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Nagpur: Cops forcibly take oxygen cylinders from a plant in order to save Covid patients, inquiry launched

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“The PSI’s act ensured oxygen for our patients and we are ready to pay whatever amount is due. The cylinders helped us continue till our normal supply was restored,” said Dr. Supalkar.
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News Reports

India Today shares prescription medicines containing steroids, which could be fatal for some, for ‘home treatment’ of Covid-19

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India Today cited Canada-based Dr Zain Chagla to urge people to 'self-medicate' in the face of the Coronavirus crisis
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News Reports

No lockdown in UP yet: Yogi Adityanath on action mode, list steps taken to curb Chinese coronavirus pandemic

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The districts with more than than 500 active cases will have night curfew from 8 pm to 7 am, the CM said.
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OpIndia Explains

How China’s ‘Re-education through labour’ policy put minorities in labour camps even before the Uyghur crisis: About the Masanjia camps

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The letter went into detail about the conditions at China's Masanjia Labor Camp, including the gruelling hours, verbal abuse and physical abuse
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News Reports

From sitting on upturned dustbins to photo ops at crematorium grounds, Barkha Dutt gets questioned for her ‘vulture journalism’

OpIndia Staff -
While the situation on ground is indeed grim, people on social media have been calling out the dramatics by journalists who could have perhaps focused on the news instead of their brand building.
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Editor's picks

Maharashtra FDA minister embarrasses his own govt and alliance leaders, says his ministry had approved Remdesivir procurement by BJP

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Maharashtra FDA Minister and NCP leader Dr. Rajendra Shingne confirms that he was aware about BJP procuring Remdesivir for state govt
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Opinions

Journalism: The new performance art

Nupur J Sharma -
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.
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News Reports

Amidst religious festivals, celebrations at Ayodhya and other places to be symbolic as coronavirus plays spoiler

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Due to the surging coronavirus cases in the country, several temples have announced they will have muted celebrations this year
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Opinions

From censorship to propaganda and disinformation: Here’s how China seeks to reshape the narrative on the repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang

Jinit Jain -
From outrightly denying the existence of Uyghur repression, China has evolved its strategy to hardened public stance, vigorously deflecting criticism and showing a tenacity to confront its critics in the West.
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News Reports

Dhaka: Leader of radical Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, which is leading riots against PM Modi’s Bangladesh visit, arrested in 2020 violence case

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Hefazat-e-Islam leader Mamunul Haque is known for is known for his hate speech and aggressive sermons
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi tests positive for COVID-19

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Rahul Gandhi has asked all those who’ve been in contact with him recently to follow all safety protocols and stay safe after he tested positive for coronavirus
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News Reports

Adar Poonawalla of Serum Institute thanks PM Modi, FM Sitharaman for financial package, vaccination policy

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Yesterday, the government had approved advance payments to SII and Bharat Biotech worth Rs 3000 crores and 1567.50 crores respectively.
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News Reports

Jignesh Mevani questioned by netizens for ‘occupying a hospital bed’ and criticising Gujarat’s healthcare system

OpIndia Staff -
Jignesh Mevani was reportedly found Covid positive recently. His criticism of Gujarat's healthcare system while getting quality medical care himself has raised questions.
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News Reports

‘Make sure migrants do not suffer like they did during 2020 lockdown’: Delhi HC raps Arvind Kejriwal

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Delhi High Court slams Arvind Kejriwal and his govt for turning a blind eye towards the plight of migrant workers in Delhi
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Opinions

Of Grief and Grievances: Maharashtra suffers as MVA leadership sinks to low-level politics in crisis

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As Maharashtra continued to peak with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the nation, CM Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray clearly made his choice to ‘fall’ in the second kind.
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News Reports

Congress credits Capt Amarinder Singh for ‘helping farmers in grain procurement’ but forgets to thank Centre for its contribution

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Claiming full credit for the success of the ongoing procurement process, the Congress congratulated its Punjab Chief Minister
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News Reports

Pakistan govt forgets its right to expel diplomats, promises bill in National Assembly to expel French Ambassador today when house is not in session

OpIndia Staff -
Its been over a week but Pakistan government has failed to resolve the impasse on the expulsion of the French Ambassador
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News Reports

Supreme Court stays Allahabad HC’s order imposing lockdown in five cities of UP

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The Uttar Pradesh government had yesterday refused to implement High Court-ordered lockdown in 5 cities, emphasising that the livelihood of the poor needs to be saved.
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News Reports

Medical oxygen production ramped up by four times since Feb as govt works on war footing amid second wave of COVID pandemic

Anurag -
Government sources inform that many government personnel themselves have been infected with the Chinese coronavirus, but those with mild symptoms have been working remotely from home in the coordination.
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News Reports

Migrant exodus starts as Arvind Kejriwal and Uddhav Thackeray announce lockdowns, but Rahul Gandhi asks PM Modi to clear up the mess

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Though state-imposed lockdowns have triggered migrant exodus, Rahul Gandhi has asked the Modi to pay to the migrant labourers
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Economy and Finance

Bombay Oxygen Investment’s stock prices soar amidst rising demand for oxygen during Covid crisis, except it doesn’t manufacture the gas

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Investors had invested their money in Bombay Oxygen Corporation Ltd thinking it is into the production of oxygen, but the company is listed as an NBFC on Bombay Stock Exchange.
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Opinions

Why did 9 anti-Modi parties demand from Election Commission that rallies must be held?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Let us get into the dirt and start pointing fingers, if that is what everyone wants. How did the second wave come to be?
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News Reports

Suar ke bachche BJP, Suar ke bachche CISF: TMC leader Firhad Hakim asks peope to assault BJP workers, threatens CISF

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Firhad Hakim threatened, "Let the elections get over. Then, our CID will take action against the 'progeny of pigs' CISF."
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News Reports

Kejriwal faces flak for planning nothing for migrants while his party gave free food to ‘farmers’

Nirwa Mehta -
Netizens were also angry at Kejriwal having funds for arranging food for 'protesting farmers' but having left the migrants in a a limbo.
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News Reports

Bhupesh Baghel, who was busy with Assam elections, blames the Centre for second wave of Covid

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In an interview with Indian Express, Baghel put the blame on the central government for the worsening Covid situation.
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News Reports

Covid crisis: Migrant workers cite lack of trust in govt, loss of livelihood as Delhi announces lockdown, exodus begins

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While speaking on the matter, migrant labourers lamented, "We're daily wagers, CM should have given us some time before announcing it. It takes us Rs 200 to reach home, but they're charging Rs 3,000-4,000 now, how will we go home?"
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World

Surveillance, brainwashing and CCP propaganda: Australian Uyghur woman reveals as China puts her husband in jail

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For now, 30-year-old Taher is sentenced to 25 years in jail in China while his 26-year-old wife waits for him in Australia.
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News Reports

IIT Kanpur Professor predicts COVID-19 to peak in May, dismisses claims of Kumbh and poll rallies being responsible for spread

Jhankar Mohta -
The IIT Kanpur professor said that since the election rallies and the Kumbh are held in open spaces, there are few chances of it spreading the COVID virus
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OpIndia Explains

Government of India opens COVID-19 vaccine for everyone above 18 years of age: All you need to know

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On April 19, the Government of India announced the Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 vaccination.
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Crime

Kerala Muslim woman stabbed by sister and brother-in-law after marrying a Hindu youth: Read details

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The Kerala Muslim woman was attacked by her own sister and brother-in-law when she went to meet her mother after her wedding
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News Reports

As Commonwealth Games Village turns into a Covid-19 facility, here is the chronology of the 2010 Congress scam

Dibakar Dutta -
According to an RTI filed by the Indian Express in 2020, over 50 cases of payment disputes related to the Commonwealth Game scam still remain pending.
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News Reports

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS

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The former prime minister Manmohan Singh was on Monday hospitalised at AIIMS after testing positive for the coronavirus
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World

Imran Khan says ‘Inshallah, there will come a time that in Western countries, people will fear insulting Prophet’, but says rioting hurting Pakistan

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan addressed the recent violence by Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) which enveloped Pakistan
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Law

Allahabad HC imposes restrictions in five cities till April 26, Govt of UP refuses complete lockdown as suggested by court: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Allahabad HC issued a list of strict restrictions in five UP cities Prayagraj, Lucknow, Varanasi, Kanpur Nagar, and Gorakhpur till April 26
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News Reports

Pakistan violence: Imran Khan government fails to control riots that erupted from protests against France

Anurag -
TLP is getting support in Pakistan from all sections, including armed police and military personnel.
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News Reports

42-year-old nun found dead in a well, suicide note found: What we know so far

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A 42-year old nun was found dead in a well at a convent in Kureepuzha on Friday. The deceased identified as Mable Joseph was a native of Karunagappally in the Kollam district of Kerala.
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News Reports

Covid in JNU: 74 students and staff members, Swara Bhaskar’s mother test positive

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Two students have been admitted at Fortis while one has been admitted at BL Kapoor Hospital in a critical condition. The rest have been shifted to Jhajjar AIIMS and Sultanpuri quarantine centre, as per reports.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh notorious Salman Ghazi gang members dance on a terrace with pistols, Meerut police respond after video goes viral

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The Salman Ghazi gang is involved in various cases of extortion, loot and plunder in the city of Meerut in Uttar Pradesh
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News Reports

NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter takes maiden flight on Mars, completes first-ever powered flight on another planet

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Ingenuity is a mini 4-pound (1.8 kg) robotic helicopter flown to Mars with the Perseverance rover.
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News Reports

Delhi and Maharashtra governments leave migrant workers in the lurch as they return to their native places in the wake of second wave of...

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Migrant labourers in Delhi are leaving the city for their native places as Arvind Kejriwal announced a strict 6-day curfew to control the spread of the coronavirus
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News Reports

Pro-AAP vlogger Dhruv Rathee spreads fake news about only BJP campaigning for Bengal elections, gives clean chit to TMC, Left, and Congress

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While TMC, Congress and the Left are all continuing with rallies and crowded election campaigns, Dhruv Rathee made a ranting Facebook post blaming only the BJP. He did not share it on Twitter.
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Opinions

Understanding the hate factory: How Rohan Joshi and his hateful post against Hindus gives us an insight into the ‘liberal’ mind

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Comedian Rohan Joshi tells Bhakts, "I have nothing but contempt for them and nit a shred of empathy" as he mocks Coronavirus deaths
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News Reports

Indian Railways starts ‘Oxygen Express’ to take Oxygen-loaded trucks to required areas: All you need to know

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The Indian Railways has charted out key corridors in the country and has created a green corridor at the railway stations for the fast movement of the train to ensure uninterrupted supply of oxygen.
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News Reports

Maharashtra Remdesivir ruckus: Saket Gokhale brazens his lies by filing complaint against Fadnavis, BJP returns favour. Details

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A complaint has been filed against Saket Gokhale by a BJP member in which the complainant has accused the Congress supporter of lying and waging a war against the state in the midst of a pandemic
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News Reports

Coronavirus: People queue up outside liquor stores as Kejriwal govt announces week-long lockdown

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The weeklong curfew will begin tonight 10 PM till April 26 (Monday) in view of the rising Covid-19 cases in Delhi.
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News Reports

Delhi couple abuses cops over masks in viral video, husband blames wife after arrest

OpIndia Staff -
Police have booked and arrested a Delhi couple after the duo misbehaved with the personnel over masks. The video went viral.
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News Reports

‘Why are you trying to please Kaafirs?’: Viral videos show revolt within Pakistan Army, personnel attack Imran Khan for letting TLP rioters die

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani army personnel were earlier seen raising Islamist slogans along with the members of the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
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News Reports

Fact-Check: Did the centre terminate the insurance cover for healthcare workers killed in the line of Covid duty?

OpIndia Staff -
Some reports have suggested that GoI has cancelled the insurance scheme for Health workers. In reality it was extended for one month and new plans will be announced soon.
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News Reports

Congress leaders, others share old picture of Yogi and Amit Shah in Kumbh, accuse them of spreading Coronavirus

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Alka Lamba shares old picture of Kumbh to malign Yogi Adityanath and BJP, Netizens follow suit
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News Reports

CBI moves HC against Rajiv Saxena’s bail in VVIP chopper scam, says he misled probe agencies and refuses to co-operate: Details

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CBI had alleged in Delhi High Court that Rajiv Saxena had misled the probe agencies and kept them in the dark about his attempts to seek foreign citizenship
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