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Pakistan: Churches vandalised and set ablaze, Christians under attack by Muslim mobs over alleged blasphemy charges in Jaranwala

OpIndia Staff -
A mob of Muslim fanatics attacked Christians, their properties and churches in Jaranwala over alleged desecration of Quran.
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News Reports

Exclusive: WhatsApp group by Islamists used to coordinate attacks on Hindu-Muslim couples in the name of ‘Bhagwa love trap’, members also include Pakistanis

Dibakar Dutta -
OpIndia has compiled a total of 50 cases where Hindu men and Muslim women were attacked by extremists under the pretext of the ‘Bhagwa love trap.’
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News Reports

Delhi: Woman kills her live-in partner’s 11-year-old son and stuffs his body in a box bed; arrested

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The accused killed the 11-year-old boy as she considered him a hurdle in her relationship with her live-in partner.
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News Reports

Haryana: Woman and her 6-month-old child attacked by a pet dog inside an elevator in a Gurugram society, FIR against owner

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A woman and a six-month-old child were injured badly after being attacked by a pet dog inside lift in Gurugram.
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News Reports

After two decades of rule by leaders who promised upliftment for Dalits, Bihar’s Tejashwi Yadav claims reservation in the private sector will bring development

Gopal Tiwari -
Reservations in private jobs will only discourage the industries to come and settle in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav is demanding that to happen in the guise of serving Dalits and backward communities to ensure his own political relevance.
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News Reports

‘Bittu Bajrangi is not a member of Bajrang Dal’: VHP issues clarification after Haryana police arrest him in the Nuh violence case

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Vishva Hindu Parishad said Bittu Bajrangi was never a member of Bajrang Dal and they don't approve of content of his alleged videos.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Congress raises concern over ‘secret’ meetings between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar

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Maharashtra Congress leader Nana Patole said that his party is concerned over the ‘secret’ meetings between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar
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News Reports

‘Tausif Pathan ruined my life’: Hindu woman commits suicide, blames harassment and molestation by neighbour in her suicide note

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In her suicide note, the Hindu woman blamed one Tausif Pathan for continuously harassing her and pushing her to the brink of committing suicide.
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News Reports

Bihar: Muslim youths raise Islamic flags at a school in West Champaran on 15th August, one Shahid Hasan arrested

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Muslim youths waved Islamic flags at a school in Bihar after the national flag was hoisted on Independence Day
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News Reports

Love Jihad in UP: Shahnawaz poses as Dilip to lure a Hindu mother of two to marry him; forces her son to undergo circumcision

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Shahnawaz pretended to be Dilip and married a widowed mother of two. He forced her son to undergo circumcision.
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News Reports

MK Gandhi denied ‘modern medicine’ for Kasturba but was eager to avail it when Manu needed a surgery? Here is what old documents say

Anurag -
MK Gandhi denied penicillin for Kasturba but he was okay opting for surgery for Manu Gandhi three years later
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Irfan Haider takes Deepika to Kuwait and converts her to Islam, husband says she took away 2.35 lakh cash and 15 tolas of...

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Patidar said that he and his wife had been married for 14 years and are parents of two children. As per the husband's complaint, Deepika has also taken cash worth Rs 2,35,000 and gold jewellery of about 15 tolas with her.
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News Reports

UP: Five killed after wall collapses near Mathura’s Banke Bihari Temple, CM announces Rs 4 Lakh ex gratia for next of kin

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Reports say that the wall collapsed after a bunch of monkeys were fighting on the wall. The deceased were reportedly relatives who were on a pilgrimage from Kanpur.
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News Reports

Denmark’s Foreign Minister apologises to his Algerian counterpart as multiple cases of desecration of the Quran are reported

OpIndia Staff -
According to the Algerian Ministry, Rasmussen described these acts as intolerable and unacceptable. The Danish Minister stressed that these acts were intrinsically contrary to the traditions of hospitality, openness, and tolerance that are firmly rooted in Danish society, the statement said.
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News Reports

‘Nehru Memorial Museum and Library’ officially renamed as Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library

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The Culture Ministry release said that the Museum is a seamless blend that begins at the renovated and refurbished Nehru Museum building, "now completely updated with technologically advanced displays on the life and contribution of Jawaharlal Nehru".
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News Reports

Left with nothing after the brutal partition of India, read how Kumari Jethi T Sipahimalani spearheaded the resettlement of the Sindhi community in Mumbai

Pragya Bakshi Sharma -
That the Sindhis were an economically, politically, and even socially developed community is reflected in the life story of Kumari Jethi Tulsidas Sipahimalani.
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World

UK: British PM Rishi Sunak attends Ram Katha recital by Morari Bapu at Cambridge University

OpIndia Staff -
Rishi Sunak is an ardent Hindu and the first Prime Minister of Indian descent in Britain. In the past, he has not shied away from his Hindu credentials despite vested interest groups attacking him for his religious beliefs.
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News Reports

Nuh Violence: Haryana Police arrest Gaurakshak Bittu Bajrangi, entire operation caught on camera

OpIndia Staff -
On 31st July, a mob of hundreds of Muslim rioters attacked Hindu devotees participating in the Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra in Nuh, Mewat of Haryana. At least six people were killed as a result of the riots.
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News Reports

Virat Kohli calls out Times of India for publishing fake news about him building a cricket pitch in his new Alibaug farmhouse

OpIndia Staff -
Virat Kohli took to Instagram to slam the Times of India for publishing 'fake news' about his plans to build a cricket pitch inside his farmhouse in Alibaug
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News Reports

50 left-liberals, ‘journalists’, actors, former judges and Urban Naxals come out in support of NewsClick over Chinese funding scandal

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire's Sidhharth Varadarajan, MK Venu, John Dayal, actor couple Naseeruddin Shah and Ratna Pathak Shah and others came in support of NewsClick.
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News Reports

Himachal rains: Several houses collapse amid incessant rainfall

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A hill collapsed in the Krishna Nagar area in Shimla, following which, around five to seven houses collapsed.
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News Reports

Ukrainian singer Uma Shanti throws Indian flag at crowd during Pune concert, booked for disrespecting the Tricolour after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Pune Police has booked the renowned Ukrainian singer Uma Shanti for insulting India’s national flag during a concert at a club in Mundhwa
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News Reports

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat ruled out of Asian Games 2023, to undergo knee surgery

OpIndia Staff -
Vinesh Phogat will now be replaced by Antim Panghal, who won the 53 kg trials, on India's Asian Games team. The gold medalist from the 2018 Asian Games expressed her extreme disappointment at not being able to defend her title in this edition, which will be held in Hangzhou beginning on September 23.
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News Reports

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren skips Enforcement Directorate’s summons in land grabbing case, cites ‘busy schedule’

OpIndia Staff -
According to media reports, Jharkhand CM has conveyed to the ED that he was unable to visit their office owing to his ‘busy schedule’.
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News Reports

AFSPA will be completely lifted from Assam, assures CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

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"The law and order situation of the state has improved largely and soon the Act will be completely lifted from the entire Assam,” said Himanta Biswa Sarma.
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Media Fact-Check

Dainik Bhaskar falsely claims an Indian Air Force plane crashed in Nigeria, later deletes X posts without explanation

OpIndia Staff -
Dainik Bhaskar claimed Indian Air Force helicopter crashed in Nigeria during rescue operation, deleted posts after rebuttal by PIB Fact Check
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News Reports

Over 9,000 judgments translated to regional languages: CJI DY Chandrachud informs after PM Modi praises SC’s efforts in his I-Day address

OpIndia Staff -
CJI emphasised that they would make all possible efforts so that all the 35,000 judgements which have been passed by the apex court since its birth are made available to Indians in every language. He stressed that without this the efforts to allow arguments in regional languages will become futile.
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News Reports

‘I hang my head in shame’: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari shares video from West Bengal where a boy is seen throwing the Tricolour on...

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In the viral video from Basirhat in West Bengal, a young boy is seen throwing the Indian National flag, placed atop a building, to the floor
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News Reports

Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress’ Randeep Surjewala for his ‘demons’ remark, says the party will be taught a lesson by the same voters in upcoming...

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Sitharaman questioned the credibility of the Congress leader who labelled the voters as 'demons'. "How can the one who called voters 'demon' go in front of voters and ask for their votes?" she asked.
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News Reports

Greece MFA’s Independence Day messages for India and Pakistan are very different: Read how Turkey, illegal immigrants, and geopolitics all play a role

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PM Modi is expected to visit Greece later this month.
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News Reports

Neighbourhood bhabhi who called Sachin ‘Lappu, Jhingur’ gets legal notice by Seema Haider, says, ‘I get called Lappi too, have not insulted anyone’ in...

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Following the coinage of those phrases, Bhati became the talk of the town and became the centre of a meme storm
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Madhya Pradesh: Firoz Khan arrested for pelting stones at Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express, confesses to pelting stones for ‘entertainment’

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Railway Protection Force (RPF) arrested a man named Firoz Khan (20) for vandalizing the Bhopal-Delhi Vande Bharat Express in Madhya Pradesh's Morena district.
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“It was a choice”: Congress on Mallikarjun Kharge skipping the I-Day ceremony at the Red Fort and attending party event

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's absence at the Red Fort event has triggered a fresh controversy particularly.
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Reform, perform, transform: Here are 5 things that PM Modi said about the development work undertaken by the government

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PM Modi informed that 13.5 crore people were able to break the chains of poverty by utilising government schemes and enter the middle class.
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TMC challenges PM Modi, says he won’t hoist flag from Red Fort in 2024: Here is what Derek O’Brien had said before 2019 elections

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TMC MP Derek O'Brien and other leftist-liberals predicted that the BJP would lose in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but Modi returned to power with an even larger mandate than in 2014
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Tamil Nadu: Student says he paid DMK MP Jagathrakshakan Rs 25 lakhs to secure admission in his college, video goes viral

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Sree Balaji Medical College & Hospital was accused of fraud cases earlier in 2011 for allegedly collecting thousands of rupees in capitation fees while refusing applicants' seats. The college apparently received almost 18 lakhs in capitation fees in 2010 but did not provide students with spots.
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World

Russia gas station explosion: Death toll now 27, over 100 injured

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The explosion occurred opposite a filling station in Makhachkala on Monday night. Following this, fire erupted in the area which reached 600 square meters. The open fire was extinguished.
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News Reports

Pakistanis mad, sad and calling Dubai bad: Here is how confusion over Burj Khalifa Independence Day display became a hot topic on social media

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The video narrator says that it is already past midnight but no Pakistan flag has been displayed. "Pakistanis you have been pranked, people are saying you deserve this". The Pakistani public was seen rising Pakistan Zindabad slogans, but Burj Khalifa remains blank.
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My heart and citizenship are both Indian: Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar shares his certificate of Indian citizenship, silences ‘Canada Kumar’ brigade

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Over the years, Akshay Kumar had to brave 'foreign jibes' for contributing to PM-CARES fund and for supporting the Indian army.
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Opinions

Let them squirm, let them scream and protest, but Chinese funding of NewsClick must stay in the news: Why we cannot lose this battle

Ganesh R -
Today as we read about Newsclick, it may seem these nonsensical laws are needed but we can do better.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Assam: Gulzar Ahmed, a father of three children, marries Hindu girl by faking identity, beats her up brutally for refusing to...

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Speaking to the media, the Hindu woman from Assam burst into tears as she recounted the seven years of abuse and brutality she endured at the hands of Gulzar Ahmed and his family
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News Reports

10 years of PM Modi addressing the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort on Independence Day: Here are some highlights of his speeches...

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With the country geared up for the 77th Independence Day celebrations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead the celebrations on Tuesday from the ramparts of the iconic Red Fort. 
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‘Not last, they are the first villages of India’: Read what are ‘Vibrant Villages’ and how the Modi govt is including them to strengthen...

Pragya Bakshi Sharma -
The Vibrant Villages Programme (VVP) was announced in the Finance Minister's Budget Speech in 2022. The programme envisages coverage of border villages on Northern border having sparse population, limited connectivity and infrastructure, which often get left out from the development gains.
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Power of street veto: Hindu man Akbar Ram arrested in Pakistan after a complaint over ‘blasphemy’, police says arrest ‘saved his life’

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A Hindu man, Akbar Ram, hailing from the Punjab province in Pakistan has been arrested by the police after an allegation of 'blasphemy'
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Politics

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge skips Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, designated chair remains vacant

OpIndia Staff -
One chair was conspicuously vacant at the event, the one reserved for Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress is the largest opposition party in the Parliament.
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ISIS-linked Al Sufa terrorist Shahnawaz Alam still at large, Mumbai on alert ahead of Independence Day, security measures enhanced: Report

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During interrogation, suspected Al-Sufa terrorists revealed that they had planned to execute bomb blasts in crowded places in Jaipur and Pune by placing explosives in motorbikes. Now their accomplice Alam is absconding and trying to attack Mumbai.
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Himachal Pradesh: Heavy rains claim 50 lives, houses washed away in flash floods, roads blocked in catastrophic landslides

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In light of the unfortunate situation, the state has decided not to hold any cultural festivities for Independence Day.
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Former US President Donald Trump indicted by Georgia grand jury in 2020 election interference case: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The grand jury in Georgia has indicted Donald Trump in the 2020 election interference case - a total of 19 people have been indicted
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‘India has demography, democracy, and diversity to realise dreams’: PM Modi at Red Fort on Independence Day

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As soon as the national flag was hoisted by the Prime Minister, flower petals were showered at the venue by two Advanced Light Helicopters Mark-III Dhruv of the Indian Air Force.
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In his Independence Day speech, PM Modi announces ‘Vishwakarma scheme’ from September

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The scheme will be launched in September on the Vishwakarma Jayanti. Vishwakarma Jayanti falls on September 17, 2023.
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