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Deflect, deny, and victim-blaming: TMC leaders downplay Islamist violence and plead with rioters as Murshidabad burns over the Waqf Act

OpIndia Staff -
Some TMC leaders blamed the BJP and Hindus for the Murshidabad violence whereas others dismissed its severity.
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At a time when Muslims are on a rampage against Parliament passed Waqf (Amendment) Act, Hindus’ Hanuman Jayanti processions faced attacks from India to...

Shraddha Pandey -
Be it Hanuman Jayanti, Ram Navami, Maha Shivratri, any other festival or the ongoing protests by Islamists against the Waqf Amendment Act, somehow, Islamists find an excuse for attacking Hindus.
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News Reports

‘Let 8–10 die in every town’ – Congress leader Kabir Khan arrested for inciting arson and chaos over Waqf Act

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kabir Khan insisted that in each locality, 8–10 individuals must be ready to lay down their lives and that fifty to a hundred cases should be filed. According to him, only such measures will bring about change.
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News Reports

Al Jazeera, AFP downplay atrocities committed on Hindus by Muslim mobs in Murshidabad, contextualise violence as protests against Waqf law

Dibakar Dutta -
Al Jazeera, through its Goebbels-like propaganda, attempted to blame Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the carnage in Murshidabad instead of the rioting Muslim mobs that set Hindu homes on fire, destroyed livelihoods, issued death and rape threats and poisoned water tanks.
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News Reports

West Bengal BJP’s X post showing violence by Islamists withheld for ‘legal demand’ after Police ‘fact-checks’ it

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The West Bengal Police did an elaborate 'fact check' on the post. Taking each individual image from the collage, reverse searching the image and highlighting how they were from different festivals, some unrelated to Bengal and some images from other states during either Hindu festivals or from 2019 when Islamists had run rampage all over India, including Bengal's Murshidabad, and organised an anti-Hindu riot in Delhi.
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News Reports

“Historic day”: Haryana CM Nayab Saini lauds launch of direct flight service between Hisar and Ayodhya

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Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Hisar "historic" as PM Modi flagged off a direct commercial flight from Maharaja Agrasen International Airport to Ayodhya's Maharishi Valmiki Airport in Uttar Pradesh.
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“Shariah comes before Constitution”: Jharkhand minister Hafizul Hasan’s statement on Ambedkar Jayanti

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In an attempt to do damage control, Hafizul Hasan claimed while speaking to media, “Both the Constitution and Shariah are equally important. I said Shariah is in my heart, and the Constitution of Babasaheb Ambedkar is in our hands. Both hold equal significance.”
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News Reports

West Bengal: Muslims attack two Sadhus with sharp weapons, victims were performing rituals for Charak Puja

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On being asked whether he was attacked for performing Charak Puja rituals, the victim said, "It is quite possible."
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Opinions

As minor Muslims attack Hindus in Murshidabad in the name of anti-Waqf Act protests, read how minors have been regularly used as a tool...

Rukma Rathore -
Muslim minors have been involved in several violent incidents across the nation, especially over the last few months.
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News Reports

The Mehul Choksi scam: A billion-dollar fraud Congress didn’t stop, RBI didn’t see

Anurag -
Then-Finance Minister P Chidambaram had signed off the termination of the whistleblower. This raised the possibility that efforts to suppress internal warnings about the fraud were not only bureaucratic, but also sanctioned at the political level.
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News Reports

As Islamists unleash violence against Hindus in Murshidabad, here’s how even after 14 months, women in Sandeshkhali continue to live in Sheikh Shahjahan’s terror

Shraddha Pandey -
The incident sparked a nationwide outrage, especially after West Bengal’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,  a woman herself, downplayed Sandeshkhali rape cases passing them off as ‘minor incident’.
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News Reports

Telangana becomes the first state to roll out SC categorisation: Breaking down the move

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The announcement was symbolic, coinciding with the birth anniversary of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, widely hailed by some sections as the architect of the Indian Constitution.
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Crime

Beawar mass rape case: Muslim boys wanted to convert victims, were offered prize money in lakhs, it was organised crime – Lawyer helping the...

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Lawyer Gopal Gopal Narayan Sharma stated that the Beawar rape case should be given to the CBI and the outfit working behind the Muslim boys should be exposed.
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News Reports

As Trump wages trade war against China, the Chinese weaponise TikTok users, tell Americans the truth about luxury brands they use

Anurag -
A “first copy” is a term widely used to describe replicas made using the same material, and often in the same factory, as the original product. Sometimes, they even pass as indistinguishable.
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News Reports

Indian Coast Guard and Gujarat ATS chase smugglers, seize over 300 kg of narcotics near International Maritime Boundary Line in the Arabian Sea

ANI -
On Tuesday, officials informed that the Indian Coast Guard seized 300 kg of narcotics worth 1,800 crore in a joint operation with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) off the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL). The joint operation with the ICG and Gujarat ATS was conducted on April 12- April 13.
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News Reports

Danish stole phone data of a Hindu girl, blackmailed and threatened her: Now booked by Aligarh police

OpIndia Staff -
Danish first befriended her and deceitfully took possession of her mobile phone. He later extracted photos and videos from it and began threatening her. He reportedly pressured her to marry him. When she refused, he threatened to either kill her or end his own life. The intimidation allegedly extended to persistent calls and mental harassment.
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News Reports

Tamil actor and TVK president Joseph Vijay files petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf Amendment Act

ANI -
Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president and actor Vijay has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Waqf (Amendment) Act 2025.
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News Reports

India joins the Star Wars League: Uses Laser weapon developed by DRDO to shoot down aircraft, missiles and drones

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India demonstrates "Star Wars" capability to shoot down fixed-wing drones, swarm drones using high-power laser weapons
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‘Houses burnt, livelihoods destroyed, rape threats and more’: 12 videos where Hindus narrate the horror unleashed by Muslims in Murshidabad

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One Hindu woman said that bombs were being hurled in Murshidabad, prompting her to flee her home. Another woman said, “They told us that Modi passed the Bill (Waqf Amendment), and so we will not allow any Hindus to live here.”
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News Reports

“Sipping tea while Bengal burns,” BJP criticises Trinamool MP Yusuf Pathan for his social media post amid unrest in Murshidabad

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BJP has lashed out at Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan for posting photos of him sipping "good chai (tea)" in "calm surroundings".
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News Reports

Kerala: Pathanamthitta District Court sentence Noufal to life imprisonment for raping Dalit COVID patient in ambulance

OpIndia Staff -
The victim also tried to commit suicide due to the mental trauma. During the bail hearing of the convict, the victim herself strongly opposed bail. The prosecution pointed out that the sexual molestation incident destroyed the entire psychology of the victim and pushed her into a deep emotional crisis.
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News Reports

Muzaffarnagar: Muslim mob disrobes a burqa clad girl, attempts to molest her inside a shop for being with Hindu boy

OpIndia Staff -
The woman was reportedly accompanied by a Hindu male friend who was also thrashed by the mob.
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Supreme Court prescribes time limit on Constitutional powers of the President and the Governor, here are four reasons why the verdict is problematic

OpIndia Staff -
By imposing time limits on presidents and governors, the Supreme Court of India has created some serious constitutional issues
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Muslim population in Karnataka increased by 5.16% in 4 years, reveals survey by the state govt

OpIndia Staff -
Reports suggest that Muslims are also the single largest community in Karnataka if viewed as a homogenous bloc. It surpasses Vokkaligas and Lingayats in numbers.
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Murshidabad violence: Hindus demand President’s rule, permanent BSF camp, say police didn’t help when their houses and shops were vandalised by Muslim mob

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After violence in West Bengal's Murshidabad following the amended Waqf law, locals have demanded President's rule in stating that their homes and shops were vandalised
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Tahawwur Hussain Rana described as a ‘religious man’ by officials, offers Namaz 5 times a day in NIA custody, given Quran, pen and paper...

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Tahawwur Hussain Rana has requested a copy of the Quran, and is observed offering Namaz five times daily in his cell in NIA custody
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News Reports

Vishal Gawli, prime accused in abduction, rape and murder case of a minor girl in Kalyan, dies by suicide in Taloja jail

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The accused in the Kalyan rape and murder case allegedly died by suicide in Navi Mumbai's Taloja jail, officials said on Sunday.
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Hindus flee Murshidabad after targeted attack by Muslim mobs, brings back memories of exodus of 80000 victims after West Bengal post-poll violence

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Hundreds of Hindus were seen leaving Dhuliyan in urshidabad on a boat across the Ganga river to the town of Par Lalpur in Kaliachak III subdivision of Malda district.
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Madhya Pradesh: Muslim mob attacks Hanuman Jayanti procession with stones, injures minor son of BJP leader

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Several videos of the incident surfaced on social media showing two communities clashing. Some individuals were seen pelting stones at the police. In another video, police officers were seen using mild force to disperse the crowd. Amidst the unrest, several youths reached Hanuman Chowk and staged a protest by blocking the road. They demanded strict action against those responsible.
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Nepal: Muslim mob pelts stones on Hanuman Jayanti Shobha Yatra, sets vehicles on fire

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The situation turned violent with several people, including some policemen, sustaining injuries in the stone pelting. Several vehicles were also set on fire by the attackers.
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DMK leader K Ponmudy issues apology for his derogatory and vulgar remarks against women and Hinduism

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K Ponmudy, former Deputy General Secretary of DMK, on Saturday apologized for his alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism.
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Opinions

Deconstructing Aurangzeb: The Mughal zealot who issued a decree to demolish all temples—not just Kashi and Mathura, but from Puri to Somnath

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
Muslim historians of the medieval era corroborate the religious zealotry Aurangzeb embodied with their ecstatic accounts of temple destruction underway during the Mughal ruler's reign.
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Tripura: Muslims attack police personnel during protest march against new Waqf law, Congress leader involved

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The Muslim mob targeted the law enforcement authorities after being told to stop their rally owing to security concerns.
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ED issues notices to take possession of properties worth ₹661 crore in the Associated Journals case linked to Congress

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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has served notices to property registrars in Delhi, Mumbai, and Lucknow to take possession of assets worth Rs 661 crore
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Crime

Violence continues in Murshidabad over Waqf Act, two people shot after hospital, shopping mall and other establishments vandalised by mob

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Two people were injured after being shot during the violence protests against the Waqf act in Murshidabad, West Bengal
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Opinions

Another year, another denial: Delhi Police’s refusal to allow Hanuman Jayanti procession in Jahangiri shows how the state is submitting to the Muslim street...

Jinit Jain -
The Delhi Police's yet another refusal to grant permission to organize Hanuman Jayanti procession through Jahangirpuri illustrates state's submission to the Muslim street veto.
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News Reports

Murshidabad: How Muslim mobs selectively targeted Hindus in the garb of protests against Waqf law, attacked temples, homes, shops and businesses

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An eyewitness confirmed to India Today that Muslims set fire to an ambulance and assaulted the driver of the vehicle. "We were scared and sitting inside our homes. I had kept my parents, wife and children at home," he narrated.
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Finance ministry hands over ₹515.31 crore to Asset Disposal Committee for refund to victims of Rose Valley Ponzi scam

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary handed over a Demand Draft of Rs. 515.31 crore to Justice D.K. Seth (Retd.), Chairman of the Asset Disposal Committee formed for the purpose of restitution of properties to legitimate investors in Rose Valley Ponzi scam
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Tyranny of the unelected? SC assumes it can curtail powers of the head of the state, says President can’t exercise ‘absolute veto’ on Bills....

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The Supreme Court has held that the President should decide on the bills sent to him for consideration within 3 months.
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Speaker Om Birla fulfils promise made to Pulwama Martyr Hemraj Meena’s family, performs ‘Mayra’ ceremony at wedding of the late CRPF jawan’s daughter

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla sets a heartfelt example, fulfils a 6-year-old promise, participates in marriage rituals of Pulwama martyr CRPF Jawan Hemraj Meena’s daughter
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General Reginald Dyer: The butcher of Jallianwala Bagh and how he was honoured by Golden Temple management after the massacre

Anurag -
Simranjit Singh Mann, leader of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and grandson of Arur Singh, has supported his grandfather’s action of honouring of General Dyer at Golden Temple after the massacre
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Congress Minister Priyank Kharge attempts to downplay attacks by Muslim mobs under the garb of ‘Bhagwa love trap’ in Karnataka: Here is the reality

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"This is not Bihar or Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh. Karnataka is a progressive state," Priyank Kharge was quoted as saying.
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West Bengal: Violence erupts again in Murshidabad against Waqf Act after Friday prayers, mob torched vehicles, pelted stones and blocked trains, several cops injured

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Massive violence erupted in Murshidabad in West Bengal as a Muslim mob protesting against the Waqf Amendment Act clashed with police, set vehicles on fire, threw stones at trains and vandalized railway stations
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Flight operations disrupted at Delhi airport due to dust storm, 15 flights diverted

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Fifteen flights were diverted, and several were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday due to dust storms and gusty winds
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Ahmedabad: Muslim mob offers Namaz on the road outside a mosque to protest against the Waqf Act; spread ‘they will take away our mosques’...

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Tensions erupted in Ahmedabad's Rakhial after a Muslim mob blocked a significant thoroughfare to offer namaz as a mark of protest against
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Editor's picks

If Muslims can promote exclusionary systems like Halal and Waqf, Hindus can promote the same: Why the debate over Sharbat and ‘liberals’ getting triggered...

Shraddha Pandey -
‘Sharbat Jihad,’ this newly coined term, has triggered the Islamist cheerleaders, also known as the left-liberal gang, into mindlessly promoting the sugar-loaded drink Rooh Afza
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Following passage of Waqf bill, are Islamists concocting excuses to target Hindus? After a Muslim was arrested for tearing Quran, another arrested for throwing...

Rukma Rathore -
The Islamists are notorious for perpetrating acts they consider "blasphemy" to target Hindus and create unrest.
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Uttar Pradesh Police busts a Christian conversion racket in Azamgarh, arrest man and his wife

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The locals were reportedly being lured with money and job offers to convert to Christianity. They were also being instructed not to worship Hindu deities.
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China hikes tariffs on imports from US to 125% after American levy on Chinese goods reached 145%

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China on Friday hit back at the latest US tariffs by imposing 125 per cent tariffs on imports of all US goods
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House arrest, blasphemy accusations, forceful closure of shops and more: Muslim mobs are unleashing terror on Hindus in Bangladesh while police whitewash atrocities

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After the news of the ill-treatment meted out to the Hindu community became viral, the same Muslims who threatened the Hindus for the past 7 days came forward to give out a message of 'communal harmony.'
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