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Mumbai Police demanded Rs 15 lakhs to avoid arrest, claims Gandi Baat actress Gehana Vasisth

OpIndia Staff -
Gehana Vasisth was arrested in February 2021 by the Mumbai Police and had to spend almost four months in jail.
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News Reports

BJP MP raises concerns about the mysterious death of a Bihar boy studying in Chinese University, China says matter being investigated: Details

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A boy from Bihar, studying at a university in China was found dead under unknown circumstances
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News Reports

Karnataka government notifies order barring the use of temple funds for non-Hindu religious purposes

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Karnataka govt has barred the use of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Muzrai) department funds to finance non-Hindu causes.
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Crime

Aspiring model-actor Nandita Dutta and her associate arrested in Kolkata in connection with porn racket

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Nandita Dutta and her associate Mainak Ghosh have been arrested for coercing young models into pornography
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Cricket

‘Won’t allow entry in India for cricket related work’: Herschelle Gibbs claims BCCI trying to prevent him from playing in Kashmir Premier League

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Herschelle Gibbs has claimed that the BCCI is trying to prevent him from participating in the Kashmir Premier League.
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News Reports

Thailand bans distribution of ‘fake news’ undermining its handling of Covid-19 pandemic, Thai media protests, says it curbs ‘media freedom’

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Six media outlets in Thailand have come out against govt's decision to ban 'fake news', calling it an infringement on freedom of expression
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Crime

Punjab: Congress government-appointed committee recommends free legal aid and compensation for Republic Day riots accused

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Congress-led house panel in Punjab has asked the Punjab government to provide free legal aid and compensation to accused farmer rioters.
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Entertainment

Makers of ‘Operation Yemen’ accuse Kartik Aaryan starrer ‘Captain India’ of plagiarism, hope to get a stay on the movie

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Producer Subhash Kale has accused the makers of Captain India of plagiarism involving their movie Operation Yemen.
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News Reports

China makes it mandatory for every Tibetan family to send one member to Chinese forces, to fight India after swearing allegiance to CCP

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After witnessing how Tibetans-in-exile have performed while serving in the Indian Armed Forces, China began recruiting Tibetans in PLA
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News Reports

FIR filed against Sudarshan TV’s Suresh Chavhanke after he raises voice over desecration of saffron flag at Amargarh Fort

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The FIR against Suresh Chavhanke has been filed for allegedly hurting the sentiments of tribal and Meena communities
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Politics

TMC MLA Humayun Kabir issued show-cause notice after threatening another TMC leader Rabiul Alam Chowdhury: Read full details

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ABP Ananda reported that the feud between the two dates back to 2012 when Chowdhury defeated Humayun Kabir in by-elections.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi quotes Munshi Premchand to cryptically target PM Modi, Netizens remind him of his own arrogance

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Rahul Gandhi made an appearance on Twitter on an early Saturday morning to post a cryptic message targeting PM Modi
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News Reports

Licenses of ‘Khan Chacha’ restaurant cancelled, was run by ‘Delhi ke Nirmata’ Navneet Kalra, accused of black-marketing oxygen: Details

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On May 11, the Joint Commissioner of Police (licensing) issued a show-cause notice to Navneet Kalra to explain why the eateries were used to store oxygen concentrators.
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News Reports

Afghanistan announces ‘National Resistance Movement’ to take on Taliban, says will not bow to Taliban or its proxies

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Saleh said that President Ghani took the decision to form NRM at the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board Meeting (JCBM) in the Afghan Presidential Palace.
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News Reports

Border clash escalates as Mizoram govt files case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma: Read what the FIR says

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The Mizoram government has filed an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and six other officers
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News Reports

Organisation of Big Tech companies that operate anti-terror database labels BJP as non-violent extremist fringe group

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GIFCT says that Level 1 Fringe Groups, under which BJP is listed, promote norms of purity, supremacy, domination, or revenge
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News Reports

Remember ‘Friendship Ended with Mudasir’ meme? It’s now going to become NFT: Here is the full story

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The 'Friendship Ended with Mudasir' meme will become Pakistan’s first non-fungible token (NFT).
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News Reports

News reports based on police sources cannot be deemed defamatory: Bombay HC on defamation suit filed by Shilpa Shetty, refuses interim order

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Shilpa Shetty had moved Bombay HC seeking removal of some reports regarding her comments on her husband Raj Kundra's arrest
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Muslims object to Hindus sacrificing pigs on their festival, says it creates unhygienic environment and pollutes the area

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A week after sacrificing lakhs of animals on Bakrid, Muslims in Tamil Nadu objected to sacrifice of pigs by Kattu Nayakkar community
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News Reports

Watch: American Antifa journalist of Indian origin knocked out with a punch by a person of colour

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An Antifa journalist of Indian origin was knocked out with a punch to his face during a protest at West Hollywood in California, USA.
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News Reports

True Indology deactivates his Twitter account after getting legal threats for recounting troubled history of Mizo-Assam strife, this is what he said

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Swaraj Kaushal, former Governor of Mizoram, warned Bharadwaj Speaks of legal consequences for posting Mizoram history on Twitter
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Crime

Himachal Pradesh: Over 20 journalists receive threatening calls from pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice

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SFJ chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun told the journalists that they will liberate Punjab and then will take over parts of Himachal Pradesh
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu BJP to hold protests against Karnataka’s BJP govt over Mekedatu dam project

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BJP state chief Annamalai has informed all the state office bearers to focus on local issues and has directed that the state BJP should start functioning as a state party ahead of the upcoming civic polls.
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News Reports

The tale of a missing Dalit girl found in a Burqa, Karni Sena stopping ‘love jihad’ and a video: All you need to know...

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After a Dalit girl was found marrying a Muslim boy in Ballia, Karni Sena intervened alleging love jihad, but the couple claim its consensual
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Opinions

Governor Swaraj vs True Indology saga: How a Twitter thread proved online clout is no substitute for real power, and the abuse of it

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A former Governor of an Indian State appeared to threaten a Twitter account, True Indology, for a series of tweets on Mizoram.
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Crime

Rajasthan: ‘Farmer protestors’ from Samyukt Kisan Morcha attack and assault BJP’s SC leader Kailash Meghwal

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Kailash Meghwal is the chief of BJP's SC Morcha in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

Watch: Tamil Nadu police remove saffron flag, demolishes boundary wall of a Hindu resident who says Church filed false complaint

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Although a church was built after the Hindu man had built his house on his land, Church falsely claimed the house had encroached Church land
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News Reports

Wrong charts, cherry-picked data: The Hindu tries to claim Muslim population growth is same as Hindus using false analysis

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The Hindu used one unit for 1% fertility rate in Hindus and 2% in Muslims to wrongly claim that population growth in both communities is same
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News Reports

Kangana Ranaut calls Mamata Banerjee ‘Tadaka’, says ‘BollyDawood’ will now project her as a goddess

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Kangana also said that the Javed-Shabana couple would now ask the 'Khans' of 'BollyDawood' to promote Mamata as a goddess.
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News Reports

Novak Djokovic’s Golden Grand slam bid ends as he loses to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in Olympics semifinals

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Every four years, Tennis legends have the opportunity of winning the “Golden Grand Slam”—meaning winning all the four Grand slams and a Gold medal in Olympics.
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News Reports

456 animals died in Delhi Zoo in 3 years, including over 100 blackbucks, for reasons including cannibalism, shock: Details of RTI

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"Now if this is the case in Delhi, one can anticipate the condition of Zoological parks in other States of India," said Vivek Pandey
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Congress government reneges on its promise, says it never promised loan waiver to all farmers

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A report published in Aaj Tak says farmers in Rajasthan are receiving attachment notices asking them to pay their dues or face foreclosure.
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Sports

Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu smashes her way into semifinals of Tokyo Olympics

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PV Sindhu is through to the semi-finals of the women's singles category in Badminton in the Tokyo Olympics after victory against Yamaguchi.
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News Reports

Journalist who forged Rafale documents to lie about scam, now approaches Supreme Court alleging a snooping scandal that has no merit

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Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, N. Ram had desperately tried to create an anti-Modi narrative by digitally altering some documents to make the Rafale deal look suspicious.
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News Reports

Times Radio host wants ‘entry level porn’ for children, deletes tweets after outrage

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Times Radio host Flora Gill said on Thursday that someone ought to create pornography for children, sparking outrage.
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News Reports

After Central govt and Bengal govt fail to respond, SC adjourns case demanding paramilitary forces in Bengal for 2 weeks

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Supreme Court had issued notices on July 1 on PIL against Bengal post poll violence, but centre and WB are yet to file their Reponses
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News Reports

Complaint filed against Anurag Kashyap directed film Ghost Stories on Netflix for “foetus eating scene”

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Complaint filed under new IT rules against Netflix anthology Ghost Stories for showing a character eating foetus after suffering miscarriage
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Crime

Shiv Sena workers arrested for thrashing delivery boy in Mumbai, two on the run: Here is what happened

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An e-commerce delivery agent Rahul Sharma, resident of Jai Hind Chawl, Poisar Kandivali East, registered a complaint against Shiv Sena leaders in Samta Nagar Police Station, Mumbai on Thursday.
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News Reports

Pakistani terrorists could target Hindu Temples in J&K on Aug 5th and Independence Day to spark tensions, intel says

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Pakistani terrorist organisations Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed could target Hindu Temples in Jammu & Kashmir.
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News Reports

Illegal campsites of farmer protests at Delhi border have become a hub of flesh trade, drugs and alcohol, reveals report

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The report by Zee Hindustan has revealed that Tikri border campsite for farmer protestors have become a hub for prostitution, alcohol and drug abuse.
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Government and Policy

India operationalises Rafale jets in Eastern corridor to counter Chinese aggression, inducted to squadron in Bengal’s Hasimara IAF base: Reports

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Despite the numerical strength of China, the IAF has a 'terrain advantage' in both ground attack and aerial combat along the LAC.
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News Reports

Punjab Congress worker commits suicide after sending a voice note for Navjot Sidhu, said party let him down: Details

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Bajwa was also heard saying that even after four-and-a-half years of Congress rule, no poor family associated with him in his village has benefitted from govt schemes.
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News Reports

DMK Minister’s daughter-in-law wants a law that requires Vatican’s permission to arrest Christian pastors: Details

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Speaking at the event, Mercy Senthil Kumar claimed that she was at the event to give a voice to the death of Pastor Stan Lourduswamy, who, according to her, had dedicated his entire life to the service of people.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: More than 600 children test positive for Covid in Solapur after schools reopen

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Maharashtra had allowed schools in Covid-free areas to reopen for classes 8-12 from July 12.
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News Reports

Danish Siddiqui was identified as an Indian by Taliban, dragged out of a mosque, beaten and executed, body mutilated: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Danish Siddiqui's brutal murder has been whitewashed by the mainstream media and US State Department. He was beaten, riddled with bullets and his body was mutilated by Taliban after they confirmed his identity as an Indian journalist working for Reuters.
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News Reports

USA: Hinduphobia gets governmental recognition, July to be recognised as Hindu Persecution Awareness Month in Edison, NJ

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Hindu on Campus stated that the recognition of Hindu Persecution Awareness Month is significant, as it has received official governmental recognition now.
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News Reports

Assam: Christian evangelist Ranjan Chutia arrested for converting people in the name of treatments, had changed Vaishnav devotional songs to praise Jesus Christ

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Police arrested evangelist Ranjan Chutia from his healing centre at Moran for misusing religious and cultural creations of Srimanta Sankardev
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News Reports

National Gallery of Australia to hand over 14 artefacts to Indian Govt, most of them were looted from India

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Nick Mitzevich, director of NGA said that Australia decided to return these artefacts because of the good relations it shares with India
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Opinions

The post-poll violence in Bengal: Where is our Gopal Patha

Nupur J Sharma -
What happened during Direct Action Day has significant lessons for Hindus of Bengal, who are being massacred in unbridled violence
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News Reports

Explained: Read what is the meaning of Modi govt extending OBC and EWS reservation to All India Quota seats in medical colleges

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27% OBC and 10% EWS reservation will be available in the All India Quota seats available in medical colleges under the state governments
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