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Kerala: NIA raids residences of former members of banned Islamist outfit PFI in Malappuram

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the National Investigation Agency (NIA) carried out raids at residences of PFI members at various locations in Kerala’s Malappuram district
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Rs 1 crore fine imposed on 13 accused after pro-Pakistan slogans were raised during Muharram procession in Jaunpur

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13 people have received notices for infringing on public property after pro-Pakistan sloganeering.
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Opinions

No Confidence Motion debate in the Parliament: Who was the winner and who was the big loser

Saket Suryesh -
When Rahul Gandhi stood up to speak on the No Confidence motion on the 9th of August, 2023, he started with a reference to Adani. It is really interesting that after the clean chit from Supreme Court on the stock manipulation charges, his speech writers did not tell him to refrain from beating a dead horse.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Porbandar Maulvi arrested for forbidding Muslims from saluting the tricolour and singing the national anthem, admits his voice in viral clip

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A Muslim cleric from Porbandar has been arrested for issuing sermons saying that Muslims must not salute the national flag and sing national anthem
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News Reports

Haryana: Show cause notices issued to gram panchayats over letters banning entry of Muslims into villages after Nuh violence

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Haryana govt issued show cause notices to gram panchayats who issued letters banningentry of Muslims into villages.
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Politics

Har Ghar Tiranga: PM Modi changes his social media display picture to Indian Tricolour, urges fellow citizens to follow suit to deepen the bond...

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Taking to X, Prime Minister Modi asked social media users to change their DPs and extend support to the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign which will deepen the bond between India and its citizens.
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Politics

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya slams Tejashwi Yadav for politics over the proposed AIIMS at Darbhanga in Bihar

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Mansukh Mandaviya gave a befitting reply to Bihar's deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav who accused Modi of telling lies about the proposed AIIMS at Darbhanga in Bihar.
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Crime

Man who robbed a Delhi house gets caught due to his travel vlogs on Instagram

OpIndia Staff -
According to a senior police officer, the Delhi house owner said in his complaint that gold and silver valuables were stolen from his home.
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News Reports

Canada: Another Hindu temple vandalised as Khalistani terrorists target a temple in Surrey

OpIndia Staff -
The Khalistani terrorists also placed posters at the entrance of the temple demanding a probe into India's role in the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.
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Politics

FIR registered against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kamal Nath over posts sharing a false letter alleging 50% commission in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
According to the statement, a case has been filed against Awasthi as well as the "handlers" of the 'X' accounts of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Kamal Nath, and Arun Yadav at the Sanyogitaganj police station. The police added that an investigation into the matter is underway.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Former MLAs, Ex-Police Chief, and Retired Judge among 16 individuals who joined BJP ahead of assembly elections

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16 prominent leaders, including former MLAs, a retired state police chief, and a retired judge joined BJP in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

‘Yogi at one trillion drive’: Research work on UP government’s efforts to make the state USD 1 trillion economy to be released at JNU

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Research work on Yogi Adityanath’s efforts to make UP USD 1 trillion economy to be released at JNU
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World

Hawaii wildfire: Death toll climbs to 80, entire island town of Maui burnt to ashes, rescue operation underway

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People were jumping in the water to save themselves from the fire that wrapped around so quickly that the only way to escape was to go down to the water's edge.
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News Reports

Kerala: Naushad tortures ‘friend’ Reshma, slits her throat and kills her because she ‘made fun’ of him in front of another friend

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala police revealed that the accused Naushad confessed to killing his 'friend' Reshma because she apparently 'poked fun' at his physical appearance in front of another friend and insulted him when he refused to get into a live-in relationship with her
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News Reports

Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar appointed new interim prime minister of Pakistan ahead of national elections: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar is elected as the interim prime minister of Pakistan on 12 August.
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News Reports

Paris: Eiffel Tower evacuated following a bomb threat, search operations on

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The Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the most popular tourist sites in the world, was evacuated following a bomb threat, French police said
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World

Ukraine fires Army enlistment officers over allegations of receiving bribes to help war-eligible men flee country

OpIndia Staff -
In some cases, the officials had collected $10,000 per head to declare fighting-fit men as unfit for services and later smuggle them out of the country.
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News Reports

NCERT forms 19-member high-level committee including Sudha Murthy, Bibek Debroy, Shankar Mahadevan & others to develop new school textbooks

OpIndia Staff -
NCERT has formed 19-member high level committee to develop new school syllabus and textbooks as per the NEP
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News Reports

Karnataka: Woman police constable suspended for posting Whatsapp status alleging harassment by Congress MLA

OpIndia Staff -
The cop Latha had stated in her post that if anything unfortunate happens to her then the Congress MLA should be held accountable
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News Reports

Amritsar: Nihang Sikh man kills his daughter with a sword, drags her dead body behind his motorcycle

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A Nihang Sikh man named Dalbir Singh was arrested for killing his teenage daughter and dragging the body by tying it to his motorbike
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News Reports

Tej Pratap Yadav extends support to Elvish Yadav, asks supporters to vote for the Bigg Boss finalist; deletes post after Islamists call it betrayal...

OpIndia Staff -
Tej Pratap Yadav had extended support to Elvish Yadav, asking his supporters to vote for him in Bigg Boss Finals.
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Tech

X (formerly Twitter) handle of the China-funded portal Newsclick suspended

OpIndia Staff -
A millionaire named Neville Roy Singham is funding several news publications across the world (including India) to peddle Chinese propaganda. Newsclick is reportedly one of them.
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News Reports

Haryana: Sonipat councillor receives death threats allegedly from PoK asking him to raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans, probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
Sonipat councillor received death threats from PoK. He was asked to raise Pakistan Zindabad slogans.
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News Reports

Give evidence or face legal action: BJP to Priyanka Vadra over her tweet alleging corruption in Madhya Pradesh

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Dr Narottam Mishra said, "Priyanka ji, give proof of your tweets, otherwise, we have all options open for action."
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Opinions

Why Section 195 of Draft Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita needs relook: A ‘religiously neutral provision’ that may end up criminalising criticism of Muslim separatism

Nupur J Sharma -
On the 11th of August, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced 3 new bills to revamp the criminal justice system of India. These bills Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill will replace the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
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News Reports

Will never clear Stalin government’s anti-NEET bill, the entrance exams are here to stay: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi

OpIndia Staff -
Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi firmly asserted that he will never clear the MK Stalin government's anti-NEET bill
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Politics

Delhi Services (Amendment) Act becomes law after President Droupadi Murmu’s assent 

OpIndia Staff -
The Act has legally conferred the final authority to the LG, that is, in case of any difference of opinion, the LG's decision will prevail in Delhi.
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News Reports

Haryana: Ayushman Bharat scheme benefits extended to families with annual earnings up to Rs 3 lakhs; portal to open on August 15

OpIndia Staff -
The benefits of the Ayushman Bharat scheme would be extended to families with an annual income up to 3 Lakhs in Haryana.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Vadodara school teacher calls Ramayan fake, apologises after parents lodged complaint; education inspector to probe the issue

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The teached tendered an apology after parents lodged complaint for remarks on Hanuman statue and Ramayana.
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News Reports

Lakhimpur Kheri: Junaid, Chhotu, Arif, and Karumuddun convicted in 2022 rape and murder case of two Dalit sisters

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A special court in Lakhimpur Kheri convicted Junaid, Chhotu, Arif, and Karumuddun in the rape, murder of two Dalit sisters.
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Crime

Bosnia: Man kills ex-wife on Instagram live, commits suicide after killing two others and injuring three in a shooting spree in Gradacac city

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday morning, the man posted a video to Instagram, promising viewers that they will witness a murder live. The video then shows him drawing a rifle and shooting a bullet into a woman's forehead while a child's wail can be heard somewhere close. The video was eventually taken down from Instagram.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: BJP leader Sana Khan murdered by her husband, body discarded in river

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On 2nd August 2023, Sana spoke to her relative Imran on the phone and told him about being assaulted by her husband.
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News Reports

Goons are given contracts to capture polling booths in West Bengal: PM Modi launches a scathing attack on TMC in Howrah

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PM Modi launched an attack on TMC in Howrah by saying that the party gives contracts to goons to capture polling booths during elections
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News Reports

UP: Mantasha Kazmi films hostel inmates and sends them to her senior Md Amir who uses it for blackmailing, police say no evidence found

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A case similar to the Udupi bathroom video case came to the fore from Ghazipur in Uttar Pradesh
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News Reports

Gujarat: 3 Muslim youths consume phenyl alleging harassment for questioning ‘Muslims must not sing national anthem, salute national flag’ sermon of a cleric

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3 Muslims in Porbandar consumed phenyl alleging that they were harassed for sermons against national flag and national anthem by a cleric
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World

Nepal Congress MP arrested for buying fake educational certificates from Bihar, used this ‘degree’ to study in China

OpIndia Staff -
Sunil Sharma is a Director at Kathmandu Medical College in Sinamangal and Nobel Medical College in Viratnagar. He is also a member of the House of Representatives in Nepal and was elected from the Morang 3 constituency.
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News Reports

Jadavpur University death case: Swapnodeep Kundu kept saying ‘I am not gay’ before falling to his death, one arrested

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According to reports, Kundu repeatedly told his fellow students, "I am not gay," before the deadly fall. The deceased's naked body was found after his fall from the balcony.
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News Reports

Delhi: 28 students of MCD school hospitalised after alleged gas leak from railway tracks, railways deny and opposition blames midday meal

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28 students of Nigam Pratibha Vidyalaya in Delhi fell ill and had to be hospitalised
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News Reports

Free movies in multiplexes for the public to celebrate Independence day: Lucknow administration issues order

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Multiplexes in Lucknow are set to screen patriotic films without any charge for the public on 15 August.
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Crime

Pune ISIS module case: NIA nabs Shamil Nachan of Thane for fabrication of IEDs, total 6 arrested till now

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The NIA said in its press release, "The accused Shamil Saquib Nachan was found involved in the fabrication, training and testing of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) for the commission of terrorist acts. He had been working in collaboration with five other accused."
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World

Russian Ministry bans iPhones and iPads for work over fear of espionage

OpIndia Staff -
The ban came two months after the Russian main Federal Security Service or the FSB, claimed that thousands of Apple devices had been infiltrated as a result of a US espionage operation.
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News Reports

Chandigarh: Police stops activists from hoisting Indian Tricolour at terrorist organisation SFJ chief Gurpatwant Pannu’s house

OpIndia Staff -
Mand informed the media that it is an insult to the country that the Indian police prevented him from raising the Tricolour at the home of a declared terrorist and separatist after Chandigarh Police officers stopped him from marching towards Pannu's residence.
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News Reports

Chennai court sentences former MP Jaya Prada to six months in jail, imposes Rs 5,000 fine: Details

OpIndia Staff -
This verdict was issued in the case against Jaya Prada of failing to make payments towards the Employees State Insurance (ESI) funds for the employees working at a cinema theatre owned by her in the Chennai city.
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News Reports

Sudarshan News journalist arrested by Gurugram police over a tweet, channel’s editor-in-chief raises questions

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Gurugram Police informed that Sudarshan News Resident Editor Mukesh Kumar has been arrested over a tweet
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News Reports

‘Initiate an enquiry to ascertain the full extent of anti-India conspiracy’: 255 eminent citizens write to President, CJI over NewsClick Chinese funding scandal

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Among 255 eminent citizens who have written to President, CJI over NewsClick Chinese funding, there are judges, bureaucrats, and veterans.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: FIR filed against those who chanted ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogan in Ratlam, Home Minister Narottam Mishra says NSA will be imposed

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FIR filed against individuals who shouted "Sar tan se juda" slogans while demonstrating in MP against a controversial social media post
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News Reports

TMC trying to derail the formation of Panchayat Boards in places where BJP has won majority: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari

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Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the TMC is creating hurdles in the formation of Panchayat boards in areas where the BJP has won. 
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News Reports

Rising crime against women in Rajasthan: Minor rape victim gang-raped in hospital; school teacher rapes and kills a student after kidnapping her

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A minor girl is gang raped while another is kidnapped, raped and killed by a school teacher in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

As Modi government is revamping criminal justice system by replacing British-era laws, read the major provisions of the 3 bills introduced in parliament

Raju Das -
Significant changes have been made in new bills revamping criminal justice system, with laws related to the colonial rule and outdated laws being repealed, and new laws introduced
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News Reports

‘Should hang Ali Sethi publicly,’ Pakistani Islamists attack Pasoori fame Ali Sethi over rumours of marriage with his male partner Salman Toor

OpIndia Staff -
Several Pakistani Islamists have descended on various social media platforms to attack popular Pakistani singer Ali Sethi of Pasoori fame after rumours of his marriage with his long-time male partner Salman Toor started doing rounds on the internet
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