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Digital India turns 10: PM Modi reflects on India’s digital transformation journey, calls for tech that ‘unites, includes, and uplifts’

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi took to LinkedIn to pen an enlightening article detailing India's digital transformation journey in the past decade.
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Opinions

After RG Kar case, now Kasba Law College gang rape: How safe are young girls in Kolkata colleges and why administration needs to step...

Chandrani Das -
Despite government directives issued in mid-August 2024 mandating increased CCTV coverage, better lighting, more female guards, and dedicated duty rooms, the ground reality still lags far behind. The system failed her.
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World

Office of Russian media Sputnik in Baku raided by Azerbaijan officials, diplomatic events cancelled: Read why two Asian energy giants are seeing strained relations

Rukma Rathore -
The director and editor-in-chief of Russia's Sputnik were arrested after the searches in their office in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai avoids naming accused Zubair Ahmad while discussing rape of 70-year-old woman in Pahalgam, resorts to whataboutery after being called out

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Rajdeep Sardesai concluded his rant about how 'crimes against women' have nothing to do with religion, effectively ignoring cultural prejudices and religious outlook that contribute to atrocities against one gender.
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From the days of ‘jungle raj’ to becoming the hub of weapons manufacturing for the Army: Bihar set for a remarkable turnaround with the...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
Bihar's Industry Minister Nitish Mishra has sent a proposal to Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to build an Ordnance Factory Corridor in 5 districts of Bihar. Under this, ammunition and weapon manufacturing factories will be set up in every district. This proposal is yet to get approval from the Defence Ministry.
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Four Hindu siblings abducted, converted, and split by court in Sindh – Pak media calls it ‘willing embrace of Islam’

Anurag -
Despite public outcry and the family’s claims of coercion, the court dismissed kidnapping charges. The media’s portrayal, led by ARY News, framed the forced conversion of Hindu minors in Pakistan as voluntary religious freedom.
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Opinions

Andhra Pradesh HC judge K Srinivas Reddy grants relief to Jagan Mohan Reddy in brutal convoy death case, says ‘accidents happen even in Kumbh’

Shraddha Pandey -
"Despite all precautions, accidents still happened even at the Kumbh Mela," Justice Reddy said.
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News Reports

‘The Kerala Story’ unfolds again: Dalit girl abducted from Prayagraj, taken to Kerala for forced conversion and prepped for Jihad

Rukma Rathore -
A Dalit minor from Prayagraj was lured to Kerala, forcibly converted to Islam, and groomed for jihad, exposing yet another chilling chapter of ‘The Kerala Story’ playing out in real life.
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News Reports

China scrambles fighter jets in response to purported airspace violation: Is Beijing turning military fiction into defence market propaganda?

Balendu Singh Angad -
On June 29th, China’s state-run Global Times claimed PLAAF jets responded to foreign provocations in Chinese airspace — but no one saw it happen.
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Tamil Nadu: Temple guard dies in police custody, family alleges brutal torture

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A 27-year-old temple security guard, Ajit Kumar, in Sivaganga, allegedly died after being beaten during police interrogation. His family has accused the police of custodial torture. Opposition parties have demanded a judicial probe and strict action.
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Assam and Mizoram join hands against illegal immigrants: New rules introduced against the menace of infiltration

OpIndia Staff -
The northeastern states of Assam and Mizoram have unveiled stringent new measures to combat illegal immigration. They are responding to decades of demographic tensions and fresh security concerns. Under Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s assertive leadership, Assam is implementing a multi-pronged strategy that includes biometric controls, accelerated deportations, and reclaiming encroached lands. While Mizoram, on the other hand, under Lalduhoma's leadership, tightened regulations for Myanmar nationals fleeing civil unrest.
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Prada finally admits their 1.2 Lakh men’s sandals were inspired by Kolhapuri chappals, read how luxury brands habitually steal traditional crafts and deny credit

Anurag -
Prada’s silence on copying a traditional Indian design sparked outrage. The incident has reignited calls for legal safeguards and ethical collaborations to protect centuries-old crafts from luxury exploitation.
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Opinions

The Wire twists Indian Armed Forces official’s statement to peddle false narrative, blames ‘political constraints’ under Modi govt for aircraft loss during Operation Sindoor

Jinit Jain -
In its latest hit job, The Wire twisted an Indian Armed Forces official’s statement to falsely blame ‘political constraints’ under the Modi government for aircraft losses during Operation Sindoor.
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News Reports

UP: ‘Bhim Army’ and supporters of Chandrashekhar Azad’s party unleash mayhem, pelt stones and torch police vehicles

OpIndia Staff -
Bhim Army supporters are accused of damaging more than half a dozen buses, four police vehicles and four other vehicles by pelting stones at them in Prayagraj. Not only this, they also vandalised shops in the market. Reports say that the Bhim Army supporters also allegedly beat up passers-by on the way.
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Bihar: Siraj claims to be Sonu to entrap Hindu woman, feeds her beef, forces her to convert to Islam and threatens to chop her...

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The Hindu woman informed that Siraj warned that her fate would be direr than that of Shraddha Walkar, and he would chop her up into 25 pieces.
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Maharashtra cancels 3-language policy in schools, sets up new panel to make recommendations about the languages

OpIndia Staff -
The Maharashtra government has cancelled the controversial GRs that made Hindi a third language in primary schools, CM Devendra Fadnavis announced
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Pakistan yet to recover from the scar of ‘Operation Sindoor’, peddles fake news about closed-door meeting with China, Iran and Russia to claim ‘diplomatic...

OpIndia Staff -
Docial media accounts especially from the terror state began to promote false news regarding a confidential National Security Advisor (NSA)-level meeting between China, Iran, Russia and Pakistan under the SCO framework, alleging that India was not invited for the same and portrayed it as a diplomatic victory for Islamabad.
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India rejects unilateral order by International court on the Indus Water Treaty that favours Pakistan’s argument, says the tribunal itself is a violation of...

Anurag -
India has dismissed the supplemental award issued by the tribunal as illegal, asserting that Pakistan bypassed the Neutral Expert mechanism and used international arbitration to undermine India’s sovereignty and distract from cross-border terrorism.
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With record 15,000 Megawatts capacity, Adani Green becomes India’s largest and fastest capacity addition company

ANI -
This accomplishment marks the fastest and largest capacity addition in India to date. The operational portfolio includes ~11,005.5 MW of solar, ~1,977.8 MW of wind, and ~2,556.6 MW of wind-solar hybrid capacity.
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Kolkata: CCTV footage shows law student, raped by TMC leader, was dragged into the college, police recreate crime scene

OpIndia Staff -
Officials stated that the footage is being closely analysed by the officials now. A 90-second video has also been found showing the assault on the accused's phone and is being checked by the experts.
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Cumilla rape case: Father rubbishes claims of ‘extra marital relationship’, used to character assassinate victim, police dismisses rumours about woman’s death

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The victim's father informed that he took Taka 50000 as a loan from Fazor Ali and that the victim had no relationship with him
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BJP begins internal organisational elections, state unit presidents to be appointed first before election of national president

ANI -
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has initiated its internal organisational elections, beginning with the appointment of state unit presidents across the country.
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Bangladesh: Hindu woman raped at knifepoint in Cumilla wants to withdraw the case saying she wants peace in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Days after a Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader broke into the house of a Hindu woman and then raped her at knifepoint in Comilla, the victim has now said that she wants to withdraw the case
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News Reports

Ujjain Love Jihad: Jafar and his friend were blackmailing a minor Hindu girl, members of Hindu group thrash them, case registered

OpIndia Staff -
Two Muslim youths were beaten by a crowd including workers of a Hindu organization at the Premchhaya complex in Ujjain on Saturday, June 28. The activists alleged that one of the youths had trapped a minor girl in a "love trap". He recorded her objectionable video and threatened to make it viral. He was pressuring her to meet at his friend's room.
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Puri Rath Yatra stampede: Odisha govt orders transfer of officials, two cops suspended, probe launched

OpIndia Staff -
Three people died and over 50 were injured in a stampede during Rath Yatra near Puri’s Gundicha Temple. Odisha CM Mohan Majhi removed top officials, ordered an inquiry, and called the negligence leading to the tragedy “unpardonable.”
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Uttar Pradesh: Sahiba Bano becomes Khushi Tiwari to lure Hindu man after he disclosed his wealth in Aniruddhacharya’s show, then kills him with husband’s...

OpIndia Staff -
Sahiba Bano spotted Tiwari in a viral video in which he was telling Hindu saint Aniruddhacharya that he owned 18 bighas of land but was unmarried.
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TMC issues show cause notice to party MLA Madan Mitra over his comments blaming the victim of law college rape case, says his comments...

OpIndia Staff -
Trinamool Congress on Sunday (June 29) issued a show-cause notice to senior party leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra for his controversial remarks regarding the rape of a student of South Calcutta Law College by a TMC functionary
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Internal rift widens in TMC after Kolkata rape case, Kalyan Banerjee drags Mohua Moitra’s recent marriage after she called him misogynist, calls her ‘most...

OpIndia Staff -
A war of words has erupted within the Trinamool Congress after a student leader linked to the party was accused of rape. Controversial remarks by senior leaders triggered backlash, forcing the party to issue a clarification and deepen internal divisions.
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Those who imposed emergency murdered the constitution: Here are the highlights from the 123rd episode of PM Modi’s Mann Ki Baat

OpIndia Staff -
The Prime Minister highlighted how thousands of people were subjected to inhumane atrocities under the draconian Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).
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Puri Jagannath Ratha Yatra: Read how over 1500 RSS Swayamsevaks provided various services to the devotees

OpIndia Staff -
Demonstrating a significant commitment to public service, over 1,560 Swayamsevaks (volunteers) from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) played a pivotal role in ensuring the safety and well-being of lakhs of devotees during the renowned Ratha Yatra festival in Puri. Working in close coordination with the Utkal Bipanna Sahayata Samiti, the volunteers executed nine structured humanitarian service activities, earning widespread appreciation.
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Chhattisgarh: Three women arrested for attempt to convert students outside a school in Raipur, insulted Hindu Gods and claimed Christianity will make them smarter

OpIndia Staff -
A case of conversion has come to light in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. An attempt was being made to change the religion of children outside Madhav Rao Sapre school. Three women have been arrested in this case. The women were trying to deceive the children outside the school. Allegedly, the three women were asking children to go to church and convert to Christianity after a holiday outside the school.
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Uttar Pradesh: Muzaffarnagar police arrest Aryan for morphing and circulating obscene photos of Hindu girls on Instagram; Read FIR details

OpIndia Staff -
Aryan, a 19-year-old resident of Rampuri, was arrested after the victim’s friend spotted the obscene images. He confessed during interrogation and has been sent to judicial custody after being produced in court.
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Attempt to censor reporting of ‘love jihad’ in media? Madhya Pradesh High Court rejects petition of Maruf Ahmad Khan

OpIndia Staff -
The petition was filed by one Maruf Ahamd Khan who submitted that the use of the term Love Jihad by media outlets and newspapers hurts the religious sentiments of the Muslim community.
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Bangladesh: BNP leader Fazor Ali rapes Hindu woman at knifepoint in Cumilla, disturbing video of the incident surfaces online. Here is what we know...

OpIndia Staff -
On Thursday (26th June), when the family members of the victim went to a local fair, the BNP leader seized the opportunity to break into his house and rape her at gunpoint.
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Trinamool Congress distances itself from comments of Kalyan Banerjee and Madan Mitra on Law College rape case, says it strongly condemns the same

OpIndia Staff -
Trinamool Congress on Friday evening issued an official statement distancing itself from controversial remarks made by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra regarding the recent gangrape case at South Calcutta Law College
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‘Sky is never the limit’: 5 big moments from PM Modi’s interaction with Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla aboard the ISS

OpIndia Staff -
"You may be farthest from India, but you’re closest to every Indian’s heart,” PM Modi told astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla in a historic space-to-Earth interaction.
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Iran deports over 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants in a single week, govt cancels all lease agreements with Afghan refugees and bans giving them shelter

OpIndia Staff -
More than 88,000 undocumented Afghan migrants were deported from Iran in a single week, raising alarm over urgent humanitarian and funding needs.
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Suhas Shetty murder case: NIA finds direct involvement of PFI, accused received foreign funding, hatched conspiracy 3 months in advance

OpIndia Staff -
According to reports, the NIA found that most of the men involved in the murder of the Hindu activist are directly connected to the banned radical Islamic outfit Popular Front of India (PFI).
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Himanta Biswa Sarma urges removal of ‘Secular’ and ‘Socialist’ from Constitution’s preamble, targets Indira Gandhi for not resolving illegal immigration and chicken neck issues

OpIndia Staff -
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma urged the Centre to remove "Secular" and "Socialist" from the Constitution’s Preamble, calling them Emergency-era impositions. He also questioned Indira Gandhi’s role in the 1971 Bangladesh war, citing its long-term impact on Assam.
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Pakistan starts rebuilding terror camps destroyed by Indian airstrikes during Operation Sindoor: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The terror camps are being reconstructed by diverting the financial aid provided to Pakistan by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Rajdeep Sardesai peddles TMC propaganda on Rath Yatra, The Indian Express claims ‘competition’ between Puri Jagannath Dham and new temple constructed by Mamata govt

Dibakar Dutta -
The West Bengal government has openly flouted scriptural injunctions and long-established traditions in its brazen appropriation of the Puri Jagannath Dham.
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Three years on, justice eludes Kanhaiya Lal’s family as Udaipur murder case lingers in court: Killed by Islamists after Mohammed Zubair’s dog whistling

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Mohammed Zubair played a central role in triggering Sar Tan Se Juda protests across the country, which ultimately led to the killing of Kanhaiya Lal.
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Window grills of the Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir in Ayodhya will be made of titanium, a first in the country, says construction committee chairman Nripendra...

ANI -
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra construction committee chairman Nripendra Mishra on Saturday stated that the window grills of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple will be made of titanium
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Denmark plans to introduce law to clamp down on Al-generated deepfakes by allowing citizens to copyright their features

Aditi -
If the amendments get through, it will confer a right on the Danish citizens to ask online platforms to take down any content related to them shared without their consent.
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Delhi: Mohammed Amaan and his aides murder Yash, family says victim killed over his relationship with Muslim girl

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"He has been killed as part of a conspiracy," the victim's mother told AajTak News. She said that Yash was in a relationship with a Muslim girl.
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Mazagon Dock acquires Sri Lanka’s biggest shipbuilding facility Colombo Dockyard: Read how this move will help India check the growing influence of China in...

Shriti Sagar -
India’s state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders is acquiring a majority stake in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Dockyard PLC for approximately $53 million. This marks MDL’s first overseas acquisition, strengthening India’s shipbuilding capacity and maritime influence in the Indian Ocean amidst China’s growing presence.
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As Manipur celebrates Kang festival, read all about the Meitei community’s own version of Jagannath Rath Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
Meitei community in Manipur celebrate their own version of the Jagannath Rath Yatra called the Kang Yatra.
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Kolkata rape case: Victim called TMC leader ‘Dada’ and even touched his feet to spare her but accused demanded her ‘loyalty’ towards him and...

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TMC leader Monojit Mishra threatened to kill the victim's boyfriend and get her parents arrested using his political influence in the ruling party.
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World

Malaysia: 36 Bangladeshis arrested for promoting Islamic State terror group’s ideology in the country, had set up recruitment cell, raised funding for terrorist activities

OpIndia Staff -
Malaysia's Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, making the announcement of the arrest of the Bangladeshis, stated that the police’s operation started on April 24 with three phases of arrests in Selangor and Johor in Malaysia.
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India proposes four-pronged plan to reduce border tensions with China: Will China accept it?

Shraddha Pandey -
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh has proposed a four-pronged plan to ease Indo-China border tensions and improve diplomatic ties during the bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart, Admiral Dong Jun, at the SCO in Qingdao.
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