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Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 45% in the next three days

OpIndia Staff -
Share of stubble burning in Delhi air pollution may go up from 8% to 20% by Thursday, and to 35-45% by Friday and Saturday
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News Reports

Kerala: Dalit man assaulted for refusing to convert to Christianity after marriage

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Mithun Krishna, a Dalit married Deepthi (Christian) on October 29. However, two days later on October 31, Deepthi’s brother, who is a doctor by profession, assaulted Krishna for not converting to Christianity.
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Cricket

Virat Kohli refrains from giving ‘personal tips’ on Diwali, netizens thank him for not virtue signaling and respond with cracker jibes

OpIndia Staff -
Virat Kohli wished people a happy Diwali on Thursday. The Indian cricket captain kept his message short and simple.
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World

‘Come and join my party’: Israeli Prime Minister tells PM Narendra Modi, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi and Naftali Bennett met formally for the first time during the COP26 summit.
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World

Watch: New York celebrates Diwali with fireworks show over Hudson River

OpIndia Staff -
Fireworks show lit the sky in New York on Diwali eve
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Crime

Delhi: Gang war in Khyala leaves one dead, three injured, brutal video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Khyala in New Delhi is where one of the most high-profile cases of a Hindu man, Ankit Saxena, becoming the victim of a hostile Muslim family because they disapproved his relationship with their daughter, took place.
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News Reports

‘Dangerous proposition’ to remove PM Modi’s picture from vaccine certificate, says Kerala HC

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The petitioner- a senior citizen and RTI activist alleged that a vaccination certificate is his private space and he has certain rights over it. 
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News Reports

As security forces continue operations against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with soldiers in Rajouri

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate Diwali on October 4 along with armed forces in Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir
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News Reports

War hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman promoted to the rank of Group Captain in Indian Air Force

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The Indian Air Force has promoted its war hero Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to the rank of Group Captain
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News Reports

‘We are for no cracker ban’: ISRN’s Dr Vinay Sahasrabuddhe clarifies after controversy over the NGOs 2020 cracker ban petition gathers steam

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After several states passed a ban on firecrackers, social media websites were replete with rumours claiming that NGO ISRN spearheaded cracker ban
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News Reports

Petrol and diesel prices to come down from tomorrow as centre cuts excise duty, urges states to reduce VAT too

OpIndia Staff -
Govt of India has announced that the excise duty on petrol will be reduced by Rs 5, and the excise duty on diesel will be cut by Rs 10
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News Reports

‘Are you a Muslim or do you share your lineage with a prostitute’: Islamists attack actor-director Farhan Akhtar over his Diwali post

OpIndia Staff -
Farhan Akhtar was attacked by Islamists after he shared Diwali greetings and uploaded a picture of himself performing Diwali pooja
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News Reports

‘When next karseva happens, not bullets but flowers will be showered on the devotees of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna’: Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath said those who ordered firing upon karsevaks will now line up with their families for the next karseva
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News Reports

Iran accuses the US of stealing oil in the Sea of Oman, confrontation reported

OpIndia Staff -
Iran accused US of trying to steal oil from Iranian ship in Sea of Oman.
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News Reports

WHO finally approves Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, grants it Emergency Use Listing status

OpIndia Staff -
WHO granted Emergency Use Listing status to Covaxin after the Technical Advisory Group of WHO recommended the same earlier today
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News Reports

SC advocate Shashank Jha asks people to contact him if harassed by Delhi Police for bursting crackers, offers free legal help

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, the Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai had said that the AAP-led Delhi government would show "zero tolerance" to violations of the firecracker ban.
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News Reports

Diplomatic row between China and Sri Lanka escalates as Colombo rejects Chinese shipment of contaminated fertilisers

OpIndia Staff -
Sri Lanka had recently rejected a batch of fertilisers sent from China saying the shipment was contaminated with microbes
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress MLA wants sedition charges against Bilaspur collector for sending ‘ordinary invitation cards’ to politicians

OpIndia Staff -
The MLA said the Bilaspur collector did not extend special VIP invitations to elected representatives for Rajyotsava celebrations, and sent 'ordinary invitation cards that are sent to common people'.
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News Reports

LAWDA no more: Jammu & Kashmir govt renames the lakes and waterways development body name

OpIndia Staff -
The acronym, LAWDA, has been subject of mockery over the Internet for years because it sounds like an abusive term for genitalia
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News Reports

The festival of worshipping dogs and crows – All you need to know about Kukur Tihar festival celebrated by Gorkhas and Nepali Hindus

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Kukur Tihar falls on the second day of five-day Tihar festival in Nepal, when dogs are worshiped by Hindus,
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News Reports

Ayodhya, 2 November 1990: This Diwali, let’s remember the Karsevaks who laid down their lives for Ram Temple

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On 2 November 1990, the Mulayam Singh Yadav-led UP government had ordered police to open fire on Karsevaks and hundreds of Ram Bhakts including women and children.
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News Reports

Anil Deshmukh remanded to ED for questioning in Rs 100 Cr money laundering case, foreign angle suspected, lists 27 companies used for laundering

OpIndia Staff -
The agency had arrested Deshmukh on Tuesday following 12 hours of questioning in the money laundering cum extortion case. ED started a money-laundering probe against the then home minister on the basis of an FIR lodged by the CBI on April 21.
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News Reports

Child rights body calls new woke guidelines by NCERT ‘conspiracy to traumatise school students’, asks to remove anomalies

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NCPCR seeks response from NCERT regarding complaint against teacher training manual on ‘gender sensitization’
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News Reports

Afghanistan: More than two dozen killed after Islamic State terrorists attack military hospital in Kabul

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At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 were wounded when Islamic State-Khorasan terrorists attacked military hospital in Kabul
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News Reports

Surat: Two men throw burning firecrackers at petrol pump, one Mohammad Irfan Qureshi arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A major tragedy was averted because of presence of mind of one of the staff members, who immediately pushed the cracker away from the pipe.
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News Reports

Yahoo pulls out of China citing ‘challenging’ environment, soon after new data protection law came into effect

OpIndia Staff -
Yahoo’s departure from coincides with the implementation of a new data privacy law that grants sweeping authority to officials to access personal information collected by tech firms.
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News Reports

Dengue outbreak: Union Health Ministry rushes central teams to nine states and UTs, including Kerala and Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Centre deputed teams of experts to nine states and UTs to provide technical guidance and support amidst rising cases of Dengue
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News Reports

Kerala Police arrests woman who had opened ‘No Halal’ restaurant for making false allegations: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Police said Thushara, her husband and two others had made false allegations that they were attacked for putting up 'No Halal' board outside their second restaurant.
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Media

‘Activist’ Roshni Ali breaks into ‘Naagin dance’ on TV news while lamenting about firecrackers and oxygen

OpIndia Staff -
When other panelists objected to Ali's statements, she started doing the 'Naagin dance' to grab attention.
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Opinions

Twitter censors OpIndia cartoon: How big tech allows defamation of saffron, but goes red when it sees green

Nirwa Mehta -
On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Twitter removed an editorial cartoon published by OpIndia on the recent Elle controversy. This is the cartoon that apparently violated Twitter policy.
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News Reports

American Comedy: USA condemns harassment of journalists while persecuting Julian Assange for exposing their war crimes

OpIndia Staff -
The United States has indicted Wikileaks founder Julian Assange with 17 charges relating to the Espionage Act of 1917.
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News Reports

Biden says Xi Jinping made ‘big mistake’ by skipping G20 and COP26, China hits back

OpIndia Staff -
“It’s just a gigantic issue. And they walked away,” said Biden at the closing conference in Glasgow.
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News Reports

Gurugram administration withdraws its decision to allow Namaz in 8 public places after protests from Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Gurugram administration has withdrawn its earlier decision of allowing Namaz in eight public places.
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Politics

MP by-polls: BJP wins in Congress bastions Jobat and Prithvipur

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BJP candidate Shishupal Yadav won the Prithvipur assembly seat with a margin of 15,687 votes.
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Politics

West Bengal: TMC wins all four seats in state by-polls with whopping margins, BJP vote-share collapses

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The TMC won all four assembly seats in West Bengal where by-polls were held on Saturday, 30 October.
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Entertainment

Actor Prakash Raj slaps a man for speaking Hindi in ‘Jai Bhim’, sparks outrage

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In Tamil and Telugu versions of ‘Jai Bhim’ movie, actor Prakash Raj is seen slapping a man for speaking in Hindi.
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Politics

BJP sacks former J&K MLC Vikram Randhawa for controversial comments against the Muslim community after India vs Pakistan match

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Former MLC Vikram Randhawa has been removed from all party positions by BJP for derogatory remarks against Muslims.
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News Reports

Beauty and fashion unicorn Nykaa subscribed a staggering 82.42 times on final day: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Nykaa plans to use the proceeds from the Rs 5,300 crore IPO in expansion of its business operations, launching new retail stores and establishing new warehouses.
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News Reports

Security increased in Delhi ahead of Diwali, citizens to be arrested if they burst or sell firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi police has said that cases will be filed against those defying the ban on firecrackers.
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News Reports

British govt brings Online Safety Bill: Tech companies to be held liable for harmful content posted on their platform

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Social media trolls in Britain to face two years of imprisonment for publishing contents that cause 'psychological harm' under new British government regulations.
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Politics

Captain Amarinder Singh quits Congress, floats new party: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Captain Amarinder also said that he is hurt by the behaviour of Sonia Gandhi as well as her children, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.
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News Reports

Islamists attack journalist Rubika Liyaquat for following a simple Hindu tradition of paying respect to place of work

OpIndia Staff -
Rubika Liyaquat had shared a video in which she was seen bowing in deference and touching the floor before entering her news studio
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News Reports

Bengal activist Roshni Ali upset with SC order rejecting blanket ban on firecrackers, says she will appeal in Calcutta HC again

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Roshni Ali's plea in Calcutta High Court had led to blanket ban on firecrackers in West Bengal. The order was set aside by Supreme Court later.
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News Reports

From profs to Woke activists: Who were behind the NCERT gender training manual for teachers? Read here

OpIndia Staff -
A training manual for teachers published by the NCERT has become the subject of much consternation.
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News Reports

Kerala: Woman says head of Muslim seminary sexually exploiting and torturing women under the pretext of teaching Islam

OpIndia Staff -
A woman had alleged that the chief of Kozhikode Mukhadar Tarbiathul Islamic Center in Kerala sexually exploited vulnerable girls and women after luring them for conversion into Islam.
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Cricket

Yuvraj Singh to make a comeback? Former cricketer says he will back on the pitch on public demand

OpIndia Staff -
Yuvraj Singh, a cancer survivor, had left his fans dejected when he announced a sudden retirement.
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News Reports

Under Taliban rule, starving Afghan families selling off their minor daughters to ‘keep family alive’

OpIndia Staff -
Families facing abject poverty and starvation in Afghanistan are selling off their daughters in exchange for cash, food and livestock.
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World

Israel ‘literally’ owned the US Congress 10 years ago but does not have much influence now, claims Donald Trump

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump has claimed that Israel literally 'owned' the Congress ten to fifteen years ago in the Ari Hoffman Show.
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World

Breathing toxic air? Thank China, if this report is to be believed

OpIndia Staff -
Power, steel, petrochemical, transportation and Agriculture sectors in China are biggest contributors of greenhouse gases
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News Reports

Actor Sara Ali Khan shares pictures of her visit to Kedarnath temple, gets abused by Islamists for being a “Kafir Muslim”

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Islamists attacked actor Sara Ali Khan after she shared her pictures from her visit to the revered Hindu shrine of Kedarnath on her Instagram account
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