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Cab rams into the boundary wall of the residence of Union Minister Kiren Rijiju in Delhi, leaves a gaping hole

OpIndia Staff -
A cab crashed into the boundary wall of Kiren Rijiju's residence in the national capital on 23rd August creating a big hole and setting off alarm bells.
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Crime

Rajasthan: Kota tutor awarded life in jail till death for murdering a minor girl after a rape bid

OpIndia Staff -
The accused teacher tried to rape the minor girl who had come to take tuition from him in February 2022. He later murdered the girl after she refused to cooperate. He strangled her to death and flew away from the spot.
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News Reports

Rakhi Sawant accuses estranged husband Adil Khan Durrani of murdering his relative’s son

OpIndia Staff -
Rakhi Sawant alleged that Adil Khan had killed the son of one of his relatives Mumtaz, adding that Adil himself had told her about this.
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News Reports

X CEO Elon Musk to take legal action to stop the “hate speech” narrative run by George Soros-funded NGOs to silence free speech

OpIndia Staff -
A report published by "Public", titled "Soros-funded NGOs demand crackdown on free speech as politicians spread hate misinformation", dismantled this largely left-liberal narrative saying that "increase in the reporting of hate offenses is different from an actual increase."
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News Reports

Mumbai: Danish, Sahil post video threatening to bring Islamic rule back to India, hail Aurangzeb & Tipu Sultan, booked, Sahil arrested

Siddhi Somani -
The derogatory video contains images of Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan and it said, "Do not assume that we are gone. We will come back and bring back the same old time."
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News Reports

Delhi man rapes deceased friend’s minor daughter, cheats orphan children of Rs 21 lakh in the name of investment: Report

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Delhi Police arrested a 53-year-old man for raping deceased friend's minor daughter multiple times.
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News Reports

Times of India uses Bibek Debroy’s photo in report on man caught in espionage case, says sorry but the economist calls it lame and...

OpIndia Staff -
Bibek Debroy pointed out the mistake done by Times of India and demanded an apology
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Law

Government employee won’t be dismissed from service even if he gets married a second time if second marriage is not conclusively proven: Allahabad High...

OpIndia Staff -
Allahabad High Court ruled that govt employees won't lose their jobs over second marriage while first wife is alive.
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News Reports

‘They landed on Moon, don’t give them money’: British media whines over ‘aid’ to India after Chandrayaan-3 success, this is the reality of UK’s...

OpIndia Staff -
Following Chandrayaan-3 successful landing on the Moon, Brits whine over imaginary aid UK sends to India.
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News Reports

Punjab: ED conducts raids at locations linked to former Congress Minister Bharat Bhushan Ashu in food tender scam case

OpIndia Staff -
ED conducted raids at premises of Congress leader Bharat Bhushan Ashu and his aides in Punjab in a PMLA case
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News Reports

Supreme Court rejects pleas against Calcutta HC order giving bail to former Andaman and Nicobar chief secretary in gangrape case

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SC dismissed the pleas against the bail granted to former Andaman and Nicobar official in a gangrape case.
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News Reports

Delhi HC voices ‘unease’ over impending closure of Gargi College harassment case, evidence gathered by police did not corroborate the allegations

OpIndia Staff -
On February 6, 2020, students of all-women Gargi College alleged that they were subjected to molestation and sexual harassment at the college campus but no conclusive evidence has been found in these many years
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News Reports

Jadavpur University ragging case: Police confirm minor was ragged, forced to run naked from room to room before his death

OpIndia Staff -
Kolkata revealed that the Jadavpur University student who died due to ragging was forced to run naked from room to room
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News Reports

BRICS expansion is official as 6 new nations invited to join the bloc, PM Modi says other global bodies should follow this example

OpIndia Staff -
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE invited to join BRICS at the summit meeting in Johannesburg
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Sports

United World Wrestling suspends Wrestling Federation of India after WFI fails to hold elections within the deadline

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the United World Wrestling warned the WFI that if the elections were pushed back, they would be suspended.
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Crime

Nuh violence: Police arrest accused Osama after a shootout, was involved in the arson at Nalhar

OpIndia Staff -
The accused was shot in his leg by the police during the exchange of fire. Osama, a Ferozepur Namak village resident, is currently undergoing treatment at Nalhar Medical Hospital.
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News Reports

Kapil Sibal, who went against Ram Mandir and was called corrupt by Subramanian Swamy, to represent him against BJP leader Tajinder Bagga

OpIndia Staff -
In the Tajinder Bagga's defamation suit against Subramanian Swamy, Kapil Sibal will be the lawyer of Swamy
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News Reports

USA: Mass shooting at California’s Orange County biker bar leaves 4 dead, several injured, over 25,000 gun violence deaths in 2023 so far

OpIndia Staff -
5 people were killed and at least six others sustained injuries after a mass shooting at a biker bar in California.
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News Reports

Delhi Vigilance Department asks PWD to cancel ‘illegal’ allocation of Type-VI bungalow to Delhi CM’s aide: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The agency found that Kumar was unlawfully given a Type VI house even though he was eligible for Type IV housing.
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Government and Policy

389 foreign satellites launched in last 9 years, Rs 3300 crores earned: Details of the report card of Indian space program

OpIndia Staff -
The journey of India's space program has established India as a leading player in the space sector taking dedicated efforts in the field of astronomy.
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News Reports

PV Narasimha Rao was communal, was BJP’s first Prime Minister: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar goes on a rant against the former PM

OpIndia Staff -
In 2011, Mani Shankar Aiyar made similar assertions saying that Narasimha Rao was responsible for the demolition of Babri Masjid
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News Reports

As Congress rushes to take credit for Chandrayaan, here is how ISRO’s requests for funding were ignored during UPA rule

OpIndia Staff -
Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a long post on Twitter (X) first congratulating the country for the success of Chandrayaan 3 and then rushed to credit Nehru for it.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Several houses collapse as massive landslide hits Kullu district

ANI -
In the clip, several houses are seen collapsing like a deck of cards in the Anni town of Kullu district. According to officials, there were no immediate reports of any casualties or injuries in the incident so far.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Arrested ISIS terrorist Kashif was plotting explosion at Rani Kamlapati station in Bhopal, trying to find a new training camp

OpIndia Staff -
Kashif had reportedly organised a number of training camps in the Delawadi forest close to Bhopal where instructions on handling weapons were provided.
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News Reports

South African govt refutes media report of lukewarm welcome given to PM Modi amid BRICS Summit, propagandist ‘fact-checker’ spreads fake news

OpIndia Staff -
The contentious article in the Daily Maverick had falsely claimed that Prime Minister Modi had declined to exit his aircraft in response to the South African government's choice of sending only a cabinet minister to conduct his official welcome.
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News Reports

Read why people are talking about the movie ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ after Mamata Banerjee’s speech about Chandrayaan-3 went viral

OpIndia Staff -
The social media memes mocked Mamata Banerjee for confusing India's first astronaut with a Bollywood actor and calling Rakesh Sharma's famous spaceflight a 'Moon landing mission'.
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News Reports

Chandrayaan 3: Pragyan rover begins excursion on the lunar surface, to conduct two key experiments over the next 14 days

OpIndia Staff -
With this, ISRO has achieved two of the three main objectives of the Chandrayaan-3 mission which include demonstrating Safe and Soft Landing on Lunar Surface, Rover roving on the moon, and conducting in-situ scientific experiments.
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News Reports

Kota: NEET aspirant hospitalized after he consumes 20 paracetamol tablets, says it was a ‘mistake’

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, DSP KS Rathore said that the NEET aspirant has denied attempting suicide or being depressed, however, he added that an investigation has been initiated into the matter.
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News Reports

Air Traffic Controller’s error sets Vistara flights on collision course, Alert woman pilot saves hundreds of lives

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Vistara's woman pilot Captain Sonu Gill saved hundreds of lives by alerting ATC about possible collision at Delhi Airport
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News Reports

Wagner chief Prigozhin dies in a plane crash, exactly 2 months after trying to start a ‘coup’ against Russian President Vladimir Putin

OpIndia Staff -
On 23rd June, Prigozhin announced a rebellion against the Putin government and started marching towards Moscow. On 23rd August, Prigozhin was reportedly among 10 passengers who died in a plane crash.
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News Reports

Chandrayaan-3 lands on the Moon: What is so special about the Moon’s South Pole?

Paurush Gupta -
The many reasons why countries are running for lunar south pole landing include chances of presence of water, better astronomical site to understand radio waves and potential presence of volatiles among others.
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Sports

BCCI announces BookMyShow as the official ticketing platform for ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced BookMyShow as the ticketing platform for the prestigious ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023.
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News Reports

1984 anti-Sikh riots case: Delhi Court orders framing of charges against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar

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Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has been accused in the Janakpuri killing of two Sikhs during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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News Reports

Forced to sign conversion Islam and Nikah papers: Saurabh Kant Tiwari on Bangladeshi wife Sonia Akhtar who came to India along with son

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Saurabh Kant Tiwari, husband of Bangladeshi Sonia Akhtar, charged that he was forced to convert to Islam.
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News Reports

‘We salute the passengers who have gone to the moon’: Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok Chandna after the successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 mission

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan’s Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Ashok Chandna believed that the Chandrayaan-3 is a manned mission and he saluted the 'passengers'
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News Reports

Board exams twice a year, students can retain best scores: Education Ministry’s New Curriculum Framework under NEP 2020

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry said, “Board exams will be offered at least twice a year to ensure students have enough time and opportunity to perform well. Students can then appear for a board exam in subjects they have completed and feel ready for. They will also be allowed to retain the best score.”
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News Reports

“We saw a dream on Earth and fulfilled it on the Moon,” PM Modi hails the successful Chandrayaan-3 landing on moon

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi lauded all the scientists on the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission and said that the moment of celebration had arrived.
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News Reports

India on the Moon: The significance of the successful landing of Chandrayaan 3 and Pragyan rover’s moonwalk on the lunar surface

Jinit Jain -
With Chandrayaan-3's successful landing on the Moon, ISRO has written a new chapter in India's space odyssey.
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News Reports

Nuh violence: Administration denies permission to resume Jalabhishek Yatra on August 28

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Nuh District Commissioner Dhirendra Khadgata refused to grant permission to VHP for the Yatra citing various reasons including the G20 meeting scheduled to be held from September 3 in Tauru.
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News Reports

Chandrayaan-3 mission success: Vikram Lander touches the Lunar South Pole, making India the first nation to achieve the feat

OpIndia Staff -
Chandrayaan-3 mission's Vikram lander successfully landed on the Moon, propelling India to the exalted club of countries who have managed to soft land on the Earth's only natural satellite.
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News Reports

Supreme Court rebukes Manish Tewari for raising ‘apprehensions’ that Article 371 may be abrogated during Article 370 hearing, dismisses his plea

Siddhi Somani -
CJI DY Chandrachud rebuked advocate Manish Tewari after he anticipated the Centre abrogating the special provisions in Northeast under Article 371
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News Reports

Pakistan: Former minister Fawad Chaudhry wants live telecast of Chandrayaan 3, had earlier mocked India for Vikram lander crashing in Chandrayaan 2 mission

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Fawad Chaudhry urged Pakistan's media to broadcast the landing of Chandrayaan 3.
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News Reports

Telangana: BRS MLA and ex-Deputy CM Thatikonda Rajaiah rolls on the floor, cries near Ambedkar Statue after being denied a party ticket

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Former Deputy CM of Telangana, Thatikonda Rajaiah got emotional and broke down in front of his supporters after he was denied a ticket
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News Reports

Sexual assault on minor: Delhi govt official, wife sent to 14-day judicial custody

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Delhi govt official Premoday Khakha has been arrested in connection with sexual assault of a minor girl.
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Editor's picks

Geologist Eugene Shoemaker is the only person whose ashes have been dispersed on the Moon: Read how NASA paid tribute to a scientist

Shraddha Pandey -
Shoemaker, who himself could have become the first geologist-astronaut to join the Apollo moon flight, however, could not turn his moon dream into a reality as he was diagnosed with Addison's disease.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: ED raids at premises linked to CM Baghel’s political advisor and OSD, transactions worth 5000 crores on gaming app under probe

OpIndia Staff -
An official quoted in the Indian Express stated that the current ED raids are linked to its investigation into the banking transactions of the Mahadev online gaming application. Large transactions worth Rs 5,000 crore are said to have taken place through this application which is under scrutiny.
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News Reports

ISIS poster boy Mehmood Pracha, who had called for Muslims to take up arms, accuses HM Shah of orchestrating Manipur violence

OpIndia Staff -
Mehmood Pracha had once featured in the magazine of terror outfit ISIS, after he called for raising an armed militia in India.
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News Reports

Caught under the sheets: Senior Taliban official caught in homosexual relationship with guard on viral video, continues in his post in Kabul

OpIndia Staff -
A Taliban leader was caught in an intimate relation with his male guard on a hidden camera.
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News Reports

Union Defence Ministry sets up a nine-member high power committee to overhaul DRDO

OpIndia Staff -
The union defence ministry set up a high-power team to overhaul the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO)
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News Reports

Chandrayaan 3 rover to imprint ISRO logo and National Emblem on Moon: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The logo of ISRO and will be imprinted by Pragyan's rear wheels as it moves across the moon's surface.
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