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Iran’s proxy force Houthis join the war, threaten to disrupt Bab al-Mandeb strait: Read what it means for global trade with Strait of Hormuz...

Divyansh Tiwari -
Between December 2023 and early 2024, container shipping across the Red Sea decreased by 90%. Large shipping companies like Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, and MSC diverted their ships around the Cape of Good Hope, resulting in an additional 14 days and more than $1 million in fuel expenses per trip.
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News Reports

US Defence Secretary Hegseth’s broker sought to invest millions in defence companies before Iran attack, says report. Read how US has been trying to...

Rukma Rathore -
Hegseth's department was preparing to execute an attack on Iran while his broker tried to make the investment in defence fund.
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News Reports

Rural woman, fluent English, brand collabs: Read why Pujarani Pradhan ‘LifeOfPujaa’ is making the ‘elite’ world uncomfortable

Anurag -
From pronunciation mockery to debates over authenticity, Pradhan’s rise and backlash reveal how agency involvement, content editing, and shifting personal identity narratives trigger scrutiny when a rural creator gains visibility and commercial success online.
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News Reports

Which car insurance companies offer instant policy approval and same-day issuance?

OpIndia Staff -
After policy selection, the customer makes payment online through card, UPI or net banking. After successful payment, the insurer verifies the information. The policy is then delivered through email or a mobile application.
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News Reports

US boots on ground in Iran imminent? Read how Washington is fortifying its troop presence in the Gulf as the West Asia war drags...

Shraddha Pandey -
A CNN report published last week says that around 2,000 to 4,000 paratroopers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division were being flown in as an “Immediate Response Force” prepared for quick insertion operations, in addition to over 4,000 Marines and sailors onboard USS Tripoli and USS Boxer (2,500 Marines and sailors).
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News Reports

Who is Bilal Bin Saqib? The mysterious rise of the “crypto bro” who leveraged digital finance to reset Pakistan-US ties

Rukma Rathore -
Pakistan has evidently employed flattery and cryptocurrency to obtain favors from the Trump administration.
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Opinions

Influencer levelling allegations on Nitin Gadkari gets a defamation notice, but not Caravan magazine: Read how a thin line between caution and assertion played...

Dhruv Mishra -
In both law and journalism, there exists a clear distinction between suggesting a possibility and asserting a fact. The former invites scrutiny; the latter demands proof. By collapsing this distinction, the video effectively converts a layered investigative narrative into a categorical allegation.
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News Reports

Inside India’s final push against Naxalism: How roads and security ops are bringing Chhattisgarh’s Maoist strongholds into the mainstream

Shriti Sagar -
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai made a strong statement on 18th March, claiming that Naxalism in the state is effectively over.
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News Reports

India pulls the plug on Chinese CCTV makers with new norms from 1st April: Read how ‘connected’ cameras are a national security issue now,...

Anurag -
New rules mandate security testing, source code scrutiny, and trusted components, while audits expose gaps in fragmented networks, showing how unregulated CCTV systems and compromised devices can create serious vulnerabilities in national security infrastructure.
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News Reports

‘Trump’s ‘kissing my a**’ remark on Saudi Crown Prince sparks outrage: Here’s how Muslims in Indian subcontinent reacted and why it triggered an ‘Ummah...

Shriti Sagar -
When a Saudi Arabian leader is disrespected, or an Iranian leader is assassinated, it elicits a personal, religious outrage.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee claims fish is not eaten in BJP-ruled states: Read how TMC’s claims of BJP banning non-vegetarian food are completely baseless and blatant...

Raju Das -
Mamata Banerjee falsely claimed that “fish is not eaten in BJP-ruled states” and warned that if the BJP comes to power in Bengal, they wil ban fish
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News Reports

Planning attacks on India, seeking annexation of Jammu and Kashmir: US Congress report exposes the nefarious agenda of Pakistan-based terror ecosystem

Anurag -
It detailed multiple terror groups operating from Pakistani soil, flagged persistent networks targeting India, and highlighted how these organisations continue to function despite years of military operations against them, showing how Pakistan has failed to control terror outfits operating from its soil.
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News Reports

Threats of shooting PM Modi, destroying Israel ignored, but the girl who gave a toy to CM Yogi branded ‘Hindu terrorist’: Why Yashaswini became...

विशेषता -
A viral video of 5-year-old Yashaswini gifting a toy bulldozer to CM Yogi Adityanath has sparked a massive row. While the CM encouraged her to focus on studies, leftist commentators labeled the innocent interaction as "Hindu radicalisation" and "terrorism."
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News Reports

IPL begins at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru: 9 months on, no justice in sight for victims of the 2025 RCB victory stampede

Shriti Sagar -
The investigation has placed direct responsibility on RCB, KSCA, and DNA Entertainment Networks.
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News Reports

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales intervenes after edit war erupts to label the Dhurandhar film ‘propaganda’: Read about anti-Hindu editor Kautilya 3 and OpIndia’s expose...

Shraddha Pandey -
OpIndia has consistently been highlighting how Wikipedia is populated by several editors who are driven by anti-Hindu and anti-India ideological biases and are inserting these biases in the pages they edit, as exemplified in the case of Dhurandhar.
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News Reports

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel says GIFT City is now a fully operational financial hub, here is how it emerged as a vibrant reality driving...

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel said that GIFT City has evolved from an initial concept into a fully operational international financial hub
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News Reports

Only 5 days of oil reserves in India? How BBC is fear mongering with misleading headlines—Here’s the truth behind this ‘British propaganda’

Jinit Jain -
BBC Hindi’s latest piece selectively uses the “five-day reserve” statistic to strip away context and manufacture a false narrative of energy insecurity in India.
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News Reports

Stone pelting, violence and vandalism: Read how Islamists attacked Hindus during Ram Navami in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Rajasthan

Aditi -
Ram Navami celebrations in the country have come under attack in the past couple of days. Several incidents of stone and brick pelting by Islamists on Ram Navami processions and devotees have surfaced in multiple states.
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Opinions

Founder-Editor of The Wire claims ‘Dalit Porn’ article by Suraj Yengde is fake, here is how a viral screenshot led to outrage and debate

Shraddha Pandey -
"Bahujan content creators must make porn featuring Brahmin-Yadav women". Is the viral screenshot real? Here’s why people thought it was believable
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News Reports

As Fox News reveals Neville Roy Singham pumped millions to set up pro-China narrative laundering network, here is how 3 organisations including NewsClick ran...

Shraddha Pandey -
This pro-China transnational network helmed by Neville Roy Singham comprises non-profits, activist groups, think tanks, and media outlets, operating as the propaganda machinery of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Several Roy Singham-funded organisations are consistently pushing anti-India and pro-China narratives in India.
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News Reports

Nine years of Uttar Pradesh’s reconstruction under CM Yogi Adityanath: A golden resolve for prosperity

Dr. Kunwar Pushpendra Pratap Singh -
Uttar Pradesh’s reconstruction over the past decade represents a significant chapter in India’s development narrative.
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News Reports

Old tweets from UPA era show how India was in a messed-up state before 2014: Here is how the trend started and the role...

OpIndia Staff -
While the public had forgotten the grim days of the UPA era, the Dhurandhar film became a trigger to relive those dark memories.
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News Reports

Muslims used Hindu names, recruited Hindus, transmitted live CCTV footage to Pakistan: Read the shocking revelations in the ISI-linked Ghaziabad spy ring case

Rukma Rathore -
Hindus were deliberately singled out for discrediting them while minimising the repercussions for the Muslim community.
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News Reports

‘Information and narrative Laundering’: US media investigation reveals how CCP stooge Neville Roy Singham pumped $600 million to set up pro-China propaganda network

Shraddha Pandey -
The Fox News reportage suggests that Vijay Prashad of TriContinental, a Massachusetts-based think tank, is quite an influential figure in the House of Singham network. OpIndia has previously reported on Vijay Prashad, TriContinental, and NewsClick’s anti-India shenanigans.
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News Reports

The curious case of ‘Dhurandhar’: Here is why India’s highest grossing film film triggered a never-before-seen liberal meltdown

Abhinav Agarwal -
Liberal propaganda requires absolute monopoly, an uncontested space, and the complete silencing of dissent. Given its contradictions and intellectually incoherent underpinnings, liberal propaganda—call it alt-leftism, wokeism—needs the nourishment of totalitarianism to survive.
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News Reports

Amid war and sanctions, how India navigated a tricky terrain in the Middle East to secure energy, trade, and strategic interests

Debraj B -
Walking a diplomatic tightrope, India has navigated war in middle east, oil disruptions, and regional alliances smartly
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News Reports

Who is pushing the ‘propaganda’ tag against Dhurandar on Wikipedia? How an anti-Hindu Wikipedia ‘Editor’ booked in Manipur for inciting violence cited fake news...

Anurag -
Talk page debates show multiple editors objecting to selective sourcing, misrepresentation of The Independent, and violation of neutrality norms, arguing that the “propaganda” label lacks consensus and reflects contested editorial push, not established fact.
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News Reports

India says NO to woke nonsense: Transgender Bill 2026 sets boundaries straight — definition of ‘transgender’ does not include the pronoun gang. Read details

Jinit Jain -
The Transgender Bill 2026 redraws legal boundaries by replacing vague self-identification with clear, verifiable criteria, aiming to ensure targeted protection, prevent misuse, and make the law truly enforceable.
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Government and Policy

Dangerous for those who force religious conversion: Union government tables FCRA Amendment bill in Parliament, read about key changes for NGOs

Rukma Rathore -
"The govt won't tolerate any misutilisation of foreign funding and will take strong action against such elements," Rai warned.
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Opinions

Bangladesh PM’s Genocide Day statement calling Pakistan’s 1971 Operation Searchlight a “pre-planned massacre” signals reversal of Yunus govt’s policy of rewriting history: Read how

Raju Das -
Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman signals reversal of Yunus govt’s policy of forgetting Pakistan’s 1971 atrocities by calling Operation Searchlight a “pre-planned massacre”
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News Reports

No refund if tickets cancelled before 8 hours or less, boarding station change and more: Read about the new Railway rules of 2026

Shriti Sagar -
In another major relief, passengers will now be able to upgrade their travel class up to 30 minutes before the train departs.
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News Reports

CAPF Bill 2026 explained: How the government plans to streamline forces, address stagnation, and retain strategic IPS oversight

Ramesh P Singh -
The CAPF Bill 2026 institutionalises IPS–CAPF synergy, balancing cadre reforms with a unified and stronger national security framework.
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News Reports

From piggybacking on Congress, Left and TMC to supporting radical Islamic parties: How decades of appeasement and demographic shift in West Bengal are changing...

OpIndia Staff -
Since 2021, West Bengal has been witnessing a new trend. It appears as if Mamata's open favouritism, preferential treatment and brazen appeasement have fallen short to placate the radical ideas of the Muslim community. As such, there is a growing interest in new and emerging parties whose ideology is 'political Islam.'
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News Reports

‘Thank you, India’ to ‘Thank you, Kashmiris’: How Iran buckled on Kashmir to appease anti-India voices after seeking donations from Indians

Shraddha Pandey -
Thanking India was diplomatically, factually and logically correct, yet, instead of standing its ground, the Iranian embassy in India, soon caved in and deleted the “Thank you, India” post and has since published on separate, narrowed thanks specifically to “the kind people of Kashmir”, in a deliberate extrication of any reference that acknowledges Kashmir as part of India.
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News Reports

Rajasthan Muslim groups urge Congress to nominate Delhi Riots accused Umar Khalid to the Rajya Sabha: A closer look at his anti-Hindu riots links

Shraddha Pandey -
On 23rd March, Muslim organisations presented a joint representation to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, advocating Umar Khalid’s candidature, arguing that it would showcase the party’s commitment to ‘civil rights’ and address the issue of a lack of sufficient Muslim representation from Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha.
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News Reports

Long queues in many cities after rumours of petrol-diesel shortage spread in Gujarat: What was the real reason and how did the situation worsen...

મેઘલસિંહ પરમાર -
The Gujarat state government repeatedly confirmed that the fuel was available, but media continued to mislead the people.
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News Reports

85,510 waqf properties in Bengal, only 18,497 approved while 3,509 rejected during UMEED verification: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju informs in Parliament

Shraddha Pandey -
Regarding West Bengal, the minister said that during the initial six months, “23,091 existing waqf properties were initiated by Makers on the Portal. Out of these, 716 properties were validated and approved by Approvers, while 161 properties were rejected during verification. The remaining were at various stages of uploading.”
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News Reports

Are Trump’s sudden announcements of escalation and ceasefire with Iran linked to US stock market manipulation? Read what we know

Anurag -
Large trades in oil and S and P 500 futures, executed just before Trump’s announcement, coincided with sharp market moves and estimated profits within minutes, as Iran rejected claims of talks and called the narrative misleading.
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News Reports

How does India prepare for LPG supply disruptions? Read about the caverns of LPG reserves in Mangaluru and Visakhapatnam

Rukma Rathore -
"The facility has now achieved a successful gas-in, marking a major milestone," Hardeep Puri had posted about the Mangaluru LPG cavern in 2025.
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News Reports

Christian missionary or a geopolitical actor? Decoding pastor Sean Feucht, the American evangelist driving a global conversion network and his attempts to target Hindus...

Shraddha Pandey -
In a video published on his Instagram page, Sean Feucht said that the Zion Centre facility will house 1300 children, supposedly rescued from human trafficking and child sex abuse-related crimes.
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News Reports

Who is Meera Thakur: Arrested by Ghaziabad police for installing CCTV at sensitive sites, linked to Pakistan spy network, earlier released on humanitarian grounds...

Anurag -
Earlier arrested in a Delhi Police arms case and granted bail due to her children, Meera allegedly continued operations, with police recovering over 100 videos and uncovering links to multi-state reconnaissance and encrypted communication networks.
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News Reports

Health Insurance: How much sum insured is enough for a family in 2026?

OpIndia Staff -
A medical emergency not only impacts a family financially, but it is also emotionally draining. In an emotional situation where your family member is in a lot of physical pain, getting an unexpected bill for an enormous amount is the last thing one wants.
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Opinions

Akhilesh Yadav and other ‘seculars’ outrage over Atiq Ahmed’s Pakistani link shown in Dhurandhar 2: Read how the Left-Liberal ecosystem hails and hates movies...

Rukma Rathore -
Akhilesh charged, "I believe they have substantial financial resources, as they are also allocating funds for movie releases."
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News Reports

What is Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, and how will it impact startups, MSMEs, and corporate compliance in India

Shriti Sagar -
The proposed changes are largely based on suggestions made by the Company Law Committee (CLC), which was set up by the government to review corporate laws.
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News Reports

War, pandemic or disaster: How supply shocks lead to hoarding, black marketing and inflation across the world

Shriti Sagar -
This crisis has resulted in the release of oil from the International Energy Agency’s emergency oil reserves.
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News Reports

OpIndia Exclusive: A 20-year-old Hindu man stabbed to death by Ashik Khan in Mumbai’s Dharavi, cross FIRs filed; read what the FIRs state

Aditi -
In the counter FIR, Khan stated that he works as a labourer and is addicted to drugs.
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News Reports

UNI office sealed in Delhi: Inside the HC order that triggered the action and how left-liberals gave it an ‘attack on press freedom’ spin

Shriti Sagar -
The action came just hours after the Delhi High Court dismissed UNI’s plea challenging the cancellation of its land allotment. Soon after, the property was sealed by authorities, triggering a wider debate over press freedom and government action.
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News Reports

Iran’s Diego Garcia gambit: The missile strike that failed, but still shook America’s illusion of distance

Jinit Jain -
Iran didn’t need to hit Diego Garcia, it only needed to prove it could try, and in doing so, it shattered the illusion of distance as sanctuary for the United States.
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News Reports

As NIA arrests foreign nationals who came to train Myanmar militants in drone warfare, read how India’s Kuki insurgents used weaponised drones to bomb...

Aditi -
The central agency submitted to the court that foreign nationals had plotted to train the ethnic armed groups in Myanmar in drone warfare, operations, assembly, jamming technology, and more.
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News Reports

Assam Elections 2026: The arithmetic of power and the psychology of victory as BJP-led NDA appears set for a comfortable hat-trick

Dr. Prosenjit Nath -
When Assam’s voters deliver their verdict on May 4, it is likely to reaffirm not just a government but a political order, one defined by the BJP’s ability to combine structural advantage with strategic execution.
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