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Sharaf Rizvi pretended to be Samrat, Ajay and Vijay to trap Hindu girls, had married 12 girls in 3 states, used to pressure them...

OpIndia Staff -
During interrogation, Sharaf Rizvi told the police that he had created three Facebook accounts with Hindu names, namely Samrat Singh, Ajay Kumar and Vijay Kumar. He befriended many girls through these fake accounts.
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News Reports

Samudra Manthan: PM Modi announces National Deep Water Exploration Mission for energy security – Read details of the project including the ‘Matsya 6000’ submersible...

OpIndia Staff -
During his Independence Day speech from Red Fort today, PM Narendra Modi announced the National Deep Water Exploration Mission, aiming to explore oil and gas reserves in the deep sea
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News Reports

How Atmanirbhar Bharat is on the path of becoming Viksit under the Modi govt: Key announcements made on 79th Independence Day

OpIndia Staff -
The 'Operation Sindoor', carried out by Indian armed forces in the aftermath of the Pakistan-sponsored Pahalgam terror attack, is an example of Atmanirbhar Bharat. The indiegnous defence capabilites, including Made-in-India weapon systems enabed India to respond decisively against Pakistan-borne threats.
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News Reports

Made-in-India jet engines, desi semiconductors, nuclear power and more: PM Modi’s bold announcements for Viksit Bharat by 2047

OpIndia Staff -
During his Independence Day speech from Red Fort today, PM Narendra Modi narrated how his government is making India self-dependent in modern technologies
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News Reports

PM Modi launches Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Read how the scheme will boost employment opportunities, what are the incentives, eligibility criteria and more

Rukma Rathore -
A portion of the financial reward will be placed in a fixed saving instrument to encourage savings among the youth.
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World

Nearly two years after the heinous terror attack, UN puts terrorist organisation Hamas on blacklist for sexual violence in armed conflicts over the atrocities...

OpIndia Staff -
The report revealed that following the October 7 terrorist attack on Israel, several fully and partially naked bodies, mostly of women, showing signs of rapes and gangrapes were recovered.
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News Reports

Mission Sudarshan Chakra to serve as a national security shield: PM Modi announces the ambitious program to protect India from external threats using only...

OpIndia Staff -
Stressing the significance of reliance in strategic innovation, PM Modi said, “In the next ten years, by 2035, I want to expand, strengthen, and modernise this national security shield."
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News Reports

PM Modi praises Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh during Independence Day speech, says RSS has served the nation dedicatedly for 100 years

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi hailed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for completing 100 years of service to the nation, describing it as the "biggest NGO in the world" and praising its century-long contribution to nation-building.
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Editor's picks

Chhattisgarh Waqf Board directs all mosques, madrasas, and dargahs to hoist tricolour on August 15, Congress MP dismisses it as “nonsense”

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“I think this is all nonsense. It is not our tradition to hoist the Tricolour at religious sites," Congress MP Tariq Anwar said.
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News Reports

Pooja Pal expelled from Samajwadi Parti for praising Yogi Adityanath for avenging her husband: Read how Raju Pal was brutally murdered by Atiq Ahmed

Rukma Rathore -
Pooja Pal had praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for delivering justice and acting against criminals like Atiq Ahmed.
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Political History of India

Gendered genocide from Punjab to the North East: How the darkest legacy of India’s Partition was written on women’s bodies

Mita Nath Bora -
Partition’s darkest legacy was written on women’s bodies—through abduction, rape, mutilation, and silence that history chose to forget.
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Opinions

The role of RSS volunteers during the Indian partition: A forgotten history steeped in the blood of millions of Hindus

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ -
14th August, 1947 is a black day in the history of India, which is stained with the blood of millions of Indians. It was the time of the partition of India. The land of independent, autonomous Indians was divided on the basis of religion, because of the 'Two Nation Theory'.
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News Reports

From ancestral mansion to refugee camp: How the Partition of India changed the destiny of my maternal family

Dibakar Dutta -
The act of 'Partition', fuelled by the Muslim League and facilitated by the British in cahoots with the Congress party, stripped by maternal grandparents of their peace, stability and heritage.
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News Reports

India responds to Pakistan’s nuclear threats, warns of painful consequences saying Pakistan should tone down its rhetoric

OpIndia Staff -
India has warned Pakistan that any misadventure will have “painful consequences” and advised it to tone down “war-mongering” rhetoric.
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News Reports

‘Jinnah wanted Pakistan, but without Indian Muslims. Gandhi and Nehru obliged’: Pak-origin ‘scholar’ reveals how Gandhi, Nehru contributed to Pakistan’s survival

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An old viral video of a Pakistani-Swedish 'political scientist' reveals how Gandhi and Nehru helped save Pakistan from collapsing by keeping India's Muslim population.
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News Reports

Bihar SIR: Supreme Court directs the Election Commission to publish list of names of deleted from electoral rolls along with reasons for exclusion

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court said that the publication of the list of names excluded from the electoral rolls will enhance the confidence of the voters in the Commission.
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News Reports

At least 6 cops killed in attacks on multiple police stations and checkpoints in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, several injured

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple police stations were attacked by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Wednesday night, killing six cops and injuring many.
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News Reports

Pakistan now announces creation of ‘Rocket Force Command’ after humiliating losses during Operation Sindoor

OpIndia Staff -
As per a senior Pakistani official, the new Rocket Force Command is “meant to counter India." Notably, the development comes months after Operation Sindoor setback for Pakistan.
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News Reports

S&P Global upgrades India’s sovereign rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’ due to policy continuity, robust growth and fiscal management

OpIndia Staff -
In a significant boost to investor confidence, S&P Global Ratings has upgraded India’s long-term unsolicited sovereign credit rating to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-’, while also raising the short-term rating to ‘A-2’ from ‘A-3’.
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World

Pakistan: Barrick Mining, company that has been extracting gold from Balochistan, seeks $3.5b funding from US, other G7 nations after Saudi Arabia refuses to...

OpIndia Staff -
Barrick Mining is seeking $3.5 billion to set up a major copper-gold mine in Balochistan, Pakistan, from US and other G7 countries after Saudi Arabia refused to finance this project.
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News Reports

As Naxal terror faces near wipeout, several villages in Chhattisgarh set to celebrate Independence Day for the first time in 78 years

Rukma Rathore -
These villages were under the control of the CPI (Maoist), which threatened locals against celebrating the 15th of August.
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News Reports

Election Commission gives a 7-day deadline to the West Bengal government to take action against election officers accused of adding fake voters to the...

OpIndia Staff -
The development comes after the Chief Secretary wrote to the Commission on Monday (11the August), terming the suspension and FIR order “disproportionately harsh” and having a “demoralising impact” on Bengal’s officers’ community.
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Crime

Supporter of Congress party, anti-farm law protests and active peddler of anti-Modi propaganda: Meet Sandeepa Virk, social media influencer arrested in ₹40 cr money...

Dibakar Dutta -
Since 2020, Sandeepa Virk had been at the helm of anti-Modi propaganda. She has been relentless in amplifying lies and falsehoods of Congress-sponsored trolls and party workers.
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News Reports

Bombay HC forms expert committee to assess public health impact of feeding pigeons after BMC banned pigeon feeding at Kabutarkhanas

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC on Wednesday constituted an expert committee to examine the health impact on human beings due to feeding pigeons in public Kabutarkhanas or pigeon feeding zones.
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Crime

Bihar: Junab Hussain trafficked minor Hindu girl from West Bengal by promising her an ‘orchestra job’, later forcibly converted her, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Junab Hussain from Bihar trapped minor Hindu girl in a fake love trap, offered her an orchestra job, forced her to convert, married her, and then made her undergo an abortion.
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News Reports

Kerala Higher Education Dept bans Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in colleges, SFI vows to block events organised by ABVP

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala Higher Education Department has issued a directive prohibiting the observance of the Partition Horrors Remembrance Day in colleges across the state.
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News Reports

Remembering Umakant Kadia, first martyr of Quit India Movement: Read how the young RSS member refused to bow down in front of British tyranny...

OpIndia Staff -
Years later, a memorial was built in the Khadia area, in Ahmedabad, where the incident took place. The memorial says that Umakant Motiram Kadia attained martyrdom here.
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News Reports

BJP questions Congress govt’s land allocation in Bengaluru: Metro multimodal hub cut to 9 acres, 37 acres handed over to builder nexus?

OpIndia Staff -
The report says that Bengaluru Metro is set to lose control over 45 acres of prime land in Hebbal due to KIADB’s move. It that despite Lake View Tourism Corporation’s failure to pay compensation for 20 years, KIADB’s notice would legitimise the corporation’s contested claim over the land.
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News Reports

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

Anurag -
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”

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

Shraddha Pandey -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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...

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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...

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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

OpIndia Staff -
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...

OpIndia Staff -
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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