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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Factory manager dies after falling into blast furnace, family members say he was murdered by owner Asif Ali

OpIndia Staff -
Anurag Tyagi, the manager of the smelting factory in Hapur, died suspiciously hours after he allegedly had an argument with the factory owner.
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News Reports

Audrey Truschke repeats lie debunked in court, says belly of pregnant Muslim woman was cut during Gujarat riots: Here are the facts

Raju Das -
Audrey Truschke repeats familiar lies about Gujarat riots that Islamists and left-liberals kept repeating, despite being proven false in courts
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News Reports

Slip with Christian verse distributed by Vizag police, netizens question police explanation: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Interestingly, the bill mentioned 'Traffic Police, Visakhapatnam City' at the top while the image of Jesus Christ was seen printed at the bottom.
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News Reports

G-20 leaders start India visit by visiting cellular jail, the prison where Veer Savarkar spent a decade

OpIndia Staff -
It is notable that Vinayak Damodar Savarkar aka Veer Savarkar spent a decade of his life in this cellular jail prison during the British Raj.
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News Reports

‘Legal content to be translated into regional languages in searchable format’: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju

OpIndia Staff -
Kiren Rijiju said a committee has been formed to translate legal content in regional languages and searchable format.
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News Reports

ISRO successfully launches PSLV-C54 carrying an earth observation satellite along with 8 nanosatellites

OpIndia Staff -
ISRO launched PSLV-C54 carrying Oceansat-3 and 8 nanosatellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, AP.
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News Reports

Mamaearth and its founder Ghazal Alagh tender apology after drawing backlash over the company’s rationalisation of Richa Chadha’s Galwan jibe

OpIndia Staff -
Mamaearth CEO Ghazal Alagh tendered an apology saying that a mistake by a team member 'unintentionally hurt' a lot of people.
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News Reports

Punjab Police asks people to voluntarily remove content glorifying weapons from social media within the next 72 hours

OpIndia Staff -
Notably, on November 23, Amritsar Rural Police arrested four people, including a 10-year-old boy and his father, for "glorifying" gun culture, but the FIR was later dropped after it was revealed that the firearm in question was a "toy gun."
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World

US bans import and sale of communication equipment from Chinese firms Huawei and ZTE over data security concerns

OpIndia Staff -
The US banned the import of equipment from Huawei Technologies and ZTE, citing "an unacceptable risk" to national security.
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News Reports

Propaganda outlet Alt News claims Tablighi Jamaat converted people to Hinduism to target Swarajya journalist; silently updates its report after being called out

OpIndia Staff -
In a 'fact check' published by Alt News, the propaganda outlet claimed that Tablighi Jamaat converted people into Hinduism.
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News Reports

Revisiting 26/11 media coverage: When Barkha Dutt shut down blogger Chaitanya Kunte for highlighting media’s role in helping the terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
While several people criticised media in general, and quite a few criticised Ms. Dutt's coverage specifically, one post of a blogger by the name of Chaitanya Kunte really attracted the wrath of Dutt.
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Crime

Bareilly: Akleem Qureshi rapes Hindu girl at gunpoint while sisters record the act, accused then blackmails victim to eat beef and accept Islam, 6...

OpIndia Staff -
A Hindu girl living in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district has accused one Akleem Qureshi and her brothers of raping her and forcing her to convert to Islam
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News Reports

‘India is where my family, home and culture blend together’: British PM Rishi Sunak’s daughter Anoushka Sunak

OpIndia Staff -
British PM Rishi Sunak's daughter Anoushka Sunak stated that India is a place where "family, home and culture" blend together.a
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News Reports

Mizoram approves temporary shelters for Kuki-Chin-Mizo refugees from Bangladesh who entered India: Here is why they fled

OpIndia Staff -
A meeting of the Mizoram Cabinet expressed sympathy for the migrants, who are from the Kuki Chin Mizo communities.
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News Reports

Another CCTV footage emerges showing suspended Tihar Jail superintendent interacting with Satyendar Jain, amenities like TV visible in cell

OpIndia Staff -
CCTV footage of jailed Delhi minister Satyendar Jain emerged from Tihar Jail wherein AAP leader is seen interacting with the now-suspended Tihar jail superintendent Ajit Kumar.
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News Reports

‘Manish Sisodia chased by the protesting crowd in a public meeting’, says BJP posting a video: Here are the questions he could not answer

OpIndia Staff -
Deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia had to face embarrassment after he failed to answer the crowd's questions
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News Reports

Congress leader Gopal Keshawat’s daughter’s kidnapping case: Girl found staying in Ahmedabad with friend Waseem Akram, refuses to go back to father

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Congress leader Gopal Keshawat's daughter told the police that she was an adult and refused to live with her father
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News Reports

‘Have courage when govt is doing right too’: Gautam Adani hints at NDTV’s bias, answers opposition allegations of him benefitting from Modi govt

OpIndia Staff -
Gautam Adani stated that the takeover of NDTV is not a business opportunity but rather a responsibility.
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News Reports

What will Elon Musk do if Twitter is banned by Google and Apple? Launch his own smartphone? Read what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Elon Musk hinted launching his own smartphone, operating system in the 'unlikely' event that Google, Apple Inc. remove Twitter
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Opinions

26/11 Mumbai attack vs 19/11 Mangaluru blast: The parallels of an attempt to raise the ‘Hindu Terror’ bogey

Gopal Tiwari -
On 19th November 2022, a blast took place in an autorickshaw running on the streets of Mangaluru in Karnataka - 14 years after 26/11 terror attack
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News Reports

Congress leader Asif Mohammad Khan assaults cop Akshay, repeats ‘Muslim area’ trope, gets arrested from Shaheen Bagh: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Asif Mohammad Khan has now been arrested from Shaheen Bagh after he made a provocative speech and heckled a police officer.
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Law

SC issues contempt notice against petitioner who called judge a ‘terrorist’, ‘What interest will the judge have in your matter’, remarked enraged CJI

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court directed the Registry to issue a show cause notice for initiating criminal contempt proceedings against a petitioner who called a  Supreme Court judge a ‘terrorist’.
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News Reports

NDTV distorts Amit Shah’s statement on the 2002 Gujarat riots, deletes tweet after being called out

OpIndia Staff -
NDTV deleted the tweet and published an edited version after being called out for distorting statements by Amit Shah.
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News Reports

Sultanpur village in Maharashtra renamed as ‘Rahul Nagar’ by the villagers, here is why

OpIndia Staff -
Sultanpur village in Maharashtra will be known as 'Rahul Nagar', in memory of cop Rahul Shinde who was killed in Mumbai terror attack
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News Reports

‘Dear collector uncle…why do they scream so much?’ Letter allegedly by Bhopal school children against mosque loudspeakers goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
In the letter, children apprised the Bhopal collector about blaring noise from mosque loudspeakers in their neighbourhood.
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News Reports

Bihar: Man who raped a minor girl let go by panchayat after ‘punishment’ of 5 sit-ups, police file case after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Panchayat of Kannauj village in Bihar's Nawada district punished a rapist of a minor girl by 5 sit-ups
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Four pastors lure Hindu villagers to convert to Christianity on the pretext of reviving their deceased family members, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The pastors had reportedly promised villagers of reviving their dead relatives in exchange for conversion to Christianity.
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Opinions

Lachit Borphukan: The hero of the 1671 Battle of Saraighat against the Mughals and preserver of Northeast Indian civilisation

Virender Kapoor -
Lachit Borphukan foiled Mughal bids to capture North East India, most notably in the battle of Saraighat in 1671.
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News Reports

Suitcase with badly decomposed body parts found in Faridabad, Police suspects a link with Shraddha Walkar murder

OpIndia Staff -
Suitcase with torso and limbs killed months ago found in Faridabad, police suspect it can be linked to Shraddha Walker murder
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News Reports

Richa Chadha draws support from Pakistan after being supported by Congress leaders and employees of a propaganda portal edited by a US citizen

OpIndia Staff -
Richa Chadha drew support from a Pakistani media outlet which hailed her for her Galwan jibe against Indian Army.
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News Reports

Controversial Chinese ambassador to Nepal Hou Yanqe, who had instigated the Oli govt against India, transferred to Indonesia

OpIndia Staff -
Hou Yanqi had hatched conspiracies against India in many ways by growing closeness with former Prime Minister of Nepal KP Sharma Oli.
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News Reports

Elon Musk announces the launch of blue, grey and gold verification badges on Twitter, authentication to be mandatory

OpIndia Staff -
Elon Musk has confirmed verification badges will be activated only after authentication, which he describes as "painful but necessary."
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News Reports

‘Colour grey hair; no pearls, big bindi, religious threads allowed’: Air India issues new grooming guidelines for cabin crew

OpIndia Staff -
Air India issued a circular regarding the revised image and uniform guidelines, for both male and female crew members.
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News Reports

‘Muslims imitating Christians will be punished on judgment day’: Deoband Maulana Abdul Qasmi calls birthday celebrations ‘Haram’

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Qasmi said that Muslims should not celebrate because it is not permitter in Islam, and only Christians celebrate it
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News Reports

Rising Jihadi violence in Nigeria: Muslim herders attack farmers of Eha Amufu communities, burn houses, kill at least 10 including women and children

OpIndia Staff -
Armed Muslim Fulani herdsmen launched a dastardly attack on farmers in their farm settlements at Agu-Amede and Mgbuji communities in Eha Amufu, Nigeria
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News Reports

Richa Chadha saga: After hailing Rihanna, Trudeau over farm protests, liberals attack Akshay Kumar with ‘foreigner’ jibe for standing up for Army

OpIndia Staff -
Akshay Kumar attracted the wrath of insufferably hypocritical 'liberals', who had drooled over Trudeau's comments on farm laws
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News Reports

Supreme Court issues notice to Center on pleas seeking legalization of same-sex marriages under Special Marriage Act

OpIndia Staff -
The petitioners contended that although Section 4 of the Special Marriage Act allows any two people to conduct a marriage ceremony, the accompanying restrictions in sub-Section (c) limit its application to only males and females.
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News Reports

‘Our history was distorted under a colonial conspiracy’: PM Modi at 400th birth anniversary celebration of Lachit Borphukan

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Indian history was distorted under a conspiracy during the colonial era
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Opinions

Good governance during a natural calamity: How we can find ways to alleviate the adverse effects

Guest Author -
Karnataka displayed some strong management skills during COVID - other natural disasters have also managed with alacrity
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Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi claims RSS helped the Britishers when they hanged tribal leaders Tantya Mama and Birsa Munda: Here’s the truth

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi accused RSS of conspiring with the British even though it came into existence 36 years after Mama's death.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: BJP posts video, says ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised during ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in Khargone, Congress claims video doctored

OpIndia Staff -
Congress' general secretary in-charge of communications Jairam Ramesh responded to the allegations put forth by Malviya and said that the video was doctored.
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News Reports

Will Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM get support in Muslim majority seats of Surat? Here is an OpIndia Ground Report

મેઘલસિંહ પરમાર -
OpIndia obtained details from the ground to know how AIMIM is performing in both the seats of Surat and especially among Muslim voters.
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News Reports

Delhi HC restrains infringement of Amitabh Bachchan’s personality rights after he moved court against WhatsApp scammers using his name: Here is what it means

OpIndia Staff -
Amitabh Bachchan approached the Delhi HC seeking protection of his personality rights as scammers were using his name and images
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News Reports

‘India will be on fire’: Maulana Sajid Rashidi threatens after Uttarakhand govt decides to modernise madarsas

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Sajid Rashidi, earlier tried to corner the Uttar Pradesh government for surveying the unrecognised madarsas. On September 14, he urged madarsa authorities to welcome state surveying authorities with slippers and shoes.
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News Reports

Netizens slam cosmetic brand Mamaearth for defending anti-Army tweet of actress Richa Chadha, Congress leader tries to rescue Chadha too

OpIndia Staff -
Social media users accused the cosmetic brand of desperately trying to justify the now-deleted tweet of Richa Chadha.
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News Reports

US govt agency USCIRF uses Tek Fog to allege a lack of religious freedom in India, a month after the fake story was withdrawn...

OpIndia Staff -
USCIRF under US govt publishes a report on Religious Freedom Conditions in India mentioning Tek Fog after it was withdrawn by Wire
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News Reports

‘Jihadis will behead you, it is Allah’s order’: Bihar Professor receives ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threat letter, accused of abusing Muslim women

OpIndia Staff -
Prem Mohan Mishra, a professor at Lalit Narayan Mithila University, said he had received 'Sar Tan Se Juda' threat letter.
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News Reports

‘No one can stop us from correcting history’: Amit Shah encourages scholars to free Indian history from distortions

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah encouraged scholars to conduct studies about 30 great Indian civilisations and 300 soldiers who fought valiantly.
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News Reports

Delhi Vigilance Directorate recommends probe into ₹1300 crore scam in construction of classrooms by AAP government

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi vigilance directorate has recommended a probe by a specialized agency into the alleged irregularities and corruption in the construction of 2,405 classrooms in 194 govt schools in Delhi.
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World

Club Q shooter claims he is ‘non-binary’, Wokes who claimed gender identity must be respected and trusted, start to doubt his identity

OpIndia Staff -
Primary suspect in Colorado Springs nightclub (Club Q) shooting, Anderson Lee Aldrich, submitted before court that he was non-binary
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