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Tech

ByteDance, TikTok’s owner and Meta, Facebook’s parent company to compete in virtual reality segment

ANI -
ByteDance's acquisition of Pico, a Chinese startup making VR headsets triggered a new competition with Meta, whose Instagram and Facebook services have been battling for users and advertising dollars against TikTok as the short-video app soared in popularity.
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Entertainment

Rakhi Sawant’s husband Adil Durrani booked for rape of Iranian student in Mysuru

ANI -
Rakhi Sawant's husband Adil Durrani has been accused of raping, cheating, threatening, and blackmailing a female student who came to Mysuru from Iran to study, the police said.
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News Reports

350-year-old Shree Saptakoteshwar Temple in Goa: once destroyed by Bahamanis and Portuguese, now renovated with govt efforts

OpIndia Staff -
Shree Saptakoteshwar temple was destroyed twice by Bahmani and Portuguese invaders. It was reconstructed by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
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News Reports

Pakistan: 12 persons arrested after brutal mob lynching of a man in Nankana Sahib over allegations of ‘blasphemy’

ANI -
The Punjab Province Inspector General of Police Usman Anwar suspended two senior policemen for failing to prevent the mob lynching incident in Nankana Sahib the report said.
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News Reports

Kotak Mahindra Bank withdraws ad campaign featuring controversial AIB comedian Tanmay Bhat after backlash

OpIndia Staff -
Kotak Mahindra Bank withdraws campaign featuring controversial comedian Tanmay Bhat.
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Interviews

Leicester violence, propaganda against PM Modi and dual face of BBC: Pt Satish Sharma explains why British Hindus are saying ‘enough is enough’

Anurag -
OpIndia had a detailed discussion with Pt Satish K Sharma about the reaction NRIs had to BBC's documentary and tries to assert what led to such a reaction.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Nanded police thrash youths for stopping vehicles carrying smuggled cows, and let go the smugglers, accused cop suspended after outrage

OpIndia Staff -
API Raghunath Shewale suspended after thrashed 4 youths for stopping vehicle with smuggled cows and let go the smugglers
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World

Turkey detains building contractors as the death toll from earthquake crosses 33,000

OpIndia Staff -
Even though the quakes were very powerful, people across Turkey are blaming the building practices for converting it into a massive tragedy as several buildings collapsed after the tremors.
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News Reports

‘Bhulakkar Saathi’: PM Modi narrates a story to troll Ashok Gehlot over reading old budget in the assembly

OpIndia Staff -
To troll Ashok Gehlot, PM Modi narrates a story of how one forgetful colleague had taken him to a wedding that took place a year ago
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News Reports

Lok Sabha secretariate asks Rahul Gandhi to respond to breach of privilege motion notice over his comments on PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi has been asked to respond by Wednesday to a notice seeking breach of privilege motion against him in Lok Sabha
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News Reports

Haters of author JK Rowling give calls to boycott Harry Potter-themed game ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ but fail miserably

OpIndia Staff -
Since its debut on February 10, Hogwarts Legacy was the no.1 game on Steam and PlayStation Store, despite boycott calls
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News Reports

Watch: Jain Guru calls Arshad Madani’s remarks on Hinduism and other faiths ‘faltu ki baatein’

OpIndia Staff -
Acharya Lokesh Muni expressed his displeasure and stated that every other religious person spoke of peace and love at the conference and they don't share Madani's sentiments.
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News Reports

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena recalls all files pending for over a month at home ministry under Manish Sisodia

ANI -
Delhi LG VK Saxena orders to recall from Home Department all such files that are pending for more than a month at the level of minister Manish Sisodia
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World

Tensions between China and Tibet rise again after US lawmakers table ‘Resolve Tibet Act’

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China's widespread crackdown in Tibet, including crackdown on monks, writers, young activists, and others, over the past few months has now become a regular affair.
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Politics

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan slammed for disrespectfully pointing a finger at Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

OpIndia Staff -
In the widely shared video, Jaya Bachchan is seen pointing a finger at Honourable Vice President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar as he asks her and other MPs to take their seats.
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News Reports

Snakes are now slithering out of Thames, BBC is no holy cow

Virender Kapoor -
Before pointing fingers at Modi over 2002 Gujarat riots, BBC should introspect overBengal famine triggered by the British govt
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News Reports

BRS leader peddles fake news about Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway, falsely claims 4 lanes have been reduced due to corruption

OpIndia Staff -
Needless to say, the BRS leader did not furnish any evidence to back his claims of the supposed receipt of kickbacks.
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News Reports

Life imprisonment for those caught cheating in recruitment exams: Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami

ANI -
Uttarakhand Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Gurmit Singh on Friday signed the Uttarakhand Competitive Examination (Measures for Prevention and Redressal of Unfair Means in Recruitment) Ordinance, popularly known as an anti-copying Ordinance.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh government clarifies that there is no ban on tandoor, calls media reports baseless

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh govt clarifies that no ban has been imposed on use of tandoor in several cities in the state, as reported by media
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Crime

Gujarat: Minor Hindu girl killed by Muslim mob, local Hindus decide to socially boycott murderers

OpIndia Staff -
The incident took place on February 9 in Sihor's Varal village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat.
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News Reports

Some are mistaking us for relatives of Bear Grylls: BJP Minister Temjen Imna Along calls out racial discrimination against Naga community

OpIndia Staff -
We are not relatives of Bear Grylls, Nagaland minister Temjen Imna Along to people who ask whether Nagas eat dogs and snakes
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News Reports

Arshad Madani makes controversial remarks at Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind convention, Jain Muni and others storm off the stage in protest

OpIndia Staff -
Controversial Jamiat senior leader Maulana Arshad Madani proclaimed that Allah and Om are one and Manu is their ancestor
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News Reports

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju announces appointments of Chief Justices for four High Courts

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"As per the relevant provisions under the Constitution of India, the following Judges are appointed as Chief Justices of different High Courts. I extend best wishes to all of them!" Kiren Rijiju said in the tweet. 
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News Reports

Iranian woman files FIR against Rakhi Sawant Fatima’s husband Adil Khan Durrani accusing him of raping her

OpIndia Staff -
The Iranian woman claimed in her FIR that Adil had raped her when they were living together in Mysore under the pretext of marriage.
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News Reports

Delhi court convicts 4 Al-Qaida terrorists, read how a lost passport in Turkey led Indian agencies to them

OpIndia Staff -
In 2013, Indian Mujahideen chief Yasin Bhatkal revealed that 2 Indians were managing Al Qaida terror operations from India and Afghanistan.
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News Reports

Bharat Jodo Yatra: Congress workers beat each other up inside Takhat Sri Harimandir Ji Gurudwara in Bihar

OpIndia Staff -
During the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Bihar, members of the Congress party engaged in a scuffle in Takht Shri Harmandir Ji (Patna Sahib) in Patna City, Bihar.
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News Reports

Kolkata Police forces ‘Hindu Voice’ to delete Tweet on Hindu idol vandalism by threatening legal action

OpIndia Staff -
Kolkata Cyber Police forces Twitter account 'Hindu Voice' to delete a Tweet posting news report on Hindu idol desecration
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News Reports

Hindu women come up with a unique response to the Kerala Police’s instruction to remove saffron flags at Vellayani Bhadrakali Temple

OpIndia Staff -
After Kerala police banned saffron decoration at Vellayani Bhadrakali temple, Hindu women wore saffron clothes in protest
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Culture and History

108 South Korean saints start Dhamma Yatra from Sarnath

OpIndia Staff -
108 Buddhist Saints from South Korea will complete Dhamma Yatra in 43 days
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News Reports

PIL filed in Supreme Court seeking formation of Renaming Commission to identify ancient, historical, religious places named after foreign invaders

OpIndia Staff -
Ashwini Upadhyay files PIL is Supreme Court seeking direction to the union home ministry to form a ‘Renaming Commission’
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Opinions

2014 was Ambani (Sr) and Adani, 2019 was Ambani (Jr), opposition’s campaign in 2024 is going to be focused on Adani, will this strategy...

Amit Kelkar -
This strategy of repeating everywhere that Modi works for Adani and Ambani has failed twice already, in 2014 and in 2019, will it be the third time lucky for the Indian opposition, we wait and see.
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News Reports

Altaf Bukhalri of Apni Party says his party won’t allow “non-locals” to settle in Jammu & Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Altaf Bukhari promised to 'reverse' all 'anti-people' decisions taken by the current administration
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News Reports

10,800 kms, 10 public meetings, 90 hours: How PM Modi’s schedule looks like

OpIndia Staff -
From Maharashtra to Tripura to Karnataka to Rajasthan to Delhi: How Prime Minister's 90 hour itinerary looks like.
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News Reports

‘3 pilots of Taliban Air Force graduated, ready for mission’, picture goes viral, triggers memes and jokes, here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
The image of three men holding their 'pilot licence' and 'ready for mission' had gone viral on social media earlier this week.
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News Reports

Turkey: 48 people arrested for looting after earthquake

ANI -
Prosecutors can now detain people for an extra three days from four days previously for looting crimes as part of extended powers under the state of emergency, according to a decree published in the official gazette. 
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News Reports

DDA to go ahead with the anti-encroachment drive in Mehrauli, AAP Govt in Delhi claims they will not allow it: Details

OpIndia Staff -
While DDA said it would continue with the anti-encroachment drive in Mehrauli, AAP Govt claims it won't allow it.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Hindu youth sentenced to 5 years in jail for ‘blasphemy’, rioters who burned down entire Hindu village for his Facebook post roam free

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Hindu youth Paritosh Sarkar convicted of blasphemy in Bangladesh, sentenced to 11 years in jail and 30,000 Taka fine
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World

IMF forces bankrupt Pakistan to increase taxes drastically in order to secure a financial bailout

OpIndia Staff -
The stringent terms needed for a desperately needed financial bailout by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have pushed the ruling coalition led by PM Shehbaz Sharif to impose greater tax rates, contributing to the already heavy burden on the Pakistani populace.
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Law

Former Judge Madan Lokur, who published a biased report in Delhi riots case, now calls for Supreme Court to indulge in more activism

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Lokur also said that the courts should step in if there is any violation of fundamental rights in the eyes of the courts, and advocated for more activism on the part of the Supreme Court in such cases.
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News Reports

‘They released PFI members, we outlawed the organisation’: Union Home Minister Amit Shah slams Congress in Karnataka

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Amit Shah hauled Congress over the coals, accusing it of being soft toward PFI, which was banned by the Modi govt.
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News Reports

From dehumanising Hindus to scaremongering Muslims: Meet Iqbal Khan, the PFI extremist who wanted to turn India into an Islamic State by 2047

Dibakar Dutta -
Be it whipping up communal frenzy or dehumanising Hindus, Iqbal Khan used social media platforms to further PFI's nefarious agenda.
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Crime

Maharashtra: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) leader Naresh Manera arrested for molesting and assaulting an ex-female journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Shiv Sena UBT leader Naresh Manera molested and assaulted ex-female journalist for objecting to loud sound during event
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News Reports

“Cruel, inhuman and barbarous”: PIL filed in Kerala HC seeking to declare the practice of non-therapeutic circumcision on children as a crime

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Non-Religious Citizens (NRC) and five other persons have filed a PIL in Kerala HC seeking to declare non-therapeutic circumcision on children as a crime
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News Reports

Pakistan: Islamists lynch man, accused of blasphemy, to death in Nankana Sahib

OpIndia Staff -
In a video shared by journalist Mubashir Zaidi, it could be seen that young children wearing backpacks were also part of the lynch mob.
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News Reports

Sri Lankan President says Jaffna Cultural Centre a gift by PM Modi

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Speaking further about the Tamil culture, the President added that the culture is inspired by the Southern states in India and the Tamil culture in Jaffna has nurtured the Sri Lankan culture which should be preserved.
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News Reports

Delhi LG removes ‘illegally appointed’ AAP nominees including party spokesperson from DISCOM boards, party calls it ‘unconstitutional’

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi LG ordered removal of AAP nominees from boards of DISCOMs, including party spokesperson Jasmine Shah and MP ND Gupta's son Naveen Gupta
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Law

Delhi HC allows urgent listing of Delhi police plea challenging trial court order to discharge Sharjeel Imam in 2019 Jamia violence case

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi police had moved the Delhi HC after Sharjeel Imam was discharged of all charges that were invoked against him in the sedition case related to a speech he delivered in 2019
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News Reports

Old video of a woman vomiting on Lady Gaga’s chest goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
The video dates back to 2014, and was shot during an event titled 'South by Southwest (SXSW)' in Texas in United States.
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Cricket

Ashwin’s 5-wicket haul, Jadeja’s all-round show power India to a massive win in the first BGT Test against Australia

ANI -
A brilliant 84-run knock by all-rounder Axar Patel and an entertaining cameo by Mohammed Shami put India in a commanding position, with a lead of 223 runs at lunch on the day three of the first Test against Australia at Nagpur on Saturday.
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News Reports

Kerala: Literacy worker commits suicide after Pinarayi Vijayan government does not pay salary for over 6 months

OpIndia Staff -
A litracy worker of the Kerala State Literacy Mission Authority committed suicide due to the inordinate delay in the disbursement of his honorarium
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