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India vehemently opposes any financing support by Asian Development Bank to Pakistan, cites potential misuse for military expenditure

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India has vehemently opposed any Asian Development Bank financing support to Pakistan, raising serious concerns about potential misuse of development funds for military expenditure and questioning Pakistan's commitment to economic reforms.
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News Reports

Pakistani media uses Rahul Gandhi’s comments to amplify propaganda that India surrendered to Pakistan on Trump’s mediation

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Congress and Rahul Gandhi's statements have been regularly utilized by Islamabad to promote its dubious narrative.
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Opinions

Humanities professor at IITB faces backlash for far-left activism: How India’s elite technical institutes are becoming breeding grounds for Marxist-Leftwing ideology

Jinit Jain -
A viral thread on X has spotlighted Anupam Guha, a Humanities professor at IIT-Bombay, propagating extremist political views and anti-India narratives on social media.
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News Reports

Ujjain love jihad: Kurban claims to be Rohit to trap girl, sexually exploits her for 8 years, forces her to convert and assaults her...

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The accused's mother and grandmother also pretended to be Hindus and even wore tikka and sarees.
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News Reports

Supreme Court rejects plea by Nandini Sundar and Ramachandra Guha challenging Chhattisgarh’s anti-Naxal law, says it does not violate judgement banning Salwa Judum

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The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging Chhattisgarh Auxiliary Armed Police Force Act, 2011 holding that the legislation did not amount to contempt of court
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News Reports

Morocco, with 99% Muslim population, bans animal slaughter on Bakrid – Read why King Mohammed VI has taken this unprecedented step

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Ahead of Eid-ul-Adha or Bakrid, African country Morocco, which as a 99 per cent Muslim population, has banned animal slaughter this year.
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News Reports

Supreme Court cancels bail of 5 workers of Mamata Banerjee’s TMC party accused of attacking BJP supporters after 2021 West Bengal elections, calls it...

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The Supreme Court has recently slammed Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers and cancelled the bail of five person who were accused of targeted families for supporting BJP during the 2021 in West Bengal, saying such incidents were "grave attacks on the roots of democracy".
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News Reports

Punjab: YouTuber Jasbir Singh, with over 1 Million subscribers, arrested for spying for Pakistan, has links with Jyoti Malhotra and Pakistani espionage network

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The State Special Operations Cell (SSOC) in Mohali has started a thorough inquiry into the actions of Jasbir Singh who runs "Jaan Mahal" YouTube channel with over 1.1 million subscribers.
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News Reports

OpIndia Ground Report: Village where constable Saurabh Deshwal was killed has 90% Muslim population, houses locked, local Muslims blame police to defend Qadir gang

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OpIndia also reached out to Qadir's neighbour shopkeeper. On one hand, he denied knowing anything about the incident, on the other, he blamed the police. The shopkeeper claimed that Saurabh Deshwal died of a police bullet. He said, "Saurabh died of a police bullet. Were we sitting with bullets in our hands at night?"
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News Reports

Elon Musk lashes out at Trump-backed tax and spending bill, calls it a ‘disgusting abomination’

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Musk accused Congress of “making America bankrupt” and warned that the federal deficit could balloon to USD 2.5 trillion.
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News Reports

Bangladesh doesn’t want to keep its own citizens? Yunus govt objects to India’s pushback measures, says ‘deportation protocols’ are being violated

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The anti-illegal immigration campaign known as "Operation Pushback" has only intensified after "Operation Sindoor."
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News Reports

Tehran Police rescues 3 Indian men who went missing in Iran, youth from Punjab lured with Australia immigration were abducted for ransom

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An agent from Hoshiarpur had promised the three men to route them to Australia for employment opportunity via Dubai and Iran, assuring temporary shelter in Tehran.
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News Reports

‘Bangladeshi’ Azad Choudhary builds illegal houses in Assam’s Jorhat, names area ‘Dhaka Patti’, Muslims gather in huge numbers to oppose the demolition drive

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The demolition drive faced massive protests by local Muslims who came out in support of Azad Choudhary.
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News Reports

Bombay HC allows Muslims to slaughter animals at dargah inside Vishalgadh Fort during Bakrid and Urs despite ongoing legal battle against illegal encroachment around...

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The area where the Dargah was located earlier was quite small which has now been expanded to more than a thousand square feet. The Hindu community protestors say that the expansion of the Masjid behind the Dargah has been undertaken without the state’s permission, hence illegal. 
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News Reports

Chinese nationals arrested in the US for smuggling agroterrorism pathogen, FBI confirms

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Jian's boyfriend, Zunyong Liu, works at a university in China and also studies the same pathogen. He was found to have smuggled the same fungus via Detroit Metropolitan Airport. He initially lied to the authorities but later confessed.
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi’s “Narender Surrender” jibe is a gift to Pakistani propaganda machines: How his rhetorics risk undermining India’s diplomatic edge

Amit Kelkar -
Rahul Gandhi’s “Narender Surrender” jibe, made amid India’s triumph in Operation Sindoor, dangerously echoes Pakistan’s propaganda and undermines national unity at a critical juncture.
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News Reports

‘Loose tongue’ to ‘sentiments were hurt’: From Nupur Sharma to Sharmishta Panoli, how courts are emboldening Islamists and curbing space for free speech

Shraddha Pandey -
On 3rd June 2025, the Calcutta High Court rejected the bail plea of Sharmishta Panoli, saying “heavens will not fall” if the ad-interim bail plea is not accepted and the case is heard later for bail.
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News Reports

Raja Bhabhut Singh: Know about the tribal hero and freedom fighter who sheltered Tatya Tope, honored by MP cabinet in Pachmarhi

Rukma Rathore -
Raja Bhabhut Singh's military prowess was compared to that of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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News Reports

The soldier who never died: 63 years on, India’s immortal guardian Jaswant Singh Rawat still watches over border with China ‘in spirit’

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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat’s presence is not symbolic. His room is maintained with military precision. Every morning at 4:30 AM, tea is placed by his bedside. His uniform is pressed, his bed is made, and meals are served in his name three times a day.
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News Reports

Kapil Sibal reaches SC against Assam govt’s pushback of illegal immigrants, argues for petitioner’s mother who was declared a foreigner by tribunal and Gauhati...

Shraddha Pandey -
Interestingly, on one hand, Sibal asserted that the SP violated court order to illegally send the woman to Bangladesh, on the other, he claimed that the petitioner does not know for sure if the woman has actually been deported to Bangladesh or is still in India.
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News Reports

Rajasthan minister catches illegal electricity supply network of Jalaluddin alias Kallu, accused has earned over 12 crores so far

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Accused Jalaluddin and his associates had figured out a way to hide their illegal supply lines besides the underground water supply pipes to evade detection. The accused persons were even operating their own distribution panel (DP). The officials dug out the hidden cables and seized the entire network.
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News Reports

“Spy” Jyoti Malhotra regularly visited Varanasi after her frequent trips to Pakistan, NIA to take her there for questioning

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Jyoti Malhotra spent January and February of 2025 in Kashi before traveling to Kashmir and then Pakistan.
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News Reports

Pakistan: 17-year-old Tiktoker Sana Yousuf murdered by her relative, ‘honour killing’ suspected

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Sana Yousuf hailed from the Upper Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. She had amassed a massive following on TikTok and Instagram through her content.
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News Reports

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami: A deep-dive into its history and politics, multiple bans, involvement in atrocities against Hindus and war crimes during the 1971 genocide

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Soon after the establishment of Bangladesh, founding father Sheikh Mujibur Rahman banned the extremist outfit for siding with Pakistan and committing genocide against the Bengali population during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War.
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News Reports

Pakistan admits in its dossier that scale of Operation Sindoor was much bigger than what India revealed, lists 8 additional targets hit by Indian...

OpIndia Staff -
The recent findings demonstrate that India struck Pakistan harder during 'Operation Sindoor' than what it had previously revealed."
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News Reports

‘Usual practice followed for under construction sites during monsoons’: Mumbai Metro MD slams Mid-Day over misleading report on rain measures

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MMRCL MD Ashwini Bhide took to X (formerly Twitter) to call out local news outlet Mid-day for its misleading report on measures undertaken for under-construction sites in monsoons.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Salman posed as Hindu man, abducted, raped and assaulted Dalit Hindu girl, sentenced to life – Exclusive details

Anurag -
Special SC/ST court in Barabanki sentenced Mohammad Salman to life imprisonment for raping a Dalit girl, attempting forced religious conversion, and hurling casteist abuses. Notably, Salman got in touch with her posing as a Hindu man “Sumit Kanojia"
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News Reports

4 tonnes of looted explosives buried in dense jungle: As CRPF, Odisha police recover 2.5 tonnes, read how Naxals hatched an elaborate plan to...

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A parallel investigation into the loot of the explosives by the Maoists has also been started by the NIA.
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News Reports

Operation Jalrahat-II: Assam Rifles and Indian Army continue flood relief efforts in North East India on the third day of the operation

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On the third consecutive day of Operation JALRAHAT-II, troops of the Indian Army and Assam Rifles continued their flood rescue and humanitarian relief efforts across Imphal Valley, rescuing 944 civilians from waterlogged and inaccessible regions. The operation included the distribution of 1,500 food packets and 4,000 bottles of clean drinking Water.
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News Reports

Can China stop the flow of Brahmaputra river into India? Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma gives Pakistan a reality check

Shraddha Pandey -
Explaining how the flow of Brahmaputra river increases dramatically in India while it is way lesser at the Indo-China border, the Assam Chief Minister said, “At the Indo-China border (Tuting): Flow is ~2,000–3,000 m³/s. In Assam plains (e.g., Guwahati): Flow swells to 15,000–20,000 m³/s during monsoon.”
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Ayodhya: Pran Pratishtha rituals begin at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple

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The visuals show devotees queued up to offer prayers at the Ram Janmabhoomi Temple. Mahamandaleshwar Vishnu Das said that lakhs of devotees are visiting the temple.
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News Reports

Is it so difficult to be patriotic? Salman Khurshid’s subtle dig at Congress, opposition leaders

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Salman Khurshid's remarks were made days after Udit Raj criticized Shashi Tharoor, labeling him a spokesperson for the BJP.
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News Reports

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

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Adani Enterprises has denied allegations by The Wall Street Journal linking it to Iranian LPG trade, calling the report baseless and misleading.
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Sharmishta Panoli case: How Trinamool Congress is painting a target on the head of 22-year-old Hindu girl to appease its Muslim vote bank

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The high-handedness of the Mamata-run administration did not stop at merely rationalising the arrest of the 22-year-old college girl or ignoring the objectionable posts made by Wazahat Khan. The TMC ecosystem went ahead and painted a target on the head of Sharmihsta Panoli, who was already being hounded by an online Muslim lynch mob.
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News Reports

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

OpIndia Staff -
Musk also expressed deep admiration for India’s ancient spiritual traditions, especially Hinduism and the figure of Lord Shiva.
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Crime

Bihar: Amit Kumar murdered, body chopped into pieces, skeleton recovered after two months, Raju Mian and his father Mohd Phool Mian arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The deceased victim’s skeleton was recovered on 31st May from the banks of Chandravat River Bairia police station area, he was missing since 27th March 2025.
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Age of drone warfare: Will fighter jets become useless in the coming years? Russia-Ukraine war, India’s Operation Sindoor show how wars have changed

Anurag -
When triggered remotely, these drones flew under radar detection, destroyed billion-dollar aircraft, and exposed the limits of Russia’s air defences. No jet needed to cross the border. Just planning, patience, and a laptop.
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Opinions

Ukraine-Russia War: How Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb has ended hopes of any ceasefire in the near-term

Shraddha Pandey -
While a strong response from Russia to the Ukrainian offensive is almost certain, what is even more certain is the end of hopes of any ceasefire between Russian and a NATO-backed Ukraine in the near future.
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News Reports

Just procedural matter: Congress leader Rajeev Shukla reacts to news of him becoming BCCI President on interim basis

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The Board of Control for Cricket in India vice president Rajeev Shukla believes there is no need to emphasise his potential takeover as the interim president of the BCCI after Roger Binny's tenure ends, considering it is a "procedural" matter.
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Uttar Pradesh: Zubair calls teacher to madrasa and rapes her in Bareilly, Maulvi Saddam rapes minor girl in Muzaffarnagar

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The underage girl continued to cry for help as Maulvi Saddam Hussain raped her inside a madrasa in Muzaffarnagar.
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Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

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Punjab and Sindh, two Pakistani provinces, rely entirely on irrigation canals connected to the Indus river system.
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Supreme Court refuses to entertain plea over deportation drive in Assam

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The petition filed through advocate Adeel Ahmed said there is a growing pattern of indiscriminate detentions and extrajudicial "push backs" of individuals by Assam authorities in border districts such as Dhubri, South Salmara, and Goalpara.
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Buxar triple murder: Local RJD MP and MLA reach victims after 8 days, angry family members question their absence for so long

OpIndia Staff -
When the angry people questioned RJD MP for not providing any update on the Buxar triple murder till now, he said that due to lack of resources, he is not able to remain active on social media.
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News Reports

Was Pakistan planning something similar to Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb in Russia that destroyed 40+ fighter aircraft? Read about Al Sham, and its cache of...

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The drones flew just a few feet above the ground and provided crystal-clear visuals of Russian bombers and early warning aircraft, including Tu-95s and the A-50. Each drone, carrying precision munitions, struck the targets with remarkable accuracy.
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Over 2000 illegal immigrants sent back to Bangladesh, thousands going back on their own as Indian government cracks down on illegal immigration

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IAF planes are being used to take these illegal immigrants from various locations to the Bangladesh border from where they are sent back to their country.
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Media

Lie big, apologise small: Times of India issues apology for publishing fake news that BJP would use Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika...

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Times of India issued an apology for publishing fake news that the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was planning to make Colonel Sofiya Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh the face of its campaign.
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Assam: Habiba Khatun calls Goddesses Durga and Kali ‘Nangi’, makes hateful videos against Hindus, arrested

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Cachar Police informed, "A video recently emerged on social media in which Habiba Khatun of Tukergram, Silchar, was seen making derogatory & indecent remarks against Goddess Maa Kali, prompting arrested her & forwarded to the Hon’ble Court."
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Drones hidden into cabins, self-destructing trucks: How Ukraine smuggled hundreds of drones deep into Russia and destroyed over 40 aircraft in Operation Spiderweb

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Ukraine smuggled hundreds of drones into Russia, hide them in wooden cabins loaded on trucks, got the trucks driven to the airbases, and remotely launched the drones. The trucks then self-destructed.
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Economy and Finance

IndiGo places order for additional 30 Airbus A350-900 planes, to double wide-body fleet to 60

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IndiGo on Sunday announced it has placed orders for another 30 Airbus A350, on top of the 30 orders already in place with the French aircraft manufacturer.
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National-level judo player accuses coach of sexual assault and intimidation in Moradabad, coach denies allegations

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The complainant further alleged that, following her complaint, Sharma’s wife threatened her. She allegedly visited the victim’s house to intimidate her. Speaking to the media, she urged that the case should be transferred outside Moradabad for her safety.
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