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Indonesia: Man almost marries the wrong woman after Google Maps guides him to the wrong location

OpIndia Staff -
After the groom's party enter the bride's house for a wedding in Indonesia, someone in the group realised they are in the wrong house
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News Reports

Covid panic: Govt cancels Class 10 Board exams, students to be given marks as per Board criteria

OpIndia Staff -
Class 10 students will be promoted on the basis of an internal assessment. The government will review the situation on June 1 and decide on Class 12th Board exams thereafter.
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News Reports

China plans to build a super dam on the Brahmaputra river, rises security and environmental concerns in Tibet and India

OpIndia Staff -
The proposed super-dam project, which would be the biggest hydroelectric power plant in the world, is mentioned in China's 14th Five-Year Plan.
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News Reports

COVID-19 outbreak: Maharashtra to get 100 MT oxygen from Ambani owned Reliance’s Jamnagar plant

OpIndia Staff -
Urban development minister Eknath Shinde said that Maharashtra will receive 100 MT of oxygen supply from Reliance's Jamnagar plant
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Hindu homes and temple attacked in Satkhira district over harassment of minor girl

OpIndia Staff -
Asailants ambushed the Fultala village of Satkhria district in Bangladesh around 8 pm on Tuesday and ransacked the entire village
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tests positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
He had earlier isolated himself after coming in contact with Covid-19 positive officers with the CMO. Recently, he had taken first dose of coronavirus vaccine.
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News Reports

NDTV journalist claims a Dalit man was made to lick his saliva for refusing to campaign in panchayat elections, Bihar police deny

OpIndia Staff -
The Bihar police arrested 6 men in the case under the sections of the SC/ST Act.
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News Reports

Over 800 Sikh pilgrims from India stranded in Lahore for a day amid violent protests in Pakistan over the arrest of TLP leader

OpIndia Staff -
The Sikh pilgrims were to reach Gurdwara Panja Sahib at Hasan Abdal on Monday, but were forced to stay in Lahore as roads were blocked
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Coronavirus vaccines stolen from Jaipur hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Two days back, it was reported that Jaipur was allegedly facing shortage of vaccines.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Krishna Dhaba reopens, almost 2 months after owner’s son was killed by Islamic terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
Father of Akash Mehra, calling Kashmir his home said, "We were born here and have lived here all our life. Where else will we go."
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News Reports

Haryana: Gurugram Police files case against Dhaba owner and cook for spitting on Tandoori rotis

OpIndia Staff -
In recent weeks, several cases of cooks spitting on Tandoori rotis have come to light from Delhi, and UP.
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News Reports

Panicked Kerala woman rams car into electric pole after receiving corona positive report while driving

OpIndia Staff -
The injured and corona-positive woman was on the road for over an hour as she received no help and no ambulances were ready to take her to the hospital.
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News Reports

UP government converts 15000 primary and upper primary schools into English medium

OpIndia Staff -
In Lucknow city alone, 60 primary and upper primary schools have been converted into English medium.
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News Reports

With over 1 lakh active cases, Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh is currently the worst affected state after Maharashtra

Anurag -
Chhattisgarh has been recording over 10,000 cases since April 7 and it reported 15,000+ cases on April 13.
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World

CNN staffer reveals to Project Veritas spy how they ran pro-Biden propaganda to get Donald Trump out of office

OpIndia Staff -
CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester went on five Tinder dates with the Project Veritas spy where he ended up making the damning revelations.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath self-isolates after staff members test positive for Chinese coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath urged everyone to follow Indian government and UP state government guidelines and not to pay attention to rumours.
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World

Popular media personality Neil deGrasse Tyson faces widespread mockery after American meat brand takes potshots at him

OpIndia Staff -
Famous TV personality and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was subject to criticism and ridicule on social media.
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World

Mayor Sadiq Khan vows to bring the Indian Premier League to London to boost his reelection chances: Details

OpIndia Staff -
London mayor Sadiq Khan promises to bring the Indian Premier League to the British capital as part of his reelection campaign.
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World

How Islamism is sinking the boat of Pakistan: The recent violence by TLP provides a good example

Dibakar Dutta -
Violence broke out in several cities of Pakistan after security forces arrested Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Saad Hussain Rizvi.
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News Reports

Tata Communications denies data leak claimed by hackers: Here is what we know so far

Anurag -
Tata Communications denies data leak claimed by hackers. A representative reached out to OpIndia over the matter.
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World

BBC Urdu documentary reveals how state-sanctioned Pakistani textbooks demonize Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
BBC Urdu published a video on YouTube highlighting the prejudice against Hindus that textbooks in Pakistan advocate.
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Law

‘Everybody is in such a haste to have their names appear in LiveLaw and Bar & Bench’: Delhi HC schools law student on PIL...

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court said the petition by the Campus Law Center student was filed for the sake of publicity.
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News Reports

Nashik woman drives to crematorium with the dead body of her mother, could not find an ambulance

OpIndia Staff -
In Maharashtra’s Nashik city, a woman was forced to drive to the crematorium with the mortal remains of her mother.
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Politics

Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra government is the best, blames Kumbh Mela and Uttarakhand for Covid-19 mess

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Raut while addressing the media blamed people coming from other states for the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.
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News Reports

Mumbai police initiate process to dismiss tainted cop Sachin Vaze without conducting departmental probe: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to Sachin Vaze, Mumbai police had dismissed his close aide API Riyazuddin Qazi from services
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Entertainment

Bizarre Dutch dark comedy film ‘The Columnist’ mocked for showing journalist going on a killing spree against online critics

OpIndia Staff -
A Dutch movie titled "The Columnist", or "The Pussy Whore" in its original Dutch, has become the subject of internet mockery.
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News Reports

Constant ‘beheading’ threats by Islamists: Hindus come out in large numbers to support Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, demand security for him

Jhankar Mohta -
Enraged by the Muslim politicians and religious groups openly issuing death threats, Hindus come together to support Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati.
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Crime

Delhi: VHP launches protest demanding action against culprits, posts videos of Temple Murtis found desecrated in Dwarka

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According to videos circulated on social media, idols of Hindu Gods and Goddesses at Mata Sahaj Kaur Kuldevi - Hanuman temple in Kakrola village in western Delhi's Dwarka
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: FIRs against Sambit Patra, Tajinder Bagga for criticising Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi quashed by High Court

OpIndia Staff -
The single bench judgment from the Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed a total of 3 FIRs which were filed last year against Sambit Patra and Tajindar Bagga by Chhattisgarh Youth Congress members.
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World

Tucker Carlson slams ADL for being concerned about Israel’s demography but demonizing him for concerns about USA’s

OpIndia Staff -
Tucker Carlson highlighted how ADL had objected to the influx of Palestinian refugees in Jewish-dominated Israel in 2010.
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Social Media

It’s a lung… it’s a burnt toast… it’s a duck pic… No! It’s a painting by Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee did not appear in any election rallies or gave any statement regarding the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal after Election Commission banned her from campaigning for 24 hours
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Opinions

Here’s why lockdown is no longer an option and imposing another at this point makes no sense at all

K Bhattacharjee -
Not imposing a lockdown may be a bad choice but imposing it to combat Covid-19 will prove to be infinitely worse.
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News Reports

Telangana: TRS books all hotels, warns local not to provide accommodation to BJP workers ahead of bypoll in Nagarjunasagar

OpIndia Staff -
the Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders have allegedly booked all the hotels and resorts in Nagarjunasagar to dissuade BJP workers from campaigning in the poll bound area and have also threatened the locals who offered accommodation to the BJP workers.
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News Reports

Japan to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean: USA, IAEA support, China condemns

OpIndia Staff -
Japan has long delayed the decision to dispose of the wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant over criticisms and safety concerns.
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Government and Policy

One Nation, One MSP, One DBT: With Punjab govt finally implementing DBT, all farmers in India to get MSP directly in their account

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister said farmers will get direct payments in their accounts. It will make the system more transparent.
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News Reports

Indian Govt fast tracks emergency approvals for foreign produced Covid-19 vaccines that have received EUAs abroad: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Government on Tuesday has expedited the process of emergency approvals for foreign produced Covid-19 vaccines.
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Government and Policy

The direct fall-out of not implementing farm laws: Punjab Farmers say Arhtiyas asking for signed blank cheques for helping in crop procurement

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Farmers across Punjab are being told by their arhtiyas to furnish "signed blank cheques" if they want to get their produce auctioned in the mandis
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News Reports

Scam convict Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini to keep Roza during Ramzan for her father’s health, will pray to Allah too

OpIndia Staff -
On being called out for playing religious politics, Rohini Acharya said, "I am unaffected by hateful ideologies borne out of venomous society. Happy Chaitra Navratri "
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News Reports

Karimganj, Assam: Narsimha temple robbed, gold ornaments and cash looted, priest and family tied and beaten up

OpIndia Staff -
A temple of Narsimha was attacked at Baliya in Karimganj, Assam by dacoits on Sunday. The priest was beaten up.
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News Reports

What happened in Chhabra after Hindu man was stabbed by Muslim men: Call for peace, attack on a Hindu the next day and more

Anurag -
On April 12, the administration extended curfew for one more day at Chhabra, Baran district in Rajasthan after the communal riot
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News Reports

Punjab: Lawyer files petition against ‘Prince Harry Middleton’ for not marrying her despite ’email promise’

OpIndia Staff -
The petitioner had also claimed that she had sent social media messages to Prince Harry's father Prince Charles, claiming that she is engaged to his son.
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Uttar Pradesh: Gyanvapi mosque management committee seeks a stay on ASI survey, Sunni board supports them

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The Gyanvapi mosque management committee had filed an urgent petition in Allahabad High Court seeking a stay on ASI survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex.
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News Reports

India has to become a ‘Hindu Rashtra’, or it will be turned into an Islamic nation by 2030: Kerala MLA

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"Can we let this nation (go) to any particular community? This needs to be discussed. Somebody has to speak up," PC George emphasised.
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Madhya Pradesh: FIR against Congress leaders for threatening, heckling a government doctor on duty

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The Congress leader along with his party workers barged into the JP hospital after the demise of a 35-year old patient and started verbally abusing and threatening the doctor on duty.
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Maharashtra: Viral video shows corpses of Covid patients wrapped in garbage bag and polythene being taken for cremation

OpIndia Staff -
One of the corpses had a black garbage bag taped over it while the face was wrapped in a polythene bag.
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News Reports

West Bengal: 14 crude bombs recovered from Murshidabad district ahead of 5th phase polling

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has been banned from campaigning for 24 hours by the EC for her comments instigating violence.
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News Reports

Pfizer wanted Brazil, Argentina to put military bases, Federal reserve as collateral: Why India kept Pfizer away and how the usual suspects are wrong

Jinit Jain -
Pfizer has been accused of countries in Latin America of pledging their sovereign assets, military bases and financial reserves to protect itself from any adverse fallout of the vaccine
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News Reports

CBI summons former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh, SP-rank officers to interrogate him

OpIndia Staff -
Ex-Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh has levelled serious charges of corruption against former Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh
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News Reports

Kanpur: AIMIM’s posters calling for the beheading of Yati Narsinghanand and Wasim Rizvi removed, FIR registered

OpIndia Staff -
AIMIM in Kanpur has put up posters calling the for the beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati and Wasim Rizvi.
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WTF News

Woman’s fear of cockroaches leads couple to change houses 18 times, husband files for divorce

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A couple in Bhopal has changed 18 houses in three years of marriage due to the wife's fear of cockroaches.
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