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‘Figments of vile imagination’: Historian Vikram Sampath slams actress after she falsely claims freedom fighter Veer Savarkar was convicted of rape

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When social media users sought evidence to back her outrageous claims, the actress began searching for sources on social media.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Locals in Hyderabad falsely accuse Hindu man of blasphemy, try to lynch him with slogans of ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’

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Kumar was arrested on Sunday (August 21) by the Hyderabad Cantonment police, based on the dubious complaint of the Muslim shopkeeper Bilal Abbasi.
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News Reports

‘No consideration to levy charges on UPI services’: Clarifies Finance Ministry, says cost of service providers will be recovered through other means

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Responding the media reports claiming that RBI is proposing to impose service charge on UPI, finance ministry said there is no such consideration
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News Reports

Russia-Ukraine war: Know who is ‘Putin’s brain’ Alexander Dugin and his daughter Darya Dugina who was killed in a car explosion

Dibakar Dutta -
Darya Dugina was sanctioned by both the US and UK , with the latter labelling her as a “high-profile contributor of disinformation” about Russian-Ukraine war.
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News Reports

Bihar: Stones pelted at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s convoy, the CM was not present in the cavalcade

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Nitish Kumar is reaching Gaya via a helicopter so he was not a part of the convoy. It only had the security officials who are a part of the CM's security team
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News Reports

‘A Food Walk with Dr. S Jaishankar’: External Affairs minister promotes ‘Food Tourism’ of Bengaluru

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MEA Dr S Jaishankar toured Bengaluru’s famous V V Puram food street with popular food blogger Kripal Amanna
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News Reports

Pakistan: Sikhs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa protest as Islamists forcibly convert a female Sikh teacher and perform her nikaah

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The protesting Sikhs alleged that the administration is also involved in this incident of conversion.
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Entertainment

Actress Kangana Ranaut to sue Filmfare Awards for nominating her, says ‘It is beneath my dignity, work ethics, and value system’

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Kangana Ranaut said, "It is beneath my dignity, work ethics, and value system to encourage such corrupt practices in any way, that is why I have decided to sue Filmfare."
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News Reports

Government of India refutes media reports claiming India planning to import wheat, says the country has sufficient stock

OpIndia Staff -
The Department of Food and Public Distribution clarified that there is no plan to import wheat as there is sufficient stock in India.
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News Reports

Anand Sharma quits as Congress Steering Committee Chairman of poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, says was continuously being excluded and insulted

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Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma resigned from the post of Chairman of Steering Committee of poll-bound Himachal Pradesh
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News Reports

Zomato issues clarification and apologises for the ‘Mahakal Thali’ advertisement featuring Hrithik Roshan

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A statement by Zomato said, "We deeply respect the sentiments of the people of Ujjain, and the ad in question is no longer running."
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News Reports

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan says his remarks condemning attack on Salman Rushdie were taken ‘out of context’

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Imran Khan said his comments terming attack on Salman Rushdie as "unjustifiable" were taken out of context
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News Reports

Noida: Lawyer Bhaavya Roy arrested by UP Police after video of her abusing and assaulting a security guard went viral

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Noida lawyer Bhaavya Roy was caught on camera physically assaulting and verbally abusing a security guard
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News Reports

Dogs of the Indian breed Mudhol Hound to be included in PM Modi’s security detail; the famous dog used to be part of Chhatrapati...

OpIndia Staff -
On May 6, 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned the Mudhol breed dogs at a rally in Jamkhandi in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka. Since then, the name has been in the news.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Fisherman discovers Shivling in a river, local Hindus fear they will lose its custody

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Jagadish and his wife Anjana Biswas handed over the Shivling to the police after finding it in a river
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News Reports

Telangana: Police detain over 50 people including BJYM workers ahead of alleged comedian Munawar Faruqui’s show in Hyderabad

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Police detained over 50 people peotesting against the show of alleged comedian Munawar Faruqui in Hyderabad.
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Crime

Aligarh: Muslim youths molest girls at Dahi Handi program, drag boys to a mosque and assault them when confronted, 5 arrested

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Aligarh: Muslim youths arrested after they molested girls during Dahi Handi event and assaulted boys who confronted them
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News Reports

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain cannot be declared of ‘unsound mind’, Delhi HC dismisses petition filed by Congress worker

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After being arrested by Enforcement Directorate in hawala scam, Jain had said he is suffering memory loss after getting infected by COVID-19.
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News Reports

Assam: Two Imams arrested for direct links with terrorist groups Al Qaeda and Ansarullah Bangla Team, incriminating material recovered

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Two Imams Jalaluddin Sheikh, Abdus Subhan arrested in Assam for ties with Al Qaeda and Ansarullah Bangla Team
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World

Pakistan: 40-year-old Imran abducts 13-year-old Christian girl, marries her after converting her to Islam

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The court in Pakistan ignored all principles of natural justice and upheld the 'consent' of a 13-year-old girl, despite the fact that minors cannot give consent in such matters
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News Reports

Somalia: 30-hour long hotel siege by al-Shabaab terrorists ends, 40 dead, over 70 injured

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Terrorist organization al-Shabaab’s spokesman Abu Musab had said in a statement on Friday that over 20 people, including officials, were killed in the attack.
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News Reports

Senior Bihar journalist confesses to kidnapping two people himself few years back, normalises ‘jungle raj’

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Senior journalist Kanhaiya Bhelari confessed to kidnapping two men who owed him money a few years back.
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Entertainment

Taapsee vs KRK: ‘Dobaaraa’ entertainer gloats the movie is too ‘intelligent’ for some people as film critic mocks low collection

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Anurag Kashyap's Dobaaraa starring Taapsee Pannu has bombed at the box office and the actor is now claiming the movie was 'too intelligent' for some people
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News Reports

Lookout circular against Manish Sisodia likely to be issued soon, Delhi Dy CM and Education Minister spreads fake narrative about same

OpIndia Staff -
Look out circulars are now used routinely by the CBI to prevent high-profile accused from leaving the country and evade investigation.
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News Reports

Punjab: Ludhiana BJP leader Bharat Bhushan Sharma beaten to death outside his home by drug addicts

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The specially-abled son of the BJP leader was also injured by a sharp-edged weapon by the assailants.
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News Reports

An 8-year-old child sexually abused in Virender Sehwag’s school, case registered under juvenile justice act and POCSO

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A case has been registered under the JJ Act and the POCSO Act, and police have started investigations into the matter.
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News Reports

‘Mahakal se mangaa liya..’, new Zomato ad linking Mahakaleshwar temple to food delivery ignites controversy, priest condemns the ad for hurting Hindu sentiments

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The Hindu priests of the Mahakaleshwar temple have condemned the Zomato advertisement in which the actor says, "Thaali khane ka man tha, Mahakaal se mangaa liya"
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News Reports

Who is Vijay Nair: The AAP ‘ad-hoc worker’ under the spotlight in the Excise Scam

Dibakar Dutta -
When Caravan reached out to Atishi Marlena in 2019, she refused having any knowledge of #MeToo allegations against Vijay Nair.
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News Reports

OpIndia introduces “Reality Bytes”, a podcast featuring conversations that the Left and the MSM don’t want to talk about: Here’s the promo

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OpIndia introduced “Reality Bytes”, a weekly new podcast series hosted by Editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma.
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World

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan fails to appear before FIA in prohibited funding case, may get arrested: Reports

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In a big blow for Imran Khan, Pakistan's Election Commission announced earlier this month that his party had received donations illegally from 34 foreign citizens, including an Indian-origin businesswoman.
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Culture and History

UK museum signs agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts including six stolen from Indian temples and shrines

Jhankar Mohta -
In the first, a museum based in the Scottish city of Glasglow in the United Kingdom signed an agreement with the Indian government to repatriate seven artefacts
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News Reports

Vijay Deverakonda, Ananya Panday starrer Liger faces boycott calls for its association with Karan Johar

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Actor Vijay Deverakonda has been relentlessly promoting his upcoming movie Liger in various cities.
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News Reports

Liquor Scam: AAP leader Manoj Nagpal resigns, says ‘AAP once opposed corruption but now itself is practicing corruption’

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In the handwritten resignation letter, Manoj Nagpal said that the party which used to fight against corruption was now itself practicing corruption. He added that the excise scam had played a major role in ruining the party's character.
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Entertainment

India’s second Sologamy wedding: After Kshama Bindu, ‘Diya Aur Baati Hum’ star Kanishka Soni marries herself

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Interestingly, this is the second such recent marriage in the country where a woman has chosen to marry herself
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News Reports

Khalistani organisations under the scanner, Home Ministry directs security agencies to take action: Report

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Report suggests MHA has ordered the NIA to file a complaint against the Khalistani factions and their affiliated organisations..
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News Reports

Mumbai Police receives threat message warning of a ’26/11′ like terror attack in the city, sounds alert and launches probe

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The Mumbai Police received a threat call from a Pakistani number, warning them about a possible 26/11-style terror attack in the city.
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News Reports

Pilot and co-pilot fall asleep at 37,000 feet, miss the landing for the flight

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After the flight landed at the airport, the aircraft was kept on the ground for two and a half hours as authorities checked the plane.
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World

Somalia: Al-Shabab terrorists attack a hotel in Mogadishu; 10 deaths reported

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Al-Shabab terrorists attacked the Hayat hotel on Friday, resulting in the death of at least 10 so far.
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Kareena Kapoor Khan displays blind hubris even as Laal Singh Chaddha tanks, says her character ‘Geet’ in Jab We Met increased Indian Railways’ revenue

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Jab We Met, written and directed by Imtiaz Ali, is a romantic comedy film starring Kareena Kapoor and Shahid Kapoor.
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News Reports

DIPR dismisses media reports claiming J&k likely to get around 25 lakh additional non-local voters, says ‘vested interest’ trying to misrepresent facts

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The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday refuted media claims that the UT will be getting around 25 lakh additional voters including outsiders or non-locals
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Death of ‘Dalit’ 9-year-old in Jalore: State Child Rights Commission panel report busts ‘caste angle’. Read what they say happened

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Days after a 9-year-old Dalit boy succumbed to his injuries in the Jalore district of Rajasthan, the State Child Rights Commission ruled out the caste angle from the case
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News Reports

Anurag Kashyap throws tantrum after Dobaaraa flops, says he will not make sequel of Gangs of Wasseypur unless Viacom stops calling it a loss-making

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The latest film of Anurag Kashyap, Dobaara featuring Taapsee Pannu, is on the brink of becoming a massive flop.
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News Reports

Kerala police may oust Congress worker Farzeen Majeed from home district for a year, had protested against Kerala CM on board an Indigo flight:...

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The Kerala police has recommended to the Kannur-range DIG to invoke the KAAPA provision prohibiting entry into the district against Youth Congress block president Farzin Majeed, citing that he was involved in over ten cases
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Bihar back to being a family business: Lalu Prasad Yadav’s damaad attends official meeting held by his son, Tej Pratap Yadav

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RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's son-in-law Shailesh Kumar was seen attending two official meetings that were held by Minister Tej Pratap Yadav.
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News Reports

Anurag Kashyap-directed ‘Dobaaraa’ featuring Taapsee Pannu tanks miserably at the box office, audience obliges after duo asked them to boycott the movie

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It turns out that Dobaaraa, which has been made on a budget of ₹50 crores, will fail to make more than ₹2 crores.
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News Reports

16% of Muslim students from Mangalore University seek TC, among others, university following HC order banning hijab in classrooms one of the reasons

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More than 16% of Muslim girl students have taken their transfer certificate (TC) in the second, third, fourth and fifth semesters of government and aided colleges affiliated with Mangalore University in Karnataka
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News Reports

CBI names 15 including Delhi Dy CM Manish Sisodia in excise scam FIR, says he was instrumental in extending undue favours to licensees

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The CBI named 15 persons including Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, excise officials and private persons in excise scam FIR
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Kerala Muslim body head slams state govt’s ‘gender-neutral’ policy, says it is ‘dangerous’ to allow boys and girls to sit together in classrooms

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Kerala Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) general secretary in charge, PMA Salam has claimed that it is dangerous to allow boys and girls to sit together in school classes
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Police cancel Munawar Faruqui’s Bangalore show on complaint of Hindu group, the comedian claims it was cancelled due to his health issues

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So-called comedian Munawar Faruqui cites health issues after his Bangalore show was cancelled by police on complaint of Hindu organisation
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Bangladesh: Hindu man stabbed for protesting against daughter’s harassment; Miraj, Farhad among 3 arrested

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A Hindu man in Bangladesh was stabbed by assailants for protesting against his daughter’s harassment.
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