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UAE warns Hamas, asks to keep ‘calm’ or lose funding for infrastructure projects in Gaza

OpIndia Staff -
Last year, the United States under the Donald Trump administration has helped to broker a peace deal between UAE and Israel in the form of 'Abraham Accords.'
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News Reports

Absconding businessman Navneet Kalra arrested in oxygen concentrators black marketing case

OpIndia Staff -
Navneet Kalra who was on a run since the day of the raid was arrested from his brother-in-laws’ home in Gurugram.
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News Reports

Israel-Palestine conflict: India condemns violence in Israel, Gaza, calls for immediate de-escalation

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India also mourned the loss of Kerala nurse who was killed in Israel in bombardment from Gaza.
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Media

Pakistan based CNN contributor Adeel Raja says world needs another Hitler amidst Israel-Palestine conflict, has history of anti-Semitic tweets

OpIndia Staff -
Adeel Raja, freelance contributor at CNN, has said that the world needs a Hitler today amidst the Israel-Palestine conflict.
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News Reports

‘Will beat with shoes 100 times and count 1’: Samajwadi Party worker threatens BJP leader Tajinder Bagga for criticising Akhilesh Yadav

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SP worker Anshuman Singh threatened Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga for criticising Akhileskh Yadav, asked him to confine to Delhi
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News Reports

From ‘lagbhag mana’ to putting up poster by AAP leader as DP to attack PM Modi, things have come a long way for Rahul...

Nirwa Mehta -
Earlier in the day, Rahul Gandhi had put up the poster and urged PM Modi to arrest him. It is imperative to note here that Rahul Gandhi himself is out on bail in the National Herald corruption case as well as many other cases.
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World

‘F*ck the Jews’, ‘F*ck their daughters, mothers’: Viral video from London shows pro-Palestine protesters advocating rape of Jewish women

OpIndia Staff -
A video has gone viral on the internet that purportedly shows pro-Palestine demonstrators abusing Jews in the vilest of words.
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News Reports

Malerkotla: All you need to know about the 23rd district of Punjab with a Muslim-majority population

OpIndia Staff -
Muslim appeasement at display? Congress-led Punjab government announced Muslim-dominating Malerkotla as district
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News Reports

Understanding Cytokine Storm: What it is and how it may be responsible for Covid-19 related deaths

OpIndia Staff -
Cytokine Storm happens when the body releases too many Cytokine, it leads to immune system attacking own body cells
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News Reports

Over 4500 Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 days not recorded by the Delhi government: Report

OpIndia Staff -
BJP-led civic body has alleged that Delhi government is making a deliberate attempt to hide the actual COVID deaths in the city
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News Reports

Rakesh Tikait threatens to defeat BJP in Uttar Pradesh where assembly elections are slated for next year

OpIndia Staff -
The 'apolitical' farmer movement has been nothing but political from the beginning.
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Opinions

Fictional cow dung link to mucormycosis, silence on other fake claims: How ‘public health experts’ destroyed faith in institutions during the pandemic

K Bhattacharjee -
One of the most remarkable facet of it is the politicization of discourse surrounding the disease by public health experts.
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Fact-Check

Far-left and Congress trolls display ignorance while targeting PM Modi, misinterpret data to claim Rupee weakening against Bangladeshi Taka

OpIndia Staff -
As the value of 1 Rupee is equal to 1.16 Bangladeshi Taka, trolls assumed Rupee is weak against Taka and targeted PM Modi
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News Reports

Farmers pelt stones, turn violent towards police to disrupt Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar’s event, DSP severely injured

OpIndia Staff -
The farmers who were protesting near the Ramayan Toll traveled 18 kilometers to ransack the event.
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News Reports

Assam: Six arrested for disrespecting national flag, accused caught using tricolour as table cloth for Eid feast

OpIndia Staff -
An image of Rejina Parvin Sultana, a resident of Assam's Tengnamari village, feasting lunch with her family on the occasion of Eid had gone viral on the internet.
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News Reports

No oxygen and ICU beds, hospitals discharging serious patients to avoid recording death: Covid-19 situation turns grim in Tamil Nadu

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Journalist Sandhya Ravishankar alleged that Tamil Nadu govt is under-reporting the actual number of new Covid-19 cases and deaths.
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World

Leicester players express solidarity with Palestinians after FA Cup win against Russian-Jewish billionaire owned Chelsea

OpIndia Staff -
The Leicester City players made the pro-Palestine demonstration after winning England’s FA Cup final against Chelsea.
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News Reports

Israel denies using international media to lure Hamas into a deadly trap, journalists working in the region do not believe it

OpIndia Staff -
International media had published the Israel military statement that ground forces were already in Gaza, which was retracted later
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News Reports

AAP hired poor people to put up politically motivated posters on vaccines, one leader absconding

OpIndia Staff -
25 people were allegedly arrested by Delhi Police for putting up posters critical of India's vaccine policy.
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News Reports

Watch: Pro-Palestine mob attacks Jewish man in Canada while chanting Allahu Akbar

OpIndia Staff -
A jewish girl who went tried to save the girl was also molested in Canada by pro-Palestine mob
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News Reports

Journalist Seema Chishti mocks Hinduism while pretending to be being critical of the RSS

Nirwa Mehta -
Seema Chishti is wife of CPIM leader Sitaram Yechury
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News Reports

Working ventilators sent by Modi govt were dumped as ‘faulty’ by state govts, report reveals. Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Government has said in a letter that states have been mismanaging the ventilator allocated to them.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Did Congress leader and boxer Vijender Singh tweet derogatory, sexist comment on women? Fact Check

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader and boxer Vijender Singh created quite the stir on Sunday with a comment on Twitter.
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News Reports

Punjab Vigilance uncovers 5 ‘shady deals’ by Navjot Singh Sidhu, says he favoured some private firms during his tenure as a minister

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Vigilance investigation against Navjot Singh Sidhu claims to have found links to 5 shady deals with certain corporate firms
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News Reports

J&K police detains 21 for pro-Palestine demonstrations, warns of action against those who disturb peace

OpIndia Staff -
JKPDP President Mehbooba Mufti in support of Palestine Tweeted, "Even symbolic condemnations come with a rider justifying the violence in the name of Israel’s right to self defence. What about Palestine’s right to life?"
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News Reports

We will strike inside Gaza as long as it is necessary, Hamas attacking innocent civilians: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu

OpIndia Staff -
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would carry out strikes against Hamas inside Gaza as long as it is necessary
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News Reports

In 15 days, UP’s active coronavirus cases down by over 1.3 lakh, active ratio comes down to 11%

Anurag -
The state administration under Chief Minister Yogi Adtiyanath has managed to control the rise in Chinese coronavirus cases substantially.
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Crime

Karnataka: Man arrested for making derogatory comments against Hindu deities

OpIndia Staff -
The arrested accused, Swaliz Iqbal, is a resident of the Smart City residential complex in Thokottu.
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News Reports

Watch: Israeli father protects his newborn as Palestinian terrorists fire rockets at them

OpIndia Staff -
According to IDF, the Israeli father was traveling in a car with his family, including his newborn child. As Palestinian terror groups launched rockets, the helpless father had to run to the nearest safe place.
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News Reports

‘If we change our religion, will we live?’ – Tearful WB Governor reveals the ordeal of people during Nandigram visit

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"Enough is enough", he said and said that the West Bengal Chief Minister must act and officials with the West Bengal police should be held accountable for dereliction of duty.
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Crime

‘This man is filming us, beat him up, so what if’s a cop’: Mob beats up policeman in a kabristan in Ahmedabad on Eid

OpIndia Staff -
Bhavsingh, who was following the orders of his seniors, was on duty to gather intel in Juhapura when he found his way to the kabristan and saw COVID protocols being flouted.
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World

Biden’s ‘Israel has right to defend’ statement irks American Muslim group, decides to boycott White House Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations

OpIndia Staff -
The group claimed it is “incredibly disappointed and deeply disturbed” by the US position on the violence.
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News Reports

Rebel YRS Congress MP who was arrested for criticising Andhra CM Jagan Reddy tortured in custody, images of injuries go viral

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Guntur Magistrate ordered medical examination of rebel YRS Congress MP Raghu Rama Krishnam Raju to ascertain his custodial torture
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News Reports

UP Aam Aadmi Party launches sexist attack on Smriti Irani after she highlighted how states had ignored warning on Covid second wave

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The Uttar Pradesh unit of Aam Aadmi Party today posted a sexist tweet attacking Union Minister Smriti Irani.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Here’s why the death certificate stats from March to May so far do not prove allegations of massive undercounting of Covid deaths

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There are significant concerns that the death tally in Gujarat is vastly greater than what is being admitted by the Government. A recent media...
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News Reports

PM Modi had alerted Chief Ministers about Covid-19 second wave in 6 meetings, opposition CMs skipped the meetings to attend election rallies

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi had repeatedly asked the states to prepare for a second wave of Covid-19 during his meetings with the chief ministers
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News Reports

Congress leader Udit Raj run Dalit organisation shares 13-year-old image to claim that dogs are scavenging bodies of Covid-19 victims

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Udit Raj run All India Parisangh shares stock image from 2008 to attack PM Modi for the current Covid-19 situation in the country
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World

Demolished building that housed Al Jazeera and other media offices was used by Hamas, says IDF in statement

OpIndia Staff -
The Israel Defense Forces have demolished the Al Jalaa Building that housed the offices of Al Jazeera and others.
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News Reports

West Bengal Governor travels across the state and Assam to console those ravaged by post-poll violence

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Governor visited various villages and met the affected family members who were attacked or killed in the post poll violence
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World

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

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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

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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

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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

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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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