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Journalist asks people to not circulate photo of dead reporter, after sharing photos of funeral pyres he clicked, netizens call her hypocrite

OpIndia Staff -
Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui was killed by the Taliban during clashes at Spin Boldak district in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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News Reports

‘Is it in public interest’: Supreme Court asks Kerala why it withdrew cases against Left MLAs who vandalized assembly

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Supreme Court asks Kerala govt what public interest is there in withdrawing cases against left MLAs who had vandalised the assembly
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Opinions

‘Zulus will deal with your curry relatives’: What I learned from speaking out against racist attacks on Indians in South Africa

Abhishek Banerjee -
I spoke out against racist attacks against Indians, but as South Africa Twitter discovered my tweet, my timeline was flooded with racist poison.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir administration bans illegal slaughtering of cows, camels on Eid-ul-Adha

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Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the officials to stop the illegal killing of cows, camels and other animals on the occasion of Bakra-Eid
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Media

Reuters photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who received international praise for Covid funeral pyre pics, killed by Taliban in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Indian journalist Danish Siddiqui, who has been reporting from Afghanistan the past few days, has been killed by the Taliban.
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Crime

Typing the word ‘semen’ as ‘semman’ had resulted in the acquittal of a POCSO accused, Madras HC reverses order, slams prosecution. Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Court held that under Section 29 of the POCSO Act 2012, it is for the accused to defend himself once the prosecution proved the offence and the Court had drawn its presumption.
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News Reports

British MPs approve parliamentary motion to boycott the ‘Genocide Games’, the Winter Olympics to be hosted by China next year

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The British MPs passed a motion called on the British government to not send any representatives to the Winter Olympics to be held in China
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News Reports

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren pays tribute to Urban Naxal Stan Lourduswamy, compares him with Birsa Munda

OpIndia Staff -
Paying his tributes, Hemant Soren compared the deceased Naxal sympathiser to tribal legend Birsa Munda to claim that Jharkhand never lagged behind when it comes to making sacrifices, whether it was Birsa Munda or Father Stan Swamy.
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News Reports

2 million Indian users banned, 25% total accounts banned from India: Details of disclosures by Whatsapp in first compliance report under new IT rules

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Whatsapp said more than 95 per cent of the 2 million suspended accounts were banned because of unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging
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News Reports

Assam govt cracks down on criminals, 15 killed in encounters so far: CM says ‘full operational liberty’ to police as long as they are...

OpIndia Staff -
CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has asserted that he has given the police full operational liberty as long as their actions are within the law.
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News Reports

Indian Army renovates the grave of Maqbool Sherwani: Read how the Kashmiri youth halted advancing Pakistani marauders in 1947

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The Indian army completed the renovation work of the grave of the valiant warrior Maqbool Sherwani on July 15, which was commenced in April 2021.
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News Reports

‘Criminal? He’s a birthday boy!’: Senior Mumbai police inspector seen celebrating birthday of a history-sheeter in viral video

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Taking cognizance of the matter, Mumbai Police spokesperson DCP S Chaitanya informed that a departmental inquiry has been initiated against Nerlekar.
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News Reports

Watch: Pro-Pakistan slogans raised in Samajwadi Party rally at Agra in presence of District President Wajid Nisar

OpIndia Staff -
As the video of the incident went viral, Nisar admitted that pro-Pakistan slogans were raised during the rally. However, he claimed that some outsiders had raised such objectionable slogans to malign the party's image.
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World

Racial violence in South Africa: Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini calls for peace, asks his people to stop attacking Indians

OpIndia Staff -
Zulu King Misuzulu KaZwelithini while giving a live address on television asked fellow Zulus to end violence against Indians with ‘immediate effect.’
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News Reports

Pakistani Air Force has warned Afghan forces against taking action on Taliban, says the Vice President of Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh has said that Pakistan has warned Afghan forces against trying to dislodge Taliban from Spin Boldak area
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News Reports

Haryana police slap sedition charge on 100 farmer protestors for attacking Haryana Deputy Speaker’s car, 5 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
While the farmers have called the accusation frivolous, multiple such incidents have been reported from Haryana in the past
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News Reports

After writing fake report on India-China clash, Ajai Shukla claims there was no official rebuttal from Indian Army, deletes tweet later

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Ajai Shukla false claims that there was only informal rebuttal on WhatsApp to his Business Standard report claiming fresh Indo-China clash
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News Reports

‘They’ve leaked it’, Mamata Banerjee cries foul as NHRC submits report on Bengal post-poll violence, lies that report not submitted to court yet

OpIndia Staff -
NHRC had submitted its final report in the Calcutta HC on Wed, only after which the report was shared with the media today
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Opinions

Raihan Rajiv Vadra and ‘Dark Perception’ photography exhibition: How privilege trumps talent

Anurag -
Raihan Rajiv Vadra may or may not be a talented photographer, but it is definitely his privilege that allows him to hold an exhibition in prime property in Delhi owned by a state government ruled by a party his mother is leader of.
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World

‘No smoking, shaving, girls above 15 to be married to Taliban fighters’: Read rules imposed by Taliban after taking over parts of Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
With the Taliban making rapid advancements in Afghanistan after the US troops quietly abandoned the war-torn region, it is fast imposing its old and set of religious rules.
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News Reports

Doctor panel busts Congress and leftist media lies, confirms that Republic Day rioter Navreet Singh died due to tractor accident, not bullet wounds

OpIndia Staff -
Panel of doctors from Maulana Azad Medical College concluded that farmer protestor Navreet Singh was not shot, he died due to tractor accident
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: BJP’s Sonia becomes Saharanpur’s block chief where her husband works as a sweeper. Read details

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Sonia, a member of BJP, who took charge as Block Chief of Baliakheri in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh where her husband works as a sweeper
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu based far-left group raises objection to Indian Army’s battle cry ‘Veeravel, Vetrivel’, terms it a religious slogan

OpIndia Staff -
According to the NGO, the battle cry of 'Veeravel Vetrivel' is a religious slogan, and it should not be permissible in the Armed Forces.
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News Reports

‘Law of Ruler’ not ‘Rule of Law’: NHRC makes damning disclosures on post-poll violence in West Bengal

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The NHRC submitted its final report on Bengal post-poll violence to the Calcutta high court on Wednesday.
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News Reports

As severe water crisis hits Delhi, citizens take to Twitter to slam Arvind Kejriwal even as he promises freebies in other states

OpIndia Staff -
While Delhi residents continue to face severe water crisis, CM Arvind Kejriwal continues to promise freebies in other states
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News Reports

When cricketer Yashpal Sharma and Chetan Chauhan saved 3 Sikh players including Navjot Sidhu and Yograj Singh during the 1984 riots

OpIndia Staff -
Cricketers Yashpal Sharma and Chetan Chauhan had faced an angry mob to save Sikh players Sidhu, Yograj Singh and Rajinder Ghai during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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World

Anti-White and anti-Indian bigotry in South Africa: The racism that does not attract the world’s condemnation

Jinit Jain -
At the heart of the the raging unrest in South Africa lies the widespread anti-white racism and violence against minorities.
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News Reports

American firearm company makes gun resembling Lego toy for ‘Super Fun’, withdraws after massive outrage and objections from Lego Group

OpIndia Staff -
Culper Precision, a Utah-based gun company, developed its customised Glock weapon named Block19, which looked like a Lego toy
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Tourists caught showing fake RT-PCR reports, highest from Delhi. Details

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Uttarakhand had to send back more than 5,000 vehicles (around 8000 people) headed for Nainital and Mussoorie as the travellers couldn’t produce necessary documents, hotel reservation papers and RT-PCR reports.
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Crime

Vegetable vendor Habibur Rahman arrested from Pokhran for spying for ISI, army personnel Paramjit Kaur under lens suspecting involvement

OpIndia Staff -
A spy identified as Habibur Rahman arrested from Pokhran, Rajasthan for supplying confidential information of Indian Army to ISI of Pakistan
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News Reports

Chandigarh: Sikh man files case against Muslim wife, in-laws for trying to convert him and his minor son to Islam

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The plaintiff who is Sikh by religion and by birth has stated that his Muslim wife had promised him that religion will never become an issue after marriage.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena leader who owns a luxury car worth Rs 8 crore booked for electricity theft worth Rs 35,000

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The FIR was filed based on a complaint registered against the Shiv Sena leader by MSEDCL accusing him of electricity theft.
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Opinions

A doctor’s diary: An experience of a dermatologist as a patient, as an attendant and physician during COVID-19 pandemic

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As India slowly crawls back to normalcy amid the looming threat of the third wave of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, a doctor describes how he lived through the second wave in three different roles.
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News Reports

Rs 1 lakh crore allotted for modern agricultural infrastructure and improvement of mandis: Key takeaways from PM Modi’s speech in Varanasi

OpIndia Staff -
The Rs 1-lakh-crore Agriculture Infrastructure Fund (AIF) launched by the Modi government will help in the up-gradation of mandis
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News Reports

Palaeolithic cave paintings found near Delhi in the Aravalli ranges in Haryana, experts say could be among the oldest

OpIndia Staff -
Ancient cave paintings found in the Aravalli mountain ranges in Haryana, just outside national capital region and near Mangar Bani
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News Reports

Manali: Four tourists from Punjab arrested for attacking the public with swords when asked to reverse their car

OpIndia Staff -
A case has been registered under the Arms act and relevant sections of the IPC against the tourists from Punjab, who openly brandished swords on the road in Manali to threaten locals.
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News Reports

Azamgarh: 17-year-old girl goes missing minutes after talking to one Mohammad Lukmaan on phone, family alleges love jihad

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Family of missing minor girl says that she received a call from Mohammad Lukmaan at 12:14 PM, went out at 1 PM and didn't come back
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News Reports

Jackie Chan expresses desire to join China’s Communist Party, gets ‘rejected’ by Chinese people on social media

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The 67-year-old actor is also a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, a legislative advisory body in Beijing that is largely made up of members of the Communist Party.
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News Reports

Congress mouthpiece Editorial Consultant is upset at ‘friendly’ fact-checkers. Here is why

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Basu alleged that Boom and Alt News did not fact-check tweets against her on Mayawati tweets because the ones attacking her were 'left liberal Dalit activists' whom these 'friendly fact-checkers' could not call out.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Gehlot govt to demolish heritage hotel Laxmi Vilas to build a Rs 100 crore Gandhi museum

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"The building has historic and heritage value. To my mind, such a structure should not be demolished", erstwhile Jaipur royal and Rajasamand MP Diya Kumari has stated.
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News Reports

UP: Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind comes to the rescue of Al-Qaeda terror suspects nabbed by ATS, decides to provide legal aid

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"The process of using terrorism as a weapon to destroy the lives of Muslim youth continues. Our legal struggle will continue till the honourable release of innocent Muslims," said Maulana Arshad Madani of Darul Uloom Deoband.
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Crime

Tamil Nadu: Church in Kanyakumari raided for running a sex racket, pastor and 6 others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The initial investigation had revealed that the Church authorities were using the premises to run a brothel.
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News Reports

South Africa continues to burn, over 8000 crore rupees worth of properties looted or damaged in Durban alone

OpIndia Staff -
South Africa continues to burn as protests turned violent in the country. So far 75 people have died, though the numbers can actually be higher.
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News Reports

Pakistani minister opposes restrictions on the religious conversion of minors, says ‘it’s their choice’

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During a meeting of the Senate parliamentary committee on minorities' rights, Noorul Haq Qadri said the government does not support a restriction on religious conversion before 18 years of age.
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News Reports

Bangladesh to lift strictest ever lockdown for Eid despite surge in Covid-19 cases

OpIndia Staff -
Experts have expressed caution over the move as even during the lockdown the number of coronavirus cases and fatalities had increased
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News Reports

China threatens to nuke Japan non-stop if it tries to defend Taiwan, says it is making an ‘exception’ in the no first use policy...

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China says that if Japan intervenes when it decides to ‘liberate’ Taiwan, it will launch a full-fledged war against Japan starting with nuclear bombs
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News Reports

‘Don’t throw me into the streets’: Sister Lucy Kalapurra argues her own case in Kerala HC challenging her eviction from convent

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As no lawyer was ready to take the case of sister Lucy Kalapurra, she had to fight her case herself in the Kerala High Court
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News Reports

Grooming Jihad in Badaun: Danish becomes Dinesh to marry and forcibly convert a Hindu woman, arrested after the victim files police case

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Danish, a young man from Badaun, posed as Dinesh and lured a Hindu girl to marry him, and forced her to convert to Islam after the marriage
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News Reports

Delhi riots accused Safoora Zargar has to ‘drop a pin’ on Google Maps for verification when she visits Kashmir for Eid, orders court

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Shahdara District allows Safoora Zargar visit Kashmir for Eid, provided she shares her location data with police through Google Maps
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News Reports

Lucknow: UP ATS arrests 3 more accused linked to Al Qaeda from Kakori, suspicious videos found on phones of previously arrested terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh ATS has nabbed three more accused linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in Kakori, a Kashmiri wing of Al-Qaeda
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