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Delhi: Student admitted to hospital after ceiling fan falls on her head inside school, concerns were raised earlier over poor quality construction work in...

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A Delhi government school student was injured in a mishap after a ceiling fan fell on her head during a class.
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Gujarat: Stones pelted on Ganpati procession passing through a Muslim majority area in Vadodara, 13 detained

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The incident of stone pelting occurred when a procession carrying an idol of Lord Ganesh was passing through a Muslim majority area in Vadodara.
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News Reports

Another step towards decolonisation- Indian Navy to drop St George’s Cross from its ensign, PM Modi to unveil new ensign on September 2

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that Indian Naval ensign is being changed. It has been done 4 times in the past as well.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan’s apology for his utterings finally saves his a$$, Supreme Court closes the 2009 contempt case

OpIndia Staff -
The 2009 case was revived in 2020 when the bench led by Justice Arun Mishra decided to hear the matter along with the case filed against Bhushan over some allegedly derogatory tweets.
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News Reports

Jharkhand High Court summons DGP and Home Secretary taking cognizance of Ankita murder case, CWC asks for POCSO changes in FIR

OpIndia Staff -
Ankita was burnt alive on August 23 after the accused allegedly poured petrol on her through a window and set her on fire while she was asleep in her bedroom.
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News Reports

‘We will rip your tongue out’: Mamata Banerjee threatens BJP over arrest of party leaders in corruption cases

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee claimed that political parties are being intimidated by the ruling BJP through the use of central investigative agencies and the Judiciary.
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News Reports

Can Shashi Tharoor become the President of Congress? Here is what media reports are speculating about his plans to run for the post

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor is exploring the possibility of running for the post of Congress President, reports say.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Hindu temple vandalised in Aligarh, accused Md Azad arrested by police on the spot

OpIndia Staff -
Aligarh Police arrested Mohammad Azad for vandalising idols at Hindu temple
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News Reports

Supreme Court seeks centre government’s response on extending reservation benefits to Dalits who have converted to Christianity and Islam 

OpIndia Staff -
The SC sought centre's response to a plea that the Dalits who have converted to Islam and Christianity should be eligible for the same quota benefits as reserved for Scheduled Castes
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News Reports

Ankita murder case: Ex Jharkhand CM Raghubar Das says suspended DSP Noor Mustafa has PFI links

OpIndia Staff -
Popular Front of India (PFI) is an Islamist organisation that has been at the core of many violence and riots in India including violent 'protests'.
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News Reports

Shahrukh was harassing Ankita for 2 years, elder brother had apologised to Ankita’s father when he wanted to file a complaint

OpIndia Staff -
Shahrukh Hussain's elder brother, who has lately been threatening Ankita Kumari's family, had once apologised to her father when he wanted to file a complaint against Shahrukh
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Islamists demolish houses of Mahadalit Musahar community in Palamu, thrash victims, force them to leave the village, probe underway

OpIndia Staff -
The incident is said to have happened on Monday afternoon in Murumatu village in the area around the Pandu Police Station. Frightened by the attack, as many as 50 people reached the Pandu Police Station and sought justice against the Islamists.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Trader Ishaq Ibrahim runs away without paying after buying apples worth 2 crores, farmers conned

OpIndia Staff -
Ishaq Ibrahim mysteriously disappeared after purchasing apples worth Rs 2 crore, all without paying for them.
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News Reports

Supreme Court draws curtains on all pending cases in the 2002 Gujarat Riots and pleas in the 1992 Babri demolition case

OpIndia Staff -
The SC noted the cases in Gujarat 2002 riots had become infructuous with time and with near completion of trial.
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Opinions

The problem with media headlines in the case of a Hindu man, Ankit, who was murdered by Muslim men for dating their sister

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Basti Police arrested two brothers identified as Irfan and Irshad and their cousin Israr for murdering a 19-year-old Hindu boy Ankit
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News Reports

When rioter Nadeem Ansari was airlifted to Delhi for treatment while Ankita, set ablaze by Shahrukh, had to struggle for treatment

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The Jharkhand state government bore expenses for treatment of riot accused Nadeem Ansari, while Ankita's family struggled for her treatment in Dumka.
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World

Bangladesh planning to import fuel from India as country battles energy crisis, fears of ‘another Lanka’ were raised due to Chinese meddling

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh government is considering asking India for assistance to deal with the acute fuel crisis the country is experiencing recently
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News Reports

Punjab: Nihang Sikhs stop a Christian Conversion Program in Daduana village of Amritsar, Police assure such programs will not take place again in the...

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A group of Nihang Sikhs disrupted the program and blocked access to the place where the event was happening.
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News Reports

Odisha High Court refuses to interfere in controversy over some Ganesha idols in Cuttack, Police ask organisers not to install ‘distorted’ idols

OpIndia Staff -
Police in Cuttack have appealed to Puja organisers not to install the controversial Ganesha idols. The artisans insist that they are 'Rudra Ganesha' and asking artists to destroy the statues is unfair.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Five booked after one Aijaz Sheikh lured a married woman, her children to convert to Islam, details

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As per reports, the accused Aijaz Shaikh also asked for Rs 25 lakh from the father of the woman.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Wife of Ex-IAS booked for torturing maid, a tribal woman, used to force her to clean toilet with tongue

OpIndia Staff -
Sunita was hired as a maid in the home of retired IAS Maheshwar Patra and Seema Patra about 10 years ago in Jharkhand.
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News Reports

Assam: Suleiman Ali and 2 others arrested for abduction and gang rape in Karimganj, victim found near Bangladesh border

OpIndia Staff -
The 3 accused were booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 366 (abduction to compel a woman for marriage) and 376D (gang rape).
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News Reports

Mumbai police arrest ‘film critic’ KRK over controversial tweets from 2020 about Rishi Kapoor: Details

OpIndia Staff -
KRK has reportedly been arrested for his tweets about Rishi Kapoor and Irffan Khan in 2020.
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Days after Ankita was burnt by Shahrukh, Irfan, Irshad, and Israr kill a Hindu boy in UP for being in a relationship with their...

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu boy Ankit killed by Irfan, Irshad, and Israr for having an affair with their sister Ameena. Ameena was found dead too.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: DSP Noor Mustafa, accused of negligence in Ankita murder case suspended, had allegedly helped accused Shahrukh in weakening case

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das has raised concerns about change in demography in Jharkhand. He said that what happened to Ankita has happened to thousands of girls and women in Jharkhand.
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News Reports

‘Shahrukh used to tell her – marry me and accept Islam, else I will make your life hell,’ Dumka girl Ankita Kumari’s father tells...

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Sanjeev Singh, the distraught father of the Ankita told Swarajya that the accused Shahrukh was forcing his daughter to convert to Islam.
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News Reports

Another day, another incident of arrogance in an NCR society- Man slaps guard repeatedly after getting stuck in a lift for 4 minutes

OpIndia Staff -
The latest case has come from The Close North Society in Sector 50 of Gurugram where a man repeatedly slapped the security guard and the liftman.
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Opinions

Former CEO of Prasar Bharati calls out the pro-China bias of NYT author who vilified India and PM Modi, irks a usual suspect with...

Dibakar Dutta -
Shashi Shekhar pointed out how Chowdhury has been trying to mainstream the fake narrative that India provoked the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: While Hindu student Ankita from CM Hemant Soren’s home district was fighting for her life, the ruling party continued to enjoy its picnic

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In Khunti, Jharkhand 'Sarkar' is enjoying mutton-rice, while Ankita Singh's destitute family is mourning her death.
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Opinions

The tale of two NDTV headlines: Mohammad Shalik’s murder vs Ankita, murdered by Shahrukh

Amit Kelkar -
It is regularly done by channels like NDTV to reinforce the narrative that the victims can only belong to one religion, and the aggressor always comes from one particular religion
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News Reports

Pakistan can ‘consider trade with India’ amid recent floods, says finance minister Miftah Ismail

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan FM Miftah Ismail said they may consider opening trade with India to import essential commodities.
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Jharkhand: Naeem alias Chhotu Khan, the second accused in Ankita murder case arrested, SDPO Noor Mustafa removed from investigation

OpIndia Staff -
Naeem alias Chhotu Khan, the second culprit in the murder of Hindu girl Ankita in Dumka, Jharkhand was arrested by police.
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‘North-East does not need sympathy and ridicule’: Himanta Biswa Sarma fires a fresh salvo at Arvind Kejriwal, suggests having 5 Capitals

OpIndia Staff -
Himanta Biswa Sarma called for having 5 Capitals to ensure Delhi does not have disproportionate wealth at their disposal.
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Madarsa linked to Al-Qaeda and ABT terror operatives demolished in Assam, was constructed illegally on government land

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, August 29, Barpeta district administration in Assam demolished a madarsa, run by two Maulvis, who were arrested for their links with Bangladesh-based terror outfits
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Loan waivers, tax on Garba, and operation lotus to new schools in Delhi: 5 blatant lies that Delhi CM Kejriwal told in Delhi assembly

Anurag -
5 lies of Delhi CM Kejriwal in the Delhi assembly.
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Sports

As ‘Baap Baap Hota Hai’ trends after India beat Pakistan in Asia Cup 2022, here is a clip of Sehwag that popularised it

OpIndia Staff -
Years old clip from an award show where Virender Sehwag narrated the amusing anecdote involving himself, Sachin Tendulkar and Shoaib Akhtar.
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Media

Shahrukh Hussain burnt Hindu girl Ankita alive, but for India Today, his name was ‘Abhishek’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The name Abhishek was repeatedly used in the India Today report, and it was nowhere mentioned that they have changed the name.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Infant stolen from Mathura railway station rescued from Firozabad BJP councillor’s house, was sold by kidnappers

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The infant was stolen from Mathura Junction railway station's platform 9 in the early hours of August 24.
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Opinions

English media and the missing outrage: How Ankita’s murder by Shahrukh Hussain and his smile after killing her hardly appalled the Left

Amit Kelkar -
Ankita Kumari in Jharkhand was brutally set on fire by Shahrukh Hussain after she turned down her advances.
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Lalu Yadav’s family got my husband killed: MP Rama Devi says murder is what Tejashwi Yadav meant by ‘Thanda Kar Denge’

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On June 13, 1998, Rama Dev's husband was assassinated in the parking lot of All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Patna.
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News Reports

From Javed Miandad to Imran Khan, how Pakistani cricketers have always spewed venom against India

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It has to be noted that despite their hate towards India, there are some Indian media houses that often invite Pakistani cricketers for their shows.
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News Reports

Gyanvapi like videography to be done at Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura, Allahabad HC issues order

OpIndia Staff -
The Kashi Vishwanath mandir, just like the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, was destroyed by Islamic invaders and a mosque was constructed on the ruins of Hindu temples. Mathura, too, is one such place where a temple was destroyed for mosque.
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Law

Supreme Court pulls up Karnataka hijab petitioners for seeking adjournment, says will not permit ‘forum shopping’

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The Supreme Court also issued a notice to the Karnataka government on petitions challenging a High Court ruling refusing to lift the ban on hijab in state educational institutions
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News Reports

Shahid Afridi mocks Gautam Gambhir: Netizens question Harbhajan Singh and Vikrant Gupta for not calling him out

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens are criticizing Harbhajan Singh and Vikrant Gupta for not calling out Shahid Afridi when he was mocking Gautam Gambhir.
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“He should die the way I am dying today”, heart-rending last statement of Dumka girl Ankita who was set on fire by Shahrukh Hussain

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Dumka girl Ankita Kumari also shared that Shahrukh's brother had warned action against those who dare to complain against Shahrukh.
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“You bathe in cow urine”, “Nasty Sh*t”: Hindu-American man faces vile abusive attack in a California Taco Bell, Police yet to arrest abuser

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from abusive language towards Hindus, the abuser also started abusing former Indian PM Indira Gandhi during his vile rant.
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Civil society outfit PUCL objects to Ram Katha at Raj Bhavan in Rajasthan. Here is what we know about the controversial organisation

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PUCL (Rajasthan) chief Kavita Srivastav claimed that the Governor's House could only be used for cultural programmes.
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Jharkhand: Protests erupt after the murder of Ankita by stalker Shahrukh, section 144 imposed in Dumka, SDPO Noor Mustafa accused of negligence

OpIndia Staff -
Protests erupted in Dumka district in Jharkhand after Ankita Kumari, who was set ablaze by Shahrukh Hussain, died from her injuries.
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Communist governments want to take over temples because of the revenue: Retd. Justice Indu Malhotra on Padmanabhaswamy temple verdict

OpIndia Staff -
In July 2020, the Supreme Court had ruled against the Kerala government’s attempt to bring the world's richest Hindu temple under its control.
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World

Following demolition of Twin Towers in Noida, a look back at collapse of World Trade Centre towers on 9/11 and the long-term health impact...

Dibakar Dutta -
Thousands of survivors and first responders of 9/11 attack on the twin towers continue to suffer from lung diseases and other ailments.
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