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Lucknow: UP ATS arrests 3 more accused linked to Al Qaeda from Kakori, suspicious videos found on phones of previously arrested terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh ATS has nabbed three more accused linked to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in Kakori, a Kashmiri wing of Al-Qaeda
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Christian group files complaint against Kareena Kapoor Khan for her book ‘Pregnancy Bible’ alleging blasphemy

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Alpha Omega Christian Mahasangh filed a complaint in Beed in Maharashtra against 'Pregnancy Bible' by Kareena Kapoor Khan
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News Reports

Gujarat Congress leader publishes public notice warning people against his estranged wife

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Bharatsinh Solanki issued a notice warning people not to enter into financial or business dealings with his estranged wife in his name.
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News Reports

Five children, including four girls rescued from Shalom Biblical Baptist church in Bengaluru: Report

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In her complaint, the Childline worker stated that the institution was sheltering around 14 children, both boys and girls, for rehabilitation without the due permission or registration from the JJ board.
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News Reports

‘If you can’t handle Delhi, hand it over to us’: ML Khattar reacts to AAP blaming Haryana for all problems in Delhi

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Denying allegations of blocking Delhi's water, ML Khattar said that Haryana govt is releasing water to Delhi as per Supreme Court order
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News Reports

DMK-led govt in Tamil Nadu appoints Maoist sympathiser Christian priest as the member of Public Service Commission

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Controversial Christian priest Father Mariasusai appointed as member of Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission by the DMK led state government
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Crime

Maharashtra: Police arrest occult practitioner ‘Baba Karim Khan Bengali’ for cheating young woman, media reports call him ‘Tantrik’

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On Monday, a self-proclaimed 33-year-old occult practitioner named Baba Karim Khan Bengali was arrested by Navi Mumbai police in Maharashtra for duping a 26-year-old woman of Rs 4.57 lakh after promising her of performing "black magic" to lure her estranged lover into marrying her.
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News Reports

Taliban takes control of border crossing with Pakistan near Kandahar, the group already seized Afghan crossings with Iran, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan

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Taliban has occupied the Chaman-Spin Boldak border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan, along with border town Wesh in Kandahar
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News Reports

Delhi’s Kejriwal govt gives different figures in two RTIs about ad expenditure, raises question over authenticity

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Delhi government provided two different figures of the amount spent on ads in January 2020.
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Culture and History

Baji Prabhu Deshpande: The Maratha warrior who sacrificed his life for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj

Jinit Jain -
Today is the 361st punyathiti(death anniversary) of Maratha warrior Baji Prabhu Deshpande, who laid down his life in the famous rearguard battle of Pavankhind to save Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
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News Reports

Rape charges against Waseem Rizvi, who wanted ‘hateful verses’ from Quran removed, says it’s attempt to defame him

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Rizvi said that ever since he filed the petition to remove 26 verses from the Quran, he has been subjected to character assassination and vilification.
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Sports

Pakistan fans angry on their cricket team over England series loss, ask them to play with Zimbabwe, Uganda or Hong Kong

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Pakistan team recently suffered a humiliating series loss opposite a third tier England team.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Provincial govt withdraws cases against 350 accused in the Krishna temple demolition case claiming Hindus have ‘pardoned’ them

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govt in Pakistan claimed that accused in Hindu temple burning case were pardoned by Hindu groups
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News Reports

Indian Army rubbishes Business Standard report claiming fresh clash between Indian and Chinese troops in Eastern Ladakh as baseless

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Indian Army said that intention of author of an article claiming fresh clash with China in Ladakh is malafide and not based on any truth
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World

Pakistan: 10 including 4 Chinese nationals die in blast on a bus

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As per Pakistani media, the blast occurred at around 7:30 AM on a bus carrying staffers from Barseen camp to the plant site.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut calls Congress leader Nana Patole ‘Sanjeevani’ after Sharad Pawar called him a ‘small leader’

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Congress leaders rushed to meet Sharad Pawar at his residence after Pawar called Congress leader Nana Patole a small leader
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News Reports

Congress supporters allege Mumbai International Airport ‘sold’ to Adani Group: Here is how they are spreading misinformation

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Congress leaders, supporters and 'Andolanjeevis' spread misinformation regarding Adani taking over management of Mumbai Airport.
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News Reports

Yati Narsinghanand claims 4 ‘assassins’ who wanted to kill him arrested, police says no connection to Yati

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Bulandshahr Police clarified that three men were indeed detained while routine checking was going on but during the interrogation, no connection to Yati Narsinghanand's function could be established.
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News Reports

India’s military assistance needed if peace talks with Taliban fail, says Afghan envoy

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Afghanistan's Ambassador to India Farid Mamundzay said they require India's military assistance if they cannot achieve success in the peace talks with the Taliban.
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Social Media

From ‘Mumbai airport sold to Adani’ to ‘Adani will import and sell food after farmers stop farming’: ‘Twitter Andolanjeevis’ descend to utter madness

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The Adani Group has taken over the management of Mumbai International Airport from the GVK Group.
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World

‘Pakistan will pay heavy price’, Afghan VP blasts Pakistan for ‘exporting’ Taliban terrorists after US troops pull out

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Soon after Saleh called out Pakistan's role in Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan, Pakistani Twitter users came out in support of the Taliban.
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News Reports

Chattisgarh: Sukhma SP puts district officials on high alert over Christian missionaries’ conversion activities in tribal areas

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The Sukhma Superintendent of Police has sent a directive to all police stations in the district to keep an eye on the conversion activities of the Christian missionaries who often venture into tribal areas to convert Adivasis.
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News Reports

Google Trends show declining interest in atheism over time: Here’s where India stands

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India saw significant spike in the number of Google searches involving atheism in early 2000s but the trend is on the ebb.
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World

From baby being thrown off building on fire to infrastructure damage by rioters: Visuals show South Africa’s descent into civil war

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A toddler was thrown from the building as the looters in South Africa had set the building on fire. The kid was caught by a group of people.
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News Reports

J&K: Pakistani LeT commander and 2 other terrorists neutralized in an ongoing encounter in Pulwama, curfew imposed

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Pakistani LET commander Aijaz alias Abu Huraira along with two local terrorists are were killed in the operation.
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World

Cuban president accuses former pornstar Mia Khalifa of working with US Govt and fueling protests

OpIndia Staff -
Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, president of Cuba, has accused former pornstar Mia Khalifa of fueling protests in the country.
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World

Pakistan: School textbooks showing Malala Yousafzai as ‘important personality’ seized, documentary to ‘expose’ her among youth

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Authorities in Pakistan have seized textbooks that listed Malala Yousafzai as an 'important personality' for controversial views on Islam.
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Sports

‘It was an honour and absolute pleasure’: Indian athletes bound for Olympics thank PM Modi for boosting their morale

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PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday interacted personally with all 126 athletes of the Tokyo Olympics contingent
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Sports

Sexual assault, cocaine snorting, ticketless fans run wild: Read what happened during crime spree in Wembley before Euro 2020 final

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There was mayhem outside the iconic Wembley Stadium before and after England lost to Italy in the UEFA Euro 2020 final.
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News Reports

Former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad shuts up Hinduphobic Twitter handle for targeting NASA intern over photo with Gods

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Former Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad on Tuesday slammed the official Twitter account of Mission Ambedkar
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Sports

PM Modi interacts with Olympic-bound athletes: Here is what he said

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A total of 126 athletes from 22 States will represent India in 18 different sporting events during the Olympics tournament.
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News Reports

Delhi: Church built upon encroached land demolished, members claim action ‘illegal’

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South Delhi authorities demolished portion of a Church that was deemed as illegal as per High Court orders from 2015.
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OpIndia Explains

Economy, Covid and oppression: Why Cubans are taking to the streets in biggest anti-government protests in over 3 decades

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Cuba is witnessing its biggest protests in over thirty years, set off by struggling economy, regular power outages and Covid.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Three years after eloping with a man named Waseem against her family’s wishes, Jain girl commits suicide

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A First Information Report (FIR) was registered against Waseem and his family under Indian Pena Code (IPC) Sections 304B (dowry death) and 498A (dowry harassment).
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Government and Policy

Amid Punjab power crisis, CM Yogi invites Ludhiana industrialists to set up their business in UP, promises 24-hour power, perks

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Amidst the crisis in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has reportedly offered 24-hour uninterrupted power at lower rates along with other perks to the industrialists of Punjab
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News Reports

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s political saga: Is he shifting to AAP, again?

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Navjot Singh Sidhu praised Aam Aadmi Party. Netizens speculate Sidhu may join AAP for the upcoming elections.
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News Reports

Trans couple Ahanu and Petrona: Read about how the mother is now the father and the father is now mother and breastfeeding the child

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The Washington DC couple involves Ahanu, who claims to be the father and Petrona, who claims to be the mother of the child.
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News Reports

Apart from ‘Starlink’ services, Elon Musk’s SpaceX to partner with Indian firms to produce satcom equipment

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The gears that Elon Musk's SpaceX is aiming to manufacture in India include antenna systems and user terminal devices.
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Madras HC imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on actor Joseph Vijay for evading entry tax on his imported Rolls Royce, asks him to be...

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The HC also noted that Vijay, a successful actor, had not bothered to mention his occupation in his affidavit.
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Maharashtra cyber cell seeks help of 26 experts including IITians to find the culprit who duped actor Shabana Azmi of liquor bottles

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Last month actor Shabana Azmi had taken to Twitter to inform that she fell prey to an online liquor delivery scam and now, Maharashtra police has found the culprit
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News Reports

UP government announces big cash rewards for Olympic athletes who bring home the medals

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The Yogi Adityanath government has announced Rs 6 crores, Rs 4 crores and Rs 2 crores for winners of gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively, in individual sports
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Canada: British Columbia tribe announces discovery of another 160 unmarked graves near site of defunct missionary school

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The residential schools were run by the Church, with funding from the federal government of Canada.
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News Reports

PM Modi expresses concerns over tourists thronging markets at hill stations without masks amid raging pandemic

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PM Modi warned the tourists, flouting Covid protocols, that the third wave of the pandemic would hit the country only when we invite it
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World

Read about the Gupta Brothers, as the Indian community arms itself against rioters and South Africans blame them for their unbridled violence

OpIndia Staff -
Violent unrest has spread across Africa after president Jacob Zuma's sentencing. The Indian community is facing attacks too.
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World

Indians face racist abuse online, threatened with rape and massacre as violence breaks out in South Africa

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Indians are facing racist abuse and social media platforms are being used to incite violence against Indians living in South Africa.
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News Reports

As ALTBalaji announces the 2nd season of Hindi TV show Pavitra Rishta, Sushant Singh Rajput fans trend #BoycottPavitraRishta2

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SSR fans are miffed with the makers of the serial who have cast actor Shaheer Sheikh for the role of Manav in Pavitra Rishta season 2.
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News Reports

Serum Institute of India to commence production of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine from September: Details

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The Serum Institute of India has already received cell and vector samples from Russia's Gamaleya Centre and the cultivation process has begun
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News Reports

Bhindranwale supporter Barjinder Singh Parwana, who supported accused in Army man lynching case, arrested, Akali Dal leader Sirsa extends support

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Barjinder Singh Parwana sports a massive tattoo of Khalistani terrorist Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale on his arm
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Sports

US Consulate in Kolkata earns brickbats from Indians over ‘Bengali-American’ comment: Here’s why netizens are outraged

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Netizens on Twitter slammed the US consulate in Kolkata for promoting sub-nationalism by referring to Samir Banerjee as 'Bengali American'.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Garage owner Mohammad gets woman to marry him by pretending to be unmarried, tries to convert her to Islam

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The accused has been booked under the Gujrat Freedom of Religion Act (GFRA), making it the first case registered under the newly enacted anti-conversion law.
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