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Despite projecting a ‘moderate’ image in TV studios, Taliban kills woman for not wearing burqa, fires at women and children outside Kabul Airport

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While the Taliban is trying to project a 'moderate' image in TV studios, on the street they still remain the same fundamentalist group
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hundreds of men grope, tear clothes of a woman in Lahore, some later defend it saying she was ‘wearing tight clothes’

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Female TikTok star groped and molested by hundreds of men at Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on their Independence Day
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News Reports

Islamists attack former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju for his Facebook post, wish him death

OpIndia Staff -
Markandey Katju had posted “Hanumanji u Akbar” on Facebook, which triggered the Islamists to launch an online attack on him
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News Reports

Afghanistan: Amrullah Saleh leads ‘Panjshir Resistance’ against Taliban, working with Ahmed Masood to unite Northern Alliance warlords

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the complete takeover of Afghanistan by the Islamic terror group Taliban, a resistance force, led by Ahmad Massoud, son of late Afghan politician Ahmad Shah Massoud - known as the "Lion" of Panjshir, are gaining in strength in the Panjshir valley, north of Kabul.
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News Reports

Punjab: Farmer Protesters create ruckus in Rupnagar after seeing a vehicle with PM Modi’s photo, tore posters

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Alleged farmers tore posters of PM Modi on a vehicle that was part of 'Bullet Rani' convoy that was on a trip from Madurai to Manali
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News Reports

Not satire: In a bid to attack PM Modi, ‘Liberals’ in India hail Islamist group Taliban for ‘holding press conference’

OpIndia Staff -
So what if they beat up women, indulge in public flogging and execution, have zero regard for human rights. At least Taliban held a press conference!
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor discharged by Delhi court in Sunanda Pushkar abetment of suicide case, gets clean chit

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Sessions Court in Delhi discharged Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor in case of abetment of suicide of Sunanda Pushkar, his late wife
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rehman booked by UP Police for hailing Taliban, equating them with India’s freedom fighters

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rehman Barq had on August 16 hailed the Taliban and likened them to the freedom fighters who fought for India’s independence
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News Reports

From choorma and ice-cream to taking a promise from players: Here’s what PM Modi said to the Tokyo returned athletes

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi also requested the players to send written suggestions and letters to him recommending how the infrastructure and training in the country can be bettered.
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News Reports

’20-year Afghanistan mission was foolish, should have ended long ago’: Tulsi Gabbard slams the American ‘elite’ for wasteful wars

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Gabbard blamed the American 'elite', including mainstream media, politicians, defense contractors, for stretching the Afghanistan mission for 20 years.
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News Reports

New York Times lies about Indian govt’s visa policy towards Afghan nationals, makes false claims of religious criteria

OpIndia Staff -
Despite India officially stating that it has decided to grant emergency Visas to the Afghan nationals, the New York Times continues to peddle lies about the Indian government to claim that the Modi government is using a religion as a criteria to bring Afghans
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News Reports

‘Liberals’ attack Shashi Tharoor for ‘revealing’ Malayalis in Taliban, Tharoor proves how Keralites are indeed joining terror groups

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Shashi Tharoor was attacked by 'liberals' for voicing concerns over people from Kerala taking the radicalisation route.
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News Reports

ISIS terrorist Nimisha Fathima, other Keralites among 5,000 prisoners set free by Taliban from Kabul jails: Reports

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Fathima’s mother Bindu who is awaiting her return said that if the news of her daughter's release is indeed true then it is nothing but "divine intervention".
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News Reports

West Bengal: Shiv Bhakts thrashed by cops outside Bhootnath temple, BJP compares situation in state to ‘Taliban Raj’

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The Bhootnath temple is of immense significance to Shiv Bhakts during the month of Shravan.
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Entertainment

Spanish radio chat show calls BTS ‘Chinese backstreet boys’, angered fans allege racism and xenophobia

OpIndia Staff -
In a Spanish radio chat show, speakers had derisively referred to BTS band as "Chinese Backstreet Boys".
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World

Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh lays claim to the presidency, seeks support as he implores Afghans to ‘join the resistance’

OpIndia Staff -
Vice President of Afghanistan under the Ashraf Ghani government, Amrullah Saleh, has staked claim to the presidency.
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World

‘Tweet jehad kab tak chalega?’ India Today journalist asks Afghan VP to ‘show his face’ as Taliban takes over Afghanistan

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Saleh has said that he has not fled the country and is very much in Afghanistan. He has also declared himself caretaker President and sought international support.
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Sports

Indian hockey star PR Sreejesh lauds PM Modi for renaming Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand: Here is what he said

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PR Sreejesh on Tuesday heaped praises on PM Modi for renaming the Khel Ratna award after Hockey legend Major Dhyan Chand.
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Media

Radical Islam apologist profiled by Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint, who is a serial fake news peddler, now spreads Taliban propaganda: Details

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Radical Islam apologist CJ Werleman spread Taliban propaganda after the group managed to capture Kabul.
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News Reports

Taliban claim they will allow women to study and work, but Afghans still remember the public stonings and floggings

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The Taliban has reportedly said that women were the main victims of the crisis in Afghanistan for over 40 years and they dont want the women to be victims anymore.
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News Reports

Jammu & Kashmir: BJP leader shot dead by terrorists, second such killing in just ten days

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BJP leader Javeed Ahmad Dar was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir earlier today.
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News Reports

Under Yogi Adityanath, Covid-19 vaccination crosses the 6 crore mark in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
The number of active coronavirus cases in the state of Uttar Pradesh stands at 419.
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Entertainment

Deepika Padukone auctions clothes she wore for funerals, her ‘fans’ get into firefighting mode

OpIndia Staff -
Deepika Padukone courted controversy on social media after she was found auctioning clothes she wore to funeral ceremonies.
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News Reports

Sikhs stuck in a Gurudwara in Afghanistan appeals to Sikh organisations in US and Canada to help them escape, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
The Sikhs stuck in a gurudwara in Afghanistan appeal to the United Sikh organisation and the Sikhs in Canada and the US to evacuate them to safety
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News Reports

Kerala: Two women arrested for pro-ISIS activities in Kannur

OpIndia Staff -
Shifa Harris and Misha Siddique were arrested from Kannur by a team of National Investigation Agency(NIA)
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News Reports

99% people in Afghanistan favour making Sharia the law of the land, most favour corporal penalties: Pre-Taliban Pew Research shows

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The survey by Pew Research Centre conducted in 2013 suggests that 79% of the Afghani Muslims considered it to be okay to award death penalty to those who quit Islam
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News Reports

Facebook confirms ban on Taliban as it is a terrorist organisation under US Law

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Facebook has a dedicated team of Afghan experts to remove content and accounts favouring Taliban, the tech giant has informed.
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Sports

‘Shut up and hide’: Afghanistan’s female footballers in tears, afraid and desperate after Taliban’s return, reveals former captain

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Former captain Khalida Popal said that the lives of women footballers in Afghanistan are in danger after the return of Taliban.
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Social Media

Watch: Congress workers fry a bird in hot oil to protest against Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account being locked, chant ‘down down BJP’

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After the dish was cooked, the son of ex-Congress MP Harsha Kumar put it in a tightly packed box for it to be sent via courier to Twitter's headquarters.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force evacuates ambassador, staff and ITBP personnel from Afghanistan: Details

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The aircraft departed the Hamid Karzai International Airport under 'challenging circumstances', given that the local Afghans were desperate to escape from their country and were creating chaos at the airport.
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Party MLA likens CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy to Jesus Christ

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P. Gannavaram MLA Kondeti Chittibabu said CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is a saviour for humanity, like Jesus Christ
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Opinions

The four phases of global media coverage of India’s vaccination program

Abhishek Banerjee -
As India crosses record breaking numbers in coronavirus vaccination, here is how the global media coverage on the same has panned out.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh vandalized in Lahore fort, third such attack

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The nine feet tall statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the Lahore Fort was vandalized for a third time on Tuesday.
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Politics

Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq compares Taliban to India’s freedom fighters, praises them for war against USA

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Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq heaped praises on the Taliban for its wars against USA and Russia.
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World

Chinese state media threatens war against USA to eliminate and expel American soldiers from Taiwan

OpIndia Staff -
Global Times editor Hu Xijin threatened war to remove 30,000 US troops allegedly present in the island nation of Taiwan.
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News Reports

Bangladesh rejects USA request to shelter Afghan refugees, says it is already in problem by allowing Rohingyas

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Bangladesh rejected a request by USA to provide refuge to Afghans stating they are already facing problems because of 1.1 million Rohingyas staying in their country.
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World

Watch: Talibanis enjoy at an amusement park after capturing Afghanistan

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Taliban could be seen riding a merry-go-round meant for small children, jumping on a trampoline and having fun in general.
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News Reports

Deoband in UP to have ATS commando centre, Taliban is inspired from Deobandi movement

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Islamist organisation Taliban draws its inspiration from the Deobandi Islamic movement that has its roots in the UP town of Deoband
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Social Media

Instagram account attacks ‘Kuffars’ for condemning Taliban, asks Indian Muslims to support Talibans, deletes account later

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An Instagram page named Muslim Students of Delhi praised Taliban as they took over Afghanistan
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News Reports

‘Kangana Ranaut’s pictures with her manager Rizwan used to spread false claims’: Her advocate warns of legal action

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Many social media users shared pictures of the actress with her PA/manager Rizwan claiming she is dating him, with sexual innuendoes and derogatory remarks.
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News Reports

India administers record breaking 88.13 lakh doses in a day, over 2 crore doses available for utilization

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Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are leading the chart with 5,98,06,936 and 5,00,55,493 doses administered respectively to date.
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News Reports

Aligarh to be renamed as Harigarh, Mainpuri as Mayan Nagar? Zila Panchayats pass proposal seeking permission for the same

OpIndia Staff -
The Zila Panchayat of Aligarh on Monday passed a resolution seeking to rename the town as Harigarh
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News Reports

Turkey building a 295 km long wall along Iran border to stop refugee influx from Afghanistan: Reports

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“We are building a modular wall. A big part of it has been completed. Nearly 150 kilometers of trenches were dug. Additional reinforcements were made to our border outposts and base areas,” informed Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Sunday.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi lied to get his Twitter account unlocked? Mother of alleged rape victim denies signing any letter

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Alleged rape victim's mother says that neither she nor her husband had given any form of consent to anyone to share their images on social media, contrary to claims made by Congress.
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World

Joe Biden defends US actions in Afghanistan, says Afghan political leaders fled and military was unwilling to fight Taliban

OpIndia Staff -
Joe Biden said the US was not in Afghanistan to create a centralized democracy and build the nation. He blamed the Afghan leaders for fleeing and their military for being unwilling to fight the Taliban.
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News Reports

Kerala model in Afghanistan? Shashi Tharoor suggests Taliban may have recruited Malayali men

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Shashi Tharoor added new speculation that after ISIS Kerala might have become the next recruitment centre for the Taliban as well.
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News Reports

Afghanistan: Indian ambassador in Kabul n his staff to be evacuated, MEA says all Indians will be brought back in a day or two

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MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi has just informed that the Indian ambassador in Kabul and his staff members will be brought back to India immediately.
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News Reports

Fact-check: Does Indian law prohibit Prime Minister Modi from contesting 2024 elections?

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Congress worker Andrea D'souza alias @RiaRevealed takes to Twitter to spread lies that PM Modi will be ineligible to contest 2024 elections.
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Media

Hijab wearing CNN reporter describes Taliban terrorists chanting ‘Death to America’ as ‘friendly’

OpIndia Staff -
CNN reporter Clarissa Ward reported from Kabul, Afghanistan that she was told to stand to the side because she was a woman.
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Political History of India

Amidst the Afghanistan crisis, read how India presided over the world’s largest citizen evacuation operation during Iraq-Kuwait war in 1990

Jinit Jain -
India's unprecedented evacuation of over 1,70,000 stranded citizens from Kuwait was depicted in the Bollywood movie Airlift.
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