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Chinese military hands over missing 19-year-old Arunachal boy Miram Taron to Indian Army

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Miram Taron was handed over to Indian Army by PLA soldiers at the WACHA-DAMAI interaction point in Arunachal Pradesh
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News Reports

Media continues to whitewash Lavanya suicide case ignoring dying declaration, The News Minute says ‘but there are other videos too’

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The News Minute tried to assert Lavanya might have been tutored to talk about conversion angle as it was mentioned only in one video
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News Reports

Pakistan: Upset over a new Hindu temple, Islamists raze under construction temple of Hinglaj Mata, 11th attack in 22 months

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The incident of razing down of Hinglaj Mata temple in Sindh province of Pakistan took place on Sunday
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Books

Wokes ‘cancel’ celebrated author Ruskin Bond for praising PM Modi in his latest book where he pays homage to his beloved country India

OpIndia Staff -
Ruskin Bond has paid respect to the country that has been his home for 84 years in his latest book, "A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 Years of Independence," which is drawn on his own experiences and impressions of India.
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News Reports

Gorakhpur court murder case: Dilshad became Hindu to only marry minor Hindu girl, had offered Namaz on Eid and was buried as per Islamic...

राहुल पाण्डेय -
Even though Dilshad Hussain had concerted to Hinduism before marrying the minor Hindu girl, in real life he remained a Muslim
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi makes Modi govt appear like comic book super villain-ish in his shadowboxing with Twitter

Nirwa Mehta -
Perhaps if Rahul Gandhi starts posting videos of himself cooking or his Pidi dancing, maybe things will improve and he could gain followers as social media influencer at least.
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News Reports

‘Have gone to jail 16 times, will do dacoity at BJP MLA’s house’: Watch SP candidate Mukhiya Gurjar issuing threats

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Mukhiya Gurjar said once he gets elected as MLA, he would do dacoity at the current MLA's house and would loot his wealth
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party shares multiple pages of criminal charges against Azam Khan and family, justifies giving them tickets

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party has shared the list of criminal charges against Azam Khan, his wife Tazeen Fatma, and their son Abdullah Azam Khan.
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News Reports

Murder of Hindu youth shocks Ahmedabad, was earlier targeted as he had shared one pic that Muslims found offensive

OpIndia Staff -
According to sources, the video shared by Kishan Boliya on social media had an image of Prophet Muhammad.
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News Reports

‘Removed accounts for manipulation and spam’, Twitter says after Rahul Gandhi loses bot followers

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter said the platform has zero tolerance for spam and manipulation. It added that they employ advanced tools remove millions of accounts every week for violation of terms.
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News Reports

UP is now known for Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, Saifai festival organisers will never return to power again: CM Yogi

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM said that the state is now known for grand cultural events like the Divya Kumbh and Ayodhya Deepotsav, those who organised Saifai festival will never return to power again.
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News Reports

‘News channel owner forced me to convert to Islam, abused and threatened’: Woman journalist alleges police inaction

OpIndia Staff -
The woman alleged owner of News Action Network, an online news channel, was forcing her to convert to Islam and hasn't paid her salary.
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News Reports

Former VP Hamid Ansari, Swara Bhasker invited to an event co-hosted by Jamaat-e-Islami linked IAMC, which had lobbied to get India blacklisted

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Hamid Ansari, Swara Bhaskar, Archbishop Peter Machado & others participating in an event co-hosted by US-based anti-India groups
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News Reports

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’

OpIndia Staff -
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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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Former Congress leader RPN Singh was one among the 30 star campaigners for the first phase of UP elections
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News Reports

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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