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Author JK Rowling attracts the wrath of ‘gender-identity’ fanatics for wishing ‘Merry Terfmas’: Read what it means and what’s the outrage about

Jinit Jain -
JK Rowling is facing online attack for wishing one of her fans 'Merry Terfmas', regarded as anti-trans holiday greeting.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Shadab Khan poses as ‘Raja’, sexually assaults, harasses Hindu woman and pressurises for ‘Nikah’

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The incident came to fore after Bajrang Dal District President Pintu Kaushal learned about the victim and contacted the victim's family. The woman registered a complaint after Kaushal encouraged her to seek justice and report the incident to the Police.
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News Reports

Plethora of fake news with almost a million subscribers: Read how no ‘fact-checker’ bothered to fact-check this YouTube channel

OpIndia Staff -
The YouTube channel 'News Headlines' with almost a million subscriber base has been regularly peddling anti-BJP and pro-Congress fake news on its channel.
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News Reports

Locals protest against illegal church in Gujarat’s Valsad village, had earlier alleged forced religious conversion

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Local residents of Karpada village in Valsad, Gujarat, have also questioned the funding received for construction of the church.
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News Reports

Witness in Umesh Kolhe murder case receives threats from Islamists for extending support to Nupur Sharma, a Muslim ‘friend’ suspected to have tipped them...

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After some time, another of his friends texted him a screenshot of his photo and store details with the words 'Boycott' written on it.
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News Reports

Delhi LG directs chief secretary to recover Rs 97 crores from ruling AAP for publishing political advertisements as govt ads

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The Delhi LG ordered recovery of Rs 97.14 crores that AAP spent or booked on account of ‘non-conforming advertisements’.
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News Reports

‘Rakesh Tikait is not our leader…our rally is not politically funded’: 50,000 farmers stage peaceful protests at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, share list of demands

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On Monday, December 19, around 50,000 farmers gathered at central Delhi Ramlila Maidan with demands over several farmer related issues.
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Politics

As AAP pushes for life imprisonment or ‘more’ for blasphemy, here is how they are making things worse

Nirwa Mehta -
This stricter laws on blasphemy is only a sure shot way to increase and encourage lynchings and justify it by 'sacrilege' or 'blasphemy'.
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Crime

Ghaziabad: 19-year-old hangs herself after Irfan shares her intimate videos online

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The accused and his family members are absconding since the suicide. The Police have formed 6 teams to search and nab the accused
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News Reports

Twitter Files 7.0: FBI paid $3.4 million to Twitter, made top executives dub Hunter Biden laptop story as ‘Russian disinformation’

Dibakar Dutta -
Interestingly, the sixth tranche of Twitter Files also revealed 150 email exchanges between the FBI and Yoel Roth during the period of January 2020 and November 2022.
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News Reports

FIFA World Cup Final 2022: France’s Kingsley Coman, Aurelien Tchouameni face online racist abuses following penalty misses against Argentina

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France's players faced racial abuses after missing penalty kicks at FIFA Finals
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News Reports

Umesh Kolhe murder: NIA reveals 11 arrested were radicalized members of Tablighi Jamaat, instigated by ‘social activists’ Irfan and Maulvi Ahmad

OpIndia Staff -
The NIA in the charge sheet also mentioned that the 11 accused were highly influenced by the Islamist ideology and believed in, “Gustakh -E- Nabi Ki Aik Saza, Sar Tan Se Juda.'
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News Reports

Bharat Jodo Yatra is to be paused during Christmas and New Year, no clarity on where Rahul Gandhi will spend his holiday

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Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra to be on 9-day break from December 25 to January 2.
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News Reports

Project Vartak: To counter Chinese aggression, Modi govt goes on overdrive to develop infra, mobile connectivity in border areas of Arunachal Pradesh

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For countering Chinese aggression on the LAC, the Modi govt is carrying out infrastructure development in the border areas of Arunachal Pradesh. 
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World

China’s fall from grace amid falling GDP growth, Zero Covid policy

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China's gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow at 5.5 per cent in 2022, the lowest in more than 30 years. 
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News Reports

Defence Ministry to discuss Indian Army proposal for acquiring 354 ‘Zorawar’ light tanks for deployment on the China border

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The Indian Army has proposed for acquiring 354 Zorawar light tanks for deployment on the China border.
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Politics

Congress leader and Gandhi family loyalist Ajay Rai says Smriti Irani comes to Amethi only for “latke jhatke”, Amethi MP calls out the misogynist...

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Ajay Rai, who is mainly identified as a Gandhi family loyalist, said that the Amethi MP comes to her constituency only to show 'latke and jhatke'.
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News Reports

‘Inspiring to see the rapid pace of technological change under your leadership’: Google CEO Sundar Pichai lavishes praises on PM Modi

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Praising the Modi government, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he is looking forward to continuing strong partnership.
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News Reports

UP: FIR against SRK fans for attacking Yogi Adityanath, Sadhavi Prachi, and others with morphed pictures from the ‘Besharam Rang’ song

OpIndia Staff -
Shah Rukh Khan fans attacked Yogi Adityanath, Sadhavi Prachi by sharing morphed versions of their pictures online.
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News Reports

Is there another major Covid wave in China? Experts say millions may die as concerns over new variant rise

OpIndia Staff -
The BBC quoted epidemiologist Wu Zunyou as saying that this may be the beginning of a 'first wave'. He has predicted that the second wave will be in late January when mass travel due to the Chinese New Year celebrations will spread infection.
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Fact-Check

Was Deepika Padukone representing India at the FIFA World Cup trophy unveiling in Qatar as implied by ‘liberals’? Here’s a fact-check

Anurag -
Was Deepika Padukone representing India at FIFA as alleged by some members of the Indian Left?
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News Reports

Qatar 2022: Celebrations after Argentina win turn violent in Kerala, three stabbed and several cops injured

OpIndia Staff -
As France lost to Argentina in the FIFA World Cup 2022 final, clashes broke out during the victory celebrations in Kerala
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News Reports

EAM S Jaishankar pulls up Rahul Gandhi over his ‘Chinese troops beating Indian soldiers’ remark

ANI -
Days after Rahul Gandhi said Chinese are thrashing Indian soldiers, Jaishankar said word 'pitai' should not be used for jawans.
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Social Media

Elon Musk creates a Twitter poll to ask if he should continue to head Twitter, public said no, here is what may follow

OpIndia Staff -
The most expected step is to hand Twitter over to Jack Dorsey once again, Twitter founder, and more importantly, a good friend of Elon Musk.
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News Reports

Benjamin Netanyahu slams the New York Times for casting doubt on Israel’s democracy. Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
The New York Times had recently published a propaganda piece titled, "The Ideal of Democracy in a Jewish State Is in Jeopardy."
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Shamsher Khan arrested for vandalising a Shivling inside an ancient temple, had tried to stoke communal strife earlier

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A Shivling placed inside an ancient temple in Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, was vandalised by one Shamsher Khan.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Dildar Ansari had trapped Rubika in a love affair by hiding his previous marriage from her, confesses before the police

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Dildar Ansari trapped the 22-year-old Rubika Pahadan into a love affair by not disclosing that he was previously married
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News Reports

Delhi HC refuses to send ex-PFI chief Abu Becker on house arrest, orders to get him treated in AIIMS

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The bench said," When you ask for bail on medical grounds, why should we send you to your house? We will send you to the hospital."
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Opinions

While pliant media like The Hindu want to sing praises of ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, here is how Rahul Gandhi can’t even accomplish ‘Congress Jodo’

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The Congress party lost its deposit in a seat it held multiple times before. When the campaigning was peaking up for this seat, Rahul Gandhi was in Telangana as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra.
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News Reports

Digi Yatra: A step-by-step guide on how to use the new app for seamless boarding at airports

Anurag -
Digi Yatra is currently functional at three airports in the country: Delhi, Bengaluru and Varanasi. Four more airports are to be added in the first phase.
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Social Media

Lionel Messi was born in Assam: Congress MP Abdul Khaleque invents a local connection to the Argentinian great

OpIndia Staff -
As expected, the outlandish claims of the Congress MP drew widespread ridicule on social media.
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News Reports

‘Mulnivasi Muslim Manch’ and ‘Bhim Army Bahujan Ekta Mission’ oppose launch of book on Lt Col Purohit, who was falsely accused in Malegaon blast...

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The protest was carried out against the launch of a book on Lt Col Shrikant Prasad Purohit, who was falsely implicated in the Malegaon Blast Case by the then UPA Govt
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News Reports

‘Will participate in Bharat Jodo Yatra’: Anti-Sikh riots accused Jagdish Tytler after attending Delhi Congress Unit’s meeting on container rally

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Congress leader Jagdish Tytler was accused of a direct role in instigating anti-Sikh riots in India in 1984.
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News Reports

Netizens accuse New York Times of putting the Nazi symbol in their crossword on the eve of the Jewish festival Hanukkah

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Twitter users slammed New York Times of insulting Jews by inclusion of Nazi insignia in crossword ahead of Jewish festival
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Scuffle breaks out between locals and railways officials after an old Shivling is uprooted while laying down the tracks

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The villagers protested after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans uprooted a 200-years-old Shivling while laying down a railway track in Jharkhand.
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WTF News

AAP MLA complains about poor connectivity after his phone doesn’t ring for 9-10 hours, phone later found in flight mode

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to Facebook, Maiser Khana shared, "I don't understand why no sound is either coming or going from my phone for the last 9-10 hours. I am upset."
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News Reports

Veer Savarkar’s portrait unveiled in Karnataka Assembly hall, Congress-led opposition stages a protest outside

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Congress leaders protested against the Karnataka govt's decision to unveil V D Savarkar's portrait in assembly.
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News Reports

Did you know: Christian Missionaries attempted to convert Nathuram Godse while he was in prison, sent communication just two months before his execution

Anurag -
Christian Missions attempted to convert Nathuram Godse when he was in jail.
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News Reports

TMC spokesperson links victory of Argentina in FIFA World Cup to his party, deletes tweet after controversy

OpIndia Staff -
TMC spokesperson Riju Dutta has recently courted controversy for his misogynistic tweet on Smriti Irani.
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News Reports

Newly constructed bridge collapses in Bihar’s Begusarai

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As per information, the 206-metre-long bridge had developed cracks. The front part of the bridge between pillar no 2 and 3 collapsed on Sunday. 
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Sports

FIFA World Cup: Angry fans create a riot-like situation in France as they lose to Argentina 4-2

OpIndia Staff -
In one of the most exciting matches of all times, Argentina defeated France to win the World Cup after 36 years.
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Sports

FIFA World Cup: Lionel Messi announces he won’t retire, to continue to play for Argentina national team

ANI -
Lionel Messi was awarded the Golden Ball, the honour given to the best player of a FIFA World Cup, after a thrilling final at Lusail which saw the legendary striker's World Cup dreams turn into reality following a 4-2 win over France in penalties. 
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Sports

DESTINY FULFILLED! Lionel Messi finally gets his World Cup as he inspires Argentina to win an astonishing World Cup final against France

OpIndia Staff -
The final was billed as Lionel Messi vs Kylian Mbappe, teammates at Paris St Germain, and the talismans for their respective national teams, and it did turn into Messi vs Mbappe.
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News Reports

Another Aaftab in Indore threatens to chop Hindu girl into 36 pieces after his identity is revealed, had posed as Rahul to trap her

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Bajrang Dal members hand over one Aaftab in Indore to police after he threatened to chop Hindu girl into 36 pieces
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News Reports

Maharashtra Govt approves Anna Hazare Committee report to establish Lokayukta, CM and ministers to be under its ambit

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The Lokayukta of Maharashtra will have a team of five people including retired judges of the Supreme Court and High Courts.
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News Reports

Bihar hooch tragedy: 5 persons, including local SHO and 2 Chowkidars, suspended in Chhapra after spurious liquor claimed over 70 lives

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Saran Superintendent of Police (SP) Santosh Kumar has suspended Isuapur Station House Officer Sanjay Ram, Chowkidar Hari Rai, Dafadar Krisha Singh and Chowkidar Ramnath Manjhi of Mashrakh police station
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News Reports

58% of Indians reduced their purchase of Chinese products due to the current geopolitical situation: Survey

OpIndia Staff -
As per the findings of a survey, 58% of Indians have curbed their ‘Made in China’ purchases while 28% of Indians found the Indian alternatives better in terms of quality, price, and customer service.
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News Reports

Police arrest one Wasim for flashing his private part inside a Shiva temple in Indore, booked under NSA

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Wasim was seen doing obscene acts inside the Vishweshwar Mahadev temple in Prakash Nagar in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh
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News Reports

“I will expose you all”: Conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar issues another warning letter to Arvind Kejriwal, says he is getting threats in jail

OpIndia Staff -
Sukesh Chandrashekhar also said, “You have not sacked Satyendar Jain, because he will then testify against you as he is the most important person in your loot gang.”
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News Reports

Fact-check: Did over 16 lakh voters cast their votes after 5 PM in second phase of the Gujarat elections

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Assembly Elections: Misleading reports in MSM and social media claimed 16 lakh voters cast votes after 5 PM in second phase
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