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Crime

Karnataka: Yadgir police arrest Mohammad Ayaz and Akbar Syed for social media post threatening to behead those who ‘insult’ Prophet Muhammad

OpIndia Staff -
The two Muslim youths went on to claim that “those who inflict atrocities on Muslims and target them should fly high as much as they want in this world, but in Quran, it is mentioned that an infidel’s (Kafir) final destination is Jahannum (hell).”
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World

‘We don’t want your money, use it to sponsor a weight loss program for Victoria Nuland’: Niger’s military rulers tell USA

Sanghamitra -
Victoria Nuland was allowed to meet only the new military chief of staff  Brigadier General Moussa Salaou Barmou, not the new leader General Abdourahamane Tchiani or the deposed President Bazoum.
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News Reports

As the NewsClick scandal becomes bigger, read what UK Parliamentary Report reveals and how The Hindu’s China connections need to be urgently probed too

Nupur J Sharma -
While NewsClick is in the spotlight for the funding it got from China, it is important that The Hindu is probed for the same crime
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News Reports

NDA partner Mizo National Front to vote in support of no confidence motion, its lone Lok Sabha MP says party unhappy over Manipur issue

OpIndia Staff -
Mizo National Front (MNF) in Mizoram, a partner of the NDA, has decided to support the no-confidence motion against the Modi government
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News Reports

Nuh violence: Rioters Munsaid and Saikul arrested after police encounter, were hiding in Aravalli Hills

OpIndia Staff -
The Haryana police have nabbed two accused Munsaid and Saikul involved in the violence that took place in Nuh on 31st July 2023 after an encounter
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News Reports

Nuh Violence: Rioters attacked vehicle carrying female police constable with stones, opened fire with intention to kill, later burnt the vehicle, says FIR

OpIndia Staff -
Islamist rioters attacked female police constable during Nuh violence, burnt their vehicle
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News Reports

Pune: 15-year-old girl brutally raped, abused, threatened using a knife by Ismail Sayyed, booked

Siddhi Somani -
OpIndia has obtained the FIR copy of the incident which reports that the girl was brutally raped and abused and also threatened on August 8 when she was alone at home. The minor girl studies in class 9 at Subhash Anna School. The accused who stays in the neighbourhood of the girl barged into the girl's home and raped her.
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News Reports

No increase in EMIs as RBI maintains the repo rate at 6.5%, expresses concern over rising inflation

OpIndia Staff -
RBI paused the repo rates at 6.5 per cent for the third time in a row amid concerns over inflation.
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News Reports

Manipur: Schools reopen today for classes 9 to 12 after being closed for two months because of the violence

OpIndia Staff -
The schools in Manipur are reopening for classes 9th to 12th on 10 August after two months.
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News Reports

Nuh violence:12 Pakistani social media groups, with thousands of followers in Haryana and Rajasthan, under police scanner

OpIndia Staff -
These social media groups not only incited crowds to take extreme actions during Nuh violence but also received a lot of congratulatory messages following the attacks.
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World

USA: 76-year-old man, who allegedly threatened Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, killed in an FBI raid

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Utah resident Craig Robertson wrote several social media posts threatening to assassinate Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, in addition to several officials who were involved in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump.
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Murderous ‘Sar tan se juda’ slogans in Ratlam after a post on Islam offends Muslim mob, unidentified female Instagram user booked

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslims gathered in front of the police post also demanded demolition of the house belonging to the individual responsible for the offensive post.
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News Reports

Bulldozers run over illegal encroachment near Sri Krishna Janmbhoomi in Mathura, over 100 houses of Nayi Basti cleared from Railways land

OpIndia Staff -
The Railways stated that the land on which houses of Nayi Basti have been illegally constructed belongs to the railway board and that the land needs to be vacated now for the construction of a special rail line between Mathura and Vrindavan.
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News Reports

Did the USA orchestrate a regime change because Imran Khan visited Moscow? Secret Pakistan cables reveal Americans wanted him removed

OpIndia Staff -
The US had expressed its displeasure over Khan's visit to Russia soon after Russia's military action against Ukraine, and set up a chain of events that led to his removal.
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News Reports

‘Ek Samvidhan’: There can only be one constitution in the country, Supreme Court says during Article 370 hearing 

OpIndia Staff -
The constitutional bench comprised of justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, BR Gavai and Surya Kant and CJI DY Chandrachud noted that back in 1957, the constitution Jammu and Kashmir constituent assembly accepted was the Indian constitution with certain modifications and exceptions. 
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Politics

Cracks in I.N.D.I.A. alliance appear within weeks of its formation, Punjab Congress leader rules out alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in the state

OpIndia Staff -
Bajwa said that the Congress' collaboration with the AAP at the national level, in opposition to the BJP, was confined to offering support on matters concerning governors and lieutenant governors across different states.
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World

Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio shot dead at a political rally

ANI -
Ecuadorean presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has been shot dead at a political rally in Quito Wednesday night.
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News Reports

Gyanvapi: Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee files a fresh plea to ‘immediately stop’ the ASI Survey, court bans media coverage of the survey

OpIndia Staff -
Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee filed a fresh plea to 'immediately stop' the ongoing ASI Survey of the Gyanvapi premises
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News Reports

Rajya Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, minister says it gives 4 rights to citizens over their data

OpIndia Staff -
Rajya Sabha passes Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, which sets out requirements for firms collecting data online
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News Reports

‘Manipur violence shameful, politics over it even more shameful’: Amit Shah explains measures taken by Centre after violence erupted in Manipur

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah informed the Lok Sabha about a host of measures undertaken by Centre on May 4, just a day after violence erupted in Manipur.
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News Reports

Hugging or suddenly touching a woman without sexual intent is not a crime: Counsel of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in court

ANI -
The counsel for BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan argued on the point of charges in sexual harassment case that hugging or touching a woman without a sexual intent is not an offence.
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News Reports

As Congress announces phase 2 of Bharat Jodo Yatra, here is how the container rally was a vanity project

Pragya Bakshi Sharma -
The second leg of Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra will begin from Gujarat and conclude in Meghalaya.
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News Reports

Press Club of India comes in support of NewsClick after its link with Chinese propaganda machinery was revealed, calls it ‘targeted campaign’

Rukma Rathore -
Press Club of India has issued a statement in support of NewsClick which has been receiving funds from China to run propaganda
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News Reports

Lord Ram’s portraits desecrated by Muslim mobs, counters with Zubair written over them unscathed: The truth of Alwar hospital Rajdeep Sardesai wants to hide

राहुल पाण्डेय -
An Alwar hospital in Nuh witnessed the barbarity of a frenzied mob that desecrated portraits of Lord Ram, Lord Krishna, and Guru Nanak.
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News Reports

From no-confidence motion to terrorism, welfare, economy, and govt position on Manipur: everything Amit Shah said in his record-breaking speech in Lok Sabha

Gopal Tiwari -
Home MInister Amit Shah gave a detailed response to the non-confidence motion brought by the opposition in Lok Sabha
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News Reports

Mumbai 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana to face Indian judiciary soon: Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Tahawwur Rana, an accused of the 26/11 Mumbai attack will face the Indian judiciary soon.
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News Reports

‘No-confidence motion brought to create delusion. The people of the country have full faith in PM Modi’: Amit Shah slams Opposition in LS

ANI -
Amit Shah launched a blistering attack against opposition in Lok Sabha, asserting that people have full faith in PM Modi.
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News Reports

Resident Welfare Associations asked to provide details of domestic helps and workers after Gurugram violence: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Citing anonymous sources, IANS reported that the Resident Welfare Associations are providing details to the police stations in their respective areas as a preventive action against anti-social elements.
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News Reports

Police personnel attacked and shot at, and vehicles burnt: What FIR filed in Nuh violence says

OpIndia Staff -
Police vehicles and were burnt and police personnel were shot at during Nuh violence
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News Reports

FIR reveals Police personnel were attacked, looted and threatened to kill during Nuh violence

OpIndia Staff -
Police personnel were looted, attacked, and threatened to kill during Nuh violence
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News Reports

UK: Matthew Smith, the teacher who paid £67,000 for the sexual abuse of Indian children, jailed for 12 years

OpIndia Staff -
Matthew Smith, a teacher in England, was sentenced 12-years in prison for sexual abuse of Indian children.
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News Reports

FIR reveals Nuh violence had spread to nearby areas, a police team was attacked in Taoru

OpIndia Staff -
Rioters attacked police in nearby areas including Taoru during Nuh violence
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News Reports

Can’t allege rape after 6 years of consensual sexual relationship: Karnataka HC dismisses woman’s case against man claiming breach of promise of marriage

OpIndia Staff -
Woman can't allege rape after 6 years of consensual sex, according to Karnataka High Court.
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News Reports

Ghaziabad conversion case: UP government approves NSA against accused Abdul Rehman

OpIndia Staff -
In June of this year, Ghaziabad police uncovered a conversion case in which Islamists used online games to entice young children to convert to Islam. As reported earlier, 3 Hindu boys and 1 Jain boy were identified as victims, brainwashed to follow practices of Islam including offering Namaz five times a day through an online game called Fortnite.
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News Reports

New email exchanges reveal the connection between Newsclick, Neville Roy Singham, and the Chinese propaganda film ‘The Secret of China’

Paurush Gupta -
In a series of purported email exchanges, the pro-Chinese handlers are seen deliberating at great length on how to propagate 'The Secret of China' to peddle a pro-Chinese narrative to audiences outside China.
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News Reports

Gujarat High Court refuses to grant urgent hearing to Teesta Setalvad on her plea to quash the false evidence case against her

OpIndia Staff -
The court said, "I can't grant an urgent hearing especially when admission matters of 2018 are still pending."
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News Reports

Islamist influencer Syed Ali Akbar Jagirdar who called to kill ‘kafirs’ arrested by Karnataka’s Yadgiri Police

OpIndia Staff -
The accused holds an Instagram account with the id identified as @syeds_jagirdar_v18. He has around 9000 followers and has posted more than 100 videos to date. He calls himself a video creator and believes in Islamic practices, further calling to kill the kafirs.
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News Reports

From ‘Murder of Bharat Mata’ to ‘Manipur divided’ and likening PM to Ravan, here are the highlights from RaGa’s rant in Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
A few minutes into his address, RaGa had successfully drifted away from the no-confidence motion and ventured deep into his apparent philosophical awakening.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Lord Hanuman’s idol vandalized in Lalitpur’s Talbehat, Asif and Amir arrested, Nasir absconding

OpIndia Staff -
UP Police arrested two men Asif Khan and Aamir Khan for vandalizing the idol of Lord Hanuman in the Talbehat, looking for Nasir Khan
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News Reports

Calcutta HC judge changes order after assistant registrar passes out while recording verdict to remove Shivling

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Jai Sengupta refused to intervene further after assistant registrar Biswanath Rai fainted while recording the removal of Shivling.
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News Reports

Smriti Irani says Rahul Gandhi blew a flying kiss while leaving Lok Sabha after his speech, BJP MPs lodge a complaint

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi allegedly blew flying kiss to while leaving Lok Sabha when Smriti Irani had started to speak
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News Reports

ED to question CPI(M) leaders over NewsClick-Chinese funding case, email exchanges revealed Neville Singham had links with CPI(M)’s Prakash Karat

OpIndia Staff -
According to reports, the probe agency plans to question several Communist Party of India (Marxist) leaders, including a senior leader, about emails exchanged with Shanghai-based American tech entrepreneur Neville Roy Singham.
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Opinions

An open letter from an Indian to the I.N.D.I.A. alliance members

Rudra Prasanna Banerjee -
For the last two weeks, I am amused by the progress of the alliance I.N.D.I.A., the union of political parties to fight against the democratically elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Maulana assaults, rapes 14-year-old girl for 5 hours in a madrasa in Shamli, booked

Siddhi Somani -
A14-year-old minor girl from Karnal was brutally raped and harassed by a Maulana in a madrasa in Shamli, UP
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News Reports

‘Corruption quit India, appeasement quit India’: PM Modi invokes Gandhi to remind how Opposition politics has harmed the country

OpIndia Staff -
Recalling the Quit India movement, PM Modi on Twitter said, “Tributes to the greats who took part in the Quit India Movement. Under the leadership of Gandhi Ji, this Movement played a major role in freeing India from colonial rule. Today, India is saying in one voice: Corruption Quit India. Dynasty Quit India. Appeasement Quit India.”
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News Reports

6 Miss Indonesia Universe contestants lodge sexual harassment complaint against organisers, allege they were subjected to topless “body checks”

OpIndia Staff -
6 contestants of the Miss Universe Indonesia have filed complaints accusing organisers of sexual harassment.
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News Reports

Rohingya involvement in Nuh violence: 2 Rohingya Muslims caught with Aadhar card and other documents; police to probe 2,000 others

OpIndia Staff -
In relation to the Nuh violence , the police have apprehended two individuals identified as Saifullah and Mehboob, both belonging to the Rohingya Muslim community.
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News Reports

Nuh violence: Hindu village bodies decide to boycott Muslim traders after the communal attack on Jalabhishek Yatra claimed 6 lives and injured dozens

OpIndia Staff -
The letter reads, "Considering the attacks on Hindus which recently took place in Nuh, our village has decided that no Muslim person should do any kind of business in our village."
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News Reports

Chinese army’s cyber-spies hacked sensitive defence networks of Japan in 2020

ANI -
As per The Washington Post, three former senior US officials, who were among a dozen current and former US and Japanese officials interviewed, said that the hackers had deep, persistent access and appeared to be after anything they could get their hands on- plans, capabilities and assessments of military shortcomings.
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News Reports

Watch: In Karnataka, MV College students ‘cleanse and purify’ campus with Gau Mutra after Prakash Raj’s visit

OpIndia Staff -
Students of MV college 'cleansed and purified' hall with cow urine after Prakash Raj attended an event.
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