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A letter from the Editor-in-Chief: A battle with Facebook and our overall struggles these days

OpIndia has been struggling for the past few months fighting too many battles on too many fronts, so we thought we would keep you in the loop

Pakistan: Police harass, detain fast food joint staff for not providing free burgers

The incident drew the ire of netizens, prompting the Lahore police to immediately swing into action and suspend the accused.

Reddit controlled by American military-industrial complex? The troubling history of war hawk Jessica Ashooh, the policy director of the platform

In 2020, Director of Policy Jessica Ashooh oversaw the banning of over 2000 Reddit communities in a single day.

AAP Gujarat-in-charge Gulab Singh Yadav pickpocketed during Kejriwal visit

So far, the cops have detained a suspect for theft and lodged a First Information Report (FIR).

‘Dangerous conspiracy to destroy communal harmony’: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi expresses disappointment over fake hate crime

AltNews co-founder Mohammed Zubair had yesterday tried to perversely defame Jai Shri Ram over a petty squabble

Thane: Marathi artist arrested for social media post against Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde

Kotkar had posted a comment concerning the recent row over the naming of the international airport in Navi Mumbai which is proposed to be named after Shiv Sena's founder Bal Thackeray.

Anti-Hindu Delhi Riots case: Delhi HC grants bail to accused Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal

The High Court has granted bail to the three accused in connection with the FIR 59 filed by the Delhi Police in the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots case.

‘Go to haram restaurants and poison their food’: Ex-Australian ISIS bride now lives a free life in Turkey. Details

Zehra Duman married three ISIS terrorists. All three were killed during the war and Duman was living in a Syrian camp with her two children when she fled to Turkey.

Pinarayi Vijayan says Centre should decide as Kerala-born widows of ISIS terrorists seek to return to India

Amidst the calls by parents of the women terrorists to allow the return of their daughters back to India, the Kerala Chief Minister on Monday said that the centre will decide on bringing back these four Kerala women lodged in the Kabul jail.

Islamist apologists spread fake propaganda to defame Jai Shri Ram. Here are the ‘liberals’ who are ‘ashamed’ over fake news

'Liberals' and Islamist apologist not only want to defame Jai Shri Ram chant, but also want Hindus to be ashamed over fake hate crime.

How Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair communalised a petty quarrel and tried to defame ‘Jai Shri Ram’

It must be pointed out that the video of the assault does not contain any audio, which can verify the claim that Saifi was coerced into chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' or 'Ram Ram'

‘We have economic ties with China, they are good neighbours’: Pakistan PM Imran Khan when probed about Uyghur Muslims

“We have economic ties with China, China is our neighbor. They've been very good to us in our most difficult times", Khan said to CBC in an interview.

PM CARES Fund: DRDO to set up 850 oxygen plants across the country

Government of India has ordered DRDO to setup 850 oxygen plants across country under PM CARES Fund

Nikhil Kamath disregarded Viswanathan Anand’s request to not use his name in public communication after cheating, says grandmaster’s wife

Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath recently apologised for using unfair means to defeat Chess grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand

Swami Avdheshanand Giri condemns misinformation over Ram Mandir transactions, Trust Gen Sec too rebuts accusations: Here’s what they said

Swami Avdheshanand Giri has issued a statement assuring that Ram Mandir transactions are authentic and transparent.

A lookalike of Donald Trump spotted selling kulfi in Pakistan, netizens joke that ‘Trump has found a new job in Pakistan’

The kulfi seller's uncanny resemblance with former US President Donald Trump did not go unnoticed by social media users.

‘Snake’, ‘Islamophobe bigot’, ‘cretin’: Islamists troll Shehla Rashid for condemning #WhySoProud against LGBT community

Former JNU student leader Shehla Rashid was trolled by Islamists on Monday after she condemned the 'Why So Proud' hashtag.

BBC apologises for its coverage of footballer Eriksen’s collapse, it is time they apologise for their grotesque reportage on India’s Covid outbreak too

The western media outlets, including BBC, ought to apologise India for perpetrating racism with their egregious coverage of country's COVID-19 pandemic and linking it with morbid images of burning funeral pyres.

Rahul Gandhi joins in spreading lies about a ‘scam’ by Ram Mandir trust: Here are the facts in 10 simple points

On the 13th of June 2021, Aam Aadmi Party took to Twitter to level grave allegations against the Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra.

Islamic NGO with possible terror links raised almost 150 crores to ‘Help India Breath’ amid pandemic, little of it was actually sent

Dubious NGOs with links to terrorist organizations and Pakistani army collected funds on the name of relief to India amid Covid pandemic

Kerala: Sister Lucy dismissed from the Church after Vatican rejects her appeal, had extended support to nun in Franco Mulakkal case

Sister Lucy has paid the price for speaking out in support of the nun who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape

USA does a Sonu Sood, boasts about donating 80 vials of Pfizer vaccine to Trinidad & Tobago: Netizens react

The United States of America has announced that it has donated 80 vials of the Pfizer vaccine to Trinidad and Tobago.

Transgender arrested for adding ‘Shukran Allah’ song to a video shot in a Bhopal masjid

Muslim community offended after a transgender danced to shoot the 'Shukran Allah' song inside the Bhopal mosque

Congress chief says ‘will contest Maharashtra assembly elections alone’, NCP insists ‘all is well’ within MVA alliance

"Even if someone is sidelining us, that doesn’t mean we will be sidelined. By 2024, Congress will only remain the top party in Maharashtra,” said Maharashtra Congress chief.

Here is the truth about the land deal by Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra and how the allegations by likes of AAP are baseless

Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra and its head Champat Rai bought an additional piece of land for the purposes of additional construction to facilitate pilgrims who would be travelling to Ayodhya

Adani Group issues clarification over frozen accounts, says media report ‘blatantly erroneous’

Economic Times report had suggested that the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) has frozen accounts of three foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) holding shares in the group companies.

Vishwanathan Anand expresses disappointment after Indian billionaire admits to cheating to defeat him: Here’s what he said

Vishwanathan Anand has issued a statement after Nikhil Kamath cheated to win a game against him at a charity event.

United by football, divided by BLM: How taking the knee has become such a controversial gesture at the Euro 2020

The England Football Team and its players have been booed for taking the knee ahead of their first match at Euro 2020.

Video evidence shows there were live bats in Wuhan lab, DRASTIC exposes Peter Daszak again

Video evidence of bats in cages at Wuhan lab emerges, further exposing scientists who had dismissed 'lab leak' theories as conspiracy.

Dr Fauci, Peter Daszak and more: The damning involvement of American scientists and bureaucrats in suppressing truth about Covid origins

The email leaks of Dr Anthony Fauci shed light on the American complicity in helping China cover up the origins of COVID-19

Activist Kishore K Swamy arrested on charges of inciting communal riot for circulating ‘defamatory’ posts against DMK leaders

Activist Kishore K Swamy was arrested over a complaint filed by DMK IT Wing coordinator Ravichandran

Young billionaire Nikhil Kamath’s account closed by Chess.com as he admits cheating in charity game to defeat Vishwanathan Anand

Nikhil Kamath created quite the flutter recently after he apparently defeated Vishwanathan Anand in a game of chess.

Pakistan alleges India wants it to deny consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav so India can use it against Pak in ICJ

In July 2019, ICJ had directed Pakistan to stay the execution of Kulbhushan Jadhav and allow him consular access.

Mother of ISIS terrorist hopes that ‘kind-hearted’ PM Modi will pardon and ensure her daughter’s return to India

Four women from Kerala who had escaped with their husbands to join ISIS are now in a Afghan prison.

UP: Mahfooz, a cleric and others booked for illegally converting Sikh woman and her children, performing circumcision

Harjinder Kaur was named Gulistaan while her 12-year-old son Rahul and 10-year-old Sumit were named Farman and Anas. “He also conducted a circumcision ceremony of my sons,” Kaur confirmed to the police.

Telangana govt under fire for spending crores on luxury cars for bureaucrats in the middle of raging pandemic

Immersed in the debt of Rs 40,000 crores and mounting economic woes, the KCR government recently purchased fleet of 32 luxury cars for its bureaucrats

Uttar Pradesh: Maulvi gets upset with DJ music, refuses to perform nikah ceremony

It was only after the women and girls who had danced to the DJ music apologised did the Maulvi solemnise the wedding.

Language and history: Why the Indian society lost pride in its own heritage

Have you ever gone to an Italian restaurant and felt proud when you properly pronouncedthe Italian name of that pasta you so wanted to have?

60-year-old woman gang-raped in front of her grandson: More horror stories emerge from Bengal as women speak up in SC

Women in West Bengal have moved the Supreme Court narrating the details of the horrifying gang-rapes they were subjected to in the post-poll violence by the members of ruling party.

Rohingyas settled all over UP with forged Aadhaar, voter IDs, fresh arrests reveal they are getting financial aid too: Report

ADG informed that the Rohingyas have settled in every assembly constituency with forged voter ID cards.

G7 summit: Italian PM calls for review of China’s Belt and Road initiative, calls China an autocracy that doesn’t respect multilateral rules

The Italian Prime Minister pointed out that while the country's participation in China's expansionist policy was not raised at G7, the agreement will be carefully assessed.

Remembering Sushant Singh Rajput: An actor with a difference

Sushant Singh Rajput represented the hope of millions of middle-class individuals, hoping to make it big in Bollywood.

PM Modi kills the manufactured stories about his rift with Yogi Adityanath with just three words

In a rare gesture, PM Modi publicly praised Yogi Adityanath for a scheme amid the manufactured reports about rift between the two

Bhoomi Pujan for Bhagwan Venkateswara Mandir in Jammu conducted, the temple to be completed in 18 months

Union Ministers G Kishen Reddy and Jitendra Singh, and LG Manoj Sinha attended Bhoomi Pujan for Venkateswara Mandir in Jammu

Kamal R Khan calls Mika Singh ‘anpadh gawar sooar’ after the singer released a diss track titled ‘KRK Kutta’: Here is how the feud...

The feud between KRK and Mika Singh descends to calling each other ‘dogs’ and ‘pigs’, here how it unfolded

Indian embassy in Turkey shuts up Turkish state-run publication for peddling Pakistani propaganda against India

State-run news agency of Turkey publishes Pakistani propaganda saying India issuing fake domicile certificates in Kashmir

Hindu activist demands cancellation of resident permit of Kannada actor Chetan Kumar for hate speech against Brahmins

After anti-Hindu speech by USA citizen Kannada actor Chetan Kumar, activist petitions for cancelation of his temporary resident permit

Mumbai: Video of a car sinking in a hole within seconds goes viral after incessant rains. Watch

The car has been pulled out with the help of a crane from the 40 feet deep well and no injuries have been reported.

Video of Andhra Pradesh ASP M Sattibabu giving provocative speech to Dalit youths goes viral

‘We must give our lives for our ideology like the World Trade Centre terrorists did’, Andhra ASP M Sattibabu told Dalit youths