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Jharkhand: Maulana Md Wahid arrested for torturing a 14-year-old girl, used to burn her face and hands with incense sticks

OpIndia Staff -
Exorcist Maulana Md Wahid was detained in Chatra district of Jharkhand on Sunday for reportedly torturing a 14-year-old girl
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World

Sri Lankan central bank governor resigns amid a worsening economic crisis

OpIndia Staff -
The central bank governor resigned in the wake of exacerbating economic crisis that has sparked massive protests across the island nation.
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News Reports

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai praises cabinet minister Piyush Goyal, says India an important and strategic partner

OpIndia Staff -
Katherine Tai met Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Commerce and Industry, in November of last year in India at Trade Policy Forum.
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News Reports

Kerala: Fire fighting officials give training to members of Islamist outfit Popular Front of India, 2 suspended

OpIndia Staff -
The event was organized to mark the inauguration of 'Rescue and Relief Team' of radical outfit Popular front of India.
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News Reports

Freebies may lead to financial crisis like in Sri Lanka and Greece, top officers flag concerns with Prime Minister Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Senior officials expressed alarm over populist initiatives and freebies promised by political parties during elections.
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News Reports

Hyderabad drug case: Chiranjeevi’s niece Niharika Konidela, Rahul Sipligunj among 140 detained after a raid on Banjara Hills pub

OpIndia Staff -
Hyderabad Police detained over 140 people in Drug Case, Tollywood actor Naga Babu’s daughter Niharika Konidela and playback singer Rahul Sipligunj were among detainees.
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Opinions

Halal certification is purely religious: Where does it stop and why is the Govt of India even allowing it

Sanghamitra -
There are already existing government-specified norms, quality parameters and regulatory requirements that companies have to meet to get their products certified fit to be marketed. So why is this parallel system of 'certifying' them for one particular community is even continuing?
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News Reports

Kerala: Communists intimidate journalist who questioned assault on an auto driver by CPI (M) goons during ‘Bharat bandh’, here is what we know so...

OpIndia Staff -
According to advocate A Jayashankar, John was being made a scapegoat by the Communist regime to compensate for the flop show on Bharat Bandh.
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News Reports

Times Of India gives away POK to Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Entire portion of Kashmir that has been illegally occupied by Pakistan and China is an integral part of India.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Man tries to enter Gorakhnath Temple shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’, injures two cops with a sharp weapon

OpIndia Staff -
The attacker, identified as Ahmad Murtaza Abbasi, is reportedly a chemical engineer from IIT Bombay.
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World

Pakistan: Punjab Assembly members engage in hand to hand combat on first day of Ramzan

OpIndia Staff -
Political crisis in Pakistan deepens as national assembly gets dissolved.
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News Reports

Odisha: Dozens of holy earthen hearths in the kitchen of Jagannath Temple in Puri vandalized

OpIndia Staff -
There are a total of 240 registered hearths in the kitchen of the 12th century temple of Lord Jagannath.
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Opinions

75 years after decolonisation of India, now the need of the hour is decolonisation of the individual

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
The key question on decolonisation is whether India was truly liberated, beyond the political dimension, after 1947
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News Reports

Surrender of criminals continues in Uttar Pradesh, rape accused reaches police station in fear of bulldozer, pleads not to encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Third accused in Gonda rape case surrenders after police threatened to demolish his house with a bulldozer
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Entertainment

Oscar producer explains what transpired behind the scenes after the infamous ‘punch gate’ involving Will Smith and Chris Rocks

OpIndia Staff -
Oscars producer Will Packer said that cops were ready to arrest Will Smith for slapping Chris Rocks, but Rocks refused to press charges
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News Reports

SP MLA Shazil Islam issues threats to BJP, says ‘will fire a bullet for every word said by Yogi Adityanath’

OpIndia Staff -
Shazil Islam said, "If he says a word from his mouth, our guns will fire the bullets and not the smoke."
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News Reports

Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deoba visits Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi, first leader of a foreign country to do so after the renovation

OpIndia Staff -
Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deoba visited Kashi Vishwanath Dham in Varanasi on Sunday during his 3-day India visit
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Entertainment

The Kashmir Files producer announces new film ‘Tiger Nageswara Rao’ starring Ravi Teja

OpIndia Staff -
"Tiger Nageswara Rao" starring Ravi Teja is set in the 1970s and is based on true events about a renowned thief from Southern India.
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News Reports

Punjab Police file FIR against BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga on AAP leader’s complaint, Bagga says he will not stop until Kejriwal apologises

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Police was hunting Tajinder Bagga based on a complaint filed by AAP leader Dr Sunny Singh Ahluwalia
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News Reports

Mumbai Police arrest MNS leader for playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeakers

OpIndia Staff -
MNS leader Mahendra Bhanushali had set up loudspeakers outside the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena office in Mumbai's Ghatkopar area to play 'Hanuman Chalisa'.
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News Reports

Prominent Pakistanis slam Imran Khan for subverting the constitutional process during the no-confidence motion

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Assembly stands dissolved on PM Imran Khan's advice
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News Reports

Pakistan: After no-confidence motion dismissed, opposition occupies speaker’s chair and passes the motion, elects PML(N) chief Shehbaz Sharif as PM

OpIndia Staff -
PML(N) chief Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the leader of the house and was declared the Prime Minister.
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News Reports

No Muslim reporters detained at Hindu Mahapanchayat, Delhi Police clarify they sat in PCR van out of free will to evade crowd

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi police refutes claims of The Quint reporter Meghnad Bose that Muslim journalists were detained at Hindu Mahapanchayat event
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News Reports

Netizens demand that NCERT drop a chapter in school textbook written by Delhi riots accused Harsh Mander

OpIndia Staff -
For over 2 years, netizens have complained to govt and NCERT to exclude content written by individuals such as Harsh Mander
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News Reports

UP resident Ehsan Mian requests Yogi Adityanath govt to raze his illegal residence built on pond and graveyard

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath is known for his strict action against illegal properties and constructions. Now a man has approached government requesting to raze off his illegal house.
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News Reports

MNS plays ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ on loudspeaker outside its office, Raj Thackeray had earlier warned to put such speakers outside mosques

OpIndia Staff -
On 2nd April, 2022, while addressing MNS workers on Gudi Padwa, Raj Thackeray had said that if loudspeakers outside mosques are not brought down, he will put up double loudspeakers and play Hanuman Chalisa
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News Reports

Watch: AAP workers found breaking party banners in Ahmedabad during Kejriwal’s visit, create ruckus

Suyash -
In videos that have gone viral, AAP workers can be seen trampling on the AAP banners in various parts of Ahmedabad where Kejriwal and Mann carried out the road show.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Deputy speaker dismisses no-confidence motion against the govt, PM Imran Khan announces dissolution of assembly and fresh elections

OpIndia Staff -
The no-confidence motion against Imran Khan government was rejected by the Deputy Speaker of National Assembly
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News Reports

Karnataka govt asks BBMP to stun animals before slaughter as it’s ‘humane’, but.. it may be against Halal

OpIndia Staff -
Stunning is a process where various methods of shock are used to 'stun' the animal so that it becomes unconscious before slaughter and has a relatively painless death.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Curfew imposed, Internet services shut down in Karauli after a bike rally celebrating Hindu New Year was attacked

OpIndia Staff -
Internet services to remain shut in Karauli until Sunday midnight. Curfew has been imposed in the city until Monday
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News Reports

Gujarat: Home Minister Harsh Sanghavi saves a life, prevents a woman from committing suicide, video viral

OpIndia Staff -
Sanghavi had earlier tried to saved the life of an individual who committed to commit suicide by jumping from the Sardar Bridge in Surat.
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News Reports

Punjab: ED files Chargesheet against former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi’s nephew in illegal sand mining case

OpIndia Staff -
ED has filed a chargesheet in the illegal sand mining case against former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi's nephew
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News Reports

Payal Rohatgi, Munawar Faruqui, Zeeshan Khan fight over halal meat debate in Kangana Ranaut’s show Lock Upp, spit on each other

OpIndia Staff -
Actress Payal Rohatgi said Halal meat supports terrorism on Lock Upp, later apologized for her statement
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News Reports

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan sacks Punjab Governor ahead of no-trust motion against his government

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab governor Chaudhry Sarwar, according to reports, was not towing the government's line.
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News Reports

Massive drug bust at controversial Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s flat in Kochi, cocaine and LSD recovered

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala excise team raided an apartment owned by Prithviraj Sukumaran in Thevara, Kochi and recovered a huge cache of drugs, including 6.92 grams of cocaine, 47.2 milligrams of LSD and 148 grams of ganja.
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News Reports

AAP MLA threatens retired army Major with arrest, invokes ‘Pushpa’ film dialogue

OpIndia Staff -
While repeating dialogue from the movie 'Pushpa: The Rise', the AAP legislator claimed that his party supremo isn't a 'flower' but a ball of 'fire.'
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News Reports

AAP bribes crowd to attend Gujarat rally the day Kejriwal claims Punjab became corruption free in 10 days

OpIndia Staff -
The visuals come at a time when Kejriwal had made tall claims about Delhi and Punjab having become corruption free under AAP.
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News Reports

Meteor shower or rocket re-entry? Bright lights in sky surprises people in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
Meteors often referred to as 'shooting stars', are rocky objects that enter the Earth's atmosphere at a tremendous speed, between 30 and 60 km per second.
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News Reports

‘Will put the double louder speakers in front of the mosque and chant Hanuman Chalisa’: Raj Thackeray addresses the annual Gudi Padwa gathering of...

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's cousin Raj Thackeray also urged state police to crack down on masjids and madarsas and alleged that illegal Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants are living there.
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IPL

IPL: Shubman Gill and Lockie Ferguson star as Gujarat Titans continue their unbeaten start

OpIndia Staff -
Shubman Gill's blistering 84 from 46 balls, and Lockie Ferguson's 4 for 28 ensured a comfortable victory in the end for Gujarat Titans
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News Reports

BJP youth leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga says Punjab Police reached his home to arrest him without any FIR

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga has revealed that Punjab Police reached his house in Delhi to arrest him
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News Reports

Communal tensions in Rajasthan’s Karauli after the rally to celebrate Hindu New Year is attacked while passing through Muslim dominated area

OpIndia Staff -
Stones were pelted at Hindu New Year rally in Karauli in Rajasthan, and several shops and three bikes were set on fire
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News Reports

Karnataka: Belur temple board asks a Muslim vendor to vacate the shop on the temple premises as per Hindu temple law

OpIndia Staff -
Belur temple in Karnataka joins the list of Hindu temple disallowing non-Muslims from doing business in their premises
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World

Imran Khan loses it on the eve of the no-confidence vote, calls opposition dacoits and traitors

OpIndia Staff -
Facing the biggest political challenge of his life, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to be losing his cool under pressure
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News Reports

Kerala: Leader of opposition VD Satheesan demands probe after Fire and Rescue Services officials were seen training PFI members

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader K Surendran also slammed Kerala government for giving a red carpet to PFI.
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IPL

IPL: Jos Buttler’s brilliance hands Mumbai Indians their second successive loss

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Royals kept up their excellent start to IPL with a second successive win to reach the top of the IPL table.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: BJP chief K Annamalai given ‘Y’ category security after intelligence reports of threats from Maoists and religious extremists

OpIndia Staff -
Under the 'Y' category of security, Annamalai will be protected by at least four armed personal security personnel round the clock
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News Reports

Did you know: Sonia Gandhi’s secretary Vincent George got a journalist sacked for writing a piece she did not like

OpIndia Staff -
Vincent George got Kanchan Gupta sacked from The Pioneer after he penned a critical article against Sonia Gandhi ahead of 1996 elections.
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News Reports

Sri Lanka: Indian High Commission denies rumors of the deployment of Indian Military personnel in the country

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the Indian high commission in Sri Lanka has denied rumors that India is deploying Indian military personnel in the country.
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News Reports

UP Shia Waqf Board returns waqf properties ‘encroached’ by Azam Khan to Rampur’s royal family

OpIndia Staff -
The Board has seized several waqf properties from Azam Khan and handed them over to Rampur's royal family
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