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Bhima Koregaon violence: Maharashtra police drops Hindu activist Sambhaji Bhide’s name as there is no evidence against him

OpIndia Staff -
Hindutva activist Sambhaji Bhide, the founder of Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan, has been discharged from the Bhima Koregaon case
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News Reports

Kerala man Askar Ali says family tried to kidnap him right before he was going to do a press conference about leaving Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Apostasy in Islam is punishable by death. In 2014, in eight Muslim majority countries, apostasy, abandonment of Islam by a Muslim, was punishable by death.
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News Reports

Congress leaders try to pass off 11 yr old pic of Bhutanese kings as the latest image of Rahul Gandhi attending his Nepali friend’s...

OpIndia Staff -
Congress tried to pass off 11 year old image of Rahul Gandhi as recent in a bid to prove that he was indeed in Nepal attending a wedding
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Opinions

Indian elites continue to hate Modi because he is not one of them

Nirwa Mehta -
Modi is relatable. Modi is aspirational. He gives everyone a hope that if one makes up their mind, a person selling tea on railway platform can become Prime Minister of world's largest democracy. Not once, but twice.
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News Reports

Kunal Kamra morphs video of 7-year-old boy who sang patriotic song in front of PM Modi in Germany, father fumes, calls it ‘filthy politics’:...

OpIndia Staff -
Ganesh Pol, father of the seven-year-old boy who was praised by PM Modi in Berlin in Germany, called out alleged comedian Kunal Kamra
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News Reports

Before taking RSF’s ‘Press Freedom’ Index seriously, read its ‘Fact-file’: Modi Bhakt, Godi Media slur, jibes against Hindu Nationalists and overall dishonesty

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Press Freedom in India, according RSF's own ranking has drastically declined during the Congress years while it blames Narendra Modi for the same
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News Reports

‘Those who disagree can change the school’: Prayagraj school principal directs students to make Eid Mubarak videos wearing Islamic dress, FIR filed

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FIR filed against Prayagraj school principal Bushra Mustafa for instructing students to make videos wearing Islamic dress on Eid
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News Reports

Former foreign Correspondents’ Club member names and shames members who allegedly got Vivek Agnihotri’s press conference cancelled

OpIndia Staff -
Former Foreign Correspondents' Club member identifies journalists who got the press conference of Vivek Agnihotri cancelled
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News Reports

‘There is a swimming pool in Modi’s airplane’: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury makes bizarre claim to defend Rahul Gandhi

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'PM Modi has bought two planes worth Rs 13,000 crore, which have a swimming pool', Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury claimed
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News Reports

Raj Thackeray starts ‘Hanuman Chalisa against namaz on loudspeaker’ campaign, asks why 135 mosques in Mumbai still using illegal loudspeakers

OpIndia Staff -
Raj Thackeray said that about 135 mosques in Mumbai broke Supreme Court guidelines and used loudspeakers before 6 AM
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News Reports

Did Sonia Gandhi have an Italian footballer boyfriend before she met Rajiv Gandhi? Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
Did Sonia Gandhi have an affair with an Italian footballer Franco Luison before meeting Rajiv Gandhi?
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Fact-Check

Robert Vadra’s brother in law Tehseen Poonawalla lies about the woman who was partying with Rahul Gandhi in a pub in Nepal

OpIndia Staff -
Tehseen Poonawalla falsely claims that woman seen with Rahul Gandhi in a pub in Nepal is singer Sarasowti Khatri
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News Reports

Acid bottles, stone pelting, stabbing and assault: Jodhpur sees rampant violence on Eid as mob goes on a rampage after Namaz

OpIndia Staff -
Jodhpur riots: Rampant violence witnessed after Eid Namaz as mob goes on a rampage. Over 100 arrested.
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News Reports

Watch: P Chidambaram reaches Calcutta HC to fight a case against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan, Congress lawyers chase him way

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A group of Congress lawyers protested against party leader P Chidambaram for fighting a case against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
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News Reports

Kerala: All 20 arrested in RSS leader Sreenivasan’s murder case are linked to PFI or SDPI

OpIndia Staff -
PFI members had shortlisted names of at least 100 BJP and RSS leaders prior to the murder of Sreenivasan.
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OpIndia Explains

‘Press Freedom Index’ and their bias: Despotic nations, that persecute journalists regularly, score better than India. Read about their track record

Suyash -
Reporters without Borders (RSF) published its annual 'Press Freedom' rankings for the year 2021-2022, in which India has been ranked 150th out of 180 countries
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: BJP leader Annamalai challenges DMK govt over ban on ‘Pattina Pravesam’ of Dharmapuram Adheenam

OpIndia Staff -
Following the order issued by the Mayiladuthurai Collectorate, Hindu organisations and devotees have reacted strongly, demanding the withdrawal of the order.
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News Reports

BCCI bans journalist Boria Majumder for two years for threatening, intimidating cricketer Wriddhiman Saha 

OpIndia Staff -
BCCI bans Boria Majumder for 2 years from domestic and international cricket matches, interviews with registered players and cricket facilities
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News Reports

Mumbai: BMC team reaches MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana’s Khar house to check alleged illegal construction

OpIndia Staff -
BMC officials have reached the couple's residence after a notice regarding inspection of alleged illegal construction was sent to them on May 2
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News Reports

Delhi HC directs Twitter to remove five more defamatory tweets posted by Audrey Truschke against Historian Vikram Sampath

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi HC said that despite court order, Audrey Truschke continues to post defamatory material against Vikram Sampath
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News Reports

Los Angeles: Audience member attacks Comedian Dave Chappelle on stage at Hollywood Bowl, Chris Rock remembers ‘the slap’

OpIndia Staff -
Comedian Dave Chappelle attacked on stage, attacker was reportedly carrying a replica gun with a blade.
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Opinions

RSF targets India yet again in its Press Freedom Index: Here is a glimpse into their methodology that proves they are the mouthpiece of...

Nupur J Sharma -
The dubious methodology of RSF to arrive at Global Press Freedom Index reveals that they are working at the behest of the global left
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News Reports

Kerala, one of the worst-affected states in Covid-19, is now wasting 20% of vaccines due to expiry: Report

OpIndia Staff -
There are no takers for vaccines in Kerala, especially in private hospitals, leading to the expiry of vaccines. Even the free vaccines provided by the government are reaching their expiry, as per a report.
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News Reports

Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree row: Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana granted bail by Mumbai court, directed not to talk to media

OpIndia Staff -
The Rana couple was arrested on charges of disturbing law and order by making provocative statements.
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News Reports

‘We don’t support any political party’: VHP says its activists won’t participate in Hanuman Chalisa events organised by MNS in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Neither the VHP nor the Bajrang Dal have extended any support to the MNS' Hanuman Chalisa events, clarifies VHP
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Crime

Jharkhand court convicts Ataullah Malik of raping a 5-year-old girl, sentences him to 25 years of rigorous imprisonment

OpIndia Staff -
A local court in Jharkhand held one Ataullah Malik guilty of raping a 5-year-old girl and sentenced him to 25 years in prison
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News Reports

“Did she really say Kafir?”: Netizens in disbelief as video shows Mamata saying something that sounds like ‘we are not kafirs’

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West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee allegedly said, "hum kafir nahi hain" during public address on Eid
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Social Media

Twitter announces new feature ‘Twitter Circle’ for close group Tweeting, days after halting updates after accepting Elon Musk’s takeover offer

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter is testing its latest feature called "Twitter Circle", through which users can create a close group to share tweets
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Media

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri presents proofs of booking for press conference at Press Club of India after media body claims no bookings done: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Foreign Correspondents' Club, New Delhi had also cancelled the press conference after inviting him and backing out at last minute. He has now announced alternate time and venue for the press conference.
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Crime

Kerala: Ex-Muslim Askar Ali attacked, assaulted by mob for quitting Islam, faces threats from own community

OpIndia Staff -
Askar Ali, who had recently renounced Islam, has filed an attempt to murder case with the Kollam police against a mob comprising of Muslims who allegedly kidnapped and manhandled him.
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Crime

Watch: Videos of drug dealers in Faridkot openly selling narcotics to Punjab youth goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
A video showing drugs being easily available in Punjab's Faridkot has gone viral on the internet
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News Reports

60 constables of Delhi Police armed battalion suspended for failing to perform duty in sensitive areas on Eid-ul-Fitr

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police had got information that anti-social elements were planning to disrupt peace and harmony across Delhi and in a bid to thwart their nefarious plans, several companies were deployed at various locations.
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Entertainment

‘Chicken Kuk-Doo-Koo’ song in Bajrangi Bhaijaan was less about chicken, more about beef, here is what filmmaker Kabir Khan has to say

OpIndia Staff -
Kabir Khan reveals how seemingly entertaining films can be political and how some propaganda can be spread through 'children's song'
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Interviews

The Vow of Parvati: Author Aditi Banerjee talks about why books with strong female protagonist are getting readers interested

Nirwa Mehta -
In The Vow of Parvati, author Aditi Banerjee talks about Devi Sati/Parvati and Lord Shiva and how the Devi encompasses all aspects of female form.
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News Reports

Pope Francis says NATO ‘barked at Russia’s door’ paving the way for the Ukraine-Russia war

OpIndia Staff -
Pope Francis said that NATO "barking" at Russia's door may have led to Vladimir Putin's launching military operations in Ukraine, adding that he has offered to meet the Russian president in Moscow.
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News Reports

George Soros-funded groups threaten brands to reconsider ads on Twitter, Elon Musk hints at investigating firms that are trying to control information

OpIndia Staff -
Two such advocacy groups -  Free Press and Media Matters for America have directly received funding from the Hungarian-American George Soros's Open Society Foundation.
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Opinions

Tipu Sultan: The Islamic tyrant who slaughtered the Hindus of Malabar and Kodagu, killed and converted lakhs of them

Pallav -
Malabar in the southern India was the place of most atrocities and anti-Hindu actions of Tipu Sultan.
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News Reports

Woman in viral video partying with Rahul Gandhi in Nepal bar ‘friend of bride’, here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
When Rahul Gandhi's video of him partying in a pub in Nepal went viral, rumours were floated that the woman next to him was Chinese envoy to Nepal Hou Yangi.
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News Reports

‘Play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers if you hear mosques blaring azan’: MNS chief Raj Thackeray says in an appeal to Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Raj Thackeray issued a statement on Tuesday evening, asking citizens to dial 100 and lodge complaint if they hear mosques blaring azan
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News Reports

“Sonakshi Sinha was made a star by selling my virginity” Actress Pooja Mishra accuses Shatrughan Sinha of carrying out a ‘Sex Scam’

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"The Sinha family is greedy and demonic. They used to forcefully enter my house and even stole my sponsors," Pooja Mishra has alleged.
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WTF News

Odisha: Lady accountant in Engineering college embezzles Rs 97 lakhs for boyfriend, he spends 50 lakhs out of them on online gambling

OpIndia Staff -
The matter came to light when the audit report of the college was being prepared and the college authorities filed a police complaint at Tomando Police Station in Odisha.
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World

Roe v Wade, US Supreme Court’s ‘leaked’ draft, abortion rights in the country: All you need to know about the 1973 case and why...

OpIndia Staff -
The draft overturning abortion rights has been written by Conservative appointed Justice Samuel Alito and supported by four others with three liberal defendants.
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News Reports

Amethi MP Smriti Irani visits Wayanad to review implementation of government schemes while Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi is busy partying

OpIndia Staff -
Smriti Irani also held field visits in tribal areas to review the implementation of central schemes in the region, while Wayanad MP was away partying
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News Reports

‘Are you Hindu or Muslim?’, ‘Naked woman’: Actor and TMC MP Nusrat Jahan faces vile abuse from Islamists for extending Eid greetings

OpIndia Staff -
Nusrat Jahan shared a 19-second long video message on Facebook to extend greetings on Eid al-Fitr.
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News Reports

Shots fired, stones pelted in UP’s Sambhal: Violent clashes between two Muslim groups after Eid prayers leave three injured

OpIndia Staff -
The violent skirmishes between two Muslim groups took place in Asmoli village of Sambhal after Eid prayers
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Raj Thackeray, Aurangabad rally organizers booked for inciting public; police on alert ahead of his deadline to take down loudspeakers from mosques

OpIndia Staff -
Thackeray called the loudspeakers a nuisance and said that he was firm on the May 4 deadline for the removal of loudspeakers from the mosques
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News Reports

AAP criticises BJP’s demolition drive against illegal encroachment in Delhi, supports the same in the State of Punjab

OpIndia Staff -
While the BJP-ruled MCD has been trying to rid the city of illegal encroachments, AAP has been actively hindering its efforts.
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News Reports

Bhagwa flag in Berlin: Dhol-Tasha celebration on Modi’s arrival in Germany faces Hinduphobic vitriol

Suyash -
The central figure of Dhol-Tasha is unfurling the Bhagwa Dhwaj or the Jaripatka which was the official flag of the Maratha Empire founded by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi is in Nepal to attend the wedding of Sumnima Udas, a rabid anti-India propagandist who supported anti-CAA rioters, and attacks on Indian...

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi's friend Sumnima Udas has been a rabid anti-India propagandist. It is reported that she is getting married to a China-based businessman.
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News Reports

Vivek Agnihotri lashes out at Foreign Correspondents Club for cancelling ‘The Kashmir Files’ presser, calls it a hate campaign

OpIndia Staff -
The Director has announced an open house press conference on May 5 at 4 pm in the Press Club of India, New Delhi. He has invited all the media persons to know the truth of the Kashmiri Hindu Genocide
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