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Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi ask PM Modi to answer why Olympic Gold Medallist Neeraj Chopra was standing in ‘second place’

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A 'screenshot' of a tweet of Rahul Gandhi asking why Neeraj Chopra stood second on podium despite winning gold medal has gone viral
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News Reports

Delhi Court grants bail to BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay in case of anti-Muslim sloganeering at Jantar Mantar

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Ashwini Upadhyay and five others were arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with the inflammatory slogans case
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News Reports

BJP to launch Farmers Outreach Program ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections

OpIndia Staff -
As a part of its outreach program, the farmer leaders from the BJP will visit 104 constituencies of Western UP to interact with the farmers.
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News Reports

‘Undid the mistake of the past by removing the retrospective tax’: PM Modi at CII Annual Session 2021

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi today addressed the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) annual session 2021 via video conferencing
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News Reports

Switzerland embassy fact-checks Chinese media story on Covid origins, says the ‘Swiss scientist’ they had quoted does not exist

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese State media outlets, including the Global Times, the People’s Daily, had carried articles with comments from one Wilson Edwards, on the origins of Covid-19 and the WHO's independence.
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News Reports

Taliban seizes Mi-35 attack helicopter gifted by India to Afghan forces after they capture the Kunduz airport and local army headquarters

OpIndia Staff -
The Taliban today captured the Kunduz airport, where the Afghan forces had abandoned a Mi-35 helicopter donated by India
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News Reports

Banquet hall at land meant for Gaushala? Punjab Health Minister’s NGO under fire for taking prime Mohali land at nominal prices

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Punjab Health Minister Balbir Singh Sandhu accused of grabbing Panchayat land near Mohali meant for Gaushala. NGO under scanner.
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News Reports

Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan pleads global community to not ‘leave them in chaos’ as Taliban comes knocking

OpIndia Staff -
Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan took to Twitter to appeal to world leaders to help the country on the brink of a war after Taliban started gaining control.
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News Reports

People returning to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 can approach DMs to remove encroachment on their properties, informs the govt

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‘520 migrants returned to Kashmir to take jobs after abrogation of Article 370’: Informs the govt in the Rajya Sabha
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News Reports

Rising sea levels may submerge many Indian cities including Mumbai by 2100: NASA projections on climate panel report

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As per NASA's analysis, 12 Indian cities - Kandla, Okha, Bhavnagar, Mumbai, Mormugao, Mangalore, Cochin, Paradip, Khidirpur, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, and Tuticorin are projected to witness a rise in sea levels leading to the submergence in low lying areas.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Two dead and around 40 people feared buried due to landslides in Kinnaur, ITBP launches rescue operation

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40 people were trapped in landslide in KInnaur in a bus when they were travelling to Shimla, ITBP has rescued 10 people so far
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News Reports

Dadra and Nagar Haveli: RSS Swayamsevaks, freedom struggle against the Portuguese and the story of ‘one-day Prime Minister’

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Armed RSS Swayamsevaks had participated in the liberation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Portuguese were made to surrender and DNH was declared independent in August 2, 1954.
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News Reports

“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’

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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

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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

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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

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Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.
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Brother of late actor Anupam Shyam claims Aamir Khan stopped picking up calls after assuring dialysis centre at Pratapgarh: Read details

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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

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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...

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

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

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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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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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