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Bombay HC dismisses plea of MP Navneet Rana, husband MLA Ravi Rana to quash FIR in Hanuman Chalisa row

OpIndia Staff -
Bombay HC refuses to quash FIR filed against independent MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana in Hanuman Chalisa row.
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News Reports

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting blocks 16 YouTube channels for spreading disinformation about India’s national security

OpIndia Staff -
As per the ministry, these YouTube channels were involved in targeted disinformation against India, that was designed to hurt India's internal security
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi sold off MF Hussain’s gift to Rajiv Gandhi: Here is her letter to the ex-CEO of Yes Bank acknowledging the payment

OpIndia Staff -
The MF Hussain painting was given to Rajiv Gandhi by the painter himself in 1985 during the centenary celebrations of Congress.
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News Reports

Comedians, influencers, and ‘ideologically inclined news portals’: Digital ‘master plan’ of Prashant Kishor to push Congress to victory in 2024

Amit Kelkar -
Prashant Kishor has previously worked with Congress on the disastrous campaign in UP in 2017, and with Punjab Congress before abandoning them ahead of their electoral drubbing
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News Reports

Assam police re-arrests Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani in connection with another case moments after securing bail

OpIndia Staff -
Jignesh Mevani was arrested by Assam Police last week over his tweets against Prime Minister Modi.
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News Reports

Transgender Muslim doctor asks Muslim men to quickly marry multiple times before polygamy becomes illegal for them, suggests marrying transgenders

OpIndia Staff -
"Don’t fall for romantic online relationships with non-Muslims," Dr Aqsa said while asking Muslims to avoid romantic liaisons with non-Muslims.
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Entertainment

Actress Kangana Ranaut reveals she was sexually assaulted as a child

OpIndia Staff -
Kangana talked about her experience after contestant, and controversial comedian Munawar Faruqui said that he was sexually abused by a close relative when he was young.
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News Reports

‘Historian’ S Irfan Habib clarifies he’s not leaving India after netizens offer to sponsor his tickets following a cryptic tweet

OpIndia Staff -
According to S Irfan Habib's Twitter profile, he is a Historian of Science and Modern Political History based in New Delhi, and he is not to be confused with Professor Irfan Habib of Mughal history at Aligarh Muslim University.
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News Reports

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP Navneet Rana writes a letter to Lok Sabha speaker, alleges casteist abuse by Maharashtra Police

OpIndia Staff -
Navneet Rana claimed that the cops denied her water because she belonged to the SC community
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News Reports

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma hails state police for crackdown on modules of Ansar-ul Bangla Team, the Bangladeshi terror group with Al-Qaeda links

OpIndia Staff -
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday took to Twitter to laud the Assam police for cracking down on several modules of the Bangladesh-based terror group Ansar-ul Bangla Team.
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News Reports

ABC News journalist brings in bizarre correlation against Will Smith’s reported meeting with Sadhguru to spread misinformation on CAA

OpIndia Staff -
Avani Dias, the South Asian correspondent for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, disseminated false information on Twitter.
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News Reports

Images of Chhabra riots prime accused Asif Ansari at Rajasthan CM’s Iftar party go viral, BJP demands strict action

OpIndia Staff -
Pictures of Asif Ansari, the prime accused in last year's Chhabra riots, at Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot's Iftar Party went viral.
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News Reports

Those who want CM Uddhav Thackeray to chant Hanuman Chalisa are ‘neech’ and ‘h*rami’: MVA Minister Vijay Wadettiwar

OpIndia Staff -
The comment from MVA Minister Vijay Wadettiwar came in the wake of the Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra
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Opinions

Bollywood celebrities and assorted activists distorting Sanatan Dharma: The significance of saat pheras, sindoor and kanyadaan

Sharmi Adhikary -
Bollywood actors Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, despite having a Hindu Punjabi marriage, did only four pheras
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News Reports

Did Hrithik Roshan donate to an outfit that helped Rohingya Muslims settle in India for their Jahangirpuri fundraiser? Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
A Twitter user claimed Hrithik Roshan donated for rehabilitation of 'victims' of anti-encroachment drive in Khargone
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News Reports

After sending an MP and MLA to jail, MVA props NCP leader Fahmida Hasan Khan to ‘chant prayers of every religion’ outside PM residence

OpIndia Staff -
"If Hindutva, Jainism elevates for country's benefit to reduce inflation, unemployment, starvation, I'd like to do it," NCP leader Fahmida Khan said while talking to the media.
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News Reports

Pakistani boat ‘Al Haj’ apprehended on the Indian side of Arabian sea with heroin worth Rs 280 crores

OpIndia Staff -
A Pakistan boat 'Al Haj' with narcotics worth Rs 280 crores was apprehended when it ventured into the Indian side of the Arabian Sea
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OpIndia Explains

Congress supporter Jignesh Mevani’s journey from being Mukul Sinha’s sidekick to ‘Dalit leader’ to ‘Independent MLA supporting Congress’

Anurag -
How 'independent' is the 'Independent MLA' Jignesh Mevani from Vadgam, Gujarat.
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Opinions

Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation report in final stage, however, POJK refugees fear the worst: The ramifications of keeping 24 seats vacant

Vijay Kranti -
Delimitation Commission, appointed by EC on the instructions of the NDA govt is in the last stages of finalizing its report on Jammu & Kashmir.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Four children injured while playing with crude bombs they found near a mosque in Malda, investigation underway

OpIndia Staff -
Police stated they are looking into who stored the crude bombs beneath a litchi tree next to the nearby mosque.
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News Reports

‘Converted tribals should not be entitled to ST benefits’: Gujarat BJP MP lambasts those involved in forced conversions

OpIndia Staff -
"Like you can't change your parents. you can't change your faith", Vasava emphasized.
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News Reports

Uddhav Thackeray government to launch probe to identify ‘elements’ who persuaded Ranas to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree

OpIndia Staff -
The Rana couple had announced that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's ancestral home Matoshree.
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News Reports

Ancient Nalanda Buddha statue returned to India from USA, was among the 14 bronzes looted from Nalanda Museum

OpIndia Staff -
The sculpture of Buddha Shakyamuni, also known as the Bodhisattva Maitreya, is made of gilded copper alloy.
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OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Illegal structure around ‘dargah’ inside Heritage Complex in Surat demolished

Nirwa Mehta -
According to sources, the illegal structure was demolished on Wednesday itself last week after authorities were made aware of the encroachment.
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News Reports

Hanuman Chalisa at Matoshree: MLA Ravi Rana shifted to Taloja jail while his wife, MP Navneet Rana is sent to Byculla women’s jail

OpIndia Staff -
Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were earlier arrested by Mumbai police for planning to Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree.
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World

France re-elects Emmanuel Macron as President, congratulations pour in

OpIndia Staff -
Macron won the election with 58.55 per cent votes against 41.5 per cent votes for the contender.
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Tech

“Moving On”, Elon Musk’s cryptic tweet sends people guessing about his future plans with Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Social media users are wondering whether Musk will acquire Twitter fully or the Twitter board's 'poison pill' strategy will stop him from succeeding.
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News Reports

More than a dozen farmers commit suicide in Punjab in less than a month, low crop yield and higher loan amounts responsible: Report

OpIndia Staff -
According to the largest farmers association in Punjab, 14 farmers committed suicide in April only, with 11 of them in the Malwa region itself.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Church priest Albert arrested for raping 11-year-old minor girl after luring her with money

OpIndia Staff -
Church priest in Baghpat rapes minor girl who had gone to the church, arrested after she informed her parents
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News Reports

Who is Ilhan Omar, the controversial US Congresswoman who tried to legitimize Pakistan’s control over occupied Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
For years now, Omar has indulged in propagating anti-India narratives, especially targeting the Narendra Modi government
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana charged with sedition for planning to chant Hanuman Chalisa, sent to judicial custody

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai court sends Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana to judicial custody after Mumbai police slapped sedition charges on them
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Opinions

As Muslim mobs attack Hindus, The Wire’s jihad apologist shames victims, asks Hindus to behave like virtuous Muslims after the 9/11 terror attack

Pallav -
Arfa Khanum has skilfully sought to pin the whole blame for the violence on Hindus while rejecting the role of Muslims.
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News Reports

Missionaries in Tamil Nadu now luring school students to follow Christianity for ‘good marks’, new report suggests

OpIndia Staff -
News 18 report reveals how school students in Tamil Nadu are being targeted by missionaries for conversion
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News Reports

Social media users slam clothing brand for printing images of Hindu deities on bikinis

OpIndia Staff -
Sahara Ray had turned the Instagram handle of her clothing brand 'private' in the hopes of avoiding the social media backlash.
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News Reports

BJP led alliance sweeps Guwahati municipal elections by winning 58 out of 60 wards, Congress wins 0 and AAP opens account

OpIndia Staff -
BJP + AGP alliance won 58 out of 60 seats in the Guwahati municipal elections, AAP and AJP won one each
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Entertainment

Saudi Arabia bans Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’. Here’s why

OpIndia Staff -
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, latest offering from MCU, was all set to release in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries on May 5.
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OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Viral video shows dargah constructed in Heritage complex in Surat

Nirwa Mehta -
The video shows that new stones are laid in cement and the person who shot the video alleged that the dargah has come up overnight and that the same did not exist till recently and had been constructed overnight.
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Crime

Rajasthan: Miscreants paste slip with Urdu text on Hanuman idol in Kota, police register case after Hindu organisations complaint

OpIndia Staff -
An Urdu slip was pasted on statue of Hanuman in the Radha Krishna Mandir in Ayana village of Kota, Rajasthan
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Politics

“Will bury you 20 ft deep if you mess with Matoshree”: Sanjay Raut threatens Navneet and Ravi Rana over Hanuman Chalisa row

OpIndia Staff -
Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana had challenged to recite the Hanuman Chalisa in front of Shiv Sena Head Uddhav Thackeray's house 'Matoshree' in Mumbai.
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News Reports

TMC leader Anwar issues fatwa, kicks pregnant woman that leads to miscarriage: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
As per a report in Anandabazar Patrika, the TMC leader had instilled a sense of fear among the residents of the Tengri Danga area.
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News Reports

Meet the Ranas: The Independent Politician-duo from Maharashtra’s Amravati arrested for planning to chant Hanuman Chalisa in front of Matoshree

Suyash -
Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana have made national headlines over the Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra
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Featured

Rana Kapoor, Gandhis’ MF Hussain painting worth 2 Cr and the Yes Bank scam – All you need to know

Anurag -
All you need to know about Rana Kapoor, MF Hussain Paining Yes Bank Scam and the Gandhis' link to the controversy
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Mohsin alias Waseem, who shot Khargone SP during Ram Navami violence, arrested from Kasrawad

OpIndia Staff -
According to sources, Mohsin has already been charged with four criminal cases, including the sale of illegal weapons.
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News Reports

Kerala govt refutes AAP leader Atishi Marlena’s claims that officials from Kerala visited Delhi to understand ‘Delhi school model’

OpIndia Staff -
AAP leader Atishi Marlena had claimed that officials from Kerala had visited Delhi government schools to understand Delhi's education model.
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Media

NDTV broadcasts Telangana government’s paid propaganda as news, violates media ethics again

OpIndia Staff -
NDTV ran the Telangana government's paid advertorial as a news story without marking it as a paid advertorial
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News Reports

Rajasthan: FIRs against News18 anchor Aman Chopra over Alwar temple demolition coverage, accused of instigating communal hatred

OpIndia Staff -
Aman Chopra has also been criticised in the past for taking bold stands on challenging issues.
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Cricket

Talk show host Boria Majumdar to face two years ban as BCCI finds him guilty of intimidating Wriddhiman Saha over interview

OpIndia Staff -
In February, Wriddhiman Saha had shared screenshots of threatening messages from a 'journalist', without naming anyone but netizens had speculated
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News Reports

Islamists attack AAP legislator after he calls blogger Rifat Jawaid ‘Talibani’ for labelling Indian army as ‘cowards’

OpIndia Staff -
Rifat Jawaid has since deleted his tweet calling the Indian Army 'coward'.
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News Reports

Viral video shows ‘kattar’ Muslim Shiv Sena leader saying he will stop Hanuman Chalisa recital outside Matoshree

OpIndia Staff -
Independent MLA Ravi Rana and his wife Amravati MP Navneet Kaur were arrested on Saturday after they said they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence.
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News Reports

Shiv Sainiks attack BJP leader Kirit Somaiya as law and order in state collapses

OpIndia Staff -
BJP's Kirit Somaiya has alleged that in presence of Mumbai Police a mob of Shiv Sena workers attacked him and tried to kill him.
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