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Punjab Deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa terms protests of contractual employees a drama, tells them ‘do whatever you want’

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Dy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that protests of Punjab Roadways contractual employees demanding job regularisation is drama
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News Reports

Kanpur resident whose ‘gutkha pose’ went viral during India-NZ test match clarifies about entire incident

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A picture of a man allegedly chewing gutkha during the India-NZ test in Kanpur had triggered a meme fest on social media
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News Reports

‘Farmers’ at Singhu border organise ‘pizza langars’ to mark one year of protest, Rakesh Tikait says protestors will not budge from Delhi borders

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'Farmers' have organised Pizza langars at Delhi border protest sites to celebrate one year of protests against the three farm laws
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News Reports

‘Stop it, Dad’: Drugs case co-accused Arbaaz Merchant gets annoyed at father for asking him to pose for pictures outside NCB office

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Arbaaz Merchant is out on bail after he was arrested by the NCB in October 21 following a raid off a Goa-bound cruise ship
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Politics

‘Colonial mindset’: PM Modi takes potshots at western countries in Constitution Day speech

OpIndia Staff -
Narendra Modi in his address on Constitution Day took potshots at western countries over concerns related to the environment.
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News Reports

After a sharp rise, tomato prices to come down soon, here is why

OpIndia Staff -
With increase in harvest, tomato availability will go up and will result in a drop in prices by December, according to Agriculture ministry
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News Reports

ED raids multiple premises linked to Shiv Sena leader Arjun Khotkar in Rs 25,000 crore MSC Bank scam

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Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar is one of the co-accused in the Rs 25,000 crore MSCB scam probed by the ED
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News Reports

‘Green-eyed Afghan girl’ from famous Nat Geo cover photo has been evacuated to Italy, granted refuge

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Sharbat Gula, the green-eyed Afghan girl who featured on the National Geographic Magazine's iconic cover photo in the 1980s has been evacuated to Italy.
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World

Canadian school cancels book event with ISIS survivor Nadia Murad, says would foster ‘Islamophobia’ and ‘offend’ Muslim students

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Toronto District School Board in Canada has disallowed students from participating in the book reading event with Nadia Murad saying that the event would foster Islamophobia
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News Reports

26/11 and the test of Islam: Read how a few verses of the Quran became the decider of fate

Dibakar Dutta -
Two hostages were freed by the LeT terrorists Oberoi Trident Hotel for being fellow Muslims.
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News Reports

‘All Muslims are NDTV’s relatives’: Miffed Khansda villagers in Gurugram slam NDTV for their bias, hold Havan to protest Namaz on public ground

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The angry resident of Khandsa village in Sector 37 of Gurugram raised slogans against NDTV for pandering to Muslims
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Entertainment

Hindustan Times declares Anil Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor ‘distinguished global leaders’, to ‘ideate’ on ‘New World Order’ in summit: Details

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Anil Kapoor and Janhvi Kapoor have been dubbed "distinguished global leaders" by the Hindustan Times.
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News Reports

Dalit man becomes Christian and marries a Dalit girl to claim ‘inter-caste marriage certificate’, the court dismisses plea: Read why

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The petitioner wanted to to avail benefits of priority in govt jobs by seeking an inter-caste marriage certificate
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News Reports

Civil Aviation Minister Scindia attributes credit for Jewar International Airport to former UP CM Rajnath Singh

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"When they were in power, they did not do anything for the Jewar airport plan. The project was visioned two decades ago when Rajnath Singh Ji was the Chief Minister, so if anyone is to be credited other than Prime Minister and Yogi ji, then it should be Rajnath Singh", said Scindia.
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News Reports

Kerala IPS officer recalls how he was hounded by CPM, injured in accident a day after saying ‘They will kill me’

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Radhakrishnan went to the Central Administrative Tribunal and later the Supreme Court to fight against the suspension order. Even after his suspension was revoked, he had to file a contempt of court case to finally make the Kerala government reinstate him.
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News Reports

mRNA Covid-19 vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna have serious side effects, shows study: How India may have saved itself from disaster

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A study says that risk of developing acute coronary syndrome (ACS) increases in patients who receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
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News Reports

‘Param Bir Singh destroyed Kasab’s mobile phone, misused his power and authority to quell inquiries about it’: Read former ACP’s shocking claims

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Shamsher Khan claims that Param Bir Singh took possession of Kasab's mobile phone that never appeared in the probe or trial
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World

British Police raids Sikhs for Justice, outfit used electronic devices to create fake identity cards: Report

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Banned outfit Sikhs for Justice was raided by the British Police. The Hounslow office of SFJ at 256 Bath Road was raided.
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News Reports

How Communist leader insulted the father of slain Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan because his ego was too big to handle the anguish of a grieving...

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Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan made the supreme sacrifice while fighting the Pakistani terrorists during the 26/11 Mumbai attack
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News Reports

VHP protests against pastor Bajinder Singh’s ‘Healing Crusade’, Punjab CM Channi stays away from event: What VHP told OpIndia

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VHP members protested against pastor Bajinder Singh' Healing Crusade program in Moga, Punjab barring many guests including CM Channi from attending the same
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News Reports

‘Are you saying Hindu groups orchestrated train burning? There is a limit, this is absurd’: What SIT said in court on Zakia Jafri’s plea

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The arguments were inconclusive and will be heard again on December 1. Congress leader Kapil Sibal is representing the petitioner in the case.
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Political History of India

How Rahul Gandhi partied as Islamic terrorists slaughtered Indians on the streets on 26/11, even making a guest at the party question him

Dibakar Dutta -
Having been in active politics for the past two decades, Rahul Gandhi has now learnt the art of 'political tokenism.'
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News Reports

‘Lakhvi told us, till you are alive, keep killing, that’s a sure shot way to heaven’: Full transcript of Mumbai 26/11 attacker Ajmal Kasab’s...

Jinit Jain -
Ajmal Kasab, in his narco test, shed light on how Park-based terror masterminds brainwashed poor men for Islamic jihad
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News Reports

J&K terror financing: Modi govt may soon ban all Hurriyat Conference factions. Read details

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The Modi government may soon ban all factions of the Kashmiri separatist organisation Hurriyat Conference under UAPA
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Culture and History

Busting the Hindu Vs Sikh narrative: How Hindus saved and helped Sikh Gurus, provided weapons training and donated for Gurudwaras

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
The idea that Sikhs were the saviors of Hindus and they had held weapons to protect Hindus is flawed. This article explains how Hindus had helped Sikh Gurus and contributed to major Gurudwaras.
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News Reports

‘Don’t like it, don’t read it’: Delhi HC refuses to ban book by Salman Khurshid comparing Hindutva to ISIS, puts onus on govt

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A Bench led by Justice Yashwant Verma directed that people always had the option to not read the book by Salman Khurshid if they do not like it.
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News Reports

Discussion on Conversion Jihad amounts to Islamophobia? NBDSA orders NewsNation to take down their show discussing the menace: Details

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On November 6th, NBDSA received a complaint regarding the 'Conversion Jihad' show aired by News Nation and it pronounced its order on 15th
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Law

Several Muslim women not issued admit card for Bengal police recruitment exam because of their Hijab-clad photos, HC steps in: Details

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The Calcutta High Court has stepped in after Muslim women moved the court for being denied admit cards for the Bengal police recruitment exams
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News Reports

Mumbai court dismisses closure report by police, asks police to probe complaint accusing Sanjay Raut of harassment, torture, abuse

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The court also dismissed the closure report the Mumbai police had submitted in the case against Sanjay Raut
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News Reports

As 12 Meghalaya Congress leaders join TMC, Mallikarjun Kharge’s wishy-washy statement points towards party’s surrender to Mamata

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Congress party has been plunged into deep trouble in Meghalaya as 12 out of their 17 MLAs dumped them to join TMC
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News Reports

Seven-time national deaf chess champion Malika Handa rebukes Punjab govt for not providing her govt job despite repeated appeals: Details

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The visibly upset Malika Handa displayed her rewards and asked the Punjab Govt why she was being treated unfairly
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News Reports

Bombay HC reduces death penalty of convicts in 2013 Shakti Mills rape case to life imprisonment: Here is what it said

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The Bombay High Court Thursday, converted the death penalty given to three convicts in the 2013 Shakti Mills rape case to life imprisonment
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Opinions

Opposition’s crocodile tears on fuel prices are just that: Crocodile tears. Here is a detailed analysis

Dharmendra Chhonkar -
Congress has time and again used the common man as a pawn and their perils, such a fuel prices, as an opportunity to settle political goals
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News Reports

Madarsas produce terrorists, all terrorists have studied at madarsas, will shut them all down if given a chance: UP minister

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Thakur Raghuraj Singh, Minister of State (MoS) in Yogi Adityanath govt, has pushed for the closure of all operating madarsas in the country, accusing madarsas of fostering extremism.
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News Reports

‘Majority Hindus are rotten to the core’: Islamists attack Darul Uloom Deoband’s Arshad Madani for asking ‘secular forces’ to join to fight ‘sectarianism’

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Arshad Madani, the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband, is also president of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind and he doesn’t believe the Taliban as a terror outfit, and, he adorns Taliban and Talibanis as freedom fighters. 
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News Reports

PM Modi makes a ‘Vikas’ push in UP, narrates how Jewar airport was stopped by SP govt: All you need to know

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Emphasising his government's commitment to finish infrastructure projects on time, PM Modi stated that earlier, costs kept on escalating while work remained pending. He added that the previous Samajwadi Party government in UP had written to the Centre asking to stop the proposed airport.
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Opinions

The National Portal for Transgenders by the Modi govt: How it empowers the marginalised Transgender community in India

Simi Mishra -
The National Portal for Transgenders was set up and the thought behind its genesis was to ensure that transgenders are to be included
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News Reports

Surat: Girl dies in a coffee shop, parents say absconding ‘friend’ Zahir Ahmed had posed as a Hindu to approach her

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The parents of the 21-year-old Hindu girl, who died after falling unconscious in a coffee shop in Surat, have accused her 'friend' Zahir Ahmed of poisoning her.
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News Reports

Delhi ‘peace and harmony panel’ headed by AAP leader Raghav Chadha summons Kangana Ranaut over her ‘derogatory’ remark against Sikhs

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Delhi assembly's panel headed by AAP leader Raghav Chadha has summoned Kangana Ranaut for her 'outrageously offensive and derogatory Instagram stories'
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Politics

From finest pashmina shawls to Rahul Gandhi’s new gaffes to PM Modi’s oratory skills, what all to expect in winter session of Parliament

Shiv Mishra -
If allowed to function, parliament will present a good winter session which will commence from November 29 and will likely conclude on December 23.
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News Reports

Param Bir Singh hid 26/11 Mumbai terror attack convict Ajmal Kasab’s mobile phone: Retired Mumbai police ACP Shamsher Khan

Jhankar Mohta -
Retired Mumbai police ACP said Param Bir Singh took away the mobile phone of Ajmal Kasab after he was caught.
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Economy and Finance

Cryptocurrency and India: Busting the myths and conspiracy theories as Govt tables the Bill in winter session

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India's plans to introduce digital currency is a force multiplier and will lead to regulated cryptocurrency markets
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News Reports

Congress crisis in Meghalaya: Ex-CM Mukul Sangma and 11 other MLAs join TMC

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With 12 of the 17 MLAs defecting to TMC in Meghalaya, Congress' strength will now be reduced to 5.
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News Reports

BJP supporters rejoice as they wonder if Subramanian Swamy will join TMC: Here is what they are saying

OpIndia Staff -
BJP supporters rejoined as speculations gain ground that BJP leader Subramanian Swamy might join TMC
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News Reports

Kerala: Islamic scholar says shopping malls are haram because women might visit beauty parlours and look at other men

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"Muslims who visit malls are tarnishing the image of the whole community", Salafi stated.
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News Reports

Subramanian Swamy to “fact-check” violence against Hindus in Bengal six months after it began, recalls Mamata Banerjee as pro-Hindu leader

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BJP leader Subramanian Swamy sparked speculations after he showered praise on Mamata Banerjee and met her in West Bengal
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News Reports

India’s fertility rate is now below replacement levels: Kerala, TN marginally reverse fall

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Only 3 states, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand now have a TFR that is above replacement levels, at 3, 2.4 and 2.3 respectively.
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Entertainment

North Korean man to be shot dead for ‘smuggling’ South Korean show ‘Squid Game’

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Squid Games is a popular South Korean drama on Netflix which shows a dystopian world where cash-strapped contestants are pitted against each other in a children's game for huge cash prize. Losing players are sentenced to death in the show.
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World

‘Mera Yeshu Yeshu’ on steroids: Christian preacher claims Jesus saved her from a Reptilian who posed as her husband to have sex with her

Jinit Jain -
Sharon Gilbert said that an alien, which was a reptile in disguise, imitated her husband and tried to have sex with her.
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News Reports

ED summons Maharashtra Chief Secretary over probe against Anil Deshmukh, CS refuses to join citing cabinet meeting

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ED has issued a summon to Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sitaram Kunte, asking him to appear before it November 25.
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