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Kunal Kamra, who showed middle finger to frontline workers, tests positive for Chinese Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
A year after mocking frontline workers, 'comedian' Kunal Kamra announced on Tuesday (April 6) that he and his parents are COVID positive
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News Reports

‘Farmers’ protest spearheaded by BKU chief Rakesh Tikait dying its natural death, only 100 or so people attend his Gujarat events

OpIndia Staff -
DeshGujarat reported that BKU Chief Rakesh Tikait's event received an extremely tepid response with only 100 people around, that too mostly onlookers.
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Media

Media spreads fake news again, falsely accuses BJP of attacking TMC candidate: Here is what really happened according to their own video

OpIndia Staff -
The video is related to an incident involving Trinamool candidate from Arambagh Sujata Mondal Khan and TMC workers.
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News Reports

Comment by Mamata Banerjee backfires after women thrash TMC booth agent Babar Ali Khan in Bengal with ‘haatha kunthi’: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
ABP Ananda reported that despite the efforts of the security forces to pacify the situation, the women continued to thrash the TMC agent.
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Crime

Amaan Malik and Shaadab kidnap 18-year-old girl, stab and throw her in a canal. What happened and what the police say

OpIndia Staff -
Amaan Malik and his friend Saadab reportedly stabbed the girl with a knife and threw her in Gangnahar in Dasna Mussoorie
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Social Media

Facebook data of 533 million users, including 61 lakh users from India up for sale on hacker forums

OpIndia Staff -
In 2019, Facebook faced four confirmed breaches where information of over 300 million users was leaked.
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World

‘What the hell’: Jordan Peterson expresses shock after discovering his ideas are part of Marvel villain’s philosophy in Captain America comics

OpIndia Staff -
Jordan Peterson has discovered that a Captain America comic portrays his ideas as part of the philosophy of villain Red Skull.
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News Reports

Delhi Civil Defence volunteer beats up a student with belt in full public view, passersby hit back, video viral: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
FIRs have been registered by the Delhi Civil Defence volunteers as well as the student at the Hauz Khas police station
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News Reports

This day that year: Days after heinous Sukma attack, we remember the 2010 Dantewada attack which claimed the lives of 76 jawans

OpIndia Staff -
The Modus operandi of the Maoist in Chhattisgarh has almost been the same since the heinous 2010 Dantewada attack
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News Reports

Sachin Vaze jumped wall to evade CCTV cameras, took a train to Thane, footage reveals

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin Vaze reached the CSMT station at 7 pm on March 04 and proceeded to take a train to Thane.
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OpIndia Explains

The menace of Maoist terrorism: 5 of the worst attacks on civilians and security forces by Left-Wing terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
The recent Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh is a grim reminder of the menace of Maoist terrorism facing the nation
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News Reports

How India Today downplayed the news of EVMs being found at TMC leader’s house

OpIndia Staff -
While claiming these were mere allegations by BJP, India Today was playing visuals of the EVMs found in the background.
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World

Fahashi and the importance of Purdah in Islam: How Pakistan PM Imran Khan explained the rise of rapes against women

OpIndia Staff -
According to Imran Khan, vulgarity is the reason behind rise in rape and sexual violence and not the declining lawlessness in the country.
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News Reports

Justice NV Ramana appointed as the 48th Chief Justice of India by President Ramnath Kovind

OpIndia Staff -
Last month, outgoing CJI SA Bobde had nominated Justice Ramana as his successor through a letter to the Union Law Ministry.
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Crime

Phase 3 of Bengal polls marred with violence, ISF bombing, and TMC obstructing voters: Details

OpIndia Staff -
In Canning (East) constituency, TMC workers have accused Indian Secular Front workers of hurling bombs at them.
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World

USA: In a boost for free speech, Supreme Court Justice suggests Big Tech may not have the right to regulate content on their platforms

OpIndia Staff -
USA Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas in a non-binding order today wrote regarding the problem of Big Tech platforms censoring opinions
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News Reports

Maha govt ignored Centre’s instructions, imposed lockdown despite advice to focus on containment: Report

OpIndia Staff -
As per an Indian Express report, the state kept silent about its plans to introduce a lockdown during a high-level review meeting chaired by the Cabinet Secretary on Friday.
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Politics

Temple priests accuse UDF-Congress candidate Shafi Parambil of using their photos without consent in Kerala: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Temple priests have come forward and stated they are not supporting the UDF-Congress candidate as indicated by the controversial poster
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News Reports

With all eyes set on the 2021 West Bengal Assembly Elections, here are the top 25 lies spread by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

Jhankar Mohta -
A Twitter user named @BefittingFacts has listed the top 25 lies peddled by West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in a video.
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News Reports

‘Mustafa’ becomes ‘Gabbar’ to lure Hindu woman into marriage in MP: Here is how his pregnant wife found out about his real identity

OpIndia Staff -
A man named Gabbar alias Mustafa was arrested by the Dwarakapuri police in Indore in Madhya Pradesh in connection to a grooming jihad case
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News Reports

EVMs, VVPATs recovered from TMC leader’s house in Uluberia North Constituency ahead of phase 3 polling in West Bengal: Details

OpIndia Staff -
2021 West Bengal election, phase 3: EVM and VVPAT machines were found at TMC leader Gautam Ghosh’s residence at Tulsiberia
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News Reports

Blame game ensues after Mid-Day finds BMC officials at Mumbai airport took bribes from international passengers to allow escape from mandatory quarantine

OpIndia Staff -
An investigation by Mid-day found that BMC officials deployed at the Mumbai international airport took bribes from international fliers to help them skip mandatory isolation
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News Reports

Chinese Embassy attempts to bully Indian media over Taiwan coverage, accuses media of inciting ‘Taiwan separatism’

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese Embassy in India has issued a press release after the Indian media reported on Taiwan.
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News Reports

Transgender woman forced to have testicle removed after twisting it in excruciating injury due to practice called ‘tucking’

OpIndia Staff -
The habit of "tucking" testicles caused a transgender woman to have a testicle surgically removed in Philippines.
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News Reports

CM Uddhav Thackeray meets Sooryavanshi director Rohit Shetty over delay in release as Covid cases shoot up in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met Rohit Shetty, director of the movie 'Sooryavanshi over delay in release.
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World

Italians tried to fake their own kidnapping, got sold to real Jihadists in Syria: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Italian prosecutors claim both Alessandro Sandrini and Sergio Zanotti wanted to stage their own kidnapping in order to cheat the Italian Government.
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News Reports

Permission for IPL in Mumbai despite shutdown of other private business sparks outrage

OpIndia Staff -
The permission to allow IPL in Mumbai uninterrupted, however, sparked outrage among netizens.
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News Reports

SC calls 2008 Bengaluru Blasts accused Abdul a ‘dangerous man’, was once supported by Congress leader Oommen Chandy

OpIndia Staff -
Former Kerala Chief Minister and Congress leader, Oommen Chandy had declared full support to terror accused Maudani.
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News Reports

Bijapur-Sukma attack led by new CPI Maoist leader Basava Raju, suggests reports: Here is what we know about him

OpIndia Staff -
Basava Raju carries an AK-47, according to a 2011 Intelligence Bureau (IB) report and promotes a military approach.
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News Reports

‘Bring back my husband as you brought WC Abhinandan’: Missing Jawan’s wife appeals to PM Modi after Naxal attack

OpIndia Staff -
The deadly Maoist ambush on security personnel led to the martyrdom of 22 jawans, and injuries to 32 others.
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News Reports

Bangladeshi smugglers attack BSF troops along the International Border in West Bengal’s Coochbehar

OpIndia Staff -
A group of Bangladeshi smugglers assaulted a Border Security Force personnel near Narayanganj border outpost in the Coochbehar sector.
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News Reports

Information of over 5 lakh users allegedly leaked in Bookchor Data Breach: What we know so far

Anurag -
A threat actor has claimed that he has breached Bookchor database in February and downloaded personal information of over 5 lakh users.
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News Reports

Man arrested after defrauding a donor from Telangana of Rs 60,000 in the name of Sonu Sood

OpIndia Staff -
While speaking about the matter, Sonu Sood cautioned, "People must be wary of a gang claiming to work for a charity run by me. I urge people not to entertain such online requests for donations."
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News Reports

Great-grandson of Mahatma Gandhi attempts to shield left-wing terrorists after Naxals killed 22 Jawans: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Great Grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, Tushar Gandhi, appeared to shield left-wing terrorists from criticism on Monday.
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News Reports

UP police team on its way to bring notorious gangster Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab by road

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court had last month ordered Punjab government to transfer Mukhtar Ansari from Punjab to Uttar Pradesh's Banda Jail.
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News Reports

Delhi HC slams Kejriwal government for spending money on advertising instead of clearing dues of MCD employees: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court slammed the Kejriwal government on Monday for not clearing the dues of MCD employees.
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News Reports

100 crore vasooli case: Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigns after HC orders CBI probe against him

OpIndia Staff -
Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has written to CM Thackeray that he is stepping down from post due to the HC orders of CBI probe against him.
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Opinions

Naxals ambush and kill Indian Jawans, their ideological brother Communist Kanhaiya targets politicians instead

K Bhattacharjee -
Kanhaiya Kumar remarked that while the son of Home Minister is the BCCI Secretary, the sons of farmers become Jawans.
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News Reports

Bihar: Students engage in arson, attack officials after private coaching centres were shut down due to Covid

OpIndia Staff -
A large team of the police force was deployed in Sasaram, Bihar to bring the law and order situation under control following the violence.
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Government and Policy

Maharashtra lockdown: Restaurants, eateries trying to pick themselves up after 2020 get a death sentence

OpIndia Staff -
Anurag Katriar, the president of National Restaurants Association of India has expressed that the present restrictions will make it difficult for restaurants to survive.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Government sources say UP CM Yogi Adityanath video using abusive words was manipulated

OpIndia Staff -
As per the government sources, the last three seconds of the video have been manipulated.
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Entertainment

45 crew members of Ram Setu movie test positive for COVID-19 the day Akshay Kumar gets hospitalised for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Versatile actor Akshay Kumar had tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday
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News Reports

Is Centre arm-twisting farmers by ‘forcing’ Punjab to issue payments to farmers via DBT? A fact check

Anurag -
While all major procurement states have implemented DBT for MSP payments, Punjab has been delaying it since 2012
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News Reports

Bombay HC tells CBI to look into corruption allegations against Maha HM Anil Deshmukh, gives 15 days time

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC had last week pulled up former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh for not filing an FIR against HM Anil Deshmukh.
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News Reports

Govt temporarily halts new registration of frontline and healthcare workers for Covid vaccination. Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
The Secretary of Union Health Ministry emphasised that the healthcare workers, and the frontline workers, who have already registered on the CoWIN portal, must be vaccinated at the earliest.
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Crime

Baby selling via WhatsApp: 4 arrested in Mumbai for kidnapping, selling and re-selling infant girl

OpIndia Staff -
Four-month old infant recovered in Mumbai, baby-selling racket busted.
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News Reports

Yogi Adityanath takes the Coronavirus vaccine, here is how UP is faring as compared to Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
In light of the rising cases, the Yogi Adityanath government had announced the closure of government and private schools for students studying in Classes 1-8 until April 11.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh tragedy: Over 400 Naxal terrorist ambushed security forces from three sides, brutalise dead bodies, escape with weapons

OpIndia Staff -
The close encounter between the Naxalites and security forces lasted for four hours in which the Naxalites rained bullets from light machine guns, used low-intensity IEDs and rocket launchers.
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News Reports

Islamists extend support to AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan who called for beheading for Yati Narasinghanand, call him ‘tiger of Delhi’

OpIndia Staff -
On 3rd April 2021, AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan called for the beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati in a tweet.
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News Reports

Aanchal Narang, a ‘queer feminist’ of Mumbai-based LGBT Feminist group LABIA, accused of sexual assault; members resign in protest

T Waraich -
The future of Mumbai based LABIA is in serious doubt after multiple resignations in the wake of the allegations going public.
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