Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Archives of OpIndia

US Capitol attack: Black radical Islamist shot dead after killing a cop, injuring another, wanted to target the US govt

After ramming his car at a police check point at US Capitol, Noah Green attacked two cops with knife, killing one and injuring the other

Senior Congress leaders don’t want to campaign in West Bengal to avoid upsetting Mamata Banerjee: Reports

Senior Congress leaders have decided to concentrate on other states at present, and may campaign in West Bengal later

Rahul Gandhi asks for American interference in India’s internal affairs, asks why the US establishment is silent

Rahul Gandhi also complained about discovery of an EVM in a vehicle belonging to a BJP MLA to the American professor

Election Commission bans Himanta Biswa Sarma from campaigning for saying Congress ally BPF chief will be jailed if he encourages extremism

Along with banning from campaigning, EC also banned Himanta Biswa Sarma from making any comment on media and social media

‘There will be a government of men with beard, cap and lungi in Assam’, says son of Badruddin Ajmal

Abdur Rahim Ajmal also said that after they form govt, people will have to respect burkha, beard, lungi and skullcap

Ex assistant editor at Mint calls ‘Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa’ a ‘right wing whistle call’, netizens give befitting reply

Nidheesh MK, described 'Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa' as the 'favourite whistle call of right wing protesters'.

Columnist says Foreign Policy editors had forced him to write that the farm laws were “rammed through the Indian Parliament” by Modi govt

Columnist Salvatore Babones said that Foreign Policy Editors insisted on adding that the farm laws were rushed through the parliament

Watch: Tulsi Gabbard speaks out in favour of persecuted Hindus of Bangladesh, condemns Pakistan Army’s genocide of Bengali Hindus

Former US Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has spoken out in favour of the persecuted Hindu minorities of Bangladesh.

Mamata Banerjee raises ‘tampering’ bogie again hours after EC dismissed her claims, accuses central forces of working for BJP

Mamata Banerjee claimed that the central security forces have been intimidating people to not vote for TMC and vote for BJP

Another spitting in food video goes viral, this time in Shamli in Uttar Pradesh, police takes accused into custody: Watch

The visuals were captured at Shamli in Uttar Pradesh and have prompted much disgust from people on social media.

BJP files complaint against West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee with Election Commission for disrupting polls in Nandigram

BJP said that Mamata Banerjee disrupted the polling when stationed herself at a polling booth in Nandigram on Thursday

Know how Mulayam Singh govt ruined ex-cop Sailendra Singh’s career and life because he had slapped POTA against Mukhtar Ansari

Shailendra Singh had resigned due to pressure from SP government after he put POTA charges on Ansari. After a few months of his resignation, the then SP govt implicated Sailendra Singh in fake cases and put him in jail.

Here are seven tweets that prove TMC’s Mahua Moitra is a Champion of Cringe and the Queen of Stupidity

Mahua Moitra has carved herself a niche in the hearts of social media liberals, with her terminally online style of tweets.

Rakesh Tikait claims BJP leaders shot at his car, video posted by him shows farmers damaging the car with a stick

In a video posted by Rakesh Tikait, it can be seen that farmer were hitting his car with a stick while alleging it was attacked by BJP leaders

Is Asaduddin Owaisi insinuating that Hindus are up for sale and ‘honourable’ Muslims cannot be bought? Here is what he said

One of the parties trying to capture some ground in Bengal is AIMIM, the party of Asaduddin Owaisi and the battle is heating up

Wife of Delhi police constable dies of suicide by hanging herself after trying to strangulate her two toddlers

The wife of a Delhi constable allegedly strangled her two children before committing suicide at her house in Delhi's Ghitorni village

Shooting sounds heard in Donetsk as Russia-Ukraine crisis intensifies further, videos viral on social media

A major confrontation between Russia and Ukraine is feared with videos of shooting sounds in Donetsk going viral.

Congress leader says fodder scam convict Lalu Yadav is in jail because of his ‘caste’

Udit Raj shared a picture of Lalu Yadav recuperating in a VIP hospital room and wrote that the reason behind the latter's suffering is his anti-BJP stance and his 'caste'.

Cricket fans get nostalgic on the 10th anniversary of Team India’s historic World Cup 2011 win: Here are some visuals

On 2 April 2011, Indian cricket team won its second ICC Cricket World Cup after a hiatus of 28 years

Congress party shares manipulated video to suggest PM Modi was waiving at an empty ground in West Bengal: Here is the truth

The Congress party shared a video after blurring it and removing the audio to suggest the PM Modi was waiving at an imaginary crowd

Doordarshan: The sweet old TV shows of the 80s and 90s

Here are some of the most popular TV shows of the 80s and 90s in Doordarshan.

Mamata Banerjee seen shaking her injured leg comfortably in viral video, raises suspicions about her ‘injury’: Watch

A video has gone viral on where Mamata Banerjee could be seen shaking her supposedly injured leg comfortably.

Actor Madhavan to soon release movie on Nambi Narayanan, a scientist who was hounded and persecuted by Congress: Watch trailer

Actor Madhavan's directorial debut "Rocketry-The Nambi Effect" brings to fore the story of former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and how he was hounded by the then Congress government.

Bengal elections: BJP’s Diamond Harbour candidate Dipak Halder brutally thrashed as attacks against party’s candidates continue unabated

BJP candidate from Dipak Halder was attacked, allegedly by TMC goons, while he was campaigning for the elections.

Lawyer claiming to represent Times Group threatens Twitter user with legal action for a joke on MD Vineet Jain: Here’s what happened

A lawyer has threatened a popular Twitter user for an apparently funny tweet on Times Group MD Vineet Jain.

Charity fighting ‘Islamophobia’ kept Meghan Markle’s donation secret because they feared it might hurt their reputation: Read why

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry found themselves in the heart of the controversy following the interview to Oprah Winfrey.

Assam: Mystery of EVM in the car of BJP leader solved, EC suspends poll officials who had taken a ride in the car, orders...

The EC stated that the polling party boarded a passing vehicle along with the polled EVMs after their vehicle broke down on the road

5 incidents recently when cooks were arrested after their videos of spitting on food went viral: Read details

There have been at least 4 incidents in last one and a half month wherein cooks were caught spitting on rotis while preparing them

The Wire, Scroll contributor blames ‘Hindutva paranoia’ for IMA President’s wish to convert patients to Christianity, uses anti-Hindu slur in the process

Kiran Kumbhar, a writer for The Wire, Scroll, whitewashed IMA President Dr JA Jayalal's proclivity for Christian evangelism.

Gujarat: Newborn twins test positive for COVID-19 after parents also test positive for the infection, babies stable

Doctor in Gujarat confirmed that both parents of the newborn twins had also been tested positive for the COVID-19 infection

Saudi media report praises the Indian government’s development and public welfare programmes in Jammu and Kashmir

The Saudi Gazette had published an article, heaping praises on the Indian government for launching development programmes and recruitment initiatives directed at the JK youth.

Maharashtra: Critical Covid patient protests at Nashik Municipal Corporation office over lack of beds, dies same day

The Nashik man sat on a dharna outside the municipal office, with a mask and his oxygen cylinder, to protest against the lack of hospital beds for patients.

Pakistan flag hoisted on polling day in Assam, locals burn it down chanting ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’: Details

The Pakistan flag was hoisted in Rangia town of Assam on the day it went to the polls, and was later burnt down by locals

USA: Month after ‘de-Hinduised’ bill to end Yoga ban was cleared in Alabama, State Senate stalls bill after Christian conservatives object

Though the bill cleared the Alabama House of Representatives it has again reached a deadlock as it could not get through the Alabama Senate

Ujjain: Mahid becomes Mohit to befriend a minor and gang-rapes her with friends, threatens with acid attack

Ujjain police have registered a case against the accused and are investigating the case with the help of the police in Maharashtra, UP and Delhi.

Antilia bomb scare: ‘Mystery woman’ seen with Sachin Vaze detained, was used to whitewash Vaze’s black money, says NIA

Days after it surfaced that Sachin Vaze had met a mystery woman during his stay at a hotel, NIA has detained the woman

Nandigram or nothing: TMC says Mamata won’t file a second nomination, will fight against PM in 2024 from Varanasi

The statement came at the backdrop of PM Modi's jibe at the TMC supremo during an election rally in Uluberia on Wednesday.

EC says ‘polling was not disrupted’ in Nandigram booth where Mamata Banerjee parked herself and hurled allegations: Read details

EC has observed that polling was not disrupted in Booth No. 7 in Nandigram where Mamata Banerjee had camped herself for hours

Families of Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj hit back at Udayanidhi Stalin for his distasteful remarks against the late BJP leaders

These distasteful remarks of Udhayanidhi Stalin have miffed the families of both Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, who took to social media to slam the DMK leader.

‘Chaiya Chaiya’ and a funeral: Derek O’Brien’s strange explanation about why Mamata Banerjee hates Jai Shree Ram chants

Derek O' Brian recently in his interview with Barkha Dutt attempted to explain why Mamata Banerjee gets irked by Jai Shree Ram slogans

Muzaffarpur advocate files complaint against Mamata Banerjee in Bihar court for her ‘goons from Bihar and UP’ remark

Mamata Banerjee had accused that BJP had brought ‘goons from other states like UP and Bihar’ for the poll violence in Nandigram

The tale of the Chinese citizen who makes pro-China edits to open-source maps of the Line of Actual Control

Chinese users are editing open-source maps like OpenStreetMap.org in order to perform cartographic warfare.

Bollywood entertainer Swara Bhasker speaks language of Islamic terrorists to mock the BJP

The 'Gaumutra' (cow urine) jibe is often used by Islamic terrorists who carry out terror attack on India with specific intention to kill Hindus.

‘No question of contesting from any second seat’, says TMC after PM Modi asked if Mamata Banerjee will contest from another constituency

PM Modi had asked, ”Didi, is there any truth in the rumour that you are going to file nomination from another constituency?

Karnataka: Fearing God’s curse, Raheem and Taufiq confess of urinating, putting condom in temple’s Hundi after their accomplice Nawaz died mysteriously

Nawaz, Raheem and Taufiq used to urinate, put condom in temple hundi. After Nawaz died, the other two confessed of their crime

NIA raids premises of prominent lawyers, activists in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over alleged Maoist links

Premises linked with around 22 persons were raided by the NIA in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana over alleged with Maoist groups

Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a grand temple for Lord Venkateswara: L-G Manoj Sinha approves land for TTD

The newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a grand temple for Lord Sri Venkateswara.

Nandigram on polling day: Mamata sits inside polling booth, villagers say ‘Muslims’ are stopping Bengalis from casting votes

In a video shared by ABP News, villagers in Gokul Nagar alleged that TMC goons are not allowing them to cast votes.

Gujarat Congress MLA Imran Khedawala tears up a copy of anti forced religious conversion bill in Assembly

Even though the Congress MLA opposed the bill, he said forceful conversions after marriage should be dealt with Sharia like punishment