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Watch: Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan refuses to call Taliban an enemy

OpIndia Staff -
The National Security Advisor of the United States, Jake Sullivan, says "It is hard to put a label on Taliban".
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News Reports

Rupa Tirkey death case: Jharkhand HC orders CBI probe, family alleges involvement of CM’s close aide

Vijay Deo Jha -
Rupa Tirkey, a native of Ranchi was posted as officer in-charge of Mahila police station in Sahebganj district in Santhal Pargana division. On May 3 she was found hanging at her official quarter in Sahebganj.
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OpIndia Explains

Meet Amrullah Saleh: The face of the Afghan resistance against the Taliban and one of the fiercest critics of Pakistan

Jinit Jain -
Amrullah Saleh, 48, the face of the Afghan resistance, believes the Taliban would crumble without Pakistan's support. He has been vocal about Pakistan's tacit support to Taliban radicals.
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News Reports

Biden admin has no update on 24 California students who remain stranded in Afghanistan after withdrawal of US troops

OpIndia Staff -
24 students of the San Juan Unified School District in California have not yet returned from Afghanistan since the semester began
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OpIndia Explains

Did you know ‘Yeshu Yeshu’ pastor Bajinder Singh was once arrested for raping a woman: Here’s his brief profile

Akshita Bhadauria -
From serving jail time on allegations of murder to arrest over rape charges to 'bringing a dead girl alive': The long and short of 'prophet' Bajinder Singh
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News Reports

PM Modi asks ministries to submit a list of infra projects delayed due to court and NGT orders, loss to taxpayers: Report

OpIndia Staff -
As many as 504 projects are running behind schedule and another 483 infrastructure projects reported cost overruns, as per an ET report.
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News Reports

Covid scare in Karnataka after 65 Kerala students carrying negative certificates test positive in Kolar college

OpIndia Staff -
As many as 65 students from Kerala have tested positive for Covid-19 in a nursing college in Kolar, Karnataka, creating panic in the city about a possible wave of infections in Karnataka, which has so far successfully contained the Covid-19 pandemic.
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News Reports

‘Not against religion’: Says Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray after Mumbai police filed 11 FIRs and detained 85 for Dahi Handi celebrations

OpIndia Staff -
After a muted Dahi Handi, BJP MLA Ashish Shelar issued a warning on Tuesday saying if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government tries to stop the Ganeshotsav, there will be retaliation from the party.
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News Reports

Taliban holds mock funeral with coffins wrapped in US and NATO flags amid Allahu Akbar chants

OpIndia Staff -
Taliban celebrated the exit of U.S Military forces from the Afghanistan soil with coffins draped in US and NATO flags.
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Media

Kashmir Police denies reports claiming 60 youth gone missing from Kashmir since the Taliban took over Afghanistan

Anurag -
Various media outlets like NDTV, News18 and online portals like The Kashmiriyat had reported that 60 youths from Kashmir went 'missing' as Taliban took over Afghanistan
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News Reports

“We know that the SIT is not functional,” says Calcutta High Court on Bengal post-poll violence case

OpIndia Staff -
The SIT was to be formed to look into the cases of post poll violence other than cases of murder and sexual assault assigned to the CBI for investigation.
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News Reports

Mangaluru: Police inspector Albert Lasrado stops Hindu activist’s car, asks him to remove religious sticker

OpIndia Staff -
Albert Lasrado, who stopped the car for allegedly checking the documents, demanded that the Hindu activists pay a fine for putting up religious stickers on the car, claiming that the stickers were against the law.
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News Reports

Moplah massacre: Classical dancer Kalyanikutty Amma’s granddaughter recounts how their ancestral home is now occupied by Muslims

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Amidst the ongoing campaign to "secularise" the Moplah massacres and portray it as a freedom struggle, Smitha Rajan has put out a Facebook post recounting how legendary Mohiniyattam performer Kalyanikutty Amma and her family had to flee from their own house in Kerala during the Moplah massacres in 1921.
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World

Former Afghan President Ghani had informed Biden that Taliban was advancing with ‘full Pakistani support’. Read excerpts

OpIndia Staff -
Ashraf Ghani had informed Biden that not just logistical support from Pakistan's government, the Taliban also had thousands of Pakistani terrorists among their ranks.
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Opinions

No, Chetan Bhagat, you don’t get to take credit for India’s record breaking vaccination numbers

Nirwa Mehta -
Many pointed out to Chetan Bhagat how it was inappropriate to gloat over an article that was more like rooting for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines while dismissing Indian government efforts on vaccination.
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Crime

Bengal post-poll violence: 10 more cases registered by CBI after orders of Calcutta High Court came, total cases now 31

OpIndia Staff -
This comes shortly after the CBI made the first two arrests on August 28 of Biju and Aasima Ghosh, charged with the murder of BJP worker Dharma Mondal and two others in West Bengal’s Nadia district.
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News Reports

Ghaziabad: 3 FIRs filed against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati for his vile remarks against women in viral video

OpIndia Staff -
Narsinghanand defended his comments made in the video saying they were taken out of context and that the video was “heavily edited”.
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News Reports

Al-Qaeda congratulates ‘Islamic Ummah on Victory’ as Taliban takes over Afghanistan, calls for ‘liberation’ of Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The congratulatory message from Al Qaeda comes on a day US President Joe Biden claimed the terror organisation has been decimated in Afghanistan after Osama Bin Laden was killed in Pakistan
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Opinions

Why do real investors have hope in India even if ‘opinion writers’ don’t?

Abhishek Banerjee -
The day your prestige runs out, the money does too. If nothing else, the Chinese are canny with doing business. So, going forward, don’t count on Huwaei to sponsor articles on the greatness of Kerala model.
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News Reports

‘Taliban’ accounts mock USA and western culture with Pepe the Frog and other ‘edgy’ memes

OpIndia Staff -
Taliban is mocking the United States with memes of Pepe the Frog and other memes after the end of the 20 year Afghan war.
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News Reports

India beats previous record of highest single-day coverage, administers more than 1 crore vaccines doses in a day for second time

OpIndia Staff -
India on Tuesday once again administered more than 10 million vaccine doses in a single day, according to CoWin.
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News Reports

Dismantling Global Hindutva claims ‘Hinduphobia is a distraction’, while Hindus have suffered genocides and persecution continues to this day

Jinit Jain -
Dismantling Global Hindutva dismissed Hinduphobia as mere distraction after it was accused of furthering anti-Hindu bigotry.
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World

Facebook, Instagram ‘removes’ account of mother of slain US marine who slammed Joe Biden in wake of her son’s death

OpIndia Staff -
In her post Shana Chappell had expressed her belief that it was US President Joe Biden who was responsible for her son, Kareem Nikoui's death.
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World

USA: Nearly 90 retired Generals and Admirals call for Joe Biden’s Sec Def and chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff to resign over Afghanistan...

OpIndia Staff -
The resignation was demanded over the disastrous withdrawal of US Forces from Afghanistan that saw Americans stranded.
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Editor's picks

Bhim Army leader claims ‘RSS goons’ thrashed youth, forced him to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’: Here is the truth

Jhankar Mohta -
Bhim Army Bharat Ekta Mission Delhi district president made the false claim against RSS in the early hours of August 31st.
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News Reports

Punjab: Congress leader’s anti-Hindu remarks spark protests in Bathinda on Janmashtami, organisations demand police action against him

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus organisations demanded that a case under IPC section 295(A) be registered against Punjab Congress leader Sukhraj Aulakh.
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News Reports

India witnesses the highest-ever quarterly expansion as GDP grows by 20.1 per cent in April-June quarter

Jinit Jain -
India registered a stunning economic rebound during the first quarter of FY21 despite being hit by the second wave of COVID-19 outbreak
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News Reports

Indian ambassador to Qatar meets Sher Mohammad Stanikzai, the head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Ambassador to Qatar discussed the safety, security and early return of stranded Indian nationals in Afghanistan with Taliban.
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News Reports

Did you know: President of Congress was a permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Trust before Modi govt brought in amendment

Akshita Bhadauria -
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor had alleged that the bill was a “denial of the heritage of the country” when the amendment bill was tabled.
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Social Media

Netizens in splits after CNBC TV 18 suggests hilarious names for proposed IPL teams: Here’s what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The Twitter account of CNBC TV 18 News responded to an ANI tweet about a tender released by BCCI for two new IPL teams.
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World

I’d rather follow my religion than break it, says 12 year old Hindu boy sent off field in Australia for wearing a ‘mala’

OpIndia Staff -
The mala was was made of basil wood beeds (kanthi mala), worn by some adherents of Hinduism.
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News Reports

Tokyo Paralympics: Mariyappan Thangavelu wins Silver, Sharad Kumar wins Bronze in men’s high jump

Sanghamitra -
Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar win Silver and Bronze in men's high jump at Tokyo Paralympics.
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News Reports

“To me it looks very nice”: Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh on revamped Jallianwala Bagh while Congress has a meltdown

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leaders including senior leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi has been quite displeased about the renovation at Jallianwala Bagh.
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Social Media

Meet ‘Joe Tzu’: Disastrous USA withdrawal from Afghanistan triggers meme fest, Biden mocked for strategic blunders

Jinit Jain -
Social media is awash with memes sarcastically equating US Prez Joe Biden with Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu and mocking him for the Afghan disaster.
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Cricket

Dale Steyn retires from cricket: Here’s the song he quoted in the heartwarming message announcing his decision

OpIndia Staff -
South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has announced his retirement from cricket on Tuesday in a heartwarming message.
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Sports

“See you in Paris”: Sumit Antil, who won gold in Tokyo Paralympics says he dreams to participate in both Olympics and Paralympics

OpIndia Staff -
While his dream of being a wrestler may have been crushed, Sumit Antil's dream of competing in Olympics and Paralympics in Paris 2024 have just taken off.
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News Reports

Shocking visuals show Taliban flying a US Black Hawk helicopter with a body hanging from it

OpIndia Staff -
A viral video shows Taliban flying one of the many Black Hawk helicopters left behind in Afghanistan by US forces.
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News Reports

Assam: Congress breaks up with AIUDF for ‘praising BJP’, Ajmal’s party says Congress has BJP agents inside

OpIndia Staff -
"We see their decision to sever ties with us as a historical blunder," said AIUDF leader Aminul Islam.
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Cricket

On Javagal Srinath’s birthday, video of his inswinging delivery in the 1991 match against West Indies is going viral, watch

Jinit Jain -
Popularly known as "Mysore Express", Javagal Srinath holds the record of being the first Indian bowler to scalp 300 ODI wickets
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News Reports

‘This government is anti-Hindu’: Maha BJP leader Ram Kadam on being stopped from celebrating Dahi Handi

OpIndia Staff -
“How is it that only Hindu festivals are stopped. Other religious festivals aren’t stopped," asked Kadam.
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World

‘Whatever it takes’: Did you know CIA gave Viagra to tribal warlords in Afghanistan to win their support

OpIndia Staff -
The CIA gave Viagra to old tribal warlords in Afghanistan in order to gain their support for the US war in the country.
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News Reports

Opposition leaders oppose ‘counter-terrorism’ course being offered in JNU: Here is all you need to know about it

OpIndia Staff -
A controversy has erupted after the Academic Council of JNU on August 17 cleared the deck for the new optional course on 'counter-terrorism'
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News Reports

Was ‘sullideals’ app where pictures of Muslim women were misused created by ‘Javed’? Here’s what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Shalabh Mani Tripathi, adviser to UP CM, has taken cognizance of a recent development in the 'sullideals' controversy.
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Media

64 crore vaccine doses: How western media outlets had fuelled doubts and suspicions over India’s vaccination campaign

Jinit Jain -
Western media outlets have been casting aspersions over India's ability to successfully vaccinate its population against COVID-19
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News Reports

‘Imported monster like Islam to our country’: When French school teacher Samuel Paty was beheaded, here is what a Dutch leader said in parliament

OpIndia Staff -
Wilders had urged the government to recognize Islam as a ‘violent ideology, one that comes with hate and terror.’
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Sports

Tokyo Paralympics: Singhraj Adhana wins bronze in men’s 10m air pistol final

OpIndia Staff -
With this, India's medal tally at Tokyo Paralympics 2020 has reached eight.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Islamist mob vandalises Hindu temple in Sindh province, destroys Krishna idol on Janmashtami

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistanis have vandalised a Krishna temple at Khipro in the Sanghar district of Sindh province of Pakistan.
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News Reports

CM Vs CM: Haryana CM ML Khattar hits back at Amarinder Singh, holds him responsible for farmer protests

OpIndia Staff -
“Who is he to demand my resignation? He should be the one to resign as he is responsible for the farmers’ agitation," remarked the Haryana CM.
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News Reports

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind bats for Talibani diktat, opposes co-education even for non-Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Arshad Madani is also the chief of Darul Uloom Deoband. Taliban is believed to have drawn inspiration from the same Deobandi movement.
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News Reports

‘Why open bars and keep temples shut’: Anna Hazare offers support if people protest in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Anna Hazare has promised to join the agitation to reopen temples in Maharashtra.
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