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Bombay HC quashes FIRs against Shekhar Suman and Bharti Singh for the words “Ya Allah, Rasgulla, Dahi Bhalla”: Read what the court said about...

Aditi -
The FIRs were lodged by Mohd. Imran Dadani Rasabi, alleging an offence under Section 295-A of the IPC.
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News Reports

Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan challenges Gujarat High Court order declaring him encroacher of government land: Read details

Aditi -
Pathan claimed adverse possession over the land, arguing that he had been occupying the government land at least 12 years.
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News Reports

Global propaganda against Great Nicobar project: From ‘rushed permissions’ to ‘Faustian bargain’ – GlobalAsia’s lies dismantled

Divyansh Tiwari -
The government's choice to develop Great Nicobar is not a concession to development lobbyists. It is the result of a collaborative process that included WII, ZSI, BSI, SACON, the EAC, the NGT, a public hearing in Campbell Bay, and the courts.
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News Reports

Inside The Timothy Initiative: ‘Pray for safety against evil spirits and Hindu Gods’ – How TTI manual trains missionaries to enter Hindu villages, bypass...

Anurag -
The manual portrays Hindu villages as spiritually hostile. It asks missionaries to pray before entry as it claims Hindu villages are protected by "evil spirits" and at least one Hindu God. It discourages methods that attract suspicion. Instead it suggests trust building and gradual persuasion to move people away from Hindu beliefs.
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News Reports

Bombay HC grants bail to Sharad Kalaskar in Narendra Dabholkar murder case, expresses grave concerns over statements of primary witnesses, chastises CBI: Read details

Rukma Rathore -
The bench stated, "The conduct of these witnesses raises doubt in the mind of the court about their witnessing the incident."
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News Reports

Anti-India rhetoric increases in Nepal, govt owned airline publishes map showing Jammu & Kashmir as part of Pakistan and Northeast as part of...

OpIndia Staff -
On 29th April, Nepal Airlines released a map showing all of Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan and the entire Northeast India as part of China. The post quickly went viral, drawing criticism from Indian social media users, many of whom called out the airline for what they described as a serious and unacceptable error.  
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News Reports

Supreme Court declines Brinda Karat’s plea seeking ‘hate speech’ FIR against Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma, says no cognizable offence made out: Read details

Aditi -
In her plea, Karat alleged that in speeches made by the two politicians, they threatened to use force to remove protestors, who were holding protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Opinions

The Great Nicobar Project is something China would never want. Why are Rahul Gandhi and his mother opposing it so strongly? India’s geopolitical trump...

Divyansh Tiwari -
If anyone requires a practical demonstration of what it means to sit beside a critical strait and have the power to threaten, facilitate and weaponise global trade, Iran has been providing it since February 2026.
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News Reports

Gujarat Civic Poll Results: BJP wins all 15 Municipal corporations, jailed GUJCTOC accused Aslam Khilji and Altaf Khafi win on AAP and Congress tickets

OpIndia Staff -
The candidates named Aslam Khilji (AAP) and Altaf Khafi (Congress) are accused under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GUJCTOC) Act, 2015.
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Opinions

How India is countering China one move at a time: Military power, border infra, Taiwan links, and Japan alignment

Dhruv Mishra -
India’s response is not designed to produce immediate results, but to build long-term advantage. Whether through strengthening border infrastructure, reducing economic dependence, or expanding regional partnerships, the approach reflects a shift toward continuous competition rather than episodic reaction.
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News Reports

The Lyari of Bengal: As NIA raids Kolkata’s notorious Gulshan Colony, read how the area has been a hotbed of crime, illegal Rohingyas, Bangladeshis...

Rukma Rathore -
Gulshan Colony, with a population of almost 200,000 individuals, reported merely 3,000 registered voters during the SIR drive.
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News Reports

Madrasa in Kashmir linked to terrorists locked under UAPA: Read how Darul Uloom Jamia Siraj-ul-Uloom was connected to the Pulwama attack and other activities

Divya Bharti -
The J&K administration sealed Shopian’s Siraj-ul-Uloom seminary for its involvement in terrorist activities.
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News Reports

UAE announces exit from OPEC+ and OPEC: Read Abu Dhabi’s motives behind the decision and what it means for oil prices and global markets 

Shriti Sagar -
With Iran itself being a founding member of OPEC, the organisation’s consensus-based system can limit how quickly countries like the UAE respond to such challenges. By exiting OPEC, the UAE now gains more control over its oil policy and can act independently to secure its exports.
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News Reports

UP’s ‘Singham’ warns TMC strongman Jahangir Khan: Who is ‘encounter specialist’ Ajay Pal Sharma currently posted as police observer in Bengal

Rukma Rathore -
Sharma stated, "Inform Jahangir that we are receiving frequent information about his men threatening people."
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News Reports

What is Super El Nino: Is this global phenomenon behind the intense heatwave in Asia and India’s record-breaking summer

Divya Bharti -
India is facing a brutal early summer with temperatures hitting 47.4°C. Experts warn that a developing "Super El Nino" could intensify these heatwaves and weaken the upcoming monsoon, threatening the country’s water security, power grids, and agricultural economy through 2026.
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News Reports

Wanted to terrorise society through IED blasts, raised funds for ISIS and more: NIA court sentences terrorist Mohamed Shariq to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment...

Aditi -
"Mohamed Shariq had conspired with co-accused Syed Yasin and a foreign-based IS online handler to promote IS terror activities in India with the aim to terrorise the society through IED attacks. He was also involved in fundraising activities for IS," the NIA said.
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News Reports

Preventing demographic change, ending corruption, preserving Hindu identity and more: Decoding BJP’s strategy to counter TMC in West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election

Dibakar Dutta -
The Trinamool Congress is faced with the imminent challenge of anti-incumbency, coupled with the public angst against the Pishi-Bhaipo regime. Concerns over growing corruption, unemployment, economic downturn, Bangladeshi infiltration, Muslim appeasement and systematic erasure of Hindu identity and culture have shoved the TMC against the wall. The iron is hot to strike!
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News Reports

As India battles heatwave, opposition and left liberals find a way to blame PM Modi: Here is why their political propaganda melts before facts

Rukma Rathore -
India is undoubtedly prone to hot weather, which is triggered by a multitude of interrelated determinants. Heat is trapped close to the surface by meteorological elements, including low winds, high pressure systems and a shortage of cloud cover. A "heat dome" that has confined hot air over the Indo-Gangetic plains and eastern India is also a critical cause. Pre-monsoon heatwaves have been common and consistent in India.
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Opinions

Bengal needs a regime change: Decades of Communist rule and 3-terms of Mamata govt have taken the state on a rapid decline across all...

Debraj B -
Tagore had once yearned for ‘Banglar mati, Banglar jol’ to get sanctified under the blessings of the Supreme. As Bengal gears up to send legislators to it’s 294 member Assembly yet again, it is time to revisit those words. 4th May will decide if the State’s skyline gets smeared with green ‘abir’ yet again, or it will be saffron laddoos all the way, with a dash of ‘jhal muri’ alongside!  
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News Reports

Congress govt in Karnataka moves to implement sub-categorisation of Scheduled Castes, two years after the Supreme Court’s order

Shriti Sagar -
The Supreme Court’s ruling has given states greater flexibility to design reservation policies that address internal inequalities within SC and ST communities.
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News Reports

Congress mouthpiece ‘National Herald’ simps on Bangladesh to discredit ECI, bats for return of ballot boxes and manages to cry foul over women reservation...

Rukma Rathore -
On 26th April (Sunday), the Congress mouthpiece "National Herald" published a column by Sourabh Sen. It directed Modi govti to learn 'lessons' from the recently concluded national parliament polls in the neighbouring country.
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Opinions

Kejriwal launches a new drama after recusal stunt was dismissed by Delhi HC: Calling it ‘Satyagraha’ won’t change the fact that he is all...

Divyansh Tiwari -
A court cannot be declared illegitimate after you have petitioned it and lost. That is forum shopping wrapped in a khadi shawl, not civil disobedience.
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News Reports

What is The Timothy Initiative, a Christian MLM scheme: How a foreign entity under ED scanner spent an average of Rs 1 crore a...

Anurag -
TTI’s own material says donations fund leadership training, travel, stipends, field verification and village mapping. ED says foreign debit cards were used to withdraw cash across states while bypassing FCRA.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Khandwa Police arrest Anwar Qureshi for manufacturing fake ghee made using animal fat, bones and skin, read exclusive details of the FIR

Anurag -
The FIR stated that Anwar Sheikh Bismillah Qureshi produced a licence belonging to another person. Officials recovered 69 tins of fat, nine drums, leather pieces, horns and tubular animal parts.
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News Reports

As Bihar DGP bars cops from wearing religious symbols like tilak and mangalsutra with uniform, here are past incidents wherein Hindus were targeted in...

Shraddha Pandey -
In fact, in 2024, the Madras High Court allowed Muslim police officials to keep beards in Islamic style, citing religious freedom. If Muslim cops can be allowed to sport beards according to their religious beliefs, why can't Hindu officials wear a Tilak or other religious symbols?
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News Reports

As Raghav Chadha and 6 other AAP Rajya MPs defect and merge with BJP, here’s what the Anti-Defection Law is and how AAP’s attempt...

Shraddha Pandey -
Paragraph 4 (2) essentially kills AAP’s argument that a ‘real’ merger must involve the national party structure and not just one House’s lawmakers. This constitutional provision rejects the interpretation of the Anti-Defection Law, AAP leadership is putting forth.
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Crime

Exclusive: Delhi HC documents reveal how Salim Khan alias ‘Ex Muslim’ Salim Wastik was convicted for kidnapping & killing a 13-year-old boy, jumped bail...

Anurag -
Delhi HC records show that Salim Khan was convicted by the trial court for kidnapping and murdering 13-year-old Sandeep. He was later granted two-week bail by the Delhi High Court while his appeal against conviction remained pending. He did not surrender after the bail period ended and remained on the run for 26 years.
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Crime

‘Threatened to kill second son’: Accused in Tarun Khatik’s lynching pressuring family to withdraw the case, read the family’s ordeal as they prepare to...

केशव मालान -
Tekchandra said, "Our entire family is terrified after this threat. Now we want to sell this house and move away"
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News Reports

BJP needs to win substantial seats in the second phase to clinch West Bengal election: Read why breaching Mamata’s bastion and undoing the past...

Shraddha Pandey -
The second and final phase of the 2026 West Bengal elections is a make-or-break phase for the BJP. This phase covers the large pasts of South Bengal, including 11 seats in Kolkata, North 24 Parganas has 33, South 24 Parganas has 31 seats, Howrah has 16, Hooghly has 18, Nadia has 17, and East Burdwan has 16 seats. These seats have been the Trinamool Congress’s core bastion.
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Economy and Finance

RBI cancels banking licence of Paytm Payments Bank: Read why the decision was taken and what it means for users

Shriti Sagar -
The RBI further said that the management’s conduct was “prejudicial to the interest of the depositors,” which is a serious concern for any financial institution.
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News Reports

SP delegation tries to exploit murder of minor girl in Ghazipur: People protest, refuse to allow the leaders into the village, former minister Ram...

रामांशी -
SP intended to capitalise on the caste issue, given that the accused is from the Brahmin community.
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News Reports

Legal advocacy group APCR, which peddled false Muslim-victimhood narrative, attempts to give clean chit to Muslim men who forced TCS Nashik Hindu employees to...

Aditi -
APCR has extended legal aid to individuals accused in violent incidents such as the Sambhal violence and the anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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News Reports

Highest voter turnout marks assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal: The possible reasons for the unprecedented numbers and who...

Rukma Rathore -
The "highest-ever poll participation since Independence" in Bengal and Tamil Nadu was commended by the Election Commission
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News Reports

J&K man Zulfikar posed as Krishna to lure a Hindu woman in Haryana, raped, blackmailed, tortured and tried to force-feed carabeef: Here’s what the...

पूजा राणा -
This case reveals the ordeal of a Hindu woman who was lured into a love affair, trapped in a false relationship, and whose life was destroyed. Today, she is seeking justice, while the accused, a Muslim man, roams freely. His real name is Zulfikar Ahmed. He concealed his Muslim identity and assumed the Hindu name "Krishna" to deceive the Hindu woman.
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News Reports

Intimidation of voters, attack on BJP candidates, targeting of security forces: 9 incidents of threats and violence unleashed by TMC goons and ‘lungi bahini’...

OpIndia Staff -
In visuals that have surfaced on social media, TMC goons were seen gheraoing the vehicle of the BJP candidate in Labpur Assembly constituency. They overwhelmed the police present at the site and threw kicks, punches and blows at his car.
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News Reports

Man tried to break locks, burqa-clad woman gave threats, 250 videos targeting them: Family of Tarun, who was lynched by Muslim mob on Holi,...

Aditi -
Justice Girish Kathpalia asked the Additional DCP to direct the concerned SHO to provide his personal mobile phone number to Tarun's family.
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News Reports

“I am from AAP, no one can touch me”: Zubair Qureshi arrested for rape of Hindu woman in Rajkot, victim narrates her ordeal after...

લિંકન સોખડિયા -
According to the complainant, she had to change her SIM card and shift a couple of times to escape him.
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News Reports

Mocking Maa Sita’s birth, sexual innuendos on Lord Krishna’s parents: Hindus demand action against Ambedkarite activist Satish Bauddh for vile, derogatory comments at Delhi...

Shraddha Pandey -
During an event commemorating Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s birthday, Satish Bauddh delivered a speech wherein he began with the usual hateful commentary against the ‘Manuwadi ideology’, caste, and superstition, to incite Dalit Hindus to convert to Buddhism. However, he soon pivoted to spewing vitriol against Hindu deities, scriptures and beliefs.
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News Reports

Congress-linked advocate Muhammad Ali Khan gets X users to delete tweets, read why the court should not have issued this order

Divyansh Tiwari -
Court called tweets prima facie derogatory and issued interim restraint without hearing defendants. Plaintiffs cited threats. OpIndia says order is not final and raises concerns about broad restrictions affecting independent reporting and public interest journalism.
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News Reports

OpIndia Exclusive: Shoaib Hussain stalks Hindu women, breaks into their houses at night and performs obscene acts while peeking into their rooms- Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Shoaib Hussain has been stalking Hindu women and entering their houses for the past year.
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Culture and History

Jesuit priest Francis Xavier: How did the pioneer of the Portuguese “Goa Inquisition” die in China, and what is the controversy over his “relics”

Rukma Rathore -
Xavier died on the Shangchuan Island while attempting to enter China for his missionary endeavours.
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News Reports

Rahul Meena arrested after two rapes and a murder: Read how he raped his friend’s wife in Alwar and then raped and killed an...

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police on 23 April arrested 23-year-old Rahul Meena, a former domestic help from Rajasthan’s Alwar district, hours after he raped two women and killed one of them in a span of just less than 12 hours
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News Reports

Who is Gautam Khattar, the Hindu activist against whom Goa Crime Branch has issued look-out circular: Here is what he said exposing ‘Saint’...

Shraddha Pandey -
Khattar is an ardent follower of Arya Samaj and Maharishi Dayanand Saraswati. His Dharmic and youth-centric content and aggressive approach earned him popularity and relevance.
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News Reports

From evacuating 11 lakh Indians to ensuring LPG supply, navigating blockades and daily inter-ministerial briefings: Read how Modi govt is managing West Asia crisis

Shriti Sagar -
On a single day recently, over 45 lakh LPG bookings were registered, and a massive 51 lakh cylinders were delivered to doorsteps across the country.
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Editor's picks

The Wire questions SIR process in Uttar Pradesh over deletion of over 2 crore names: Here is how there is no “Riddle” and the...

OpIndia Staff -
The objective of SIR is simple and non-negotiable: no eligible Indian citizen should be left out, and no ineligible, duplicate, deceased, or shifted person should remain on the list.
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Opinions

Language, art, food and more: The Economist glorifies Mughals for bringing culture to India, as if nothing existed before Babur. Netizens mock the bizarre...

Rukma Rathore -
It is harder to eradicate a culture that has over five centuries permeated India’s blood and soil," The Economist claimed.
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News Reports

Special NIA court sentences 7 accused, including Lashkar-e-Taiba member T Naseer, in Bengaluru prison radicalisation case: Read what the NIA court said

Aditi -
The accused planned to carry out strikes in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as part of the anti-India agenda of the Pakistan-based terror outfit, Lashkar-e-Taiba.
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Opinions

The Wire’s Arfa Khanum claims the term Love Jihad is ‘insult’ to choice and autonomy of Hindu women: Here’s how she is gaslighting Hindus...

Shraddha Pandey -
In an X post published on 21st April, Arfa Khanum Sherwani described the term Love Jihad as "a profound insult to the dignity and intelligence of Hindu women”. She framed the issue as “communal propaganda” meant to “control women” and strip them of their autonomy.
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News Reports

Vanishing maids of Gurgaon and Bengal election connection: Read about the strange phenomenon which hints at how a desperate TMC is playing its cards

Nupur J Sharma -
Why are maids of Gurgaon disappearing and where are they going? What is the West Bengal Assembly Election 2026 connection? Is TMC threatening them?
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News Reports

This day last year: How the gruesome Pahalgam attack unfolded, when Pakistani terrorists gunned down 26 men after confirming they were not Muslims

Shriti Sagar -
PM Modi emphasised that India has moved beyond mere condemnation to a doctrine of “decisive and proactive justice,” assuring the families of the victims that they are not alone in their grief.
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