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Meerut police arrest main accused Asif and Faimidu Nat, recover severed head of Deepak Tyagi who was beheaded over relationship with a Muslim woman

OpIndia Staff -
Meerut police have arrested the two main accused Asif and Zehmeet who brutally beheaded the 20-year-old Hindu man Deepak Tyagi in Parikshitgarh in Uttar Pradesh
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News Reports

Punjab: Pro-Khalistan slogans found on walls of forest department office in Bhatinda, Khalistani terrorist outfit SFJ claims responsibility

OpIndia Staff -
Pro-Khalistan and anti-India slogans were found written on the outer wall of the office of the Divisional Forest Officer in Punjab's Bathinda city, a stronghold of the Aam Admi Party (AAP)
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News Reports

CPI (Maoist) comes out in support of PFI, calls the ban on the radical Islamist outfit draconian and anti-democratic

OpIndia Staff -
CPI (Maoist) issued a press release and condemned the ban imposed on the Islamist outfit Popular Front of India (PFI) by the Ministry of Home Affairs,
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News Reports

Ground Report from Chhattisgarh: The village in Jashpur that once forced pastors out finds no place for Hindus today

अजीत झा -
The roadside crosses in the villages inside Chhattisgarh are territory markers. "Only a few Hindus are left here", is the message they give.
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News Reports

The Quint columnist invokes ‘Dalit Christian’ bogey over neighbourly quarrel, here’s how it is problematic

OpIndia Staff -
The tweets by The Quint columnist Shalin Maria Lawrence act as a cautionary tale on how certain laws can be misused if someone gets vindictive enough.
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News Reports

‘Teesta Setalvad and Rana Ayyub are not in touch with me’ – Convicted ex-IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt’s wife says ‘activists’ provided zero support

OpIndia Staff -
Convicted ex-IPS Sanjiv Bhatt's wife said Rana Ayyub and Teesta Setalvad never called her to help in the cases against Bhatt.
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News Reports

As Islamist outfit PFI is outlawed, here is how the series of events unfolded leading to the ban

OpIndia Staff -
Government of India banned the Islamist organisation PFI and its associated outfits with immediate effect on September 28.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Man impersonates a cop to avoid paying toll tax, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
"I wear this uniform and keep the ID of an inspector to avoid paying toll tax," Mukesh was heard as saying.
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News Reports

Bomb threat onboard China-bound Iranian passenger flight flying across Indian airspace, IAF scrambles fighter jets: Details

OpIndia Staff -
ANI reported a 'bomb threat' onboard an Iranian passenger jet flying over Indian airspace
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Entertainment

‘Ravan riding a giant bat, weird-looking characters’: Om Raut’s Ramayana remake Adipurush gets mocked on social media after teaser release

OpIndia Staff -
There is also a hilariously copy-pasted scene of Saif as Ravan riding a giant, monster bat. Social media users were quick to point out that it was a rather stupid attempt to recreate the Night King character from Game of Thrones where he rides a skeletal zombie dragon.
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News Reports

Chinese govt repressing Tibetans through colonial-style boarding schools, Zero-Covid Policy, and bulk DNA collection: Tibetan activists

OpIndia Staff -
A resolution passed at the Tibetan communities' third General Meeting in Milan voiced concern about the Chinese government's acts of repression against Tibetans
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World

US: Lawyer Urooj Rahman, who led arson attack on cops during 2020 George Floyd Protests, blames it on ‘unprocessed trauma’ and alcohol

OpIndia Staff -
Citing her therapy sessions and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, Rahman's lawyers also alleged that the arson attack was “a marked deviation from her otherwise exemplary life.”
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Opinions

‘Muslims must stay away from Garba’: A viral tweet and a conversation I must have with my readers

Nupur J Sharma -
Muslims should stay away from Garba, because it is a deeply religious celebration of the Navdurga - Here is why
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Specials

A year on, Kawardha violence still haunts the Hindus, accuse Congress govt of Muslim appeasement: Ground report from Chhattisgarh

अजीत झा -
On October 3, 2021, a Muslim mob tore off a saffron flag in Kawardha that triggered violence against Hindus. A year later, questions remain unanswered.
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News Reports

Canada: Signboard of Bhagwat Gita Park vandalised in Brampton, police refutes claims after Indian High Commission expressed concern

OpIndia Staff -
Canada: Police refuted the claims of vandalism of signboard of Bhagwat Gita Park, said it was damaged during installation.
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News Reports

‘No such proposal under consideration’: Centre on media reports that said it is mulling over scrapping the Ministry of Minority Affairs

OpIndia Staff -
The Centre said no proposal of scrapping Ministry of Minority Affairs is under consideration.
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News Reports

Congress presidential elections: When party chief Sitaram Kesri was locked in a room to make way for Sonia Gandhi

Dibakar Dutta -
Sitaram Kesri died in 2000 after being subject to glaring indifference by a party, to which he dedicated his entire life.
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News Reports

Designed to last six months, India’s Mars Orbiter Mission stops communicating with Earth after 8 long years

OpIndia Staff -
ISRO has lost communications with the Mars Orbiter Mission, fuelling speculations about the end of its life
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News Reports

Hyderabad: Police foil ISI terror attack plan, 3 including Abdul Zahed arrested with grenades, Zahed was earlier released for lack of evidence

OpIndia Staff -
Hyderabad police arrest Abdul Zahed, Md Sameeuddin and Maaz Hasan Farooq with grenades who were planning terror attacks
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal cites ‘IB report’ to claim that AAP is winning Gujarat elections after his MLA shared 2017 report to claim BJP losing Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal claimed in a press conference that his party will form government in Gujarat citing a 'IB Report'
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News Reports

Gujarat: Ancient Hindu temple in Tapi demolished to build a Church, Hindus prohibited from offering prayers

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Around 98 percent of the people in this village in the Tapi district have become Christians and Hindus have been reduced to a minority.
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s health critical, admitted to ICU at Gurugram hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Mulayam Singh Yadav was hospitalised at Gurugram's Medanta hospital for a chronic health problem.
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News Reports

Myanmar: Bullet fired from the ground pierces through fuselage of an aircraft at 3500 feet and injures a passenger

OpIndia Staff -
A bullet fired from ground hit an ATR 72 of Myanmar National Airlines mid-air and injured a passenger inside the plane
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News Reports

Chandigarh University video leak case: Police say prime accused Sanjeev Singh blackmailed multiple women, Singh denies the charges

OpIndia Staff -
The main accused of Chandigarh University Video Leak case allegedly blackmailed other women too
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News Reports

Furore on social media over participation of #MeToo accused Sajid Khan in Bigg Boss, netizens slam show host Salman Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Following the announcement of Sajid Khan participating in Bigg Boss, there is a furore all around including on social media.
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News Reports

Delhi: ‘We Killed him, pick up the body’, Aalam, Bilal, and Faizan tell Sunder Nagari locals after killing Manish by stabbing him 60 times

OpIndia Staff -
Manish was killed because he was testifying in court against Qasim and Mohsin who snatched his mobile phone and stabbed him one year ago.
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News Reports

Greet with ‘Vande Mataram’ not ‘hello’: Maharashtra govt issues circular for officials

OpIndia Staff -
The resolution asserts that numerous freedom fighter laid their lives singing 'Vande Mataram', a song written by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
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Entertainment

20% memory lost: Film critic Kamaal R Khan says 10 days of incarceration led to permanent brain damage

OpIndia Staff -
Kamaal R Khan/Kumar alias KRK was arrested on August 29 this year for tweeting disparaging remarks against Rishi Kapoor and Irrfan Khan.
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News Reports

Sidhu Moosewala Murder Case: Accused Deepak Tinu escapes from police custody; Lawrence Bishnoi gang pleads police not to kill him in the encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Two accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case were encountered in July 2022. Sidhu Moosewala was murdered on 29th May 2022.
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News Reports

Bihar: Agriculture Minister Sudhakar Singh resigns alleging corruption in his department, says ‘can’t continue if Mandi system is not restored’

OpIndia Staff -
Bihar's Agriculture Minister resigned demanding restoration APMC act and Mandi system in the state
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News Reports

Gujarat: Muslim teacher makes students perform Tajia instead of Garba during Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Students were asked to come to school to play Garba, but were made to perform mourning dance as per Tajia instead.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Clerics oppose women’s sport in Gilgit stadium because it is used for namaz also, cricketer Diana Baig asks why no opposition to men’s...

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's woman cricketer called out Maulana Jalal Abid for opposing women's sporting event in PoK
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Media

The Hindu bats for PFI, accuses Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind of pandering to BJP, here is why it is problematic

Dibakar Dutta -
Quoting one Jamiat member, he suggested that the Islamic organisation has been forced to reach an 'existential compromise' with the ruling BJP.
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News Reports

Several PFI members went to Syria to join ISIS and become Jihadis, reveals NIA document on the banned group

OpIndia Staff -
There have been instances of PFI members being killed or arrested on foreign land and then deported back to India, according to the NIA
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News Reports

PFI cadres were being trained to infiltrate RSS and gather sensitive information to share with Islamic nations: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The major goal of this PFI infiltration was to keep an eye on the operations of RSS as well as to get classified material.
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News Reports

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann left red-faced after a song on alcohol nostalgia plays during his visit to Gujarat for Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarati singer sang 'Apna Punjab Hove, Ghar Di Sharab Hove' in front of Bhagwant Mann at a garba event during Navratri
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News Reports

From Neeraj Chopra to PV Sindhu to foreign diplomats: All roads lead to Gujarat for Garba and Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat celebrates Navratri with nine nights of dancing, known as garba, where dance is the form of worship for the goddess. Many people also fast for all nine days.
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News Reports

Indonesia: 129 dead, over 200 injured as riots erupt in stadium after league soccer match

OpIndia Staff -
Confrontations were reported between supporters of the 2 rival soccer clubs inside the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java.
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World

Chinese diplomat mocks the US after the destruction of Nord Stream Pipelines

OpIndia Staff -
Cao Yi, the former Chinese ambassador to Iraq and Lebanon, mocked the US administration for allegedly sabotaging the natural gas pipeline and pretending to not know about it.
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News Reports

Muslim Twitter users attack The Wire journalist for suggesting Muslim participation in Garba during Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Idolatry is the biggest sin in Islam and is punishable with death. Navratri is celebrated to worship the Goddess and garba is a form of worship for the deity.
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News Reports

Suzlon Energy’s Tulsi Tanti passes away following a heart attack

OpIndia Staff -
Suzlon Energy's Tulsi Tanti suffered a cardiac arrest on 1st October 2022 and passed away on the same day.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Islamabad magistrate issues arrest warrant against former PM Imran Khan in the case of threatening a female judge

OpIndia Staff -
Arrest warrant issued against former Pakistan PM Imran Khan in a case of threating a judge for sending his aide to police custody
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor accused of plagiarising the logo of Australia’s Network 10 in his manifesto for the Congress Presidential elections

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor used the logo of Australia's Network 10 for his manifesto for the upcoming Congress presidential elections.
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News Reports

Pakistan’s largest multinational bank, HBL, under the scanner of US agencies for ‘abetting Al Qaeda’

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's largest multinational private sector bank Habib Bank Limited (HBL) is facing allegations for facilitating terror financing by aiding al-Qaeda.
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News Reports

FIR against NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal for issuing death threats to a man for sending a video to him where the Minister was insulting...

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR against Chhagan Bhujbal was filed under section 506 of the IPC based on the phone calls and WhatsApp messages provided by the complainant
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News Reports

Pakistan: Ruling alliance partner JUI-F challenges Transgender Protection Act in Federal Sharia court, says it conflicts with Quran and Sunnah

OpIndia Staff -
For a long time, the situation of transgender people in Pakistan has been dire. They face discrimination in the country.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Mega operation in Bet Dwarka – illegal constructions bulldozed over PFI connection

OpIndia Staff -
Several commercial and religious constructions were demolished in Bet Dwarka. A large security force was deployed during this time.
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News Reports

Jaipur: Muslim youth forcibly enter Garba venue, bolt away on the arrival of VHP and Bajrang Dal members

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim youth misbehaved with the guards to break into the Garba function held at Narayan Vatika Marriage Garden, Jaipur.
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News Reports

‘Can’t criticize Islam in Kerala’: Author C Ravichandran on being called Sanghi, says he has been criticising Sangh and Hindutva for a long time

OpIndia Staff -
C Ravichandran said that he has been criticising Sangh and Hindutva for a long time, but he was called Sanghi for criticising Islam
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News Reports

Agra: Burqa-clad teachers harass college principal, threaten her to take down Goddess Saraswati’s picture and replace it with Mecca

OpIndia Staff -
A school principal has alleged harassment at the hands of Muslim teachers who wanted girl students to wear hijabs to school, even though it went against the school dress code.
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