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10 civilians killed, 38 injured in indiscriminate firing by Pakistan army across LoC and International Border following Operation Sindoor

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The Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling on the villages located along the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri.
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News Reports

Operation Sindoor: Headquarters of terror training in Pakistan, Jaish-e-Muhammad’s Markaz Subhan Allah destroyed by India

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JeM-affiliated terrorists at this Markaz received weapons smuggled from Afghanistan, including leftover NATO M4 rifles. The site also served as a meeting point for JeM’s Afghan commanders and a launch pad for jihadi attacks.
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News Reports

Operation Sindoor: The what, where and how of India’s precision missile strikes on Pakistan’s terrorist infrastructure to avenge Pahalgam

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Pakistani news channels have reported that the Jaish-e-Muhammad headquarters in Bahawalpur, run from a madarsa, has been completely destroyed, and the sky looks red due to flames.
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Fact-Check

‘6 aircrafts downed’, ‘Srinagar airport attacked’, ‘Indian Prisoners of War taken’: Rattled Pakistanis cook up multiple fake news after ‘Operation Sindoor’ destroyed terror camps...

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Pakistan Defence Minister was at the forefront of spreading misinformation as he claimed that Pakistan has taken 3 Indians prisoners during the night. However, he later fact-checked himself and retracted his own claim.
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News Reports

Ailing children converted to Christianity with false promise of healing: 10 families in Chhattisgarh expose missionary deception, revert to Sanatan Dharma

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The families who reverted to Sanatan Dharma revealed that they were lured into converting to Christianity with false promises of healing.
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News Reports

IWT, Triple Talaq, Congress’ vote bank politics, and more: 5 takeaways from PM Modi’s speech at ABP India at 2047 Summit

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Hauling Congress over the coals, PM Modi said past governments took decisions guided not by what was right, but fear of world's perception and vote bank politics.
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News Reports

Union Bank under scrutiny for Rs 7.25 crore book order linked to sacked ex-IMF official

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The general manager of the bank, Giriraj Mishra, who was overseeing the deal, was suspended in December 2024 following internal objections and the refusal of Executive Director Nitesh Ranjan to ratify the expenditure.
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News Reports

Former IAS officer who exposed Rs 1 lakh crore granite scam seeks protection from Madras HC after DMK govt withdraws security

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Sagayam uncovered a powerful mining mafia operating in and around Melur in the Madurai district since 1990. The illegal activities had inflicted a loss of over Rs 1 lakh crore to the state’s exchequer.
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News Reports

Adani Foundation chairperson Dr Priti Adani conferred second honorary doctorate for pioneering social impact

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Dr Priti Adani was conferred with honorary doctorate by Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha.
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OpIndia Explains

Air sirens, blackouts and bunker drills: India to conduct nationwide Civil Defense Drill on May 7 amid escalating tensions with Pakistan. All you need...

Rukma Rathore -
The nationwide civil defense mock is designed to assess the country’s emergency preparedness for wartime scenarios like missile strikes, air raids, and large-scale evacuations.
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News Reports

Israeil Mohammad hunted for Hindu victims at photocopy centre frequented by school girls: Posed as ‘Shiva Sharma’ to trap them; objectionable videos found on...

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The deception was exposed when Israeil visited a cyber café to photocopy his Aadhaar card. His ₹15 online payment revealed his real name, sparking suspicion due to the mismatch with the name 'Shiva Sharma' on the ID.
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Opinions

No sir, I am not going to Kashmir as tourist to prove a point

Anurag -
People from every part of the country want to believe that the Valley is safe. But a flash of violence is more than enough to shatter that glass wall. The welcoming nature of the people of Kashmir must be felt, not doubted. Even now, most Indians believe that only a handful of Kashmiris side with the terrorists.
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News Reports

Former Congress MLA’s dramatic arrest, and a ₹500 crore housing scam: What is ED’s PMLA case against  Dharam Singh Chhoker

Shraddha Pandey -
While the Congress party giving a ticket to a scam-tainted leader is not shocking, the court had expressed frustration over the delays in arresting Dharam Singh Chhoker. Noting his continued evasion, the court later in October 2024 ordered Dharam Singh Chhoker’s immediate arrest.
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OpIndia Explains

Increase in Gujarat’s coastline from 1600 KM to 2300 KM: Result of advanced measurement methods, use of technology including satellites – Understand why this...

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The increase in the length of Gujarat's coastline is the result of new methods of accurate measurement and calculation rather than geographical expansion. The Government of India has used new technology and methods to calculate the length of the coastline.
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News Reports

Former NSUI President-led-trust files petition in SC against Waqf Amendment Act, media passes it off as ‘Hindu organisation’ against the new law

Dibakar Dutta -
The Congress is opposed to EWS, the construction of the Ram Mandir and the Waqf Amendment Act. Coincidentally, G Mohan Gopal (the man heading the Sree Narayana Manava Dharmam Trust) is also opposed to the same policies.
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Crime

Anees Khan arrested by Delhi Police after a cross-state search for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl, pregnant minor recovered from Madhya Pradesh

ANI -
The ordeal began on 18th February, when a complaint was lodged at PS Geeta Colony regarding the kidnapping and disappearance of a 15-year-old girl. Delhi Police immediately registered a case under Section 137(2) BNS and began a search for the missing minor.
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News Reports

Deactivation of mobile signals, anti-drone systems, signal jammers, metal detectors at entrances: Vatican gears up to ensure ‘absolute secrecy’ during Conclave to elect next...

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The Vatican also plans to use signal jammers around the Sistine Chapel to stop electronic surveillance or communication outside the conclave, where 133 cardinals vote to decide who will be succeed Pope Francis
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News Reports

Murshidabad anti-Hindu riots: Victims narrate how Muslim mobs spat and urinated in front of temples, vandalised idols, role played by TMC councillors and more

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The victims narrated chilling testimonials of murder, attacks on Hindu temples and homes and the role played by mosques in supervising the violence. They also highlighted the inaction of the local police, and the complicity of TMC councillors in the violence.
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News Reports

Ties with controversial NGO, objectionable tweets, leftist ideology: As IIT Gandhinagar department faces scrutiny, actions of its faculty also raise eyebrows

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The professors of HSS department at IIT Gandhinagar have links to dubious NGOs and promote leftist ideology.
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News Reports

Punjab’s AAP govt triggers domestic water war as Punjab Police takes over Nangal Dam, BBMB calls it unconstitutional and illegal

Shraddha Pandey -
In a significant comment, CM Saini said that if the Punjab government keeps capping water released from the dam at 4,000 cusec, excess water will overflow during monsoon and reach Pakistan. He said that the Bhakra dam reservoir has to be emptied before monsoon so that excess water accumulated during monsoon can be stored in the reservoir.
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News Reports

Pakistan faces embarrassment at UN Security Council session, faces tough questions as nobody buys their ‘false-flag’ allegation on Pahalgam terror attack

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The United Nations Security Council members raised tough questions for Pakistan at its informal closed door session on Monday. The 15-nation Security Council held deliberations on Monday afternoon amid growing tensions between India and Pakistan.
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Crime

Moradabad: Already married Iqrar Pasha posed as Raj Thakur to trap and marry Hindu woman, victim faced pressure to convert to Islam after marriage,...

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A Hindu woman living in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh has registered a case of love jihad. The victim Hindu woman says that Iqrar Pasha married the victim by posing as Raj Thakur.
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Editor's picks

Yemen’s Hodeidah Port explodes in flames as Israel bombs in response to Tel Aviv airport attack by Houthis

OpIndia Staff -
It is notable here that Yemen lies over 2000 km away from Israel, and the two nations are separated by the entire span of Saudi Arabia’s western coast along the Red Sea. The land distance even includes the breadth of Jordan after the Saudi mainland, still the Houthis have been trying to hit Israel with ballistic missiles for over a year. 
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News Reports

Pakistani exporters set to lose business worth half a billion dollars, Modi govt’s ban on both direct and indirect trade to hit Pakistan hard

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The recent decision to ban imports will intensify the economic retaliation against the hostile neighbouring country. The decisive move covers both direct shipments and goods routed through other countries.
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News Reports

‘Sharia courts have no legal status, their rulings not binding on Indian citizens’: Read what SC said while rejecting AIMPLB’s push for parallel judiciary

Shraddha Pandey -
‘Court of Kazi’, ‘Court of (Darul Kaja) Kajiyat’, ‘Sharia Court’, etcetera, by whatever name styled, have no recognition in law,” the Supreme Court ruled.
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Crime

Train shocker: Rubina and accomplice Imtehaj stab female lawyer, strip her after dispute over Hindu symbols

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The Muslim woman took issue with the religious symbols (a rudraksha bracelet and a bangle engraved with the name of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj) worn by the victim. "Wearing rudraksha is nonsense."
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News Reports

Murshidabad: Family of Haragobindo Das, who was hacked to death by Muslim mob, say they are receiving threats from TMC goons and police

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"We are writing this from a hidden location, not only fearing the threats of the ruling party but also the police who are continually threatening us," the wife and daughter-in-law of Haragobindo Das said.
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Political History of India

Terror in Pahalgam, betrayal in Tashkent: How Congress’ strategic blunder of returning Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan in 1966 continues to bleed India

Jinit Jain -
In a cautionary tale of how political shortsightedness can compromise national security for generations, Congress govt in 1966 returned the strategically significant Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan.
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News Reports

Finance Ministry dismisses reports claiming India asked Italy to cut financing to Pakistan

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The Ministry of Finance has rubbished media reports that claimed a demand has been made to Italian counterparts to cut back on financing to Pakistan.
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News Reports

Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption drive has seen sacking of top officers in China’s military, raising questions of capability and trust

Rukma Rathore -
Xi Jinping has launched an anti-corruption initiative since he assumed leadership, targeting the officers in the CMC.
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News Reports

Editor-in-Chief of Newslaundry, who downplayed the rape of minor girl in Nainital, was earlier convicted of criminal defamation: Read the case in detail

Dibakar Dutta -
Raman Kirpal is not new to controversies. The current Editor-in-Chief of Newslaundry had previously been convicted of criminal defamation in 2007.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Police summon Sonu Nigam over alleged Kannada remarks made during concert in the city

ANI -
This comes after an FIR was filed against Nigam on May 3 at the Avalahalli Police Station in Bengaluru Rural District for allegedly making hurtful remarks about the Kannadiga community during a music event in Bengaluru. The remarks were reportedly made on stage and were captured in a video that has since gone viral.
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Political History of India

1971 Bhuj war heroes call on PM Modi to avenge Pahalgam massacre: Read how 300 women helped to rebuild IAF airstrip

Rukma Rathore -
Squadron Leader Vijay Karmik played a pivotal role to mobilize the women for the restoration of the damaged airfield.
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Opinions

From defaced temples to Khalistanis demanding removal of all Hindus from Canada, how change from Trudeau to Carney as PM hasn’t seen any change...

Anurag -
It seems that the Carney administration’s stance on pro-Khalistani elements is unlikely to change significantly from that during Trudeau’s tenure.
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News Reports

Kashi draws 11.46 crore visitors in first quarter of 2025, number of people coming to the holy city booms after Kashi Vishwanath Corridor

OpIndia Staff -
As per the government data, in the first quarter of 2024, Kashi was visited by 2.56 crore people. This translates into an increase of around 8.89 crore domestic tourists in Q1 2025.
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News Reports

Trump imposes 100% tariff on movies made outside USA, calls them ‘national security’ threat, may impact Bollywood, Tollywood movie makers

Anurag -
South Indian film industry (Tollywood) perform well in the US. However, the tariff proposed by the US President will make it more expensive and difficult for Indian filmmakers to release films in the US. Ticket prices will rise, which could further deter audiences from visiting cinemas.
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Media

NBDA asks news channels not to invite hate mongering anti-India Pakistani commentators for TV debates and panel discussions

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On 4th May, NBDA issued the advisory to all editors associated with the group. The NBDA emphasised that the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has raised concerns over news channels inviting anti-India commentators from Pakistan in their programme(s) who “propagate false propaganda against India."
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News Reports

Dehradun: Muslim man thrashed by mob after asking his name? Read the truth behind the viral fake news, designed to peddle ‘Muslim victimhood’ narrative

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The Dehradun Police have rubbished the claim made by 'Mr Haque' and others that the Muslim man was thrashed because of his religious identity. In reality, it was a case of road rage.
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World

Brazil: Lady Gaga concert attack was planned to gain ‘notoriety on social media’

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According to the Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro, the two persons had tried to "recruit" people, including teenagers, to conduct coordinated attacks at a concert on Saturday, using improvised explosives and Molotov cocktails. According to police, the attack was planned to gain "notoriety on social media."
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News Reports

Bengal governor sends report on Murshidabad violence, recommends new law for centre to take over law and order, says Article 356 may be considered...

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West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose has sent a report to the central government after visiting Murshidabad and Malda after anti-Waqf violence
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP worker in critical condition after his neck was slashed with razor in Nadia district, BJP alleges TMC worker attempted to kill...

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A BJP worker was allegedly attacked by a TMC worker with a razor in Jangalgram, Madanpur in the Nadia district of West Bengal
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News Reports

UP: Tension erupts in Bulandsheher after 12th student killed with cricket bat by a youth over argument

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A 19-year-old boy named Shakti Singh lost his life after another boy named Vishesh reportedly hit him with a cricket bat in Bulandshahar
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News Reports

Late actor Irrfan Khan’s son Babil Khan posts disturbing videos alleging bullying in Bollywood, family releases statement saying they were misinterpreted

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After actor and son of late actor Irrfan Khan, Babil Khan's videos from his now deleted Instagram account were shared widely on social media, his family and team on Sunday released a clarification statement.
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News Reports

Controversy over West Bengal’s Digha Jagannath Temple escalates: Complaint filed over unauthorised use of sacred wood from Puri, demands to remove ‘Dham’ tag grows...

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Earlier, an online complaint was filed by an RTI activist named Jayanta Das, in which he accused Ramakrishna Das Mahapatra of removing the wood without taking permission from the temple administration.
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News Reports

Newslaundry quietly removes video where it called rape of minor girl by 65-year-old Usman as ‘affair’ and ‘small incident’, cites ‘apology’ only after social...

OpIndia Staff -
In a statement, Newslaundry claimed, "In our earlier video, our editor wrongly described the incident as “small” and referred to it as “an affair.” This was a factual error. We deeply regret it."
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News Reports

Houthis target Israeli airport with ballistic missile, injures 6, IDF admits failure in interception

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The attack resulted in sharp reactions from Israeli leaders. National Unity chairman and former defence minister Benny Gantz directly blamed Iran for the attack.
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News Reports

Congress leader Rashid Alvi claims halting trade with Pakistan will cost India more, calls for ‘strict steps against Pakistan’

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Congress leader Rashid Alvi termed India's decision to halt all direct and indirect imports from Pakistan as a "cosmetic step", claiming that with bilateral trade effectively halted, it is India which will be affected more
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News Reports

UP: Hindu woman kills herself after being sexually harassed and threatened to convert to Islam, accused Rizwan arrested

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Her family alleged that Station House Officer Mansoor Ahmed sided with the accused and did not take action against him.
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News Reports

Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati ‘expels’ Rahul Gandhi from Hinduism over ‘Manusmriti protects rapists’ comments, says he should be banned from temples

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Jyotirmath Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati has ‘expelled’ Congress MP Rahul Gandhi from Hinduism over his remarks on Manusmriti
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News Reports

Suhas Shetty murder: Accused Adil Mehroof paid ₹3 lakhs to the killers from monetary compensation provided by Karnataka govt

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The then BJP-led Bommai government had not extended any ex-gratia aid to Fazil’s family. However, when the Congress-led government under Siddaramaiah came to power in 2023, they provided financial aid to four families affected by the incident, including Fazil’s.
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