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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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Is it so difficult to be patriotic? Salman Khurshid’s subtle dig at Congress, opposition leaders

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Salman Khurshid's remarks were made days after Udit Raj criticized Shashi Tharoor, labeling him a spokesperson for the BJP.
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News Reports

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

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Adani Enterprises has denied allegations by The Wall Street Journal linking it to Iranian LPG trade, calling the report baseless and misleading.
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News Reports

Sharmishta Panoli case: How Trinamool Congress is painting a target on the head of 22-year-old Hindu girl to appease its Muslim vote bank

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The high-handedness of the Mamata-run administration did not stop at merely rationalising the arrest of the 22-year-old college girl or ignoring the objectionable posts made by Wazahat Khan. The TMC ecosystem went ahead and painted a target on the head of Sharmihsta Panoli, who was already being hounded by an online Muslim lynch mob.
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News Reports

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

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Musk also expressed deep admiration for India’s ancient spiritual traditions, especially Hinduism and the figure of Lord Shiva.
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Crime

Bihar: Amit Kumar murdered, body chopped into pieces, skeleton recovered after two months, Raju Mian and his father Mohd Phool Mian arrested

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The deceased victim’s skeleton was recovered on 31st May from the banks of Chandravat River Bairia police station area, he was missing since 27th March 2025.
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News Reports

Age of drone warfare: Will fighter jets become useless in the coming years? Russia-Ukraine war, India’s Operation Sindoor show how wars have changed

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When triggered remotely, these drones flew under radar detection, destroyed billion-dollar aircraft, and exposed the limits of Russia’s air defences. No jet needed to cross the border. Just planning, patience, and a laptop.
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Opinions

Ukraine-Russia War: How Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb has ended hopes of any ceasefire in the near-term

Shraddha Pandey -
While a strong response from Russia to the Ukrainian offensive is almost certain, what is even more certain is the end of hopes of any ceasefire between Russian and a NATO-backed Ukraine in the near future.
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News Reports

Just procedural matter: Congress leader Rajeev Shukla reacts to news of him becoming BCCI President on interim basis

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India vice president Rajeev Shukla believes there is no need to emphasise his potential takeover as the interim president of the BCCI after Roger Binny's tenure ends, considering it is a "procedural" matter.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Zubair calls teacher to madrasa and rapes her in Bareilly, Maulvi Saddam rapes minor girl in Muzaffarnagar

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The underage girl continued to cry for help as Maulvi Saddam Hussain raped her inside a madrasa in Muzaffarnagar.
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News Reports

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

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Punjab and Sindh, two Pakistani provinces, rely entirely on irrigation canals connected to the Indus river system.
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea over deportation drive in Assam

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The petition filed through advocate Adeel Ahmed said there is a growing pattern of indiscriminate detentions and extrajudicial "push backs" of individuals by Assam authorities in border districts such as Dhubri, South Salmara, and Goalpara.
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News Reports

Buxar triple murder: Local RJD MP and MLA reach victims after 8 days, angry family members question their absence for so long

OpIndia Staff -
When the angry people questioned RJD MP for not providing any update on the Buxar triple murder till now, he said that due to lack of resources, he is not able to remain active on social media.
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News Reports

Was Pakistan planning something similar to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb in Russia that destroyed 40+ fighter aircraft? Read about Al Sham, and its cache of...

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The drones flew just a few feet above the ground and provided crystal-clear visuals of Russian bombers and early warning aircraft, including Tu-95s and the A-50. Each drone, carrying precision munitions, struck the targets with remarkable accuracy.
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News Reports

Over 2000 illegal immigrants sent back to Bangladesh, thousands going back on their own as Indian government cracks down on illegal immigration

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IAF planes are being used to take these illegal immigrants from various locations to the Bangladesh border from where they are sent back to their country.
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Media

Lie big, apologise small: Times of India issues apology for publishing fake news that BJP would use Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika...

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Times of India issued an apology for publishing fake news that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was planning to make Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh the face of its campaign.
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News Reports

Assam: Habiba Khatun calls Goddesses Durga and Kali ‘Nangi’, makes hateful videos against Hindus, arrested

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Cachar Police informed, "A video recently emerged on social media in which Habiba Khatun of Tukergram, Silchar, was seen making derogatory & indecent remarks against Goddess Maa Kali, prompting arrested her & forwarded to the Hon’ble Court."
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News Reports

Drones hidden into cabins, self-destructing trucks: How Ukraine smuggled hundreds of drones deep into Russia and destroyed over 40 aircraft in Operation Spiderweb

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Ukraine smuggled hundreds of drones into Russia, hide them in wooden cabins loaded on trucks, got the trucks driven to the airbases, and remotely launched the drones. The trucks then self-destructed.
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Economy and Finance

IndiGo places order for additional 30 Airbus A350-900 planes, to double wide-body fleet to 60

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IndiGo on Sunday announced it has placed orders for another 30 Airbus A350, on top of the 30 orders already in place with the French aircraft manufacturer.
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News Reports

National-level judo player accuses coach of sexual assault and intimidation in Moradabad, coach denies allegations

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The complainant further alleged that, following her complaint, Sharma’s wife threatened her. She allegedly visited the victim’s house to intimidate her. Speaking to the media, she urged that the case should be transferred outside Moradabad for her safety.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: ICT under Yunus regime charges former PM Sheikh Hasina of ‘crimes against humanity’

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This comes after the Muhammad Yunus-led regime in Bangladesh banned all activities of the Awami League under the revised Anti-Terrorism Act in May 2025.
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News Reports

France: Wild celebrations after stunning UEFA victory by Paris Saint-Germain turn violent, 2 dead, around 200 including cops injured and over 500 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Two people died and hundreds have been arrested in France as celebrations over surprise victory of Paris Saint-Germain at the UEFA Champions League final turned violent last night.
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News Reports

Hypocrisy of Kolkata police gets exposed as it takes no action against Wazahat Khan, who posted derogatory comments against Hindu deities

Dibakar Dutta -
Wazahat Khan who runs the Kolkata-based Rashidi Foundation, took credit for ensuring the arrest of the Hindu girl 1500 kms away from Gurgaon.
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News Reports

Two Complaints filed against Wazahat Khan Qadri Rashidi, whose complaint led to arrest of law student Sharmishta Panoli, for his comments abusing Hinduism and...

OpIndia Staff -
A day after West Bengal police arrested Sharmishta Panoli for alleged hate speech, two separate complaints has filed against Wazahat Khan Qadri Rashidi who had lodged the FIR against her
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News Reports

Covid-19 cases surge in India with 3,758 active cases and 28 deaths, Kerala leads the tally with over 37% cases

OpIndia Staff -
Four subvariants of Omicron, LF.7, XFG, JN.1 and NB.1.8.1, have been found, with the first three being more prevalent.
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News Reports

Assam: Female journalist injured, her cloths torn, as unruly Congress workers create a ruckus while welcoming Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat

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A female journalist was injured in Assam’s Jorhat after she was harassed and assaulted by Congress workers on 31 May
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News Reports

‘Hello, I’m Angel Priya’: Rising cases of leaking sensitive defence information to ‘Facebook Girlfriends’ raise serious questions on duty, desire and betrayal

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Communications soon shifted from Facebook to WhatsApp where Verma allegedly sent sketches, diary entries, and even audio recordings. In one recovered voice note, he reported a day’s ship inspections and mentioned forwarding details to both his handler and someone he called “sir”.
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News Reports

Pakistan link to 22-year-old girl’s arrest? Hindu organisation claims foundation, which filed FIR against the victim, has an office in Karachi

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Shri Ram Swabhiman Parishad demanded and investigation against Sky Foundation and said that police should look into how an organisation registered in Pakistan is operating in India.
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News Reports

UP: Cricket match dispute takes a drastic turn, IRS officer accuses colleague of ‘attempt to murder’. Here is what we know so far

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Yogendra Mishra, was allegedly upset over not being made the captain of a departmental cricket team during a tournament.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: As Md Yunus sets June 2026 deadline for elections, demand for polls by December 2025 grows, BNP says there will be no election...

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As the Muhammad Yunus-led caretaker government Bangladesh continues to delay holding elections, demands for early elections have grown in the country.
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Indian Army conducts field trials of several next-generation defence technologies under simulated near-combat conditions

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Indian Army is currently undertaking extensive Capacity Development Demonstrations at key locations across the country
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Opinions

Kolkata Police arrests a law student from Delhi over a deleted video: How criticising Pakistan and “hurting sentiments” is a crime for Bengal govt...

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The incident lays bare the West Bengal government's unwavering commitment to appeasing its core vote bank, even if it means trampling upon the very principles enshrined in the Constitution.
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News Reports

Congress leader Salman Khurshid debunks Trump’s claim, praises Indian restraint, but back home, Jairam Ramesh and Pawan Khera still stuck on the wrong questions

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Khera asked, “This is the eighth time Trump has claimed he stopped Operation Sindoor. Why is Modi silent?”, a week ago.
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Pakistan violated Indus Water Treaty through cross border terrorism: Says India at International Glaciers’ meet after Pak PM Sharif accused India of weaponising water

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India has said that Pakistan should stop blaming India for halting the Indus Water Treaty, adding that Pakistan itself is responsible for the same
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PM Modi unveils ₹300 coin honouring Ahilyabai Holkar, salutes India’s women warriors for heroism in Operation Sindoor

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Lauding the fearless contribution of women in uniform, PM Modi said, "Even under intense shelling by Pakistan, our brave BSF women stood their ground."
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A timeline of fake promises: How Muhammad Yunus has been keeping elections in Bangladesh at bay to undemocratically hold onto power

Dibakar Dutta -
Elections are nowhere in sight in Bangladesh, which is now being undemocratically run by Muhammad Yunus.
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Delhi High Court upholds termination of a Christian Army officer who refused to participate in his regiment’s Puja ceremony citing his faith

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The High Court stated that the present case does not involve a question of religious freedom but of obeying the lawful command of a superior.
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Delhi High Court rejects plea to halt demolition of Pakistani-Hindu refugee camp

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The Delhi High Court has rejected a petition seeking to restrain the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) from demolishing the Pakistani-Hindu refugee camp at Majnu Ka Tila until alternative land is allocated to its residents.
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IndiaAI Mission: India’s Common Compute Capacity reaches 34,333 GPUs with addition of around 16,000 GPUs, 3 more Indigenous Foundation Models selected

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In a significant stride towards bolstering India's artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, the nation's compute capacity has now exceeded 34,000 Graphics Processing Units (GPUs).
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News Reports

From podium to protest: Who is Megha Vemuri? Indian-American student banned from MIT for her pro-Palestine speech

Anurag -
In a statement, MIT stood by its disciplinary action, saying it supports free speech but will not tolerate deliberate disruption of institutional events through misleading conduct.
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News Reports

Busting the brainwashing industry: ‘His Story of Itihaas’ challenges India’s distorted history taught in textbooks and reclaims stolen civilizational memory

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
'His Story of Itihaas' is a movie that depicts a physics teacher confronting egregious lies and distorted history told to Indians for generations.
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Culture and History

A rare confluence of religion, governance, and service, Lokmata Ahilyabai Holkar left a mark from Kashi to Kedarnath: An introspection on her 300th birth...

Harish Chandra Srivastava -
Ahilyabai Holkar is even more relevant today when moral values ​​are eroding in politics, administration and religion, great personalities like Ahilyabai inspire that governance can be done with honesty, sacrifice and service.
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News Reports

UPI rules, ATM withdrawals, Credit Cards, EPFO, Aadhaar updates etc: Here are the key changes set to kick in from June 1

OpIndia Staff -
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to introduce the EPFO 3.0 system from 1st June.
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Maoist leader Basavaraju’s international connections, Turkey’s leftist terror group pays tribute to the terrorist killed by Indian security forces

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TKP-ML, which is active in Turkey, criticised the Indian government, describing it as "fascist Brahmanical Hindutva RSS-BJP Regime" for killing Basavaraju.
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News Reports

Kolkata police travel 1500 kms to arrest a 22 year old girl who spoke against Pakistan and in the process, “offended Muslims”

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According to social media activist Sunaina Holey, the cops did not have proper documents or warrant. However, they were able to obtain a Magistrate order. The victim is currently in Kolkata and will be produced before a court at 12 pm on Saturday (31st May).
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News Reports

From condoling Pakistan to backing India: How Colombia’s U-turn proves Indian diplomacy is working

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The Vice Minister acknowledged that the Colombian side had gained a clearer understanding of the situation after a detailed explanation by the Indian delegation.
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News Reports

Mubarak Mansoori, who used to read ‘Islam and Sex’ and exploited Hindu women, portrayed as ‘Tantrik’: How long will Dainik Bhaskar distort facts to fits its...

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In its recent report, Dainik Bhaskar misrepresented a Muslim man accused of exploiting Hindu women as 'tantrik'—a terminology deeply rooted in Hindu tradition, despite clear evidence of his Muslim identity.
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Government and Policy

DGCA grants one-time last and final approval to Indigo to extend lease agreement with Turkish Airlines for 2 Boeing 777s for 3 months

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Indigo has been granted a one-time last and final extension of three months up to August 2025 for the "damp-leased" aircraft from Turkish Airlines, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday.
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News Reports

Supreme Court cancels bail to goons accused of attack and sexual assault on BJP member’s family during post-poll violence, calls it attack on democracy

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The Supreme Court on Thursday cancelled bail granted by the Calcutta HC granting bail to five accused in a rioting and attempt to rape case during the post-poll violence in West Bengal.
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Delhi Court compounds defamation case against wrestler Bajrang Punia after he apologised to coach Naresh Dahiya for saying he is ‘rape accused’

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Through a criminal defamation complaint, the complainant or Coach Naresh Dahiya, stated that during the protest at Jantar Mantar on May 10, 2023, Bajrang Punia made defamatory remarks against him in a press conference.
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