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Gurjit Kaur from India, not Amritsar: Capt Amarinder again gets a lesson in sportsmanship as women’s hockey team creates history

OpIndia Staff -
While congratulating the Team India, Capt Amarinder singled out player from Punjab, Gurjit Kaur, for scoring the lone goal against Australia.
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News Reports

Indian women’s hockey team creates history: The inspiring journey of captain Rani Rampal from broken hockey stick to Olympics semi-final

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian women's hockey team created a history by defeating three-time champion Australia in the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Olympics
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News Reports

Supporters of two pastors fight amongst themselves, fling chairs at each other in Andhra Pradesh: Read why

OpIndia Staff -
A clash broke out between the supporters of two pastors at the Andhra Evangelical Luffieran Church (AELC) in Guntur in Andhra Pradesh.
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Opinions

Dear Feminism In India, please stop, the ‘people with vulva’ are embarrassed

Nirwa Mehta -
There is more to feminism than reducing us to sexual life and organs - and please stop calling us 'people with vulva'
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News Reports

India administers over 13 crore Covid-19 vaccine shots in July, a jump of 12.5% compared to June, Uttar Pradesh leads charge

OpIndia Staff -
In July 2021, India administered 13,45,82,477 Covid-19 vaccine shots to its people, a significant improvement over the month of June
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Sports

Olympics: India creates history as women’s hockey team beats Australia to reach the semis for the first time ever

OpIndia Staff -
A spot in the semifinals also means that Indian women's hockey team will bring home a medal match for the first-time in Olympics.
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Cricket

British cricketer Monty Panesar pulls out of PoK Premier League as he wants to eventually work in India, had supported ‘farmers’ protests

OpIndia Staff -
Monty Panesar had also put up a poll on Twitter earlier this year asking his followers to vote who is a better PM, Boris Johnson or Narendra Modi while extending support to 'farmer protests'
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World

Obama’s former aide’s arrogant reply to a critic boasting of his lavish and wealthy lifestyle goes viral, apologises

OpIndia Staff -
In 2018, Michael McFaul was put on a sanction list by Kremlin and banned from entering Russia. He had claimed it was due to his closeness to President Obama.
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Opinions

India’s vaccination program: Why the BBC is a bunch of petty losers

Abhishek Banerjee -
Cherry picking, selective reporting and insatiable hunger to insult and mock India is what makes the writers at BBC losers in the truest sense of word.
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Sports

Olympics: Team India makes it semi-finals in Hockey, Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh plays petty politics

OpIndia Staff -
Taking to Twitter, while Capt Amarinder Singh congratulated the team, he singled out the 3 players who scored a goal and pointed out that all three of them were from Punjab.
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Entertainment

Israel wins its second ever gold medal at Olympics and Indians remember Anu Malik: Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
The 90s kids on social media had a flurry of emotions as the realisation dawned upon them that Anu Malik perhaps drew an inspiration for a patriotic song from national anthem of another country.
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Economy and Finance

Adani group shuts logistics park in Punjab due to seven-month blockade by farmer protesters, buys land in UP for data centre

OpIndia Staff -
After both state govt and high court failed to lift the blockade, Adani Logistics Ltd decided to shut the logistics park in Ludhiana, Punjab
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News Reports

UP bans Muharram processions in light of Covid-19 pandemic, J and K admin gives permission after three decades: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The UP Government has declared that no procession should be allowed on the occasion of Muharram in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Entertainment

Actress Zoya Rathore says Kundra associate Umesh Kamat approached her for HotShots, reveals how men and women are lured into porn

OpIndia Staff -
Actress Zoya Rathore said that she is facing backlash from the people in the industry for raising her voice against it.
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News Reports

PM Modi to launch e-RUPI on Monday: All you need to know about the new e-Voucher based digital payment instrument

OpIndia Staff -
e-RUPI will revolutionise delivery of welfare services such as nutritional support, TB eradication, drugs and diagnostics, fertiliser subsidies etc
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World

France: Huge crowds get on the streets to protest Macron’s Covid restrictions, Police use tear gas and water cannons to control protesters

OpIndia Staff -
Hundreds of thousands of people of France came on road to protest against Macron's strict Covid restrictions.
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News Reports

No passport or govt job for stone-pelters: Jammu and Kashmir administration initiates major crackdown on anti-India elements

OpIndia Staff -
Jammu and Kashmir will be prohibiting passport and visa clearance to people who have a track record of anti-national activities.
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News Reports

Moradabad: Girl abducted by Salman and his brothers after molesting for a year, forcibly converted to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Majhola police have registered a case against Salman, Faizan, Arshad, Sanu, Dilkush and one unidentified individual after they abducted a girl
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News Reports

PV Sindhu creates history with Bronze Medal in Tokyo Olympics, greetings pour in from all quarters

OpIndia Staff -
Ace shuttler PV Sindhu created history on Sunday as she became the first Indian woman to win medals at two Olympic games.
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Media

When Rajdeep Sardesai chose to eat ‘rasgulla’ over asking tough questions to Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
Why ask tough questions to an elected leader when you have rasgulla being offered?
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Opinions

Who was Stan Swamy? Man on a mission to endanger India

Mita Nath Bora -
A brief profile on Father Stan Swamy, who wanted to overthrow the democratically elected Indian government and wage a war against India
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News Reports

‘Will never come to Noida again’: Robber cries after UP Police arrests 6 in connection to dacoity at RSS functionary’s house

OpIndia Staff -
Six robbers were arrested by Noida Police in connection to a robbery case at a RSS functionary house after an encounter
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Sports

Sonu Sood becomes brand ambassador of Special Olympics Bharat, to accompany Indian contingent to World Winter Games Russia

OpIndia Staff -
Sonu Sood has will accompany the Indian contingent to the Special Olympics World Winter Games in Russia next year.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Madarsa teacher sent to 11 years of rigorous imprisonment for sodomising a minor boy in 2015

OpIndia Staff -
The victim was 13-years-old when the Madarsa teacher in Tumakuru in Karnataka sodomised him in 2015 in a hotel room
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News Reports

Kerala: 17 people end their lives due to financial crisis caused by Covid-19 lockdown in the last six weeks

OpIndia Staff -
Out of 50 suicides reported in Kerala from 20 June to 31 July, 17 people died due to financial crisis caused by Covid-19 lockdown
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World

US: Migrant shelter in Texas turns into haven for sexual predators, reveals leaked audio

OpIndia Staff -
A leaked audio tape from inside a migrant shelter facility in Texas, USA reveals shocking details of sexual abuse of minors.
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World

#LoveIsNotTourism: Lovers, families separated by Covid-19 request Govts to expedite Visa process, end their ‘lambi judaai’

OpIndia Staff -
A group called Love Is Not Tourism seeks to help reunite families and couples separated by Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Fact-Check

Fact Check: Where is this Rajnikant Medical College of Engineering for Commerce & Arts?

OpIndia Staff -
The image was also shared by businesswoman Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, who owns a multi-million bio-pharma company.
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News Reports

Kerala Model: How the communist govt failed its people amid oxygen crisis during second wave

Guest Author -
Even as Kerala Health Minister Veena George claims that Kerala did not have oxygen crisis during nationwide second wave of COVID infections, a cursory glance at media reports from that time shows otherwise
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Cricket

Pakistanis suffer a meltdown after BCCI makes patriotic stand over Kashmir Premier League, call it ‘shameful’

OpIndia Staff -
BCCI decided that cricketers who participate in the Kashmir Premier League will not be permitted to enter India for cricket related work.
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News Reports

Late CPI(M) stalwart Anil Biswas’ daughter Ajanta Biswas writes for TMC mouthpiece hailing Mamata Banerjee, faces party’s wrath

OpIndia Staff -
CPI(M) said that Ajanta Biswas would have to explain why she wrote for TMC mouthpiece that too an article lauding the rival party's chief
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News Reports

Several temples and RSS office in Lucknow on high alert after letter from terrorists threaten to blow them up on 15th August

OpIndia Staff -
The sender warned that every prominent temple in Lucknow, the RSS office and 10 Hindus, including RSS functionaries are on their target
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Three pastors booked for duping people using pictures of fake orphans, collected lakhs in donations

OpIndia Staff -
After villagers noticed that photographs of their children have been posted on Facebook by 3 pastors claiming them to be orphans, the scam was busted
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News Reports

Watch: Fight breaks out in Kasaragod, Kerala over vaccination after Muslim League members create ruckus

OpIndia Staff -
The ruckus started after Muslim League activists insisted on checking identities of those who reached the vaccination camp in Kasaragod in Kerala
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News Reports

China: Over 170 Uyghur Muslims detained for offering Eid prayers in violation of orders in Xinjiang

OpIndia Staff -
Authorities had allowed people above 50 to offer Eid prayers, more than 170 Uyghur Muslims below 50 detained for violating the order
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News Reports

Clubhouse promotes ‘social media star’ involved in Sanghi hate sex scandal, Manoj Bajpayee to participate in announced talk

OpIndia Staff -
Manoj Bajpayee will participate in a Clubhouse discussion on Sunday with Janice Sequeira, who was involved in Sanghi hate sex scandal.
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Cricket

If you participate in PoK League, you cannot play in India: BCCI puts its foot down, draws a clear line

OpIndia Staff -
Given that the Pakistani government had decided to host a cricketing League in India's territory, the BCCI has informally communicated to all cricket Boards about the consequence of participating in KPL.
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World

Taliban lays siege over three cities in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Many in the cities in Afghanistan are preparing themselves for the worst as Taliban seizes huge swathes of rural territory.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: FIR registered against Khalistani terrorist and SFJ founder Gurpakhwant Pannu for threatening CM Jai Ram Thakur

OpIndia Staff -
The Himachal Pradesh police has booked Gurpakhwant Singh Pannun after a recorded audio clip had surfaced in which he was heard making a threat to Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.
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News Reports

Allahabad High Court observes religious conversion of majority population weakens the country

OpIndia Staff -
Religious conversion for the sake of marriage is against the Indian constitution, observed Allahabad High Court.
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News Reports

‘Gujarat model’ leads the way in fighting coronavirus pandemic, over half the eligible population inoculated

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat has successfully managed to vaccinate 5.17 lakh people per 10 lakh eligible population
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World

Afghanistan: Several rockets hit Kandahar airport as Taliban takes over parts of the city

OpIndia Staff -
Following the attacks, the airport has been shut down and the flight operations have been halted, said Kandahar airport chief Massoud Pashtun.
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News Reports

Kerala govt imposes restrictions on Hindus ahead of Onam a week after relaxations on ‘super spreader’ Eid

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Health Minister Veena George has asked Hindus to avoid crowds, events, celebrations and visits to relatives and friends ahead of Onam, citing Covid-19.
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News Reports

Journalist Vikram Chandra slammed for suggesting Indian Govt should seek Taliban’s ‘apology’ for the brutal murder of Danish Siddiqui

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens tried to educate Vikram Chandra by explaining that Taliban is a terrorist organisation not a NGO whom India could ask to apologise
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News Reports

Congress spokesperson accuses Modi govt of hacking phones of BJP leaders Smriti Irani and Vasundhara Raja, hints the phones have explicit content

OpIndia Staff -
Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate claimed that Modi govt is snooping on phones of female BJP leaders
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World

As Australia unleashes Army on citizens to implement COVID lockdown, concerns rise regarding civil rights violations

OpIndia Staff -
Australia has deployed hundreds of soldiers in Sydney to help enforce a strict lockdown amidst a spike in Covid-19 cases.
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News Reports

JeM chief Masood Azhar’s nephew and Pulwama attacker’s trainer killed in encounter, army calls it closure to the terror attack

OpIndia Staff -
The nephew of JeM chief Masood Azhar is the seventh out of the 19 terrorists accused in the 2019 Pulwama blast, who have been neutralised
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Sports

Canadian women’s football team player Quinn becomes first trans athlete in Olympics

OpIndia Staff -
Quinn, formerly Rebecca Quinn, came out as a male in 2020 and has openly professed her 'new identity' via social media.
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News Reports

KK Shailaja, dropped as health minister after assembly election, criticises the Kerala govt over relief measures to the unorganised sector

OpIndia Staff -
KK Shailaja embarrassed the LDF government in Kerala saying the curret support provided to the unorganised sector is insufficient
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Sports

Here’s why some Americans want the US women’s football team to lose at Tokyo Olympics

Jinit Jain -
Social media websites are replete with posts from American users wishing for the ouster of their women's soccer team from the Tokyo Olympics.
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