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Aam Aadmi Party passes off pics of different locations of Chandni Chowk as ‘before and after’ pic

Nirwa Mehta -
Aam Aadmi Party thinks everyone's intelligence level is that of their supporters.
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News Reports

Ministry of Finance withdraws order reducing interest rates for Small Savings Schemes

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier on Wednesday, the ministry had issued orders reducing interest rates for first quarter of the new financial year starting 1st April 2021.
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Politics

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says 50% of UDF Kerala candidates “between the age of 20 and 40”, hilarity ensues

OpIndia Staff -
The Gandhi siblings keeping the entertainment quotient high amid the tensed election season.
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News Reports

Signature of journalist Pallavi Ghosh forged to fraudulently withdraw her nomination from Press Club of India elections

OpIndia Staff -
Signature of Pallavi Ghosh was forged on a nomination withdrawal form to remove her from election for vice president of Press Club of India
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News Reports

Modi government clamps down on radicalisation among J&K government employees, mandates social media scrutiny and CID inquiry

OpIndia Staff -
Govt departments in J&K ordered to get security clearance of unverified government employees from CID of J&K Police
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News Reports

U.S. State Department report says China is committing ‘genocide’ against Uyghur Muslims, Uyghur advocacy group welcomes the report

OpIndia Staff -
U.S. State Department report says that China is committing "genocide and crimes against humanity” against its Uyghur Muslims
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World

Facebook removes Donald Trump’s interview with his daughter in law Lara Trump

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, Trump had hinted that he will launch his own social media platform after being deplatformed from all social media apps.
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News Reports

USA: Church attendance of Americans falls below 50% for the first time ever, finds a Gallup poll

OpIndia Staff -
In 2020, 47% of Americans said they belonged to a church or house of worship, down from 50% in 2018 and 70% in 1999.
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News Reports

‘Does Mamata Banerjee have courage to admit that people detonate bombs after chanting Allahu Akbar?’ Sambit Patra slams TMC for maligning Lord Ram

OpIndia Staff -
"Do you have the courage of admitting that innocent people are killed in the name of Allah?" Sambit Patra asked TMC leaders
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee passes a football to crowd in Howrah rally after TMC depicted her kicking PM Modi’s head instead of a ball

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee ups the ‘khela hobe’ game by using football again, throws a football at crowd at an election rally in Howrah
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee concedes she can’t defeat BJP alone, writes to 15 opposition leaders to come together for ‘united and effective struggle against BJP’

OpIndia Staff -
In a final bid to clinch victory, Mamata Banerjee tries to get the opposition together to fight against BJP
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News Reports

‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’: Only 3 crore rural households had piped water in 72 years, 4 crore rural water connections given in the...

OpIndia Staff -
The ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ scheme has provided tapped water to 4 crore rural households, which is almost 20% more than the target
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News Reports

Actor Ajaz Khan claims innocence as he is sent to 3-day police remand in a drug probe

OpIndia Staff -
The NCB officials say Ajaz Khan was a part of narcotics peddler Shadab Shaikh's Batata drug syndicate
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Opinions

Hailed by the world but ignored in India: PM Modi has taken India far ahead of most nations in tackling climate change

arallan78 -
While the Modi government’s successful actions to address climate change in India have become a template for various governments globally, especially in the developing world, the achievements have been under-appreciated in India.
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Politics

TMC’s Mahua Moitra mocks Mamata Banerjee’s caste, calls Brahmins “Chotiwala Rakshasa”

OpIndia Staff -
Many Twitter users took issue with Mahua Moitra's tweet, discerning it as "Hinduphobic" and "Anti-Brahmin".
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Politics

Step aside, ‘Kaun Jaat Ho’, Prashant Kishor’s new toolkit is all about ‘Gotra’

Akshita Bhadauria -
In a political landscape where caste politics play bigger roles than development, there is a new entrant: Gotra
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News Reports

‘Your boss was involved in crime and you remained silent’? Bombay HC pulls up Param Bir Singh for not filing FIR against Anil Deshmukh

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay High Court directed former Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to first file an FIR and then approach the judiciary for seeking an agency investigation.
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News Reports

Major bites again: US President Joe Biden’s dog bites the second person in a month

OpIndia Staff -
After biting a Secret Service employee, Joe Biden's dog Major has bitten a National Park Services staffer at the White House
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News Reports

‘Ishrat Jahan was a terrorist, no evidence of otherwise’: CBI court discharges last three cops accused of fake encounter

OpIndia Staff -
IPS officer GL Singhal retired police officer Tarun Barot and Anaju Chaudhari, the last three accused in the case, had filed the discharge applications on March 20.
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News Reports

Media reports of Bihar farmer growing a unique vegetable that costs Rs 1 lakh per kg is false, claims a report

OpIndia Staff -
The vegetable is called 'hop-shoots' and it has a number of uses beverages making to medicines and skin treatments.
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Economy and Finance

World Bank revises India’s GDP growth forecast from 5.4% to 10.1% for the financial year 2021-22

OpIndia Staff -
World Bank said public consumption will contribute positively, however, suppressed private demand is expected to fade by the end of 2021
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News Reports

As IMA president proceeds to play victim, Haggai deleted interview and tweet where he had spoken about converting people to Christianity

OpIndia Staff -
IMA's president played victim card and claimed his statements were taken out of context, threatened IMA would take action.
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World

Australia: Young boys forced to apologize for “rapes committed by their gender” to female classmates

OpIndia Staff -
In the Brauer College assembly, male students were asked to stand up and issue a symbolic apology to girls and women.
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News Reports

Has Pakistan proposed resumption of trade with India after unilaterally snapping ties in the wake of Article 370? Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan had severed all ties with India in August 2019, shortly after New Delhi passed a resolution abrogating Article 370
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News Reports

‘Writer’ Ravinder Singh compares ban on sale of meat on Tuesday to ‘Hindu Taliban’

OpIndia Staff -
Ravinder compared the decision to ban the sale of meat on a particular day in a Hindu majority area to the military establishment of the Taliban in Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan.
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News Reports

North Delhi Municipal Corporation mandates meat shops and restaurants to display whether meat sold by them is ‘Halal’ or ‘Jhatka’

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier SDMC and EDMC had mandated restaurants and shops to display whether the kind of meat sold by them is Halal or Jhatka
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News Reports

‘Picking up broom and cleaning will not make you less of a Darbari’: Cricketer Ravindra Jadeja’s wife urges men to help women in household...

OpIndia Staff -
Rivaba Jadeja's appeal to men to help women in household chores has not gone too well with some people.
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News Reports

CNN claims biological sex is a ‘disputed term’ and gender cannot be determined at birth, gets criticised on social media

OpIndia Staff -
CNN believes it is not possible to determine gender of a person at the time of birth. It has called the term biological sex as 'disputed'.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Muslim mob stops Hindus from celebrating Holika Dahan in Akola, pours water to douse the ritualistic fire

OpIndia Staff -
A Muslim mob stopped Hindus in Akola district of Maharashtra from burning the pyre during Holika Dahan on eve of Holi
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News Reports

From Jai Shri Ram chants to placing Om flag outside Mamata’s house: How Nandigram battle has played out

OpIndia Staff -
A day before Nandigram goes to vote, read how things heated up during the run-up to the bitter battle
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News Reports

USA: Biden administration formally declares China’s treatment of Uyghurs as genocide

OpIndia Staff -
First declared by Trump administration in January, Biden administration formalizes genocide declaration against China.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh government to grant a day off to government and private employees for getting Covid vaccine

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh government is also organising Covid-19 testing camps for journalists. Over 60 journalists were tested in the last camp.
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Opinions

How the cruel practice of raising animals for meat is close to being torn down

Priyank -
The cruel, senseless, and unnecessary farming of animals for meat is destined to meet a similar end.
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News Reports

Congress worker threatens Haryana BJP leader with ‘Arun Narang’ like fate, hints at mob attack on his rally

OpIndia Staff -
"If you have the guts, conduct a public meeting in Haryana, you will meet the same fate as Arun Narang.." Congress worker Vikram Dangi has threatened the BJP leader.
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Politics

Mamata losing Nandigram, says leaked image of Prashant Kishor’s internal survey, TMC cries foul

OpIndia Staff -
Last week, various opinion polls had suggested that the BJP has fair chance of forming government in West Bengal and Banerjee is set to lose Nandigram.
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News Reports

Khalistan sympathizer Deep Sidhu, accused in Republic Day riots case, applies for bail: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Deep Sidhu, accused in Republic Day riots case, was arrested by the special cell of the Delhi Police on the 9th of February.
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News Reports

Mob barges into Machhindranath temple and chants ‘Allahu Akbar’ to disrupt aarti, reports Shiv Sena mouthpiece: Know the story behind viral video

Jinit Jain -
A mob of 50-60 Muslim mob burst into the Machhindranath temple and tried to stop Hindu devotees from performing the annual aarti.
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News Reports

Ajaz Khan, who has now been arrested by NCB, had mocked Arnab Goswami after he spoke about the Bollywood drug nexus case

OpIndia Staff -
Ajaz Khan was arrested by the NCB earlier today in connection with its investigation into the Bollywood drug nexus.
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World

U.K. Tourism Minister asks citizens to ‘resist temptation’ of hugging their loved ones, urges to call out people who do so

OpIndia Staff -
The Minister, Nigel Huddleston, was speaking to the BBC regarding the easing of lockdown in the U.K. when he made the comment.
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Politics

Watch: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee greeted with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ on her visit to Nandigram

OpIndia Staff -
BJP supporters greeted Mamata Banerjee with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogans in Nandigram, a slogan she and her party oppose.
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Politics

West Bengal: Former cricketer and BJP candidate Ashok Dinda suffers injuries after attack while returning from campaigning

OpIndia Staff -
Former cricketer and BJP candidate from Moyna, Ashok Dinda, escaped with minor injuries on his neck, hands and legs
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Politics

‘Do what needs to be done,’ Mamata Banerjee incites Nandigram residents to engage in mob violence: Here’s everything she said

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday was seen advocating mob justice and inciting the people of Nandigram to unleash violence.
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World

Vatican official offered businessman a prostitute to say ‘thank you’ for brokering £300 million deal: Report

OpIndia Staff -
A Vatican official offered a prostitute to a businessman as a show of gratitude for brokering a £300 million deal.
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News Reports

Forest officer had threatened with SC/ST Act: All you need to know about death of Maharashtra’s ‘Lady Singham’ and her suicide note

OpIndia Staff -
Forest Range Officer Dipali Chavan-Mohite, 28, who has accused IFS officer Shivkumar of sexual harassment and torture in her suicide note, was 5-months pregnant at the time of her death.
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Entertainment

NCB arrests Ajaz Khan, who said he will keep Quran above Constitution, in connection with Bollywood drug nexus investigation

OpIndia Staff -
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has taken actor Ajaz Khan into its custody in the Bollywood drug nexus investigation.
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News Reports

MobiKwik issues statement denying allegations of data breach, subtly blames users for the leak: Details

Anurag -
MobiKiwk claimed the breach did not happen at their end and the users might have uploaded the leaked details on multiple platforms
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Cricket

Rumored cold war between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma comes to an end with ‘renewed friendship’ between the two: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The alleged rivalry between Indian cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma has been put to rest, claims report.
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News Reports

‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogans raised during Holi celebration triggers TMC goons in Jalpaiguri, Bengal, violence unleashed against BJP: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal is not new to violence over the ‘Jai Shree Ram’ slogan. Mamata Banerjee herself gets so triggered every time she hears the slogan
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Sports

Claude, one of the most popular AFTV contributors, passes away, condolences pour in

OpIndia Staff -
Claude became popular through the YouTube channel AFTV which has a massive online following.
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News Reports

‘Testing tolerance of a calm and civilized society is not appropriate’: Read what VHP said about the Holika Dahan case in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded action against the police officers who allegedly put off Holika Dahan in Delhi.
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