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A corporate sinner under the garb of a global saint? New documentary released on Sky App explores the dark legacy of ‘Mother’ Teresa

Siddhi Somani -
The new documentary raises significant questions about the sainthood granted to'Mother' Teresa
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News Reports

As Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan’s biopic trailer drops, here is how Indian news channels put the lives of security personnel at risk during 26/11 attack

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court noted that the media coverage made the task of the security forces not only exceedingly difficult but also dangerous and risky
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Interviews

‘All prior mahants at Dasna temple were either killed or driven away, police in fear of local Muslim politicians’: What Yati Narasinghanand told OpIndia

राहुल पाण्डेय -
OpIndia spoke to Dasna Temple Mahant Yati NArasinghanand Saraswati.
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Opinions

Dear Shashi Tharoor, what about justice?

Nirwa Mehta -
The Kashmir Files, which talks about the genocide and exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the valley has been reduced to 'film promoted by ruling party' by Shashi Tharoor
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News Reports

From Konark Temple to Ellora Caves, Indians tell Elon Musk about architectural marvels of Indian heritage over his Taj Mahal tweet

OpIndia Staff -
“It is amazing. I visited in 2007 and also saw the Taj Mahal, which truly is a wonder of the world", said Elon Musk in a tweet.
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Government and Policy

Delhi govt spent over 23 crores in ads but just a few lakhs for bio decomposers to tackle stubble burning induced air pollution: Read...

OpIndia Staff -
Stubble burning and the resulting high levels of air pollution have been a regular characteristic of winters in Delhi.
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World

Chinese firms threaten to close operations in Pakistan over non-payment of dues totaling $1.5 Billion: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Complaints by the Chinese side also included high taxation, a hike in fuel prices, a complex visa process, and constant pressure to maximize power generation.
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News Reports

Reports of a second blast in Mohali intelligence office false, Police ask channels to be cautious

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Police debunked claims of second blast in Mohali. Asked news channels to be cautious.
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News Reports

Members of Hindu organizations detained after reciting Hanuman Chalisa at Qutub Minar, were raising demand for renaming it to Vishnu Stambh

OpIndia Staff -
Members of Hindu organisation Mahakal Manav Sewa recited Hanuman Chalisa near the Qutub Minar complex and demanded renaming it to Vishnu Stambh
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee’s govt gives Bangla Academy award to Mamata Banerjee for her book ‘Kabita Bitan’ which has 946 poems

OpIndia Staff -
Though Mamata Banerjee was present at the event and was sitting on the stage when the award was presented, she did not receive the award herself. The award was received by state education minister Bratya Basu on the CM's behalf.
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News Reports

Punjab and Haryana HC grants relief to BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga; protects him from arrest till July 5

OpIndia Staff -
The court heard a petition by Tajinder Bagga for a stay on the arrest warrant issued by a Mohali court last week.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: ASI objects to Hindu Pooja at Martand Sun Temple, had previously allowed Bollywood film shooting at the temple

OpIndia Staff -
"We have raised our concerns with the district administration over the pooja at Martand Sun Temple. It is a violation of our rules", the ASI said.
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News Reports

Rajasthan HC grants journalist Aman Chopra interim protection from arrest

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple FIRs were lodged against Aman Chopra for anchoring a news show on the demolition of temples in Alwar
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News Reports

‘Instigated mob to teach Kafirs a lesson’: What court said while framing charges of conspiracy, arson, rioting against Tahir Hussain in Delhi Riots case

Nupur J Sharma -
In another step towards delivering justice in Delhi anti-Hindu riots case, Court has framed charges against accused Tahir Hussain
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News Reports

Delhi: AAP MLA Mukesh Ahlawat detained for obstructing anti-encroachment drive in Mangolpuri

OpIndia Staff -
The North DMC conducted the demolition drive in the Mangolpuri area on May 10 to remove illegal constructions and encroachments.
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News Reports

Santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma passes away

OpIndia Staff -
Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma was suffering from kidney related issues since past six months and was on dialysis. He passed away due to cardiac arrest.
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News Reports

Punjab Police books SP Karanveer Singh, ASI Davinder Singh for taking a bribe of Rs 3 lakh in CM Mann’s Sangrur

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Police registered an FIR against SP Sangrur Karanveer Singh for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 3 lakh
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News Reports

Mohali blast: RPG attack on Punjab Police Intelligence HQ, CM calls urgent meeting – What we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Police are scanning the CCTV footage from nearby areas after the RPG attack in Mohali.
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News Reports

Photos that dishonoured COVID deaths, shamed India, by photographer who was murdered by Taliban, win Pulitzer

OpIndia Staff -
Danish Siddiqui was killed by the Taliban on July 16, 2021, during an assignment in the war-torn country of Afghanistan.
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News Reports

Jammu & Kashmir Waqf board chairperson warns of ‘bulldozer action’ on ‘encroachers’

OpIndia Staff -
After the Indian Armed Forces and Indian Railways, the Waqf is third largest owner of properties in India.
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News Reports

Tabrez Khan, the main accused of Jahangirpuri violence arrested: Here is how he was shown as the media-favourite, poster boy of communal harmony

OpIndia Staff -
Tabrez Khan was member of Aman Committee and also organized Tiranga Yatra after Jahangirpuri violence
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News Reports

Singapore to ban Kashmir Files citing ‘one-sided portrayal of Muslims’, Shashi Tharoor uses it to target Modi govt, Vivek Agnihotri responds

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor had tried to target the Modi government over reports that Singapore has banned The Kashmir Files so as not to upset its Muslim community.
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OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Illegal property of Botad don Siraj demolished, had threatened businessman with ‘Kishan Bharwad style’ assassination over Hanuman Chalisa loudspeakers

Nirwa Mehta -
Botad don Siraj had threatened businessman for putting loudspeakers on Hanuman temples for Hanuman Chalisa
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News Reports

Sri Lanka: Ruling party MP killed amid violent clashes, house of Rajapaksa family set on fire as island descends into chaos

OpIndia Staff -
Sri Lanka MP Amarakeerthi Athukorala killed amid violent clashes and mass protests.
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News Reports

Another Sikh activist targeted by the AAP govt in Punjab, police writes to Twitter asking for 2 months’ IP log details of Ramnik Singh...

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab police wrote to Twitter, seeking personal details of a political analyst and activist Ramnik Singh Mann
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News Reports

Trustee of Mahim and Haji Ali Dargah amongst four detained after NIA raids in Mumbai, links to Dawood Ibrahim being investigated

OpIndia Staff -
The crackdown on hawala operators has increased since Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested NCP leader Nawab Malik over his alleged links to Dawood Ibrahim.
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News Reports

‘Permission taken, after violence, Delhi police did u-turn’: VHP says Hindus being falsely implicated in Jahangirpuri, urge Rakesh Asthana to take action

OpIndia Staff -
VHP urged Rakesh Asthana, the Delhi Police Commissioner, to identify errant officers as it said that Hindus were being falsely implicated in the Jahangirpuri violence case.
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News Reports

Punjab: Suspected RPG fired at Punjab Police intelligence HQ in Mohali

OpIndia Staff -
After the blast, a massive deployment of police was done in the area, the entire area has been cordoned off by Punjab Police.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Statue of MK Gandhi fitted with laser eyes in the US? Here is the truth behind the viral image

OpIndia Staff -
The image was originally posted on Reddit 3 years ago in August 2019 by a user named 'VickyOneTime.'
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Featured

Plea before Allahabad High Court seeks opening of locked rooms in Taj Mahal to ascertain existence of Shiva temple

OpIndia Staff -
The petition suggests that since many Hindu groups have been claiming that the Taj Mahal is an old Shiva Temple, an inquiry must be conducted and the controversy should be put to rest.
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Featured

Total Fertility Rate in India declines overall, Muslims have the highest Fertility Rate while Buddhists have the lowest: Details

OpIndia Staff -
According to the National Family Health Survey 5, the Total Fertility Rate in India has fallen to 2.0 at the national level.
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News Reports

On the 77th anniversary of WWII win, Sitaram Yechury shares iconic picture of raising a Flag at Reichstag, this is how the Soviets doctored...

OpIndia Staff -
The Soviets had heavily doctored the iconic World War II photograph, 'Raising a Flag over the Reichstag', taken during the Battle of Berlin on 2 May 1945
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Sports

Pakistanis shame cricketer Danish Kaneria on social media, ask him to leave the country for speaking against forced conversions in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Danish Kaneria's revelations have not gone down well with ordinary Pakistanis who refuse to acknowledge this problem.
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News Reports

Social media users slam Aamir Khan for Ira Khan’s photos celebrating her birthday in a bikini

OpIndia Staff -
Social Media users criticised Aamir Khan for the birthday photos with his daughter Ira Khan on social media because Ira was wearing a pair of bikinis.
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World

Another case of Taharrush? 13 teenage boys arrested in Egypt after video of mass harassment of female tourists goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Egyptian authorities have arrested 13 teenage boys after a video of mass harassment of foreign female tourists at Giza pyramids went viral.
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World

Violent clashes erupt as Sri Lanka plunges into crisis after PM Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns amid economic crisis

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, Rajapaksa sent his resignation to his younger brother President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. While the government has appealed to its citizens to help in the crisis, many Sri Lankans also want the President to resign.
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News Reports

I heard someone telling my son ‘we will kill you, your body won’t be found’: BJP worker Arjun Chowrasiya’s mother

OpIndia Staff -
Two days after the mysterious death of BJP worker Arjun Chowrasiya, his bereaved mother revealed how her son had received death threats hours before he was found dead.
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Featured

‘Targeted Divyang children, weaker sections to spread Islamic agenda’: Court notes serious charges against Umar Gautam for running mass conversion racket

OpIndia Staff -
A Lucknow court refused to grant relief to Mohammad Umar Gautam, citing the serious nature of the charges against him
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News Reports

‘Education minister used to sit with us to protest, now refusing to meet us’: PTI aspirants in Punjab get lathi-charged by police for demanding...

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Police lathi-charged unemployed PTI job aspirants who went to protest against the state education minister in Barnala.
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News Reports

Danish Kaneria Vs Shahid Afridi: After ‘conversion attempts’ row, ex-Pakistani captain accuses Hindu teammate of speaking to ‘enemy country’ India

OpIndia Staff -
Danish Kaneria further revealed that he was forced to remain silent on the plight of forced conversions in Pakistan.
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News Reports

Khalistani terror outfit SFJ says Khalistan flags placed on Himachal Pradesh Assembly gates were sent through its activists, booked under UAPA

OpIndia Staff -
Banned Khalistani terror outfit SFJ chief claimed that the Khalistan flags that were placed on Himachal Pradesh Assembly gates were sent to the state through his activists
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News Reports

Supreme Court rejects Communist party’s petition against Shaheen Bagh demolition drive, asks them to approach High Court

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the apex court rejected the CPM's plea, stating that none of the affected parties has been a part of the petition and it is purely political in nature.
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News Reports

Salman Khan ‘doppelganger’ arrested for disturbing peace after his videos roaming shirtless on Lucknow streets go viral

OpIndia Staff -
UP Police arrested doppelganger of Salman Khan, Azam Ansari for disturbing traffic while shooting videos on roads of Uttar Pradesh for Instagram reels
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News Reports

Watch: Man talks drivel during Shaheen Bagh demolition drive with the help of TheWire, says ‘Muslim minds being demolished’

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the ongoing Municipal Corporation's anti-encroachment drive in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, the Leftist-Islamist outlet TheWire has attempted to oppose the move
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News Reports

Navgrah Ashtamangalam Pooja back at Martand Sun Temple, the holy temple which was destroyed by Sikandar Butshikan over 600 years ago

OpIndia Staff -
A special Navgrah Ashtamangalam Pooja was held at the ancient Martand Sun Temple in South Kashmir's Anantnag district
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News Reports

Shaheen Bagh: Bulldozers stopped by a frenzied mob, AAP and Congress join hands to thwart the anti-encroachment drive

OpIndia Staff -
Mob, led by women, sit in front of the bulldozers on roads to stop the anti-encroachment drive in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi.
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News Reports

Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia promises action after alleged discrimination against a special needs child by Indigo airline, details

OpIndia Staff -
About the incident with Indigo Airlines, Scindia said that there is zero tolerance against such behavior and no human being should have to go through this.
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OpIndia Scoops

Gujarat: Objectionable portraits of Hindu gods and goddesses in exhibition at Vadodara’s Maharaja Sayajirao University sparks a row

મેઘલસિંહ પરમાર -
For the portrait of Hindu gods and goddesses, the newspaper cuttings used contained news of rapes at an exhibition held at Fine Arts faculty at Maharaja Sayajirao University.
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Social Media

Maye Musk and her son Elon Musk are giving everyone mother-son goals

OpIndia Staff -
Whether it is at the Vanity Fair Oscars party or the Met Gala or even on Saturday Night Live, Maye Musk has always been there with her support.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Woman says Congress minister Mahesh Joshi’s son raped and tortured her, files case in Delhi, claims threat to life by father-son duo

OpIndia Staff -
A young woman working for a Rajasthan-based news channel has filed a rape case with Delhi's Sadar Bazar police station.
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