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Mathura: Plea filed for ‘purification’ of Shahi Idgah complex, petitioner says the site is sanctum sanctorum of Thakur Keshav Dev’s temple

OpIndia Staff -
A petitioner in the Shri Krishna Janmasthan-Shahi Idgah Masjid dispute has sought permission from a local court in Mathura to perform 'purification' of the Shahi Idgah complex.
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News Reports

Chinese state media mocks USA over baby formula: Read about the 2008 melamine baby milk scandal that had poisoned 3 lakh children in China

OpIndia Staff -
China in 2008 was ridiculed for food safety concerns and political corruption. The WHO had also condemned the scandal and had called the incident 'deplorable'. More than 11 foreign countries had halted all kinds of imports of Chinese dairy products.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Two women perform namaz next to judges’ podium, video viral

OpIndia Staff -
The Court has filed an FIR against the channel for airing the video of women offering namaz next to judges' podium.
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News Reports

‘Don’t cancel projects because of corruption allegations by BJP’: Shiv Sena leader Kishori Pednekar to BMC chief

OpIndia Staff -
While speaking about the matter to Free Press Journal, Pednekar claimed, “I am not disappointed with the administrator. I have only made suggestions to him.”
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News Reports

NCPCR Chief pulls up journalist for glorifying madarsas, says depriving children of education in the name of the madarsa is a violation of child...

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NCPCR chief Priyanka Kanoongo a heated debate with one Ranvijay Singh who identifies himself as 'independent journalist' over madarsa education
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News Reports

Jug Jugg Jeeyo controversy: T-Series hits back at Pakistani singer, says ‘Nach Punjaban’ rights were legally acquired

OpIndia Staff -
T-Series refuted claims of Pakistani singer over song 'Nach Punjaban' in the upcoming Dharma Production's film Jug Jugg Jeeyo.
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Featured

Madrasas, Assamese history, and Rahul Gandhi: Here is what Assam CM said at the ‘Organiser’ event

OpIndia Staff -
Himanta Biswa Sarma also pointed out how many people in India are oblivious to the legacy of Lachit Borphukan.
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Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did the UP govt ask some beneficiaries to surrender their Ration Cards under new ration card rules? Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
As per the authorities, no modifications to the criteria for ration card authentication had been made since 2014.
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Crime

Saharanpur: Imam arrested for killing his 8-months pregnant wife after suspecting she was pregnant with a girl, tried to blame the murder on ‘7-headed...

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the Imam suspected that his wife was pregnant with a girl while he wanted a boy, so he killed her and blamed it on '7-headed Kali'
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News Reports

Congress leader Dr Udit Raj shares a meme mocking Adivasis; netizens slam him for stereotyping tribals

OpIndia Staff -
Raj tried to suggest that tribals, who willingly live a primitive lifestyle far-removed from civilisation, are poor and that such extreme poverty levels are crucial to receiving a ration card in UP.
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News Reports

At PFI rally in Alappuzha, Muslim boy chants for death to Hindus, offering ‘Suhoor’ at Babri again, probe ordered: Here are the hate comments...

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Social media platforms are awash with videos of a boy in PFI rally making provocative slogans against Hindus and Christians
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News Reports

Delhi High Court adjourns Umar Khalid’s bail hearing till 24th of May, questions his role in instilling a ‘sense of fear and insecurity’ among...

OpIndia Staff -
In reference to the gruesome Delhi riots of 2020, Justice Mridul J pointed out that Umar Khalid has been charged with creating insecurity and fear among the public.
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News Reports

Stunning visuals of the new terminal from the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Andaman & Nicobar Islands

OpIndia Staff -
The Airports Authority of India has released some amazing photographs of a new terminal that is under construction at the Veer Savarkar International Airport in Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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News Reports

TMC leader Saket Gokhale ‘fact-checks’ terror threat to Amarnath Yatra as ‘fake’

OpIndia Staff -
Saket Gokhale said the threat to Amarnath Yatra is fake because Pandits were referred to as "Pandiths" in the threat letter.
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News Reports

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: From Shilanyas to plinth work, here is how the construction work has been progressing

OpIndia Staff -
The construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is in full flow, with the foundation work already finished.
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News Reports

Vadodara: Idols of Hindu deities found lying in debris, mayor performs pooja, assures to re-establish them

OpIndia Staff -
Vadodara Mayor Keyur Rokadia and Municipal Commissioner Shalini Agrawal have ensured that the idols will be reestablished with respect on an urgent basis.
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News Reports

Kashmir: Islamic terror outfit The Resistance Front threatens to disrupt Amarnath Yatra, calls Yatris ‘stooges of Sanghi regime’

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Islamic terrorists threaten against Amarnath Yatra, send warning letter saying increase in number of pilgrims an attempt to change demography.
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OpIndia Explains

Hybrid Terrorists: What are they, and why are they a threat to national security

OpIndia Staff -
Hybrid terrorists are 'boys next door' who are not ultras but radicalized to the point that they are willing to pick weapons
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News Reports

Water crisis in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad, supply disrupted across city: BJP to hold ‘Jal Akrosh Morcha’ to protest

OpIndia Staff -
When BJP and Shivsena entered into an alliance forming the state government, it ideated a Rs 1680-crore water project for the city. However, political differences between the parties derailed the project.
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News Reports

Assam: Bulldozers in action, 5 illegal houses of rioters accused of setting police station on fire demolished

OpIndia Staff -
The houses demolished by the Nagaon administration also included that of deceased fish trader Shafiqual Islam and his relative Majibur Rahman.
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News Reports

Intelligence Agencies issue alert over Pakistan’s ISI-sponsored terror attacks on railway tracks in India

OpIndia Staff -
Intelligence agencies alerted authorities about ISI sponsored targeted attacks on railway tracks in Punjab
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News Reports

Kashmir: ‘Human rights activist’ mocks Shivling found at Gyanvapi, netizens demand police action

OpIndia Staff -
In a tweet, Waqar Bhatti made a derogatory remark by comparing a fountain with Shivling and calling the followers of Hinduism 'Gobar Bhakt.'
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News Reports

Jharkhand: 62 people, including newly elected panchayat member Amina Khatoon, booked for allegedly raising pro-Pakistan slogans

OpIndia Staff -
62 people were booked for allegedly shouting pro-Pakistan chants during a panchayat election victory march in Hazaribag.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Another temple-like structure found under a mosque in Mangaluru, VHP plans to perform rituals

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A Hindu temple-like structure was found underneath an old mosque on the outskirts of Mangaluru in April 2022
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News Reports

WHO awards ASHA workers with Global Health Leaders Award, Muslim mobs had attacked them at various places during the Covid pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
During the initial days of coronavirus pandemic, several reports surfaced where ASHA workers were attacked by Muslim mobs for merely doing their job in Muslim dominated areas.
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Entertainment

Another Jug Jugg Jeeyo copying controversy: Pakistani singer Abrar Ul Haq accuses Karan Johar of copying his blockbuster hit ‘Nach Punjaban’

OpIndia Staff -
Karan Johar has been accused by Pakistani singer and politician Abrar Ul Haq of copying his hit song 'Nach Punjaban'
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Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did a man in Saudi Arabia marry four women from the same school

OpIndia Staff -
The viral message claims the Saudi man married four women from the same school. A student, a teacher, a supervisor and a principal.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi makes another pitch for foreign intervention in India, rants against his own country just because he is not the one ruling it

Shashank Bharadwaj -
As there are no takers for the Gandhis, and electoral success remains elusive for them, Rahul Gandhi perhaps wants the Western powers to intervene and overthrow the current government, so his party can rule.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Congress MLA Zameer Khan feeds a man then eats the same chewed food from his mouth to ‘set example against caste discrimination’, watch...

OpIndia Staff -
One can see Swami Narayana's bewildered expressions as he is made to take out chewed food from his mouth and feed the Congress MLA Khan.
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Opinions

Organiser of the London event where Rahul Gandhi spoke wants India fragmented and become how the West would want it to be

Suyash -
Beyond the impression of being hosted at the Cambridge University, it turns out that Rahul Gandhi's talk at 'ideas of India' event was hosted by Congress' in-house think tank
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News Reports

United States embassy in Pakistan condemned by Islamists for supporting LGBT rights, gets warned not to disrespect Islamic principles

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Many Pakistanis called the US embassy's support for LGBT rights a blatant disregard for Pakistani laws and values.
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News Reports

Quad leaders’ meet: PM Modi pens a column in Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, here is what he wrote

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi is in Japan to attend the Quad leaders' meeting with his counterparts from Japan, USA and Australia.
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Opinions

ET publishes offensive memes on Shivling despite multiple FIRs over those memes, once again highlighting the callousness of media towards Hindu sentiments

Pallav -
The Economic Times published a meme mocking Hindus by depicting the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre as a Shivling
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News Reports

Heavy rains, thunder, hailstorm lash Delhi-NCR, temperature drops 10 degrees in an hour, trees uprooted

OpIndia Staff -
The surface temperature fell by 11 degrees from 29 degree Celsius to 18 degree Celsius in just an hour because of sudden weather change leading to thunder and rain in Delhi-NCR
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Sports

South Africa T20 series: Rohit, Kohli, Bumrah rested, Hardik Pandya & Dinesh Karthik make a comeback

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The Indian team will play 5 T20I matches against South Africa during the month of June.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Aurangabad youth Imran Khan, accused of shooting fake ‘Jai Shri Ram’ assault video to incite communal disharmony, arrested

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In the video, Imran Khan is being beaten by 15 other youths.chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' as they beat Imran Khan. It is revealed that all of them are Muslims.
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Featured

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarifies that only the center will bear the burden of excise duty reduction on fuel, hits out at the opposition’s...

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The Finance Minister clarified that the central government will bear the whole cost of the excise duty cut on fuel.
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News Reports

Union Minister G Kishan Reddy cites speeches by Dr Ambedkar to school Rahul Gandhi on his ‘India is a Union of States’ remark

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Ambedkar was a jurist, economist and politician who headed the drafting committee of the Constitution of India.
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Editor's picks

West Bengal: Arjun Singh defects to TMC, had accused party goons of repeatedly attacking him

OpIndia Staff -
Until 3 days ago, Arjun Singh was seen promoting an event in Vadodara where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a large gathering of young individuals.
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News Reports

AAP MLA ‘bc’ Amanatullah Khan sends defamation notice to Delhi Police

OpIndia Staff -
In case the Delhi police do not apologize, Amanatullah Khan has asked for a compensation of rupees 10 crores.
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News Reports

Man threatens to sue Karan Johar for using his script to make Jug Jugg Jeeyo

OpIndia Staff -
Vishal A Singh alleged Jug Jugg Jeeyp is based on a script he had shared with Dharma Productions in 2020
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OpIndia Scoops

Punjab: Christian Missionaries organise ‘satsang’ in Zirakpur, face strong protest from locals during their attempted forced religious conversion program

Anurag -
When the locals started chanting slogans like Jai Shri Ram and Bharat Mata Ki Jai against the missionary program, the person addressing the attendees from the stage termed Hindus chanting slogans as ‘adharmi’.
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News Reports

Why does PM Modi usually travels to foreign countries at night: Here is an interesting detail

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi follows a regular pattern during his foreign visits to save time and resources.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Bomb squad detonates crude bombs in time in Purba Medinipur, explosion caught on camera, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
As many as 800 active crude bombs were discovered in Bakcha village in Moyna Block in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal.
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Social Media Fact-Check

TMC leader Saket Gokhale peddles misinformation about recent reduction in petrol, diesel prices

OpIndia Staff -
The latest reduction in the duty is not from the Excise Duty but instead from the Additional Excise Duty, which is not shared with the states. Hence, the proposed reduction is entirely borne by the Centre.
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Entertainment

Vishal Kotian releases deceased actor Siddharth Shukla’s song, fans outrage at release of the song against Shukla family’s wishes

OpIndia Staff -
Television actor Sidharth Shukla died of a heart attack in Mumbai on 2nd September 2021.
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News Reports

West Bengal: 3 arrested for printing counterfeit US dollars in Burdwan, BJP says TMC linked to the racket

OpIndia Staff -
The Burdwan police found fake Identity cards, affiliated to the CBI and Anti-Corruption Foundation of India, in the name of accused Gopal Singh.
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News Reports

Qutub Minar: Minister of Culture denies reports that the Archaeological Survey of India is asked to conduct excavation at the complex

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, media had reported that ASI has been tasked with conducting an excavation drive in the Qutub Minar complex to ascertain the facts about the structure
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Featured

‘Is Matoshree a mosque?’ MNS chief Raj Thackeray hits out at Rana couple for trying to recite Hanuman Chalisa there

OpIndia Staff -
Raj Thackeray said, "I wanted to have a darshan of Ram Janambhoomi, but I also wanted to see the place where my karsevaks were killed."
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World

’17-year-old’ Amjad Fayed ‘killed’ by Israeli forces was a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, had fought Israeli forces

OpIndia Staff -
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group identified Amjad Fayed as its fighter and said that he had fought Israeli forces.
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