Bar Council of India appreciates the removal of colonial, outdated criminal laws by replacing them with three new laws

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The Bar Council of India acknowledges the positive features embedded in the three new criminal laws
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News Reports

Rape and assault; beheading threats to force-feeding beef to Nikah and more: 153 cases of ‘Love Jihad’ which OpIndia covered in 2023

Jhankar Mohta -
As we have stepped into the new year, OpIndia has once again attempted to draw its reader's attention to the widespread incidents of Love Jihad that were reported around the country last year, just as in years before
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News Reports

Delhi L-G grants permission for CBI probe against two forest department officials in Rs 223 crore corruption case

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The Directorate of Vigilance submitted a file to L-G Saxena via the National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA) requesting permission for the CBI to investigate Yadav under Section 17A of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
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News Reports

‘Godhra-like incident can take place in Karnataka’: Congress leader BK Hariprasad over consecration ceremony in Ayodhya, BJP demands arrest

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Karnataka Congress leader BK Hariprasad warned of a 'Godhra-like incident' ahead of consecration ceremony in Ayodhya.
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Law

Lucknow Court orders AAP leader Sanjay Singh, who is already in jail, to pay Rs 1 lakh compensation to former UP Minister in defamation...

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Civil Judge (Senior Division) Kamla Kant Gupta directed Sanjay Singh to pay the damages within two months, following which an interest of six per cent will be imposed on the amount.
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News Reports

Saved in 90 seconds: How crew of Japan Airlines plane, which was engulfed in flames, safely evacuated all onboard

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The pilot of the Japanese Airlines flight halted the skidding aircraft on its nose while the crew issued instructions through phone as the PA system was damaged. The passengers were also seated with composure heeding instructions
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News Reports

Ethanol blending saved ₹24,300 crore foreign exchange in 2022-23, 20% blended petrol will be available in the entire country by 2025: Hardeep Singh Puri

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Blending of ethanol into petrol has resulted in savings of over Rs 24,300 crore of foreign exchange in the supply year 2022-23, said Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Puri on Wednesday.
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News Reports

MP: Shajapur collector removed from post after asking ‘aukat’ of a driver, CM Yadav says such behaviour won’t be tolerated

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Notably, during the meeting on Tuesday, Shajapur Collector asked a truck driver, "Tumhari aukat kya hai (What is your status?)".
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News Reports

Sexual assault in Metaverse: 16-year-old British girl’s avatar virtually ‘gang-raped’ in Meta-owned immersive virtual reality game, UK police launches probe

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Police in the UK are investigating after a minor girl's video game character was gang raped by several men in the Metaverse
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Cricket

‘Ram Siya Ram’: Virat Kohli’s gestures during the unofficial entrance song of South African player Keshav Maharaj wins the internet

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During Maharaj's arrival to the crease, as the song played in the background, former Indian captain Virat Kohli enjoyed it in particular as he made actions to pull a bow and arrow, and later did 'namaste' to honour Lord Ram.
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News Reports

MP: 70 kgs of beef confiscated from the engagement ceremony of Shabnam Bibi’s daughter in Khandwa, 8 legs of slaughtered cows also recovered

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Jawar police station officer Ganga Prasad Verma has confirmed the details of the beef confiscation case to OpIndia.
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News Reports

Enforcement Directorate raids premises of former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s son Vaibhav in forex rules violation case

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A complaint was filed by two Jaipur residents in 2015. According to the complaint, Vaibhav Gehlot allegedly used a shell company to illegally fund Triton Hotels.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Bharuch: Married Adil poses as bachelor Arya Patel to lure a Hindu girl into a relationship; probe launched

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A youth named Adil posed as Arya Patel on Instagram to lure a Hindu girl with whom he had 4 years long relationship despite being married.
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News Reports

Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi murder case: NIA raids 31 places in Haryana, Rajasthan

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The move comes days after the NIA takes over the case from Rajasthan Police considering the involvement of high-profile gangsters in the murder.
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News Reports

After refusing to make him PM candidate, I.N.D.I. Alliance likely to make Nitish Kumar the bloc’s convenor: Reports

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RJD and JD(U) – the ruling parties in Bihar were reportedly miffed when some alliance partners proposed Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s name as the suitable candidate for Prime Minister from the alliance. 
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News Reports

Karnataka: Inspired by ‘Gang’ movie, man extorts over Rs 3 crores from govt officials posing as ‘Lokayukta Officer’, arrested

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According to the police, Reddy extorted more than Rs 3 crores from officials and used the money to live a lavish lifestyle, including frequent visits to casinos in Goa.
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Sports

Save our wrestling: Hundreds of young wrestlers protest against Sakshi Malik, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia at Jantar Mantar

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The junior wrestlers protesting at Jantar Mantar arrived in several buses from Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh, and blamed the 3 veteran wrestlers for ruining an year of their lives.
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses interim relief to Mahua Moitra, asks Lok Sabha secretariat to file response to the TMC MP’s plea against expulsion

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On Wednesday (3rd January), the Supreme Court refused interim relief to Mahua Moitra over her expulsion from Lok Sabha in the Cash for Questions case
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News Reports

PIL invented for legitimate causes, pleas based on news articles and unverified reports counterproductive: Supreme Court rejecting SIT probe against Adani

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Supreme Court said that newspaper articles and OCCRP report against Adani can't be the basis to doubt SEBI
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News Reports

Who is Anant Nath: Caravan’s editor and Editor’s Guild President named in Dehadrai’s complaint against TMC’s Mahua Moitra to CBI

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Caravan's editor Anant Nath allegedly accompanied Mahua Moitra on a "raid" at Shangri La Hotel in Delhi to "catch" her ex-partner who she believed was in relationship with a German national.
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News Reports

‘This is sheer wastage of court’s time’: Delhi HC closes criminal contempt of court case against scientist Dr Anand Ranganathan

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Delhi HC on January 3 closed criminal contempt of court proceedings against Dr Anand Ranganathan, noting that it was "sheer wastage of court's time".
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News Reports

Pakistan elections: Baloch people are losing rights to contest as their nominations get rejected

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Among those whose nominaion was rejected is President Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) Sardar Akhtar Mengal and other party candidates. Mengal said that there is a well-planned conspiracy behind the same
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Bareilly: Shehzad pretends to be Hindu to entrap a minor girl, kidnaps and rapes her for 10 days before selling her...

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Shehzad posed as a Hindu to seduce a minor girl into a love affair and then proceeded to kidnap and rape her for ten days.
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News Reports

108 feet long Agarbatti made in Vadodara reaching Ayodhya ahead of Ram Mandir consecration ceremony

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Around ten tripod stands have been placed to hold the grand Agarbatti as it makes its way to Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.
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News Reports

‘Satyameva Jayate’: Gautam Adani posts after SC refuses to order SIT probe on allegations made by short-seller Hindenburg

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"The Honourable Supreme Court's judgment shows it. Truth has prevailed. Satyameva Jayate. I am grateful to those who stood by us. Our humble contribution to India's growth story will continue. Jai Hind," Adani tweeted.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Wasim of Ghaziabad arrested for using derogatory language, threats for CM Yogi Adityanath

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Mohamad Wasim said, "Yogi himself is a goon. We are Muslims. Will he (Yogi Adityanath) finish all the Muslims? His 90 generations cannot eliminate us. Has Yogi landed from the skies?"
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News Reports

‘SEBI is capable of looking into allegations against Adani, no need for SIT’: SC says OCCRP report, Hindenburg’s claims cannot be held as truth

OpIndia Staff -
The court stated in its ruling that the Supreme Court's jurisdiction to enter the regulatory framework of SEBI is restricted. "SEBI has concluded investigations in 20 of 22 cases. The investigation into the remaining two cases will be completed within three months," the order stated. 
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