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Punjab: Police arrest farmer leaders of 16 unions ahead of scheduled protest for non-payment of relief to those affected by flood

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Police have arrested several leaders of 16 farmer unions throughout the state. Reportedly, these farmer unions are being led by the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee (KMSC).
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News Reports

BRICS Summit 2023 explainer: Russia’s push for a new common currency fails, India remains wary over China’s influence while 40+ countries apply to join

Sanghamitra -
As per reports, China’s ambassador to South Africa Chen Xiaodong told while speaking to the media, "I am confident that as two nations, two countries, we will have direct talks, direct meetings. I cannot say there is tension between us, but as neighbouring countries we have many common interests at the same time we have some problems."
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News Reports

Ministry of External Affairs safely evacuates 17 Indian nationals who were held captive for several months by the mafia in Libya

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to X, Indian Embassy in Tunisia confirmed the details of the rescue operation and lauded the Indian Embassy to Libya for the successful repatriation.
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News Reports

Akhilesh Yadav claims BJP leaders staged Ghosi ink attack against their own candidate: Here’s proof the assailant was a Samajwadi Party worker

OpIndia Staff -
Abhimanyu Yadav, the assailant who surrendered after Ghosi ink attack, works as a Samajwadi Party worker as per his Facebook profile.
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News Reports

Appears as if we are waiting for provocation: Pakistani YouTuber questions trigger happy mindset of Muslims on blasphemy allegations

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"We want space everywhere but are reluctant to give others (religious minotiries) the same space in Pakistan," Junaid Akram said.
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Fact-Check

Fact Check: Media peddles fake news, targets govt school in Gujarat for ‘not felicitating Muslim topper girl’, allege religious bias: Here’s the truth

Krunalsinh Rajput -
The girl and her parents, while talking to several media houses, claimed that the girl had secured first rank in the school but she was not felicitated by the school on purpose.
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News Reports

‘Vague and reckless’: Karnataka HC quashes FIR against BJP chief JP Nadda based on a complaint filed days before Congress came to power

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"The allegation is that the Code of Conduct has been violated by the petitioner, on speaking at a public gathering on 07-05-2023 by threatening the voters. The complaint is so vague that it would daunt vagueness itself", the court stated.
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News Reports

Was dubious NGO Miles2Smile building illegal structures for Rohingyas in Nuh? Cries after anti-encroachment drive by Haryana govt, Nuh violence and more

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Miles2Smile founder possibly indirectly admitted the structures organisation built in Nuh were "illegal"
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News Reports

No takers for the propaganda of Audrey Truschke? ‘Historian’ greeted with vacant halls and empty chairs at Parliament of World’s Religions in Chicago

OpIndia Staff -
Although the event titled 'The Importance of Freedom of Speech to Defend Human Rights 'was conducted virtually, Audrey Truschke was greeted with empty chairs and vacant halls.
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News Reports

I was scammed by a call from the official OLA Money Postpaid number. Here is what happened

Dibakar Dutta -
As a journalist and tech-savvy millennial, I did not expect to be defrauded to the tune of ₹10K by an automated voice call.
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News Reports

China’s property market readying for collapse? As Evergrande files for bankruptcy, another major developer Country Garden looking at 7.6 billion loss

ANI -
One after another, the companies began to crumble as they could not pay their bills. More than 50 Chinese property developers have defaulted or failed to make debt payments in the last three years, NYT reported citing credit ratings agency Standard & Poor’s.
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News Reports

Hindu Gaurav Diwas: Home Minister Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath to attend the event commemorating Kalyan Singh in Aligarh

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP will mark the second death anniversary of Former UP CM Kalyan Singh as ‘Hindu Gaurav Diwas’ in Aligarh
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News Reports

Canada wildfires: At least 30,000 households in British Columbia province asked to evacuate

OpIndia Staff -
As the wildfires in Canada have intensified, the authorities have asked around 30,000 households to evacuate British Columbia province.
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News Reports

‘Not suitable to teach the young generation about partition that includes bloodshed and bitterness’: Sharad Pawar on CBSE’s circular

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Sharad Pawar said that he is worried about the circular issued by the CBSE on the Indo-Pak partition that took place in 1947. 
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News Reports

Iran: Real estate agent arrested for transferring house to pet dog after completing the contract with pawprint, video of the transaction goes viral

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Iranian police have arrested the director of a real estate agency after he sold an apartment to a dog,
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News Reports

Pakistan: 13 labourers killed in late-night IED blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan

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3 labourers were killed and two others sustained injuries in a an explosion in the Shawal area of North Waziristan in Pakistan
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News Reports

Indian medical students in Ukraine struggle amid war as locals ask them to ‘go back’ citing Indo-Russia ties

OpIndia Staff -
Nearly 3,400 determined students have defied the risks and returned to Ukraine to complete their degrees, but facing discrimination from locals
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News Reports

As Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh battles devastating floods, the party focuses on Rahul Gandhi’s tourism in neighbouring Ladakh

Shraddha Pandey -
Rahul Gandhi the owner-operator of 'Mohabbat Ki Dukaan' is in Ladakh at a time when Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh is witnessing the worst natural calamity in the last 50 years
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Principal and guard of school in Dumka arrested for sexually harassing schoolgirls, demanding money for alcohol, 2 teachers absconding

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Principal and a guard of a residential school for girls in the Dumka district of Jharkhand were arrested over allegations of harassing the schoolgirls
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World

US Presidential Election: Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy surges in Republican primaries, at tied second spot with DeSantis as Trump maintains top position

OpIndia Staff -
In a Fox News interview, Ramaswamy said he would turn down an offer of the vice presidency if he doesn't win the GOP presidential nomination for 2024.
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News Reports

Jadavpur University ragging case: Interim VC says death of the student is responsibility of the University as a whole

OpIndia Staff -
Jadavpur University interim VC Sau added that the steps had been taken earlier over the allegations of ragging as per the rules and guidelines. He admitted there have been lapses on the University's side and said, "We will have to ensure that such things do not happen again."
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News Reports

Jadavpur University’s Dean of Science Faculty, head of the committee probing student’s death, resigns from his post

ANI -
Jadavpur University's Dean of Science Faculty, Subenoy Chakraborty, who headed the 10-member committee investigating the student's death resigned from his post on Sunday.
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News Reports

Kiren Rijiju thanks Congress for highlighting how roads have improved dramatically in Ladakh during NDA tenure

OpIndia Staff -
Kiren Rijiju said, "Thanks to Rahul Gandhi for promoting excellent roads of Ladakh built by the Narendra Modi govt."
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News Reports

Only in Pakistan: President Arif Alvi says he didn’t sign 2 bills but his staff approved the bills behind his back, begs forgiveness for...

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's President Arif Alvi denies signing Official Secrets, Army Act amendment bills, says his staff helped the bills pass behind his back
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World

Luna 25 mission crashes on the Moon’s surface, Russia declares mission failed

OpIndia Staff -
Roscosmos stated that Luna-25 moved into an unpredictable orbit and ceased to exist as a result of a collision with the surface of the Moon.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Minor boy murders 8-year-old cousin over failed attempt to rape her after watching porn in Bulandshahr

OpIndia Staff -
A 16-year-old boy strangled his 8-year-old cousin to in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr after failed rape attempt
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News Reports

Bihar: NIA special court awards five-year jail term to key accused Rasiuddin in 2015 Champaran fake currency note case

OpIndia Staff -
As per the NIA, Rasiuddin is a resident of Mohanpur village in the Vaishnavnagar police station precinct in the Malda district of West Bengal. The probe agency added that Rasiuddin is the fifth convict in the fake currency notes case.
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Crime

Bihar: Retired teacher shot dead during morning walk in Begusarai, his son was killed 2 years ago

OpIndia Staff -
The initial probe revealed that Choudhary was a witness in his son's murder case that took place in February 2021.
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Entertainment

Sunny Deol’s Juhu Villa to be e-auctioned on September 25​ for non-payment of dues worth nearly Rs 56 crores

OpIndia Staff -
Additionally, Sunny Deol's father and veteran actor Dharmendra Deol has also been named in the notice as he was a guarantor in the case.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Man kills wife and 2 children before committing suicide in Ujjain following a fight over their pet dog

OpIndia Staff -
A 45-year-old man murdered his wife and two children with a sword and then killed himself in Ujjain, MP.
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News Reports

Bihar: Thugs enter government office in Jehanabad, thrash and abuse employee, tell him to work as per their orders at gunpoint

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A government employee was threatened and assaulted in Bihar. A pistol was pointed at his head.
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News Reports

‘Thappad khayega ya jail me jakar chakki peesega’: Son of a judge threatens Police Officers for towing his SUV from a no-parking zone

OpIndia Staff -
When the Police officers told him that they couldn’t do anything in this regard, the vehicle owner started openly hurling abuses at the police officers, threatening to slap them and use his influence to ruin their lives.
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Jungle Raj returns in Bihar: Miscreants open fire at SR Grand Restaurant in Muzaffarpur, over 20 rounds fired, no major injuries

OpIndia Staff -
Over 20 rounds were discharged from the pistols, leading to the shattering of the restaurant's front glass.
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News Reports

Akhilesh Yadav gets instantly fact-checked by audience when he alleged no electricity supply in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav said, "There is no electricity supply in UP. Nobody knows when the supply starts and when it is interrupted."
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Bajrang Dal and VHP bust a love jihad case in Barwani just before nikah, Muslim youth booked under rape charges and freedom...

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The Muslim youth was forcibly carrying out nikah with a Hindu girl in Barwani when the Bajrang Dal and VHP members busted his plan.
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Crime

Deputy Director of Women and Child Development Department of Delhi Government booked for raping deceased friend’s daughter

OpIndia Staff -
On 1st October 2020, the victim's father passed away, after which she used to stay stressed. The deputy director brought her to his house.
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Politics

Raghuram Rajan has become a politician, doing shadow-boxing on someone’s behalf: Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Talking about the former RBI Governor, the minister said, "So, this kind of shadow-boxing Raghuram Rajan is doing is not a fair thing. He is a very well-accomplished economist. I request him to stay as an economist or turn into a politician."
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News Reports

J&K Bank’s chief manager Sajad Ahmad Bazaz sacked over ISI connections, was planted to further separatist agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, ISI planted Sajad Ahmad Bazaz in the Jammu and Kashmir Bank in 1990 through the owner and editor of Greater Kashmir Fayaz Kaloo. Bazaz joined J&K Bank in 1990 as a cashier-cum-clerk and was later promoted to head of internal communication in 2004.
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Politics

Congress suspends Sunil Jakhar’s nephew, accuses him of anti-party activities including hoisting BJP flag at his house

OpIndia Staff -
Sunil Jakhar's nephew and Congress MLA from Abohar Sandeep Jakhar has been suspended from party for indulging in anti-party activities
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World

Pakistan: Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrested from his Islamabad residence

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Pakistan ex-foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in connection with the ongoing investigation into cypher.
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News Reports

AAP attempts to absolve its leader Javed Ahmed from Nuh violence case & questions police FIR, locals say has a history of instigating riots...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Locals said that in the entire Sohna district of Haryana, no one even dares to speak a word against Javed Ahmed
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News Reports

Minority Affairs Ministry busts massive minority scholarship scam, over 50% institutions fake, Madrasas and tribal schools under the lens, CBI probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
Probe finds that 53% of institutions under a minority scholarship programme across several states are fake, l
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News Reports

Army vehicle falls into a gorge in Ladakh, nine jawans killed

ANI -
The troops were moving from Kari garrison to Kyari near Leh when the fateful incident took place, leading to the death of 9 jawans.
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News Reports

Superstar Rajinikanth seeks blessings of UP CM Yogi Adityanath by touching his feet, triggers a meltdown for leftist social media users

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Rajinikanth greeted the Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath by touching his feet, a video which has gone viral on the internet.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Moin Khan pretends to be Monu, traps and rapes two minor Hindu girls in Jaipur, lets his friends rape one of them against...

OpIndia Staff -
Moin Khan raped two minor Hindu girls in Jaipur and took money from his friends to gang-rape one of them.
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News Reports

Madras HC stays criminal case against an author over the recital of a poem describing Lord Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshman as manual scavengers

OpIndia Staff -
The Madras HC stayed legal proceedings against poet Vigneshwaran for recital of a poem that portrays Lord Rama, Hanuman, and Lakshman as manual scavengers.
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News Reports

Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to upgrade the security of all ports in the country: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

ANI -
The Central Government will soon put together the Bureau of Port Security towards upgrading security across all ports in the country
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News Reports

Congress leader Pawan Khera hits back at Arvind Kejriwal as the I.N.D.I.A. alliance continues to unravel

OpIndia Staff -
Weeks after the opposition parties came up with the I.N.D.I.A alliance, the internal bickering between the partners hint towards an imminent implosion of the coalition.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Arvind Kejriwal slams I.N.D.I.A. alliance partner Congress over terrible state of govt-run schools

OpIndia Staff -
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal slammed Congress govt in Chhattisgarh over the state of govt schools under their rule.
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News Reports

Gujarat Police refute reports that a Chinese national visited Gujarat and scammed 1,200 people of ₹1,400 crore, says ₹3.5 crore was looted through a...

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Police have refuting a report saying that a Chinese man had defrauded 1200 people in Gujarat and looted ₹1400 crore from them
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