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Chhattisgarh: Fashion Show organised at Salasar Balaji temple in Raipur, complaint filed as Bajrang Dal activists protest

OpIndia Staff -
Arif and Manish Soni are reported to be the organisers of the fashion show in the Salasar Balaji temple.
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News Reports

Jacqueline Fernandez wanted to marry conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar asked her to stay away: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Jacqueline Fernandez had gotten emotionally attached to Sukesh Chandrashekhar, according to insiders
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News Reports

Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, which has a history of defending accused in terrorism cases, now bats for Waqf in Delhi High Court: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Islamic outfit accused Ashwini Upadhyay of filing petitions against the practices of the Muslim community and using the legal system to harass them.
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News Reports

‘No multiple videos, no suicide attempts’ – Mohali Police and Chandigarh University refute reports in the the video leak case

OpIndia Staff -
Initial reports have suggested that at least eight girls attempted suicide after videos taken by another student of almost 60 girls taking bath had gone viral on social media.
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World

Iranian women take off hijab to protest against ‘morality police’ over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini

Shraddha Pandey -
Amini was detained by Iran’s ‘Morality Police’ for wearing the Hijab in an 'improper manner' as she had not fully covered her hair. She was then beaten up and subsequently succumbed to injuries.
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News Reports

Chandigarh University: Eight girls attempt suicide after a classmates leaks nude videos of almost 60 students, probe underway

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the girl who filmed her hostel mates while taking a bath, sent those videos to a man in Simla who uploaded the videos on social media and made them viral.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Madarsa representatives to hold convention after Yogi govt directs survey of unrecognised Islamic schools

OpIndia Staff -
Information regarding the ownership of the unrecognised madrassas, affiliation, funding, place of operations etc will be collected by the State government .
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Did PM Modi try to click a photograph of cheetahs with the lens cover on

OpIndia Staff -
Many Congress leaders, TMC leaders shared the morphed image in a bid to mock PM Modi on his birthday.
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News Reports

“Goods should move quickly like a cheetah”: PM Modi launches National Logistics Policy, says it will give speed to India’s development journey

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Logistics Policy at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on September 17
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News Reports

Cheetahs return to India: The attempt to reintroduce the big cat 7 decades after they went extinct in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Project Cheetah chief informed that Kuno was chosen for the rehabilitation of cheetahs due to the presence of large grasslands, small hills and forests.
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News Reports

Fact-check: An aircraft was not specially painted to bring 8 cheetahs to India, read details about the Boeing 747 with Siberian tiger face

Raju Das -
The tiger face was painted on the nose of the Boeing 747-400 in 2015 by Russian airline Transaero, which was retained by Terra Avia
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News Reports

Amanatullah Khan remanded to 4 days of ACB custody in the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case

OpIndia Staff -
Amanatullah Khan was arrested by ACB on Friday in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case.
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News Reports

Punjab: Two Sikh groups fight over the post of presidency in a Gurudwara in Faridkot, caught on video

OpIndia Staff -
A fight broke out in the German colony's Gurudwara Sahib in Faridkot where two Sikh groups clashed with each other.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Crude bomb rocks an Urdu medium school in Titagarh, probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
The bomb exploded at Free India High School, an Urdu medium school in Titagarh, West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district.
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News Reports

Lakhimpur Kheri: 18-year-old girl dies after Salim and Asif barge into her house, attack her after failing to rape

OpIndia Staff -
The body of the girl was sent to the district headquarters in Lakhimpur Kheri for a post-mortem examination by police.
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News Reports

Anti-Corruption Branch’s ACP attacked by AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s supporters during raids over Delhi Waqf Board scam

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, Amanatullah Khan's supporters can be clearly seen manhandling and intimidating the ACB official who had gone there to conduct the raid.
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News Reports

Facebook spied on private messages of conservatives who questioned the 2020 elections and reported them to the FBI

OpIndia Staff -
For 19 months, Facebook tracked private messages of conservatives of Messenger and sent reports to the FBI
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News Reports

OpIndia Impact: Security enhanced in border areas, Madrasas examined; authorities back in action after exclusive ground reportage on UP-Nepal border

राहुल पाण्डेय -
The authorities have sprung into action after the exclusive reportage by OpIndia along the UP-Nepal border.
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News Reports

China blocks India-backed US proposal to designate Mumbai 26/11 attacks LeT handler Sajid Mir as a global terrorist by the UN

OpIndia Staff -
Sajid Mir, an LeT terrorist, played a key role in planning and executing the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai tries to save Congress leaders after the ‘burn RSS’ campaign, dresses up the controversy as old vs new guard

OpIndia Staff -
Rajdeep Sardesai insinuated that the 'burn RSS' campaign was in fact the outcome of a generational gap within the Congress party.
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News Reports

Amanatullah Khan arrested: All you need to know about the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case against the AAP MLA

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi ACB arrested AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan on Friday in connection with the Delhi Waqf Board corruption case.
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia bans Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar from entering campus: Instigating students, protesting with outside students and more

OpIndia Staff -
Jamia Millia said that Safoora Zargar is instigating innocent students of the University and trying to use the University platform for her malafide political agenda.
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News Reports

Democratic party unit in New Jersey displays open Hinduphobia, seeks FBI and CIA probe against Hindu organisations calling them “hate groups”

OpIndia Staff -
Teaneck Democratic Municipal Committee demands FBI and CIA probe into American branches of Hindu groups
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News Reports

Amit Shah security lapse: TRS leader parks his car blocking Shah’s convoy in Hyderabad, breaches HM’s security

OpIndia Staff -
TRS leader Gosula Srinivas breached the security of Amit Shah as he parked his vehicle in front of HM’s cavalcade.
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News Reports

Patra Chawl Scam Case: ED opposes Sanjay Raut’s bail plea, says Sanjay Raut played a crucial role ‘behind curtains’

OpIndia Staff -
In its reply, the ED refuted allegations by Sanjay Raut that the action against him was taken out of political vendetta or any sort of malice. 
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News Reports

How Western Media like Reuters, WaPo and Guardian ignored facts to peddle the ‘caste hierarchy’ narrative while covering Lakhimpur Kheri case

Pallav -
The Western media did an exclusive and biased coverage of the rape and murder of two Dalit girls in Lakhimpur, UP.
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News Reports

‘Era not of war’, said Modi, ‘I know your position on Ukraine conflict’, said Putin: Exchange between PM Modi and Russian President Putin during...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin about the need to establish global peace and end the conflict in Ukraine.
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News Reports

Bareilly: Vegetable vendor Sharif caught on video urinating on vegetables and selling them in Hindu majority localities, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
In the Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, Sharif, a vegetable vendor was beaten up by locals and handed over to the police after he was caught urinating on vegetables
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News Reports

Lakhimpur Kheri case: Police may slap stringent National Security Act against six accused of raping and murdering two Dalit sisters

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Police may slap NSA against six accused arrested for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur Kheri
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News Reports

Gujarat: Temple trustee files complaint against AAP workers for threatening him after he did not allow them to paste party posters in front of...

OpIndia Staff -
A temple trustee filed a complaint on Wednesday against three AAP workers for threatening him over a dispute on posters.
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News Reports

Tale of how Congress govt gifted 123 properties in Lutyens Delhi to Delhi Waqf Board in 2014, right before the Lok Sabha elections

Dibakar Dutta -
Congress-led-UPA govt gifted 123 government properties in Lutyens' Delhi to Waqf in 2014 - right before the Lok Sabha elections
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Wall near a temple demolished in Rajsamand, Hindu organisations protest amid heavy police presence

OpIndia Staff -
This incident took place near SK Mines in the Dariba police station area, where a wall built near a temple was demolished.
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News Reports

Mazar-Karbala emerge under newly constructed overbridges, ‘green’ colour pervasive throughout Barhni highway along Indo-Nepal border: Ground report

राहुल पाण्डेय -
What follows here is the thirteenth episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the Islamisation of the UP-Nepal border
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Politics

Modi 2024: Why not just the TINA factor

Nirwa Mehta -
There are alternatives - Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Nitish Kumar - who, just like Modi have been chief ministers of their states many times. Just because you may not vote for them you cannot ignore those who did.
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News Reports

Delhi ACB arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in connection with Waqf Board corruption case

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi ACB had recovered unlicensed gun and Rs 12 lakhs after raids at the premises of Amanatullah Khan.
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World

India assumes Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation for 2023: Putin and other world leaders extend wishes

OpIndia Staff -
India will take over the rotating annual chairmanship of the Shanghai Coorperation Organisation (SCO) for 2023 from Uzbekistan
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News Reports

Delhi court acquits Yogendra Singh and Suraj in a Delhi Riots FIR filed by Shamshad, says case not proved beyond reasonable doubt

OpIndia Staff -
Karkardooma Court in Delhi acquits Yogender Singh and Suraj in a Delhi riots case saying their involvement in the riot was not proved
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News Reports

Delhi ACB recovers an unlicensed weapon, Rs 12 lakh after raids at AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan’s house and other locations

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi ACB on Thursday issued a summons to Aam Aadmi Party leader Amanatullah Khan for questioning in a two-year-old case involving the Waqf Board.
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News Reports

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh terms the opening of locks of Babri structure a mistake, party had earlier questioned the existence of Lord Ram

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking to Ashutosh, Jairam Ramesh said Congress committed many blunders, including opening of locks of Babri structure.
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News Reports

Watch: How Shazia Ilmi stood up to Aatish Taseer-led liberal bullies chanting anti-India slogans at JLF New York

OpIndia Staff -
Aatish Taseer had instigated a protest against BJP leader Shazia Ilmi at Jaipur Literature Festival in New York
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News Reports

Rape and murder in Lakhimpur Kheri: Family allows bodies to be cremated after district administration agrees to fast track case, demand for death sentence

OpIndia Staff -
The relatives of the victims consented for the bodies to be cremated after the Lakhimpur district administration made five promises to the families.
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News Reports

Ahmedabad court sentences Jignesh Mevani and 18 others to six months in prison in 2016 roadblock protest case

OpIndia Staff -
Jignesh Mevani and 18 others are sentenced to six months in prison in the 2016 roadblock protest case.
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News Reports

Surat: Restaurant owner Sarfaraz Mohammad Khan arrested for serving beef to customers, butcher who supplied cow meat is now absconding

OpIndia Staff -
In the FSL report it was found that out of 60 kg of meat, 20 kg was cow meat and 40 kg of buffalo meat.
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News Reports

Kerala HC upholds life sentence of Beedi tycoon Mohammed Nisham for the brutal murder of security guard Chandrabose

OpIndia Staff -
Besides the Chandrabose murder case, Mohammed Nisham is charged with 11 other criminal cases.
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Opinions

Blasphemy murders: The Pakistani origins of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ slogan and why it should be treated as a precursor to a terrorist act

Jinit Jain -
'Sar Tan Se Juda' chants have become a dangerous constant and a chief staple of Islamist protests across India.
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News Reports

‘Liberal’ panellists withdraw from Jaipur Literature Festival in New York because BJP leader Shazia Ilmi was a panellist

OpIndia Staff -
According to a report by Middle East Eye, at least 3 panellists withdrew from JLF in New York because Shazia Ilmi was a panellist
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News Reports

‘He asked his family to destroy his devices if he is arrested’: Delhi Police opposes Md Zubair’s plea to return seized gadgets

OpIndia Staff -
"Quashing/ setting aside PC orders by Ld. CMM/ Patiala House Court will make the recovery inadmissible," the Delhi police argued.
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News Reports

63-year-old Abu Abdullah from Saudi Arabia marries 53 women in 43 years, says he was looking for ‘peace and stability’, not ‘personal pleasure’

OpIndia Staff -
A 63-year-old man from Saudi Arabia, Abu Abdullah, nicknamed as 'polygamist of the century' revealed on September 10 that he had married 53 women in his life
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News Reports

BBC blames ‘Hindu hierarchy’ for rape and murder of Dalit sisters, forgets to mention that the arrested accused were Arif, Sohail, and Junaid among...

Pallav -
BBC has intended to imply that the incident occurred due to the existence of 'Hindu hierarchy'. While it emphasized the Dalit identity of the victims, it forgot to mention that the culprits were named Junaid, Airf, Sohail, Hafiz, Karimuddin and Chhotu.
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News Reports

As Arvind Kejriwal says he does not understand what Delhi liquor scam is about, here is an explainer to help him understand what his...

Raju Das -
Delhi liquor scam involves two major components, grant of licences for bribe, and loss to exchequer due to various decisions
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