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‘Corona Mata’ Temple in UP marks a continuing Hindu tradition of worshipping Goddesses for protection against diseases: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
ANI reported on Saturday that a 'Corona Mata' Temple has been established at Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Czech Republic Senate passes resolution to boycott Winter Olympics in Beijing protesting against human right violations by Chinese govt

OpIndia Staff -
Czech Republic senators pass resolution to boycott winter Olympics in Beijing due to atrocities on Uyghurs, Tibetans and others
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News Reports

Taxes on COVID-19 medicines, oxygen, equipment slashed: Here are the key takeaways from the 44th GST Council Meet

OpIndia Staff -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced tax cuts for COVID-19-related items following 44th GST Council Meet
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News Reports

Chinese spy arrested in Malda confesses to smuggling 1300 Indian Sim cards to China, used for hacking and financial fraud

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese spy was arrested by the BSF when he was trying to enter the country through the Indo-Bangla border in Malda district on Thursday
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Politics

Ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections, Shiromani Akali Dal forms alliance with Mayawati-led Bahujan Samajwadi Party

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After leaving NDA. Shiromani Akali Dal inks alliance with Bahujan Samajwadi Party for assembly elections in Punjab
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Opinions

Why so-called ‘fact-checkers’ are a greater evil than random misinformation that they claim to fight

Abhishek Banerjee -
In his speech, the PM also took veiled jibes at a few CMs as well as loudmouthed opposition politicians with no skin in the game.
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World

Twitter bends the knee after Nigeria bans the platform, begs for ‘open discussions’ to address ‘mutual concerns’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Nigerian govt had banned Twitter after the social media giant deleted tweets posted by president warning the secessionists
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News Reports

Digvijaya Singh lies to Pakistani journalists that Kashmiri Pandits benefited from reservation policies historically: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
Kashmiri Pandits slam Digvijaya Singh for telling Pakistani journos that they enjoyed reservation benefits before scrapping Article 370
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News Reports

LeT terrorists attack police, CRPF on Covid duty in Sopore, 4 dead: Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
The area has been cordoned off and a probe has been initiated to nab the terrorists after the attack in Arampora of Sopore town.
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Crime

India not to allow return of four Kerala-based women who had joined Islamic State, at least 3 of them are converts: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Govt is unlikely to allow four women from Kerala who had left to join Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP).
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Crime

After raping woman from Bengal, ‘farmer activists’ took out procession with the dead body of the Covid victim, 6 named in FIR: Read what...

OpIndia Staff -
Many shocking revelations have emerged as the Haryana police continue probing the horrifying case of Tikri border gang rape.
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News Reports

Delhi Police officials assaulted by protesting ‘farmers’ at Singhu border, Rakesh Tikait invents outrageous excuse to defend attack

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Delhi Police officers had gone to Singhu border to carry out ground analysis after reports of surge in number of protesters.
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Media

How propaganda media and cartoonist Manjul are milking a Twitter email to the hilt

OpIndia Staff -
Anti-BJP cartoonist Manjul took to Twitter to insinuate that the Modi government has been trying to silence his freedom of expression.
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News Reports

Oxfam says reporting rape cases harms black and marginalised people, blames ‘privileged white women’ for root causes of sexual violence

OpIndia Staff -
Oxfam says that fighting against sexual assault legitimises criminal punishment, which harms black and other marginalised people
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News Reports

UNDP says Aspirational Districts Programme extremely effective, lauds Modi for personally monitoring the initiative

OpIndia Staff -
The Aspirational Districts Programme was launched by PM Modi in 2018 to expedite the transformation of India's 112 most backward districts
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News Reports

Youth Congress workers throw own bike into the lake to protest against Modi government: Watch and know why

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party had announced on Wednesday (June 9) that it would hold a 'symbolic protest' outside petrol pumps on Friday.
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News Reports

Another recipe for disaster after 26 January violence? Farmers decide to ‘gherao’ all Raj Bhavans across the country on June 26

OpIndia Staff -
This 'gherao' is reportedly being organised to mark the completion of seven months of farmers agitation against the three new farm laws
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World

‘Decline is on’: Pakistanis furious after Saudi Arabia eases ‘guardianship rules’ for women

OpIndia Staff -
Saudi Arabia has allowed single, widowed, and divorced women to stay independently without the prior approval of male guardian
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World

Honour killing of Pakistani girl in Italy: Victim’s cousin arrested in France, parents who fled to Pakistan and two other missing accused wanted by...

OpIndia Staff -
Ikram Ijaz, one of victim Saman Abbas’ cousins, was arrested in Nimes in France and was later handed over to Italy
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Crime

BJP MP, 4 others attacked by TMC cadre with ‘bamboo and sticks’ while arranging return of BJP cadre who had fled violence

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MLA and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said that Roy and four other workers were attacked by TMC when they were arranging the return of BJP workers who left due to the post-poll violence in the state.
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News Reports

Karnataka HC dismisses petitions against probing Amazon, Flipkart: Here are the allegations against e-commerce giants

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka High Court quashed petitions filed by Amazon and Flipkart against an order by competition regulator over unfair trade practices.
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News Reports

Leaked Clubhouse chats: Here is what senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh promised to a Pakistan-origin journalist about Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
During conversation with a Pakistani-origin journalist on Clubhouse app, Congress leader Digvijay Singh promised to reinstate Article 370
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Covid-19 death toll in last three weeks doubles after reconciliation exercise, total fatality goes up by 11%

OpIndia Staff -
11,617 deaths added to Covid-19 fatality in 3 weeks after reconciliation in Maharashtra, more than 10,645 recorded deaths in that period
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World

France President Emmanuel Macron slams Joe Biden administration for blocking vaccine raw material export to India

OpIndia Staff -
French President Emmanuel Macron took potshots at the Joe Biden administration for blocking export of Covod-19 raw materials.
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News Reports

Punjab: Major terror plan averted, police seizes a huge cache of foreign-made pistols and arrests a weapon smuggler

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab police arrested one Jagjit Singh and recovered 48 foreign-made pistols along with magazines and ammunition
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News Reports

Lakshadweep: Shop owner puts up signboard announcing no good will be sold to those associated with BJP

OpIndia Staff -
A shop-owner in Lakshadweep has put up a signboard announcing that he will not sell any items to people associated with the BJP.
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News Reports

‘PDP leader Parra was an asset for Pakistan-based terror outfits’: Jammu & Kashmir police charge sheet on Mehbooba Mufti’s close aide

OpIndia Staff -
J&K Police charge sheet says PDP leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra was working on behalf of Pakistan based terror groups operating in the state
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Media

Wife Pramila Dixit launches Rohit Sardana Foundation to support independent journalism: Here is how you can support the campaign

OpIndia Staff -
Pramila Dixit announced the decision to launch the Rohit Sardana Foundation in honour of the deceased journalist.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Worshipers at Dawal Malik Dargah refuses to get Covid-19 vaccine, says the sanit’s spirit will protect them

OpIndia Staff -
Villagers of Dawal Malik in the Gadag district in Karnataka have decided not to take the Covid-19 vaccine
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Politics

Bihar BJP and VHP demand high-level probe into Banka explosion, MLA asks Govt to ban Madarsas across the state

OpIndia Staff -
BJP said it should be probed how a bomb found its way inside a madarsa in Banka. MLA seeks ban on such 'educational institutions'.
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News Reports

Veteran journalist Kanchan Gupta appointed senior adviser to Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

OpIndia Staff -
Veteran journalist Kanchan Gupta is a veteran journalist and was an advisor to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
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News Reports

Aatish Taseer, son of late Pakistani politician, accuses BJP of using SSR to silence Bollywood, says actor was mentally ill and drug addict

OpIndia Staff -
Aatish Taseer has accused BJP of using the unfortunate death of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput to 'silence' Bollywood.
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Politics

Mukul Roy quits BJP to return to TMC, Mamata Banerjee warns journalist against asking ‘bitter questions’ during press conference

OpIndia Staff -
"Our party had several traitors (referring to Suvendu Adhikari), Mukul Roy wasn't one of them," said Mamata Banerjee.
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Cricket

Watch: Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan kicks and uproots stumps, shouts at umpire during Dhaka Premier League game

OpIndia Staff -
Shakib Al Hasan was seen fuming at the umpire for turning down an LBW appeal during a Dhaka Premier League match on Friday.
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News Reports

Delhi Govt under ‘ration card mafia’ control, doorstep food delivery a ‘Jumla’- Ravi Shankar Prasad slams Arvind Kejriwal over food distribution schemes

OpIndia Staff -
Ravi Shankar Prasad said Delhi govt not implementing One Nation One Ration Card and e-verification of ration shops due to ration card mafia
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News Reports

UP: Maulana rapes minor girl for two years, village panchayat orders him to marry the victim

OpIndia Staff -
The incident has been reported from the Pipraich area in Gorakhpur.
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Opinions

Importance of social media in democratising freedom of speech, tussle with the Govt of India and why Twitter must comply

Avni Sablok -
As the world battles COVID-19 pandemic, another crisis has emerged over ‘penetrative’ role of social media platforms, like Twitter, in India
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News Reports

Supreme Court tells West Bengal government to implement One Nation One Ration Card scheme without giving any excuse

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Supreme Court said West Bengal govt can't cite one or other problem for not implementing One Nation One Ration Card scheme
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Government and Policy

The Muslim community needs to work on population control, educate women: What Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said

OpIndia Staff -
HImanta Biswa Sarma urged the Muslim community to adopt 'decent family planning policy' to deal with poverty and other social problems
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Politics

Censorship? Here are 8 short spoof videos on Maharashtra politics that have been accused of violating Indian laws

OpIndia Staff -
Political Kida has received a Twitter notice informing them that 8 of its tweets have been accused of violating Indian laws.
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News Reports

TV actor Sushant Singh’s troll account suspended by Twitter, restored later

OpIndia Staff -
Team Saath Official was the go-to Twitter account for left-liberals and rabid Islamists to silence nationalist voices in the country.
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News Reports

Chetan Kumar Cheetah: CRPF braveheart who took 9 bullets and survived is now critical due to Covid

OpIndia Staff -
Chetan Kumar Cheetah suffered several bullet injuries, and had also lost an eye during a counter-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2017.
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Opinions

Aatish Taseer shows how his ‘jamaat’ has mastery over playing victim, brands Bollywood pro-Modi even as it remains anti-Hindu

K Bhattacharjee -
'Eminent intellectual' Aatish Taseer has has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to silence Bollywood.
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News Reports

Japan Prime Minister refers to Taiwan as ‘country’, angry China lodges complaint saying it violates ‘One China’ principle

OpIndia Staff -
China said Japan PM violated principles of 4 political documents including China-Japan Joint Declaration by calling Taiwan a country
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News Reports

Viral video shows heaps of ration rotting inside Delhi school, was sent by Central govt for distribution among poor

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Ruby Yadav had recently filed a police complaint against the Kejriwal government for hoarding and destroying ration sent by the Centre.
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News Reports

Kerala: Missing for 11 years, Sajitha found living next door with her lover Rehman in a locked room

OpIndia Staff -
For 11 years, Kerala woman Sajitha lived just 500 meters away from her parent's house in her lover's house without the knowledge of anyone
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World

Pakistan: Punjab govt to block SIM cards of those reluctant to get vaccinated against Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Provincial govt of Punjab in Pakistan announced that it would block SIM cards of those reluctant to get vaccinated against Coronavirus
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News Reports

Dissidence in Punjab Congress: Navjot Singh Sidhu camp in no mood to relent after AICC panel suggested retaining Amarinder Singh as CM

OpIndia Staff -
Despite compromise formula suggested by AICC committee, anti-Amarinder Singh camp in Punjab Congress in no mood to relent
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News Reports

US FDA rejects emergency use application for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, asks Ocugen to launch additional trial for full approval

OpIndia Staff -
The US FDA had asked Ocugen to pursue BLA submission and not Emergency Use Approval(EUA), paving the way for the vaccine's full approval in the United States.
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News Reports

Temple vandalised, journalist attacked: Communal violence grips Tiljala, Kolkata, BJP leaders, Bengal Governor share details

OpIndia Staff -
BJP worker, Devdutta Maji, informed that a Shani Kali temple was vandalised by Islamists in broad daylight in Tiljala on Tuesday.
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