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Denmark bans foreign countries from funding mosques in the country, seen as important step in curbing ‘Islamist extremism’

OpIndia Staff -
Denmark passed a law to ban foreign countries from funding mosques, seen as an important step to curb the rise of Islamism..
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News Reports

Man hails Mahmud Ghaznavi for bringing ‘glory to Islam’ by desecrating and looting Somnath Temple, video recorded nearby goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
In the viral video, the man hails Mohammad Ghaznavi for the invasion and plundering of the Somnath Temple.
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Politics

Watch: BJP supporters raise slogans at Kolkata’s iconic Coffee House after they were stopped from putting up posters

OpIndia Staff -
Supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party raised slogans at the iconic Coffee House at College Street in Kolkata on Monday
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News Reports

Man offers Namaz at Blue Flag beach in Udupi, brazens it out after people raise objections

OpIndia Staff -
An incident pertaining to Padubidri, a blue flag beach in Karnataka came to light on social media where a person was seen offering Namaz.
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Law

‘Greed does not accept age bar’: Punjab and Haryana High Court refuses anticipatory bail to 95-year-old accused of cheating and fraud

OpIndia Staff -
The Punjab and Haryana High Court Bench noted that old age of the petitioner is not a valid reason for anticipatory bail.
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World

Pakistan: In a rare judgement, Peshawar cleric gets death sentence for raping a minor girl inside mosque

Akshita Bhadauria -
Qari Saeed based in Peshawar who holds a master’s degree in Islamiyat and leads Friday prayers in his mosque, was found guilty of rape of a minor and was convicted under Section 376(3) of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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News Reports

Maharashtra govt approves axing one hectare of mangrove area for Airoli-Thane road flyover, Netizens question silence of ‘Aarey activists’

OpIndia Staff -
Silence of 'liberals' over Maharashtra Govt's go ahead to axe Mangrove plantation has irked people on social media
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Crime

Rajasthan: Police officer arrested for demanding money, sexual favours from a rape victim

OpIndia Staff -
When the rape victim said that she has no money to bribe the police official, he had demanded sexual favours.
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News Reports

Centre moves Supreme Court against Bombay HC’s decision of granting bail to Rhea Chakraborty in Sushant Singh Rajput case

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay High Court had in October 2020 granted bail to actor Rhea Chakraborty, arrested in a Bollywood drug-nexus case.
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News Reports

As Coronavirus cases rise unhinged, Maharashtra govt imposes 7-day lockdown in Nagpur

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday, Maharashtra Minister Nitin Raut said, "Further decision on lockdown depends upon decline in cases of coronavirus."
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Crime

13 years after Batla House encounter, convicted terrorist Ariz Khan sentenced to death by Delhi court

OpIndia Staff -
Ariz Khan had escaped from Batla House. He was arrested 10 years later in 2018 near Nepal border.
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News Reports

Mumbai Police officials took away the missing CCTV footage of Sachin Vaze’s society: Report

OpIndia Staff -
According to a report published on TV 9 Marathi, the CCTV footage of Sachin Vaze's society which has gone missing was sought by the officials of the Mumbai Police on March 2
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News Reports

Newer FCI norms is not a move to get rid of MSP, Centre rubbishes claims and fear-mongering

Anurag -
Farmer leaders are indulging in fear-mongering by claiming that the tighter procurement norms proposed by the government is one way of government doing away with MSP.
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World

Myanmar: Dozens die as Burmese protesters put Chinese companies on fire, suspecting China being behind the coup

OpIndia Staff -
Protesters in Myanmar set Chinese factories on fire on one of the darkest days for the country since the coup.
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News Reports

Rohingyas entering Punjab villages fearing detention in Jammu, district officials on alert, says Report

OpIndia Staff -
Rohingya settlements in Punjab districts under watch after detention drive in Jammu, says report.
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World

US Army may reverse gender neutral physical tests after men and women register divergent results with majority of women failing

OpIndia Staff -
The US Army is considering reversing gender neutral physical tests because women are overwhelmingly failing the tests.
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World

Chinese atrocities against Uyghur women: Harrowing tales of gang rapes, sexual abuse and torture

Anurag -
Thousands of Uyghur Muslims have been moved from their native land to detention centres. They are being 'trained' and moved to other parts of mainland China as forced labour.
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Entertainment

Unintentionally hilarious and high on nonsense: I watched Bombay Begums so you don’t have to

Nirwa Mehta -
More than Bombay Begums, it is more like Chewing Gums: Starts with a lot of promise, ends with disgusting, tasteless, mushy, plasticky stuff.
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News Reports

BJP’s Nitesh Rane levels serious charges against Sachin Vaze, claims the suspended police officer was in touch with IPL bookies

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra BJP leader Nitesh Rane has made serious allegations against Sachin Vaze involving the Indian Premier League.
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News Reports

Adani Welspun discovers natural gas reserves in Mumbai’s Tapti-Daman sector

OpIndia Staff -
The significant find for AWEL was hailed by Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani on social media, adding that the discovery of natural gas reserves would shape the country's energy consumption in a remarkable manner.
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Entertainment

Mumbai: BMC books actress Gauhar Khan for attending a movie shoot despite testing positive for Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
Bollywood actress Gauhar Khan has been booked by the BMC in Mumbai for violation of Covid-19 norms in the state.
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Politics

Bengal: A day after joining, Yashwant Sinha becomes party VP, working committee member in TMC

OpIndia Staff -
On March 13 (Saturday), Yashwant Sinha, the former BJP leader, had joined TMC ahead of the WB assembly polls.
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Politics

‘TMC calls it conspiracy, EC says it was an accident’: Amit Shah accuses Mamata of ignoring pain of mothers who lost sons to violence

OpIndia Staff -
Home Minister Amit Shah has slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during a rally at Ranibandh.
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News Reports

Mukesh Ambani bomb threat: Controversial cop Sachin Vaze suspended again after his arrest by NIA

OpIndia Staff -
The order of the suspension of the controversial cop Sachin Vaze was given by the Additional CP Special Branch following his arrest
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News Reports

New evidence against Sachin Vaze: NIA gets access to CCTV footage and fingerprints

OpIndia Staff -
Access to CCTV footage, fingerprints and vehicle trail point to strong evidence against Sachin Vaze
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World

Democracy under threat in USA? Military under Biden intimidates, threatens civilians, journalists over policy disagreement

K Bhattacharjee -
he US Military under Joe Biden has launched a comprehensive propaganda campaign against Tucker Carlson.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Asaduddin Owaisi alleges ‘Muslim oppression’ even as he admits 63 per cent of the criminals killed in the encounter are non-Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed Muslims are wantonly targeted in Uttar Pradesh by citing that 37 per cent of the criminals eliminated in encounters in the state were Muslims
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News Reports

BJP leaders Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Bagga hail Kejriwal’s decision to ‘celebrate’ Bhavya Ram Mandir and remind people of barbaric Mughal history

OpIndia Staff -
In a sarcastic video commentary the BJP leaders said that Kejriwal will now finally speak about the atrocities and persecution of Hindus carried out by Mughals
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News Reports

A booming economy, decreased unemployment rate: Here are the achievements of Yogi Sarkar in the last four years

OpIndia Staff -
In the document, the government listed its zero-tolerance policy against criminals that has led to a drastic drop in crimes in the State.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana cries foul, invokes Pulwama while attacking NIA even as Sachin Vaze names party leaders in Antilia bomb probe

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana has accused the central government of insulting the Mumbai Police after the NIA arrested Sachin Vaze
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News Reports

Oxford racism row: EAM S Jaishankar raises the issue in Parliament, says will champion the fight against such intolerance

OpIndia Staff -
"We will always champion the fight against racism and other forms of intolerance," S Jaishankar emphasised.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu community ‘pardons’ Islamists who had destroyed the Krishna Dwara temple in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

OpIndia Staff -
The Krishna Dwara temple in Pakistan was attacked by hundreds of Islamic fanatics who set it on fire and razed it down on December 30, 2020.
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Crime

Telangana: Probe begins into minor’s rape in Bhainsa; BJP leader accuses police of silencing parents to not escalate communal tension

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leaders have accused the police of trying to cover up the crime under the guise of possible exacerbation of tensions.
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News Reports

USA: Google faces a $5 billion lawsuit for tracking users browsing Chrome in incognito mode

OpIndia Staff -
In June 2020, three Google users had filed a complaint and claimed that the company carries on a “pervasive data tracking business.” They said that Google collects browsing history and other web activity data even if it has switched on the “incognito” mode.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Food van driver killed over allegations of bike theft, family claims ‘personal enmity’. Here is what we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Express reported that the Angara police have arrested 12 accused so far, although an official confirmation is yet to be made.
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News Reports

Pakistan Embassy to organize puppet show celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations with China, netizens cannot keep calm

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani Embassy will hold puppet show in China to celebrate 70 years of diplomatic relations.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Meerut youths on their way to namaz steal woman’s undergarment hanging for drying, people suspect occult practice

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the residents of the area approached police station to register a complaint regarding the same. While the police were surprised at such a complaint, the residents believe this stealing of underwear could be part of some occult practice.
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Opinions

Yashwant Sinha – Story of a Compulsive Betrayer and Political Migratory Bird

Guest Author -
Since 2014 Yashwant Sinha has exhibited the ‘Naaraaz Fufaji’ behaviour since 2014, apparently for not being taken in as Minister.
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News Reports

Politics of Contradiction: Congress allies in other states decide to support Mamata Banerjee in the West Bengal polls

OpIndia Staff -
Congress allies like JMM, NCP, Shiv Sena etc are supporting its rival in West Bengal, the Mamata Banerjee led TMC
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Politics

Sovan Chatterjee and friend Baisakhi quit BJP over ticket denial: Read their resignation letters to state party president Dilip Ghosh

OpIndia Staff -
Sovan Chatterjee and Baisakhi Banerjee have quit the BJP after the former was denied ticket from Behala East.
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News Reports

Congress trolls attack ‘journalist’ Nidhi Razdan over a critical article on Party’s performance in recent elections

OpIndia Staff -
Nidhi Razdan wrongly claimed that AAP was number two in Gujarat Civic Polls, angering the social media army of the Congress party
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Politics

Former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee resigns from BJP after being denied Behala East ticket: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Sovan Chatterjee and Baisakhi Banerjee have quit the BJP after Payal Sarkar was nominated from Behala East.
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News Reports

Election Commission takes action against officials for failing to protect Mamata Banerjee, suspends Director of Security and SP

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from suspending two police officers, EC also transferred several other officers for the incident causing injury to Mamata Banerjee
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News Reports

How Sachin Vaze was reinstated into Mumbai Police overnight following 16 years of suspension citing Covid: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai top cop Sachin Vaze is at the heart of the grave conspiracy that has surfaced over the Antilla Bomb Scare case.
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News Reports

As India reports more than 25,000 Covid-19 cases in a single day, Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab become the top contributors

OpIndia Staff -
India reported 25,000+ Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours with 76% cases coming from three states, Maharashtra, Kerala and Punjab
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Politics

Kerala: Mahila Congress chief resigns from post, shaves head to protest against insufficient women representation in candidate list

OpIndia Staff -
Lathika Subhash, Mahila Congress chief in Kerala, has resigned from her post after she was denied ticket from Ettumanur.
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News Reports

Ajmer: Catholic Priest attacks a senior Bishop over sexual harassment charges, suspended from duties

OpIndia Staff -
Bishop D'Souza said that Father Varghese Palappallil came to meet him over a sexual harassment case filed against him by a married woman
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News Reports

Over 4.76 lakh cattle seized by BSF along international border with Bangladesh in last five years

OpIndia Staff -
Nityanand Rai said that the BSF had taken effective measures to curb cattle smuggling along the India-Bangladesh border
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Specials

Even before Waseem Rizvi petitioned for removing 26 verses from Quran, a petition to ban the Quran altogether was filed 36 years ago: Read...

OpIndia Staff -
In 1985, a petition was filed in the Calcutta high court seeking direction to the govt to forfeit every copy of the Quran
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News Reports

Sachin Vaze sent to NIA custody till 25th March

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin Vaze is currently under investigation in the Antilia bomb case where explosive-laden car was found parked outside Reliance Group's Mukesh Ambani residence.
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