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Nehru and Edwina’s secret: UK govt wants to bury Mountbatten documents, spending over 600,000 pounds to protect them

OpIndia Staff -
An author named Andrew Lownie has demanded to see those documents and the British government wants to prevent the author from accessing those. The UK government fears that if made public, those documents can damage the relationship between India, Pakistan and the UK.
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Opinions

Vir Das fiasco: While Vir Das’ ilk gave him the ‘traction’ he was looking for, he turned him into a joke for the rest...

Virender Kapoor -
Actually, Vir Das doesn’t deserve this article ‘par kyaa Karen control he nahi hota’ - and while it is necessary to call him out, he might be laughing at us
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News Reports

Kerala High Court seeks report on the alleged use of halal-certified jaggery to prepare Naivedyam and Prasadam at Sabarimala temple

OpIndia Staff -
Petitioner SJR has said that halal-certified jaggery prepared as per Islamic practices can't be offered to Lord Ayyappa
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News Reports

Gurugram: Mosques available, but Sikhs offer Gurudwara and Hindu man offers shop for namaz, media hails secularism

OpIndia Staff -
In Gurugram, there are dozens of mosques. So why are roads and parks still being jammed for namaz?
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News Reports

‘No protection, no hearing’, Supreme Court asks counsel of Param Bir Singh to first declare his whereabouts

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court has asked Param Bir Singh to first disclose his current location before taking up his plea for protection from arrest
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News Reports

Pak website hails Sidhu for Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara even as Punjab Congress chief misses visit amid speculations of rift with CM Channi

OpIndia Staff -
A Pakistani website had recently hailed Sidhu for opening up of the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara and claimed that it was opened after Imran Khan and Sidhu discussed the same during Khan's swearing in ceremony
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News Reports

After ruling Delhi for 7 years, Arvind Kejriwal says Yamuna River can’t be cleaned in 2 days, announces an ‘action plan’ again

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to this, Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal govt had come up with quite a logic-defying technique of sprinkling water on the river Yamuna to dissipate the toxic foam
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Opinions

Here are a couple of propaganda techniques used to not only blame Hindus for violence by Muslims but also paint aggressors as ‘good samaritans’

Nupur J Sharma -
Violence had gripped the state of Maharashtra this week, most notably the city of Amravati in Vidarbha, following protests by Muslims
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News Reports

Kerala Police recover four blood-stained swords suspected to be used by SDPI goons to murder RSS activist A Sanjith

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala police probing the murder of the RSS activist A Sanjith have recovered the CCTV footage and the weapons used in the crime
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News Reports

Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan uses Sabarimala temple holy water as hand sanitiser, draws criticism

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Devaswom Minister K Radhakrishnan used Sabarimala holy water as sanitiser instead of drinking and smearing on his head
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News Reports

NIA arrests Quran Circle operative Shakeel Manna, accused of radicalising Muslim youths and sending them to Syria to fight for ISIS

OpIndia Staff -
NIA arrests one Shakeel Manna, part Quran Circle, who was wanted for raising funds for ISIS and radicalizing Muslim youths to join them
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Economy and Finance

PayTM shares crash after listing on a discount in India’s biggest ever public offering

OpIndia Staff -
Brokerage firm Macquaire Research has written a note to its clients that PayTM's business model lacks 'focus and direction' and initiated coverage with an 'underperform rating'.
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Crime

Pakistan brings new bill to chemically castrate habitual rapists, Jamat-i-Islami senator calls it against Sharia

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani Senator Mushtaq Ahmed protested against the bill that allowed courts to punish habitual rapists with chemical castration.
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News Reports

Sonam Kinnar gets MoS status in Transgender Welfare Board, curses Akhilesh will never come back to power

OpIndia Staff -
Sonam Kinnar said the Akhilesh government and previous govts did not do anything for the welfare of transgender community in the state.
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News Reports

‘Kangana ko kya kya chaatne se Padma Shri mila hai sab jaante hai’: Shiv Sena MP goes on sexist tirade against national award winning...

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena MP Krupal Tumane also called Kangana 'tuchha' while insinuating she did not deserve the Padma Shri that was conferred upon her.
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Opinions

Violence in Maharashtra: A saga of fake news, an Islamist organisation, organised protest and political patronage

Sandeep K Patil -
Nanded, Malegaon and Amravati in Maharashtra witnessed mob violence on rumours of vandalization of a mosque in Tripura.
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News Reports

Assam CM Sarma slams Times Of India’s fake news regarding talks with Ulfa, says India sovereignty is non-negotiable

OpIndia Staff -
"No Chief Minister can discuss sovereignty of India with anyone. This is non-negotiable," said the Assam CM.
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Opinions

From ‘fire in Mamata Banerjee’s panties’ to rape jokes: Vices that torment India’s comic scene

Jinit Jain -
From objectification of women to innuendos on women's virginity, Indian comedians have a habit of perpetuating immoral behaviour under the guise of “comedy”
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News Reports

Tikait threatens not to let PM Modi and CM Yogi set foot in UP if govt causes any hindrance in Mahapanchayat

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Tikait threatened not to let PM Modi and CM Yogi set foot in UP.
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News Reports

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in New Jersey denies allegations of human trafficking, use of forced labour on construction site

Nirwa Mehta -
In May this year, a group of Indian workers in US had filed a lawsuit alleging human trafficking and forced labour and had claimed they were confined and forced to work for as low as USD 1 on construction of the Swaminarayan temple in New Jersey's Robbinsville.
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News Reports

Poet slams Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for unauthorised use of his poem, asks what expectations people can have from someone who even steals poetry

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh based poet Pushyamitra Upadhyay has taken strong objection to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra misusing his poem in politics
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi skips paying tribute to Balasaheb Thackeray on his death anniversary: Here’s what it could mean

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has given it a pass to pay his tributes on Balasaheb Thackeray's 9th death anniversary
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News Reports

Asaduddin Owaisi lodges complaint against former UP Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammad in his new book

OpIndia Staff -
Owaisi lodges complaint against Waseem Rizvi for his latest book titled ‘Muhammad,’ which allegedly insults the prophet
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News Reports

Swanky Pod retiring rooms with modern amenities introduced for train passengers at Mumbai Central Railway Station

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Railways announces India's first-ever Pod Retiring Rooms at Mumbai Central Railway Station, where passengers can stay for short duration
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News Reports

Param Bir Singh declared proclaimed offender by Mumbai Court, to be declared absconder if he does not show up

OpIndia Staff -
Param Bir Singh will be declared an absconder if he does not appear in 30, and his properties may be seized and auctioned
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News Reports

Former ‘president’ of POK Masood Khan named as Pakistan’s ambassador to US: Here is his history of supporting terrorist organisations

OpIndia Staff -
Masood Khan, the new Pakistani Ambassador to the US, has openly supported terrorist and jihadists organizations in Pakistan and abroad.
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News Reports

News18 India removes video of debate on spitting on food from all social media handles, where panellists had made bizarre claims

OpIndia Staff -
During the News18 debate, the panelists had made some bizarre claims like RSS is one of the agencies behind unrest in Iran and Syria
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News Reports

Defence minister to inaugurate Rezang La memorial in honour of “Veer Ahirs” who fought till ‘last man, last round’ to stop Chinese forces in...

OpIndia Staff -
Revamped memorial at Rezang La, to honour the heroes of Charlie company of 13th Kumaon Battalion in 1962, will be inaugurated by defense minister
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News Reports

Lack of electricity, water and squalid conditions: How Hindu refugees from Pakistan are suffering in the national capital

OpIndia Staff -
Lack of a basic facility like electricity makes the Hindu refugees from Pakistan battle diseases and death.
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to stay UAPA case by Tripura police against lawyers & journalist and tag it with other pleas against UAPA, grants protection...

OpIndia Staff -
Even though petitioners granted protection from arrest by Tripura Police in UAPA case, Supreme Court court refused to interfere with the probe
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Social Media

Pfizer’s ‘trust science’ tweet gets ratioed, pharma giant ‘hides’ uncomfortable tweets: Read what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Pfizer has been under a lot of fire over wanting protection against getting sued if the vaccines give side effects.
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Media

Youth Congress wants to jail journalist Ajeet Bharti for saying ‘Nehru-Gandhi duo were subservient to British’ in ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ style

OpIndia Staff -
Ajeet Bharti uses rustic, conversational tone with strong language to criticise Gandhi and Nehru, Congress contemplates legal action.
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News Reports

A husband, a father, a son: How Kerala RSS worker A Sanjith’s wife was made to witness her husband’s murder

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala RSS worker A Sanjith was murdered in broad daylight by car-borne SDPI assailants while he was on his way to office with his wife
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News Reports

CBI raids 76 locations in the country to bust online child pornography racket, raid team attacked by locals in Odisha

OpIndia Staff -
CBI carried raids at 76 locations across 14 states and detained 10 people in a major crackdown on the online child pornography racket
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Opinions

Balasaheb Thackeray: On his death anniversary read how Shiv Sena has veered away from its founder’s ideals

OpIndia Staff -
With the demise of Balasaheb Thackeray ended Shiv Sena's commitment to upholding principles and beliefs cherished by him
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News Reports

From ‘died in accident’ to ‘hacked to death’: How TOI reported the same news about RSS worker’s murder in different editions

OpIndia Staff -
Times of India reported alleged murder of RSS worker by SDFI goons in Kerala as accident in Mumbai and Tamil Nadu editions.
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News Reports

‘Only Muslims are being arrested in India, RSS and Mossad creating wars in Muslim countries’: Bizarre claims in news debate about spitting on food

OpIndia Staff -
Political analyst Masood Hashmi alleged that under PM Modi and CM Yogi only Muslims are being arrested for such crimes.
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News Reports

Delhi: One more complaint against ‘comedian’ Vir Das over his ‘Two Indias’ monologue at Kennedy Centre in the US

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier yesterday, a complaint was filed against Vir Das for defaming and spoiling the image of India in the USA
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OpIndia Scoops

Funding for religious conversion to anti-CAA protests to rehabilitating Rohingyas: Fefdawala Haji Abdullah, accused in Bharuch conversion case

Nirwa Mehta -
Fefdawala Haji Abdullah's name has surfaced in the recent Bharuch mass conversion case of over 100 tribals. He was also named in the UP mass conversion racket and hawala funding earlier this year.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Namaz offered at Vastrapur lake in Ahmedabad, VHP conducts purification ritual as protest

OpIndia Staff -
In about a minute and a half long video, one can see some burqa clad women and some men offering the Islamic prayer, namaz, on the garden near the lake in Ahmedabad. The video has been making round on social media since past few days.
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News Reports

ISRO makes Collision Avoidance Manoeuvre, close conjunction between Chandrayaan 2 and NASA’s LRO avoided

OpIndia Staff -
On October 20, a very close conjunction between Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter (CH2O) and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) of NASA was expected to take place according to the analyses of both ISRO and NASA.
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World

Biden administration to boycott 2022 Beijing Olympics over human rights abuses, reports suggest

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had stated that Washington and its allies are in "active conversations" about how to approach the Beijing Olympics.
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News Reports

Maharashtra govt to seek Salman Khan’s help to fight vaccine hesitancy among Muslim community

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra government has decided to take the help of Salman Khan to encourage vaccination in Muslim dominated areas.
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Law

‘Parody is supposed to be creative’: Delhi HC tells Newslaundry hurting someone’s reputation cannot be allowed under freedom of speech

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court has slammed Newslaundry, saying one cannot be allowed to ruin another's reputation citing FoS.
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Cricket

Pakistan to host ICC Champions Trophy 2025, USA and West Indies to host T20 World Cup 2024: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan will host the Men’s Champions Trophy in February 2025 . It will host a major tournament for the first time since 1996.
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News Reports

Watch: Migrants clash with Polish Border forces along the border with Belarus

OpIndia Staff -
Violent clashes have taken place between migrants and Polish border forces along the Belarus border.
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Cricket

Pakistan cricket team hoists national flag during practice in Bangladesh, irked Bangladeshi fans demand cancellation of series

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan cricket team hoisted their national flag during a practice session in Bangladesh, leaving citizens fuming.
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News Reports

Vir Das responds to the viral video, asks everyone to spread love while he spreads subtle hate for India

OpIndia Staff -
Comedian Vir Das claimed his intention was not to smear India's image but to show the two sides of the country.
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News Reports

SC collegium recommends homosexual son of former Justice for elevation as judge to Delhi HC, has foreign national as partner

OpIndia Staff -
The govt had protested the elevation of Saurabh Kirpal as Delhi High Court Judge citing a conflict of interest because his partner is a foreign national
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News Reports

Breathtaking visuals emerge as IAF showcases the might of fighter jets on Purvanchal Expressway: Watch

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had laid the foundation of the Purvanchal Expressway in July 2018
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