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Under Yogi govt, 60 lakh youth have got jobs, UP has received investment proposals of over 45 lakh crores in the private sector in...

OpIndia Staff -
On Thursday, CM Yogi Adityanath shared that 60 lakh youth have got private sector jobs, while addressing the public in the Gorakhpur Industrial Development Authority (GIDA) area.
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News Reports

PM Modi hosts Mauritius PM Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi callng it spiritual union of a family, several MoUs and a Special Economic Package announced

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 11 September 2024 hosted Mauritius Prime Minister Dr. Navinchandra Ramgoolam in Varanasi for bilateral discussions that underscored the deep cultural and strategic bonds between the two nations
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ document was made out of India? Congress tries to defend itself as tech details hint at foreign collaboration

OpIndia Staff -
In its metadata analysis, the X user 'khurpenchh' found that all three versions (English, Hindi and Kannada) of Rahul Gandhi's presentation have been created in the Myanmar Standard Time (MMT).
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News Reports

Malayali actress Navya Nair fined ₹1.14 lakh by Australian authorities for wearing jasmine flowers in her hair: Read what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Nair explained that the fine was imposed as per the law of the country, but she tried to explain to the authorities that she did not do it intentionally.
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News Reports

Charlie Kirk’s brutal assassination in Utah: As Trump orders USA flag to be flown at half mast, Left-Liberals celebrate murder in public

Shraddha Pandey -
Liberals are making TikTok videos wherein they are seen cheering over Kirk’s killing. “Charlie Kirk was just shot in the neck at a Utah event”, wrote a woman, danced and made weird faces expressing her happiness.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai falsely claims that Modi govt approves projects only before elections in states, asks some silly questions: A fact check

Raju Das -
Journalist Rajdeep Sardesai accused Modi govt of approving major infrastructure projects for electoral benefit, data shows how his claims are wrong
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News Reports

Nepal Gen Z protesters support former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim PM after government collapse, her BHU background reflects deep connection with India 

OpIndia Staff -
Nepal’s Gen Z protesters, who brought down the government, have backed former Chief Justice Sushila Karki as interim Prime Minister.
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News Reports

Amid devastating floods, Jammu and Kashmir witnesses massive anti-govt protests and curfew: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The prohibitory order comes at a time when tensions in Doda have been simmering over the detention of Doda MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
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News Reports

From facilitating close people-to-people ties to being a preferred route of Islamic fundamentalists and smugglers: How an open India-Nepal border poses a challenge for...

श्रवण शुक्ल -
The ongoing political turmoil in Nepal has increased tension on the India-Nepal border. The problems of farmers in the Mithila region of Bihar, especially in Madhubani, Sitamarhi and Supaul, have increased.
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News Reports

IIT Bombay sponsors event that claims PM Modi, Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath are ‘fooling people’, institute claims ‘no knowledge’ and blocks columnist for...

OpIndia Staff -
A poster of the contentious workshop was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by columnist Harshil Mehta, which depicted a so-called 'pyramid of capitalist India.' One section of the pyramid, which read 'We fool you', had caricatures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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News Reports

Himanta Biswa Sarma’s Silchar Speech: A call for Hindu unity beyond linguistic divides

Dr. Prosenjit Nath -
At a time when identity politics in the Northeast is repeatedly stirred for partisan gains, Sarma’s words offered a counter-narrative of Hindu civilizational unity, rejecting the manufactured binary of Assamese versus Bengali.
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News Reports

India slams Switzerland at UNHRC for remarks on minorities and freedom in India, offers help to deal with racism, discrimination and xenophobia

OpIndia Staff -
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, India sharply retorted to comments made by the Swiss representative on India, and offered to help Switzerland in combating racism in the country.
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News Reports

Election Commission holds conference of Chief Electoral Officers of all States and UTs to assess preparedness for nationwide SIR

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday convened its third Conference of Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) this year to evaluate preparations for the nationwide Special Summary Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls
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News Reports

AAP leader Vikas Sharma’s son and Rahul Gandhi’s pet troll glorifies violent protests in Nepal, urges Indian youth to follow suit

OpIndia Staff -
Arpit Sharma lamented that the Indian youth were not courageous enough to organise similar violent demonstrations against the Indian government.
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News Reports

US turning socialist: After taking stake in Intel and share of chip sales to China, Trump admin to take up to 50% share of...

OpIndia Staff -
US govt proposes to force universities to pay upto 50% of their patent income to the federal govt, particularly for those patents those developed with federal funding.
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News Reports

Kolkata ‘birthday’ rape case: Police nab accused Chandan Malik, another accused TMC worker Debangshu Biswas remains absconding

OpIndia Staff -
Kolkata Police arrested Chandan Malik in the gang-rape of a 20-year-old woman in Haridevpur. The victim was lured to a ‘birthday party’ on 5th September.
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Opinions

Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan and now Nepal: How India has remained a strong, stable democratic force in an increasingly chaotic and unstable neighbourhood

Shraddha Pandey -
In a stark contrast to its neighbours, who have undergone violent protests that resulted in regime change, violence, democratic collapse and economic pushback, India has braved all storms displaying its resilience as a stable democratic force.
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News Reports

Assam tightens immigration rules, district officials can deport suspected illegal infiltrators within 10 days if they fail to prove citizenship under new SOP

OpIndia Staff -
The Assam Cabinet has approved a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to deal with the long-standing problem of illegal infiltration.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government launches ‘Farm Stay’ initiative to establish villages as hubs of Agri-tourism

OpIndia Staff -
The scheme will empower farmers and rural entrepreneurs by offering them an opportunity to diversify their income sources and, at the same time, preserve their traditional lifestyle.
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News Reports

France comes to a standstill with ‘Block Everything’ protests: As Macron govt is paralysed by blockades, fires, and clashes, is the nation reckoning with...

Jinit Jain -
France is reeling under the leaderless “Block Everything” protests, as highways, schools, and depots burn while 80,000 police struggle to contain nationwide fury against Macron govt.
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News Reports

Pappu Yadav’s viral audio threatening a govt official is remnant of the same Jungle Raaj that killed NHAI engineer Satyendra Dubey in 2003

OpIndia Staff -
In the audio clip, the voice that is reportedly Pappu Yadav then asks his associates where the official lives. When he was told that he works in a hospital in Purnia, he then asks what post he holds.
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News Reports

UP: Bulldozers roll in Meerut’s Abdullah Residency after Energy Minister demands action, highlighting ‘Muslim only’ policy

OpIndia Staff -
90 per cent of the plots in Abdullah Residency have been sold to Muslim people. There are a total of 75 plots in the colony.
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News Reports

Trump’s olive branches and Navarro’s rants: How India has been dealing with a confused, dual-faced US leadership amid trade talks and tariff chaos

Anurag -
India continues importing Russian oil and protecting domestic industries despite US tariff threats and Navarro’s rants. Trump’s olive branches contrast with Washington’s coercion, highlighting America’s confused stance and India’s firm commitment to independent trade policy.
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News Reports

As Nepal continues to grapple with violence even after fall of Oli government, here are the highlights of what transpired during the protests

OpIndia Staff -
The violent protestors targeted the politicians, ministers, their residences and government offices during the protests. Many politicians, including PM Oli are said to have fled the country as the situation in Nepal slipped out of the government's control.
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News Reports

Israel strikes Hamas leadership in Doha in a bold escalation, Qatari PM says their radar didn’t detect the missiles, Hamas claims top leaders still...

OpIndia Staff -
The attack came at a time when Qatar, one of the lead mediators between Israel and the United States, on the one hand, and Hamas on the other, had been trying to broker a ceasefire in Gaza.
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News Reports

Udta Punjab under AAP: 2 brothers in Tarn Taran die of drug overdose, their elder brother had died similarly years ago, family says drugs...

Shraddha Pandey -
Revealing details of the matter, DSP Atul Soni said that a video circulating online showed that deceased brothers Malkeet and Gurpreet Singh were involved with narcotics and self-use. 
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News Reports

‘India-US continuing trade negotiations’: Trump softens tone on India, PM Modi expresses confidence in India-US partnership

Shraddha Pandey -
Responding to Trump’s ‘announcement’, Prime Minister Narendra affirmed confidence in paving a way in trade negotiations to unlock the potential of India-US partnership.
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News Reports

Who are Balen Shah and Sudan Gurung, the men spearheading the violent Gen Z protests that toppled the KP Oli govt in Nepal?

पूजा राणा -
Nepal’s GenZ uprising has toppled the government, with rapper-mayor Balen Shah and activist Sudan Gurung emerging as the controversial faces of a suspected foreign-backed regime change ops.
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News Reports

Over 27500 suggestions received from people: Read about ‘Samarth Uttar Pradesh’ portal, which is democratising governance through public participation

OpIndia Staff -
The portal samarthuttarpradesh.up.gov.in was launched under the "Samarth Uttar Pradesh - Viksit Uttar Pradesh @2047" campaign, which was flagged off by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on 3rd September in Lucknow. 
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News Reports

PM Modi announces Rs 1600 crore assistance package for flood-hit Punjab, farmers, livestock rearers to receive help

OpIndia Staff -
The Prime Minister conducted an aerial survey of flood-affected areas in Punjab. Thereafter, he had an official review meeting in Gurdaspur with officials and elected representatives. PM Modi reviewed the relief and rehabilitation measures undertaken as well as assessed the damage that has occurred in Punjab.
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News Reports

Third act of chaos: After Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in Southeast Asia, is it the suspected regime change ops that’s driving Nepal into turmoil?

Jinit Jain -
Nepal is in the throes of an unprecedented crisis as violent protests forced PM KP Oli to resign — scenes that point to an eerie symmetry with violence that swept Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in 2022 and 2024 respectively.
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News Reports

Yogi govt sends 48 trucks of relief supplies to flood-hit States, announces ₹10 crore aid for Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Each relief package sent through the 48 trucks contains: 10 kg flour, 10 kg rice, 2 kg tur dal, 2 kg roasted gram, 2 kg gram, 2.5 kg additional flour, 10 kg potatoes, 1 kg sugar, 1 kg mustard oil, 1 kg salt, two bathing soaps, candles and matchboxes, 10 packets of biscuits, sanitary pads, towels, mugs, Dettol, tarpaulins, buckets, cotton cloth, and disposable bags.
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News Reports

IIT Gandhinagar faces allegations of ‘favouritism’ and ‘conflict of interest’ in appointment of faculty but institute maintains complete silence

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday (8th September), columnist Harshil Mehta posed several questions to the IIT Gandhinagar and its hiring process on X (formerly Twitter). According to him, the wife of a Professor has been roped in as 'visiting faculty' for the Korean language at the educational institution.
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News Reports

PM Modi announces financial assistance of Rs 1500 crore for flood-hit Himachal Pradesh, praises the effort of NDRF and SDRF teams

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi announced a financial assistance of Rs. 1500 crore for Himachal Pradesh. There will be advance release of the second instalment of SDRF and PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, as per government sources. 
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Convicted Al Qaeda terrorist Haroon Rashid Aswat, who took training in Pakistan, linked to London bombings, set to be released in UK despite ‘grave...

Shraddha Pandey -
The High Court judge, Robert Maurice Jay, not only granted release to Islamic terrorist Haroon Rashid Aswat, but also wished him “all the best”.
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News Reports

American man shoots Haryana youth for stopping him from urinating in open in California, victim Kapil had reached US through the Dunki route spending...

OpIndia Staff -
Kapil, a 26-year-old from Jind, Haryana, was shot dead in California after stopping a local man from urinating in public.
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News Reports

Days after Donald Trump denied writing letter to Jeffrey Epstein, Democrats release his alleged letter to convicted sex offender: Here’s what it says

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday (9th September), the House Oversight Committee members confirmed that they received a copy of a birthday book which contains the letter bearing Donald Trump’s signature. It also included a letter that references Trump with a crude joke about a woman from another Epstein associate.
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News Reports

Retired Judges slam Opposition’s VP candidate for meeting convicted criminal Lalu Prasad Yadav, question his sense of judgment and propriety: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The former judges expressed their strong disapproval of the private meeting between Reddy and Lalu Prasad, calling it "dismaying" and "dubious in nature."
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News Reports

Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska stabbed to death by black man in North Carolina, US legacy media’s selective silence sparks outrage

Shraddha Pandey -
Iryna Zarutksa was stabbed multiple times with a knife by Decarlos Brown Jr. and was pronounced dead the East/West Boulevard light rail station in South End, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said.
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News Reports

The Wire peddles fake news to defame ‘Jai Shri Ram’, falsely claims Muslim man was forced to chant the Hindu religious slogan, police debunk...

OpIndia Staff -
"Preliminary investigation confirms that the incident was criminal in nature and not religious. Allegations about forcing the victim to chant religious slogans remain unsubstantiated," the Bankura police informed.
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Specials

CSDS, The Spider Web – Undermining India’s Democracy: Detailed research paper on the foreign funding nexus

Nupur J Sharma -
A detailed research paper on CSDS, the foreign entities that fund it and the nefarious break India designs
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News Reports

‘I’ll slit their throat…’: Aly Goni cites Quran to defend his silence at Ganesh Puja, but dragging his non-Muslim girlfriend to mosque in abaya...

पूजा राणा -
Aly Goni recently courted controversy after a video of him staying silent during Ganesh Puja even as his girlfriend kept chanting, "Ganpati Bappa Morya" went viral on social media.
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Wikipedia distorts ‘The Bengal Files’, politically motivated editors brand the movie as ‘propaganda’: Here is how OpIndia had flagged issues regarding the ‘free encyclopedia’

Dibakar Dutta -
The deliberate distortion of 'The Bengal Files' on Wikipedia is based on movie reviews (which are opinion pieces and not fact-based news articles) by what the free encyclopedia classifies as 'reliable sources/perennial sources.'
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World

300 Koreans detained in Hyundai factory, Japan PM resigns citing ‘humiliating’ trade deal: How the USA treats its ‘close’ allies and partners

Shraddha Pandey -
Trump administration’s ‘bully the friends, humiliate the allies, squeeze maximum profits, leave nothing behind’ approach has inflicted humiliation and burdening trade deal on another key ally ­­—Japan.
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News Reports

Islamists spit on Ganesh idols, hurl stones from mosques: Ganesh Visarjan processions attacked in Karnataka; 21 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday (8th September), Hindu organisations staged a protest against the stone pelting incident. The police, however, resorted to lathi-charge to disperse the protesting Hindus, including women, and even arrested some of them.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi attacks Great Nicobar Project: How Congress has been using the pretext of ‘ecological concerns’ to stall archipelago’s development

Jinit Jain -
Sonia Gandhi’s article is less an environmental plea than a political tactic. By crying “disaster” at every bold step forward, Congress reveals not vision but fear of change. The real disaster would be to let such alarmism derail India’s strategic future.
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Opinions

Film review: The Bengal Files shatters the delicate and sophisticated image of a ‘peaceful society’ living under umbrella of secularism

Ratan Sharda -
The story moves back and forth between the fateful months prior to August 15, 1947 and the current minority driven politics of Bengal.
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News Reports

Kolkata: TMC worker and his aide rapes woman in the guise of birthday party, both accused on the run

OpIndia Staff -
Accused Debangshu Biswas is a Trinamool Congress worker. Coincidentally, he is a revenue inspector with the land reforms department of the Mamata-led West Bengal government.
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News Reports

Bareilly: Rashid repeatedly raped 11-year-old girl, the victim gave birth to a premature child who died later, accused arrested and FIR lodged

OpIndia Staff -
Accused Rashid also reportedly recorded a video of the victim to blackmail and have sexual relations with her multiple times.
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News Reports

Despite committing to supply two F404 engines every month for Tejas Mk1A, GE fails to deliver any engine in August, HAL to ask it...

OpIndia Staff -
The production of India’s indigenous Tejas Mk-1A fighter jet has hit a setback after US-based General Electric (GE) failed to deliver any F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in August
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