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Bhopal rape gang: Muslim men targeted Hindu girls, trapped, raped and blackmailed using videos, lawyers thrash accused at court

The Muslim females pushed the Hindu girls to don burqas, observe roza, marry and embrace Islam.

Bangladesh: Hindus continue to suffer as temple demolished, plans underway to replace 200 year old crematorium with ‘cattle market’

A local Hindu leader named Paresh Saha said that a 'group' had been threatening to evict Hindus from the place. He stated that the crematorium is being filled with sand to build a cattle market.

Pahalgam attack: Security forces confirm that terrorist Hashim Musa is a former Pakistan Army para commando

Other than the Pahalgam attack, Hashim Musa was also involved in the October 2024 terror attacks at Gagangir, Ganderbal, in which six non-locals and a doctor were killed, and at Buta Pathri, Baramulla, which left two army personnel & two army porters dead.

As the zipline operator chants ‘Allahu Akbar’ while Hindus are gunned down, the complicity of local Kashmiris in the Pahalgam massacre can no longer...

A new video shot seconds before the terrorists opened fire at Baisaran meadows in Pahalgam highlights the chilling complicity of locals in the terror attack.

From Alexander using Jhelum River in 326 BC to dams and flooding in modern world: How rivers have been weaponised to win wars and gain...

India, which is an upstream nation, possesses a natural hydrological high ground. The Indus’s headwaters and five major tributaries flow from the Himalayan mountains in India into Pakistan.

From ‘Hindutva policies led to attack’ to ‘clean chit to Pakistan’ to ‘no religious profiling’, shocking reactions of Congress leaders and sympathisers to Pahalgam...

Former union minister and Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on 28th April said that if Pakistan denies its role in the Pahalgam terror attack, India should take its word.

Pahalgam terror attack: Zip-line operator chants ‘Allahu Akbar’ thrice as terrorists start firing bullets, pushes a tourist for the ride regardless, watch new video

The video, which has gone viral on social media, shows how a zip-line nonchalantly chants "Allahu Akbar" as soon as gunshots are heard in the background.

Adani Total Gas volumes rise 13% in March quarter, 15% in entire FY25 fiscal

Adani Total Gas reported its financial results for the January-March quarter and the entire financial year 2024-25 on Monday. The Adani Group's business, in terms of volume, rose 13 per cent in the March quarter and 15 per cent in the entire fiscal year.

Why are Indian Muslims marrying Pakistanis? As visas get cancelled after Pahalgam attack and victimhood stories flood media, read how it can be a...

Marriages between Indian and Pakistanis occur to maintain religious connections and familial relationships.

UK: Islamic preacher Mohammed Hijab, who instigated Leicester anti-Hindu riots, tells Indian Muslims to betray India for Ummah

Hijab, who incited Muslims to attack Hindus in Leicester in 2022, tweeted, "If any Indian Muslim sides with India on Kashmir, he betrays the ummah. If he desires Hindutva's triumph over Muslims, he has fallen into disbelief."

5000 Pakistanis living in Delhi identified by IB, crackdown after Pahalgam attack; 28 Pakistanis who came to watch a cricket match in 2007 still...

During the India-Pakistan cricket series in 2007, several Pakistani fans came to India to watch matches, including one at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Out of these, 32 Pakistani nationals overstayed their visit and 28 of them have remained untraceable.

Politicians line up to call Pahalgam victims liars and speculators, dismiss actual witness statements and try to whitewash Islamic terrorists

Multiple victim testimonies have surfaced in the aftermath of the terror attack, which shows how Hindus were profiled before being killed. They were forced to say their names, show ID cards, recite Kalma and even pull down their pants to show proof of ‘circumcision.’

Lakshmi Mittal’s sponsorship of Pakistan Conference 2025 at Harvard sparks outrage amid escalating India-Pakistan tensions after Pahalgam horror

The Lakshmi Mittal and Family Southas East Asia Institute at Harvard University's sponsorship of Pakistan Conference 2025 has put under spotlight the moral and patriotic obligation of Indian businessmen.

Centre bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading disinformation after Pahalgam terror attack, check full list

Based on the recommendations of the Union Home Ministry, the Government of India banned major YouTube channels, Pakistani news outlets and individual ‘analysts’ who were peddling disinformation and anti-India propaganda after the Pahalgam attack by Islamic terrorists backed by Pakistan.

Pakistan flag or Islamic flag: Indian Muslims object to ‘disrespect’ of Pakistani flag during protests against Pahalgam terror attack, say it is Islamic flag

In Maharashtra’s Nalasopara, protests were held against the Pahalgam terror attack on 27th April, wherein the protestors laid Pakistani flags on the road. However, some Muslim youths objected to this.

Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Pannu claims in interview with Pakistani media that Sikhs won’t let Indian Army fight with Pakistan

Pannun emphasised that Sikhs would not allow Indian forces to attack Pakistan through Punjab. However, this would be possible, according to him, only if Pakistan openly supported the cause of Khalistan, a separate Sikh nation.

Indians in London stage counter protest in response to Pakistani protest following Pahalgam terror attack

Members of the Indian diaspora countered the Pakistani protest outside the Indian High Commission in London on Sunday.

Pahalgam Terror Attack: Pakistan media using Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s statement that ‘There is no need for war’ to say that the voice of rebellion...

The video of Siddaramaiah's statement is going viral on Pakistani social media. Pakistani media is showing that and claiming that voices are being raised within India against the government of India.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor talks sense once again, says questioning the govt on security failure should be done after India gives a befitting response...

Shashi Tharoor asserted that people of the country, including him, never know about the various terror attacks that were successfully thwarted. "We only get to know about the ones that we failed to thwart," he added.

Muslim man killed for not chanting Gayatri mantra and not commenting on Pahalgam massacre of Hindus? How ‘The Quint’ amplified fake news spread by...

OpIndia could not find any post on Google Cache, other than that of Ishan Saxena, that alleges the death of a Muslim corporate worker in Bengaluru for not reciting the Gayatri Mantra and not commenting on the Pahalgam terror attack.

16 arrested in Assam for promoting anti-national sentiments following Pahalgam terror attack, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma promises crackdown against all ‘traitors’

Assam CM Himanta Sarma said, "Update on crackdown against traitors on April 27. Dadhichi Dimple alias Dimple Bora was arrested by the Golaghat Police. Tahib Ali was arrested by the Tamulpur Police, and Bimal Mahato was arrested by the Udalguri Police. Total 16 arrests have been made till now."

Warning to Pakistan Navy by India as Indian Navy demonstrates ‘readiness for offensive strike’ with missile test: Read why India is overwhelming favourite in...

The drills by the Indian Navy came a day after Pakistan issued a notice to Airmen/Mariners (NOTAM) warning for the Arabian Sea and carried out a naval live fire exercise in the Sea.

From demolishing terrorists’ houses to detaining terror sympathisers: How Indian Security Forces have launched a major crackdown on terror

Security agencies have intensified combing operations in the forests surrounding Pahalgam. Simultaneously, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have expanded their crackdown on suspected terror sympathisers across the Valley.

Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos: Astronomers reveal after a study

Astronomers have discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought.

YouTuber Ravish Kumar gets rattled after India suspends Indus Water Treaty, cries about BJP using water as ‘weapon’ against Pakistan

A visibly disturbed Kumar questioned the capability of the Indian government to stop the water flowing into Pakistan.

Rajasthan: Man working at jewellery shop of Shaukat Ali removes saffron flag, arrested after Hindus protest

The police intervened and detained the employee whose identity could not be ascertained. The shop he worked at belonged to one Shaukat Ali.

Pahalgam terrorist attack: Muslim mob protest against Hindus for putting up ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, ‘Terrorism Murdabad’ posters in Jaipur

On 25th April, MLA Balmukund and his supporters gathered at Badi Chaupad to protest against the Pahalgam terrorist attack. A video of MLA Balmukund went viral on social media where he was seen pasting posters and raising slogans against Pakistan and terrorism.

Delhi riots 2020: Charges framed against 57 accused, including Wasim, Sajid, Saleem, Suhail, Parvej and others, for violence and arson

Shahzada's property was torched by the rioters. His office, important documents, two handcarts, sugarcane stock, an old motorcycle and a tractor were burnt to ashes, causing heavy losses.

Delhi: ‘Lady Don’ Zikra in jail, still Hindu victim Kunal’s family living in fear – 6 Hindus have been killed in the area earlier...

Kunal's father Rajveer Singh has pleaded for justice for his son in a conversation with OpIndia. He says that his son was killed in a planned manner, and the area's notorious 'lady don' Zikra and her gang are behind this murder.

Pope Francis buried outside Vatican, breaking century-old tradition: Here is why

Francis also refused to live in the Apostolic Palace. He stayed instead in a modest guesthouse within the Vatican. In Argentina, he used public transport as a cardinal and preferred a simple Ford Focus even after becoming pope. He also introduced several changes in papal funerals, which made the process simpler.

Drugged, forced to watch porn, and raped at knifepoint: Bhopal’s ‘Muslim gang’ preyed on Hindu girls, shot videos to further exploit them

Investigation has revealed that Farhan and his associates shared obscene videos of the victims among themselves.

Has India unleashed a water war on Pakistan? Flood alert issued in PoK’s Muzaffarabad as Jhelum swells—Here’s what we know so far

From the Chakothi border to Muzaffarabad city, locals watched in growing horror as Jhelum swelled rapidly, forcing emergency sirens to blare and mosques to broadcast urgent warnings.

Delhi: Al Mateen Mosque in Brahmpuri being expanded illegally, Delhi Police or MCD not taking any action, Hindus forced to put up posters of...

Hindus in lane number-13 of the area put up posters outside their houses, which read, “An illegal mosque is being constructed at house number L-11, lane number 12, Brahmpuri, with the collusion of senior police officers. Upon calling helpline number 112, the police are instead arresting us.

India asks Pakistani visa holders to return by April 29: How India has been medically helping Pakistani citizens for years and still getting backstabbed

In 2017, then-External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had granted visa on urgent basis to a 3-year-old Pakistani girl for open heart surgery and to a Pakistani man for liver transplant.

Visa suspension after Pahalgam terror attack: Read how measures to hold Pakistan accountable are turned into sob stories of Pakistani nationals

Several media channels have highlighted the problems Pakistani nationals had have to face after Indian Govt's bold measure to revoke visas after Pahalgam terror attack.

‘Trying to grope victim’s breast does not amount to attempted rape’: Calcutta HC

The Calcutta HC said a man's drunken attempt to grope a minor girl does not amount to attempted rape, but aggravated sexual assault.

Agra Police busts fake claims of Muslim man killed in revenge attack against Pahalgam massacre, says manhunt launched to search the accused

Agra Police debunked false claims that a Muslim man was killed in revenge for Pahalgam terror attack.

Pune court summons Rahul Gandhi in defamation case over his remarks on Veer Savarkar

In another case against Rahul Gandhi over the same issue, the Supreme Court on Friday warned the Congress MP not to make controversial remarks against freedom fighters like Veer Savarkar in the future.

Pahalgam terror attack: Trousers of 20 victims were found unzipped or pulled down by terrorists to confirm they were Hindus before killing them

The investigation shows that the terrorists first confirmed the religion of the victims that they were Hindus before killing them in Pahalgam.

Uttarakhand: Illegal mazar in Doon Hospital in Dehradun demolished after complaint on CM Portal

A mazar constructed illegally on government land at Doon Hospital in Dehradun was demolished following a complaint lodged on the CM portal.

Crackdown on illegal immigrants in Gujarat: Over 550 Bangladeshis living in India with forged documents detained

 In a massive statewide crackdown, over 550 illegal immigrants from Bangladesh were detained in Ahmedabad and Surat for residing in India with forged documents, Gujarat police said on Saturday.

‘Throw Hindu idols in the drain, wear cross’: Christian missionary in Kota lures 50 members of Bhil community with money, foreign travel

John Matthew and his son in law has been arrested. The missionary's daughter and grandchildren were also staying with him.

Centre asks SC to dismiss petitions against Waqf Amendment Act: Here are 4 things the Centre mentioned in its response

Justifying the regulation of the waqf properties, the Centre pointed out that after 2013, over 20 lakh hectare of land was added in the waqf land.

World Bank lauds India’s success in lifting 17 crore people out of poverty, says employment growth outpacing population

The World Bank, in its report Poverty and Equity Brief for India, released in April 2025, revealed that Extreme poverty (living on less than USD 2.15 per day) fell from 16.2 per cent in 2011-12 to 2.3 per cent in 2022-23.

Tenant in UP refuses to vacate house, dispute drags on for 63 years in different courts till SC upheld owner’s rights

The tenant did not provide any proof to indicate that during the pendency of the legal battle that went on for over six decades, he made any attempt to seek an alternative accommodation and failed to get it.

Local collusion? Kin of Pahalgam terror attack victim reveals horsemen forcibly took them uphill despite repeated refusals, Kashmiri cops silently watched over

A horseman persistently sought the personal details of the tourists while engaging in a discussion about the Quran.

Sister of wanted Pahalgam terrorist says, ‘My brother is Mujahideen, another brother is in jail, but we are all innocent’

Speaking with ANI, the sister of the terrorist whose house was demolished in Tral, said, "My one brother is in jail, the other brother is a 'Mujahideen', and I also have two sisters. Yesterday, when I came here from my in-laws' place, I did not find my parents and siblings at their home. Police had taken them all away."

The dangerous delusion of false equivalence: How New Indian Express’ Pahalgam-Jaffar Express analogy echoes Pakistani propaganda

The New Indian Express recently published an opinion piece drawing false moral equivalence between the Jaffar Express hijacking and Pahalgam massacre.

What is Shimla Agreement and how will its suspension by Pakistan impact LoC status quo with India? Read here

The agreement laid down a framework of bilateral relations between the two countries.