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After Congress leader Aslam Shaikh inaugurates sports complex named after Tipu Sultan, Aaditya Thackeray says name not finalised yet

OpIndia Staff -
Thackeray said the name of the sports complex is yet to be finalised, adding that it comes under the purview of BMC
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News Reports

30 years of Ekta Yatra: A walk down memory lane when PM Modi unfurled India’s tricolour flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar

Gopal Tiwari -
PM Modi had participated in BJP's Ekta March in 1992 and unfurled the Indian Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar
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News Reports

Rajput organisation expresses anger after Rana Ayyub called ‘Maharana’ for supporting terror group in Yemen

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Rajput organizations have become agitated after journalist Rana Ayyub was called 'Maharana' by her supporters
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News Reports

Bihar: Railway Recruitment Board cancels exams after two trains torched by job aspirants alleging anomaly in the process

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Railway job aspirants torched a train a Arrah and another one in Gaya alleging irregularities in the ongoing Railway Recruitment Board exams
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Social Media

Did you receive a ‘copyright claim notice on Twitter? You could be a target for a phishing attack

OpIndia Staff -
Users are receiving a message of 'copyright violation' from hacked verified accounts pretending to be Twitter support accounts
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News Reports

100 years of Palchitaria massacre in Gujarat and its cover-up by the British govt

Anurag -
Around 1,200 people were killed in Palchitaria massacre by British soldiers, three-times the Jallianwala Bagh incident
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News Reports

Jonty Rhodes, Chris Gayle, Gad Saad and more: PM Modi extends Republic Day greetings to eminent personalities from around the world

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PM Modi sent a personal letter to Jonty Rhodes on Republic Day, called him a special ambassador of the strong relations between India and South Africa.
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News Reports

Republic Day in Kashmir: Tricolour hoisted at Lal Chowk, youths march with 30-meter-long national flag on Srinagar roads

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The children in Kashmir unfurled a 30 meters long Tricolour at the Gupkar Road and walked with it all around the Srinagar city
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Hindu Vahini members manhandled, detained by Guntur Police for trying to hoist the Tricolour at ‘Jinnah Circle’

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Hindu Vahini activists tried to hoist the Tricolor on the Jinnah tower at Guntur on Republic day. They were detained and manhandled by the police.
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News Reports

Meet Prabha Atre – The classical vocalist from Kirana Kharana awarded the Padma Vibhushan this year

Suyash -
Vidushi Prabha Atre, the doyen of the Kirana Gharana of Hindustani Classical Music has been awarded Padma Vibhushan this year
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News Reports

This Republic Day tableau with the water tap on it has netizens thinking of ex-Uttar Pradesh CM, here’s what happened

OpIndia Staff -
A tableau showcasing a water tap(tonti) had the social media users reminiscing about former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
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News Reports

Karnataka: Man files complaint against in-laws for forcing him to convert to Christianity

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The complainant Marappa has alleged that his in-laws are not letting him meet his wife and newborn child and have been forcing him to covert first.
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News Reports

‘I feel humiliated, tired and dejected’: Goa TMC leader Yatish Naik resigns from the party ahead of the polls

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Goa: TMC leader Yatish Naik resigned from the party after he was denied ticket from Saligao, which was given to ex-Congressman
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News Reports

PM Modi’s warm farewell to Virat, the Commandant’s Charger from President’s Bodyguard who is retiring this year

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Virat, the celebrated horse with the President's Bodyguards was awarded the Chief of the Army Staff Commendation on Army Day this year.
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Opinions

26 January 2022 Republic Day: A year since ‘tractor rally’ protesters went on a rampage in Delhi and sieged the iconic Red Fort

Jinit Jain -
On 26 January 2021, Delhi was in grips of violence and anarchy as thousands of protesters ran riot on the streets of the national capital
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News Reports

700 boys trapped in Syrian prison seized by ISIS used as human shields by the terrorists, NGO calls for their safe evacuation amid intense...

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Almost 700 teenage boys held in a Kurdish forces run prison in Syria have become hostages of ISIS terrorists detained in the prison
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News Reports

Here is why Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and singer Sandhya Mukherjee rejected the Padma honours

OpIndia Staff -
It is an established procedure that before the announcement of the name for such civilian honours, the government seeks the consent of the prospective awardees. If anyone conveys any objection or shows unwillingness, he or she is not named.
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News Reports

FIR filed against Amazon for printing national symbols on products sold on the platform

OpIndia Staff -
FIRs have been registered in MP and Chhattisgarh against Amazon India for violating Flag Code of India
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Books

Amid UP Elections, book on Yogi Adityanath reaches America

OpIndia Staff -
Author Shantanu Gupta has written two books, 'The Monk Who Transformed Uttar Pradesh' and 'The Monk Who Became Chief Minister' on Yogi Adityanath
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News Reports

Listen in: Original recording of ‘Jana Gana Mana’ from 1942 in the presence of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose

OpIndia Staff -
in 1942, Jana Gana Mana was played as Free-India Centre's National Anthem in presence of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in Germany by the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg.
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News Reports

Braving snow and cold: Watch ‘Himveers’ from ITBP celebrating 73rd Republic Day with the Tricolor held high

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The Indian soldiers were seen skiing on a snow-clad mountain in a formation with the tricolor, at 11,000 feet in -20 degrees Celsius in Uttarakhand.
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News Reports

Complaint filed in the case of sexual harassment of Hindu women, whose pics were pornographically morphed for ‘stud Muslim men’

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Complaint filed against Reddit and users who morphed images of Hindu women in a sexually derogatory manner.
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News Reports

‘What’s the harm in learning Hindi as the third language?’ Madras High Court asks Tamil Nadu Government

OpIndia Staff -
The Madras HC noted that people from Tamil Nadu will be at a disadvantage if they travel outside the state without understanding Hindi
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News Reports

Kerala lynching case: Court questions repeated absence of the special public prosecutor representing the dead tribal man

OpIndia Staff -
The Mannarkkad SC/ST special court has again adjourned the trial for Madhu's case due to absence of the special public prosecutor
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News Reports

Padma Awards 2022: CDS Gen Bipin Rawat, Kalyan Singh, Satya Nadella, among others conferred with the highest civilian awards of India

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of Republic Day, the President approved 4 Padma Vibhushan, 17 Padma Bhushan and 107 Padma Shri Awards
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News Reports

Islamist outfit Jamaat-e-Islami Hind objects to Surya Namaskar on Republic Day; asks Muslim students to boycott such “idolatrous practice”

OpIndia Staff -
The Karnataka unit of the group has asked Muslim student to refrain from participating in 'Surya Namaskar' event on R-Day claiming it to be against Islam
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News Reports

Rajkot: Underbridge named after late CDS General Bipin Rawat inaugurated by Gujarat CM

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Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel congratulated Rajkot Municipal Corporation for completing the project in record time.
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News Reports

Telangana: 18-century Bansilalpet step-well to soon serve with clean, fresh groundwater as the restoration project nears completion

OpIndia Staff -
The step well is 53 ft deep and every night 5-6 ft of clean water fills up naturally. The restoration work is expected to complete within 6 to 8 working months.
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News Reports

‘Imran Khan is a coward for always playing it safe’: Senior journalist slams Pakistan PM for not condemning Taliban, Hafiz Saeed

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Pakistani journalist Marvi Sirmed said Imran Khan never condemned terror group Taliban despite them killing innocent children
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News Reports

Locals meet BMC officials after latter chop off 100-year-old heritage tree, Mumbai police manhandle locals for objecting: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The issue gained traction after videos emerged on January 22, wherein the Mumbai Police were seen manhandling an activist and pushing him into a police van for questioning the felling of the heritage tree
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News Reports

‘Our govt is coming, we will take revenge against each one of you’: SP leader Adil Chaudhary threatens

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Adil Chaudhary of Samajwadi Party was seen boasting that when they form the government they won't spare anyone and will take revenge.
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Opinions

Our small victories against Twitter and other social media giants: Glorious, pointless victories

Ganesh R -
The problem with fighting fake battles and scoring meaningless victories is that we forget what the war is all about. It ends up strengthening the adversary.
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News Reports

Congress leaders accuse former member RPN Singh of working against the party, a day after being enlisted as star campaigner: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Former Congress leader RPN Singh was one among the 30 star campaigners for the first phase of UP elections
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Communist govt in Kerala wants to take away the power of Lokayukta, opposition parties urge Governor to not sign ordinance

OpIndia Staff -
The Pinarayi Vijayan Govt. aims to amend the Lokayukta Act at a time when many complaints have been filed against the CM and ministers with the anti-corruption body.
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News Reports

#JusticeForLavanya becomes call to action, BJP launches massive agitation in Tamil Nadu after girl committed suicide because of forced conversion by school

OpIndia Staff -
On 19th of January 2022, Lavanya, a 12th standard girl breathed her last after committing suicide due to forced conversion to Christianity
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World

‘It is our duty to cut those tongues who defame Adam and Eve’: Turkish President Erdogan threatens singer Sezen Aksu

OpIndia Staff -
Turkish singer Sezen Aksu, in one of her songs, had referred to Adam and Eve as ignorants, drawing the ire of Recep Erdogan.
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Crime

Pakistan: Minor Hindu girl abducted and raped in Sindh, body found dumped in a farm

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The 16 year old girl was studying in grade 9 and was alone at home when three men abducted her on January 19, the family has complained.
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News Reports

Delhi Police busts arms syndicate ahead of Republic Day celebrations, two arrested and a cache of 25 weapons seized

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Following the busting of arms syndicate, the Delhi Police have stepped up security measures in the national capital
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News Reports

Fact Check: Did personal income tax slabs between 1971-72 touch 93.5 per cent?

OpIndia Staff -
In the early 1970s, the highest tax slab for an individual touched sky-high at 97.50%.
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News Reports

BJP questions Shiv Sena’s Hindutva as MVA ally Congress set to inaugurate ‘Tipu Sultan Maidan’ in Mumbai

OpIndia Staff -
BJP slammed Shiv Sena as MVA ally Congress's leader set to inaugurate Tipu SUltan Maidan in Mumbai
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader RPN Singh quits party, joins BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls

OpIndia Staff -
RPN Singh had resigned from Congress and had dropped ‘Congress’ from his Twitter bio.
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Opinions

Rape fantasies, sexual objectification and harassment of Hindu women: How targeting of some women hasn’t made it to news

Nirwa Mehta -
And as everything evolves, so has targeted harassment. Hindu women on social media are now victims of rape fantasies and sexual objectification for Muslim men.
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News Reports

TikTok Japan accused of ‘stealth marketing’ for secretly paying influencers to boost content: Details

OpIndia Staff -
TikTok claimed that it did not find it necessary to inform about the PR activities, given that the objective of pushing the sponsored content was not to increase app downloads.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: 19-year-old hearing and speech impaired girl found pregnant 2 months after being gang-raped, undergoes abortion

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The matter came to light when the girl complained of acute stomach pain and bleeding and was admitted to a government hospital in Bhilwara
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Opinions

Before Budget 2022, a cautionary tale: The middle-class should calm down and see things in perspective

Virender Kapoor -
On the 1st of February 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will open her tablet and read out how the government money is to be allocated
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News Reports

Congress heavyweight RPN Singh tenders his resignation ahead of UP polls, likely to join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Interestingly, the list of Congress' 30-star campaigners for the first phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 had the name of RPN Singh as one of its star campaigners
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News Reports

Maharashtra: BJP MLA Vijay Rahangdale’s son among 6 others die in a road accident near Wardha

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Prime Minister has expressed his grief about the incident and has announced Rs. 2 lakhs each for the families of those who died.
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News Reports

Rana Ayyub’s brother Arif Ayyub wants Muslim nations to join military forces against Saudi, UAE and attack Israel, rants against India

OpIndia Staff -
Arif Ayyub was seen raving and ranting against the improving ties between Israel and UAE. He called the Saudi and UAE rulers 'debauch Arabs' who are not Islamic enough.
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News Reports

Hyderabad: Syed Altaf Ali arrested for trying to buy a minor girl; victim’s mother and grandmother arrested for selling her

OpIndia Staff -
The accused are booked under sections 370, 370 (A) r/w 511, Section 17 of the POCSO Act and Section 3 and 5 of Immoral Traffic Prevention Act (PITA).
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News Reports

Tennis Australia lifts ban on T-shirts supporting Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai at Grand Slam, banners still prohibited

OpIndia Staff -
Tennis Australia has lifted its ban on fans wearing t-shirts to the Australian Open to support Chinese star Peng Shuai.
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