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Did Supreme Court order removal of all stray dogs in 8 weeks? Why ABC Rules are not working, street safety and more. Read details...

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The Supreme Court mandated immediate action to remove stray dogs from Delhi-NCR, banning rerelease, enforcing humane sheltering, and prioritising vaccination and victim care, while warning of contempt against individuals or groups obstructing the court’s directions.
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News Reports

Election Commission again fact-checks ‘Vote theft’ claim of Rahul Gandhi, says “no one can force to remove YOUR NAME from final Electoral Rolls”

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The Election Commission of India on Wednesday fact checked "vote theft" claims made by Rahul Gandhi, and asserted that no one can force to remove the name of a voter from final electoral rolls
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi distances himself from ‘threat to life’ plea filed in Pune court, claims lawyer filed application without his consent, to be withdrawn

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Rahul Gandhi has said that the application filed at a Pune court claiming threat to his life was filed by his advocate without his consent, and it will be withdrawn
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News Reports

‘Sandeep, Ramji and Dilip people were tortured and killed to frame Sadhvi, Lt Col Purohit’: Ex-ATS officer blows lid off Malegaon Blast cover-up

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Kalsangar has been unaccounted for for over 17 years as his wife continues to lead her life as a married woman.
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Entertainment

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee govt orders mandatory prime time Bengali movie screening in every cinema hall and every screen of multiplexes every day

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In order dated 13th August 2025, the West Bengal government stated that the screenings of Bengali films shall mandatorily be held throughout the year, with at least one Bengali show per day for all 365 days during the year.
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News Reports

UP: Sharaf poses as Samrat to lure and rape a Hindu woman, extorts Rs 5 lakhs and forces her to convert

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The accused met the Hindu victim on a matrimonial site and posed as 'Samrat' to lure her in a relationship under the pretext of marriage.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi cited voters with house number 0 as proof of “vote theft”, now several real voters with house number 0 on their voter...

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission often assigns 'House Number 0' or 'notional addresses' to include voters without well-defined or permanent residential addresses, such as homeless people.
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News Reports

Telugu Department Professor in Banaras Hindu University hires contract criminals through students to assault Head of the Dept, two accused arrested

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Varanasi police arrested contract killer Pramod Kumar alias Ganesh Pasi for the brutal assault on BHU professor C.S. Ramachandra Murthy.
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News Reports

A silent confession of losses? US dodges questions on number of F-16s downed during Operation Sindoor, deflects with “ask Pakistan” for answers

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The US has refused to say whether Pakistan lost any F-16 fighter jets during Operation Sindoor in May. India claims several were destroyed or damaged, while Pakistan denies this.
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News Reports

‘Aadhaar not proof of citizenship, SIR in Bihar to continue’: SC affirms EC’s power to revise voter rolls, rejects mass disenfranchisement claim

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The Court did not accept the petitioners' claim that the SIR in Bihar would result in disenfranchisement of lakhs of voters, as they are poor and do not have the necessary documents.
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News Reports

Will Rahul Gandhi follow Khaleda Zia’s playbook and boycott all upcoming elections as he ramps up attack against ECI and hopes for a regime...

Shraddha Pandey -
Is Rahul Gandhi sowing long-term distrust in India’s democratic institutions? Is the Congress leader, joined by the anti-BJP parties, laying the groundwork for a more radical and destructive political manoeuvre—an election boycott? Is Rahul Gandhi planning to replicate the Khaleda Zia playbook?
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Court orders police to file FIR against Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh and his associate in connection with a land dispute case

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The complainant alleged that the minister's associate filed a false case against him and his wife to force them to settle the case.
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News Reports

Adani Digital Labs unveils next-gen digital solutions to transform and enhance airport experience

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Adani Digital Labs has launched the Adani OneApp, integrating all airport services with India’s first airport-exclusive loyalty programme to deliver a seamless, personalised travel experience.
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News Reports

“Voter fraud in Wayanad, Rae Bareli, Mainpuri…?”: BJP pays back in same coin, shows Lok Sabha seats won by INDI leaders had serious electoral...

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The BJP came down hard against Opposition claims of 'vote chori', unveiling massive anomalies in seats won by top INDI bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi himself.
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News Reports

Delhi starts crackdown on stray dogs, 700 caught near Red Fort; dedicated helpline to start soon

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Following Supreme Court’s directive, MCD begins phased stray dog removal, sets up shelter plan, launches complaint helpline, and prioritises catching aggressive and diseased animals from high-risk areas across Delhi.
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News Reports

Centre debunks Mamata Banerjee’s claims of BJP govt forcibly evicting Bengali-speaking citizens from Delhi’s Vasant Kunj, tells parliament that no such eviction drive was...

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Responding to this earlier this month, Minister Rai stated that the Delhi government has not not carried out any eviction drive nor have they received any written complaints regarding the disconnection of electricity and water supply in Jai Hind Colony, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
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News Reports

Meerut: Two Central Government Health Scheme officials arrested by CBI for demanding bribe of ₹50 lakh for not de-empanelling hospitals

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The CGHS team issued notices citing frivolous deficiencies and threatened to de-empanel the hospitals after a surprise visit.
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News Reports

India’s Current Account Deficit to stay below 1% of GDP despite Trump’s tariff assault, estimates CareEdge Ratings

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Amid the high tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on Indian goods, India's current account deficit (CAD) is expected to remain under 1 per cent during the current financial year.
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News Reports

After Pakistan’s Army Chief Asim Munir, PM Shehbaz Sharif threatens India with consequences if the water of Indus River is stopped

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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Pakistan will not let India snatch even a drop of Pakistan's water in the Indus River.
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News Reports

From Blue House to jail cells: Read why South Korea’s former President Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife are both in jail

Shriti Sagar -
Former South Korean First Lady Kim Keon Hee has been arrested on multiple corruption charges, joining her husband, ex-President Yoon Suk Yeol, in jail.
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News Reports

Haryana: Parking dispute escalates into communal clashes as Muslim mob gathers on calls from Masjid to attack Hindus in Nuh, stones pelted, shops set...

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The clash began in Mudaka village near Firozpur Jhirka. Village Sarpanch Ramsingh Saini said a boy named Isra (some reports say son of Isra) parked his vehicle on a road leading to the village. A local Hindu youth, Samay Singh Saini, asked him to move it but the Muslim youth refused, leading to an argument between the two. 
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News Reports

Was a $1.5 billion Trump family golf project the price paid by Vietnam to get 46% tariff reduced to 20% and a trade deal?...

Rukma Rathore -
The expansive golf club project was announced while Vietnam rushed to finalise a significant trade agreement with the US.
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News Reports

SC directs states, UTs to immediately release convicts in jail beyond sentence: A deep dive into a systemic problem that demands an urgent fix

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The verdict of the Supreme Court highlights a grave problem of convicts and undertrials languishing in jails even after serving their sentence or being granted bail by the court.
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News Reports

Justice after 35 years: Investigative agency reopens Kashmiri Hindu woman Sarla Bhatt’s rape-murder Case, raids JKLF hideouts in Srinagar

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The SIA raided 8 locations, including the house of JKLF terrorists Yasin Malik, who was convicted of criminal conspiracy and waging war against India.
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News Reports

Centre defends Ethanol blending: Cites green gains, farmer welfare, and ₹1.44 lakh crore forex savings

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The Centre defended ethanol blending as a “bridge fuel” that cuts emissions, boosts farmer incomes, and strengthens India’s energy security despite higher current costs.
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Opinions

After welcoming a former ISIS terrorist to power in Syria and leaving Afghanistan to Taliban, US under Trump declares friendship with the biggest Islamic...

Shraddha Pandey -
After elevating a former ISIS terrorist to power in Syria and leaving Afghanistan to the Taliban, Trump has declared ‘friendship’ with the Pakistan Army, the biggest Islamic terrorist group in uniform in the region.
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News Reports

OpIndia Exclusive – ‘Balochistan not a province to be claimed, it is a nation’: Baloch activist slams the US for courting ‘Maulana’ Asim Munir,...

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Mir Yar Baloch warns that US oil deals with Pakistan entrench illegal occupation of Balochistan, accusing Washington of ignoring nuclear threats by ‘Maulana’ Asim Munir and empowering a military establishment he calls a global terrorist force.
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News Reports

Congress ecosystem targets a Hindu priest over ‘Guru-Shishya’ tradition: Read how 2023 fake claim was revived to amplify Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote chori’ narrative

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Pro-Congress users have revived a debunked 2023 claim about Ramkamal Das’s “dozens of sons” to push Rahul Gandhi’s “vote chori” claim, ignoring that it stems from a legal Guru–Shishya tradition in which disciples record their Guru’s name in place of their biological father’s.
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News Reports

BLAs, ground level workers of RJD, Congress working in Bihar SIR contradict what the party leaders are claiming in Delhi, ECI fact-checks Opposition lies...

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The EC shared multiple statements from the BLAs from Congress, RJD to emphasize the transparent conduct of the SIR drive.
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News Reports

OpIndia Ground Report: 2 Hindu sisters, 1 woman officer, 6 states, 9 hideouts – How the Agra conversion gang was busted under ‘Operation Asmita’...

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The 'conversion gang' operating out of Agra came to notice after two real sisters went missing from the city. The conversion gang was destroyed under 'Operation Asmita' of Uttar Pradesh Police.
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Media

NYT, Al Jazeera, and others amplify Rahul Gandhi’s bogus ‘vote chori’ claim: How Foreign media is echoing Opposition propaganda to discredit India’s democratic institutions

Aditi -
While Rahul Gandhi alleges that there are fake and duplicate voters added in the electoral rolls, he also opposes an electoral roll revision, which is conducted to update voter lists by eliminating fake or ineligible voters.
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News Reports

Poverty reduction success story: How household economy in new India shows improved allocation of funds for children and women, driven by women-centric schemes of...

Shraddha Pandey -
In conclusion, the authors of the EPW study summed up the transformational impact of Modi era. It points out that across rural and urban areas in most states and union territories, on average, the resource share of adult females was significantly lower than that of adult males in 2011–12.
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News Reports

Days after claiming oil reserves in Pakistan, Trump admin declares BLA and Majeed Brigade a terror organisation: Is Balochistan the next oil war destination...

Anurag -
Balochistan’s vast resources and history of resistance face new uncertainty after the US designates BLA as terrorist and Trump signs oil deal with Pakistan, sparking fears of escalation in the volatile province.
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News Reports

From polo tragedy to power struggle: The Rs 30,000 crore estate dispute of Sunjay Kapur, Karisma Kapoor’s ex-husband —Explained

Rukma Rathore -
Karisma Kapoor was Sunjay Kapur's second wife and they have two children together. The couple got divorced in 2016.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu and Christian children being forced to convert to Islam and girls being forced to marry older Muslim men, says NCRC report

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A report by Pakistan’s National Commission on the Rights of the Child exposes systemic discrimination, forced conversions, child marriages, and bonded labour targeting Christian and Hindu children.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Hindu organisations look to reclaim the temple site in Fatehpur, they say that the tomb there is a temple site

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In Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh, a historic tomb was vandalised by Hindu groups. It was built over an ancient temple.
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News Reports

Pakistan’s Asim Munir threatens Mukesh Ambani: From Adani to Ambani, how US backed elements are trying to target India’s industrialists – with the tacit...

Amit Kelkar -
Asim Munir’s religiously charged threat against Mukesh Ambani throws a sharp spotlight on Rahul Gandhi’s persistent campaign against India’s corporate leaders.
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Fact-Check

Air India debunks Congress leader KC Venugopal’s ‘harrowing journey’ claim over Air India Thiruvananthapuram-Delhi flight diversion

OpIndia Staff -
Responding to the claims made by KC Venugopal, Air India said that no aircraft was present on the runway during that time, that standard protocols were followed, and diversion being done as a precautionary measures and their pilots are well trained to handle such situations. 
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News Reports

Minister in Congress-ruled Karnataka questions why party did not raise objections to draft list when it was prepared, puts ‘vote chori’ propagandist Rahul Gandhi...

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KN Rajanna remarked, “If there were irregularities, why didn’t anyone speak up then? Why were we silent?”
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News Reports

Pakistan sinks to a new low, blocks supply of clean water, gas, and newspapers to Indian diplomats stationed in the country

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Indian diplomats and their families in Pakistan have been forced to search for costly and scarce alternatives without much success.
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Crime

Kerala: 23-year-old Christian woman commits suicide after being pressurised by her boyfriend Ramis and his family to convert to Islam

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23-year-old Christian girl Sona Eldos from Kerala committed suicide. Her family has accused her boyfriend and his family of pressuring her to convert to Islam and harassing her.
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News Reports

Why is Mamata Banerjee scared of SIR in Bengal, and vocal against action on illegal immigrants? Research paper says there may be 1 crore+...

Shraddha Pandey -
The research emphasises that its final findings are a lower-bound estimate and the actual inflation may be significantly higher.
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World

Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao detained after foreign trip, was a front-runner for the next foreign minister’s post

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Liu Jianchao has been the head of the Communist Party's International Liaison Department since 2022, which maintains relations with foreign political parties.
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News Reports

All voters have been verified and checked: Muzaffarpur district administration fact checks ‘journalist’ Rajdeep Sardesai who was trying to claim Bihar SIR is done...

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Rajdeep Sardesai asserted that the SIR program must be executed meticulously but the EC is carrying it out in a rushed manner.
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News Reports

Supreme Court orders removal of all stray dogs, asks ‘who will bring back the people who died of rabies?’, says anyone obstructing will face...

OpIndia Staff -
Hearing a suo motu case on rabies fatalities, the Supreme Court expressed grave concern over rising dog bite incidents, especially affecting children and the elderly, and ordered immediate action to make all localities stray dog-free.
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News Reports

Delhi High Court says sterilisation is not the solution, seeks stray dog rehabilitation policy

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ABC centres non-functional, 78 veterinary hospitals closed, and 200 sheltered dogs may return to streets as Delhi records thousands of dog bite cases, according to recent Lok Sabha data.
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News Reports

Pakistani Army chief Munir issues nuclear threat against India from US soil, quotes Islamic verses to explain war against India, report says Ambani’s pic...

Anurag -
Munir mocked India’s war losses, likened Pakistan to a “dump truck full of gravel,” defended military influence in politics, and described Pakistan as divinely destined for resource wealth, citing Medina’s example from Islamic history.
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News Reports

American F-35B jet of British Navy makes emergency landing again, this time in Japan, after a jet from same carrier was stranded in India...

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A F-35B fighter jet of the British Navy made an emergency landing at an airport in Japan after facing technical issues.
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News Reports

First made-in-India chip to be rolled out very soon, our next big priority should be becoming self-reliant in technology: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw

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Union Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that the country would witness the rollout of its first made-in-India chip "very soon" as six semiconductor plants are under construction in Gujarat, Assam and Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Tezpur University in Assam develops low-cost device based on smartphone to detect Tuberculosis, files patent application

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A team of researchers from Tezpur University have developed an affordable and portable device to detect Tuberculosis (TB) using a smartphone.
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