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Narendra Modi and democracy: How Chief Minister of a state was grilled for hours and he followed the rule of the land

Nirwa Mehta -
Narendra Modi, as sitting chief minister and an accused in a case filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of Congress leader Ehsan Jafri who was killed in riots which followed the Godhra train carnage, was grilled by the SIT for over 9 hours.
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News Reports

PepsiCo India sets up its largest greenfield food plant in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, a year after wrapping up business in Kerala

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath inaugurated PepsiCo India's largest greenfield foods plant worth Rs 814 crore in Kosi Kalan in Mathura
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News Reports

TMC MP Nusrat Jahan names her newly born son Yishaan J Dasgupta, birth certificate mentions Debashish aka Yash Dasgupta as his father

OpIndia Staff -
Debashish Dasgupta, the formal name of actor Yash Dasgupta, has been mentioned as father of the son of Nusrat Jahan in birth certificate
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News Reports

Suvendu Adhikari writes to union health ministry objecting approval of private medical college managed by scam accused TMC leader Anubrata Mondal

OpIndia Staff -
Suvendu Adhikari said Anubrata Mondal funds the trust behind the medical college with money from dubious, unaccounted sources
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News Reports

As Congress celebrates PM Modi’s birthday as ‘Bad Omen Day’, here is how Congress CMs let Gujaratis die in 2002

Nirwa Mehta -
Ashok Gehlot, Digvijaya Singh and Vilasrao Deshmukh of Congress in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra sat and watched as Gujarat burned in 2002.
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News Reports

VHP leader writes to Mysuru SP over Mahadevamma temple demolition, seeks criminal case against DC and Tahsildar for hurting sentiments of Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Mahadevamma Temple, claimed to be over 500 years old, was demolished by the administration as part of demolition drive of illegal structures
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Political History of India

25th September 1921: A day when 38 Hindus were slaughtered and thrown in a well by Muslim mob demanding a Caliphate in Malabar

Nupur J Sharma -
Moplah genocide of Hindus was different because the Muslims thought they would oust the British and establish an Islamic State.
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News Reports

Gujarat cabinet sees complete overhaul with 24 new ministers in Bhupendra Patel ministry

OpIndia Staff -
None of the minister from Vijay Rupani cabinet inducted in Bhupendra Patel govt in Gujarat, 24 new ministers inducted
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Cricket

Virat Kohli to step down from T20 captainship after T20 World Cup in Dubai

OpIndia Staff -
Virat Kohli announces stepping down from T20 captaincy after T20 World Cup this October.
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News Reports

Unending fight of ‘Amra Akranto’: Professor Ambikesh Mahapatra continues a long battle for sharing Mamata Banerjee’s cartoon in 2012

OpIndia Staff -
While Ambikesh Mahapatra has been discharged under the IT act, the Bengal govt now wants to slap IPC sections 500 and 509
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Social Media

Viral video: Congress supporters in UP waiting for Priyanka Gandhi have no idea who she is

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress supporters waiting for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seem to have no idea who she is.
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Crime

Bihar: Sunny Sinha stabbed to death by local goon Mohammed Ladla, police had let him go with a warning

OpIndia Staff -
Before Sinha was stabbed to death, the locals had alerted the police of the nuisance created by Md Ladla and his gang, however they took no action.
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News Reports

‘Critics of Central Vista project cunningly quiet on Defence Offices Complexes’: Says PM Modi inaugurating new defence offices in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi inaugurated the new Defence Offices Complexes built at Kasturba Gandhi Marg and Africa Avenue in New Delhi on 16 September
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News Reports

Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum wants British people to forgive her, claims she did not know it was a death cult and there...

OpIndia Staff -
Former ISIS bride Shamima Begum said she was not aware that ISIS was a death cult. Earlier, she had justified the Manchester Arena terrorist attacks.
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News Reports

Karnataka CM refers to BJP MP Subramanian Swamy as a ‘freelance politician’, says his forte is to speak against his own party

OpIndia Staff -
The character and forte of Subramanian Swamy has been to speak against his own party and its leadership, said the Karnataka CM
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Government and Policy

How India mastered the COVID vaccination process and how the Media lied, obfuscated and shifted goal post to shame the nation

S. Sudhir Kumar -
Ever since India began vaccination for COVID, we have had a “If India vaccinates at this rate, it will take a million zillion years to vaccinate entire population” gang active in the English media.
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Entertainment

The rift between Govinda and his ‘Bhanja’ Krushna Abhishek: It has been going on for years

OpIndia Staff -
In 2016, Krushna Abhishek had said about his uncle that he had kept him as 'Mama'. He had said, “Maine Govinda ko apna mama rakha hai.”
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News Reports

Telangana: Absconding accused in rape and murder case of a 6-year-old child kills himself by jumping before train

OpIndia Staff -
The Telangana police confirmed that the deceased was the wanted person in the rape and murder of the 6-year-old minor, based on the tattoo on his body.
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News Reports

Telangana: As five Muslim men abduct a Dalit Hindu man for travelling with a Muslim woman, netizens share more videos of ‘Sharia Police’ from...

OpIndia Staff -
Videos show groups of Muslim Men roaming around in Telangana preventing Muslim women from being with non-Muslim men
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Opinions

Afghanistan, France, India, Japan: Learn not to trust the USA

Abhishek Banerjee -
Liberals all over the world endorsed Joe Biden because they thought Trump was a “white supremacist.” Since coming to power, he has sidelined the only two non-white countries in his Indo-Pacific alliance.
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News Reports

Pakistani boat named ‘Allah Pawawakal’ with 12 crew members apprehended by the coast guard in Indian waters near Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
The Pakistani boat was intercepted in Indian waters by Indian Coast Guard ship Rajratan during a surveillance mission
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News Reports

Kerala: Another Church comes forward warning Christians against Love Jihad, says Islamic clerics using ‘black magic and witchcraft’ to trap girls

OpIndia Staff -
A press release by the diocese stated that at least 100 cases of various forms of “sex terrorism” targeting Christian women and girls surfaced in an inquiry conducted on receiving complaints.
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News Reports

ISIS terrorists from Al-Hind module attempted to form ‘Islamist caliphate’ in South India, hatched plot to kill Hindu leaders: NIA

OpIndia Staff -
The NIA charge sheet reveals that the ISIS terrorist from Al-Hind's Bengaluru module wanted to operate in a similar manner to the Naxals
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Social Media

Ex-Armyman tweets video of Army band playing Aarti music with misleading claims, liberals blame ‘Modi’s Hindutva’

Anurag -
Liberals blamed PM Modi's 'Hindutva' for inclusion of Aarti in passing out parade, peddling a false narrative that it has been included recently to 'saffronise' the Army.
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Politics

‘Mai aaunga na, I will come back for sure’: says Yogi Adityanath on returning as UP Chief Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath says the BJP will win 350 seats in the upcoming state assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh
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World

Mullah Baradar refutes reports of clashes within Taliban, appears in interview to prove he is alive

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, Baradar and Khalil ur-Rahman Haqqani had exchanged strong words, as their followers brawled with each other nearby.
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News Reports

Over 30% COVID related deaths in India reported from Maharashtra, Kerala on 5th: Details

OpIndia Staff -
While the pandemic has been largely under control in most parts of the country, the cases in Kerala continue to rise unhinged.
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News Reports

UP: Yogi govt withdraws 868 cases against farmers, were lodged for violating govt orders against stubble burning

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the Yogi government is also considering scrapping of the fine the government imposes for violation of stubble burning guidelines.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Tarapur Police books one Munaf Iqbal Vhora for abusive remarks on Hindu Gods

OpIndia Staff -
A complaint was filed against Munaf Iqbal Vhora by Pareshkumar Sureshbhai Parmar from Tarapur area for abusing Hindu gods
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News Reports

Pune’s favourite ‘Halwai’ shares inspiring video on Engineers’ Day: This is how Chitale Bandhu uses machines for making modaks, laddoos and more

Jinit Jain -
Chitale Bandhu Mithaiwale is a legendary snacks enterprise, operating since the 1950s and is quite popular across Maharashtra
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News Reports

Denmark: Over 1400 dolphins killed in a barbaric tradition, distributed amongst locals for consumption amid outrage

OpIndia Staff -
Over 1400 white-sided dolphins were killed in Faroe Island in Denmark by the locals as part of the traditional Grindadrap event
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi slams Mohan Bhagwat for not having women around him like Gandhiji always had, Netizens remind him of Gandhi’s “experiments with celibacy”

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi said in a meeting that Gandhiji was always accompanied by two to three women, in a bid to attack RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
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News Reports

Top officials of Jharkhand based company convicted in coal block scam by special CBI court

OpIndia Staff -
Officials of Jharkhand based M/s Domco Smokeless Fuels Pvt. Ltd convicted in the coal block allotment scam case
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News Reports

Hafta Vasooli in Maharashtra: Minors attack a cloth store, smash glasses to demand extortion

OpIndia Staff -
Minors attacked shopkeeper and smashed the shop in Pimpri Chinchwad in Pune, Maharshtra for not paying ‘hafta’ or extortion money
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News Reports

Bengal Bypolls: Congress candidate from Samserganj reluctant to contest to avoid a clash with his twin brother, who is local TMC MP

OpIndia Staff -
Samserganj Congress candidate wants to withdraw because his twin brother, a TMC MP, is in charge of election campaign of the TMC candidate
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News Reports

Congress to mark PM Modi’s birthday as ‘Bad Omen Day,’ netizens say ‘no lesson learnt’

OpIndia Staff -
People asked who is forming the political startegy for Congress, because clearly they are being prepped for a more humiliating loss.
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Politics

Want ticket? Tag money with your CV, Uttar Pradesh Congress asks

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Congress has asked all those who seek tickets to fight the upcoming state assembly elections, should 'donate' Rs 11,000 to the party along with their CV.
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News Reports

UP: Bajrang Dal launches signature campaign against SP MLA Irfan Solanki’s demand of a namaz room in the state assembly

OpIndia Staff -
Bajrang Dal starts campaign against SP MLA's demand for namaz room at UP assembly after Jharkhand Assembly allotted a namaz room
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Entertainment

Income Tax dept surveys Sonu Sood’s office

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, Income Tax Department carried out survey at six locations associated with Sonu Sood and his company.
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News Reports

Union cabinet approves structural reforms in telecom sector: AGR definition rationalised by excluding non-telecom revenues, 4-year moratorium on dues

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from telecom companies, the AGR definition rationalisation will those PSUs who have captive telecom networks for internal use
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Opinions

The changing CMs of BJP: What it means and what to expect

Abhishek Banerjee -
In Karnataka, the JDS made a huge mistake by taking the CM post in 2018. Their party is now finished, and BJP has entered all their old strongholds in the Old Mysore region.
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News Reports

Watch: Rahul Gandhi goofs up while inaugurating new Mahila Congress logo on its foundation day

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi forgot how many years it has been since the women's wing of Congress, Mahila Congress, has been around
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Opinions

The fall of Afghanistan: How the Taliban is the sword arm of Pakistan

Jinit Jain -
Since the inception of the Taliban, Pakistan has been its principal benefactor, extending emotional, moral, financial and tactical support to the terror outfit
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News Reports

Mohammed Ameen became Raja Pandit to trap mother of three, tried to forcefully convert to Islam and harassed for dowry

OpIndia Staff -
The woman in her complaint said that Mohammed Ameen who worked under her husband introduced himself as Raja Pandit.
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News Reports

Hemant Soren calls Bhojpuri, Magahi as language of rape and abuse, says they are ‘borrowed’ and imposed upon people of Jharkhand

OpIndia Staff -
“These are the borrowed languages. These are the languages of Bihar and not Jharkhand," Soren said to Hindustan Times.
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News Reports

Rise in tractor sales in November-January indicates Republic Day violence was a well-orchestrated conspiracy, says Delhi Police charge sheet

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi Police in its charge sheet further stated that Punjab witnessed the highest increase in tractor sales in those months.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal announces ban on firecrackers for Diwali for the third consecutive year in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple studies have suggested that the major contributing factor to Delhi pollution and smog that engulfs the national capital is stubble burning in the neighbouring states, especially Punjab.
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News Reports

West Bengal govt cuts PWD budget by 60% to fund welfare schemes, puts a stop on road widening and strengthening works

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal govt has cut PWD and PWRD budget by almost 60% from ₹4618 crore to ₹2750 crore, a cut of ₹1868 crore.
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Media

Rajdeep Sardesai blames ‘Hindutva forces’ for Indian Muslims cheering for Taliban, how the ‘Dara Hua Musalman’ narrative is being played up

Nirwa Mehta -
Ever since the Islamist group toppled the Afghanistan government, a certain section of Indian Muslims have been rooting for them and referring to them as some sort of saviours from the 'oppressive' American forces.
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News Reports

Bijnor murder case: Shahzad alias Khadim had planned to rape Dalit girl, strangulated her brutally when she struggled and screamed

OpIndia Staff -
Shahzad was waiting for her at Railway Station with an intention to rape. He attacked her but when she screamed and struggled, he strangulated her with her own dupatta and killed her.
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