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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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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh women teachers association demands 3-day ‘period leave’ every month citing poor condition of toilets in schools

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Mahila Shikshak Sangh - a newly formed organisation- has sought three-day "period leave" every month for the women teachers
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News Reports

Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhry blames India for Covid pandemic, says world is suffering from ‘Indian coronavirus’

OpIndia Staff -
Fawad Chaudhry, Minister in Pakistan, has blamed India for the spread of Covid-19 in his country and the world.
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News Reports

After being dropped from Modi’s new cabinet, Babul Supriyo says he is quitting politics: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
During the attack on BJP workers in WB, Babul Supriyo was accused of failing to emerge as a true leader and stand by people at the time of crisis
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Social Media

Jai Bhim instead of Chhota Bheem: How an eight year old child is being used as a prop for his parents’ caste agenda

K Bhattacharjee -
After Licypriya Kangujam, we have an eight year old child in our hands in the arena of caste activism. He is Samantha Meshram.
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News Reports

Maharashtra drug regulator issues notice to Amazon and Flipkart for selling pregnancy termination pills without prescription

OpIndia Staff -
Amazon and Flipkart removed the pregnancy termination kits and pills from their respective platforms after the FDA's notice
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News Reports

Delhi police arrests gangster Kala Jathedi, reveals was operating with gangsters who have links with politicians in Punjab: What we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Kala Jathedi has in the last ten months, carried out 25 murders in Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan
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News Reports

‘Women are given far more respect in Islamic countries’: Claims Pakistan PM Imran Khan, makes U-turn after blaming women’s clothes for rapes

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier last month, Pakistan PM Imran Khan had held women's clothes responsible for the sexual crimes committed against them
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News Reports

All efforts to influence investigation in gold smuggling case failed: Outgoing Customs Commissioner lashes out at Kerala govt, police

OpIndia Staff -
Lashing out at the Kerala government, Customs Commissioner Sumit Kumar said he doesn't report to CM and that his reporting officer is Union Finance Minister, who he claims is very supportive
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Sports

PV Sindhu suffers defeat in Tokyo Olympics semifinal, loses in straight sets against World No.1 Tai Tzu-Ying

OpIndia Staff -
Indian badminton star PV Sindhu has lost her semifinal match in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympics versus Tai Tzu-Ying.
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News Reports

The Print uses sero survey results to claim 92.65 crore Indians were infected with Covid-19: Here is why they are wrong

OpIndia Staff -
The Print didn't consider that sero survey included vaccinated people and healthcare workers, which resulted in skewed result
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News Reports

A book, an alleged feud between Tim Cook and Elon Musk at a time when Musk wanted Apple to acquire Tesla and denial of...

Dibakar Dutta -
Based on a second-hand anecdote, Tim Higgins alleged that Elon Musk not only wanted to remain the CEO of Tesla after the acquisition but also of Apple.
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Entertainment

Mumbai Police demanded Rs 15 lakhs to avoid arrest, claims Gandi Baat actress Gehana Vasisth

OpIndia Staff -
Gehana Vasisth was arrested in February 2021 by the Mumbai Police and had to spend almost four months in jail.
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News Reports

BJP MP raises concerns about the mysterious death of a Bihar boy studying in Chinese University, China says matter being investigated: Details

OpIndia Staff -
A boy from Bihar, studying at a university in China was found dead under unknown circumstances
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News Reports

Karnataka government notifies order barring the use of temple funds for non-Hindu religious purposes

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka govt has barred the use of Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (Muzrai) department funds to finance non-Hindu causes.
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Crime

Aspiring model-actor Nandita Dutta and her associate arrested in Kolkata in connection with porn racket

OpIndia Staff -
Nandita Dutta and her associate Mainak Ghosh have been arrested for coercing young models into pornography
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Cricket

‘Won’t allow entry in India for cricket related work’: Herschelle Gibbs claims BCCI trying to prevent him from playing in Kashmir Premier League

OpIndia Staff -
Herschelle Gibbs has claimed that the BCCI is trying to prevent him from participating in the Kashmir Premier League.
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News Reports

Thailand bans distribution of ‘fake news’ undermining its handling of Covid-19 pandemic, Thai media protests, says it curbs ‘media freedom’

OpIndia Staff -
Six media outlets in Thailand have come out against govt's decision to ban 'fake news', calling it an infringement on freedom of expression
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Crime

Punjab: Congress government-appointed committee recommends free legal aid and compensation for Republic Day riots accused

OpIndia Staff -
Congress-led house panel in Punjab has asked the Punjab government to provide free legal aid and compensation to accused farmer rioters.
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Entertainment

Makers of ‘Operation Yemen’ accuse Kartik Aaryan starrer ‘Captain India’ of plagiarism, hope to get a stay on the movie

OpIndia Staff -
Producer Subhash Kale has accused the makers of Captain India of plagiarism involving their movie Operation Yemen.
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News Reports

China makes it mandatory for every Tibetan family to send one member to Chinese forces, to fight India after swearing allegiance to CCP

OpIndia Staff -
After witnessing how Tibetans-in-exile have performed while serving in the Indian Armed Forces, China began recruiting Tibetans in PLA
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News Reports

FIR filed against Sudarshan TV’s Suresh Chavhanke after he raises voice over desecration of saffron flag at Amargarh Fort

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR against Suresh Chavhanke has been filed for allegedly hurting the sentiments of tribal and Meena communities
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Politics

TMC MLA Humayun Kabir issued show-cause notice after threatening another TMC leader Rabiul Alam Chowdhury: Read full details

OpIndia Staff -
ABP Ananda reported that the feud between the two dates back to 2012 when Chowdhury defeated Humayun Kabir in by-elections.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi quotes Munshi Premchand to cryptically target PM Modi, Netizens remind him of his own arrogance

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi made an appearance on Twitter on an early Saturday morning to post a cryptic message targeting PM Modi
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News Reports

Licenses of ‘Khan Chacha’ restaurant cancelled, was run by ‘Delhi ke Nirmata’ Navneet Kalra, accused of black-marketing oxygen: Details

OpIndia Staff -
On May 11, the Joint Commissioner of Police (licensing) issued a show-cause notice to Navneet Kalra to explain why the eateries were used to store oxygen concentrators.
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News Reports

Afghanistan announces ‘National Resistance Movement’ to take on Taliban, says will not bow to Taliban or its proxies

OpIndia Staff -
Saleh said that President Ghani took the decision to form NRM at the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board Meeting (JCBM) in the Afghan Presidential Palace.
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News Reports

Border clash escalates as Mizoram govt files case against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma: Read what the FIR says

OpIndia Staff -
The Mizoram government has filed an FIR against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and six other officers
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News Reports

Organisation of Big Tech companies that operate anti-terror database labels BJP as non-violent extremist fringe group

OpIndia Staff -
GIFCT says that Level 1 Fringe Groups, under which BJP is listed, promote norms of purity, supremacy, domination, or revenge
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News Reports

Remember ‘Friendship Ended with Mudasir’ meme? It’s now going to become NFT: Here is the full story

OpIndia Staff -
The 'Friendship Ended with Mudasir' meme will become Pakistan’s first non-fungible token (NFT).
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News Reports

News reports based on police sources cannot be deemed defamatory: Bombay HC on defamation suit filed by Shilpa Shetty, refuses interim order

OpIndia Staff -
Shilpa Shetty had moved Bombay HC seeking removal of some reports regarding her comments on her husband Raj Kundra's arrest
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Muslims object to Hindus sacrificing pigs on their festival, says it creates unhygienic environment and pollutes the area

OpIndia Staff -
A week after sacrificing lakhs of animals on Bakrid, Muslims in Tamil Nadu objected to sacrifice of pigs by Kattu Nayakkar community
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News Reports

Watch: American Antifa journalist of Indian origin knocked out with a punch by a person of colour

OpIndia Staff -
An Antifa journalist of Indian origin was knocked out with a punch to his face during a protest at West Hollywood in California, USA.
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News Reports

True Indology deactivates his Twitter account after getting legal threats for recounting troubled history of Mizo-Assam strife, this is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Swaraj Kaushal, former Governor of Mizoram, warned Bharadwaj Speaks of legal consequences for posting Mizoram history on Twitter
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Crime

Himachal Pradesh: Over 20 journalists receive threatening calls from pro-Khalistan group Sikhs for Justice

OpIndia Staff -
SFJ chief Gurpatwant Singh Pannun told the journalists that they will liberate Punjab and then will take over parts of Himachal Pradesh
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu BJP to hold protests against Karnataka’s BJP govt over Mekedatu dam project

OpIndia Staff -
BJP state chief Annamalai has informed all the state office bearers to focus on local issues and has directed that the state BJP should start functioning as a state party ahead of the upcoming civic polls.
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News Reports

The tale of a missing Dalit girl found in a Burqa, Karni Sena stopping ‘love jihad’ and a video: All you need to know...

OpIndia Staff -
After a Dalit girl was found marrying a Muslim boy in Ballia, Karni Sena intervened alleging love jihad, but the couple claim its consensual
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Opinions

Governor Swaraj vs True Indology saga: How a Twitter thread proved online clout is no substitute for real power, and the abuse of it

K Bhattacharjee -
A former Governor of an Indian State appeared to threaten a Twitter account, True Indology, for a series of tweets on Mizoram.
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Crime

Rajasthan: ‘Farmer protestors’ from Samyukt Kisan Morcha attack and assault BJP’s SC leader Kailash Meghwal

OpIndia Staff -
Kailash Meghwal is the chief of BJP's SC Morcha in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

Watch: Tamil Nadu police remove saffron flag, demolishes boundary wall of a Hindu resident who says Church filed false complaint

OpIndia Staff -
Although a church was built after the Hindu man had built his house on his land, Church falsely claimed the house had encroached Church land
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News Reports

Wrong charts, cherry-picked data: The Hindu tries to claim Muslim population growth is same as Hindus using false analysis

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu used one unit for 1% fertility rate in Hindus and 2% in Muslims to wrongly claim that population growth in both communities is same
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News Reports

Kangana Ranaut calls Mamata Banerjee ‘Tadaka’, says ‘BollyDawood’ will now project her as a goddess

OpIndia Staff -
Kangana also said that the Javed-Shabana couple would now ask the 'Khans' of 'BollyDawood' to promote Mamata as a goddess.
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News Reports

Novak Djokovic’s Golden Grand slam bid ends as he loses to Germany’s Alexander Zverev in Olympics semifinals

OpIndia Staff -
Every four years, Tennis legends have the opportunity of winning the “Golden Grand Slam”—meaning winning all the four Grand slams and a Gold medal in Olympics.
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News Reports

456 animals died in Delhi Zoo in 3 years, including over 100 blackbucks, for reasons including cannibalism, shock: Details of RTI

OpIndia Staff -
"Now if this is the case in Delhi, one can anticipate the condition of Zoological parks in other States of India," said Vivek Pandey
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Congress government reneges on its promise, says it never promised loan waiver to all farmers

OpIndia Staff -
A report published in Aaj Tak says farmers in Rajasthan are receiving attachment notices asking them to pay their dues or face foreclosure.
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Sports

Indian ace shuttler PV Sindhu smashes her way into semifinals of Tokyo Olympics

OpIndia Staff -
PV Sindhu is through to the semi-finals of the women's singles category in Badminton in the Tokyo Olympics after victory against Yamaguchi.
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News Reports

Journalist who forged Rafale documents to lie about scam, now approaches Supreme Court alleging a snooping scandal that has no merit

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, N. Ram had desperately tried to create an anti-Modi narrative by digitally altering some documents to make the Rafale deal look suspicious.
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News Reports

Times Radio host wants ‘entry level porn’ for children, deletes tweets after outrage

OpIndia Staff -
Times Radio host Flora Gill said on Thursday that someone ought to create pornography for children, sparking outrage.
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News Reports

After Central govt and Bengal govt fail to respond, SC adjourns case demanding paramilitary forces in Bengal for 2 weeks

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court had issued notices on July 1 on PIL against Bengal post poll violence, but centre and WB are yet to file their Reponses
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News Reports

Complaint filed against Anurag Kashyap directed film Ghost Stories on Netflix for “foetus eating scene”

OpIndia Staff -
Complaint filed under new IT rules against Netflix anthology Ghost Stories for showing a character eating foetus after suffering miscarriage
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Crime

Shiv Sena workers arrested for thrashing delivery boy in Mumbai, two on the run: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
An e-commerce delivery agent Rahul Sharma, resident of Jai Hind Chawl, Poisar Kandivali East, registered a complaint against Shiv Sena leaders in Samta Nagar Police Station, Mumbai on Thursday.
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