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Nepal stakes claim on the Indian territory of Lipulekh Pass: Is there an invisible US hand behind the dispute

Divyansh Tiwari -
In addition to Nepal's assertiveness about the Lipulekh issue, the United States has been prominently involved through diplomatic engagement and financial aid.
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News Reports

DRDO transfers three advanced defence material technologies for missiles, armoured vehicles and naval vessels to industry partners

OpIndia Staff -
In a stride toward self-reliance in defence manufacturing, the Defence Metallurgical Research Laboratory (DMRL) in Hyderabad under DRDO has transferred three cutting-edge materials technologies to leading industry partners
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News Reports

Education to become more affordable as centre abolishes GST on key stationery items, erasers and pencils to maps and globes – everything to become...

OpIndia Staff -
The GST Council has removed tax on essential stationery items like pencils, erasers, notebooks, maps, and globes. Earlier taxed at 12% or 5%, these items will now be completely tax-free.
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News Reports

Modi govt makes major cuts in taxes on essential items: Here is how the GST reforms will benefit the common man

OpIndia Staff -
Under the GST reforms, the prices of food items and everyday essentials will be reduced significantly. For example, ready-made frozen parathas, chapatis, khakhra, pizza bread, and paneer will not be taxed.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Congress leader attacks police constable after being stuck in traffic jam, slaps and verbally abuses the victim

OpIndia Staff -
According to media reports, the Congress leader slapped and abused the constable during a traffic jam in Latehar district of Jharkahnd. The incident has sparked outrage among the police force, with a case now registered against the leader.
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News Reports

Union Cabinet approves ₹1,500 crore incentive scheme to promote recycling of critical minerals under National Critical Mineral Mission

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a ₹1,500 crore Incentive Scheme to develop recycling capacity in the country for the separation and production of critical minerals from secondary sources.
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News Reports

Jamia leaders Shifa-ur-Rehman and Meeran Haider denied bail in 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Read what Delhi HC observed while rejecting their bail pleas

Shriti Sagar -
The Delhi HC dismissed the bail pleas of Jamia leaders Shifa-ur-Rehman and Meeran Haider in the 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riots conspiracy case.
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News Reports

Fact-Check: Did Delhi High Court dismiss bail plea of Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in just 29 seconds?

Anurag -
The “29 seconds” narrative spread rapidly on X, but the Delhi High Court had reserved its detailed 133-page judgment on 9th July 2025, pronouncing it nearly two months later after extensive hearings and deliberations.
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News Reports

Delhi Riots 2020: High Court rejects bail pleas as parity argument fails for Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others

Anurag -
Despite defence arguments on parity and prolonged incarceration, the Court held that Khalid, Imam and others played graver roles in the alleged conspiracy, stressing that bail decisions demand individual assessment and not automatic extension from co-accused.
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News Reports

Varanasi: Five accused including a Maulvi arrested in the case of kidnapping and religious conversion of a minor Hindu girl

OpIndia Staff -
The minor Hindu girl was kidnapped three months ago. She was converted to Islam in a mosque and was married to a Muslim boy for ₹600.
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News Reports

‘Scrap tariffs, apologise to India’: US expert warns Donald Trump, lauds PM Modi for strategic handling of power rivalries

OpIndia Staff -
Edward Price, adjunct professor at New York University, has urged Trump to reverse tariff policy on India, and even apologies to New Delhi.
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News Reports

Involved in creation of protest sites: Read what the Delhi HC said while rejecting bail pleas of Delhi riots accused Athar Khan, Shadab Ahmed,...

Aditi -
The High Court said that the accused took part in various meetings wherein they conspired to perpetuate violence against the policemen and non-Muslims.
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News Reports

Ground of parity not in favour: As Delhi HC dismisses bail plea of Anti-Hindu Delhi Riots accused Gulfisha Fatima, read how she created WhatsApp...

Shraddha Pandey -
Gulfisha Fatima was involved in the conspiratorial meeting on 23/24.01.2020 at the Seelampur and Jafrabad protest site among others like Umar Khalid and Pinjra Tod members. Gulfisha Fatim had created two Whatsapp groups called Warrior and Aurton Ka Inquilab. These groups were created on 26/12/2019.
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News Reports

Record-breaking monsoon rains leave India reeling: Yamuna floods Delhi, Punjab’s farmland submerged, and Himalayan states on flash flood alert

Shriti Sagar -
India is facing one of its most destructive monsoons in decades. Heavy rains have triggered floods, landslides, and cloudbursts across states.
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News Reports

PM Modi likely to visit Manipur later this month, marking his first visit to the state since the ethnic violence in 2023

OpIndia Staff -
Some Union Home Ministry officials will meet representatives of the Kuki-Zo insurgent groups on Wednesday (September 3, 2025), to decide on the extension of the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement.
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News Reports

‘Americans died for China’ – Trump fumes at Xi accusing him of conspiring with Russia and North Korea

OpIndia Staff -
Days after saying that strengthening ties of Russia and China with other nations does not pose a threat to the US, Trump accused Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un of ‘conspiring’ against the US.
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News Reports

Congress’s hypocrisy on ‘Vote Chori’ deepens as Pawan Khera’s wife found with multiple voter IDs

Anurag -
After Pawan Khera’s duplicate voter IDs were exposed, fresh allegations show his wife Kota Neelima also listed in multiple constituencies. Verified entries raise questions about Congress’s credibility while it continues to shout “vote chori”.
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News Reports

Pakistan floods: Defence minister Khawaja Asif calls floodwaters a “blessing”, asks people to store them in tubs and containers

OpIndia Staff -
Amid floods in Pakistan, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has suggested that citizens should treat floodwaters as a “blessing” and store them at home.
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News Reports

16 days, 23 districts, 1300 km, 67 constituencies: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ set out to move mountains in Bihar, but only ended up...

श्रवण शुक्ल -
OpIndia’s ground report found locals rejecting Rahul Gandhi’s yatra, stressing the importance of Bihar’s SIR process and voicing concern over infiltrators’ dominance.
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News Reports

India ushers in Semiconductor revolution: ISRO-built ‘Made-in-India chip ‘Vikram’ handed over to PM Modi. All you need to know

Rukma Rathore -
The Vikram chip is the nation’s first fully indigenous 32-bit microprocessor developed by ISRO's Semiconductor Laboratory.
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News Reports

Delhi Riots 2020: Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam prima facie had role in the larger conspiracy, says High Court

Anurag -
While refusing bail, the court noted that Khalid and Imam allegedly created WhatsApp groups, spread pamphlets and delivered provocative speeches, finding prima facie material to suggest their central role in planning the Delhi riots conspiracy.
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News Reports

Trump and Navarro’s unhinged policy against India invites domestic backlash: American media and commentators question anti-India stand

Shraddha Pandey -
Richard D Wolff called Navarro “not the sharpest knife in the drawer”, asserting that anyone who has a trade relation with Russia is in some way making money off that trade because that is why trade happens.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Nihal abducts minor Hindu girl, converts victim to Islam and marries her off to Maulvi, abuses victim’s father as ‘kafir’ and attempts...

OpIndia Staff -
Accused Nihal told the victim's father that his daughter had been converted to Islam and was married to a Maulvi. He referred to the victim's father as 'Kafir' and said that he will send him to 'Jahannum' (hell).
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Editor's picks

‘Don’t ban the truth’: Vivek Agnihotri’s open plea to CM Mamata Banerjee for peaceful release of ‘The Bengal Files’

OpIndia Staff -
Film director Vivek Agnihotri recently released a video urging West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to allow the screening of 'The Bengal Files'.
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News Reports

YouTuber Ravish Kumar compares Rahul Gandhi to MK Gandhi, justifies lies spread by the Congress party: Here is why he is the real ‘Godi...

Rukma Rathore -
Ravish Kumar offered a ridiculous comparison between Rahul Gandhi and MK Gandhi, suggesting that both abolished the apprehension of jail from their political battles.
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News Reports

Christian conversion racket busted in Chitrakoot: Four arrested after VHP complaint

OpIndia Staff -
The culprits had been brainwashing poor villagers by praising Jesus and abusing Hindu deities. They even lured the villagers by offering money for converting to Christianity.
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News Reports

India’s Semiconductor leap: Ashwini Vaishnaw showcases ISRO-built ‘made-in-India’ chip ‘Vikram’ at Semicon 2025, hails breakthrough in tech self-reliance

OpIndia Staff -
The Vikram processor, developed by ISRO’s Semiconductor Laboratory, is specially designed to withstand the extreme conditions of space launch vehicles.
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News Reports

‘Protestors placed the High Court virtually under siege’: Bombay HC slams ‘Maratha reservation’ protestors for blocking roads, orders them to vacate the streets

OpIndia Staff -
"They are right outside the High Court. They are blocking entry to lawyers and judges. You boasted yesterday that more people will come. How do we deal with a person who is refusing to obey the law?" the court remarked.
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News Reports

Peter Navarro goes on an anti-India tirade yet again, claims PM Modi is in bed with two of the biggest authoritarians Putin and Xi...

OpIndia Staff -
Peter Navarro brazened out, "It was a shame to see Modi getting in bed, as a leader of the biggest democracy in the world, with the two biggest authoritarians in the world in Putin and Xi Jinping. That doesn't make any sense.
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News Reports

PM Modi inaugurates ‘Semicon India’ event in Delhi: Here is how his govt is transforming India into a hub for semiconductor design and manufacturing

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, the Modi government has been working to make India a hub for semiconductor design, manufacturing and technology development.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi’s vote chori conspiracy theory backfires as Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera caught with two active voter IDs, deceased family member’s name still in...

Anurag -
Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera holds two active EPIC numbers. One of them is under Jangpura Assembly constituency and the other is in under New Delhi Assembly constituency.
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News Reports

Bareilly Islamic conversion racket used ‘honeytrap’ to target Hindu boys, Muslim girls used to brainwash them, Over 20 WhatsApp groups used for the conversions

OpIndia Staff -
The gang had more than 20 WhatsApp groups. Photos and videos were uploaded every day. Slowly, Hindu youths were trapped by uploading obscene photos and videos. If the youth showed interest, he was called to the madrasa. There were girls who were tasked with brainwashing the Hindu youths.
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News Reports

Khalistani and Half Pakistani: With Donald Trump’s unhinged stand on India, read about the anti-India elements in his inner circle

Rukma Rathore -
Donald Trump appointed Indian-American Harmeet Kaur Dhillon as the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the US Department of Justice following his re-election to the office. Her controversial past and open support for the separatist Khalistan movement rapidly drew scrutiny and objections regarding her position in the administration.
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World

Trump’s attempt to bully India fails spectacularly: India moved even closer to Russia and is improving ties with China, America’s main rival; Modi-Putin-Xi bonhomie...

Shriti Sagar -
Instead of giving in to pressure, India is mending its ties with  Russia and China. President Donald Trump has accused India of funding Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying discounted crude oil from Moscow.
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Crime

Rajasthan: Minor Pakistani Hindu refugee girl raped by Mohd Fazal, Sabir and Qurban in Jaisalmer

OpIndia Staff -
Reports say that Fazal was stalking her for quite some time and was pressuring her to elope with him and perform Nikah. However, the victim refused his advances and decided to marry a Hindu man.
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World

Leicester: Complaint filed against radical Muslim outfit for branding saffron flags at Ganesh Chaturthi procession as ‘extremist’

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) targeted Hindus by branding saffron flags during Ganesh Chaturthi as "extremist", triggering outrage among Hindu groups.
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News Reports

Trump’s attack dog parrots Opposition’s caste politics: As Navarro rants ‘Brahmins profiteering at the expense of Indians,’ read how domestic anti-Brahminism is now going...

Shraddha Pandey -
It seems that even Trump administration’s officials have taken note of the anti-Brahmin rhetoric in India unleashed by Congress and other anti-BJP parties and realised that this narrative can be used to get things done and pressure the Modi government into acting as per US’s whims.
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News Reports

SCO Summit 2025: Tianjin Declaration condemns Pahalgam terrorist attack; PM Modi calls terrorism the biggest global challenge, engages with Putin, Xi

Shriti Sagar -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the SCO Summit in Tianjin, calling terrorism a global challenge and underlining India’s vision based on Security, Connectivity and Opportunity.
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News Reports

Australia: Nationwide anti-immigration protests target Indians, claim “replacement plan” as govt point out neo-Nazi links

OpIndia Staff -
A neo-Nazi declared to have organised an anti-immigration rally in Melbourne and even addressed the gathering.
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Darbhanga: Dhaba owner’s motorcycle goes missing after security personnel forcefully borrowed it for Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Adhikar Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
A man from Bihar’s Darbhanga has alleged that his Pulsar 220 motorcycle has gone missing after SPG commandos took it for Rahul Gandhi’s Vote Adhikar Yatra
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Editor's picks

Friendship, trade, defence, connectivity, cultural ties and more: PM Modi holds important talks with several world leaders during SCO reception

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi interacted with several heads of state/government at the venue of SCO reception in China’s Tianjin
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News Reports

Election Commission rubbishes propaganda of Soros-funded group of ‘journalists’ about Special Intensive Revision exercise in Bihar: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Reporters’ Collective claimed to have found 67,826 “dubious duplicate voters” across just 15 constituencies.
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News Reports

‘Don’t view India and China through a third-party lens’, said PM Modi during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping: Here are the highlights...

OpIndia Staff -
Recognising the role of their economies in stabilising the world, the two leaders asserted that they need to expand bilateral trade and investment relations and reduce trade deficit.
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News Reports

Nepal: Hindu-Muslim clash erupts in Janakpurdham after Muslims pelted stones on Ganesh idol immersion procession, police fire tear gas to control situation

OpIndia Staff -
A clash broke out in Janakpurdham, Nepal during the immersion of a Ganesh idol after stone-pelting triggered violence between Hindus and Muslims.
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News Reports

Justice Vikram Nath says stray dogs case gave him global recognition

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Vikram Nath remarked that the stray dogs case earned him worldwide recognition, beyond his legal work. He highlighted support from dog lovers and noted how their appreciation, alongside human blessings, now shapes his public identity.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Christian evangelists preach about Jesus at Navodaya school, lure students and parents to convert, police arrest accused

OpIndia Staff -
According to the FIR, which was accessed by OpIndia, for the past year, some teachers have been preaching Christianity in the school and luring students and their parents to convert to Christianity by offering them jobs and other opportunities.
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Mann Ki Baat: PM Modi highlights ‘Pratibha Setu’ as a second chance for UPSC aspirants

Anurag -
UPSC’s ‘Pratibha Setu’ provides private companies and government bodies access to talented aspirants who cleared all stages but missed the final list, with IIM Udaipur already recognising their calibre in academic admissions.
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Punjab floods: Over 1,000 villages submerged and 61,000 hectares of farmland ruined, opposition slams AAP govt, calls it ‘Manmade Disaster’

OpIndia Staff -
Over 1,000 villages have been hit in several districts, 323 in Gurdaspur, 101 in Ferozepur, 107 in Kapurthala, 85 in Hoshiarpur, 81 in Pathankot, 52 in Fazilka, and several others in Tarn Taran
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News Reports

Department of Posts completely suspends booking of all mail to the USA over uncertainties after tariff exemptions were withdrawn

OpIndia Staff -
The Department of Posts on Sunday announced a complete suspension of all mails to the USA over president Donald Trump’s tariff policy
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The fall of ‘secular’ Bangladesh: How Muhammad Yunus is plunging the nation into the jaws of terrorism, tyranny and Islamism

Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury -
When Yunus assumed power, he  promised democratic reforms, protection of human rights, freedom of the press, and the restoration of the rule of law. Instead, what followed has been a stunning reversal.
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