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How the New Zealander vlogger Karl Rock went from ‘exposing scams in India’ to visiting POK right after joining the anti-CAA protests

OpIndia Staff -
Karl Rock's extensive visit to Pakistan and PoK just after he attended anti-CAA protests and peddled propaganda against it raises suspicions about the real motive behind his visit
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News Reports

London: Library brings a performer in monkey costume with hanging genitalia, exposed buttocks, says it was to ‘encourage kids to read’

OpIndia Staff -
London Library criticized for displaying obscene costumes and gestures in event meant for promoting reading habits among kids.
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News Reports

South Africa: Indian community takes up arms to defend their businesses as violent riots break out, here is why they may be targeted

OpIndia Staff -
In all, 6 people have been killed so far and a total of 489 suspects have been arrested.
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Editor's picks

Delhi HC directs Congress supporter Saket Gokhale to delete defamatory tweets against ex-IFS officer Lakshmi Puri, restrains him from repeating

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi HC asked Twitter to take down Gokhale's tweets against Puri if he fails to do it with 24 hours.
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Politics

As AAP has jumped into Gujarat’s political arena, who has more to lose – BJP or Congress?

Nirwa Mehta -
For a state that has been traditionally a two-party state, will AAP's foray into the political arena stir things up for BJP?
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Opinions

With Kanwar yatra, media is trying to deflect blame from failures of Kerala and Maharashtra : Watch out!

Abhishek Banerjee -
You can shield Kerala and Maharashtra governments from criticism, but you cannot hide the virus itself. A third wave is coming and who knows how deadly it is going to be.
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News Reports

Blanket ban on cow slaughter, no beef within 5 km of Hindu, Jain or Sikh temples: Details of Assam’s new cow protection bill

OpIndia Staff -
Assam government tables the Assam Cattle Preservation Bill, 2021 in assembly.
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News Reports

Fugitive Mehul Choksi granted bail on medical grounds by Dominican court, to go to Antigua for treatment

OpIndia Staff -
Mehul Choksi will be allowed to go to Antigua and Barbados for treatment of his neurological condition.
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News Reports

Kerala HC dismisses plea of two accused in palm chopping case, PFI members had attacked prof over reference of Prophet Muhammad in exam

OpIndia Staff -
PFI member Saved allegedly pulled Joseph out of his car and chopped off his palm accusing him of ridiculing Islam using his hand and that he should not write with his hand anymore.
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World

Chicago’s decision to provide condoms in elementary schools from fifth grade triggers heated debate

OpIndia Staff -
A new policy allows Chicago schools, including elementary schools, to have menstruation products and condoms as a part of the sexual health education
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Satire

Inspired by China’s gold medal demand for human rights, English fan who inserted flare inside anus demands gallantry award for bravery

K Bhattacharjee -
An English football fan, inspired by China, who was captured on camera with flares inside his anus has demanded a gallantry award.
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World

‘Human waste dumped from Chinese ships in South China sea visible from space’: Why experts think China is causing catastrophic damage to Coral Reef

OpIndia Staff -
Experts believe that the poop accumulation in South China Sea is so intense that it can see it from space
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World

Solar storm to hit Earth on Monday, should you be concerned? Here’s what we know

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday (July 12), a high-speed solar storm will approach our planet at a speed of 1.6 million km/hour and affect electricity supply.
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News Reports

Bihar Govt challenges High Court acquittal to accused in Senari Massacre: When Maoists committed a massacre of Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Patna High Court in its judgment had acquitted the 13 accused in the 1999 Senari massacre citing a lack of adequate evidence.
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Entertainment

‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’ trailer released: What we know about the movie so far

OpIndia Staff -
Bhuj The Pride of India is based on the Indo-Pak war in 1971, and packs a healthy dose of patriotism and action, with powerful dialogues
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News Reports

Owaisi’s visit to Masud Ghazi’s dargah sparks row as BJP says it insults Raja Suheldev: Here is all you need to know about Masud...

OpIndia Staff -
Ghazi Salar Masud was ultimately killed by Maharaja Suheldev when the two engaged in the fierce Battle of Bahraich in 1034 CE. The battle was fought near Chittaura Lake near the present-day Bahraich city in Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

NCPCR takes cognizance of minor’s rape and murder by DYFI worker in Kerala, seeks detailed report

OpIndia Staff -
The NCPCR in its letter has also highlighted that it is mandated to monitor the implementation of the POCSO Act against the accused.
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Social Media

Netizens trend #JusticeForKeralaGirls on Twitter amidst the surging cases of molestation, rapes and crime against minors in Kerala

OpIndia Staff -
Social media websites are replete with posts demanding justice for women after the blood-curdling case of a 6-year-old girl being raped and murdered by a CPI(M) activist came to the fore
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Sports

Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka suffer racial abuse after missing penalties in defeat against Italy in Euro 2020 final

OpIndia Staff -
England players of colour, Sancho, Rashford and Saka, suffered racial abuses after losing Euro Cup 2020 final against Italy.
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News Reports

From Uyghurs to COVID: How China has roped in vloggers and influencers to spread disinformation and propagate CCP agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Since official Chinese government mouthpiece get flagged by YouTube and Twitter as government channels, China has come up with an innovative way to spread propaganda
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News Reports

Maha infighting: Nana Patole accuses NCP, Shiv Sena of snooping on Congress leaders, Sharad Pawar calls him a ‘non-entity’

OpIndia Staff -
Maha Congress chief Nana Patole says the CM and the Home Minister are using the state intelligence machinery to snoop on Congress leaders.
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News Reports

VHP sends recommendation to UP law commission to omit one-child policy from the population control draft: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from population contraction, the VHP in its letter also talked about the probable community disbalance the one-child policy might cause.
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News Reports

How ThePrint tried to normalise relationship between 23 year old man and 13 year old girl in the Kashmir Sikh conversion controversy

K Bhattacharjee -
ThePrint journalist spoke to Shahid Nazir Bhatt who made some rather intriguing comments on the Kashmir Sikh girl case.
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Crime

Lucknow Al-Qaeda module: Terrorist Maseeruddin made a DIY bomb using an e-rickshaw battery, built explosives in ₹3000

OpIndia Staff -
One of the terrorists named Maseeruddin aka Musheer even built a bomb using the battery of an e-rickshaw.
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News Reports

Nepal Supreme Court orders President to appoint Sher Bahadur Deuba as Prime Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Deuba, within 30 days of his appointment, will have to win the vote of confidence as per Article 76 (4) of Nepal’s constitution.
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Social Media

Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar temporarily loses his blue tick, only to be restored quickly: Here is why it happened

OpIndia Staff -
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Union Minister of State, lost his verification badge for a while on Twitter for a while on Monday.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Cloudburst results in flash floods damaging public property, NH blocked in Shimla

OpIndia Staff -
While there has been no report of loss of life, visuals of cars being washed away and rivers overflowing have been circulating on social media.
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News Reports

Model Apeernah, who accused 9 Bollywood celebs of raping and harassing her, now gets death threats, alleges inaction by Mumbai police

OpIndia Staff -
Model, Apeernah, has been receiving death threats after Mumbai police refused to take action against 9 Bollywood celebrities accused of raping and molesting her.
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World

Over 600 frontline workers in Thailand get infected despite being jabbed with China-made Covid vaccine Sinovac: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
After China made Sinovac failed to protect people from covid infection, Thailand contemplates giving a third booster dose of different make
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News Reports

‘Won’t come back to politics again’: Actor Rajinikanth dissolves his political party Rajini Makkal Mandram

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Rajinikanth on Monday announced the decision to dissolve RMM, adding that the outfit will be revamped as a fans’ welfare association.
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Culture and History

Rathayatra special: The story of the wedding of a princess from the South and the Gajapati of Kalinga

Sanghamitra -
On the day of the Rathayatra, the Gajapati ruler of Kalinga becomes a sweeper for one day when the emperor sweeps the chariot of Mahaprabhu with a golden handled broom as his servant.
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News Reports

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav casts aspersions on the arrest of two Al Qaeda terrorists, says he can’t trust UP govt’s terror crackdown: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Oon Sunday, the UP ATS team arrested two terrorists affiliated with Al Qaeda terror outfit
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News Reports

Farmer protestors attack another BJP leader in Punjab, hundreds charged at Bhupesh Aggarwal in Rajpura: What we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader attacked by 'farmer protestors' in Punjab, stones pelted.
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News Reports

‘Those who denied Lord Ram’s existence are now chanting His name’: Yogi Adityanath says that UP is free of riots

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath speaks to Times Now's Navika Kumar.
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News Reports

The last Devadasi of Puri’s Jagannath Temple dies at 92, just before the commencement of the Rath Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
The centuries-old practice began to witness a decline with the abolition of kingship and the Odisha government taking over the administration of the shrine from the Puri royal family in 1955 through an Act, thus making Parasmani the last surviving servitor.
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World

“Down with dictatorship, we want freedom”: Protests erupt in Cuba as citizens demand end to communist regime

OpIndia Staff -
As country faces worst economic crisis in 30 years, Cubans take to street to protest against the communist regime.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Mahant Dilipdasji distributes masks as Prasad as Lord Jagannath takes a tour of Ahmedabad on Rath Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also participated in the Mangla Aarti at the Jagannath ji temple in Jamalpur
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News Reports

No less than rioters: England football fans create ruckus after losing the Euro 2020 final to Italy

OpIndia Staff -
England fans created ruckus after defeat in Euro 2020 finale in London.
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OpIndia Scoops

‘Will turn you into a wh*re, convert you to Islam’: Here are the details about the controversy in Delhi’s Garhi village

अजीत झा -
Delhi family alleges neighbour Shamshad and his son of giving threats of rape as well as forced religious conversion. The accused, however, refutes the claims
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News Reports

Richard Branson beats Jeff Bezos to become the first billionaire to ride their own rocket to space

OpIndia Staff -
Richard Branson is joined by five company employees who are took off to space in a company rocket from a launchpad in New Mexico, USA
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Crime

Punjab Police arrests one Jatinder Singh for vandalism of Shiv Temple in Malerkotla

OpIndia Staff -
A man has been arrested in connection with the vandalism of a Shiv Temple in Saroud Village, Ahmedgarh, district Malerkotla in Punjab.
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News Reports

RSS to train and send workers to 2.5 lakh places across India during the anticipated 3rd wave of Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
RSS has initiated 27,166 shakhas to work at ground zero during the Coronavirus pandemic during the upcoming 3rd wave of Covid-19
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News Reports

UP ATS busts Al-Qaeda affiliate terrorist group’s module in Lucknow, express unhappiness over live telecast of operation

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) busted a major Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind module, affiliated to Al Qaeda, in Lucknow.
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News Reports

Copyright infringement? New packaging design of instant noodles brand Wai Wai leave netizens wondering

OpIndia Staff -
The CG Group has changed the packaging design of its brand Wai Wai to exactly look like its rival brand Maggi manufactured by Nestlé
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News Reports

Canada: Amul wins trademark case, to receive ₹19.59 lakhs as damages

OpIndia Staff -
Amul Dairy had filed a case with the Federal Court of Canada over trademark infringement by a group called 'Amul Canada.'
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News Reports

New Zealander vlogger Karl Rock hires Delhi lawyer who ‘helped the Tablighi Jamaatis when they got into trouble’ to challenge his blacklisting

OpIndia Staff -
Karl Rock informs on his latest video that he will be represented by the Delhi lawyer who fought for the Tablighi Jamaatis
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News Reports

Rajasthan shame: Alwar emerges as a hotspot for crime against women as more cases of rape including that of minors surface

OpIndia Staff -
A large number of rape cases have been reported from Alwar in Rajasthan in the recent weeks, making it a hotspot for crime against women
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News Reports

Photo of NASA intern with Hindu Gods and Goddesses on her table sparks Hinduphobic meltdown: How Roy was attacked for her Hindu faith

K Bhattacharjee -
NASA intern Pratima Roy became a victim of Hinduphobic attacks after the space research agency shared her photo with her Gods.
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News Reports

UK: Woman sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering ‘paedophile’ husband for allegedly abusing their children

OpIndia Staff -
Corinna Smith awarded life imprisonment for pouring boiling sugar water mixture on her husband when he was sleeping, killing him
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News Reports

Gurdaspur lynching case: Army man Deepak Singh was brought back to the Gurdwara to kill him alleging blasphemy, sixth accused arrested

OpIndia Staff -
CCTV footage shows Army Man Deepak Singh had left the Gurdwara, but the accused had brought him back on a motorcycle to kill him
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