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How Indian students are sanitising their social media timeline before applying for the US visa

OpIndia Staff -
Fearing that their social media posts might lead to visa rejections, students are not just sanitising their social media accounts but in some cases even deleting them.
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News Reports

Anubrata Mondal viral audio: WB Police seize phones of the cop, who was threatened and abused, saying call recording was illegal, TMC leader not...

OpIndia Staff -
Days after an audio clip of TMC leader Anubrata Mondal abusing a police officer appeared on social media, West Bengal Police has termed the recording of the phone call illegal, and seized the victim cop’s phone
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News Reports

Who is Inspector Nargis Khan who has amassed properties worth over ₹10 Crore across UP and Uttarakhand, read about her 14-year saga of corruption

OpIndia Staff -
The investigation by the Anti-Corruption Department revealed that Nargis Khan has acquired property many times more than her income as her total legal income was Rs 5.36 crore, while she bought property worth Rs 10.59 crore in 14 years.
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News Reports

Dassault Aviation partners with Tata Advanced Systems to make Rafale fighter jet’s fuselage in India, cutting-edge facility to be set up in Hyderabad

OpIndia Staff -
Dassault Aviation and Tata Advanced Systems Limited have signed four Production Transfer Agreements to manufacture the Rafale fighter aircraft fuselage in India, marking a significant step forward in strengthening the country’s aerospace manufacturing capabilities and supporting global supply chains.
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News Reports

Bengaluru stampede: How a toxic cocktail of government apathy, mismanagement and chaos claimed 11 lives

Shraddha Pandey -
Despite knowing the popularity of RCB in Bengaluru and the significance of the franchise’s first IPL title, the state government grossly underestimated the turnout or perhaps they were not much concerned about the possibility of a stampede-like situation as they were engrossed in encashing the triumphant moment.
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News Reports

Exploited the underprivileged, gave jobs to illiterates: CBI shares details of ‘Land for Jobs Scam’ in Railways during Lalu Prasad Yadav’s tenure as minister

OpIndia Staff -
CBI further said that no public notice or advertisement was issued by Railways before making these appointments.
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News Reports

With Vande Bharat, Kashmir valley ‘connected’ to India: Read about the engineering marvels on USBRL, over ₹43,000 crores and Modi govt’s Railways push to...

Rukma Rathore -
The Vande Bharat can endure the harsh Himalayan winters and is built to resist the region's rugged terrain.
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OpIndia Explains

What are rare earth magnets, and how China’s export regulations are expected to hit India EV manufacturing, read here

Aditi -
China dominates this sector because of having mastered the difficult process of extracting rare earth elements.
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News Reports

World Environment Day: PM Modi plants ‘Sindoor’ sapling presented by women who had rebuilt Bhuj airstrip in 72 hours during 1971 war

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On World Environment Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi planted a Sindoor sapling at his 7 Lok Kalyan Marg residence
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News Reports

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif now wants Trump to facilitate dialogue with India

ANI -
Faced with growing global isolation on the issue of terrorism, Pakistan is making an all-out effort to seek the help of US President Donald Trump to try and achieve peace with India.
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Crime

Punjab Police busts weapons smuggling module from Pakistan, 2 persons arrested in Tarn Taran

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An FIR under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and the Arms Act has been registered at PS ANTF, SAS Nagar.
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News Reports

Ashoka University’s woke circus exposed: Co-founder calls it a “headache”, says he and other founders contemplating walking away amid Mahmudabad controversy

Rukma Rathore -
The email was in response to an alumnus who had questioned the university’s silence on Professor Mahmudabad’s arrest.
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Opinions

RCB victory parade turns tragic: Stampede in Bengaluru exposes Congress govt’s catastrophic failure in crowd management, Mumbai’s success offers a sharp contrast

Jinit Jain -
A moment of glory turned into a scene of horror—RCB’s first IPL title in 18 years was overshadowed by a deadly stampede during the victory parade, exposing the Congress government’s catastrophic failure in crowd management.
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News Reports

Arrested ISI spy Shakur Khan visited Pakistan after informing former Rajasthan Congress minister Mohammad Saleh, brought ‘gifts’ for him

OpIndia Staff -
During interrogation, Shakur Khan told the police that Congress leader and former cabinet minister Saleh Mohammad always knew about his visit to Pakistan.
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News Reports

Population census including caste enumeration to begin on 1st May 2027, to be conducted in two phases

Raju Das -
The Central government on Wednesday announced that the Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases, and will also include enumeration of castes.
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News Reports

Canada: York Regional Police gets trolled for dancing to Punjabi song, netizens ask “is there any respectable profession left in Canada”

OpIndia Staff -
Sharing an undated video of York Regional Police officials dancing to a Punjabi song at a public event, an X user wrote, “York Region saw a 92% rise in shootings and 106% increase in carjackings. Meanwhile York Regional Police: [video attached].”
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News Reports

Supreme Court dismisses Waqf Board’s claim over Gurdwara in Delhi, asks to voluntarily renounce claim as a religious structure is already functioning

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court on Wednesday (4th June) dismissed an appeal filed by Delhi Waqf Board claiming possession of a Gurudwara
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News Reports

Karnataka: Baba Jaan rapes and murders an 80-year old woman, robs victim’s money and jewellery, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Baba Jaan confessed that he committed the crime to rob the victim's money and jewellery.
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News Reports

Flood rescue operations across Northeast: Indian Army, Air Force and NDRF lead ‘Operation Jal Rahat-II’ in Manipur, Assam, Sikkim and Arunachal

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Air Force has been air-dropping emergency supplies to inaccessible areas. Special attention is being paid to children, the elderly, and chronically ill patients across all states.
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News Reports

India vehemently opposes any financing support by Asian Development Bank to Pakistan, cites potential misuse for military expenditure

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India has vehemently opposed any Asian Development Bank financing support to Pakistan, raising serious concerns about potential misuse of development funds for military expenditure and questioning Pakistan's commitment to economic reforms.
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News Reports

Pakistani media uses Rahul Gandhi’s comments to amplify propaganda that India surrendered to Pakistan on Trump’s mediation

OpIndia Staff -
Congress and Rahul Gandhi's statements have been regularly utilized by Islamabad to promote its dubious narrative.
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Opinions

Humanities professor at IITB faces backlash for far-left activism: How India’s elite technical institutes are becoming breeding grounds for Marxist-Leftwing ideology

Jinit Jain -
A viral thread on X has spotlighted Anupam Guha, a Humanities professor at IIT-Bombay, propagating extremist political views and anti-India narratives on social media.
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News Reports

Ujjain love jihad: Kurban claims to be Rohit to trap girl, sexually exploits her for 8 years, forces her to convert and assaults her...

OpIndia Staff -
The accused's mother and grandmother also pretended to be Hindus and even wore tikka and sarees.
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News Reports

Supreme Court rejects plea by Nandini Sundar and Ramachandra Guha challenging Chhattisgarh’s anti-Naxal law, says it does not violate judgement banning Salwa Judum

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging Chhattisgarh Auxiliary Armed Police Force Act, 2011 holding that the legislation did not amount to contempt of court
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News Reports

Morocco, with 99% Muslim population, bans animal slaughter on Bakrid – Read why King Mohammed VI has taken this unprecedented step

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid, African country Morocco, which as a 99 per cent Muslim population, has banned animal slaughter this year.
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News Reports

Supreme Court cancels bail of 5 workers of Mamata Banerjee’s TMC party accused of attacking BJP supporters after 2021 West Bengal elections, calls it...

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The Supreme Court has recently slammed Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and cancelled the bail of five person who were accused of targeted families for supporting BJP during the 2021 in West Bengal, saying such incidents were "grave attacks on the roots of democracy".
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News Reports

Punjab: YouTuber Jasbir Singh, with over 1 Million subscribers, arrested for spying for Pakistan, has links with Jyoti Malhotra and Pakistani espionage network

OpIndia Staff -
The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) in Mohali has started a thorough inquiry into the actions of Jasbir Singh who runs "Jaan Mahal" YouTube channel with over 1.1 million subscribers.
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News Reports

OpIndia Ground Report: Village where constable Saurabh Deshwal was killed has 90% Muslim population, houses locked, local Muslims blame police to defend Qadir gang

केशव मालान -
OpIndia also reached out to Qadir's neighbour shopkeeper. On one hand, he denied knowing anything about the incident, on the other, he blamed the police. The shopkeeper claimed that Saurabh Deshwal died of a police bullet. He said, "Saurabh died of a police bullet. Were we sitting with bullets in our hands at night?"
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News Reports

Elon Musk lashes out at Trump-backed tax and spending bill, calls it a ‘disgusting abomination’

OpIndia Staff -
Musk accused Congress of “making America bankrupt” and warned that the federal deficit could balloon to USD 2.5 trillion.
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News Reports

Bangladesh doesn’t want to keep its own citizens? Yunus govt objects to India’s pushback measures, says ‘deportation protocols’ are being violated

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The anti-illegal immigration campaign known as "Operation Pushback" has only intensified after "Operation Sindoor."
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News Reports

Tehran Police rescues 3 Indian men who went missing in Iran, youth from Punjab lured with Australia immigration were abducted for ransom

Aditi -
An agent from Hoshiarpur had promised the three men to route them to Australia for employment opportunity via Dubai and Iran, assuring temporary shelter in Tehran.
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News Reports

‘Bangladeshi’ Azad Choudhary builds illegal houses in Assam’s Jorhat, names area ‘Dhaka Patti’, Muslims gather in huge numbers to oppose the demolition drive

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The demolition drive faced massive protests by local Muslims who came out in support of Azad Choudhary.
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News Reports

Bombay HC allows Muslims to slaughter animals at dargah inside Vishalgadh Fort during Bakrid and Urs despite ongoing legal battle against illegal encroachment around...

OpIndia Staff -
The area where the Dargah was located earlier was quite small which has now been expanded to more than a thousand square feet. The Hindu community protestors say that the expansion of the Masjid behind the Dargah has been undertaken without the state’s permission, hence illegal. 
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News Reports

Chinese nationals arrested in the US for smuggling agroterrorism pathogen, FBI confirms

OpIndia Staff -
Jian's boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, works at a university in China and also studies the same pathogen. He was found to have smuggled the same fungus via Detroit Metropolitan Airport. He initially lied to the authorities but later confessed.
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi’s “Narender Surrender” jibe is a gift to Pakistani propaganda machines: How his rhetorics risk undermining India’s diplomatic edge

Amit Kelkar -
Rahul Gandhi’s “Narender Surrender” jibe, made amid India’s triumph in Operation Sindoor, dangerously echoes Pakistan’s propaganda and undermines national unity at a critical juncture.
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News Reports

‘Loose tongue’ to ‘sentiments were hurt’: From Nupur Sharma to Sharmishta Panoli, how courts are emboldening Islamists and curbing space for free speech

Shraddha Pandey -
On 3rd June 2025, the Calcutta High Court rejected the bail plea of Sharmishta Panoli, saying “heavens will not fall” if the ad-interim bail plea is not accepted and the case is heard later for bail.
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News Reports

Raja Bhabhut Singh: Know about the tribal hero and freedom fighter who sheltered Tatya Tope, honored by MP cabinet in Pachmarhi

Rukma Rathore -
Raja Bhabhut Singh's military prowess was compared to that of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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News Reports

The soldier who never died: 63 years on, India’s immortal guardian Jaswant Singh Rawat still watches over border with China ‘in spirit’

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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat’s presence is not symbolic. His room is maintained with military precision. Every morning at 4:30 AM, tea is placed by his bedside. His uniform is pressed, his bed is made, and meals are served in his name three times a day.
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News Reports

Kapil Sibal reaches SC against Assam govt’s pushback of illegal immigrants, argues for petitioner’s mother who was declared a foreigner by tribunal and Gauhati...

Shraddha Pandey -
Interestingly, on one hand, Sibal asserted that the SP violated court order to illegally send the woman to Bangladesh, on the other, he claimed that the petitioner does not know for sure if the woman has actually been deported to Bangladesh or is still in India.
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News Reports

Rajasthan minister catches illegal electricity supply network of Jalaluddin alias Kallu, accused has earned over 12 crores so far

OpIndia Staff -
Accused Jalaluddin and his associates had figured out a way to hide their illegal supply lines besides the underground water supply pipes to evade detection. The accused persons were even operating their own distribution panel (DP). The officials dug out the hidden cables and seized the entire network.
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News Reports

“Spy” Jyoti Malhotra regularly visited Varanasi after her frequent trips to Pakistan, NIA to take her there for questioning

OpIndia Staff -
Jyoti Malhotra spent January and February of 2025 in Kashi before traveling to Kashmir and then Pakistan.
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News Reports

Pakistan: 17-year-old Tiktoker Sana Yousuf murdered by her relative, ‘honour killing’ suspected

OpIndia Staff -
Sana Yousuf hailed from the Upper Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She had amassed a massive following on TikTok and Instagram through her content.
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News Reports

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami: A deep-dive into its history and politics, multiple bans, involvement in atrocities against Hindus and war crimes during the 1971 genocide

Dibakar Dutta -
Soon after the establishment of Bangladesh, founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman banned the extremist outfit for siding with Pakistan and committing genocide against the Bengali population during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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News Reports

Pakistan admits in its dossier that scale of Operation Sindoor was much bigger than what India revealed, lists 8 additional targets hit by Indian...

OpIndia Staff -
The recent findings demonstrate that India struck Pakistan harder during 'Operation Sindoor' than what it had previously revealed."
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News Reports

‘Usual practice followed for under construction sites during monsoons’: Mumbai Metro MD slams Mid-Day over misleading report on rain measures

OpIndia Staff -
MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out local news outlet Mid-day for its misleading report on measures undertaken for under-construction sites in monsoons.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Salman posed as Hindu man, abducted, raped and assaulted Dalit Hindu girl, sentenced to life – Exclusive details

Anurag -
Special SC/ST court in Barabanki sentenced Mohammad Salman to life imprisonment for raping a Dalit girl, attempting forced religious conversion, and hurling casteist abuses. Notably, Salman got in touch with her posing as a Hindu man “Sumit Kanojia"
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News Reports

4 tonnes of looted explosives buried in dense jungle: As CRPF, Odisha police recover 2.5 tonnes, read how Naxals hatched an elaborate plan to...

OpIndia Staff -
A parallel investigation into the loot of the explosives by the Maoists has also been started by the NIA.
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News Reports

Operation Jalrahat-II: Assam Rifles and Indian Army continue flood relief efforts in North East India on the third day of the operation

ANI -
On the third consecutive day of Operation JALRAHAT-II, troops of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles continued their flood rescue and humanitarian relief efforts across Imphal Valley, rescuing 944 civilians from waterlogged and inaccessible regions. The operation included the distribution of 1,500 food packets and 4,000 bottles of clean drinking Water.
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News Reports

Can China stop the flow of Brahmaputra river into India? Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gives Pakistan a reality check

Shraddha Pandey -
Explaining how the flow of Brahmaputra river increases dramatically in India while it is way lesser at the Indo-China border, the Assam Chief Minister said, “At the Indo-China border (Tuting): Flow is ~2,000–3,000 m³/s. In Assam plains (e.g., Guwahati): Flow swells to 15,000–20,000 m³/s during monsoon.”
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Ayodhya: Pran Pratishtha rituals begin at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple

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The visuals show devotees queued up to offer prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. Mahamandaleshwar Vishnu Das said that lakhs of devotees are visiting the temple.
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