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Tamil Nadu: Petrol bomb hurled at RSS leader’s house, 3rd such incident in 24 hours, probe ordered

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A petrol bomb was thrown at RSS leader Seetharaman's residence in Chitlapakkam, Tambaram, near Chennai.
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News Reports

Punjab: Government hospital asks patients to click photos of X-ray on mobile phones citing shortage of physical films

OpIndia Staff -
A government hospital in Punjab issued a notice asking patients to snap X-rays due to shortage of physical films.
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News Reports

As rumours of a military coup in China turns out to be false, here is how the claims of house arrest of Xi Jinping...

OpIndia Staff -
Rumours had appeared claiming that Chinese premier XI Jinping was removed from the control of military and was put under house arrest by PLA
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Sports

Climate activist sets himself on fire at the Laver Cup: Here are 5 occasions when climate protestors disrupted major sporting events in 2022

Dibakar Dutta -
The disruptive protests by unruly climate activists are now increasingly drawing the ire of common people, including those who might have been sympathetic to the cause.
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News Reports

More than 4,800 Shias killed in sectarian violence in Pakistan over past 8 years: Report

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Besides religious minorities such as Hindus and Christians, Shia Muslims also face persecution in Sunni-dominant Pakistan.
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Editor's picks

Actor John Cusack hails Rahul Gandhi over container yatra: As allegations of paid tweet emerge, here’s his anti-India, anti-Modi and anti-Semitic antecedents

Jhankar Mohta -
John Cusack hailed Rahul Gandhi who had recently embarked on a ‘Bharat Jodo’ yatra in a fleet of luxury containers.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Police issues notice to Hinglaj Mata temple in Barmer, restricts dharmic activities in the temple ahead of Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Police issued a notice to the Hinglaj Mata temple in Barmer restricting it from carrying out any dharmic activities ahead of Navratri.
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Opinions

Rana Ayyub defends PFI’s plan to turn India into an Islamic nation: How Islamists are now shedding all pretence of being “moderate”

Nupur J Sharma -
Amid the ongoing crackdown against the radical Islamist outfit, there are several Muslim "intellectuals" who have come out in support of PFI
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News Reports

UP government approves legislation prohibiting anticipatory bail to accused in crime against women and children

OpIndia Staff -
The Bill approved by UP government abolishes anticipatory bail in cases of heinous crimes against women and children.
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News Reports

Ankita Bhandari murder case: BJP expels Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya, father and brother of main accused Pulkit Arya; locals torch resort in anger

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has expelled Vinod Arya and Ankit Arya, the father and brother of primary accused Pulkit Arya in the Ankita Bhandari murder case.
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Opinions

The Poona Pact—The one thing that Gandhi did not get wrong: All you need to know

Jinit Jain -
MK Gandhi may have presided over innumerable blunders. But fortunately, he did not get erred with Poona Pact.
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News Reports

Gujarat: AAP leader Bhagu Vala booked over casting couch allegations

OpIndia Staff -
Bhagu Vala, an AAP leader lured the victim under the pretext of casting her as a model and raped the girl in his flat.
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News Reports

Ankita Bhandari murder: Locals say another girl had gone missing from the same resort 8 years ago and was never found; police assure probe

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8 years ago a female staff named Priyanka working at the same resort where Ankita Bhandari worked had gone missing and never found
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Specials

Temple of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Trust’s President also falls prey to ‘land jihad’, Muslims along Nepal border using Palestinian land grab model: Ground report

राहुल पाण्डेय -
What follows here is the twentieth episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the rapid demographic change and law and order situation of the India-Nepal border areas
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News Reports

As ED says PFI got concealed funds from abroad, here is their connection to countries from UAE to Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The ED along with NIA and different state police forces has been conducting a nationwide crackdown on the Popular Front of India (PFI)
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News Reports

Pune: ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan raised by PFI while protesting against NIA raids on its offices, 40 detained and over 60 booked

OpIndia Staff -
PFI workers raised Pakistan Zindabad slogans outside District Collector's office in Pune while protesting against NIA crackdown
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News Reports

Haryana: Farmers suffer as Arhtiyas hold an indefinite strike against transparency in procurement of paddy. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
A Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board official said that procurement through e-NAM portal would impose a levy of 6.5% on arhtiyas.
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News Reports

PFI had set up a training camp to target PM Modi, had other Hindu leaders on ‘hit list’: NIA and ED after arrests

OpIndia Staff -
ED claimed that the PFI had organised a training camp to attack PM Modi during his visit to Patna on July 12 this year.
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News Reports

Jharkhand Grooming Jihad: House of fugitive criminal Arzoo Mallick demolished, had pretended to be Hindu, forcibly married and raped a woman

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In Jharkhand, the house of an absconding criminal Arzoo Mallick, accused of Grooming Jihad, was demolished by administration
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News Reports

Uttarakhand Police, SDRF recover the body of Ankita Bhandari, murdered in a resort, from Rishikesh Chilla Canal, CM orders SIT probe

OpIndia Staff -
Uttarakhand Police recovered dead body of Ankita Bhandari who had gone missing five days ago from a resort
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Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did Rahul Gandhi meet ‘activist’ Amulya Leona during Bharat Jodo Yatra, who raised pro-Pakistan slogan in 2020 during anti-CAA protest

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Rahul Gandhi courted controversy for meeting a Christian pastor, who made derogatory remarks about Bharat Mata and the Hindu community.
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News Reports

Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy narrates how during the Congress era, economic activity stagnated despite having Manmohan Singh at the helm

OpIndia Staff -
Narayana Murthy made these remarks during an interaction with students at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Resort owned by son of ex-BJP minister Pulkit Arya bulldozed on CM Dhami’s orders, was arrested for murder of receptionist Ankita Bhandari

OpIndia Staff -
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami ordered to raze down Vanatara Resort in Rishikesh, which is owned by Pulkit Arya who murdered Ankita Bhandari
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News Reports

After instigating Islamist violence against Hindus in Leicester, Mohammed Hijab plays victim, blames Hindus instead

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammed Hijab attributed the Leicester violence to the alleged rise in radicalised right-wing extremism among Hindus in the UK.
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News Reports

Islamist Ali Dawah peddles debunked conspiracy theory of ‘busloads of RSS workers went to Leicester’ to blame Hindus, bus owner refutes allegation

OpIndia Staff -
The attempt of Ali Dawah at setting agenda in favour of Islamists did not miss the experienced eye.
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News Reports

‘Customs and rituals of a particular community systematically targeted’: BJP MP Manoj Tiwari moves Supreme Court against ban on firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
In the PIL, Manor Tiwari said that states are violating Supreme Court order against blanket ban on firecrackers
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: 3 including former BJP minister’s son, resort manager arrested for the murder of Ankita Bhandari, killed for refusing to ‘service’ resort clients

OpIndia Staff -
The police interrogated the three accused who confirmed that Ankita Bhandari had been murdered
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News Reports

After relying on ISIS supporter’s version on Leicester violence, The Wire gives platform to Islamist who claims it was provoked by RSS

OpIndia Staff -
Islamist Amrit Wilson said to The Wire in an interview that RSS is provoked Leicester violence to create the narrative of Hinduphobia
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News Reports

Prayagraj: Mashook, Wasim and Jakaria molest a girl in front of her fiancé, 2 absconding, 1 arrested after the video went viral

OpIndia Staff -
Prayagraj Police SSP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said, "The matter has come to notice. An investigation is underway. The accused will be nabbed soon. Strict action will be taken against the accused."
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News Reports

Birmingham: Islamist who threatened Hindus and said ‘Muslims were ready to deal with Hindus’ arrested, interrogation underway says Coventry Police

OpIndia Staff -
The 37-year-old also called Hindus 'terrorists' and 'weak, pathetic individuals'. "We are ready to deal with you (Hindus)", he threatened.
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News Reports

Hindu community seriously concerned about safety: UK lawmaker Bob Blackman sounds alarm in Parliament over Islamist attacks in Leicester

OpIndia Staff -
Bob Blackman is a Conservative Party politician and a member of the UK Parliament from the Harrow East constituency.
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News Reports

Congress is trying to pull another stunt, like the one they pulled when Sonia Gandhi ‘sacrificed’ the PM chair in 2004

Pallav -
The decision that no member of the Gandhi family will be Congress president has been taken by, wait, the Gandhi family. Also, any aspirant for the post has to seek the blessings of Sonia Gandhi first.
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News Reports

Members were involved in terror fundraising, encouraging Muslims to join ISIS: NIA after arresting 106 PFI leaders in its nationwide raid

OpIndia Staff -
Seeking remand of 106 PFI activists arrested during the nationwide raid, NIA revealed how the radical Islamic outfit members are involved in radicalising and recruiting Muslim youth to join ISIS
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News Reports

Kerala: Petrol bomb hurled at RSS office in Mattannur during the strike protesting arrest of PFI Islamists, probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
Two PFI workers were reported to have thrown petrol bombs at the RSS office in Mattanur, Kannur.
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News Reports

US: IAMC unleashes online attacks against comedian Rajiv Satyal for hosting Sadhavi Ritambhara’s event

OpIndia Staff -
The IAMC attracted online attacks against Rajiv Satyal for agreeing to host an event attended by Sadhavi Ritambhara.
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News Reports

‘Extraditing a criminal from Nepal as difficult as bringing one back from Pakistan’, police officer posed at Nepal border says: Ground report

राहुल पाण्डेय -
What follows here is the nineteenth episode of the series of OpIndia reports documenting the rapid demographic change and law and order situation of the India-Nepal border areas.
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News Reports

MEA issues advisory to Indians in Canada to remain vigilant in view of rising anti-India activities and hate crimes by Khalistani terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
MEA said that perpetrators of anti-India hate crimes have not been brought to justice so far in Canada
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Cricket

Wife of cricketer Bhuvneshwar Kumar goes on a tirade against critics on Instagram after his deplorable performance: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The penultimate over spells of Bhuvneshwar Kumar against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the Super 4 stage of Asia Cup cost India dearly.
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News Reports

Soft Hindutva of Congress: Journalist reveals how Rahul Gandhi avoided Muslim areas during his temple run in Gujarat, video viral

OpIndia Staff -
While Rahul Gandhi might resume his temple runs again in the hopes of winning Hindu votes, the electorates are unlikely to forget his duplicity.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Petitioner accuses revenue officials of deliberately delaying case against Waqf Board claiming ownership of public land

OpIndia Staff -
Advocate Ankur Sharma who challenged Waqf Board in J&K claiming 500 kanals of land say officials are delaying the case
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress uses a photograph of Akhil Iyer without consent for its “40% Sarkara” campaign, the actor to take legal action

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'I am appalled to see that my face is being used illegally and without my consent for "40% Sarkara" campaign of Congress', actor Akhil Iyer wrote
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News Reports

As Iranian women set their hijabs on fire, social media remembers old Persia, and their supreme god Ahura Mazda

Anurag -
The anti-hijab protesters in Iran have been invoking ancient Persian God Ahura Mazda during their demonstrations.
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News Reports

Ayodhya: Pooja turns out to be Hasina Bano after 12 years of marriage, threatens her Hindu husband to convert to Islam or be ready for...

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Hasina Bano has allegedly also got her son circumcised as per Islamic rituals, without Jagbir's consent.
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News Reports

Kerala HC initiates suo motu contempt case against PFI after the organisation called for 1 day hartal, created violence, post arrest of Islamists

OpIndia Staff -
The Court has impleaded PFI State General Secretary A Abdul Sathar as an additional respondent in the case and has directed the State government to file a report. The matter will be taken up next on September 29.
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News Reports

MEA Dr S Jaishankar voices concern regarding security of Indian community following anti-Hindu attacks in Leicester with UK’s Foreign Secretary: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Following violence against Indian diaspora in UK's Leicester and Birmingham, EAM S Jaishankar met with his British counterpart James Cleverly
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News Reports

ASI teams discover 12,000-year-old artefacts near Chennai, recoveries include gold, beads, money, sculptures from the Pallava period

OpIndia Staff -
The ASI team also discovered identical pit layers of artefacts from not less than 4 civilizations separated by around a hundred years.
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News Reports

UP: Maulana Jarjis, who called men ‘bh*dwas’ for not putting women in Burqa, sentenced to 10 years in jail for rape and blackmail

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Maulana Jarjis was charged with raping a woman and then intimidating her by making a video of her.
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Opinions

Reports say govt may set up panel to ‘study condition of Dalits who convert to Islam or Christianity’: Why we need to tread carefully

Nupur J Sharma -
With several such pleas pending in the court, that demand reservation for "Dalit Christians" and "Dalit Muslims", according to media reports, the government is now mulling setting up a panel to study the condition of those Dalits who convert to Christianity or Islam.
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News Reports

Kerala: PFI workers take out violent protest after NIA raids, buses damaged, stone-pelting, petrol bombs reported

OpIndia Staff -
Stones were also hurled at vehicles in the districts of Kerala by the PFI workers.
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News Reports

Rana Ayyub gets slammed by Muslim users on Twitter for trying to hint that hijab is not compulsory in Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Given that Rana Ayyub garnered support through her endorsement of hijab in Karnataka schools, her stance in the context of women's right to choice in Iran did not sit well with Islamists.
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