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Viral rape video: 2 of the arrested accused attack Bengaluru police to escape custody, get shot in return

OpIndia Staff -
The accused were shot at by Police Inspector (Ramamurthy Nagar) Melvin Francis when the duo attacked ACP (Banaswadi) NS Sakri and other police personnel in the team.
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News Reports

Covid deaths: Rahul Gandhi says Congress govts are not lying but Union govt is, here is why it makes no sense

K Bhattacharjee -
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a press conference on Friday where he addressed the Coronavirus crisis.
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News Reports

Actor Siddharth spreads baseless fake news, claims Modi govt has banned corporate vaccination

OpIndia Staff -
While actor Siddharth claims corporate vaccination is banned by govt, several corporates already running vaccination programs
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News Reports

After spreading the deadly UK coronavirus strain, farmers protest against COVID-19 mismanagement in Punjab

OpIndia Staff -
A three-day protest has been launched by farmer leaders against the Punjab state government over its COVID-19 mismanagement
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News Reports

Delhi High Court refuses to entertain PIL seeking to stop ‘media trial’ of wrestler Sushil Kumar in murder case

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court said that a PIL can't be filed on behalf of wrester Sushil Kumar as he himself can approach the court
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News Reports

Narada sting case: TMC leaders granted interim bail by Calcutta HC, forbidden from giving press statements. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
All four political leaders have been asked by the HC to submit personal bonds of Rs 2 lakh each with two sureties. They have been asked to join the investigation via video conferencing
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News Reports

Facebook reverses its ban on Wuhan lab theory after US President Biden asks for intel agencies to probe origins of COVID-19

OpIndia Staff -
Facebook had earlier banned users from uploading posts that linked the origins of COVID-19 to a possible Wuhan lab leak
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News Reports

India extends its support to WHO study on COVID-19 origin, calls its “first important step”

OpIndia Staff -
The WHO convened global study on the origin of Covid-19 is an important first step, the govt of India has said
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News Reports

‘If u want to come back to village, send your wife to me first’: TMC leader Muzaffar Baig accused of threatening BJP worker

OpIndia Staff -
Hundreds of BJP workers and supporters, mostly Hindus, have been forced to flee their villages along with families. They have been staying in shelters provided by the Assam government.
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Entertainment

Siddharth Pithani, friend and flatmate of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput arrested from Hyderabad

OpIndia Staff -
Siddharth Pithani, who was the creative manager of the late Bollywood actor, was the first to see the corpse of Sushant Singh Rajput
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News Reports

#ArrestRandeepHooda trends as netizens fume over derogatory remarks against former UP CM Mayawati

OpIndia Staff -
Previously, comedian Abash Matthew and Feminism In India's Japleen Pasricha's old tweets containing derogatory remarks against Mayawati had gone viral.
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News Reports

China wants Nepal to buy vaccines with ‘secret’ conditions after Nepal had to look for other sellers as India decided to stop export

OpIndia Staff -
China announced that it would provide 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine under "grant assistance" to Nepal
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News Reports

Viral rape video: Victim was trafficked by Bangladeshi TikTok ‘star’, all accused arrested in Bengaluru. Details

OpIndia Staff -
The accused were identified as Mohammed Baba Sheikh, Ridoy Babo, Sagar and Hakeel. A woman accomplice was arrested too whose name has not been disclosed.
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World

Russian court fines Twitter for failing to delete illegal content including child pornography and drug abuse

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter was penalised in April too. It was slowed down by the Roskomnadzor for failing to delete over 3000 posts related to banned-illegal content.
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Politics

‘Farmers’ now decide to ‘defeat PM Modi’ in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections, had earlier talked about defeating PM in 2024

OpIndia Staff -
So-called farmers, protesting and creating a ruckus for months now are now set on the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections
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News Reports

Lawyer of Mehul Choksi says he was ‘kidnapped’, just as he was found disposing documents in the sea: Here are details

OpIndia Staff -
Mehul Choksi went missing and has since been traced to Dominica. He was arrested for entering the country "illegally"
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News Reports

After Antiguan PM said they will not accept Mehul Choksi back, Dominica says they will send him to Antigua

OpIndia Staff -
Mehul Choksi is an Antiguan citizen, and Dominica does not have extradition treaty with India, complicating the matter
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News Reports

Was Nehru gay? Did he have bisexual relations? Did he die because of STD? What foreign media said about Jawaharlal Nehru

OpIndia Staff -
In the last 57 years, many theories have been attributed to the life of the first PM of India Jawaharlal Nehru
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News Reports

I&B Ministry gives 15 days to Digital Media publishers and Streaming platforms to give details of compliance with new IT rules

OpIndia Staff -
Information Technology Rules, 2021, included separate guidelines for Social Media, Digital Media, and Streaming platforms
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Fact-Check

Will ‘negative post’ on PM and ‘religion’ on WhatsApp invite prosecution by cybercrime dept? Viral message is hilariously fake

OpIndia Staff -
Viral message claims that government will now monitor social media and phone calls under the 'new communication rules'
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News Reports

‘You are just a private, for-profit company, don’t try to dictate India’s legal policy. Comply with Indian law’: GOI to Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Lawmaking and policy formulations are the sole prerogatives of the sovereign and Twitter is just a social media platform. It will have no locus in dictating what India's legal policy framework should be", the statement strongly asserted.
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Opinions

Tryst of Women Activists: Gang rape of a woman at Tikri border and the silence of ‘farmer leaders’ like Yogendra Yadav

Qudrat -
A 25-year-old woman who went to join the farmer protests at Tikri border but unfortunately fell prey to so-called protestors
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News Reports

From fruit juice to oats, soaps to bulbs, Indian Medical Association endorses products in exchange for huge money: Details

OpIndia Staff -
IMA a private association of allopathic doctors in the country, seems to have put itself in a tough spot by embroiling in unnecessary controversies
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News Reports

‘Twitter is neither investigator nor judge, but trying to pretend it is both’: Delhi Police come down heavily on social media giant

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi Police further stated that the preliminary complaint regarding the issue was registered at the behest of the Congress party, but Twitter has tried to show that it is an FIR registered by the Govt of India, which is completely false.
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News Reports

Video of BJP leader being beaten by Maharashtra police inside hospital premises goes viral: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
A video has been doing the rounds on social media wherein some Maharashtra police personnel are seen mercilessly beating up a man with rods and belts
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Opinions

“Indian variant” is a repeat of how the world changed Hitler’s “hooked cross” to “Swastika”

Abhishek Banerjee -
From America to Europe to Australia, no human being on the face of this earth is safe. Because the "Indian variant" is coming for everyone.
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Opinions

While WhatsApp alleges ‘privacy violation’ against new IT rules, here is why they are important to catch criminals behind serious crimes

Raju Das -
Messaging apps like WhatsApp needed to reveal origin of only those messages related to serious crimes with 5 years of jail term
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News Reports

IMA files police complaint against Baba Ramdev, seeks FIR against him after threatening with 1000 crores lawsuit

OpIndia Staff -
The complaint, signed by General Secretary of IMA, Dr. Jayesh Lele, sought an FIR against Baba Ramdev and his associates at the IP Estate police station in New Delhi.
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World

Saudi Arabia restricts the use of loudspeakers by mosques, directs to keep the volume at a one-third level: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry in Saudi Arabia also ruled that prayers conducted by Imam should be specific to the devotees within the mosques
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News Reports

Google’s Corporate Communications Director shares derogatory posts against PM Modi. Not the first ‘big-tech’ employee to do so. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Google's Corporate Communication director openly showcased her hatred against PM Modi in derogatory Facebook and Twitter posts.
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News Reports

Watch: Six-year-old Khushboo greets Yogi Adityanath with flowers and Radha-Krishna idol, CM gives his blessings

OpIndia Staff -
The video of Yogi Adityanath interacting with a little girl in Kushinagar went viral on social media.
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Crime

Mob ‘justice’ in Rajasthan: Tyre shop owner Sattar Khan and Azaad arrested after they assault two on suspicion of theft

OpIndia Staff -
Irrespective of the communal narratives that are invariably woven, by the gang of liberals and leftist media around such incidents of mob assault, especially if the victims belong to the Muslim community, these incidents are quite common.
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News Reports

Twitter asks for another 3 months to comply with new IT guidelines, cites its usual ‘freedom of expression’ rhetoric while controlling the same

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter is yet to adapt to the new IT guidelines that came into effect from May 25 after a time period of 3 months was already given to social media companies. Instead, it has issued a statement that it 'wants' to abide by Indian laws but needs more time.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal bats for Pfizer even as the company wants protection from being sued if vaccines give adverse effects

OpIndia Staff -
So far, the government has not given such protection from liability to any of the three vaccines currently approved for use in India - Covishield, Covaxin, or Sputnik V.
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Opinions

The irresponsible, vacuous arguments surrounding the vaccination process and the malicious intent behind it

Saket Suryesh -
The most disgusting sight I have seen on the news recently is the politicians from the opposition making statements opposing the two vaccines, made in India.
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Entertainment

“Why should we call you Bholu cute bouy?”: Kamaal R Khan responds to Salman Khan’s defamation suit

OpIndia Staff -
Kamaal R Khan further suggested that the case will be in his favor where even the judge would request him to review Salman Khan movies with complete honesty.
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News Reports

Buying vaccines internationally is not like buying ‘off the shelf’ items, Govt talking with foreign vaccine makers: GOI clears vaccine myths

OpIndia Staff -
In spite of full knowledge of the facts on vaccine supply, some leaders appear on TV daily and create panic among the people, said GOI
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News Reports

Kerala govt to spend Rs 98 lakh to renovate CM’s residence, PWD grants project to Uralungal Society without inviting tenders

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala government has granted permission to renovate Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s residence, the Cliff House.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi goes to pay homage to Nehru, but a colourful man standing behind him steals the show. Read why and how

OpIndia Staff -
Images of picturesque Shantivan, Nehru's memorial, sprawling over green expanse where Rahul Gandhi paid his tribute were shared by Congress' official handle.
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News Reports

YouTuber ties pet dog with helium balloons to make it ‘fly’, gets arrested for animal cruelty

OpIndia Staff -
After the outrage, the Youtuber deleted the video and issued an apology saying that he loves his pet dog and had taken all safety measures.
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News Reports

Viral video of a woman being gang-raped not related to the Jodhpur suicide case of Nagaland girl. Details

OpIndia Staff -
Police officials and government sources have confirmed that the viral video is an unrelated incident. The victim in the video is not the late Lovi Sumi, a woman from Nagaland working in Jodhpur, who had recently committed suicide.
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Media

New York Times ‘COVID reporter’ wants the world to stop talking about the ‘lab leak theory’ because of its ‘racist roots’, retracts

OpIndia Staff -
New York Times 'COVID-19 reporter' took to Twitter to say that the world should not talk about the 'lab leak theory' as far as COVID is concerned because it has racist roots.
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News Reports

US President Joe Biden shuts down inquiry into possible Wuhan lab origins of Covid that was initiated by Mike Pompeo, cites ‘poor quality’

OpIndia Staff -
Biden's administration has asked the officials to stop the investigation citing "poor quality work and its politicization, selective use by Trump and his allies to blame the pandemic on China."
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News Reports

Mill producing mustard oil for Patanjali in Alwar raided on CM Gehlot’s orders: Report

OpIndia Staff -
While the reason for the raid is unclear, the Alwar collectorate has formed an inquiry committee and hinted that the investigation could be given to CB-CID to probe the matter, the Republic report said.
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Crime

Islamist mob tried to rape a pregnant woman, ASHA worker saved herself by escaping in half-naked condition: Horror stories from Purnia emerge

OpIndia Staff -
On May 22, around 100-150 members of the Muslim community attacked a Mahadalit colony in Purnia, Bihar. They beaten up everyone irrespective of age or gender.
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News Reports

Complaint filed against IMA President Jayalal for trying to abuse his position during Covid pandemic to spread Christianity

OpIndia Staff -
In its complaint, the LRPF sought revocation of Medical Practitioner's License of IMA President John Jayalal, alleging that the controversial doctor has openly declared his intention of using the pandemic for religious conversions.
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News Reports

‘Missing’ Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi found on Dominican beach ‘getting rid of documents’, to be repatriated to India

OpIndia Staff -
Mehul Choksi, one of the prime accused in multi-crore PNB scam, had gone 'missing' from Antigua earlier this week.
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News Reports

Old video showing rapper MC Kode insulting Hinduism goes viral on social media

OpIndia Staff -
The video uploaded on YouTube on 12 June 2016 shows MC Kode or Aditya Tiwari insulting the Hindu epic Mahabharata and the cow
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Opinions

The New York Times uses arbitrarily chosen random numbers to claim that India’s actual Covid-19 infection and deaths are much more

Raju Das -
New York Times multiplied India's Covid-19 numbers with various random numbers to claim the numbers are under-reported
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News Reports

Right to privacy is a fundamental right, the new policy will not affect it or individuals: Govt reassures after WhatsApp moves court against new...

OpIndia Staff -
Govt said that social media intermediaries like WhatsApp need to reveal source of messages only in case of serious crimes
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