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Congress social media head and spokesperson served noticed by Delhi Police in connection with toolkit probe

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi Police has said that a notice was served to two Congress members to join the investigation into the toolkit.
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World

‘This is Islamic area. Israel has no right to exist’: Hamas co-founder makes his intentions clear days after the ceasefire

Anurag -
Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar justified rocket attacks on civilians, spending money on military installations and insisted that peace talks with Israel are irrelevant.
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News Reports

Congress leader Udit Raj threatens journalist with SC/ST Act, successfully stops him from releasing his interview with tough questions

OpIndia Staff -
The journalist has approached OpIndia saying that he could not upload some parts of his interview of Udit Raj because of threats from Congress leader.
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OpIndia Scoops

AAP’s poster offering free logs to cremate the dead is real, here is what we found out

Nirwa Mehta -
The tractors carrying the logs for cremation were flagged off with much fanfare with AAP supremo and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's face printed on the flags.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Karachi policemen get beaten up by a Navy officer for trying to stop his car. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
A police spokesperson that 'certain elements' are trying to create misunderstanding between the Police and the Navy on social media.
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News Reports

Ex-NYT science editor slams mainstream media for peddling Chinese propaganda, ignoring possibilities of lab origin of Covid

OpIndia Staff -
It must be mentioned that leftist mainstream media portals such as CNN, New York Times, and The Washington Post had relentlessly fanned a narrative completely disregarding the possibility of Coronavirus' origin in a laboratory.
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News Reports

Baba Ramdev fires 25 questions at IMA, asks if they have permanent treatments for diabetes, hypertension and insomnia yet

OpIndia Staff -
The sparring between Baba Ramdev and modern medicine practitioners has taken a new turn as the Yoga Guru has fired a letter with 25 questions to IMA.
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World

How Belarus President got a plane ‘hijacked’ to arrest a journalist accused of creating mass unrest

OpIndia Staff -
Roman Protasevich had reportedly organised protests against Alexander Lukashenko, the President who has ruled Belarus for over two decades.
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News Reports

‘Will never discriminate between voters and non-voters’: Yogi Adityanath reassures citizens

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh, India's most populated state, has till now registered 16,73,785 positive cases for Chinese coronavirus. Of these, 76,703 are active as of now.
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News Reports

Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi goes ‘missing’ in Antigua, is wanted by the CBI and ED

OpIndia Staff -
Reports suggest Mehul Choksi may have fled to Cuba fearing extradition to India. India does not have extradition treaty with Cuba.
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Opinions

As AAP imposes lockdown on Delhi citizens, it calls to support ‘farmers’ protest that spread the UK Strain

Jinit Jain -
AAP extended its support for a farmers protest even as it subjects Delhi residents with another week of crippling lockdown
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World

Florida: Black man hurls anti-Semitic slurs at a rabbi, leaves faeces outside a Jewish synagogue

OpIndia Staff -
A man yelled racist slurs at a rabbi and dropped a bag full of faeces outside a synagogue in Florida in the United States.
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News Reports

146 retired officials demand SC monitored SIT probe into West Bengal violence, 2093 women advocates write to SC judges: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Post-poll violence has become a leitmotif of news emerging out of Bengal following the declaration of results. Umpteen number of violence against political opponents have been reported from the state.
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News Reports

Delhi Police clarifies its teams had visited Twitter offices to serve notice over Congress toolkit conspiracy

OpIndia Staff -
The Special Cell of Delhi Police is raiding offices of Twitter in Delhi and Gurgaon in connection with Congress toolkit probe.
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Politics

AAP shares fake data to show India is doing far worse than US and UK in vaccination: Here is how they lied

OpIndia Staff -
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday peddled vaccine statistics that could only ever be considered unadulterated garbage.
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News Reports

‘It’s pleasant here, farmers won’t have a problem’: Rakesh Tikait camps at Hisar, says will continue protest until 2024

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Tikait said that the farmers have liked the place (Hisar) and do not mind camping there until 2024
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News Reports

Medical team that visited a village in Ujjain for Covid vaccine awareness attacked, FIR against 4

OpIndia Staff -
The medical team had visited the village in Ujjain district to dispel the rumours surrounding Covid vaccines and to encourage locals to be a part of the inoculation drive.
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Government and Policy

Spot Aaditya Thackeray, get free COVID-19 jab: BJP MLA says ‘Guardian Minister’ is touring a jungle, is absent in times of crisis

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar has said Aaditya Thackeray has not visited a single COVID care centre and hospital in Mumbai
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News Reports

Islamists, communists launch propaganda warfare against Lakshadweep administrator Praful Patel, accuse BJP of ‘saffronisation’

OpIndia Staff -
CPIM leader and Rajya Sabha MP Elamanam Kareem has written a letter to President Ram Nath Kovind extending support to the protests against Patel and urging him to recall the Lakshadweep administrator.
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News Reports

Gujarat police nab arrests three people for smuggling ‘whale vomit’: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
The substance is produced by the whale to protect its gut from the sharp beaks of its prey, squid.
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News Reports

After Khalsa Aid received six-figure donation from JK Rowling’s trust in the name of COVID-19 relief work, ‘farmer’ movement gains momentum

OpIndia Staff -
The 'farmer protests' which was on a decline in recent times have suddenly gained a lot of momentum.
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Media

Alt News ‘fact-checker’ dismisses expert who hailed India because of his Twitter following: Here is a list of his real-life accomplishments

OpIndia Staff -
Pratik Sinha today tried to discredit American foreign policy expert Dr John Hulsman after he pegged India to be a rising superpower despite the COVID-19 setback
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News Reports

Controversies, brawls, underworld connections: All we know about the murky life of wrestler Sushil Kumar

Jhankar Mohta -
Olympic medalist wrestler Sushil Kumar has finally been arrested by the Delhi Police after absconding for over 2 weeks.
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News Reports

Madurai couple get married inside chartered SpiceJet flight, DGCA seeks reports from airlines, airport authorities

OpIndia Staff -
Madurai Airport director says that the airport authority were completely unaware of the mid-air marriage ceremony.
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News Reports

After black fungus and white fungus, India witnesses a fresh case of yellow fungus: Here is everything you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
Individuals infected by yellow fungus develop symptoms such as laziness, loss of appetite, and weight loss.
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News Reports

Delhi Police wants Twitter to reveal the evidence on the basis of which it added ‘manipulated media’ label, serves notice

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police has sent a notice to Twitter demanding an explanation for their adding the 'manipulated media' tag to tweets.
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News Reports

PSBB school issues statement, denies knowledge of any case of sexual harassment by the teacher, promises action: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
PSBB denied previous knowledge of any allegations against Rajagopalan and promised action in the case, read the full statement
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News Reports

Rajiv Gandhi’s vanity project: How the PMO was renovated and beautified months after the Bhopal Gas tragedy

Jinit Jain -
In 1985, months after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, Rajiv Gandhi commissioned and authorised a capital-intensive beautification and renovation project for the PMO.
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News Reports

The Hindu’s claims about ‘minor faceoff’ with Chinese PLA in the Galwan Valley debunked by the Indian Army

OpIndia Staff -
"The article (by The Hindu ) seems to be inspired by sources who may be trying to derail the ongoing process for early resolution of issues in Eastern Ladakh," the Indian army emphasised.
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News Reports

On-site registration for Covid-19 vaccine for 18-44 years age group to be initiated at govt vaccination centres

OpIndia Staff -
On-site registration aims at reducing vaccine wastage and facilitate those without access to the internet, smart phones or mobile phones with limited access for vaccination to get themselves inoculated.
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News Reports

After maligning the Kumbh Mela, read how propagandists at Alt News, ‘journalists’ are defending mass gathering at farmer protests

K Bhattacharjee -
Barkha Dutt condemned the ongoing 'farmer protests' and also spoke out against the opposition parties supporting them.
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OpIndia Explains

Landomus group appeals to PM to invest USD 500 Billion in India through an ad, here’s what we know about the strange company

Anurag -
The company is so obscure, that it has zero internet footprints. The only news about Landomus group are about the bizarre ad it put up in today's leading daily.
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News Reports

Indian business magnate Rakesh Jhunjhunwala hails PM Modi’s fiscal policies, gives 9 out of 10 to his economic management

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala predicts a 10% growth for the current financial year., says GDP growth on the right track.
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News Reports

Burning of Dalit colony by Islamists in Bihar’s Purnia: NCW writes to DGP for fair and speedy probe

OpIndia Staff -
A Dalit colony in Majhuwa village in Purnia, Bihar was burned to ashes on the night of May 19 as Islamists launched a brutal attack against the settlement.
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News Reports

India Today, Hindustan Times, others water down radical Sikh extremism, refer to Khalistan Tiger Force members as ‘activists’

OpIndia Staff -
KTF chief Hardeep Singh Nijjar has been involved in several terrorist acts in India including bomb blasts.
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OpIndia Explains

Sun Halo: Rainbow ring spotted around the sun in the Bengaluru sky. Read what it means

OpIndia Staff -
A ring of rainbow forms around the Sun through a phenomenon called Halo that happens because of light interacting with ice crystals in the atmosphere.
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Editor's picks

Uttar Pradesh: Social media user Ashraf Ali arrested for threatening SDM over demolition of illegal mosque

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday, five more people, Mohammad Matin Khan, Mohammad Saad, Suleiman, Farooq Ahmed Khan and Mohammad Kamil, were arrested under suspicion of creating communal unrest.
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News Reports

New report: Multiple Wuhan lab researchers fell ill in November 2019, weeks before China ‘reported’ the first Covid case

OpIndia Staff -
It is interesting to note that the Trump administration in January had said that the researchers at Wuhan lab had become sick in autumn 2019.
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Social Media

Appearing semi-naked during class, sexual comments to girls: Students of Chennai’s PSBB school start online campaign against teacher

OpIndia Staff -
Students of PSBB Chennai called out one of the teachers for harassing and making sexual advances towards students. They have alleged that the school administration has been ignoring repeated complaints by students and parents.
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News Reports

Azamgarh: SIT finds major irregularities in appointment of madarsa teachers, rules violated, family members given job

OpIndia Staff -
The SIT found that Zaheen Ahmed, the Chairman of the Board which runs the madarsa in Mubarakpur in Azamgarh, had appointed 3 of his daughters, namely, Alisha Siddiqui, Rubana Zaheen, and Ibtesan Zaheen as Assistant teachers.
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News Reports

BKU rejects Capt Amarinder’s request, will carry out 3-day superspreader protest despite plea from CM

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh stressed on the fact that the farmers’ group should not to act irresponsibly and jeopardise the lives of their people with their reckless behaviour amid the pandemic.
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Satire

All-rounder Expert Dhruv Rathee enters Guinness Book of World Records after solving Israel-Palestine crisis in under 14 minutes

K Bhattacharjee -
Expert Arvind Kejriwal's most dedicated pupil Dhruv Rathee, has solved the Israel-Palestine conflict and we can't keep calm.
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News Reports

‘Vaccines are evil force’: Churches, Christian groups in Northeast advice people against COVID vaccines

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, 'prayer warriors' are advocating use of herbs and faith to 'cure' COVID while discouraging them from taking vaccines.
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News Reports

FIR filed against Kamal Nath for spreading misleading information over Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath had sparked controversy by repeatedly using the term “Indian Corona” to refer to the pandemic during a media interaction on Friday
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News Reports

While attacking Baba Ramdev, IMA admits India has done better than ‘highly advanced developed countries’ in dealing with Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
IMA also said India's Covid-19 death rate is below 1%, refuting allegations of under-reporting of the deaths by the authorities
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News Reports

Milind Deora credits Congress party for hard work of industrialists and private individuals usually hated by Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Milind Deora credits Congress for establishment of five private pharma companies and six AIIMSs sanctioned by BJP govt
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Editor's picks

Congress, Trinamool and 10 other opposition parties extend support to ‘farmer protests’ on May 26, compromise country’s fight against Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
Twelve opposition parties have decided to extend their support to the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) on May 26.
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News Reports

Bangladesh lifts restriction on travel to Israel, drops ‘except Israel’ from passports amidst Israel-Palestine conflict

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh removes text from its passports saying that it is not valid for travelling to Israel
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Media

After fanning vaccine hesitancy, The Print blames Telegram, Instagram and Central Govt for growth of anti-vaxxer groups

OpIndia Staff -
ThePrint is now blaming groups on Telegram and Instagram for spreading anti-vaxxer rumours among people.
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News Reports

Moderna refuses to send COVID vaccines directly to Punjab govt, says will deal only with Centre

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab government had earlier reached out to global vaccine manufacturers including Sputnik, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson to procure vaccines.
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