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“There is no UPA”: Mamata Banerjee hints at opposition alliance without Congress, Congress says defeating BJP without it is only a dream

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Benerjee hinted the united opposition in 2024 would be without Congress as she said that there is no UPA now
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Opinions

Kolkata to be India’s next comedy capital? Mumbai ‘comedians’ and actors line up before Mamata Banerjee

Sanghamitra -
Swara was seen earlier today introducing the Bengal CM to some comedians who were kicked out of gigs over the recent months for various fiascos and have collectively blamed it all on BJP and RSS, like Rahul Gandhi and Imran Khan do, almost every week.
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News Reports

The News Minute journalist dehumanises the death of legendary Telugu lyricist Sirivennela Seetharama Sastry, deletes Tweet later

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The News Minute journalist Tweeted that legendary poet Sastry was an 'extremist with ties to the RSS' and had views like any 'average Brahmin Sanghi'
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Editor's picks

Manjinder Singh Sirsa quits Akali Dal and joins BJP, has also resigned from the post of Chairman of DSGMC citing personal reasons

OpIndia Staff -
 Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has joined the Bhartiya Janata Party today in the presence of Union Ministers Dharmendra Pradhan and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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OpIndia Scoops

Meet Ajay Singh from Aligarh Muslim University, who was rusticated and debarred from further studies in varsity for raising voices of Hindu students

Anurag -
Singh told OpIndia that he wanted to appeal against the decision in the court but could not because of some family emergency. He is, however, planning to approach the High Court soon. 
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Hemant Soren government charges for blood given to Ayushman Bharat beneficiaries in private hospitals, activists protest

OpIndia Staff -
Saying that pvt hospitals are charging money for blood they get for free from govt blood banks, Jhakhand govt has started to charge for the same
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Crime

Kerala HC reduces jail term for rapist Christian priest who had got a minor girl pregnant and made her own father take the blame

OpIndia Staff -
The trial court had sentenced Robin Mathew Vadakkumchery to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in February 2019. He was also fined ₹2 lacs.
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News Reports

Kangana Ranaut files FIR against Bathinda resident for ‘openly threating to kill ker’ on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Kangana Ranaut on Tuesday confirmed that she has filed an FIR after allegedly receiving threats over her posts on farmers protests
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Opinions

Tripura : Dear opposition, there is no crying in politics

Abhishek Banerjee -
The media never told you how much Tripura was suffering under the CPI(M) boot. And now they make you wonder how the BJP swept 329 out of 334 municipal wards.
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News Reports

Not targeted for religion: Kunal Kamra pours water on Munawar Faruqui narrative by ‘liberals’ as his Bengaluru shows get cancelled

OpIndia Staff -
Kamra today took to Twitter to claim that he had shows scheduled over next 20 days in Bengaluru and now they all stand cancelled.
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News Reports

Plea filed in SC to censor all future social media posts of actor Kangana Ranaut to ‘maintain law and order’ in the country

OpIndia Staff -
Advocate Charanjeet Singh Chanderpal has filed a plea in SC saying that all future social media posts of Kangana Ranaut should be censored
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News Reports

Main accused in Jorhat mob lynching case dies after hit by a vehicle while trying to escape from custody, Assam DGP quotes Newton’s third...

OpIndia Staff -
Niraj Das, main accused in lynching of Animesh Bhuyan in Jorhat. was hit by an escort car after he jumped out of police vehicle to escape
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News Reports

Delhi: AAP MLA accused of sending goons to beat up a woman in Shalimar Bagh, shocking visuals emerge

OpIndia Staff -
The incident took place on November 19, 2021 at around 10 PM in Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Abdul Mobeen becomes Rajesh Yadav to lure a minor Hindu girl, forcefully converts her to Islam after marriage

OpIndia Staff -
Abdul Mobeen was married three times before luring the minor Hindu girl from Hamirpur UP pretending to Hindu Rajesh Yadav
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Crime

Maharashtra: Bhiwandi Police arrest 40 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, fake Indian IDs seized

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Police arrested 40 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, recovered fake Aadhaar cards and other documents.
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News Reports

UP: Samajwadi Party worker files case against Mark Zuckerberg over Facebook parody page mocking Akhilesh Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh police later withdrew the name of Mark Zuckerberg from the FIR.
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News Reports

50 km jurisdiction: Demographic imbalance in border districts due to infiltration, state police will be helped, says BSF DG

OpIndia Staff -
BSF DG said that over a period of time the demographic balance in border states like West Bengal and Assam has been upset due to infiltration.
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News Reports

Gujarat fully vaccinates 70% of its population as it readies itself for Omicron threat

Jhankar Mohta -
Gujarat state administration has been preparing for the third wave as well as the Omicron threat looming in the coronavirus pandemic.
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News Reports

Siddhivinayak Temple: Agents misusing online booking app to cheat devotees, doctor exposes scam

OpIndia Staff -
Siddhivinayak Temple devotees being cheated by agents outside temple. Money being asked for Darshan that is supposed to be free.
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News Reports

Aligarh Muslim University scholar claims that his PhD degree was revoked for praising PM Modi, varsity denies allegations

OpIndia Staff -
AMU had asked Danish Rahim to return the 'incorrect degree' for replacement within 7 days of the issuance of the letter.
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Entertainment

Bhopal Court issues warrant against actress Ameesha Patel in cheque bounce case: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actress Ameesha Patel has been given a bailable warrant from a Bhopal Court in a cheque bounce case on Monday.
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Government and Policy

‘Include section on Vedas, review portrayal of freedom fighters in school textbooks’: Parliamentary Committee on Education

OpIndia Staff -
A Parliamentary committee on education has stated that educational content for students should be "free of biases".
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News Reports

Delhi police arrest notorious snatchers Arvind alias Kejriwal and 2 others, recover a stolen bike, mobile phone and knife from them

OpIndia Staff -
Police recovered a stolen bike, a stolen mobile phone among other things from the possession of Arvind aka Kejriwal and others
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News Reports

PM Modi thanks Kongthong, Meghalaya for composing a special tune in his honour: Here is what makes the ‘Whistling Village’ so special

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi has thanked the villagers of Kongthong village in Meghalaya for composing a special tune in his honor.
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Media

Dalit activist joins White Supremacists in targeting Twitter CEO over caste, former CEO Jack Dorsey had earlier promoted her anti-Brahmin poster

OpIndia Staff -
Dalit activist Thenmozhi Soundarajan joined White Supremacists in targeting newly appointed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal over caste.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Hussain Vohra disguises as Hindu man, accused of raping a 14-year-old Hindu girl

OpIndia Staff -
Hussain Vohra presented himself as Hindu and befriended a Hindu minor girl. Later he raped her repeatedly over the year.
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World

CNN host Chris Cuomo used sources to help former NY governor Andrew Cuomo in sexual harassment case, documents reveal

OpIndia Staff -
Documents showed Chris Cuomo helped Andrew Cuomo in strategising statements to deal with sexual harassment accusations.
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Interviews

RSS-supported group wins DUTA polls after 24 years, new president outlines some of the key areas that DUTA will focus on

OpIndia Staff -
After 24 years, NDTF president AK Bhagi defeated the Left-aligned DTF candidate Abha Dev Habib, by over 1,000 votes for the president’s post of DUTA.
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News Reports

RS chairman Venkaiah Naidu turns down appeal to revoke suspension, says MPs are unapologetic about their behaviour

OpIndia Staff -
RS chairman Venkaiah Naidu denied revoking suspension saying the MPs were unapologetic and were justifying their behaviour
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News Reports

Indian-origin entrepreneurs own a big share of US-based unicorns, negating perceptions that they can only become CEOs: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Between 1995 to 2005, Indians founded 25.8% of immigrant-founded companies.
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Opinions

Riots, rapes, murders and loss of over Rs 60,000 crores: What farmers’ protests will take with itself if it ends tomorrow

Jinit Jain -
The farmers' protests leave in their wake losses,incidents of rapes, riots, murders and a brazen undermining of democracy
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Law

Semi-naked man appears before Karnataka HC during sex CD case hearing, advocate Indira Jaising to file sexual harassment complaint

OpIndia Staff -
A semi-naked man appeared during a virtual hearing at the Karnataka High Court when advocate Indira Jaising was arguing a case.
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News Reports

Viral: Jacqueline Fernandez seen in photo kissing conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar

OpIndia Staff -
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar is in jail in connection to a 200 crore fraud case that is being probed by ED.
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Editor's picks

Mumbai: BMC okays Rs 15 crore tender to upkeep penguins brought in by Aaditya Thackeray

OpIndia Staff -
The BMC has sanctioned Rs 15 crores for three years of maintenance of the penguins at Byculla zoo in Mumbai.
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Entertainment

Is that Sachin Tendulkar? ’83’ trailer launched, Ranveer Singh starrer movie on India’s 1983 world cup win earns praise

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens praised the makers for the details in the 83 trailer and suspect there's a glimpse of Sachin Tendulkar in it.
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News Reports

Innovator Sonam Wangchuk lauds PM Modi for sending a team to discuss making Leh Airport Carbon Neutral: Details

OpIndia Staff -
In his tweet, innovator Sonam Wangchuk said he could not imagine a more responsive government.
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Cricket

‘Most fabulous country’: Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen heaps praise on India after Modi Govt offers help to African countries

OpIndia Staff -
Former cricketer Kevin Pietersen described India as the "most fabulous country" with warm hearted people.
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News Reports

Parag Agrawal faces racist abuse after being appointed new Twitter CEO: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Newly appointed Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal was racially abused on the platform soon after the announcement was made.
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OpIndia Scoops

Delhi: VHP alleges local warehouse converted into a church overnight in Matiala, Dwarka

Anurag -
It is alleged that a Christian organisation paid Rs 3 lakh a month to the owner of the warehouse and converted it into a church without his knowledge.
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News Reports

Odisha: Activists trying to stop cattle smuggling truck get arrested by police, say policemen working with smugglers

OpIndia Staff -
Local activist Subhashis Sarangi, RTI activist Dushmanta Acharya and a local journalist Sanjay Barma who had tried to highlight the incident of cow smuggling have been arrested by the police
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News Reports

Uttarakhand Govt rolls back the Char Dham Devasthanam Board Management law, priests had protested against govt takeover of temples

OpIndia Staff -
Uttarakhand Chief Minister, Pushkar Singh Dhami, announced on Tuesday (30 November) that the BJP govt in the state has decided to repeal the Char Dham Devasthanam Board Management Act
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News Reports

Jal Jeevan Mission: 12th village in Leh gets access to tap water for the first time

OpIndia Staff -
"Earlier during winters, we had no option but to fetch water from streams by breaking ice layer," a villager informed.
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News Reports

Musicians played songs in ‘praise of Allah’ at a Hindu wedding, painted patrons ‘bigots’ when they objected, now the entire story is missing

Anurag -
Calling his clients hateful, Abhishek Shankar, a musician, claimed he was shocked to learn that the client did not want to listen to 'Allah' song at a Hindu wedding for which he was paid to play at.
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News Reports

Rajkot: Man killed over non-veg food waste disposal, accused Aslam, Gulam and three others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The decedent, Chagan Zapda, was killed after a brawl with the owners of a non-veg food joint over improper waste disposal
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News Reports

ABP anchor Rubika Liyaquat slams farmer leader for sexist jibe on live TV, Congress troll mocks her

OpIndia Staff -
"Good to see that you have left or else I would have kicked you out," Rubika Liyaquat stated during the debate.
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News Reports

Assam: Hindus reclaim worshipping rights in Mahadevtilla, reinstall Shivling at site desecrated by Christian miscreants

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus in Mahadevtilla, Assam re-erect Shivling and plant a new Banyan tree sapling at the same place of worship which some Christians miscreants had vandalised recently.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee to amend party constitution to allow ‘outsiders’ in decision making body as she eyes 2024 polls

OpIndia Staff -
This will be the first time leaders from outside of Bengal will be part of the highest decision making body of the TMC. Poll strategist Prashant Kishor is currently advising the party on these issues.
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News Reports

As Vinod Dua becomes ‘critically unwell’, here is what he said about using flowery language for the dead

OpIndia Staff -
After the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Vinod Dua said effusive obituaries for the former PM of India was “hypocrisy” as no one spoke ill of the dead
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Editor's picks

Navjot Singh Sidhu hits back at Arvind Kejriwal over women empowerment, points out Delhi does not have single woman Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Navjot Singh Sidhu has slammed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over women empowerment and employment of teachers.
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Social Media

Twitter shares surge as reports emerge of Jack Dorsey stepping down as its CEO: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Elliot Management, stakeholder at Twitter, had tried to replace Jack Dorsey as the CEO before reaching a deal with the management.
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