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Columnist for Pakistani newspaper suggests USA should consider India a ‘possible suspect’ behind Kabul bombing

OpIndia Staff -
Daily Times (Pakistan) columnist, has suggested that the USA should consider India as a 'possible suspect' behind the Kabul suicide bombing.
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World

American radio host Todd Starnes calls for genocide of Afghans after Kabul bombing, deletes tweet after outrage

OpIndia Staff -
American columnist and radio host Todd Starnes called for the genocide of Afghans after the Kabul bombing.
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World

USA: Republican senators and representatives call for Joe Biden to resign as President after US marines were killed in Kabul bombing

OpIndia Staff -
Calls are being made for US President Joe Biden to resign from his post in the aftermath of the Kabul bombing.
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News Reports

Kabul airport attack: Death toll rises to 103 including 13 US service members, Islamic State Khorasan Province claims responsibility

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After the first explosion hear the Abbey gate of the Kabul Airport, the second blast took place at the the Baron Hotel near the airport
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News Reports

Afghan politician who claimed she was deported by Indian authorities had failed to produce valid documents, say govt officials

OpIndia Staff -
On August 26, the Afghan politician had claimed she was deported to Istanbul from the IGI airport two hours after she reached Delhi.
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Social Media

Quran is WhatsApp University? It is if this Radio Mirchi RJ is to be believed

OpIndia Staff -
Radio Mirchi RJ Sayema declared that Islamic verses prescribing violence against non-Muslims are fake and are from 'WhatsApp University'
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News Reports

West Bengal: 2 arrested in Kolkata for trying to sell radioactive material, could be worth Rs 4,250 Cr

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“Preliminary enquiry revealed that it could be Californium. They were trying to sell it for a few lakh rupees,” police have reportedly stated.
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News Reports

Kerala: Muslim League MLA threatened over anti-Taliban Facebook post, warned of Prof TJ Joseph like fate if not deleted in 24 hours

OpIndia Staff -
MK Muneer, however, has said that he will not take down Facebook post and will not compromise his stand against terrorism and extremism.
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News Reports

Viral video: Taliban seen enjoying ride in a Blackhawk helicopter, though it is not flying

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After the hasty withdrawal of US troops, Taliban has now taken control over a large number of US-supplied military equipment, weapons and aircraft.
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News Reports

CBI registers nine cases related to post-poll violence in West Bengal, in the process of registering more

OpIndia Staff -
After the Calcutta High Court transferred the West Bengal post-poll violence cases to CBI, the agency has started probe
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News Reports

‘No proof of Osama Bin Laden’s role in 9/11, USA used it as an excuse to attack Afghanistan’: Taliban

OpIndia Staff -
“We respect women, they are our sisters.," said the Taliban spokesperson when asked about women and their rights in Afghanistan.
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News Reports

Quad nations Australia, India, Japan, and the United States start Malabar exercise 2021 from today

OpIndia Staff -
Malabar 21 will be held from August 26 to 29 in the Philippine Sea, off the coast of Guam, participated by all four Quad nations
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Sports

Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra clears air over Arshad Nadeem moving around with his javelin on day of final game: Here is what he...

OpIndia Staff -
Controversy erupted after Times of India published an interview with Neeraj Chopra where he spoke about how just before his first throw, his javelin was with Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem.
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News Reports

Zambia: Pastor tries to imitate resurrection of Jesus Christ, convinces people to bury him alive

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In the Zambian town of Chadiza, the pastor James Sakara had convinced his followers that he will be resurrected after a 3-day burial, just like Jesus Christ.
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Entertainment

Hotstar rejects grievance complaints against their series on Babur, claims they are not glorifying the Islamic invader: Read what they said

OpIndia Staff -
Hotstar claimed the web series 'The Empire' is based on an adaptation of a novel, Empire of the Moghul – Raiders from the North, written by one Alex Rutherford which fictionalised historical events.
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News Reports

Indian Navy issues fresh Request for Information for procurement of 4 Landing Platform Docks from Indian shipbuilders. Read details

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After scrapping the tender process last year, the Navy has issued the fresh RFI for the procurement of four Landing Platform Docks
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Crime

‘Sex with wife even by force or against her wishes not rape’, Chhattisgarh High Court acquits man on charges of marital rape

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Chhattisgarh High Court upholds a man's acquittal on charges of marital rape, saying forced sex with legally wedded wife is nor rape
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News Reports

Cricket team named ‘Taliban Club C’ found playing in Rajasthan, banned from a tournament after protests erupted

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Protests erupted across Jaisalmer over ‘Taliban Cricket Club' participating in the Alladin Khan memorial cricket tournament
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News Reports

‘Maybe Taliban sent him to India’: Petition filed against Tamal Bhattacharya for praising Taliban after his evacuation from Afghanistan

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One Raj Choudhury from Kolkata filed a petition against Tamal Bhattacharya for praising Taliban after his evacuation from Afghanistan
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News Reports

Stampede at Afghanistan-Pakistan border as thousands try to flee the Taliban regime

OpIndia Staff -
The situations at border posts are same with the Kabul airport, with thousands of people trying to cross the borders to leave Afghanistan
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News Reports

Indore bangle seller case: Here is what Tasleem Ali’s family claims about his second Aadhar card under false name

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Indore Police found another Aadhar card at Tasleem Ali's UP home which he had reportedly got made to get benefits under PM Awas Yojana.
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Media

TOLO News journalist reported dead after Taliban attack says he’s alive, tweets about the brutal attack on him and his cameraman

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After Tolo News reported that its journalist Ziar Khan Yaad was killed by the Taliban, Yaad tweeted that he survived the brutal attack
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OpIndia Scoops

Diksha Shinde used false credentials to apply, not employed, not paid by us: NASA clarifies on Maharashtra teenager controversy

Akshita Bhadauria -
NASA, while responding to OpIndia's queries seeking clarification on the Diksha Shinde saga, said that she is neither employed by NASA nor has been awarded fellowship as that opportunity is only for US citizens.
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Opinions

Why ‘Kerala model’ is the worst form of governance in India

Abhishek Banerjee -
We should have called out the Kerala model a long time ago. Not just last year, but I mean decades ago.
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Social Media

Poet Manoj Muntashir gets ‘cancelled’ by ‘secular-liberals’ for calling out Mughal barbarity and false glorification

OpIndia Staff -
Poet Manoj Muntashir got cancelled by Leftist 'historians' and Islamists for calling Mughals as 'glorified dacoits'.
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Social Media

Kerala Tourism urges people to visit the state amid unhinged COVID pandemic wave, deletes tweet

OpIndia Staff -
The test positivity rate in Kerala was 19.03% on Wednesday. That means, for every 100 people who got tested, 19 came out positive. Last one week's average positivity ratio stands at 17.3% in Kerala.
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News Reports

Radical Islamic outfit PFI expresses hope in Taliban, calls Indian govt to start diplomatic relations with them

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Praising the Taliban for taking over Afghanistan after the withdrawal of the US forces, the Popular Front of India (PFI) leader Parappurathu Koya termed the Taliban's onslaught as a "resistance" against the US occupation.
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News Reports

Afghan woman MP Rangina Kargar who flew from Turkey to Delhi claims she was deported by authorities

OpIndia Staff -
Afghan MP Rangina Kargar was not on any of the evacuation flights from Kabul, Kandahar in Afghanistan but from Turkey via Dubai
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News Reports

UP: Munawwar Rana’s son Tabrez arrested for orchestrating a fake attack on himself, wanted to frame relatives

OpIndia Staff -
Tabrez Rana was wanted by the police since July. He had staged a fake attack on himself to frame his relatives over a property dispute.
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World

UK, US, Australia warn their citizens to stay away from Kabul Airport fearing terror attacks

OpIndia Staff -
With situation in Afghanistan deteriorating rapidly amid Taliban takeover, countries are warning its citizens against going to airport fearing terror attacks
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News Reports

South Dakota’s Gov Kristi Noem accuses Conservative podcast host Matt Walsh of misogyny: All that happened in the Twitter battle

OpIndia Staff -
Governor of South Dakota, Kristi Noem, accused Conservative podcast host Matt Walsh of misogyny and called him a pig.
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News Reports

Death anniversary of Alfred Kinsey: ‘Father of sexual revolution’ who claimed babies have orgasms, child rape benefits victims

Jinit Jain -
Alfred Kinsey, hailed by a large section of Americans as the "father of sexual revolution", had died on 25 August 1956.
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News Reports

The Taliban accepts women are not safe in their regime, tells Afghan women to stay at home as their soldiers are ‘not trained’ to...

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Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid said that women should not go to work for their own safety as Talibanis may harm them
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Culture and History

Alauddin Khilji’s attack on Chittorgarh: The legend of Rani Padmini and the enduring Islamist legacy of brutalising women

Jinit Jain -
Alauddin Khilji had attacked and captured the Chittorgarh fort on 26 August 1303 in a historic and brutal battle
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Opinions

Rohini Singh of The Wire attracts Islamist attack on Reliance, here is what it says about the mentality

Jinit Jain -
Rohini Singh posted a tweet accusing the Reliance of funding anti-Muslim media network and asked the Governor of Saudi PIF if he endorsed its deal with Saudi oil company Aramco
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News Reports

‘Mughals were the original nation builders’, says director Kabir Khan, says portraying them as murderers is wrong

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“If you do some research and read history, it's very tough to understand why they have to be villainized," claimed Kabir while talking about Mughals.
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News Reports

Watch: Arnab Goswami explains the meaning of Hindutva as he exposes Hindumisia of the left-liberal lobby

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Arnab Goswami put listed humanitarian and social service works done by Hindutva groups to explain the really of Hindutva movement
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Congress leader Suraj Singh quits party protesting against appointment of Zeeshan Siddiqui as Mumbai Youth Congress President

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Youth Congress leader Suraj Singh Thakur said that he is totally uncomfortable in working with a non-political and inexperienced person
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News Reports

Shocking video shows women teachers fainting after consuming poison in Mamata’s West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Bhagirath Ghosh, joint convenor of the Parsha Sikshak Oikyo Mancha said that the state government is using 'Talibani tactics' to control the agitation and demanded immediate intervention.
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News Reports

“Unforgiving crime”: AMU students body puts up posters slamming the vice chancellor for condoling the death of Kalyan Singh

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The posters said that the 'shameful act' of condoling the death of Kalyan Singh has brought 'disgrace' to the entire AMU fraternity.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Mufti arrested for rape of minor girl at Rawalpindi madarsa, female teacher helped in crime

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Mufti Shah Nawaz Ahmed was arrested in Rawalpindi, Pakistan for raping a minor girl.
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News Reports

Joe Biden’s approval ratings sink to an all-time low amidst backlash over the bungled pullout from Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Amids the chaotic drawdown from Afghanistan, Joe Biden's approval ratings tank to lowest since he assumed office.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Clerics, Islamic fundamentalists oppose anti-forced conversion bills, warn Imran Khan-led govt against passing such law

OpIndia Staff -
After reading the draft, the clerics and religious scholars expressed serious reservations over several clauses, including the minimum age of conversion.
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News Reports

No Covid cases among Afghanistan evacuees, ITBP says media reports are wrong

OpIndia Staff -
Three Sikhs who brought Guru Granth Sahib Ji's Swaroop from Afghanistan tested positive for Coronavirus.
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News Reports

‘Why your head is uncovered?’ Islamists attack 20-year-old Radio Jockey in Baramullah, laments that the ‘Chota Pakistan’ has western influence now

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Islamists attack young radio jockey from Kashmir Samaniya Bhat for joining CRPF backed Radio Station and not covering head
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News Reports

Gujarat youth Salman Mirza dies after sealing his genitals with adhesive during sex, family blames former fiancee

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The police officer investigating the case said that the couple used to abuse a drug that involved a whitener and the adhesive, which is inhaled to get a kick.
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News Reports

Security officials at Qatar base detect at least one Afghan evacuee with potential ISIS links, around 100 flagged for potential matches

OpIndia Staff -
Automated Biometric Identification System of the Defense Department flagged close to 100 evacuated Afghans for possible ISIS links
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Sports

Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem was moving around with Neeraj Chopra’s javelin during the finals, Olympic gold medalist reveals. This is what may have happened

Nirwa Mehta -
OpIndia has reached out to Chopra as well as Arshad Nadeem for their comments on what could be the possible reason for Arshad to be roaming around with Neeraj's javelin.
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News Reports

Ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh’s son expresses gratitude to CM Yogi Adityanath for staying by the family as an ‘elder son’ during the last rites...

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Expressing gratitude to the CM, Rajveer Singh said that Yogi Adityanath stayed by the family like an elder son.
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News Reports

Revolt in Punjab Congress widens as 30 MLAs including 4 ministers from Sidhu camp want Amarinder Singh’s removal from CM’s post

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30 Punjab Congress MLAs, including 4 ministers, say they do not trust CM Amarinder Singh anymore to deliver election promises
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