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FIR against CBI officials, preventing ED from questioning accused- Here is how TMC is trying to derail the cattle-smuggling probe

Shraddha Pandey -
WB Police booked several CBI officers in a custodial death case, and arrested cattle-smuggling case accused Anubrata Mondal before ED could take her to Delhi
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Opinions

‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ or ‘Credit Lelo Yatra’? After Cheetah, Congress claims credit for the revision of the OROP scheme

Amit Kelkar -
Congress attributed Rahul Gandhi's meeting with ex-servicemen and 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' for revision in OROP scheme.
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Opinions

As Rahul Gandhi and his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ rolls on, despite the Christmas break, we need to select the winners of ‘Pidi Oscars’

Ganesh R -
The Rahul Gandhi yatra rolls on. Of course, he is taking a short break (another trip to Europe?) for the Christmas holiday season.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mathura court orders an official survey of the disputed Shahi Idgah complex at Shri Krishna Janmasthan in Mathura

OpIndia Staff -
The court has given this decision to survey the Shahi Idgah in Mathura following the appeal from the Hindu side.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi says ‘no hatred’ as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi: Here are some instances when hate was endorsed during his Lal Singh Chaddha...

Dibakar Dutta -
Rahul Gandhi, with his unkempt beard, Lal Singh Chaddha avatar and condescending behaviour, is now the poster boy of love.
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Crime

Two minor boys critically injured in bomb blast in TMC worker’s house in West Bengal’s Birbhum, house owner Jamirul Islam arrested

OpIndia Staff -
2 boys were critically injured when a bomb kept in their maternal grandparent’s house in Birbhum exploded
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News Reports

Sitapur mass conversion racket: Police says Pastor David Asthana violated provisions of FCRA, received massive funding from foreign countries

OpIndia Staff -
Pastor David Asthana and his wife are booked on charges of operating a mass conversion racket in UP's Sitapur.
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Opinions

As Drishyam 2 becomes the third highest grosser of 2022 and Cirkus tanks at the box office, here is what the film industry needs...

Amit Kelkar -
2022 has taught many lessons to the big names of Bollywood. Even bankable names like Akshay Kumar and Ranveer Singh delivered multiple flops this year.
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News Reports

‘Can’t afford risks, might completely remove Besharam Rang song’, says Pathaan producer Aditya Chopra’s close friend: reports

OpIndia Staff -
A close friend of producer Aditya Chopra revealed that the controversial Besharam Rang song in Pathaan movie may be removed
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News Reports

Complaint filed in Uttar Pradesh court against Congress senior leader Rahul Gandhi for mocking contribution of Indian freedom fighter Veer Savarkar

OpIndia Staff -
The derogatory remark made by Rahul Gandhi against Veer Savarkar during his Bharat Jodo Yatra ran him into trouble
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News Reports

As China increases mass DNA collection, global lawmakers urge countries to stop business with companies supplying kits to China

ANI -
Beijing's mass DNA collection forces global lawmakers to halt business with companies supplying the technology to China
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Entertainment

Times of India uses Randeep Hooda’s image while reporting about release of serial killer Charles Sobhraj from Nepal jail: Here’s what the actor said

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actor Randeep Hooda mocked the Times of India print media edition for confusing 'reel' Charles Sobhraj with the real one.
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News Reports

RT-PCR tests mandatory for arrivals from China, 4 other nations: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

ANI -
The Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced mandatory RTPCR tests for arrivals from China, and 4 other nations.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: 16-year-old girl raped, impregnated by her father Insan Husain Shaik in Mumbai, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
On December 22, the Mumbai Police arrested one Insan Husain Shaik for sexually assaulting his minor daughter and impregnating her.
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News Reports

TMC leader Kirti Azad issues ‘apology’ over his tweet, where he used a morphed image, insulting PM Modi’s traditional attire during his visit to...

OpIndia Staff -
Kirti Azad tweeted a photoshopped image of PM Modi wearing a traditional attire of Meghalaya during his visit to Shillong
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News Reports

Maldives: Politician Abbas calls for attack on India High Commission to avenge incident from 10 years ago, for which he blames India without evidence

OpIndia Staff -
The so-called ‘India Out’ campaign began in 2020 as on-ground protests in Maldives, which later shifted to social media as a ‘hashtag campaign’.
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News Reports

Haryana: Already married wrestling coach converts to Islam, marries minor Muslim girl in a mosque, girl files plea seeking protection from her family

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, the girl was not willing to return to her parents and was repeatedly saying that she was not abducted. She said that she went along with Naveen and married at her own free will. 
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News Reports

Sufi Islamic Board files affidavit listing evidence of PFI’s involvement in terror activity, Muslim Brotherhood and Turkish IHH, linked to ISIS, Al Qaeda

OpIndia Staff -
The Sufi Islamic Board filed an affidavit in the matter, listing evidence against PFI and supporting the ban on the Islamic organisation.
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News Reports

Siddique Kappan granted bail by Allahabad High Court in the money laundering case, earlier, SC had granted bail in UAPA

ANI -
The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan, arrested in October 2020
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News Reports

Former ICICI Bank CEO Chanda Kochhar, husband Deepak Kochhar arrested in a loan fraud case

OpIndia Staff -
Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak Kochhar were arrested by CBI in connection with Videocon loan fraud.
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News Reports

Adani group to control nearly 65% stake in NDTV as founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy divest most of their shares retaining only 2.5%...

OpIndia Staff -
After Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy divested 23.27% stake in NDTV to Adani Group, Adani's stake in NDTV has gone up to to 64.71%
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News Reports

Union Cabinet approves revision of pension for armed forces under OROP, to benefit 25 lakh pensioners

ANI -
The revision of pension for armed forces under OROP is set to benefit more than 25 lakh pensioners.
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News Reports

Shraddha murder case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of Aaftab Amin Poonawala by 14 days, orders to give voice sample

ANI -
Delhi's Saket court has extended the judicial custody of accused Aaftab Amin Poonawala in the Shraddha Walkar murder case by a further 14 days.
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News Reports

As Cirkus hits the screens, an old video of director Rohit Shetty roasting film critic Anupama Chopra goes viral on social media

OpIndia Staff -
"This is hypocrisy. You guys look down upon mass-y films" Rohit Shetty had said while roasting Anupama Chopra.
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News Reports

Maharashtra:  State Intelligence Department to probe whether Uddhav Thackeray had directed police to add robbery angle in Umesh Kolhe murder case

OpIndia Staff -
After MLA Ravi Rana alleged that then CM Uddhav Thackeray asked police to probe Umesh Kolhe murder in robbery angle, Maharashtra govt orders probe
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News Reports

‘Knew Masood Azhar before hijacking of Indian Airlines IC 814, got an undertaking from his group for safety of passengers’: ‘Bikini killer’ Charles Sobhraj

OpIndia Staff -
In an exclusive interview with Indian Express, Charles Sobhraj said he knew Masood Azhar and visit Pakistan many times.
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News Reports

Puducherry: Karaikal temple authorities lodge a complaint for theft of 8 antique idols six decades ago, 2 traced to a museum in New York

OpIndia Staff -
8 idols from Sri Varathraja Perumal temple in Karaikal were stolen between 1959 and 1962, no complaint was lodged at that time
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News Reports

Pakistan’s ruling coalition leader cancels India trip amid tensions after Bilawal Bhutto’s remarks against PM Modi: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The already strained relations between India and Pakistan heightened after Pakistan’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari made a personal attack on PM Narendra Modi
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News Reports

NIA raids 14 locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Over Ground Workers of Pakistan-sponsored terror outfits targeted

ANI -
"They are involved in carrying out terrorist attacks by using cyber-space in Jammu and Kashmir, targeting of minorities, security personnel and spreading communal disharmony," NIA said.
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News Reports

Kerala government unconditionally apologizes to the High Court for delay in seizing assets of PFI leaders

OpIndia Staff -
The PFI had called for a strike on 23rd September without the mandatory 7-day notice. Suo motu contempt proceedings were started by the Kerala High Court on September 23.
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News Reports

DMK MP Kanimozhi, who was arrested during UPA government in the 2G scam, joins Rahul Gandhi in ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’

OpIndia Staff -
DMK MP Kanimozhi was arrested in the year 2011 leading to a strained alliance between the DMK and the Congress at that time
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News Reports

Gurugram: Muslims gather for namaz at a public place in sector 69, Bajrang Dal activists retaliate

OpIndia Staff -
Bajrang Dal activists chase away Muslims who had gathered for Friday namaz in Sect[or 69 in Gurugram
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News Reports

Sikkim: 16 soldiers lose their lives as Indian Army truck falls into deep gorge

OpIndia Staff -
The truck was a part of the three-vehicle convoy of the Indian Army that had started from Chatten to Thangu in Sikkim in the morning of December 23.
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News Reports

Bihar: Youths raise ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans after winning badminton match in Bhojpur, five arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Bhojpur SP Sanjay Kumar Singh said informed that an FIR will be registered after identifying all those who raised pro-Pakistan slogans.
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World

Suicide attack in Pakistan: Bomb attack in Islamabad kills a policeman, injures six others

OpIndia Staff -
The blast took place in the I-10 sector of Islamabad where the attacker blew himself up while being checked by the police over a suspicion.
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Crime

Two Pakistanis with links to Dawat-e-Islami charge-sheeted in Kanhaiya Lal murder case, read about the Islamic org and how they radicalise Muslims in India

OpIndia Staff -
The operations of the Islamic outfit Dawat-e-Islami are not new, and reports about its role in radicalising and brainwashing Indian Muslims have long been discussed
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News Reports

Terror sympathiser, hypocrite, ‘Two Nation theory’ advocate: Pakistani actor Hamza Ali Abbasi whose film, Maula Jatt, is slated for India release

Dibakar Dutta -
A Pakistani film titled, 'The Legend of Maula Jatt' is slated to be released in India on December 30 this year featuring Fawad Khan and Hamza Ali
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News Reports

Fact Check: The Telegraph misquotes the Centre as saying there is no conclusive evidence of Ram Setu

OpIndia Staff -
The Telegraph misquoted Dr Jitendra Singh to claim that the Centre has denied the existence of Ram Setu.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai attacks UP admin taking the name of Iqbal, but here’s what he hides about the poet who supported the creation of Pakistan

Siddhi Somani -
Rajdeep Sardesai glorified Muhammad Iqbal, an Islamic bigot who mobilised support for the creation of Pakistan.
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News Reports

UP Police say arrested pastor David Asthana’s NGO violated FCRA norms: All we know so far about the Sitapur mass conversion racket

Jhankar Mohta -
After Meerut and Fatehpur, a mass conversion racket has been busted in the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh
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News Reports

Imran Khan’s ex-wife Reham Khan marries again, ties the knot with former model Mirza Bilal Baig in Seattle

OpIndia Staff -
Former journalist and Imran Khan's ex-wife Reham Khan tied the knot with former model Mirza Bilal in a simple ceremony in Seattle, US.
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News Reports

‘I am proud to be a Christian, Sanghis will burn after learning this’, says ‘atheist’ DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin at a Christmas event

OpIndia Staff -
Udhayanidhi Stalin said that he is proud to call himself a Christian and that after knowing this, Sanghis will be burning. 
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News Reports

Industrialists from Punjab meet UP CM Yogi Adityanath to seek investment opportunities in the state

OpIndia Staff -
The business tycoons have taken this step because they are experiencing an unsafe situation in Punjab.
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News Reports

Pakistan defies Russia, supplies arms to Ukraine, provides air bridge to supply Western weapons to Kyiv

ANI -
This report came at a time when Pakistan-Russia relations are the upswing. On one hand, Russia has agreed to provide at least 100,000 barrels per day of crude oil to Pakistan at discounted rates while on other hand, Islamabad is supplying arms and ammunition to Ukraine, reported Geo-Politik.
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News Reports

Banda: Jahila Begum sets honey traps for men to extort Rs 40-50 lakhs, had forced one businessman Shailesh to commit suicide, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Jahila Begum, a middle-aged woman who honey-trapped people, was caught and detained by Banda police.
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News Reports

Shlokas from Bhagavad Gita and knowledge from Vedas to be included in NCERT textbooks: Centre informs Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
Minister Devi stated that NCERT has begun the development of National Curriculum Frameworks (NCF) where inputs from various ministries, departments, states, and union territories are invited from grass root levels. 
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News Reports

‘Do Namaz after marriage’: Faizan detained for entrapping Hindu minor in Indore, was caught while indulging in obscenity with the girl in Ganesh Temple

OpIndia Staff -
The girl filed a police complaint, following which Faizan was booked for molestation, threatening and provisions of the MPFRA.
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News Reports

South Korea: Daegu residents roast a whole pig to protest the construction of a mosque, tension escalates after local assaulted by Pakistani student

OpIndia Staff -
Photographs from the barbeque party shared on social media showed a pig's head displayed on a small table, and the pig being roasted by enthusiastic residents who were seen enjoying many pork dishes at the open-air party.
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News Reports

How two Pakistanis, named in the chargesheet, were involved in the beheading of Kanhaiya Lal to ‘avenge the insult to Prophet’

OpIndia Staff -
Riyaz Attari along with his accomplice Ghous Mohammed had beheaded Kanhaiya Lal to avenge insult to Prophet
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News Reports

TikTok employees were spying on US journalists, illegally obtaining data of US TikTokers, internal investigation finds

ANI -
ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, said on Thursday that an internal investigation found that employees had inappropriately obtained the data of US TikTok users
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