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Zomato controversy: Tanushree Dutta, who accused Nana Patekar of sexual harassment, supports ‘beauty influencer’ Hitesha Chandranee

OpIndia Staff -
Tanushree Dutta said that Zomato delivery partner Kamraj is 'clearly lying' and no person should question Hitesha's version of the incident.
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News Reports

Karnataka Waqf Board orders a ban on the use of loudspeakers in Mosques and dargahs between 10 pm and 6 am

OpIndia Staff -
The Karnataka State Waqf Board said Loudspeakers shall not be used in the night time, which shall mean from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am
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News Reports

Pakistan Supreme Court reprimands Imran Khan government, asks whether the government is incapable of running the country

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court slammed the Pakistan government over the passing of an ordinance delimiting constituencies in Punjab.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee skips PM Modi’s all CM Covid-review and vaccination drive meeting

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee citing pre-scheduled election meetings, to yet again skip all CM meeting chaired by PM Modi
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News Reports

Women stop hanging underwear to dry after Meerut thieves Mohammad Romin and Mohammad Akkas reveal they stole them for sexual pleasure

OpIndia Staff -
The police are expecting the involvement of more persons in the theft of women's undergarments and are searching for them.
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News Reports

VC of Allahabad Central University complains about disruption in sleep due to the sound of Azan played on mosque loudspeakers

OpIndia Staff -
Vice-Chancellor of Allahabad Central University, Sangita Srivastava said that Azan disturbs her sleep and she is unable to function properly
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Editor's picks

‘Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi won elections too’, claims Rahul Gandhi to undermine India’s democracy

OpIndia Staff -
Essentially, by invoking dictators like Saddam Hussein and Gaddafi, Rahul Gandhi is dogwhistling and implicitly nudging foreign intervention in Indian affairs.
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News Reports

BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found dead at Delhi residence, police suspect suicide

OpIndia Staff -
Sharma was found hanging inside a room at his Delhi residence. No suicide note has been found.
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Crime

Man in PPE kit seen in CCTV footage when explosive-laden car was parked near Antilia was Sachin Vaze, confirms Vaze’s staff to NIA

OpIndia Staff -
According to staff members of Sachin Vaze, he destroyed the PPE kit that he was wearing when the Scorpio car was parked near Antilia
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News Reports

No one killed infants in Kota: Rajasthan minister claims no one found guilty for the deaths of newborns in J K Lon Hospital

OpIndia Staff -
The Rajasthan Health Minister Raghu Sharma yesterday said in assembly that no one is guilty for the infant deaths that have wracked the state for the last few years
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News Reports

‘Dasna temple belongs to our ancestors, we will remove the board saying Muslims not allowed’: BSP MLA Aslam Chaudhary

OpIndia Staff -
Yesterday, temple Mahant Yati Narasimhanand Saraswati had stated that a few years back, MLA Aslam Chaudhary's son was also caught inside the temple premises trying to sexually harass female devotees.
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Opinions

Protestor for hire? How ‘environmental activist’ and child protestor Licypriya Kangujam has endorsed every random cause on Twitter

Akshita Bhadauria -
Licypriya Kangujam joins various hashtag trends from NEET exams to unemployment to mocking Atmanirbhar Bharat abhiyan, like a true-blue e-aandolanjeevi
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Crime

NIA seizes Mercedes used by Sachin Vaze, recovers fake number plate used on Scorpio, cash counting machine and unaccounted cash

OpIndia Staff -
A report by India Today stated that a CCTV footage has revealed Vaze near the car wearing a loose-fitting garment resembling a PPE kit, similar to one that the man who planted Scorpio near Antilia was seen wearing.
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News Reports

Kolkata: 2, including a five-year-old girl dead, several hospitalised after drinking tap water near CM Mamata’s residence

OpIndia Staff -
The incidents of sickness due to contaminated water have been reported from ward number 73, said to be in the neighbourhood of CM Mamata Banerjee, as per reports.
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News Reports

Reports that Nita Ambani will be faculty at Banaras Hindu University are fake, Reliance clarifies

OpIndia Staff -
As reported by news agency ANI, the reports that Nita Ambani will be a visiting faculty at BHU are fake. She has not received any such invitation.
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News Reports

USA: Shooting inside Asian massage parlours in Georgia leaves 8 dead, suspect held

OpIndia Staff -
8 killed in Georgia, USA in shooting incidents inside Asian massage parlours. Suspect held.
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News Reports

Mumbai CP Parambir Singh likely to resign amid speculations that Vaze and Singh planted bomb outside Antilia

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin Vaze planted the bomb outside Mukesh Ambani residence to 'restore his lost glory' on Mumbai CP Parambir Singh's instructions, reports claim
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Sarkar introduces air-conditioned electric buses in Lucknow, more cities to follow

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the government had said that as many as 350 electric buses will be plying on roads across six cities: Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Prayagraj and Jhansi.
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World

Chinese govt, which earlier disappeared Alibaba founder Jack Ma, directs him to dispose of media holdings: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The development comes months after Alibaba founder Jack Ma went missing for several weeks before making a reappearance.
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News Reports

Sachin Vaze had brought Mercedes car with fake number plate inside Mumbai Commissionerate in December 2020, claims Sub-inspector

OpIndia Staff -
Sunil Toke said he was ordered to not keep any record of the Mercedes car in which Sachin Vaze had come to the Mumbai Commissionerate.
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World

Pakistan: Goons torch the house of 13-year-old Kavita who was kidnapped and forcefully converted to Islam in Sindh, 2 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
On March 11 a video of the conversion ceremony of a 13-year-old Kavita Oad from Sindh, Pakistan had gone viral on Twitter
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OpIndia Scoops

Bengal Ground Report: Nandigram is split in the middle between TMC and BJP with advantage Mamata, but all is not lost for Suvendu Adhikari

Nupur J Sharma -
Not only did Suvendu Adhikari join BJP, but it was declared that he will fight the 2021 election from Nandigram.
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Politics

West Bengal: BJP vehicle parked in Purulia vandalised soon after Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee’s rally in district

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Malviya shared the picture of the vandalised BJP vehicle and said the driver was also injured in the Purulia incident.
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Politics

Handpulled rickshaws, old buildings and a city on the cusp of revolution: Held back by ‘Aantels’ who romanticise poverty, dream of ‘Shonar Bangla’ lives...

K Bhattacharjee -
Kolkata is a city that holds special significance in the heart of every Bengali, whether they live there or not.
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World

After targeting Tucker Carlson, US Dept of Defense mocked for old ‘beauty influencer’ ad discussing makeup under army regulations

OpIndia Staff -
After Tucker Carlson was targeted by the US Military in a propaganda campaign, Dept of Defence was mocked for 'beauty influencer' army ad.
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News Reports

Khwaja Yunus death case: Sachin Vaze’s role and a case that lingers on since 2003

Anurag -
In January 2003, Khwaja Yunus allegedly died in police custody. Police said that he had escaped. His body was never recovered.
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News Reports

Cross border cattle smuggling case: Brother of TMC leader Vinay Mishra arrested by Enforcement Directorate

OpIndia Staff -
Prior to this, CBI had carried out raids at multiple locations, including that of Mishra, who is believed to be a close aid of West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamta Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee.
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News Reports

After quitting the Congress party, PC Chacko to join Sharad Pawar’s NCP

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier last week, PC Chacko had resigned from the Congress party, alleging that there is no democracy left in the party
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Opinions

Weaponization of Guilt: Why ‘Sorry Asif’ trended on social media and the hidden agenda of demonizing Hindu Temples

K Bhattacharjee -
A Muslim boy was allegedly beaten after he allegedly entered a Temple to drink water and 'Sorry Asif' trended on social media.
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News Reports

Maulana from viral video praising Mahmud Gaznavi’s attacks near Somnath Temple booked by Gujarat Police, issues apology

OpIndia Staff -
The Maulana whose video hailing Mahmud Ghaznavi's attacks outside Somnath temple went viral yesterday was identified as Irshaad Rasheed.
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Politics

Signs of nervousness? Mamata Banerjee claims BJP leaders are in Bengal to kill her, chants Durga Paath: Details of her meltdown

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has made a rather astonishing claim at a rally in Bankura ahead of the West Bengal Assembly Elections.
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News Reports

Nita Ambani to become a visiting faculty at the Banaras Hindu University: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Nita Ambani has reportedly given her verbal acceptance to the proposal by the BHU of joining as a visiting faculty to help women from Purvanchal in improving their living standards
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Crime

Rape, torture and police apathy: Rajasthan’s Jhalawar rape case where over a dozen men raped a minor for eight days

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The minor girl had lodged her complaint on March 9, alleging that she was raped by over a dozen men at multiple locations in Jhalawar district.
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News Reports

‘This temple has been robbed 4 times, priests have been killed’: Dasna temple Mahant exposes media propaganda behind #SorryAsif

OpIndia Staff -
Mahant Yati said that former Mahants of the temple have been killed or assaulted by local Muslims. The temple authorities have hired armed security guards to protect the temple from Muslims in the area.
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News Reports

Quran controversy: Shia lawyer offers money to behead ex-UP Shia Board Chief Waseem Rizvi, offers to sell his child to collect money

OpIndia Staff -
He further added that to pay the bounty, he will collect money from the bar association, and if he still could not collect the amount, he would sell his child.
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News Reports

ATS officer had a spat with Sachin Vaze over non-compliance with police protocols in the Antilia bomb case: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The ATS officer had raised questions about the attitude of Sachin Vaze after explosive-laden car was found outside Ambani residence in Mumbai
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Editor's picks

Scorpio car outside Antilia was never stolen, drivers of Scorpio and Innova work in the police force: Shocking new revelations in the Antilia case

OpIndia Staff -
A report published by TV 9 Marathi said the Scorpio car found outside Antilia was never stolen and was used by Sachin Vaze
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News Reports

Missing CCTV footage of his society procured by Vaze himself, presumably to destroy the evidence: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Vaze had reportedly seized the CCTV footage of his society, stating that the DVR was needed for official use by the police, a report by TV 9 Marathi says.
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News Reports

National Commission for Minorities demands unconditional apology from Waseem Rizvi over Quran controversy

OpIndia Staff -
Rizvi had moved the SC demanding the removal of 26 verses from the Quran that allegedly promote terrorism.
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News Reports

Accused over 16 years should be tried as adults under POCSO Act: Parliamentary panel raises concern over increase in sexual crimes against children

OpIndia Staff -
Parliamentary panel ld by Congress MP Anand Sharma suggests reducing the age limit for trial under POCSO Act to 16 years.
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Politics

Batla House encounter: As Ariz Khan faces the gallows, here is a list of politicians who shed tears for the Indian Mujahideen terrorists

Dibakar Dutta -
While political opportunism is not new to Indian politics, the Batla House encounter was a glaring example of putting vote bank politics over the country's interests.
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World

Pakistan endangers lives of asylum seekers linked with anti-Erdogan movement, hands over their names to Turkey: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The report by Nordic Monitor says that the UNHCR staff at Islamabad have disregarded UN rules by giving the details of Turkish asylum seekers to Pakistani authorities.
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World

After 2 long months, Washington Post retracts fake news about ‘find the fraud’ quote, Donald Trump calls it the ‘Georgia Hoax’

Dibakar Dutta -
Attributing it to 'anonymous sources', Washington Post had claimed in January that Donald Trump had asked the top election investigator to 'find the fraud' and that she could be a 'national hero' if she did so.
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News Reports

UP govt starts drive to remove illegal religious structures from the roadside, majaar removed in Barabanki

OpIndia Staff -
UP Government started drive to remove illegal religious structures build on roadside and pavements across state.
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News Reports

Centre of learning or hub of sexual crimes? Exposing the dark side of religious institutions in Pakistan

Akshita Bhadauria -
Children sent to study come back with scars of sexual abuse and physical violence. Pakistan a UN Human Rights Council Member puts to shame the organization established to promote and protect Human Rights globally
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News Reports

Zomato controversy: FIR registered against ‘beauty influencer’ Hitesha Chandranee by Zomato delivery partner Kamaraj

OpIndia Staff -
FIR filed against Hitesha Chandranee for allegedly assaulting Zomato delivery partner Kamaraj.
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News Reports

UK PM Boris Johnson to visit India in April, earlier scheduled tour in January was cancelled due to Covid concerns in Britain

OpIndia Staff -
This is going to be first major international trip of the UK PM since Britain's exit from the European Union.
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News Reports

‘Parambir Singh toolkit’: Campaign launched by unidentified groups on Twitter to support Mumbai CP after Shiv Sena backs Sachin Vaze in Antilia case

OpIndia Staff -
This deluge of support for the Mumbai Police Commissioner poured in just a day after the white Innova car, that was found tailing the explosive-laden Scorpio was recovered from the office of Mumbai Police commissionerate.
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News Reports

Drinking water a ruse for theft and harassing Hindu women: Temple pandit on thrashing of Asif, reveals why ‘no entry’ board was put up

OpIndia Staff -
The Temple Pandit in Ghaziabad said that Asif was being wrongfully depicted as an innocent boy, reveals why 'no entry' board was put up.
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News Reports

Vatican says Catholic Church cannot bless homosexual unions as ‘God cannot bless sin’, says same sex union not part of God’s plan: Details

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The Vatican on Monday decreed that the Catholic Church cannot bless homosexual unions since God "cannot bless sin".
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