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Devasahayam Pillai, 18th century Indian who had converted to Christianity, declared a saint by the Pope

OpIndia Staff -
Devashayam Pillai (1712-1752) was originally from a Hindu Nair family but was converted to Christianity by a Dutch naval commander.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Locals in Malda accuse a police officer of trying to forcibly convert Hindus to Islam, women stage protest

OpIndia Staff -
A group of Hindu women in Malda in West Bengal have accused a police officer of forcibly trying to convert them and their husbands to Islam.
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Sports

Andrew Symonds – A hard-hitting batsman, great fielder, World Cup winner and controversial figure

Ritesh -
Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds passed away at the age of 46 in a car accident on Sunday morning
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News Reports

Gautam Adani’s Adani Group acquires 49% stake in Raghav Bahl’s Quint, Bahl had earlier sold Network18 to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance

OpIndia Staff -
Adani Group of Gautam Adami has acquired 49% stack in digital media platform Quint founded by Raghav Bahl
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News Reports

Press Club of India Journalists whine over increased liquor prices in the club, allege that complimentary liquor from companies have gone missing

OpIndia Staff -
Press Club of India members are angry over higher prices of liquor served in the club compared to other press clubs
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News Reports

Delhi police reach Rajasthan, direct rape-accused Congress Minister’s son to appear before them on May 18: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The police visited two residences of Mahesh Joshi but have failed to trace the accused, Rohit Joshi. On not finding him, the cops pasted a copy of the notice on the wall.
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News Reports

Watch: Armed Taliban men dance inside classroom after closing girls’ school

OpIndia Staff -
According to the journalist, the Talibani fighters closed a girls' school and celebrated their act by dancing inside the classrooms.
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News Reports

Rakesh Tikait ousted from Bharatiya Kisan Union for playing politics, the organisation splits into two

OpIndia Staff -
The farmer's organisation has been split into two factions, with the breakaway BKU (Apolitical) being led by farmer leader Rajesh Singh Chauhan.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Illegal arms factory run near Idgah by father-son duo busted in Saharanpur, son Naeem absconding

OpIndia Staff -
An empty kiln near Idgah in village Ambehata Mohan, a factory was making illegal pistols.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: NCP workers beat BJP spokesperson Vinayak Ambekar over a Facebook post against Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Vinayak Ambekar thrashed by NCP workers for his poem criticising Sharad Pawar over comments on Hindu gods
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News Reports

Congress drags Bhagyalaxmi Temple of Hyderabad as proof of ‘encroachment’ while giving clean chit to Aurangzeb over demolition of Kashi Vishwanath temple

OpIndia Staff -
While walls of ancient Kashi Temple are still seen on Gyanvapi mosque, Congress Sevadal questions the fact that it was a temple
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Sports

Badminton: Team India creates history, wins Thomas Cup by beating 14-time champions Indonesia

OpIndia Staff -
This is India's first Thomas Cup title, a tournament which is often considered the world cup of shuttle badminton. India emerged victorious after they crushed 14-time champions Indonesia into defeat in the final held on Sunday.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Auto driver Amjad traps BA student in love affair, implicates her in false case of child theft

OpIndia Staff -
The woman's family has alleged that Amjad changed his name to entrap the young woman in love affair.
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News Reports

Kashmir: Chemistry Professor Altaf Hussain Pandit, known as ‘Geelani of Kashmir University’, sacked after his links with terror groups exposed

OpIndia Staff -
Altaf Hussain Pandit, chemistry professor at Kashmiri University, was sacked on Friday over his terror links
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News Reports

Gyanvapi survey: All eight vaults surveyed, the western wall and tomb of the disputed structure videographed

OpIndia Staff -
The team surveyed the security cover of over 1,500 security personnel. The survey and videography work was performed without any hindrance.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Thane court sends Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale to police custody till 18th May, was arrested for allegedly defaming Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff -
Ketaki Chitale argued on her own in court without a lawyer to present her case.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena continues to block infra projects, Uddhav Thackeray opposes Bullet Train project claiming it will separate Mumbai from rest of Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena led Maharashtra govt is actively blocking the Bullet train project in the state by refusing to hand over land
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World

United States of America: Congressional hearing on UFOs on May 17 – Here is what to expect

OpIndia Staff -
Last open hearing on UFOs was held in early 1970 when Air Force closed a public investigation on UFOs known as Project Blue Book.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Jama Masjid in Aligarh made on ‘public property’ reveals RTI, BJP leader demands demolition

OpIndia Staff -
The issue surfaced after RTI activist Keshav Dev Sharma filed an RTI with the Municipal Corporation of Aligarh about Jama Masjid. In response, the Municipal Corporation stated that the 300-year-old Jama Masjid in Upperkot was built on public property.
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News Reports

Delhi: Good Samaritan crane operator saves over 50 lives in Mundka fire tragedy, says fire tenders arrived after 1.5 hours

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi resident Dayanand Tiwari used his crane to rescue more than 50 lives during a fire in Delhi's Mundka on May 13.
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Cricket

Cricketing world mourns, express their condolences as ex-Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds tragically dies in car crash

OpIndia Staff -
The 46-year-old all-rounder Symonds died in a single-car crash outside of Townsville after his car rolled off the road.
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World

Mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, leaves 10 dead, here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Buffalo mass shooting was a racial hate crime, suspect Payton Gendron live streamed the shooting on Twitch, pleaded not guilty
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Media

Islamic scholar tells Muslims to not pray for deceased Al-Jazeera journalist as she was ‘Christian’, others call her ‘kafir’

OpIndia Staff -
One Islamist wondered whether Shireen Abu Akleh was indeed a 'Kafirah'. The term is widely used by Islamists across the globe to profile, discriminate and persecute non-Muslims.
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News Reports

Katra bus fire was an act of ‘war’ against ‘Hindutva regime’ and ‘demography change’, Islamic terror outfit takes responsibility

OpIndia Staff -
A letter issued by an unknown Islamic terror outfit 'Jammu and Kashmir Freedom Fighters' began doing rounds on social media platforms.
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News Reports

Former Australian cricketer Andrew Symonds dies in a car crash

OpIndia Staff -
The former Australian all-rounder is survived by his wife Laura and two young children, Chloe and Billy.
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OpIndia Explains

Could the survey at the Gyanvapi compound lead to its exemption from the Places of Worship Act? Read what the law says

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The Places of Worship Act, 1991, exempts any ancient monument or site covered by the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1958.
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News Reports

CBI arrests three people for alleged Pakistan-linked match-fixing and betting in IPL, says results in 2019 were influenced

OpIndia Staff -
CBI has filed FIR in an match-fixing and betting case in IPL in 2019, based on inputs received from Pakistan
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News Reports

‘What was found is much more than we had imagined’: Says Gyanvapi petitioner after coming out of survey at the disputed structure

OpIndia Staff -
After the survey at the Gyanvapi disputed structure, Hindu side said they saw many things that are beyond imagination
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News Reports

Bihar: Miffed over husband’s second marriage, Gulshan Khatun immolates herself, husband, and two other family members

OpIndia Staff -
Gulshan Khatun alias Praveen Bibi poured petrol and immolated herself, her husband and three other family members in the wee hours of Saturday
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News Reports

Kerala: Former school teacher & CPI(M) councillor Sasi Kumar arrested under POCSO for molesting students for 30 years

OpIndia Staff -
Alumni of the school had alleged that there are numerous instances of abuse by the accused teacher KV Sasikumar.
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News Reports

Understanding the baby formula crisis in USA: How Joe Biden administration ignored a problem brewing since January

Pallav -
Baby formula supply was roughly 20% lower in January at major stores in the US than it was before the epidemic began
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News Reports

Rajya Sabha MP Manik Saha elected as new chief minister of Tripura after the resignation of Biplab Kumar Deb

OpIndia Staff -
BJP legislative party of Tripura elects Manik Saha as new CM after Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from the post
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News Reports

Mumbai: Marathi actor Ketaki Chitale booked and arrested for sharing a “derogatory Facebook post” against Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff -
Ketaki Chitale had shared a poem on her Facebook page considered as "derogatory" against Sharad Pawar
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News Reports

Rahul Bhat murder: Wife says his colleagues must have shared his details with the Islamic terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
Wife of slain Kashmiri Hindu Rahul Bhat has said that the terrorists must have got the information about his whereabouts from his workplace.
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News Reports

‘Good luck and goodbye’: Ex-PPCC chief Sunil Jakhar quits Congress, warns Rahul Gandhi to stay away from sycophants

OpIndia Staff -
Ex Punjab Congress chief Sunil Jakhar announced his resignation from the party Saturday in a Facebook Live post
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Nashik: Youth arrested after MVA minister Jitendra Awhad asks police to act on his social media post against Sharad Pawar

OpIndia Staff -
The Dindori police in Nashik tracked down the 21-year-old youth Nikhil Bhamre, a pharmacy student with no prior criminal record.
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Law

Survey of disputed Gyanvapi Mosque structure: As petition against survey gets listed before Justice DY Chandrachud, here is how it is likely to go

Nupur J Sharma -
SC directed listing of petition filed against the survey in Gyanvapi Mosque before a bench presided by Justice DY Chandrachud.
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News Reports

No trace of Malayalam actor Vijay Babu, Kochi police had issued Blue Corner notice to Dubai police to track down the rape accused: All...

OpIndia Staff -
The Dubai police have been unable to track down Malayalam actor Vijay Babu, who has been accused of sexual abuse and assault
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World

Russia suspends electricity supply to Finland amid growing NATO tensions

OpIndia Staff -
The relationship between Russia and Finland has deteriorated rapidly ever since Russia decided to invade Ukraine as part of its 'Special Military Operation'.
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News Reports

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigns, BJP legislative meeting today to elect new CM

OpIndia Staff -
One year before assembly elections, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb resigned from his post
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News Reports

Netflix tells its ‘woke’ staff to tolerate diverse views or quit if they find content on the streaming platform ‘provocative’

OpIndia Staff -
Netflix says no to content censorship, tells its woke staff to tolerate or leave the company if they disagree with titiles streamed
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News Reports

Assam govt distributes 22,958 appointment letters in mega recruitment ceremony, to deliver poll promise of 1 lakh jobs soon

OpIndia Staff -
22,958 appointment letters were issued to candidates recruited in 11 departments of Assam government
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News Reports

Delhi Police arrest Farhan Khan for defrauding over 100 women of nearly Rs 1 crore by creating fake profiles on matrimonial sites

OpIndia Staff -
Farhan Khan, accused of duping over 100 women, was arrested by the Delhi Police from a hotel in Paharganj
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Entertainment

Who is Dot: The new actor in the Netflix movie ‘The Archies’

OpIndia Staff -
Starring Shah Rukh Khan’s daughter Suhana Khan and Amitabh Bachchan’s grandson Agastya Nanda, Archies will release in 2023.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu govt assures Madras HC it won’t appropriate temple funds to build senior citizen homes: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The TN state government had earlier ordered to use the temple funds to build the old age homes at three places.
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News Reports

China relinquishes hosting rights for 2023 Asian Cup amid rising Covid cases

OpIndia Staff -
The showpiece event of Asian Football was scheduled to be held from 16 June to 16 July 2023 across 10 cities in China
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News Reports

Mulayam Singh Yadav had barred Hindus from offering puja at the Gyanvapi Shringar Gauri temple, claims BJP’s Prem Shukla

OpIndia Staff -
Prem Shukla said Mulayam Singh stopped puja at Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri temple complex in 2004.
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News Reports

Kerala: Actor Sahana found dead hanging from a window at her Kozhikode flat; husband Sajjad taken into police custody

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Sahana was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her flat in Kozhikode on May 12.
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News Reports

Media spreads canards as India bans wheat exports: Here are the reasons and how China hoards wheat to manipulate global prices

Shashank Bharadwaj -
One of the reasons of banning wheat export is to prevent China from buying and hoarding Indian wheat to manipulate the price
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World

Pedophile-defending professor hired by Johns Hopkins center for the prevention of child sexual abuse

OpIndia Staff -
Walker will start work as a postdoctoral fellow at Johns Hopkins on May 24, at the center aimed at preventing child sexual abuse.
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