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Muslim TMC MLA up in arms against Mamata Banerjee govt over making a fellow Muslim leader the block president of Islampur

OpIndia Staff -
TMC MLA Abdul Karim was miffed with the party as he was expecting them to make his son the block president of Islampur.
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News Reports

As BJP gets attacked by its own supporters over decision to give special amenities to Rohingyas in Delhi, sources in party try to explain...

Nupur J Sharma -
Hardeep Singh Puri said India would be giving accommodation and round the clock protection to 1,100 Rohingya 'refugees'.
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News Reports

‘Case will not stand as complainant was wearing sexually provocative dress’: Kozhikode court while granting relief to sexual harassment accused

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The Sessions Court in Kozhikode district granted anticipatory bail to a social activist accused Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case.
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News Reports

Tainted NGO Hemkunt Foundation now gets Ranveer Singh as Goodwill Ambassador, lauds actor’s passion and commitment to education

OpIndia Staff -
"I am thrilled to join hands with Hemkunt Foundation to build the largest not-for-profit skill development center in India. Our mission is to provide equal access to education and employment opportunities to lakhs of people through this initiative", the Actor said in his Instagram post
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News Reports

1,110 registered Rohingyas to get flats, security, and basic facilities in Delhi, minister Hardeep S Puri informs

OpIndia Staff -
1,100 registered Rohingyas to get flats, basic amenities and security in Delhi, provided by Central govt.
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News Reports

Is Greece turning out to be a hotbed for Grooming Jihad by Pakistani immigrants? Recent murder of a 17-year-old is only the latest of...

OpIndia Staff -
The recent murder of a 17-year-old girl named Nicoletta in Athens is one of many such crimes where Pakistani immigrants have targeted local non-Muslim women.
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Entertainment

Bollywood nepo-kid now wants to take action on audience for boycotting films, says filmmakers ‘tolerated too much’

OpIndia Staff -
Arjun Kapoor's interview comes close on the heels of much anticipated big budget films like Aamir Khan's Laal Singh Chaddha and Akshay Kumar's Raksha Bandhan which have tanked at the box office miserably.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Vikram Khan, Asad Khan, Syabu, Sahun, and others lynch one Chiranji Lal to death on suspicion of theft, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A vegetable vendor named Chiranji Lal was lynched by Vikram Khan, Asad Khan, Syabu, Sahun, Taleem and others over suspicion of theft.
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News Reports

Sales of ‘The Satanic Verses’ soar after the Islamist attack on author Salman Rushdie 

OpIndia Staff -
Salman Rushdie, the author of ‘The Satanic Verses’, was attacked last week during an event in New York.
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News Reports

Did Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP hire a professional actor Shahbaz Khan to show ‘frustrated youth of Gujarat’, netizens wonder

OpIndia Staff -
On Tuesday AAP posted a video depicting 'Gujarat youth's discontent with the BJP.' Netizens were not convinced with the act on display.
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News Reports

‘Why put Savarkar’s portrait in a Muslim area?’ Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah on communal flare-up in Shivamogga

OpIndia Staff -
Siddaramaiah insinuated that putting up Savarkar’s poster in a “Muslim area” caused violence in Shivamogga.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: In yet another targeted attack, terrorists shoot a Kashmiri Hindu dead and leave his brother critical in Shopian

OpIndia Staff -
In yet another targeted terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorists shot dead a Kashmiri Hindu, while leaving his brother critically injured
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World

Two policemen guarding polio vaccinators shot dead in Pakistan; the country remains one of the last hurdles to eradication of polio

OpIndia Staff -
Team of polio vaccinators emerged unharmed from the attack but this is yet another setback to the polio vaccination drive in Pakistan
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News Reports

Norway: Walrus ‘Freya’ killed by authorities because ‘selfie-hungry’ people won’t stay away from it, wildlife experts outraged

OpIndia Staff -
Norway killed Freya the walrus because people did not listen to authorities to stay away from her.
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News Reports

‘Naked, butchered bodies of Hindu women were hung at beef shops in Kolkata’: Direct Action Day survivor recalls the horror

OpIndia Staff -
Today on the 75th anniversary of horrific 'Direct Action Day', Rabindranath Dutta, a survivor recalled the brutality Islamists had inflicted on innocent Hindu women during those days.
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Political History of India

Did you know: Muslim League politician who fought for separate Pakistan was a speaker in Indian assembly the night Nehru delivered his “tryst with...

OpIndia Staff -
Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman, a Muslim League politician who fought for the division of India, the creation of a separate Pakistan, and indeed moved to Pakistan after partition where he became the first president of Muslim League (Pakistan).
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News Reports

‘Hindus killed for being Hindus’ series: 75 and still counting…here is a never-ending list of Hindus killed and brutalised in independent India

OpIndia Staff -
As India completes 75 years of its Independence, OpIndia has compiled a list of 75 Hindus who were killed for being Hindus.
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News Reports

‘It is our government now’: Goons in Bihar’s Sheikhpura go on a rampage, beat up shopkeepers for no reason

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Miscreants beat up shopkeepers in Bihar's Sheikhpura, vandalise shops.
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Opinions

As calls to boycott Laal Singh Chaddha taste success, here is how we need to learn from the global Left going forward

Ganesh R -
As I write this, the concerted efforts by some activist Hindus to boycott Amir Khan’s copycat movie Lal Singh Chaddha appear to be successful.
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News Reports

Laal Singh Chaddha: Producer-distributor Viacom 18 deny claims of seeking compensation as movie faces disaster

OpIndia Staff -
Subhash K Jha had also appealed to those, boycotting the film, to watch it in the theatres. "They will come away reformed," he had suggested.
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Opinions

While the Nation celebrated its 75th year of Independence, here is how ‘The Hindu’ chose to worship Nehru and sound despondent

S. Sudhir Kumar -
Left with no choice to adopt it, the Congress party came up with what they know best – worship Nehru and his dynasty even while referring to the Indian flag! 
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News Reports

Delhi: Kejriwal aide among 4 arrested; were part of Pak ISI-backed terror module to execute attacks in Delhi and Punjab ahead of I-Day

OpIndia Staff -
Arrested accused Vipin Jakhar is an Aam Aadmi Party leader who contested in the 2017 Municipal Council elections of Delhi.
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Entertainment

The Oscars apologises to Sacheen Littlefeather, 49 years after Hollywood subjected her to racist insults, booing, and nearly an assault by John Wayne

OpIndia Staff -
Nearly 50 years after suffering racist insults and abuse, Littlefeather will now return to the Academy as an invited guest of honour at the Academy Museum.
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News Reports

Did you know: Nehru wanted ‘date with destiny’ in his I-Day speech but his PA changed it to ‘tryst with destiny’ because ‘date’ had...

OpIndia Staff -
Nehru heeded his PA’s advice and changed ’date’ with ‘tryst’ in his I-day speech because of the former’s romantic overtones.
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Opinions

Hey, Rana Ayyub, say it, say that ‘Gustakh-e-Rasool’ should not be punishable with ‘sar tan se juda’

Nirwa Mehta -
Prominent Muslim celebrity journalists have also not said it in as many words that 'blasphemy' of divine figures of Islam should not be punished by death.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: opium, poppy husk served at Govt school in Barmer after Independence Day function, video viral

OpIndia Staff -
Opium and poppy husk distributed in a school in Barmer, Rajasthan after Independence Day function
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News Reports

Karnataka: Nadeem, Abdul and Jabiullah among 4 arrested for stabbing two men in Shivamogga amidst communal tensions

OpIndia Staff -
As per ADGP Law and Order, all four suspects in the alleged stabbing in Shivamogga have been apprehended.
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News Reports

Brother of Loten Nishad, killed over criticism of Tablighi Jamaat observes, ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign

OpIndia Staff -
In April 2020, a 30-year-old Loten Nishad was shot dead by one Mohammed Sona in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Islamic terrorist organization Al Qaida asks Indian Muslims to ‘Bring Nupur to Justice,’ urges to prepare for ‘defensive Jihad’

OpIndia Staff -
Al-Qaida called for vengeance, urging Muslims to arm themselves against the enemy for a "defensive jihad."
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News Reports

FIFA announces suspension of AIFF: From Praful Patel’s sacking to losing Under-17 Women’s World Cup hosting rights, how it happened

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, CoA filed plea in Supreme Court against former AIFF President Praful Patel for "arranging" letter from FIFA for AIFF suspension.
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News Reports

Punjab AAP Minister defends presence at Red Fort, along with Deep Sidhu, during the Republic Day siege: What he said

OpIndia Staff -
Congress sought the resignation of the Punjab Transport Minister over a video of rioters storming the Red Fort on January 26, 2021.
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News Reports

Jungleraj returns to Bihar? Convicted politician Anand Mohan seen holding a political meeting at home in Patna: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The incident has raised questions about the working style of the Bihar police under the Mahagathbandhan government.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Anganwadi worker gets ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ threat from ‘Friends of ISI’ for distributing Tiranga, probe initiated

OpIndia Staff -
Family of Anganwadi worker get death threats in UP for distributing Tiranga in neighbourhood.
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News Reports

Swaminarayan Akshardham Gandhinagar celebrates India’s ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ in the presence of Sadguru Pujya Ishwarcharan Swami

OpIndia Staff -
While addressing the devotees at the BAPS Akshardham temple, Swami Ji also supported the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign of PM Modi.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Communal tension erupts as Muslim youths try to replace Veer Savarkar’s poster with that of Tipu Sultan, section 144 imposed

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus and Muslims came face to face in Karnataka's Shivamogga after Muslims removed Veer Savarkar's flex banner and tried to replace it with that of the Islamic tyrant Tipu Sultan
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News Reports

Congress MLA from Rajasthan resigns from his post over the atrocities against Dalits in the Congress-ruled state

OpIndia Staff -
The Rajasthan MLA said in his resignation that since he can't protect the rights of his community, he has no right to continue as an MLA.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: I-Day celebration in school shows ‘Bharat Mata’ performing ‘Namaz’, police claims viral clip misleading, play about communal harmony

OpIndia Staff -
In the viral video, the crown of Bharat Mata is removed and she is shown performing namaz on the stage.
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News Reports

‘Hindus killed for being Hindus’ series: The tragic tale of Chandan Gupta, killed in the 2018 Kasganj communal clash over a flag march

OpIndia Staff -
Chandan Gupta was killed in a communal clash that took place in 2018 over a flag march in Kasganj.
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News Reports

Iran blames Salman Rushdie and his supporters for the attack on Rushdie’s life

OpIndia Staff -
Iran, trying to deny any link between the attack and the fatwa, washed its hands off the attack and instead blamed Salman Rushdie for the attack.
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News Reports

Daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose appeals to PM Modi to bring his ‘mortal remains’ from Japan: Here is what she said

OpIndia Staff -
The daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose sought for DNA testing of the remains, which are now preserved at the Renokji Temple in Tokyo.
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Opinions

The life and crimes of Lalu Prasad Yadav: From fodder scam, whitewashing murder of Hindus to terrorising Patna for his daughter’s wedding

hemannamo -
Lalu Prasad's scams spanned from the 1990s till 2014 - almost over two decades. The list of crimes committed goes on, so much so that we now see him only going in and coming out of the jail premises.
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News Reports

Miffed Congress workers in Bihar hurl insults at state party in-charge for accepting only 3 ministerial berths in new Nitish Kumar Govt

OpIndia Staff -
Miffed over the distribution of ministerial berths in the new Nitish Kumar government in Bihar, the Congress workers created a ruckus outside the party office in Patna
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News Reports

Congress MP Manickam Tagore lies about death of Dalit child in Rajasthan, tries to deflect attention after netizens call out his falsehoods

OpIndia Staff -
Manickam Tagore lied about the death of a Dalit child in Rajasthan, stating it occurred in Uttar Pradesh.
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Opinions

Why Agniveer scheme is important: Lessons from Afghanistan, how it can protect India’s assets, growing strategic role and challenges ahead for India

Lt Gen Abhay Krishna -
India presents itself as a strong pivot in the Asia-Pacific geographical segment and an attractive springboard to dominate the entire Indian Ocean region through which passes over 70 per cent of world trade besides a large percentage of communication cables.
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Politics

‘Liberals’ and ‘intellectuals’ find #HarGharTiranga problematic, say 50-year-celebrations were ‘simple’: Here is why it was simple and subdued

Nirwa Mehta -
'Intellectuals' want simpler times because with Modi out of picture, they can go back to peddle lies to ordinary men and women without being questioned while influencing ministerial berths in free time.
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News Reports

‘These kinds of incidents happen in every state’, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot plays down death of Dalit boy in Jalore after being beaten by...

OpIndia Staff -
While protests continue over the death of a nine-year-old Dalit boy Indra Meghwal, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot reacted to the news by asserting that such instances occur in all states
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News Reports

As PM talked about nepotism in institutions beyond political parties, here is why Judiciary is one institution awaiting independence from this malaise

OpIndia Staff -
As PM Modi talked about how nepotism in institutions is hurting all sectors, judiciary is not immune to this malaise either.
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News Reports

After the Antilia bomb scare, Mukesh Ambani gets fresh death threats over phone, one suspect arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Reliance Foundation has filed a complaint about the death threats to Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.
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News Reports

Indians in America take out rally to celebrate Independence Day, ‘Baba ka bulldozer’ also makes an appearance leaving Islamists at IAMC fuming

OpIndia Staff -
Some bulldozers were adorned with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Yogi Adityanath.
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Media

Rana Ayyub ‘corrects her mistake’ after fellow Muslims slam her for supporting Salman Rushdie, deletes tweet where she wished him recovery

Nirwa Mehta -
Islamists have moved on from choosing ummah over country to choosing ummah over basic human decency.
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