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Financial crisis grips Kerala as the state fails to get loans, Pinarayi Vijayan govt considers deferring salaries of govt employees

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The union govt is delaying permission to borrow more money to Kerala considering there are issues in the statements of previous years
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News Reports

Allahabad High Court rejects petition seeking to open the ‘closed rooms’ of the Taj Mahal, says matter should be left to historians

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Dr. Rajneesh Singh had said in his petition that the Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple which was known as 'Tejo Mahalaya'.
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News Reports

Shaheen Bagh woman calls Republic TV journalist ‘digital tawaif’: How Liberals celebrate abuse of journalists they don’t agree with

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Abusive troll Aiman Rizvi hackled Republic Bharat's female journalist at Shaheen Bagh, liberals celebrate
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News Reports

‘I did not run away with 8 crore rupees’: Former Congress social media chief Divya Spandana says the story was ‘planted’ in media

OpIndia Staff -
After remaining out of the spotlight for a while, ex-Congress IT cell chief Divya Spandana has returned to Twitter to criticise her ex-colleagues for maligning her reputation.
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Media

China devising new ways to harass and intimidate foreign journalists, says a report by Committee to Protect Journalists

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According to a CPJ report published last year, the Chinese govt had imposed restrictions on free speech and freedom of media
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News Reports

‘Goray chale gaye, gadhey chor gaye’: Singer Adnan Sami takes on AAP MLA Naresh Balyan over ‘ex-Pakistani’ jibe

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Adnan Sami and AAP MLA Naresh Balyan got into a Twitter fight after the singer posted video of gaffe by Punjab CM
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News Reports

Hyderabad hate crime: ‘Murder was planned’, police report says Mubin Ahmed had used spyware to track Nagaraju

OpIndia Staff -
According to the report, the accused Mubin Ahmed had used spyware to track the location of Nagaraju in a premeditated conspiracy to kill him.
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News Reports

Sanskrit added to Google translate, Assamese, Maithili, Konkani, Mizo, Dogri, Meiteilon, and Bhojpuri among other Indian languages in the new list

OpIndia Staff -
Along with Sanskrit, the newly added 24 languages include other Indian languages such as Assamese, Maithili, Konkani, Mizo, Dogri, Meiteilon which is Manipuri, and Bhojpuri.
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News Reports

This is why PM Modi got emotional while speaking to Ayub Patel and his daughter during the ‘Utkarsh Samaroh’ in Bharuch

OpIndia Staff -
The Bharuch district administration had carried out a 'Utkarsh Initiative' drive from January 1 to March 31 to ensure the complete coverage of schemes providing assistance to widows, elderly and destitute citizens. According to the PMO's office, a total of 12,854 beneficiaries have benefited due to the government schemes.
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News Reports

Gyanvapi verdict: Court allows videographic survey of premises, orders opening of basement

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this week, the court ordered video survey of the disputed structure which is believed to be the original Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, destroyed by Mughals, was halted after Muslim mob blocked gate and prevented the team from entering the premises.
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News Reports

AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan and aides create ruckus during anti-encroachment drive in Madanpur Khadar in Delhi, was booked for similar acts at Shaheen Bagh

OpIndia Staff -
AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was earlier booked for obstructing demolition drive in Shaheen Bagh on May 9
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News Reports

The New York Times changes its factually correct headline on Al Jazeera journalist’s death in West Bank after outrage

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The New York times forced to change headline to say that Al Jazeera journalist was killed by a gunshot in West Bank
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News Reports

Gujarat: 22-year-old Mithun Thakur beaten to death by Muslim girlfriend’s brother in Rajkot

OpIndia Staff -
A young man named Mithun Thakur, a resident of Rajkot in Gujarat, has been killed by his Muslim girlfriend's brother.
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News Reports

Serial fake news peddler CJ Werleman shares another fake news claiming that ‘Hindutva extremists’ thrashed a Muslim man

OpIndia Staff -
Sharing an edited video of a Muslim man thrashed in Delhi for molesting a minor girl, Werleman claimed that Hindu extremist mob assaulted him
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Crime

USA man accused of killing his mother and grandfather to obtain $42 million, court to hear 2016 case next week

OpIndia Staff -
If convicted, accused Nathan Carman will face life imprisonment in the case. The Federal Court is scheduled to hear the case on Monday, May 16, 2022.
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News Reports

Ghaziabad: Cattle smugglers Zeeshan, Saddam and Qasim shot in police encounter, stolen cow rescued

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Ghaziabad Police saved a cow from smugglers. The fleeing thieves Zeeshan, Saddam and Qasim got shot during encounter
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News Reports

Balochistan: Fake encounters on the rise, 442 disappearances and 366 people killed in 2021, says Human Rights Commission report

OpIndia Staff -
HRC reports suggest Human Rights violation in Balochistan increased in 2021.
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News Reports

Burqa-clad protester Muskan Khan visits Saudi Arabia a month after getting high praise from Al-Qaeda chief

OpIndia Staff -
Muskan Khan has left for Saudi Arabia on a religious trip with her family on April 25. The controversial hijab protestor and her family are scheduled to visit Mecca on May 18, as per reports.
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News Reports

North Korea reports its first Covid-19 case, over two years after pandemic hit, Kim Jong Un imposes national emergency

OpIndia Staff -
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered all cities to be put under lockdown after the nuclear-armed nation reported Covid-19 cases for the first time in the last two years ever since the pandemic began.
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Media

Muslim man beats up his sister for falling in love and eloping, Alt News cofounder ‘fact-checks’ that video is old and ‘not from America’

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammed Zubair, co-founder of 'fact-checking' website AltNews, on Thursday 'fact-checked' a viral video where a Muslim man can be seen beating up a woman.
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News Reports

‘Taj Mahal is built on the land of Jaipur royal family’: Claims BJP MP Diya Kumari, says her family has documents to prove it

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MP and Jaipur royal family member Diya Kumari says she has documents t prove that Taj Mahal was built on her family land
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News Reports

Teenage Muslim girls lead in pregnancy rate but lag behind in hygiene during periods, reveals National Family Health Survey: Read details

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National Family Health Survey finds teenage pregnancy rate is highest among Muslims, followed by Christians
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News Reports

Promoters of Omidyar Network named by CBI in FCRA bribery scandal: Read about the organisation’s dubious past shenanigans

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has named 36 people, including 6 govt officials, in the alleged FCRA bribery scandal.
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News Reports

Lucknow University professor tries to whitewash Aurangzeb’s crimes by peddling vile fiction against Kashi Vishwanath temple, ABVP protests

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Lucknow Professor booked for making derogatory remarks against Kashi Vishwanath Temple, played victim post controversy
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News Reports

DMK MP congratulates man convicted in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case for early release

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DMK MP Dr Senthilkumar shared picture of A G Perarivalan and tweeted "Advance Congratulations"
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News Reports

Modi Story: Home Minister Amit Shah gives a glimpse of the sensitive nature of PM Modi, remembers how he fed a hungry peacock during...

OpIndia Staff -
In a Modi Story, Home Minister Amit Shah was seen describing sensitive and caring nature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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News Reports

‘Insult to people dedicated to Bengali literature’, Author Ratna Rashid Banerjee returns award over literary honour to Mamata Banerjee, academy member resigns

OpIndia Staff -
Author Ratna Rashid Banerjee returns award, Anadiranjan Biswas resigns from Sahitya Akademi, over literary honour to Mamata Banerjee
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Law

Uttarakhand: Parents sue son and daughter-in-law demanding grandchild within a year or Rs 5 crore in compensation

OpIndia Staff -
A Uttarakhand couple has sued their son and daughter-in-law seeking a grandchild in 1 year or Rs crore compensation
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World

Operation Paperclip: How the USA helped Nazi criminals from WWII evade justice to advance its own military ambitions

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After defeating the Nazis in Germany, the USA went to great lengths to bring some of the most prominent Nazis home and spent a considerable amount of money and efforts to rehabilitate them, because they wanted the Nazis' weapons and their expertise.
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Politics

NCP is backstabbing Congress, says Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole after Sharad Pawar’s party joins hands with BJP in Bhandara Zilla Panchayat elections

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole tweeted, 'After extending a hand of friendship, NCP is backstabbing us.
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News Reports

‘If you have courage, convert Taj Mahal and Red Fort into temples’: Mehbooba Mufti challenges after petition filed to open locked rooms of Taj...

OpIndia Staff -
Mehbooba Mufti said, "convert Taj Mahal and Red Fort into temples, then see how many people will come to see them."
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World

Al Jazeera journalist shot dead while covering Israeli army operation in West Bank, Israel says Palestinian terrorists killed her

OpIndia Staff -
The Palestine Journalists Syndicate held the Israeli forces fully responsible for the crime and stated that Shireen Abu Akleh's death was a clear assassination perpetrated by the Israeli Army.
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News Reports

Appeasement politics of the Congress responsible for partition of India: Says new history textbook of Haryana board

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Haryana Board's new History text books for class 9 blames Congress' appeasement policies for partition of India
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Interviews

MP Locket Chatterjee alleges Rohingyas are being brought for settlement in Bengal, says she was boycotted by film industry for joining BJP

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BJP MP Locket Chatterjee speaks to OpIndia about West Bengal post poll violence and the iron fisted reign of Mamata Banerjee
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News Reports

USA’s Rutgers University that employs Audrey Truschke created fake jobs to boost MBA program rankings, falsified placement numbers: Reports

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The lawsuits accuse the Rutgers University business school of faking placement numbers to get better rankings.
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News Reports

Controversial Christian preacher Bajinder Singh, infamous for fake ‘healing camps’, to hold meeting in Mumbai, Johnny Lever, Rakhi Sawant and others promote

OpIndia Staff -
Controversial Prophet Bajinder Singh is set to hold a meeting in Mumbai, and Bollywood actors are promoting him
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Tensions prevail in Bhilwara after a Hindu boy is killed by members of another community, BJP calls for a bandh

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Last week, two people were attacked by unidentified persons and their bike was set on fire in the Sanganer area of Bhilwara district.
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News Reports

Hakenkreuz, not Swastika: Australia’s Victoria state govt plans to bring in a law to ban public display of Nazi symbol

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The govt of Victoria state in Australia has tabled a legislation to ban the use of Nazi Hakenkreuz, but allows Swastika
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Opinions

A tale of two Indias: Javed Khan, now accused of rape, was hailed for ‘COVID service’ while RSS man was ‘fact-checked’ for sacrificing life

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The Left-leaning media organisations had heaped praises on Javed Khan, who is now accused of rape
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News Reports

Cyclone Asani brings gold painted chariot like structure to Andhra Pradesh coast, suspected to be from a foreign country

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Gold painted chariot like structure strays into Andhra Pradesh coast under the impact of cyclone Asani
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News Reports

‘Don’t invite girls on stage’: Kerala Maulvi lashes out at fellow clerics for inviting a meritorious girl on stage to receive an award

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When the class 10 student named Mashida was called on stage to receive the prize for topping her class, senior cleric MT Abdulla Musaliyar walked towards the place where the girl was felicitated and reprimanded the fellow clerics for inviting "a girl on stage".
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News Reports

Rajasthan: POCSO Court in Kota convicts Maulvi Abdul Rahim for raping 6-year-old, imposes life imprisonment with fine of Rs 1 lakh

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The case dates back to November 2021. Maulvi Abdul Rahim was an Urdu teacher at the madarsa in Kotsuwa village.
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News Reports

Pakistan creates new ‘Lashkar-e-Khalsa’ terror outfit to spread unrest in Punjab, to recruit Afghans and pro-Khalistan youth

OpIndia Staff -
The IB has issued a warning saying said that the new group 'Lashkar-e-Khalsa' is active on social media and recruiting people to execute its nefarious designs in India.
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News Reports

Home Ministry, CBI wrath on corrupt officials: Raids at over 40 locations against NGOs and MHA staffers involved in bribery for FCRA clearance

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A nexus between MHA babus and NGOs busted by CBI based on complaint from HM Amit Shah's office.
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News Reports

Bhopal: 34-year-old Javed Khan, who was in headlines for helping Covid patients, booked for rape

OpIndia Staff -
Javed Khan was hailed for converting his auto into a free ambulance. He was booked for rape on May 10.
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News Reports

Elon Musk says it was ‘stupid and immoral’ to ban Donald Trump, to reverse the decision

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Trump had categorically stated that he has no plans to go back to Twitter. Trump further noted that he would stick to his own social media platform, Truth Social, instead.
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Featured

Pro-Separatists posts, Anti-army comments, repeating Pakistani rhetoric and more: Meet Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Sanna Irshad Mattoo

Dibakar Dutta -
A majority of Sanna Irshad Mattoo's work is focused on portraying the Indian security forces as 'oppressive' and antagonistic to the locals in the Kashmir Valley.
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News Reports

Separatist leader Yasin Malik pleads guilty before NIA court in a case related to terrorism and secessionist activities in Kashmir

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Yasin Malik was arrested in 2019 following the Pulwama attack that led to the deaths of 40 CRPF personnel
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News Reports

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann says he wants teachers to go to ‘Hayward’: Here’s what happened

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann stated that he will send Punjab educators to 'Hayward.'
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi refuses to accept Khadi mala offered to him by party members at Vadodara airport: Watch viral video

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Tuesday, stirred a controversy by refusing to accept a khadi mala offered to him by one of his party members at the Vadodara airport
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