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Fact-Check

Odisha: 40 members of ST woman’s family undergo ‘Shuddhi’ ritual after she marries a SC man, viral video misused on social media to blame...

OpIndia Staff -
In Odisha's Rayagada district, 40 members of a tribal family underwent a purification ritual after their daughter married an SC man. The video of the incident was misused to falsely claim 'casteist oppression', insinuating force by other castes.
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News Reports

India plans first national household income survey in 2026, MoSPI sets up expert Panel

OpIndia Staff -
In a landmark move to address critical data gaps, The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) constituted a eight member Technical Expert Group (TEG) to conduct India's first comprehensive nationwide Household Income Survey.
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Law

SC considers guidelines for issuing OBC certificates to children of single mothers without paternal documents

OpIndia Staff -
The plea stated that the present guidelines, in this regard, only provide for the issuance of OBC certificates by considering the OBC certificate through a paternal lineage.
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News Reports

Supreme Court comes to the rescue of Wazahat Khan, who had insulted Hindu Gods and filed FIR against Sarmishta Panoli for ‘insulting’ Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Despite the grave nature of his comments against Hindu deities, the apex court is showing leniency to Wazahat Khan. And it is exemplified through directives such as no coercive action, stay on arrest in FIRs outside West Bengal and consideration for clubbing of all cases.
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News Reports

Adani airports secures USD 1 bn financing from global investors for Mumbai Airport, India’s first investment-grade rated private bond issuance in airport infrastructure sector

ANI -
This framework will provide enhanced financial flexibility for the capital expenditure program of MIAL for development, modernisation, and capacity enhancement.
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News Reports

Wire tapes of main suspect Parmar erased, all but 1 accused walked free: On 40 years of Air India Kanishka bombing, a look at...

Anurag -
The Air India Kanishka bombing investigation collapsed under systemic negligence, erased evidence, and a climate of fear. A 2010 inquiry confirmed Canada’s failure to deliver justice in its deadliest-ever terror attack.
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World

Tehran hits US military base in Syria hours after strikes on Iran as Middle East tensions surge

OpIndia Staff -
Israel has warned that if Tehran continues to attack Isareli cilivilians, the strikes on Iran will only get more intense.
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News Reports

Pune: Muslim woman hurls meat at Ashadi Wari procession organized by Hindus, says ‘do whatever you want, I am not afraid of anyone’ when...

OpIndia Staff -
An act of brazen provocation has marred Pune’s Ashadi Wari as a Muslim woman reportedly hurled meat at Warkaris and defiantly declared, “Do whatever you want, I’m not afraid.”
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Opinions

What, and who after the Ayatollahs? Israel and US want regime change in Iran, but what comes after that may be just chaos and...

Shraddha Pandey -
Interestingly, Trump's regime change comments come just days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that regime change in Iran "could certainly be the result" of Israel's operation there, since the Islamic regime is currently "very weak".
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News Reports

Assembly Bypoll results 2025: Read how BJP, Congress, AAP and TMC fared in these elections

OpIndia Staff -
The results of bypolls in five assembly seats across Punjab, Kerala, Gujarat, and West Bengal are out. Congress won in Nilambur, AAP secured victories in Ludhiana West and Visavadar, BJP retained Kadi, and TMC swept Kaliganj.
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World

Strait of Hormuz blockade, strikes on US Bases, or proxy escalation: What options does Iran have to retaliate after US bombs its nuclear sites?

Aditi -
A direct attack on the US assets of bases not appear to be preferred strategy of Iran to avenge the US attacks on its soil, considering the disparities in the military strengths of the two countries.
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News Reports

Pahalgam massacre: NIA confirms attackers were Pakistani nationals, two local aides arrested for sheltering terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
The NIA has arrested two local aides who sheltered LeT terrorists responsible for the April 22 Pahalgam massacre.
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News Reports

How Iran’s geopolitical fate and regimes in the last century were decided by APOC, currently known as British Petroleum

Anurag -
The 1979 Islamic Revolution, US embassy hostage crisis, and today’s nuclear standoff are deeply rooted in Britain’s century-long interference in Iran, driven by British Petroleum’s desire to control oil at any cost.
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News Reports

‘No, I am not a South Asian, I am an Indian’: The Western media’s ‘South Asia’ obsession — a smokescreen to blame India and...

Rukma Rathore -
The term "South Asia" is only used to claim India's achievements and shift the blame for Pakistan's shortcomings.
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Culture and History

Why Lord Jagannath falls sick every year: Read about the traditions of Snan Purnima, and Anasara before Rath Yatra at the Puri Shri Jagannath...

Aditi -
There is a profound underlying meaning to the story of Lord Jagannath enduring Madhav’s pain. The story explains how one is bound by his destiny and cannot escape it.
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News Reports

Friendly fire? Anti-Modi propagandist gets a taste of ‘censorship’ from West Bengal police for cartoons on CM Mamata Banerjee

Dibakar Dutta -
On 22nd June, Manjul received yet another email from X (formerly Twitter), informing him that the Kolkata police have flagged both of his tweets.
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News Reports

Air India Kanishka bombing: Canada identifies mysterious bomb-tester ‘Mr X’ after 40 years, but he died before facing justice

OpIndia Staff -
RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul, speaking at a memorial event attended by grieving families, confirmed 'Mr X's' death but declined to disclose his name, citing privacy laws.
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News Reports

Israel’s Ambassador to India questions Sonia Gandhi over her ‘love for Iran’, says politicians should be informed and have awareness of regional situations

OpIndia Staff -
Acknowledging Sonia Gandhi's right to express her views, the Israeli ambassador added that leaders like her should be aware of the regional (Middle East) situation.
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OpIndia Explains

Weeks of reserves, imports from Russia, Africa & Latin America: How diversifying Indian oil supplies by Modi Govt ensures India will be largely unaffected...

Balendu Singh Angad -
Years of deliberate planning under Modi’s government have paid off. They didn’t just talk about diversifying oil supplies; they actually did it, methodically spreading their sources far and wide to protect their interests if Strait of Hormuz closes.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: 13 cases where Hindus were attacked, tortured and persecuted by Muslim mobs under the pretext of ‘blasphemy’ since the fall of Sheikh Hasina

OpIndia Staff -
'Blasphemy' has been a new weapon in the arsenal of violent Muslim mobs, which have become emboldened under the incumbent regime of Muhammad Yunus
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World

Donald Trump’s ‘Make Iran Great Again’ post hints at the regime change aim of the US in the West Asian country

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump’s recent “Make Iran Great Again” post after U.S. airstrikes has sparked regime change speculation. While officials deny such intentions, Trump’s timing and message hint at a return to pre-1979 pro-Western government in Iran.
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News Reports

“Don’t disrespect my faith”: Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan slams ‘fake secularists’ for targeting Hindu religion in the name of freedom of speech

OpIndia Staff -
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan launched a scathing attack on what he termed "fake secularists" during a major Hindu gathering in Madurai.
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Fact-Check

India’s self-reliance in manufacturing upsets Rahul Gandhi, tries to say ‘Make in India’ is just ‘Assemble in India’: Data and facts bust Congress MP’s...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
Rahul Gandhi said that the smartphones being manufactured in our country are actually not 'Make in India' but Assemble in India. He claimed that we are just calling the work of assembling parts as Make in India. Rahul Gandhi claimed that the parts come from China and we assemble them.
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News Reports

Operation Midnight Hammer: 7 B-2 bombers dropped 14 bombs on Iranian nuclear sites, other B-2s flew over Pacific for deception while Tomahawk missiles fired...

OpIndia Staff -
Pentagon detailed how Operation Midnight Hammer was executed with precision and strategic deception, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing tensions between the United States and Iran.
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News Reports

As US bombs nuclear sites in Iran, read how once a computer virus was used to destroy Iranian nuclear program: Stuxnet- The Malware that...

Raju Das -
No airstrikes, no bombs, just a sophisticated piece of malware that slipped silently into the heart of Iran’s enrichment facilities and blew centrifuges apart from the inside out, it was Stuxnet
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News Reports

Iran threatens to block Strait of Hormuz after US bombed its three nuclear sites, but that is easier said than done – Here is...

Anurag -
India faces a major energy crisis if the Strait is blocked, as nearly 70% of its crude and 40% of LNG imports pass through it, making Tehran’s threat a strategic concern for New Delhi.
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Man gets crushed to death by former CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s car during a rally, his party puts the blame on the...

OpIndia Staff -
Andhra Pradesh police said that vehicles exceeding the permitted number were present in Reddy's convoy.
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News Reports

Propaganda on Ram Mandir, support for Umar Khalid, trolling for PM Modi: Social Media posts of another professor of IIT Gandhinagar go viral

OpIndia Staff -
In his posts Professor Amit Arora expressed support for terrorist organisation Hamas and Umar Khalid, an accused under the UAPA in connection with anti-Hindu Delhi riots.
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News Reports

West Bengal: After ‘Halal prasad’ for Jagannath temple, Mamata’s police stop 629-year-old ‘Rath Mela’ in Muslim-dominated Malda

OpIndia Staff -
The Secretary of 'Rath Yatra' Committee, Gautam Mandal, informed, "The Rath Mela is being organised even before Babur and other Mughals set foot on this soil. It is 629 years old. This ancient chariot fair is being stopped for a special vote bank"
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News Reports

Did Pakistan sell out Ummah in exchange for a lunch with Trump?

Anurag -
As Iran reels from the US strikes, netizens allege Pakistan opened its airspace for the operation, reviving memories of past betrayals like the Abbottabad raid and Pakistan’s duplicity during the Afghan conflict.
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News Reports

International Atomic Energy Agency convenes emergency meeting of Board of Governors after US bombed nuclear sites in Iran

ANI -
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has convened an emergency meeting in light of the developments taking place in West Asia, its Director-General Rafael Grossi said on Sunday.
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News Reports

Israel launches new airstrikes on military sites in western Iran after Tehran launches ballistic missiles injuring civilians in Tel Aviv, Haifa and other places

ANI -
The Israeli Air Force (IAF) on Sunday launched a new wave of airstrikes targeting military sites in western Iran, shortly after Iranian missile attacks injured civilians in Israel.
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News Reports

Ahead of the 50th anniversary of Emergency, Karnataka Congress govt vows to introduce bill to jail people for posting ‘fake news’: Read how it...

OpIndia Staff -
The bill confers sweeping powers on the state government to take action against not just people residing in Karnataka but also those living outside the state.
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Crime

Indore: Congress councilor from Indore, Anwar Qadri, who used to pay Muslim youths to trap Hindu girls and convert them, is a history sheeter,...

OpIndia Staff -
Congress councilor Anwar Qadri, also known as "Anwar Dacoit," faces serious allegations including funding "Love Jihad," attempted murder, robbery, and land grabbing.
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News Reports

Bollywood actor Salman Khan says his ‘Tere Naam’ movie hairstyle was inspired by former President APJ Abdul Kalam

ANI -
In the first episode of 'The Great Indian Kapil Sharma Show' (Season 3), the 59-year-old actor shared that his hairstyle in Tere Naam was actually inspired by none other than the former President of India, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
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News Reports

US attacks Iran, destroys 3 nuclear sites: Here is everything you need to know about the military operation

OpIndia Staff -
Fordow and Natanz were Iran’s two primary uranium enrichment facilities. Esfahan, on the other hand, is believed to be the site of Iran’s near-weapons-grade enriched uranium stockpile
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News Reports

30-member team to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram to inspect stranded F-35 jet of British Navy, UK officials refuse to move the jet to hanger or...

OpIndia Staff -
The F-35 fighter jet of British Navy that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram last Saturday remains stranded after a week, a 30-member team will arrive in India to inspect it.
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News Reports

Raja Raghuvanshi murder case: Accused Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha sent to 13-day judicial custody after police didn’t seek remand

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A district and sessions court in Meghalaya's Shillong on Saturday sent Sonam Raghuvanshi and Raj Kushwaha to 13 days of judicial custody in connection with the Raja Raghuvanshi murder case.
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News Reports

Kishanganj: Farukh Alam wanted to sleep with widowed daughter-in-law, brother-in-law wanted to marry her- They slit her throat for refusing, also killed her 6-month-old...

OpIndia Staff -
On June 19, a Muslim woman and her baby were murdered in Kishanganj district of Bihar. The case is from Telibasti in Pothia police station area, where the brutal murder of Ansari Begum and her six-month-old daughter by slitting their throats was solved by the police within 24 hours.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Hindu man hacked to death in Sambhajinagar by Babar Sheikh, Sarfaraz Khan and three others, all accused granted bail within 24 hours

OpIndia Staff -
Qureshi attacked all three men, including Nitin with a cleaver from the chicken shop used for chopping meat.
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News Reports

BJP spokesperson Shezad Poonawalla slams Congress govt in Karnataka after MLA’s leaked audio exposed corruption in the housing scheme, demands CBI or judicial probe

OpIndia Staff -
BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla launched a blistering assault on the Congress government, linking the housing scam to a broader pattern of corruption. "Congress has only given Karnataka a khatakhat jhoot and loot model. First, false guarantees, now looting with both hands MUDA scam, liquor scam, rice scam, and now selling houses meant for the poorest,"
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News Reports

Odisha: Muslim mob brutally attacked Hindus during festival preparations, threw stones and urinated near Hindu sacred site, hurled caste-based slurs and issued beheading threats

OpIndia Staff -
The attack followed a theft probe in a Muslim-dominated area. Police denied any communal angle, even though caste slurs were hurled and Hindus were threatened with beheading during their Raja festival preparations.
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News Reports

Act was brutal but he did not commit brutality, says Madhya Pradesh High Court while commuting death penalty of a person convicted of raping...

OpIndia Staff -
"...offence was committed in such a way that the private part of the victim was torn and after committing the offence, the victim was thrown in the solitary place treating her that she had died,” the judges said.
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News Reports

Judiciary joins jihad: Pakistani Court sets ₹1 crore bond for Hindu families to get custody of minors kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
A Pakistani court has ordered Hindu families to pay ₹1 crore each to reclaim their abducted minor forcibly converted to Islam on the condition they don't reconvert them to Hinduism.
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News Reports

Congress comes out in support of Iran to appease its ‘Muslim vote bank’, blames Modi govt for not choosing sides: Read how India has...

Dibakar Dutta -
Had India been actively choosing sides and resorted to partisanship in global conflicts, we would have had to bear the brunt of hampered trade relations, alienation of friendly nations and unintentional entanglement in wars that we did not start.
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News Reports

From India-Pakistan to Rwanda-Congo, Trump claims credit for another agreement and pushes for a Nobel he never earned

Anurag -
As conflicts continue across regions, Trump’s claim of bringing peace appears exaggerated. India denied any foreign role in its ceasefire with Pakistan, while African leaders say peace talks predated Trump’s involvement by years.
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News Reports

Expressways, Airports, Metro rails and others: How Yogi government has transformed Uttar Pradesh after years of misrule under Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party

Aditi -
Uttar Pradesh is finally witnessing large-scale transformation under the Yogi Adityanath government after seeing decades of misery and suffering under the previous Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party regimes.
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News Reports

Pakistan: In yet another incident of persecution of minorities, four Hindu siblings abducted and forcibly converted in Sindh

OpIndia Staff -
In Shahdadpur in Sindh, Pakistan, four Hindu siblings were kidnapped and forced to covert to Islam. 22 year old Jia Bai, 20 year old Dia Bai, 16 year old Disha Bai, and 13 year old brother of these three sisters Harjeet Kumar were kidnapped and made to convert to Islam
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News Reports

DGCA orders Air India to remove 3 senior officials after finding repeated violations in crew scheduling and rostering, instructs internal disciplinary proceedings

OpIndia Staff -
In a major crackdown on Air India following the Ahmedabad crash, the DGCA has ordered the removal of three top officials for repeated violations in scheduling and rostering of staff
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Opinions

Yoga’s Hindu roots being erased, Christian appropriation and spiritual theft rampant: It is about time Sanatan Dharma reclaims its spiritual core

Balendu Singh Angad -
Yoga is not a modular fitness regimen to be dismembered and repackaged; it is the beating heart of Sanatana Dharma.
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