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Entertainment

Benedetta: Movie about lesbian nuns with racy sex scenes gets into trouble over accusations of blasphemy

OpIndia Staff -
A particular scene from Benedetta, where a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary is being used as a sex toy, especially miffed some people.
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News Reports

NIA raids multiple locations including a Darul Uloom in Kashmir Valley in terror funding case

OpIndia Staff -
NIA tightens noose in the terror funding case, raids multiple locations in the Kashmir valley.
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Politics

Former Samajwadi MLA gives ‘peshab’ threat to police, claims he made police drink urine, booked

OpIndia Staff -
The former Samajwadi nMLA has also been booked in connection with the matter for threatening the police.
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News Reports

‘See China as a friend, will not help Uyghur Muslim militants from Xinjiang’: Says Taliban as it eyes huge Chinese investments in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Taliban said they now control 85% of Afghan territory and would guarantee the safety of investors and workers from China
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News Reports

Lucknow: ATS raids house in Kakori, two suspected Al Qaeda terrorists arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Dog quad and bomb disposal squad have also reached the location where terror suspects are believed to be hiding in Kakori
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News Reports

‘Congress is fundamentally anti-Hindu and pro-Muslim party, stops me from doing puja’: Uttar Pradesh Congress MLA Rakesh Singh

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Congress MLA from Rae Bareli, Rakesh Singh, criticised his own party for indulging in politics of caste and religion
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News Reports

Argentina fans in Kerala go wild after the South American country wins Copa America, flout Covid-19 norms even as cases soar

OpIndia Staff -
Many Argentina fans can be seen without the masks even as the Chinese coronavirus pandemic rages unhinged in Kerala.
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Crime

Punjab: Miscreants vandalize Shiv Temple in Ahmadgarh, Nandi idol, Shivling damaged

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Shivlinga and Nandi idol vandalized in a Shiv temple in Ahmedgarh in newly formed district Malerkotla in Punjab, Hindus start hunger strike in protest
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Crime

Gujarat: Communal clashes erupt in Panchmahal as mob of cow beef smugglers, aides attack police, pelt stones

OpIndia Staff -
As of now, a complaint has been registered against 41 people and about 50-60 unknown persons. The situation is currently under control.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Atif poses as Hindu to befriend minor girl on social media, uses objectional pictures to blackmail her to convert, extort money

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Uttar Pradesh police confirmed that despite pressurisation, neither did the minor girl convert nor did she marry the accused
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News Reports

Gaushala and Anganwadi being made on plot freed from illegal possession of Christian missionaries: Madhya Pradesh minister

OpIndia Staff -
The Gaushala and Anganwadi are coming up on 70-Bigha land freed from the illegal possession of Missionaries in Madhya Pradesh
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Crime

Ex Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah extends support to Congress leader arrested for wishing death for Indian soldiers

OpIndia Staff -
The Udupi Police had arrested Congress leader Radhakrishna Naik over his defamatory social media post abusing the Indian Army soldiers. Radhakrishna Naik is said to be a Congress leader from the Udupi district.
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News Reports

Twitter India appoints Vinay Prakash as Resident Grievance Officer

OpIndia Staff -
It is notable here that other tech companies like Facebook and Google had already complied with the new IT rule.
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News Reports

Pakistan: 60 Hindus mass converted to Islam in Sindh, accused flaunts videos of Kalma recitation on Facebook

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"The only objective in the life of a Muslim is to make Allah happy," the cleric could be seen saying to the new converts
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News Reports

Australian MP Craig Kelly wants UP CM Yogi Adityanath to take charge of COVID management. Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Craig Kelly, Australian Member of Parliament, taking notice of the success of the Uttar Pradesh government in containing the pandemic, lauded the effective leadership of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in crushing the wave.
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News Reports

J&K: 11 govt employees, including sons of terror org Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin fired in terror funding case

OpIndia Staff -
The dismissed employees were working in different departments and institutes, including Jammu and Kashmir Police, Sher-I-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), education, skill development, agriculture and power and health.
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News Reports

Kerala gold smuggling accused alleges torture in jail forcing him to name BJP and Congress leaders in the case, NIA court orders protection

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Gold smugling case accused PS Sarith says he is being tortured in jail and forced to name top BJP and Congress leaders in the case
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News Reports

Beware: Hacked verified Twitter accounts of journalists used for phishing attacks on others, several become victims

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter account of The Bhutanese editor came under phishing attack by hacked account of Mid-Day journalist Gaurav Sarkar
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News Reports

J&K administration sacks two sons of Hizbul chief Sayed Salahuddin and 9 others from government jobs for links with terror funding

OpIndia Staff -
11 people including two sons of Syed Salahuddin removed from their govt jobs after they were found to be involved in terror funding
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Government and Policy

Why UP Law Commission’s draft population control bill is likely to face most challenges from Muslim community

K Bhattacharjee -
The draft Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 contains numerous incentives for people to have two children.
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News Reports

‘If we have 8 children, they will become labourers or puncturewalas only’, UP Minister Mohsin Raza favouring the proposed population control bill

OpIndia Staff -
Mohsin Raza emphasised that it will be simpler for people to provide a decent education and shape the future of two children instead of many
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News Reports

Delhi: L-G constituted committee asks DTC to scrap ₹3,412 crore AMC for DTC buses over ‘procedural lapses’, says tender terms were too restrictive

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi L-G constituted panel says there were procedurals lapses in the Annual Maintenance Contract for DTC buses, asks to scrap the deal
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News Reports

Overemphasis on Mughals, caste issues, no mention of Hindu kings, saints: Think-tank flags distortion in NCERT books before Parliamentary panel

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Think-tank tells parliamentary committee on education that NCERT books pay disproportionately high attention to Mughal rulers.
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News Reports

NCB files 1000 page charge sheet against son-in-law of NCP leader Nawab Malik for procuring, purchasing, transporting and selling drugs

OpIndia Staff -
Son-in-law of NCP leader Nawab Malik was arrested by NCB for possession of drugs on January 13th this year
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News Reports

After NCW intervention, Twitter suspends one Sajid Sheikh’s account who was posting pornographic photos of Hindu woman

OpIndia Staff -
NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma slammed Twitter for not taking independent action against such vile Tweets
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Government and Policy

UP Law Commission floats population control bill draft: How the draft, in its current form, sacrifices merit in favour of fewer children

K Bhattacharjee -
The draft of Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 envisions benefits for those with two children.
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Entertainment

Javed Akhtar enters battleground pronouns, suggests ‘hesh’ and ‘shim’, gets mocked: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood lyricist Javed Akhtar has come up with a novel idea to rectify what he appears to consider gendered language.
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News Reports

Watch: Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar slaps a party worker in public for trying to touch him

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After a party worker had apparently tried to touch the shoulder of DK Shivakumar, he slapped the worker and told him to behave
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News Reports

Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre to be shut down temporarily after 40 years after dog was tortured, abused and killed: Maneka Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Maneka Gandhi vowed to rebuild the animal shelter physically, create new infrastructure and ensure adequate staff members.
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News Reports

‘Social media cannot be used to defame others’: SC slams professor Shaharyar Ali for his obscene remark on Facebook against Smriti Irani, denies anticipatory...

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SC upheld HC order that the abuse of Smriti Irani on FB by professor Shaharyar Ali does not entitle him to anticipatory bail
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Law

Grooming Jihad: SC issues notice after parents of victim file petition regarding daughter’s safety

OpIndia Staff -
SC issued notices to the governments of Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, and the Chandigarh administration in connection to a case of grooming jihad
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Government and Policy

Here is what UP population control bill draft says and how you can send feedback: Full details

OpIndia Staff -
The proposed draft of the Uttar Pradesh Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 was presented to the public.
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News Reports

Youtuber Karl Rock’s wife moves to Delhi HC against blacklisting of her husband by Govt of India, who is accused of multiple visa law...

OpIndia Staff -
Manisha Malik, wife of New Zealand YouTuber Karl Edward Rice, popularly known as Karl Rock, has moved to the Delhi High Court seeking to quash the orders issued by the Government of India to cancel his visa over repeated violation of the terms of his visa.
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News Reports

Ajaz Khan, who said he chooses Quran over Constitution, forged prescriptions to traffic drugs, denied bail for being danger to society

OpIndia Staff -
The NDPA court observed that actor Ajaz Khan was a danger to the society and granting him bail would convey a bad message to the society
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News Reports

China-made drone used by Pakistan to attack Jammu Air Force Station: The conspiracy by Pakistan and China

OpIndia Staff -
On June 27, the Indian Air Force tweeted that two low-intensity explosions took place in the technical area of Jammu Air Force Station.
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News Reports

Two tourist visas, one X2 visa and Karl Rock violated norms each time: List of violations for which India blacklisted New Zealand YouTuber

OpIndia Staff -
India based New Zealand origin vlogger Karl Rock alleged that the Indian government had blacklisted him
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News Reports

‘Coach abused me when I was 13’: Seven women athletes accuse Tamil Nadu coach P Nagarajan of sexual harassment during training

OpIndia Staff -
Seven women athletes, who once trained under Tamil Nadu-based athletics coach P Nagarajan, have sexual abuse
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World

As US troops leave Afghanistan, targeted killing of Afghan Air Force pilots by Taliban might intensify: Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said that they have initiated a programme to eliminate all Afghan pilots for bombarding their people
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News Reports

Harassment of SP worker: Rahul Gandhi wakes up to target Yogi Adityanath a day after 1 independent candidate supporter was arrested, cops suspended

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A day after Yogi Adityanath govt arrested 1 person for harassing an SP worker and suspended cops, Rahul Gandhi suddenly woke up
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News Reports

Kitex Garments Ltd stock surges in the last five days after the company announced its exit from Communist-ruled Kerala: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala-based Kitex Garments Ltd. shares have gained nearly 25% in the last five days after the textile company decided to quit Communist-ruled Kerala
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News Reports

My ancestors were Hindu, they converted to Islam later: Bihar Minority Affairs minister Jama Khan

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Bihar's Minority Welfare Minister Jama Khan has said that his ancestors were Hindus from Rajasthan, who converted to Islam later.
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News Reports

New Zealander vlogger Karl Rock blacklisted till next year for doing business on tourist visa, violating other norms, informs MHA

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Ministry has confirmed that India based New Zealand origin Karl Rock was blacklist because he violated his visa conditions
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Opinions

The sexual objectification of women on Reddit and their dehumanization is further evidence of Grooming Jihad: How platforms are failing to act

K Bhattacharjee -
Social media platform Reddit has been festering in recent times with vile bigoted propaganda.
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News Reports

Karl Rock who is allegedly blacklisted by India spent months in Pakistan 2 years after leaving the country due to ISI surveillance, visited PoK...

OpIndia Staff -
India based New Zealand origin vlogger Karl Rock went back to Pakistan after leaving the country early in 2018 alleging ISI surveillance on him
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News Reports

New Zealander Youtuber Karl Rock alleges that he has been blacklisted by Indian govt: Who he is and the possible reason

OpIndia Staff -
Karl Rock claimed that he was rendered anxious, depressed and unhappy by the government's decision and his inability to reunite with his wife.
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News Reports

Already struggling with Covid-19, now Kerala on high alert after several cases of Zika Virus confirmed in the state

OpIndia Staff -
First case of the Zika virus was reported from Kerala on Thursday, and on Friday 13 more cases of mosquito-borne Zika virus infection were confirmed
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Opinions

RSS, Mohan Bhagwat and recent comment about shared DNA of Hindus and Muslims: The Gandhian flaw of an org whose contribution is unparalleled

Priyank -
Mohan Bhagwat comments regarding the common DNA of Hindus and Muslims are not the first time such comments have been made by the RSS chief
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Books

New Book on The Block: IIM-A alumnus Ami Ganatra and her journey to becoming an author with ‘Mahābhārata Unravelled’

OpIndia Staff -
Ami Ganatra, a new author on the block has come up with her much-awaited soon-to-be-released book 'Mahābhārata Unravelled.’
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News Reports

UP CM Yogi Adityanath suspends all cops of Lakhimpur police station after woman worker of Samajwadi party was harassed at nomination venue

OpIndia Staff -
On Thursday, BJP and SP workers had clashed during the filing f nomination for block level elections. A woman SP worker accompanying the candidate was harassed and molested, allegedly by local BJP workers.
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Opinions

EU undermines democracy as it threatens Hungary for banning promotion of homosexuality, sex reassignment among children

K Bhattacharjee -
The European Union has threatened Hungary with consequences for passing a law that bans promotion of homosexuality among children.
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