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“Delhi govt never offered any help”: Says Olympian Sarthak Bhambri referring to hoardings put up by AAP govt asking them to bring medals

OpIndia Staff -
Referring to hoardings put up by Delhi govt asking Olympians to bring medals, Sarthak Bhambri asked, "Delhi says win in Olympics, but how?"
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Entertainment

Saif’s sister Saba, chief trustee of Bhopal’s waqf properties, defends him and Kareena for naming their second son ‘Jehangir’

OpIndia Staff -
A controversy erupted after it came to light that Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan have named their second child Jehangir, namesake of the Mughal Emperor
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News Reports

Delhi CS assault case: Charges to be framed against Amanatullah Khan, Sisodia celebrates as Kejriwal and himself get discharged

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court ordered framing of charges against two AAP MLAs - Amanatullah Khan and Prakash Jarwal in the 2018 manhandling case against the then Chief Secretary of Delhi Anshu Prakash.
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News Reports

‘What if Raj Kundra goes the Nirav Modi way?’ Fear consumes Mumbai Police as they oppose his bail plea

Anurag -
Bail plea of Raj Kundra opposed by Mumbai Police in porn video case stating he may flee the country as he is a British citizen
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News Reports

Delhi: Adarsh Nagar SHO Bhardwaj suspended, video of him bullying citizens protesting against mazar on flyover had gone viral

OpIndia Staff -
According to reports, the suspension of the SHO does not have anything to do with the video in which he could be seen bullying. However, the viral video caught the attention of his seniors after which they took notice.
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Editor's picks

Rahul Gandhi’s tweet publishing pictures of minor rape victim’s parents violated our policy, locked his account: Twitter tells Delhi HC

OpIndia Staff -
During hearing of a petition seeking action against Rahul Gandhi for violating POCSO, Twitter said it removed the tweet and locked the account
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News Reports

‘Second Lalu’ Tej Pratap Yadav threatens to file ‘PIL’ against journalists: I listened to his monologue so you don’t have to

Nirwa Mehta -
Bihar, under his father Lalu Prasad Yadav's rule, was synonymous with 'Jungle Raj' where nothing but crime and chaos ruled. Kidnappings were an 'industry' for the fifteen years 'First Lalu' ruled Bihar.
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News Reports

Google rolls out ‘pay calculator’, employees who work from home may suffer salary cuts due to reduced living expenses

OpIndia Staff -
Google has developed a new internal calculator to explain potential salary cuts to its employees who choose to work remotely.
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News Reports

Bihar: Man kills 8-year-old minor girl for human sacrifice on the advice of occultist Parvez Alam, mutilated body recovered

OpIndia Staff -
Police had recovered a mutilated body of a minor girl in Bihar’s Munger with both eyes gouged out, which turned out to be human sacrifice
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News Reports

‘Third wave will wait for at least six months’: Netizens mock Kejriwal govt’s ‘war footing’ preparation for ‘makeshift hospitals’

OpIndia Staff -
AAP has announced that 7000 ICU beds will be set up in makeshift hospitals to battle the next wave. Only the hospitals will take 6 months to be built.
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Crime

Telangana: BJP leader found dead in the trunk of his burnt car in Medak

OpIndia Staff -
In the early hours of Wednesday, the Medak police received information that a body was lying in the trunk of a burnt car.
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News Reports

Tripura: Mamata Banerjee’s nephew and TMC leader Abhishek misbehaves with Police, calls them ‘BJP dalal’, FIR filed

OpIndia Staff -
The police have stated that the group of TMC leaders misbehaved with the Additional SP and other police personnel while obstructing them from carrying out their duties.
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News Reports

DCGI approves study at CMC Vellore to test efficacy of mixing doses of Covaxin and Covishield vaccines

OpIndia Staff -
CMC Vellore will conduct a study and clinical trial to determine if a person can take two different vaccine shots of Covidshield and Covaxin to complete the vaccination course.
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News Reports

Bihar: Sudarshan News journalist murdered, Arsad Alam and Amarendra Singh arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Arsad Alam and Amarendra Singh arrested in connection to kidnapping and murder of Sudershan TV journalist Manish Kumar in Bihar.
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News Reports

Islamists and Pakistan sympathisers had come to the rescue of terror accused journalist Adil Farooq after his arrest in 2019

OpIndia Staff -
Adil Farooq was arrested in the year 2019 for his providing logistical support to Islamic terrorists.
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News Reports

Maharashtra Govt announces new award in Rajiv Gandhi’s name after Centre renames Khel Ratna

OpIndia Staff -
The award to felicitate companies and institutions for excellence in the IT sector will be given every year on August 20 to commemorate Rajiv Gandhi's birthday.
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World

Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib spotted at wedding dancing without mask after criticising Senator for opposing mandates

OpIndia Staff -
Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib was spotted dancing at a wedding without mask after criticising Senator Rand Paul.
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World

Joe Biden administration enlists TikTok influencers to promote vaccines among 12 year old children

Jinit Jain -
Joe Biden White House PR sent to TikTok influencers asking for their services to influence vaccine acceptance among children.
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Politics

Islamists trend ‘Kejriwal Sanghi Hai’ against the Delhi CM for not condemning anti-Muslim slogans, had called him ‘Sanghi snake’ earlier

OpIndia Staff -
Many users commented that Arvind Kejriwal is a Sanghi because he did not denounce the anti-Muslim slogans raised in Delhi.
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Politics

Uttar Pradesh: Former MLA Jitendra Singh Bablu expelled from BJP after Rita Bahuguna Joshi objects to his entry

OpIndia Staff -
Jitendra Singh Bablu, who was a BSP MLA, has been accused of burning down the house of Rita Bahuguna Joshi.
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Editor's picks

CNS News Agency journalist Adil Farooq caught with grenades in Srinagar, was earlier arrested in 2019

OpIndia Staff -
The youth arrested has been identified as Adil Farooq, a journalist working with CNS News Agency in Press Enclave.
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Sports

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat suspended temporarily for indiscipline at Tokyo Olympics, refused to train with Indian athletes

OpIndia Staff -
Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has temporarily suspended Vinesh Phogat on charges of indiscipline durin Tokyo Olympics.
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News Reports

US: Dr Fauci under fire for spending $400,000 for funding ‘cruel experiments’ on dogs, university defends him: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
WCW Project Research Manager Daniel Lopez said the documents exposed why Dr. Anthony Fauci must be held accountable for 'wasteful and cruel spending'.
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Politics

Congress spokesperson expresses outrage against Indian hockey captain Manpreet Singh after he supports renaming Khel Ratna Award

OpIndia Staff -
Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh on Tuesday supported the decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand...
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News Reports

Does the Kuthiran tunnel in Kerala reduce travel time by approx two hours? Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
Kuthiran Tunnel in Kerala is all set to ease traffic and improve connectivity between Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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News Reports

Congress leader stands on the table and throws files at the Chair in Rajya Sabha: Watch

OpIndia Staff -
Such scenes where elected public representatives are doing ruckus are quite common in the Parliament which is referred to as the temple of democracy.
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News Reports

J&K: Darul Uloom partially burnt down in Budgam district

OpIndia Staff -
Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.
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News Reports

Brother of late actor Anupam Shyam claims Aamir Khan stopped picking up calls after assuring dialysis centre at Pratapgarh: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Aamir Khan had promised late actor Anupam Shyam a dialysis centre in Pratapgarh, stopped picking up calls after few months
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News Reports

Indian Embassy in Afghanistan issues advisory, asks all Indian citizens to leave soon, media persons, companies warned too

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian consulate at Mazar-e-Sharif in Northern Afghanistan had hours ago issued a statement asking all Indian citizens to take the special plane that will leave for Delhi in the evening of August 10.
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News Reports

‘Horrendous memories of Direct Action Day’: Reps of Sanatan orgs meet WB governor Jagdeep Dhankar, seek change in date of Mamata Banerjee’s ‘Khela Hobe...

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has been condemned for selecting the same day when 'Direct Action Day' was launched, for her 'Khela Hobe Diwas'
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Granade attack on Lal Chowk ahead of Independence Day, days after Clock Tower was lit up with tricolour

OpIndia Staff -
On August 10, terrorists lobbed a grenade in Lal Chowk Hari Singh High Street area. As per the officials, the incident took place in the afternoon when there were many people in the area.
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Politics

‘Laughable to claim Muslims voted for me… more Temples should be constructed to reduce beef eating’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma gave an interview to Times Now over the recent border clashes with Mizoram.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Christian doctor refuses to remove footwear inside Hindu temple, villagers refuse to get vaccinated in protest

OpIndia Staff -
At the vaccination camp at Poigai village which was held inside the temple premises, the doctor refused to remove her footwear, hurting the religious sentiments of the villagers.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Empty liquor bottles found in Mantralaya premises, BJP slams MVA govt, demands a probe

OpIndia Staff -
A stash of empty liquor bottles were found inside the highly secured Maharashtra Mantralaya in Mumbai from behind the trinity statue
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News Reports

Afghanistan: India evacuating citizens and diplomats from Mazar-e-Sharif as Taliban takes control of major cities in the war-torn country

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif has announced that a special plane will leave for Delhi on Tuesday (August 10) evening.
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News Reports

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav: A world record of lakhs of people singing Rashtragaan is being attempted. Here is how to participate

OpIndia Staff -
A video of the national anthem will be compiled, featuring all the participants, and will be released on August 15.
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Opinions

India or North Korea? Odisha decides to impose crazy restrictions on Hindu festivals in the name of COVID-19

Jinit Jain -
Odisha govt has announced a set of severely crazy restrictions to prevent Hindu devotees from celebrating their festivals.
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News Reports

Dasna temple priest Swami Nareshanand Saraswati came to attend Jantar Mantar protest a few hours before the attack: Report

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Swami Nareshanand had come to attend protest at Jantar Mantar from Bihar
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News Reports

Jaipur: Ragpicker Shehzada Salim steals antique Murtis and jewellery from Jain and Shiv temple, had entered temple to ‘drink water’

OpIndia Staff -
On August 7 2021, the accused had entered the temple in Jaipur on the pretext of drinking water, when the idols caught his sight
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News Reports

BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay, five others formally arrested over alleged communal sloganeering at Jantar Mantar

OpIndia Staff -
“In late-night operation, they all have been detained and now legal documents work is going on before making their arrest," said a police official.
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News Reports

‘Journalist’ Tavleen Singh ties herself in knots over the COVID vaccine certificate, has a history of complicated relationship with filling forms

OpIndia Staff -
Ms Tavleen Singh recently took to Twitter carping about the size of vaccine certificates issued by the Indian government
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Dasna temple priest Swami Nareshanand Saraswati stabbed, condition critical

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the incident took place at around 3:30 am in the morning. The assilants scaled the wall of the temple and entered the premises. Swami Nareshanand Saraswati was sleeping at that point of time.
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News Reports

Punjab: Teenaged girl plans her fake kidnapping to meet her friend, triggers panic

OpIndia Staff -
According to Punjab police, the girl and her friends planned the entire act of abduction on a WhatsApp group
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OpIndia Explains

Pinky Karmakar, the 2012 London Olympics torchbearer, is not an athlete: All you need to know about the latest ‘controversy’

OpIndia Staff -
On August 10, reports surfaced in mainstream media that Pinky Karmakar, the torchbearer of the 2012 London Olympics, is now working as a daily wage worker at a tea garden in Dibrugarh, triggering criticism for the central govt.
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News Reports

Pakistan appoints new chief for CPEC affairs, said to be a China-favourite

OpIndia Staff -
This change in leadership also comes after nine Chinese engineers were killed in a bomb attack on a convoy transporting Chinese personnel to the Dasu Hydropower project in Pakistan's Kohistan district last month.
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News Reports

‘The answer to almost every question about China is India’: Ex-Australian PM Tony Abbott heaves praises on PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
The ex-Prime Minister of Australia lamented how China took advantage of the 'goodwill and wishful thinking' of Western nations to steal their technology and undermine their industries.
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News Reports

Jharkhand police resorts to brute force and lathi charges class 12 girls for protesting, watch video

OpIndia Staff -
Two girls fainted and four more were left injured after the lathicharge carried by police in Jharkhand
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News Reports

Jeh? Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan’s second son shares his name with this Mughal emperor

OpIndia Staff -
His name is not just Jeh... Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan's second son's name revealed.
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Sports

‘Liberals’ use Neeraj Chopra’s disgruntled former coach Uwe Hohn to discredit Modi govt’s support to athletes: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
So-called liberals clutch to the straws to 'prove' that 'Sanghi' Neeraj Chopra got no help from the Central government during his training for Olympics.
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Entertainment

Indirect Tax Dept deletes tweet about hosting actress Taapsee Pannu, an accused in tax evasion case, to talk about ‘drug abuse’ in webinar

OpIndia Staff -
In March this year, the Income Tax Department had carried out raids at premises of Taapsee Pannu and her colleague filmmaker Anurag Kashyap over unaccounted cash.
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