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‘Delete or face action’: Scientist Anand Ranganathan asks lawyer to initiate action against Alt News writer for lying and maligning his name

OpIndia Staff -
It must be clarified that Anand Ranganathan had made no comments about Dr Shahid Jameel, as alleged by Alt News writer..
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News Reports

India and China disengage at Gogra in Ladakh, troops of both countries return to pre-stand-off period, structures dismantled: Details

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With Gogra, India and China have resolved their standoff in 4 of 6 friction points in eastern Ladakh
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News Reports

Christian genocide in Nigeria: Locals lament their lives don’t matter for western media as Islamists kill 22 farmers in yet another attack

OpIndia Staff -
Local Christian groups in Nigeria allege that state and federal government are in cahoots with the Islamists in pogrom against them
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World

‘Time’s Up’ praises women for speaking up against NY Gov Andrew Cuomo after advising him to discredit them: How a feminist group tried to...

OpIndia Staff -
Time's Up group's Legal Counsel Roberta Kaplan and CEO Tina Tchen reportedly helped NY governor Andrew Cuomo.
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Entertainment

Did you know? Rockstar actress Nargis Fakhri had once said she lost jobs because she did not go naked or ‘sleep’ with the director

OpIndia Staff -
"It was heartbreaking as I kicked out more than once for having high standards,” said Nargis Fakhri in the interview.
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News Reports

J&K Govt to rename 75 schools and 75 roads after martyrs from security forces to celebrate 75 years of Independence

OpIndia Staff -
J&K Administration has written to deputy commissioners to submit list of Govt schools which can be renamed after martyrs from security forces
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Opinions

Netflix wants you to believe that we are living in some ‘Hindu dystopia’, but here’s the real dystopia we live in

Sachin R -
When Netflix, the gold standard of today’s popular culture, started making original content in India, three of their very first productions were Sacred Games, Ghoul and Leila.
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News Reports

The Print tries to malign scientist Govardhan Das based on anonymous comments on PubPeer: Here is what happened

Dibakar Dutta -
The Print had conceded that critical comments against Govardhan Das on PubPeer were not proof of research fraud.
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Politics

Congress MP claims naming Khel Ratna Award after Major Dhyan Chand instead of Rajiv Gandhi is ‘unfortunate’: Here’s what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Congress MP K Suresh said that changing the name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award to Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award is 'unfortunate'.
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News Reports

PM Modi speaks to an emotional Indian women’s Hockey team, says they have inspired millions and done the nation proud

OpIndia Staff -
“Your sweat (hard work) has become the inspiration of crores of girls in India,” said Prime Minister Modi.
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News Reports

‘Will personally see off Munawwar Rana if he leaves UP after Yogi is re-elected as CM,’ says Dy CM Dinesh Sharma

OpIndia Staff -
Munawwar Rana had threatened to leave UP if Yogi Adityanath is re-elected as the CM with the help of AIMIM
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Fact-Check

Has Modi Govt launched a scheme to increase representation of Madarsa Board students in Army? Fact Check

OpIndia Staff -
A WhatsApp forward claims that the NDA Government at the center has launched a scheme to induct Madarsa students into the Army.
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News Reports

‘Each and every brick will tell you a brilliant story of its time’: Archaeologist KK Muhammad talks about Nalanda University

OpIndia Staff -
Archaeologist KK Muhammad said Oxford, Cambridge universities are babies compared to the Nalanda University
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News Reports

‘Sex with wife above the age of 15 is not rape’: Allahabad High Court grants bail to accused Ali in line with Muslim law

OpIndia Staff -
The verdict was given by Justice Md Aslam of the Allahabad High Court.
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Sports

PM Modi removes ‘Rajiv Gandhi’, Khel Ratna Award to now be called Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award

OpIndia Staff -
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award shall be known as the Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award, PM Narendra Modi has announced.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: 7 brass kalasams atop towers of Manjal Neer Kootha Ayyanar temple looted, case registered

OpIndia Staff -
Burglars stole 7 kalasams atop the four towers of Manjal Neer Kootha Ayyanar temple at Vilangudi village near Thiruvaiyaru in Tamil Nadu
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Sports

‘Won Bronze with Durga Maa’s blessing’: PV Sindhu visits Kanaka Durga Temple again, prays for Gold in 2024 Olympics

OpIndia Staff -
After her historic win, PV Sindhu visited the Kanaka Durga Temple in Vijayawada on Friday to pray for Gold in the next Olympics.
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News Reports

Sadhu of an Ashram brutally beaten by locals in West Champaran, Bihar, video goes viral: Here is the reason

OpIndia Staff -
The incident is from West Champaran where the Sadhu was seen being brutally beaten by a violent mob with sticks.
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Crime

Who is Chris Chan? Trans YouTuber arrested for raping dementia suffering mother, to be housed with female inmates

OpIndia Staff -
Chris Chan allegedly admitted to having sex with his mother, a 79 year old patient of dementia, during a conversation.
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News Reports

Ghar Wapsi in Uttar Pradesh: A family of six from Shamli revert to Hinduism from Islam after 12 years, say ‘have rectified our mistake’

OpIndia Staff -
Rashid, who is now Vikas, said that they were Hindu earlier but his parents had converted to Islam. Rashid, his wife and their 4 children have now come back to Hinduism.
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News Reports

9 players from the Indian national hockey team for Tokyo Olympics came from Punjab’s Surjit Singh academy. Read details

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Coach Gurdev Singh of Surjit Singh Academy said India's performance at the Tokyo Olympics will inspire a new generation to take up the sport.
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News Reports

Who is ‘hamaari behan Najma’ from the viral video clip by a Pakistani watching Olympics? Read

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“Pakistan ki sabse tez bhaagne wali khatoon hai lekin yahan nahi bhaag saki. Kahan hai Najma?" remarked the worried commentator.
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News Reports

Tweet of ‘journalist’ given a platform by NewsLaundry and ThePrint calling for the rape of Mamata Banerjee goes viral, he refuses to delete

OpIndia Staff -
Aveek Sen, who writes for Left portals like Newslaundry and Shekhar Gupta owned The Print had called for the rape of Mamata Banerjee
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News Reports

India summons top Pakistani diplomat to lodge protest against vandalism of Ganesh temple in Pakistan, Imran Khan condemns incident and orders action

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan PM Imran Khan has taken to Twitter to assure that his government would restore the vandalised Ganesh temple
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Sports

Donald Trump mocks US women’s soccer team for failing to win Gold, mocks ‘purple haired woman’ and other ‘wokesters’: Read full statement

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump has slammed the US women's soccer team after their disappointing end to the Olympics, where they had to settle for Bronze.
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Government and Policy

41 stolen artefacts returned during 7 years of PM Modi regime, Congress brought less than 10 pcs: Culture Minister

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Minister of Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy on Thursday informed that since the time the Modi government came to power in 2014
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News Reports

Finance Ministry introduces bill to withdraw retrospective tax and refund collected amounts, says the tax is a sore point for investors

OpIndia Staff -
Finance ministry to amend the Income Tax Act, 1961 to remove the provisions of retrospective tax introduced by UPA govt in 2012.
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News Reports

YouTuber Karl Rock romanticises Pakistan’s treatment of Hindu temples a day after a mob desecrated one: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
In a series of three videos, the New Zealand based controversial vlogger Karl Rock visits Hindu temples in Pakistan
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News Reports

Afghanistan: Taliban terrorists kill historian Abdullah Atefi, torture and execute him in Chora, Uruzgan

OpIndia Staff -
Atefi, a popular poet and historian from Chora, Uruzgan, was reportedly tortured and killed by the Taliban on the night of 4 August.
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News Reports

While pontificating about the pandemic, SP and Congress carry out massive rallies violating COVID protocols even as threat of third wave looms large

OpIndia Staff -
In both events, supporters of Congress and SP were seen falling over each other, most of whom were not even wearing masks
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News Reports

Maharashtra Govt not cooperating in Anil Deshmukh case, cops threatening CBI officers: CBI tells Bombay High Court

OpIndia Staff -
Bombay High Court issues notice to Maharashtra govt for refusing to give documents to CBI in the Anil Deshmukh case
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News Reports

Pakistan: Read about the 7 Hindu temples vandalized and destroyed by Islamists since 2020

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, out of 365 Hindu temples in Pakistan, only 13 are being managed by the Evacuee Trust Property Board board, leaving the responsibility of 65 to the Hindu community, and abandoning the rest to the land mafias and encroachers.
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News Reports

5th August once again brought enthusiasm and excitement: PM Modi on hockey medal won on article 370 abrogation and Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan anniversaries

OpIndia Staff -
Congratulating men's hockey team for Olympics medal, PM Modi said article 370 abrogation and Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan also happened on 5 August
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Sports

Tokyo Olympics: Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya wins silver medal in the 57 Kg freestyle wrestling category

OpIndia Staff -
In a historic feat, Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya win the silver medal in the 57kg freestyle category of the Tokyo Olympics.
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News Reports

‘While the country celebrates Hockey goals, some are busy scoring self-goals’: PM Modi on opposition

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi took a jibe at the opposition saying that few are busy scoring "self-goals" while the country celebrates Hockey goals.
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Media

Akhilesh Yadav carries out massive rally, friendly journalist questions ‘Noida channels’ for not noticing

OpIndia Staff -
While the party's official Twitter handle shared videos and photographs as show of strength, friendly journalist Rohini Singh of The Wire, questioned 'Noida channels' for not giving enough airtime to the party led by Akhilesh Yadav.
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News Reports

Supreme Court asks why nobody filed a complaint in the Pegasus snooping allegations, catches lie by N Ram: Details of the hearing

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court asked why suddenly so many petitions in Pegasus snooping allegations when the issue is known for two years
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News Reports

The whole nation is dancing: What PM Modi said on his surprise call to the Hockey Team after they won an Olympic medal

OpIndia Staff -
On August 5, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise call to Manpreet Singh, Captain of the Indian Hockey team, after they won Bronze Medal in Olympics.
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News Reports

Telangana HC ‘surprised’ by state govt’s decision to earmark Rs 60 crores to fight contempt cases against bureaucrats, orders not to release funds

OpIndia Staff -
Telangana HC has come down heavily on state govt for decision to earmark almost Rs 60 crore towards fighting contempt of court cases pending against govt bureaucrats
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News Reports

Another video of ‘Lucknow traffic girl’ goes viral, seen threatening neighbours over wall colour and International drones: Watch

OpIndia Staff -
In this video, the girl says that the black wall of her neighbour is attracting international drones in the colony.
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Politics

‘Anguthachhaap Adivasi’: Chhattisgarh Congress MLA makes derogatory remarks against tribals, loses cool on journalists asking questions

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress MLA lost his cool on a journalist who was asking questions. He asked him to not ask questions like an 'Anguthachhaap Adivasi'.
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News Reports

The second anniversary of abrogation of Article 370: Key changes made in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 2 years

Jinit Jain -
Several changes have been made in the UTs of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh after the abrogation of Article 370 two years ago
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Sports

As men’s Hockey team wins Bronze at Olympics, here is how only 10 years ago, they did not even have shoes to play due...

OpIndia Staff -
Former Hockey team captain Dhanraj Pillay had also given a call in 2011 to pay players match fees.
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Sports

Indian hockey hero PR Sreejesh had once given a ‘befitting reply’ to abusive Shiv Sena workers who had thought he is a ‘Pakistani’

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PR Sreejesh - fondly known as "the wall" of the Indian Hockey team, was once confronted by a bunch of hyper-aggressive Shiv Sainiks who thought he is a Pakistani.
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Opinions

2 years of removal of Article 370: The grit by the Modi govt, the changes in the valley and a new ray of hope

Sanjay Singh -
People are happy with the current “Governor Rule” that was imposed after the revocation of Article 370
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News Reports

Suspended for day, TMC MP Arpita Ghosh breaks glass door trying to forcefully enter Rajya Sabha, injures security officer

OpIndia Staff -
After suspended for the say on Wednesday, TMC MP Arpita Sen tried to forcefully enter Rajya Sabha, broke glass pan and injured security staff
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Sports

Watch: Indian wrestler Ravi Kumar Dahiya gets bitten by Kazakhstan athlete while competing to reach finals of Tokyo Olympics

OpIndia Staff -
In the last few seconds of the semi-finals match, when Ravi Dahiya was attempting a pin down Sanayev, the Kazakhstan wrestler bit him hard on Dahiya's right arm leaving injury marks.
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Social Media

Mumbai Police asks Twitter to act against user for sharing ad video parodying Rahul Gandhi, Congress workers had earlier vandalized company’s office

OpIndia Staff -
On April 26, Abhijit Iyer-Mitra had posted the video of an advertisement by Storia Foods and Beverages that was a hilarious parody on Congress prince Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

Farhan Akhtar congratulates women’s hockey team after men in blue bring home the bronze at Olympics, deletes tweet

OpIndia Staff -
Farhan Akhtar's blooper on Tokyo Olympics leaves netizens amused.
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Opinions

5th August 2020: Why the Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan was the greatest psychological blow to the ‘Left’ in India

K Bhattacharjee -
It was on this day on the 5th of August, 2020 that the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony for the Bhavya Ram Mandir was performed.
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