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After explosive Clubhouse confessions, Prashant Kishor starts building ground to blame only Mamata Banerjee if Bengal is lost: Here’s how

OpIndia Staff -
While trying to fire-fight fall-out from Clubhouse conversation, Prashant Kishor has set narrative to blame Mamata Banerjee and TMC for West Bengal loss
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News Reports

Punjab CM makes a bizarre statement, ties low vaccination in Punjab to ‘people’s anger against farm laws’: What he said

OpIndia Staff -
Amarinder Singh blamed the centre's farm laws for Punjab people's apparent reluctance to take the covid vaccines.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Police arrest 4 Muslim men for putting up posters of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, hurling expletives, AIMIM protests

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Balaghat Police arrested four Muslim men for pasting posters against Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati on Jama Masjid Road
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News Reports

Before Ashwini Kumar, there was Vinod Kumar Mehta: How the DCP of Kolkata Police was brutally murdered in Garden Reach in 1984

OpIndia Staff -
Vinod Kumar Mehta, the DCP of Kolkata Police (Port Division), had reached the city's Garden Reach area where he was murdered.
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News Reports

Myanmar army kills more than 80 anti-coup protestors in Bago city, throws the bodies in a Buddhist pagoda

OpIndia Staff -
The Myanmar junta’s armed forces crushed a key protest stronghold in Bago city in a pre-dawn attack on Friday, killing at least 82 people
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News Reports

Moneycontrol.com data breach: Personal details of over seven lakh users up for sale on Hackers forums – Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Personal data of over 7 lakh registered users of moneycontrol.com is available on the hackers' forum for just $350
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Politics

‘They came with bombs’: Eyewitness reveals how Anand Burman was killed in West Bengal for working for the BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Anand Burman, a BJP voter, was killed during the violence that ensued in the 4th phase of the elections in West Bengal.
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News Reports

Maharashtra govt to study why COVID-19 cases not surging in election-bound states despite large gathering in rallies

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra COVID-19 task force will study why cases are increasing only in the state & not in election bound states with large gatherings
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Media

Watch: Tucker Carlson asks CNN President Jeff Zucker to transition into a woman to fight toxic masculinity

OpIndia Staff -
"We agree, CNN is dominated by lots of dumb men," read the Fox News tucker during the Tucker Carlson Tonight show.
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Opinions

Mithun Da may be a ‘cobra’ but it’s those in TMC that Mamata needs to be concerned about: Why the Clubhouse conversation should worry...

K Bhattacharjee -
Prashant Kishor cast a devastating blow to the reelection bid of Mamata Banerjee with his comments during the Clubhouse discussion.
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Opinions

Why Mamata Banerjee should take entire moral responsibility for the violence in Cooch Behar

Abhishek Banerjee -
The way the Bengal election has unfolded, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee clearly feels like she is in a corner
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News Reports

Rafiqul Islam Madani: All you need to know about the Bangladeshi dwarf cleric who preaches Islamic radicalism and wants to capture Delhi

Dibakar Dutta -
"If we have to be martyred opposing Modi, then, we are all willing to be martyred", Rafiqul Islam Madani had said ahead of Modi's Bangladesh visit
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Opinions

Lockdowns, ‘Covidiots’ and ‘Responsible’ Citizens

Rajan Laad -
We know of the recent surge in COVID cases all over India, but the simultaneous surge in ‘responsible’ citizens appalled by the irresponsibility of ‘Covidiots’
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Crime

“Is your speech not responsible for the death of 4 people?”: Amit Shah slams Mamata Banerjee for asking people to gherao central forces

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah said that Mamata Banerjee is responsible for death of 4 people in CISF firing as she had asked to gherao central forces
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Opinions

Arfa Khanum Sherwani denies the existence of Muslim appeasement in West Bengal, here’s how she is comparing apples and oranges

K Bhattacharjee -
Arfa Khanum Sherwani triggered a controversy after denying the existence of minority appeasement politics in West Bengal.
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News Reports

Mother of Bihar cop dies of shock after her son mob lynched in West Bengal, 7 policemen suspended for fleeing the scene

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Seven Bihar police personnel have been suspended for negligence who abandoned SHO Kumar and fled from the spot of violence
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News Reports

Shambhu priest death case: Protestor dead in police action, shops on temple land to remain sealed and finally Rajasthan govt agreeing to order probe

OpIndia Staff -
A probe has been initiated by Rajasthan government after 10-day agitation led by BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena
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Crime

Shaheen Bagh Maulana gets kidnapped by his former student, rescued after police raid: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
A case of kidnapping involving a Maulana and his former student at a Madrassa has come to the fore in Shaheen Bagh, Delhi.
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News Reports

Hindu activists in Kerala object to Muslim League flags outside Temple, stop movie shoot, arrested: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
One of the scenes showed a girl dressed in traditional Hindu attire exiting the temple and being attracted to a man of a different religion (Islam).
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News Reports

French tabloid hitjob on Rafale backfired and proved corruption against Congress, serial petitioner ML Sharma runs to Court: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
ML Sharma was one of the petitioners against 2015 Rafale deal, and his petition was dismissed in 2018 by the Supreme Court
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi decides to campaign in West Bengal, but in one constituency, only hours before ‘silence period’ kicks in: How it might impact Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Congress Scion Rahul Gandhi will be visiting West Bengal on April 14 in the hopes to turn around his party's political fortunes.
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News Reports

Farmer Protest supporters demand release of multiple-murder accused Jagtar Singh Johal, use a special ‘Toolkit’ to ‘#FreeJaggiNow’

Anurag -
Supporters of Jagtar Singh Johal are using Farmers Protests for their own agenda demanding release of the multiple murder accused
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Editor's picks

Senior doctor in-charge of COVID-19 ward in Bhopal resigns after Congress leader and sidekick misbehave with him, hospital staff: Full details

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader P C Sharma along with a local corporator Guddu, can be seen misbehaving with a senior doctor Yogendra Shrivastav in Bhopal
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News Reports

Allegations of extortion by Parambir Singh: CBI summons two personal assistants of former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh

OpIndia Staff -
Parambir Singh had written a letter to Uddhav Thackeray alleging that Anil Deshmukh had asked Sachin Vaze to extort Rs. 100 crore every month
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Crime

Forced to read Namaz, change name to Alna after conversion to Islam: Years after marriage, Hindu woman finds out her husband ‘Ashok’ is ‘Afzal’,...

OpIndia Staff -
The woman alleged that her husband forced her to read namaaz, also snatched away her daughter from her and abandoned her in Mathura when she resisted conversion
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News Reports

Recourse to open fire by CISF personnel became absolutely necessary in order to save lives of voters: What EC said on Bengal violence

OpIndia Staff -
EC has sought a detailed report on the incident and has banned the entry of political leaders in Cooch Behar for 72 hours following the violence.
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News Reports

Asked BARC to pay if they wanted to avoid torture: Sachin Vaze, money laundering and the Rs 30 lakh bribe in TRP case

OpIndia Staff -
Citing sources, TOI reported that BARC officials had admitted to the ED about making such a payment to Sachin Vaze via an inspector.
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News Reports

Bihar police officer mob-lynched in West Bengal where he was chasing criminals, Firoze Alam, Abuzar Alam and Sahinur Khan arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A Bihar police officer was beaten to death by a mob while he was conducting a raid in neighbouring district in West Bengal
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News Reports

US efforts to promote human rights in China enjoy major bipartisan support among Americans, Pew Research finds

OpIndia Staff -
Republicans and Democrats alike share the view that the US should promote and defend human rights in China, Pew Research finds.
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News Reports

Twitter removes Prashant Bhushan’s tweet claiming masks are ineffective against COVID-19, says it violates Twitter Rules

OpIndia Staff -
Many people had reported the anti-mask tweet of Prashant Bhushan saying, after which Twitter removed it citing violation of rules
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Media

Massive win for Arnab Goswami as Mumbai Police terminates all chapter proceedings against Republic media network: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Republic TV has announced that all chapter proceedings initiated by the Mumbai Police have bow been terminated.
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Crime

Here are 5 major incidents of violence that took place during the fourth phase of polls in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Fourth phase of polls in West Bengal today was the most violent one, with several incidents of attack on central forces by TMC workers
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News Reports

Congress leader Chidambaram forgets Direct Action Day riots, blames BJP for communalising Bengal after allying with Islamist Siddiqui

K Bhattacharjee -
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has blamed the BJP for 'communalising' West Bengal in a series of tweets on Saturday.
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News Reports

Mumbai: Lab technician arrested for issuing fake negative COVID-19 test reports to dozens of people

OpIndia Staff -
Lab technician Umar used to send the samples of symptomatic cases to the lab, but issued fake negative test reports for asymptomatic cases
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Media

Watch: Arnab Goswami’s special message for Barkha Dutt after Sachin Vaze lands in Taloja Jail

OpIndia Staff -
Without explicitly naming Barkha Dutt, Arnab Goswami slammed the journalist for celebrating his unlawful arrest.
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News Reports

Arhtiyas call off strike after Punjab govt modifies software allowing them to get paid for foodgrain procurement from farmers

OpIndia Staff -
The Arhtiyas withdrew the strike after the CM assured them that they will remain an integral part of the food grain procurement system
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News Reports

West Bengal: Crying mother says Muslim women with machete took away her baby during poll violence, TMC calls it ‘staged drama’

OpIndia Staff -
TMC has accused the woman of 'lying' and dubbed the incident as a staged drama. They claim that the child is with the woman.
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News Reports

Punjab farmers refuse direct payment of MSP, arhtiyas and labourers stage protests and block sale of food grains at mandis

OpIndia Staff -
Majdoor Union leader in Punjab said that if centre's direct benefit transfer scheme is implemented, it will destroy farmers
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Politics

‘Kaan Dhoro’: BJP leader Babul Supriyo nabs woman with fake voter ID amidst ongoing polls in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
The accused pleaded to the Babul Supriyo that she was coerced into doing such a thing. She claimed that she was poor and asked for his help.
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Politics

Sitalkuchi, Cooch Behar: Mob attacks CISF after Mamata Banerjee urged ‘gherao’ against security personnel, 4 dead

OpIndia Staff -
The violence occurred at the Jorpatki area of the Mathabhanga block in the Sitalkuchi Legislative Assembly of Cooch Behar district.
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News Reports

Lokmat thinks infamous discussion of journalists with Prashant Kishor took place in a real clubhouse, says comments were leaked because ‘door was open’

OpIndia Staff -
Lokmat said that a TMC meeting took place in a Clubhouse in Kolkata, and journalists and citizens overheard it as door was open
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Politics

Memes, ‘stupidity’ of ‘journalists’ and more: Here is what netizens are saying about the epic Prashant Kishor Clubhouse discussion

OpIndia Staff -
The Clubhouse discussion between political strategist Prashant Kishor and 'journalists' is the biggest political story right now.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Library with 3000 copies of the Bhagavad Gita set on fire by miscreants

OpIndia Staff -
A library with nearly 3000 copies of the Bhagavad Gita was set on fire by miscreants in Mysuru, Karnataka. An FIR has been filed.
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News Reports

‘PM Modi created a new power elite and brought about a cultural revolution in India’: Political analyst Sanjaya Baru

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjaya Baru said that earlier the characteristics of power elite remained same even after change in govt, which has changed in Modi govt
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan slammed for spreading anti-mask study, brazens it out after netizens object

OpIndia Staff -
Prashant Bhushan has jumped onto the anti-mask bandwagon which attracted great criticism from people on social media.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindus protest after court refuses to allow parents to meet their daughter who was kidnapped, converted to Islam and married off

OpIndia Staff -
The 22-year-old Hindu girl was reportedly kidnapped on April 3, forcibly converted to Islam and married off
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Politics

TMC leader Sujata Mondal Khan labels Dalits as ‘beggars by nature’, claims that they sold themselves to the BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sujata Mondal Khan made disparaging comments against the Dalit community.
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News Reports

Lakhs of Muslims gather in Bareilly after Friday prayers demanding arrest, beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati

OpIndia Staff -
Several Muslims shared videos of the protest in Bareilly on Twitter, where they referred to Yati Narsinghanand as a ‘Bhagwa Terrorist’.
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Politics

Prashant Kishor says internal survey shows BJP win, hails PM Modi, admits TMC’s Muslim appeasement politics: Here is everything he said on Clubhouse

OpIndia Staff -
"Major problem that we have to accept is that there have been efforts for the last 20 years to appease the minorities," said Prashant Kishor
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News Reports

Lutyens journalist speaking ‘truth to the power’ by discussing Mamata Banerjee’s toilet routine

OpIndia Staff -
An embarrassed Prashant Kishor jokingly asked the Lutyens journalist, "Am I expected to answer this also?"
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