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Uttar Pradesh: Hindus protest after stray cows spotted with 786 stamped on them

Vijay Deo Jha -
Villagers alleged that 786 was stamped on stray cows, an animal Hindus hold holy, to deliberately hurt their religious sentiments.
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Opinions

The Taxi Driver archetype: How intellectual yet idiots from the media fraternity have invented a new genre of anti-Hindutva fictional literature

K Bhattacharjee -
The protagonist in these stories is usually a taxi driver and the narrator is usually an intellectual yet idiot (IYI) from the media.
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News Reports

NIA summons 40 teachers in targeted killing case of minorities in Jammu & Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The teachers belonging to various schools of Srinagar city have been asked to appear before the Church Lane office of the agency at 4 PM
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: CM orders high-level inquiry after allegations of illegal sale of land to ‘people of particular community’ in Nainital

Anurag -
Land belonging to people from scheduled caste in Uttarakhand sold to people from particular community without required approval from DC
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News Reports

Vijayawada: Angry devotees damage LED screen at Durga temple for playing Christian preaching instead of Dussehra celebrations

OpIndia Staff -
Christian pastor preaching Christianity was played on a LED screen at Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada during the Dussehra celebrations
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News Reports

Gujarat: Man abandons child born out of wedlock at Gandhinagar gaushala, state administration cracks the case in 24 hours

OpIndia Staff -
Man has a child out of wedlock, abandons child after fight with lover, heartbreaking story of 8-month-old boy left off at gaushala in Gandhinagar
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News Reports

Shooting: India wins all 12 medals in the last 4 events at ISSF Junior World Championship, tops the table with 43 medals

OpIndia Staff -
With 43 medals including 17 gold, 16 silver and 10 bronze, India topped the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Championship in shooting
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News Reports

Islamic preacher labels Navratri as ‘Kufr’, advises man to divorce his wife for fasting during the Hindu festival

OpIndia Staff -
Assim Al-Hakeem claims to teach the authentic sayings of the Quran and the Hadiths during his appearances on Huda TV and Zakir Naik's Peace TV
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News Reports

Virendra Paswan’s murder by Islamic terrorists and controversy around his cremation in Kashmir: What we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Contrary to claims, Virendra Paswan's family was offered help to bring back his mortal remains to Bihar for cremation
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News Reports

If you are a Hindu then you practice untouchability: Jindal Law School faculty claims in viral video

OpIndia Staff -
Following her rant, Shruti Pandey of Jindal Global Law School went on to heap praises on Islam and its 'acceptability' of widow remarriage.
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News Reports

Lawyer writes to CJI over targeted killing of minorities in Jammu and Kashmir, demands security and compensation

OpIndia Staff -
“targeted killing of the members of minority communities had once again reminded of the gory incident of massacre of 36 Sikhs in Chattisinghpora village of Anantnag in 2000.”
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News Reports

Lakhimpur Kheri Violence: Ashish Mishra arrested after 12 hours of questioning, to remain in judicial custody till Monday

OpIndia Staff -
Ashish Mishra has been arrested and sent to judicial custody till Monday, October 11.
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News Reports

Kashmiri Pandits hold protest, candlelight march in Delhi against targeted killings of Hindus and Sikhs in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The protesters said that the fresh wave of terror attacks are targeted and meant to create a wedge between communities in Kashmir
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News Reports

Media propaganda 101: How Times of India turned positive news about India’s vaccination drive into a gloom and doom headline

OpIndia Staff -
Calculating that 75% of adults will be fully vaccinated by year end, Times of India chose to highlight that 25% will remain unvaccinated
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News Reports

Action-Reaction: Rakesh Tikait justifies mob lynching of BJP workers in Lakhimpur Kheri, says their killers are not guilty

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Tikait said that lynching of BJP workers at Lakhimpur Kheri was reaction to action of death of farmers by a vehicle
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News Reports

Cow smugglers open fire on police in Rajasthan in two separate incidents injuring two cops, four arrested

OpIndia Staff -
In two different incidents in Rajasthan, cow smugglers opened fire and pelted stones on police teams on Thursday and Friday
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Man arrested for making derogatory remarks against Goddess Durga during Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
Vansh Bahadur arrested for sending a vulgar post on 'Mission 2022' group on WhatsApp making disparaging claims against Goddess Durga
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Government and Policy

As Air India comes home to the Tatas, read about Jawaharlal Nehru’s blunder and how JRD Tata was anguished by the move

Dibakar Dutta -
Interestingly, the decision of 'nationalisation' was made by Jawaharlal Nehru without consulting the Tata Group.
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News Reports

Kerala governor Arif Mohammad Khan hits back at Rajdeep Sardesai over ‘Hindu-Muslim’ discourse

OpIndia Staff -
Arif Mohammad Khan told Rajdeep Sardesai everyone has equal rights and therefore appellations of 'majority' and 'minority' are not needed.
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News Reports

Tej Pratap Yadav is at it again, claims he was a pilot before joining politics because he had dropped out of a flying school

OpIndia Staff -
Tej Pratap Yadav claimed that he was a pilot before joining politics because he had joined a flying school but dropped out of it without completing
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Politics

‘A lady sweeping the floor, how can that be news?’: Himanta Biswa Sarma goes off at analysts for hailing Priyanka Gandhi’s ‘sweeping video’

OpIndia Staff -
Himanta Biswa Sarma at the India Today Conclave 2021 slammed analysts over the video of Priyanka Gandhi sweeping the floor.
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News Reports

From praise for ‘friend’ Bhindranwale, demanding ban on RSS to his relationship with the Gandhis: Here is a brief profile of Subramanian Swamy

OpIndia Staff -
Subramanian Swamy has earned the notoriety of being a political chameleon who doesn't mind sabotaging his party and betraying his colleagues in order to fulfil his objectives
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Entertainment

NCB summons driver of Shah Rukh Khan as panchnama mentions Aryan Khan admitting that he consumes charas

OpIndia Staff -
The NCB has summoned the driver of Shah Rukh Khan for questioning in the Mumbai cruise ship drug bust case, in which Aryan Khan was arrested.
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News Reports

Spike in targeted killing of Hindus in Kashmir stirs panic, more than 1400 Kashmiri Pandits flee to Jammu

OpIndia Staff -
After several targeted killing of non-Muslims in Kashmir, around 1400 Kashmiri Pandits flee to Jammu fearing dreaded days of 1990s have returned
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News Reports

Hindu women come out to join protests against Namaz at public places in Gurugram

OpIndia Staff -
In the wake of the ongoing protests against public offering of Namaz in the Gurugram, the Hindu women of the area joined the protest.
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Culture and History

Remembering Bhai Taru Singh on his Jayanti: The Sikh martyr who had his head scalped for refusing to convert to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Mughal governor Zakaria Khan had Bhai Taru Singh head scalped after he refused to cut off his keshas(unshorn hair) and convert into Islam
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Entertainment

Here’s how much Ranbir Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan will be paid to play Rama-Ravana in Nitesh Tiwari’s web series

OpIndia Staff -
Nitesh Tiwari will make a trilogy of movies on Ramayana. Ranbir Kapoor and Hrithik Roshan are expected to play the roles of Rama and Ravana.
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News Reports

‘After JNU, left plans to grab DU using Mark Jihad’, professor questions high number of students getting 100% marks in Kerala board exams

OpIndia Staff -
DU professor Rakesh Pandey says Kerala doing ‘Mark Jihad’ by awarding 100% marks to class 12 students to more grab higher education seats
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News Reports

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: As Ashish Mishra appears for interrogation, here is how Congress-friendly media claimed he had ‘fled’ to Nepal

OpIndia Staff -
On Saturday accused Ashish Mishra appeared before UP Police Crime Branch over his alleged involvement in Lakhimpur Kheri violence
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News Reports

Shah Faesal will not be appointed advisor to Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor, govt sources confirm

OpIndia Staff -
Shah Faesal, former comrade of Shehla Rashid, to be appointed advisor to Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha.
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News Reports

Online store Nykaa advertises condoms for Navratri, insults Hindu sentiments, sparks outrage: Details

OpIndia Staff -
An attempt by the online store company Nykaa to promote the sale of condoms in the name of Navratri has attracted criticism.
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World

Video game on Israel-Palestine conflict that glorifies Jihad, rewards headshot and killing of Israeli soldiers stirs controversy: Details

OpIndia Staff -
'Fursan al-Aqsa: Knights of al-Aqsa Mosque' was developed by Nidal Nijm Games and is set to be released in December 2021.
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News Reports

Craftsmen struggle to sell Ravana effigies after Rajasthan government bans the use of firecrackers, line the streets to protest: Details

OpIndia Staff -
With COVID-19 cases receding, the craftsmen had anticipated a healthy demand for Ravana effigies but their hopes were dashed after the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government ordered a ban on firecrackers
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News Reports

Kerala govt admits Covid-19 deaths in the state were under-reported till mid-June, decides to add 7,000 deaths to total death toll

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala govt has decided to add 7,000 deaths to the state’s Covid-19 death tally after allegations of under-reporting of deaths emerged.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Temple priest found brutally murdered, Etah police arrests one Razzak, recovers an axe used for the crime

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh police confirmed that they have arrested the accused named Razzak and recovered the axe he used to hack the priest to death
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Politics

Is the opposition ready to rumble? Here is a blow by blow account of the sparring match between Prashant Kishor, Congress and TMC

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Kishor, Congress and TMC were embroiled in an online bickering over who is to lead the opposition against the Modi government
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News Reports

New Indian Express publishes fake news saying Kalaburagi Doordarshan Kendra is shutting down, gets fact-checked by Prasar Bharti CEO

OpIndia Staff -
While Kalaburagi Doordarshan Kendra is shutting down analogue transmission, New Indian Express claimed entire centre is being closed
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News Reports

TMC puts up ‘ModiShahsurmardini’ poster near the house of Mamata Banerjee, BJP says it depicts their party ‘culture’

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has slammed Mamata Banerjee and her party saying that the hoarding reflects the "audacity, taste and culture of TMC".
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News Reports

Cruise ship drugs case: Film producer Imtiaz Khatri’s Mumbai home, office raided by NCB

OpIndia Staff -
Name of Imtiaz Khatri came up during the interrogation of one Achit Kumar, who was arrested earlier this week when the cruise shit was raided
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Economy and Finance

Nitin Gadkari asks Tesla not to sell China manufactured cars in India, reveals his conversation with Elon Musk to set up manufacturing in India

OpIndia Staff -
Nitin Gadkari has said that he has told US-based electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla not to sell China-manufactured cars in India.
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News Reports

Yogi Adityanath says ‘guilty won’t be spared but won’t act under pressure’ as farmers threaten more agitation which could lead to further violence

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath has assured that the perpetrators will not be spared but declined to take any action under duress
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World

Afghanistan: ‘Sunni’ ISIS-KP takes responsibility for bombing Shia mosque in Kunduz, bomber an Uyghur Muslim

OpIndia Staff -
The recent rise of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan has accentuated the fear of the Hazara community who had earlier been targeted by ISKP.
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News Reports

BYJUs pauses all ads featuring Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan following his son’s arrest in the cruise ship drugs case: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
BYJUs company has pulled all its advertisement featuring Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan following investigation against his son in drugs case
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News Reports

National Commission of Scheduled Castes summons Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia over ‘insult of Dalit teacher’ case in a university school

OpIndia Staff -
Jamia VC summoned over allegations that a Dalit guest teacher was insulted by headmaster of Jamia Middle School under the university
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News Reports

Surat: Seven arrested for violating Covid-19 norms after videos of gangsters dancing with a bar dancer at a birthday party go viral

OpIndia Staff -
Along with infamous Mindi gang, the party was also attended by dreaded gangster Jafer Golden, who was seen in the viral videos
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News Reports

Prayagraj: Authorities demolish illegal encroachments around Mazhar in Chandrashekhar Azad Park following court order

OpIndia Staff -
Prayagraj Development Authority demolished a mosque, 3 tombs and 14 graves overnight on Friday from the Chandrashekhar Azad Park
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Politics

Rahul Kanwal asks Rakesh Jhunjhunwala what he told PM Modi, gets ‘befitting reply’, Congress makes perverted insult

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala appeared at the India Today Conclave 2021, where he gave a befitting reply to Rahul Kanwal.
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Law

Attorney General declines consent for contempt proceedings against Bhim Army chief despite agreeing that Azad made scurrilous comments against SC

OpIndia Staff -
Attorney General said scurrilous allegations were made against SC judges by Bhim Army chief but refused sanction for contempt proceedings
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News Reports

Surrounded by Congress workers with cameras, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sweeps ground at Dalit locality in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited Luvkush Nagar, a Dalit locality in Lucknow, and picked up a broom to sweep the ground
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News Reports

‘Mahilayen maaf nahi karengi’: Read why Tej Pratap Yadav is angry at RJD and says women will never forgive the party

OpIndia Staff -
RJD had shared list of its star campaigners ahead of by polls for 2 assembly seats.
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