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Gandhi siblings try to settle dispute between two Congress leaders, end up causing both of them to resign: How the Punjab crisis unfolded

Jinit Jain -
The intervention by the Gandhi siblings to fix the dispute in Punjab backfired as the top leaders resigned from their posts.
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Politics

Islamist apologists claim Delhi riots accused Umar Khalid didn’t get to join Congress because he is Muslim, unlike Kanhaiya Kumar, Jignesh Mevani

OpIndia Staff -
Islamists believe the reason why Umar Khalid is rotting in jail while Kanhaiya and Jignesh have joined Congress is that Khalid is a Muslim.
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Politics

Congress top brass refuses to accept resignation of Navjot Singh Sidhu, asks state leaders to resolve the matter at their own level first

OpIndia Staff -
Many Sidhu loyalists have also resigned in solidarity with the Punjab Congress President after his surprise resignation earlier in the day.
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News Reports

Tajinder Bagga dares ‘James Bond ke Chacha’ Subramanian Swamy to prove allegations levelled against him: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy stoked a controversy by claiming that Bagga had been jailed many times for committing petty crimes by New Delhi's Mandir Marg Police.
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News Reports

2000-year-old Mauryan structure discovered in Meerut, historians hopeful of finding lost Ashoka pillar site

OpIndia Staff -
The Meerut circle of the Archaeological Survey of India has discovered a 2000-year-old Mauryan-era brick structure in Meerut.
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Politics

Man threatens Ranvir Shorey over tweet on Nehru, claims he was instructed to do so by Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap

OpIndia Staff -
Ranvir Shorey received an intimidatory message from a man known as Suraj Thakur, who claimed he had been asked by Bhai Jagtap to contact the actor over his tweet on Gandhi/Nehru family
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi celebrates with Jignesh and Kanhaiya while Punjab crisis turns into a circus, Kunal Kamra spotted at AICC headquarters

OpIndia Staff -
As Rahul Gandhi celebrates the induction of two new leaders, the Punjab Congress is in the midst of a crisis.
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Politics

With Kanhaiya Kumar and Jignesh Mevani in Congress, it has inched closer to being a Leftist party: What it means for its future

K Bhattacharjee -
The inclusion of Kanhaiya Kumar and Jignesh Mevani in the Congress party provides clear indication about its future.
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Opinions

Why the Dismantling Global Hindutva agenda to brand Narendra Modi ‘fascist’ ahead of his US trip failed

K Bhattacharjee -
While the Dismantling Global Hindutva conference sought to brand Narendra Modi a 'fascist'. it failed to make an impact on his US trip.
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News Reports

‘Bhago, Modi Aaya’: Ranvir Shorey’s meme triggers haters, actor responds with befitting replies

OpIndia Staff -
Ranvir Shorey had posted a meme where PM Modi was seen walking at the construction site of the new Parliament, with a picture of opposition party leaders beneath his feet
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World

Pakistan awards death penalty to woman who claimed to be the new prophet

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's sessions court gave death penalty to a Muslim woman, Salma Tanveer, over blasphemy charges for calling herself prophet.
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News Reports

Calcutta High Court lambasts West Bengal Chief Secretary for acting as ‘servant’ of ruling TMC. Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The Judges refused to interfere in the proceedings of the Election Commission, who had set aside the date of September 30 to conduct the election process at Bhabanipur.
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Politics

Gandhis cut short their Shimla trip after Sidhu resigns as state party chief, had gone on vacation after Capt resigned as Punjab CM

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab political crisis is so bizarre, we are not sure what to make of it.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: ED arrests Saeed Khan, a close aid of Shiv Sena MP Bhavana Gawali in money laundering case

OpIndia Staff -
ED is investigating Bhavana Gali, a member of parliament from the Yavatmal Washim constituency of Maharashtra over a money laundering case.
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Editor's picks

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu resigns from post: Here’s what Amarinder Singh said about his decision

OpIndia Staff -
Navjot Singh Sidhu addressed his letter to Sonia Gandhi, where he wrote that he is stepping down as the state president.
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Entertainment

Gehana Vasisth says Sherlyn Chopra should ‘worship’ Raj Kundra because she earned a lot of money because of him

OpIndia Staff -
'All she knows is to strip', Gehana vasisth accuses Sherlyn Chopra badmouthing Raj Kundra even after benefitting from him.
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News Reports

Telangana: 16-month-old gets ‘medicine from the sky’ using drone amidst floods due to Cyclone Gulab

OpIndia Staff -
The project was launched on September 11 by the Telangana government in partnership with World Economic Forum, NITI Aayog, and HealthNet Global (Apollo Hospitals).
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Entertainment

Thane court issues show-cause notice to Javed Akhtar for comparing RSS to the Taliban

OpIndia Staff -
Javed Akhtar had triggered a controversy earlier this month where he accused RSS, Bajrang Dal and VHP of harbouring Taliban-like mentality
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Politics

Captain Amarinder Singh likely to meet BJP top leaders in Delhi, speculations rife

OpIndia Staff -
With Assembly elections just around the corner, it is also speculated that Captain Amarinder Singh might form a new party with the help of the BJP.
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News Reports

Love is blind: Three sisters in UP’s Rampur reportedly elope with a man they were all in love with

OpIndia Staff -
Curious love story of three sisters in love with same man has emerged from Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.
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News Reports

Islamists in Middle East call for boycott of Indian products over Assam violence, urge Muslim countries to take action

OpIndia Staff -
Islamists in Middle East have initiated a propaganda campaign over the violence that occurred in the Darrang district of Assam.
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OpIndia Explains

Britain doesn’t have enough truck drivers, and now it doesn’t have enough fuel. Read about the fuel crisis where army could get involved

Akshita Bhadauria -
The British Petroleum on Sunday said that nearly a third of its petrol stations in the country had run out of the two main grades of fuel.
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Politics

West Bengal: South Kolkata BJYM President Mukund Jha hospitalised after TMC goons brutally attack him during the Bhabanipur ruckus

OpIndia Staff -
The TMC goons had attacked the BJYM leader during the scuffle which broke out during Dilip Ghosh's campaign in Bhabanipur area
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News Reports

China: Apple and Tesla halt production amidst energy crisis. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Besides the new emission standards, the situation has been further aggravated due to coal supply shortage, and its high prices.
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News Reports

From caretaker of 5000-year-old Shiv Temple to locals: Hindus in Darrang district in Assam bust lies around eviction drive violence

OpIndia Staff -
As soon as the eviction drive conducted by the administration in Darrang district in Assam turned violent, vested interests began demonising the state's administration
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News Reports

Gurugram: Maulvi molests a minor girl inside a mosque, booked under POCSO Act

OpIndia Staff -
The girl had gone to the mosque to deliver food when a maulvi reportedly dragged her towards him and allegedly kissed her
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News Reports

From broken CCTV cameras to pre-mediated conspiracy and more: What Delhi HC said about 2020 anti-Hindu riots

OpIndia Staff -
While denying bail to one of the accused in Head Constable Ratan Lal murder case, Delhi High Court observed that the 2020 anti-Hindu riots in Delhi were pre-planned and pre-meditated.
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News Reports

Congress social media head posts morphed image of PM Modi, Twitter doesn’t mark it ‘manipulated media’, fact-checkers let it go

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after coming back from his 3-day trip to the USA for bilateral meetings and for the UNGA summit, went straight to monitor the construction of the new Central Vista.
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News Reports

Viral video: UP IAS officer Md Iftikharuddin seen promoting conversions, hailing ‘spreading Islam all over the world’

OpIndia Staff -
IAS officer Muhammad Iftikharuddin accused of running Islamist propaganda, encouraging conversions and using official residence to spread Islam.
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News Reports

Lured by ‘sugarcane cultivation’ and ‘jaggery factory’, BKU President Naresh Tikait’s duplicity exposed in sting operation

OpIndia Staff -
As per Zee News, their undercover team met Tikait in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar district where a 'mahapanchayat' was held recently. The sting made some shocking revelations.
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News Reports

Uddhav govt sitting on Metro approvals, loans may dry up soon: How Mumbaikars are paying for Shiv Sena’s petty politics

OpIndia Staff -
Japanese ambassador to India, Suzuki Satoshi in a letter dated February 17, 2021, wrote to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray expressing concern over the expected ‘cash crunch’. The CM is yet to respond to it.
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Specials

Mangeshkar family’s close ties with freedom fighter Veer Savarkar: Patriotism and love for arts form the bedrock of an everlasting relationship

Jinit Jain -
Many members of Lata Mangeshkar's family, including herself, brought Veer Savarkar's writings to life through their theatrical and musical rendition
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News Reports

Watch: Farmer protestors stop Army convoy during Bharat Bandh, say they have to ‘verify’ if personnel are from India or Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
In Jalandhar, army vehicles were stopped by the protesters and prevented from moving during the Bharat Bandh.
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News Reports

Ahead of Diwali, UK’s Royal Mint launches first ever gold bar featuring Goddess Lakshmi

OpIndia Staff -
Times of India reported that the Royal Mint of UK had launched a henna-inspired package of 1g and 5g regular gold bars in 2020.
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News Reports

PM directs clearance of all pending grievances and assurances by October 31, govt set to clear old files

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has issued a directive to dispose of all pending public grievances and complaints by October 31.
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Crime

Hyderabad hate crime: Hindu boy beaten up by a mob for travelling with a Muslim girl

OpIndia Staff -
There has been a spate of incidents in Telangana when unruly Muslim mobs have accosted and assaulted Hindu boys for travelling with Muslim girls
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi to set-up digital archive to honour Central Vista construction workers

OpIndia Staff -
Narendra Modi announced setting-up of a digital archive for all construction workers engaged at the Central Vista construction site.
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Politics

Bihar: Communist leader Kanhaiya Kumar takes away air conditioner from CPI office amidst speculations of joining Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Speculations are rife that the former JNU ‘student leader’ Kanhaiya Kumar is all set to join the Congress party on October 2.
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News Reports

15 CCTV cameras installed in front of Mahant Narendra Giri’s room were switched off on the day of his death: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The police said that all the 15 camera's installed outside the room of Mahant Narendra Giri were switched off on the day of the seer's death.
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News Reports

BKU Bhanu chief equates Rakesh Tikait’s Bharat Bandh to Talibani tactics, urges govt to crush groups involved in ‘terror activities’

OpIndia Staff -
BKU Bhanu chief Bhanu Pratap Singh slammed Rakesh Tikait's call for Bharat Bandh, said the strike would harm economy and farmers' instead.
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News Reports

Ravi Shankar Prasad calls out Dainik Bhaskar for publishing ‘false and misleading’ claims about his late mother’s pension: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Former Law minister RS Prasad said he had closed down his mother's pension account on December 31, 2020, six days her death and there is no possibility of a closed down account receiving pension.
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Politics

TMC workers attack BJP’s national VP Dilip Ghosh before Bhowanipore by-poll, video emerges: Here’s how it happened

OpIndia Staff -
Trinamool Congress workers clashed with BJP workers during a recent rally and attacked Dilip Ghosh, National VP of the BJP.
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News Reports

England: Former footballer used Church and Sunday School to sexually assault children, jailed for 24 years

OpIndia Staff -
Diba-Musangu met most of his victims through a Church in Rochdale where he taught Sunday school and music classes, as per reports.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Baloch freedom fighters blow up statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah in Gwadar

OpIndia Staff -
The Baloch Republican Army fighters entered Gwadar in Balochistan posing as tourists and planted a bomb beneath the statue of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, as per reports.
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News Reports

Kerala: NIA arrests trigger concerns over ISIS sleeper cells, increased propaganda over social media

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, in a leaked internal document, the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Kerala also raised grave concerns about pro-Taliban sentiment among the Muslim community.
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Media

Calls for ‘Defund the BBC’ rise after £75,000 salary hike for chief and show announcement on BBC presenter who raped children

OpIndia Staff -
'Defund the BBC' calls are rising after £75,000 salary hike for chief Tim Davie and announcement of show on Jimmy Savile.
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News Reports

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui’s entire Gujarat tour stands cancelled, Bajrang Dal had threatened disruption

OpIndia Staff -
This comes after organisations such as Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad registered protest against the conducting of the show. They had accused Faruqui of insulting Hindu gods and goddesses and hurting the religious sentiments.
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News Reports

Illegal mosque near Tehri Dam: Locals demand removal of encroachment, govt, administration accused of laxity and delay

Anurag -
Locals living near Tehri dam are protesting against an illegal mosque and the delay by local administration in its removal. SDM promised it will be removed soon.
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News Reports

Noida: Bharat Bandh protestors engage in vandalism, break through police barricades

OpIndia Staff -
Meanwhile, the cops deployed on the ground during the Bharat Bandh tried to offer resistance but they were clearly outnumbered.
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Media

Understanding Ravish ji ki class: GDP = state budget = 3 months ticket sales?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Why would somebody compare the GDP to the state budget? And then possibly to ticket sales over some 3 month period? What is the connection?
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