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Kashi can be the roadmap for the development of the rest of the country: PM Modi at All India Mayors’ Conference

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Mayors' conference marks the beginning of a month-long celebration in Varanasi following the inauguration of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor.
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News Reports

Subramanian Swamy predicts Yogi’s victory in UP, issues a “warning” that applies to him, more than anyone else: Read details

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Subramanian Swamy predicted that BJP led by Yogi Adityanath will win the 2022 assembly polls, and others will try to take credit
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World

Aung Suu Kyi, democratic leader of Myanmar jailed for 2 years, appears in court dressed as a prisoner

OpIndia Staff -
Former democratic leader of Myanmar Aung Suu Kyi has appeared before a court dressed like a prisoner wearing a white top and a brown colored wraparound called longyi which is the uniform for a prisoner in the country,
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News Reports

‘Awargi ka mauka’ to ‘ok to marry at 16 also if fertility is reached’: SP leaders after govt increases marriage age of girls

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party leaders have come up with bizarre remarks after the central govt approved a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 years to 21 years
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News Reports

YouTuber Abhisar Sharma peddles lies about Atal Bihari Vajpayee, claims the former PM likened Indira Gandhi to ‘Durga’ after 1971 war

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Abhisar Sharma, in his YouTube video, claimed that Atal Bihari Vajpayee had called Indira Gandhi 'Durga' after the 1971 war
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News Reports

Nidhi Razdan issues statement after NYT article over how she was scammed, blames Harvard University

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Notably, all these experts got together to 'investigate' how Nidhi was scammed and after one year, they concluded that they have no idea how she was scammed and by whom.
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News Reports

Farmer leader Gurnam Chaduni likely to announce political party tomorrow, was accused of teaming up with Congress to topple Khattar govt

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It is being speculated that Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni is likely to announce his political party in Chandigarh on Saturday, December 18
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News Reports

Gay man asks activist Ankit Bhuptani for recommendation letter to ‘take refuge in Canada’, gets shut down for being a Khalistani

OpIndia Staff -
Activist Ankit Bhuptani refused recommendation letter to 'take refuge in Canada' to a man for being a Khalistani
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World

California: Parents blast teachers for carrying out clandestine coaching of their 12-year-old daughter into trans identity

OpIndia Staff -
Parents of a 12-year-old girl in California have accused school teachers of indoctrinating their daughter in a trans identity
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News Reports

Decision to increase marriageable age of girls to 21 against Muslim Personal Law: IUML moves motion in Parliament

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The adjournment motion was moved by Muslim League MPs Abdul Wahab, ET Muhammad Basheer and Abdussamad Samadani.
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News Reports

North Korea: Kim Jong Un bans laughing, drinking, shopping for 11 days on death anniversary of his father Kim Jong Il, people not looking...

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The 11 days restrictions in North Korea come into force from December 17 to mark the 10th death anniversary of former ruler Kim Jong Il
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Editor's picks

‘Let him suffer!’: CJI quashes appeal by journalist sentenced to 1 month in prison for a defamatory article against lawyers

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"Let him suffer! What kind of journalism is this? One month is too less," CJI said while rejecting the plea filed by the journalist.
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News Reports

Setback to West Bengal govt: Supreme Court stays Pegasus inquiry by state govt appointed commission

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Supreme Court was unhappy that despite assurance that West Bengal appointed commission will not start Pegasus probe, it started the same
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Entertainment

‘Dangal’ actor Fatima Sana Shaikh to play Indira Gandhi in upcoming movie ‘Sam Bahadur’, had denied relationship rumours with Aamir Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actress Fatima Sana Shaikh, who started her career with Aamir Khan's Dangal is all set to essay the role of Indira Gandhi in Vicky Kaushal led ‘Sam Bahadur’
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Cricket

Virat Kohli captaincy row: Sourav Ganguly refuses to comment on Kohli’s press conference, says BCCI will deal with it

OpIndia Staff -
In his press conference, Kohli publicly contradicted Sourav Ganguly, saying that he was not asked to continue as T20I captain
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News Reports

One Shakil Qurashi arrested for celebrating the death of Gen Bipin Rawat, had said Allah gave ‘punishment to oppressor’

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Accused posted pictures of the crashed military chopper and celebrated the death of General Bipin Rawat
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News Reports

Political analyst Abdul defends rape joke by Congress MLA Ramesh Kumar, had earlier said Kamlesh Tiwari deserved to be murdered

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I am a first-time woman. And I cannot tolerate a lawmaker talking in this kind of language," Navika Kumar snapped.
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Satire

I am Neha Bazdan, not a Harvard professor but this is how I am a victim

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I have also asked questions when the Centre decided to change the default temperature setting on ACs. That is what a journalist is supposed to do, they had told me when I joined MDTV. Nobody said anything about applying a little brain before asking questions.
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News Reports

Bhutan confers its highest civilian award on PM Narendra Modi for India’s unconditional friendship and support

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday, December 17, PM Narendra Modi received the Ngadag Pel gi Khorlo Award, the highest civilian honour of Bhutan
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Law

Gurugram namaz controversy reaches SC, former MP Mohammad Adeeb demands contempt proceedings against Haryana CS, DGP: Details

OpIndia Staff -
After protest against Namaz at open places, Gurgaon Muslim Council headed by a former MP has approached the SC
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News Reports

‘Rust’ shooting: Search warrant issued for Alec Baldwin’s phone

OpIndia Staff -
American actor Alec Baldwin was in the news again for ‘accidentally’ shooting a cinematographer with a prop gun on the set of a movie called the ‘Rust’.
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News Reports

Journalist Maridhas arrested again, this time for commenting against a Muslim org banned even in Saudi Arabia for being a ‘gate to terrorism’

OpIndia Staff -
Tamil Nadu police arrested Maridhas again over old video where he was criticising Tablighi Jamaat - Islamic org banned by Saudi Arabia
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News Reports

IIT Kanpur’s incubated company sets up floating CNG filling station in Varanasi using novel Self Adjusting Fixed Type Jetty technology

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IIT Kanpur's incubated company Acquafront Infrastructure sets up CNG filling station at the Khidkiya Ghat in Varanasi.
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News Reports

‘Aim was to create fear in minds of the Hindus’, Delhi Court frames charges against Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 8 others in Delhi anti-Hindu riots

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Delhi court frames charges against 10 accused in the Delhi anti-Hindu riots, observing that their objective was to create fear among Hindus
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News Reports

‘When rape is inevitable, enjoy it’: Karnataka Congress leader KR Ramesh Kumar makes a shocking comment in assembly

OpIndia Staff -
“When rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That’s exactly the position into which you are,” Congress leader KR Ramesh Kumar told Karnataka speaker
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News Reports

‘Manufacturing hub of radical Islamic Jihadism’, VHP asks Centre to impose a complete ban on Tablighi Jamaat, freeze bank accounts

OpIndia Staff -
VHP also demanded a crackdown on Islamic organisations like the Darul Uloom Deoband and the Popular Front of India (PFI)
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News Reports

NYT blames ‘Hindutvavadis’ for scam on Nidhi Razdan when a BJP spokesperson was also targeted, proves she was only low IQ amongst everyone targeted

OpIndia Staff -
New York Times blames Hindu Nationalists for the scam on Nidhi Razdan, ignoring that BJP leader Nighat Abbass was targeted
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News Reports

Govt will amend marriage acts of Muslim, Christian, other groups too to ensure only Hindus don’t end up following new marriage age for women:...

OpIndia Staff -
On December 15, the Union Cabinet approved a proposal to raise the legal age of marriage of women from 18 years to 21 years.
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News Reports

When Karan Thapar tried to undermine India’s win in 1971: Here is what Sam Manekshaw said in the interview

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In the interview on BBC's Face-to-Face in the year 1999, Karan Thapar was heard undermining India's heroic triumph in the 1971 war
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News Reports

Wuhan lab-leak the likely origin of Covid, virus most likey engineered: Biologist tells UK parliament

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. Alina Chan claimed that a leak from a laboratory in the Wuhan region of China was more likely the origin of this global pandemic.
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News Reports

SC collegium refuses to elevate Bombay HC judge as permanent judge for her insensitive ‘skin-to-skin contact’ verdict, to revert as district judge

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Bombay HC judge, who had ruled groping breast without removing cloths is not sexual assault, not elevated as permanent judge
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News Reports

Dehradun: Rahul Gandhi claims that the USA defeated Afghanistan after 20 years, repeats his pet lies

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi said that while India had defeated Pakistan in just 13 days in the 1971 war, USA defeated Afghanistan in 20 years
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News Reports

While Rahul Gandhi keeps attacking Ambani-Adani, Congress govt in Rajasthan gives 1,600 hectares of land to Adani Group

OpIndia Staff -
1,600 hectare land has been given to Adani Group on lease for developing a Solar Park by Congress-led Rajasthan Govt.
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News Reports

Army chief General Naravane takes over as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee till the selection of a new Chief of Defence Staff

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General Manoj Mukund Naravane will be the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee till the post of Chief of the Defence Staff is filled
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News Reports

Indrani Mukerjea claims daughter Sheena Bora is alive, asks CBI to look for her in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Indrani Mukerjea has told the CBI that her daughter, Sheena Bora, is still alive and resides in Jammu and Kashmir.
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News Reports

CNN producer fantasised about sexual acts with fiancee’s teenage daughter, solicited her sexually explicit photos: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Project Veritas published graphic texts and videos in which a CNN producer fantasises about molesting his own fiancee's daughter
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Media

Mint apologises for a ‘manel’ amid backlash after women speakers who were invited declined the invite

OpIndia Staff -
The apology came after many people took to Twitter to raise objection to not having a single woman speaker in the panelists on Banking conclave despite many women being in top managerial positions in leading banks across India.
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News Reports

Union Cabinet clears proposal to raise the minimum age of women for marriage from 18 years to 21 years

OpIndia Staff -
Union Cabinet approved proposal to raise legal marriage age of women from 18 to 21, as announced by PM Modi earlier
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‘Govt conspiring to turn Jharkhand into Kerala and West Bengal’: Hindu outfits and BJP slam Hemant Soren govt over murder of VHP leader

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VHP leader Mukesh Soni was shot dead in Ranchi, Jharkhand on December 15 by unidentified assailants, Hindu outfits protest
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News Reports

Viral video: AIMIM leader seen asking Muslims to have more children, saying ‘that is how we grab power’

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"Unless we have more children how will we grab power? How will Owaisi sahib become Prime Minister? How will Shaukat saab become Chief Minister", the AIMIM leader was seen telling
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News Reports

Posters come up in Uttarakhand questioning sudden respect of Congress for General Rawat before Rahul Gandhi’s visit

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Posters questioning Congress over its sudden respect for Gen Rawat sprung up in Uttarakhand ahead of Rahul Gandhi's visit
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News Reports

Clubhouse shenanigans: Congress spokesperson sends legal notice to Leftist for ‘being friends with’ Hindutvavadis who asked for ‘Hindu Rashtra’

OpIndia Staff -
A Congress spokesperson, active on Clubhouse has sent a legal notice to a "leftist" because Wikipedia says Left is against Hindutva
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News Reports

‘Can I be your bf’, ‘will you marry me’: Bijnor teacher Mohd Arshad arrested for sending obscene messages to students

OpIndia Staff -
Veera Engineering College, where Mohd Arshad taught, is owned by family of Ruchi Veera, former MLA and BSP leader
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Mohammad Yunus Mulla becomes Abhishek Dubey to get entry into Bhasma Aarti of Mahakal Temple

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Mohammad Yunus Mulla was stopped by temple staff after they noticed that the picture on Aadhaar did not match with him.
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News Reports

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan says Mamata Banerjee is doing ‘dalali’ of PM Modi to weaken the opposition

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Mamata Banerjee “sidhe taur pe Modi ji ki dalali kar rahi hain,” Chowdhury said.
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News Reports

‘PM should be only for 5 years’: Frustrated Arundhati demands at Jamia event on 2 years of anti-CAA violence

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During her address Arundhati Roy demanded that PM should only be for five years and then someone else should become the PM.
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News Reports

“They covered the mosque… I feel the pain,” Muslim man from Mamata’s Bengal cries on seeing Kashi Vishwanath Mandir, watch

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One Naushad Alam from Kolkata, who offered namaz at Gyanvapi mosque in Kashi was upset at seeing how the tall walls of the grand temple were 'hiding' the mosque, which was built on ruins of a destroyed temple
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World

India, Russia block contentious proposal to take climate change to UNSC

OpIndia Staff -
Vetoing against the resolution, Russia said an attempt is being made to securitise climate change by including it in UNSC
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News Reports

Durga Puja in Kolkata included in UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, PM Modi calls it a matter of great pride

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Durga Puja included in UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee
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Cricket

Virat Kohli captaincy row: A chronology of events that led to a standoff between BCCI and former India ODI skipper

Jinit Jain -
In his presser, Virat Kohli refuted assertions made by Sourav Ganguly after his removal as ODI captain of Indian cricket team
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