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Israel demolishes Al Jalaa building that housed Al Jazeera and other international media offices short time after warning

OpIndia Staff -
Israel had issued a warning that it will demolish the Al Jalaa building that houses Al Jazeera office, after which it was demolished.
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News Reports

PM Modi orders audit of ventilators given by central Govt after reports emerge that ventilators lying unused, leased to private hospitals

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi asked for an immediate audit of the ventilators given to the state governments at a high-level meeting on Saturday
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News Reports

Most affected people in Bengal post-poll violence are from Scheduled Caste, says NCSC chief

OpIndia Staff -
NCSC chief Vijay Sampla said that the way incidents of violence have happened in West Bengal after May 2 is worrisome
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Crime

NCPCR seeks action against Delhi minister Rajendra Pal Gautam for violating the Juvenile Justice Act

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NCPCR said that Delhi Social Welfare Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam violated Juvenile Justice Act by disclosing a child care institute
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Media

The Hindu quietly changes headline after columnist calls Tejasvi Surya a virus: Here are her previous problematic comments

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu published an opinion-editorial by columnist Vaishna Roy on Friday where it called BJP MP Tejasvi Surya a virus.
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Government and Policy

Punjab: After Modi Govt implements direct benefit transfer, agencies procure record wheat quantity, 9 lac farmers receive Rs 23,000 cr

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A farmer named Gurdip Singh from Chak Kalan village said, "I am very happy with this system with money coming directly. I sold my entire crop to government agencies as the MSP was also better this time."
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News Reports

Legendary Australian cricketer slams world media for ‘vulture’ journalism, says Incredible India deserves respect: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
In a recent post, the former cricketer has expressed his overwhelming support for India and slammed international media for vulture journalism
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News Reports

After u-turns on vaccine, Akhilesh Yadav now peddles half-baked data to prove that India is far behind in the vaccination process

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav India's vaccination numbers are very low using data of percentage of population vaccinated against Covid-19
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News Reports

5 years ago, The Week published an article insulting, mocking, lying about Veer Savarkar, today they apologise: Read full details

Dibakar Dutta -
After a lawsuit filed by Veer Sarvarkar's grand nephew, The Week apologises for a article on Sarvarkar published in 2016
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News Reports

Gujarat Home Minister rebuts allegations of undercounting Covid-19 deaths, says death certificates cannot be basis for such calculations

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja has refuted allegations that the state is undercounting Covid-19 deaths.
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News Reports

Raebareli officials clarify no corpse found buried in sand at Gegaso ghat, 2015 image of corpses floating in Ganga shared as recent

OpIndia Staff -
Following reports that many decomposed corpses were found floating in the Ganga, old images were circulated on social media
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News Reports

Chitrakoot jail shootout: Three CCTV cameras found to be non-functional, jail officials suspended for laxity

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Jail Superintendent S P Tripathi and Jailor Mahendra Pal, along with three wardens of Chitrakoot jail after three inmates were killed in a shootout
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Politics

Another goof up: Congress party posts Field Marshal Manekshaw’s image to remember Field Marshal Cariappa on his death anniversary

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party posted an image of Field Marshal Manekshaw instead of Field Marshal Cariappa on the latter's death anniversary.
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Government and Policy

Maharashtra wants Bharat Biotech to set aside 50% vaccines manufactured at the proposed Pune plant for itself: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said that he would request Bharat Biotech to reserve 50% of the vaccines manufactured at the proposed Pune plant for distribution within the state
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News Reports

Indore: Youth Congress coordinator of COVID SOS campaign arrested in connection with the fake Remdesivir nexus case

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Youth Congress leader Prashant Parashar, homoeopathic doctor Sarvar Khan found selling fake Remdesivir injections
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News Reports

West Bengal: CM Mamata Banerjee’s younger brother Ashim Banerjee succumbs to Covid-19

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The brother of West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, has passed away after battling COVID-19
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World

WHO chief Tedros, accused of covering up epidemic in Ethiopia, wants wealthy nations to halt inoculating the ‘healthy’, donate to poor nations

OpIndia Staff -
The WHO chief had come under severe criticism for their conduct since the pandemic broke out in China.
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News Reports

Renowned author Vikram Sampath out of danger after battling COVID-19 for 3 weeks

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"My heartfelt gratitude to everyone who stood by us & prayed!", wrote Vikram Sampath after recovereing from Covid-19
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News Reports

Former pornstar Mia Khalifa falls for ‘toolkit’ again? Posts unedited tweet against Israel, later defends herself with bizarre explanation

OpIndia Staff -
Former porn-star Mia Khalifa accidentally revealed being part of an anti-Israel Twitter storm after she tweeted an unedited post
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Media

How NDTV played with words to give impression that Kerala woman died due to Israel, deleted and reposted, but still did not mention Palestine

OpIndia Staff -
NDTV subtly peddled an agenda trying to paint Israel as the aggressors and Palestine as the victim after a Indian woman died in terror attacks
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News Reports

France orders banning of all pro-Palestine rallies in Paris amidst Palestinian terror attacks on Israel

OpIndia Staff -
French government has issued orders to ban pro-Palestinian protests in Paris this weekend amidst the ongoing terror attacks against Israel by Palestine-based terror group Hamas
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News Reports

Jerusalem conflict: The history of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Temple Mount and the holiest Jewish temple that preceded it

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The Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock was built on the same spot where the Second Temple of the Judaism was located
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News Reports

NCPCR writes to Assam DMs over rehabilitation of children who fled West Bengal due to post-poll violence

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NCPCR took cognisance of atrocities meted out on children who fled to Assam in the wake of post-poll violence in West Bengal
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News Reports

Union Health Ministry debunks Maharashtra Congress leader’s PM CARES Fund linked ‘ventilator scam’ claim: Details

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The Ministry of Health has said that the ventilators to GMC Aurangabad were not procured through the PM CARES Fund.
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News Reports

Israel used deceptions to lead Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives into the tunnels in Gaza Strip before bombing them

OpIndia Staff -
Israel misled Hamas into believing that there will be ground attack, when the operatives went into the tunnels, IDF bombed them
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News Reports

VHP says more than 3500 villages and 40000 plus Hindus affected by Bengal violence, urges judiciary to take note

OpIndia Staff -
VHP urged the Courts to protect the citizens and accordingly direct the Mamata Banerjee government and the local administration.
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World

Pro-Palestine protesters from Jordan and Lebanon attempt to infiltrate into Israeli territory, IDF tanks fire warning shots

OpIndia Staff -
Protesters from Jordan are trying to cross over to the West Bank through the King Hussain bridge amidst the conflict with Israel.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Large gathering in Dungarpur mosque for Eid Namaz busted by police

OpIndia Staff -
The Ashok Gehlot-led government has imposed a strict two-week lockdown in the state from May 10 to May 24 in the state.
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News Reports

Journalists join hands with Congress trolls to spread propaganda against BJP over Delhi High Court ordered probe by police

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Journalists blame BJP after Youth Congress president Srinivas B V questioned by Delhi Police on the orders of Delhi High Court
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News Reports

‘No country can manage the astronomical numbers that India has’: Dr Devi Shetty hails govt’s Covid handling

OpIndia Staff -
Even if we present this to the US government, there is no way they can manage it … forget any other country. These are astronomical numbers that no country in the world has the infrastructure to manage," said Dr Shetty.
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News Reports

Will Param Bir Singh get arrested? Maharashtra govt says won’t arrest till May 20th, state to file response: Details

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In April, inspector Bhimrao Ghadge had levelled serious corruption allegations against Param Bir Singh and the other officials
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Crime

UP: Three killed in gang war inside Chitrakoot Jail, police kill sharpshooter after he shot dead two gangsters

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Chitrakoot jail inmate Anshu Dixit shot dead by police after he killed two other inmates Mukim Kala and Merajuddin using a pistol
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News Reports

Read how RSS volunteers turned a defunct, British-era hospital, lying unused for over 2 decades, into a 200-bed COVID-19 facility

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Volunteers of the Sangh Parivar, BJP and other organisations cleaned up the defunct KGF hospital in Karnataka to handle COVID-19 crisis
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News Reports

Harry Potter author JK Rowling gives six-figure donation to pro-Khalistani outfit Khalsa Aid

OpIndia Staff -
The Harry Potter creator replied to Khalsa Aid's Tweet, thanking people for buying a copy of her latest children's book The Ickabog.
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP MP Subhas Sarkar attacked with stones and bricks in Bankura, BJP blames TMC goons

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BJP MP Subhas Sarkar was attacked allegedly by TMC workers while he was going to meet farmers in Patalkhuri village
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News Reports

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai turns his house into a 50-bed Covid-care centre

OpIndia Staff -
On Thursday, Bommai handed over his house to authorities to set up a full-fledged Covid-care centre in Shiggaon.
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Opinions

Massive Eid gatherings show the futility of lockdown during the second wave of the pandemic in India, it is time to lift them now

K Bhattacharjee -
The Muslim community across the world is celebrating Eid ul-Fitr today. With it, the holy month of Ramadan comes to an end.
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News Reports

After questioning AAP and BJP leaders, Delhi police interrogates Youth Congress president in a Delhi HC ordered probe, may question Gautam Gambhir soon

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Youth Congress president Srinivas B V questioned by Delhi Police over alleged illegal procurement and distribution of Covid-19 drugs
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Editor's picks

‘Delhi’s govt was just complaining, not trying to handle logistics of oxygen supply’: Director of INOX

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Jain said that the central government's job is to inform these manufacturers to produce a certain amount of oxygen, which they did and made a chart for each state with specific volume allocation.
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World

New York City: Man wearing Star of David necklace savagely attacked by Pro-Palestine protestors with a metal chair

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The video appears to depict a police officer escorting the victim, who has not yet been identified, with a bloodied face across the street.
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News Reports

Dr.Reddy’s commences rollout of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines, to be priced at Rs 995.40 per dose

OpIndia Staff -
Deepak Sapra, the global head of Custom Pharma Services at Dr Reddy's Lab became the first person to receive the Sputnik V shot at Hyderabad today.
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News Reports

Maharashtra Govt gives consent to Pune Municipal Corporation’s vaccine tender 24 days after it was sought

OpIndia Staff -
The Pune Municipal Corporation has finally received the consent of the state government to float global tenders to vaccinate its citizens.
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News Reports

While Rahul Gandhi demands centralised vaccine purchase, Karnataka Congress demands permission to purchase vaccines directly

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar demanded permission to buy vaccines directly using MLA/MLC funds and party fund
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World

Lebanon fires rockets at Israel in fresh attack, IDF sends ground troops to Gaza: Recent developments

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, Lebanon launched a fresh attack on the Jewish State.
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World

Days after losing trust vote, KP Oli re-appointed as Prime Minister of Nepal: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
In a dramatic turn of events in Nepal, KP Sharma Oli was reappointed as PM just days after he was forced to step down
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News Reports

Kejriwal govt sets aside Rs 50 crores for free vaccination of Delhi residents, while spending far more on PR: Details

Jinit Jain -
While AAP government in Delhi spent Rs 150 crores on PR from Jan to March, it has only allocated Rs 50 crores for the free vaccination of Delhi's 2 crore population.
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News Reports

Maharashtra Govt cancels plan to spend Rs 6 crore on Ajit Pawar’s PR agency after facing severe backlash

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Maharashtra Govt was slammed for spending 6 Crore on PR agency at a time when the country is grappling with the Covid-19 crisis
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News Reports

Israel Defence Forces debunk propaganda peddled by Palestinian supporters, explain how Hamas is causing death of Gazan civilians

OpIndia Staff -
Israel Defence Forces informed that about 1,750 rockets have been fired at the Jewish State by terror outfits such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
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News Reports

His mental, physical condition can’t be ignored: Former military officers question legitimacy of Joe Biden’s victory, ability to lead

OpIndia Staff -
124 retired US military leaders have written letter questioning legitimacy of the 2020 United States Presidential election and victory of Joe Biden
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News Reports

Bombay HC asks Maha govt how film stars and politicians are offering to provide Remdesivir despite shortage

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC has pulled up the state government, seeking a response on how, despite the state facing an acute shortage, some famous personalities are being able to procure and distribute Remdesivir freely.
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