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Here’s how BJP’s promise of OBC reservations for the Mahisyas of Bengal in its manifesto could impact the elections

OpIndia Staff -
The Mahisyas in West Bengal has become central to the aspirations of the Trinamool Congress and the BJP in the state.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Police remove ‘No entry for non-Hindus’ banner placed outside Dehradun Temple, registers case under Sec 153A

OpIndia Staff -
The banner outside the temple outside Ghanta Ghar in Dehradun was placed by Hindu Yuva Vahini who had put up 150 such banners yesterday
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Politics

TMC leader of Irish descent tries to create Bengalis vs outsider wedge ahead of West Bengal elections

OpIndia Staff -
A Gujarati has as much right to be in Bengal as O'Brien with his Irish ancestry has.
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News Reports

Congress goes back to ‘ecosystem’ in Gujarat, this is how they are planning to use farmers after losing local polls

Nirwa Mehta -
Foreign funded NGOs, Rahul Gandhi's 'Godi Media' and Congress leaders masquerading as 'farmers' and 'activists': Congress is trying to get back into game in Gujarat.
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News Reports

Sachin Vaze ran ‘extortion shop’ inside CIU office at Police Commissioner’s headquarters, collected lakhs from restaurant owners: Report

OpIndia Staff -
A report published in Mid-day has cited sources in Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association(AHAR) to allege that Sachin Vaze was extorting money from business owners since December and Home Minister Anil Deshmukh's demand was 'over and above' what Vaze was already collecting.
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News Reports

China holds closed-door trials for Canadian ex-diplomat Michael Kovrig, denies diplomatic access

OpIndia Staff -
Canadian diplomat Michael Kovrig has been held in China since 2018 under espionage charges.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Moradabad’s Tahir was found building mazaar in Sundarlal’s land, claimed ‘pir baba ordered in dream’

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Sunderlal had approached police when the man named Tahir started building a mazaar in his land, claiming he has been ordered to do so in his dream.
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News Reports

Psephologist Pradeep Bhandari granted relief by Sessions Court after Mumbai police seek to cancel his anticipatory bail: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Pradeep Bhandari also took potshots at 'chai biscuit journalists' for lying and conspiring against him. "Truth has exposed you, Anil Deshmukh (Maharashtra Home Minister)," he emphasised.
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News Reports

Delhi: Four from Muslim girl’s family arrested for attacking and rampaging Dalit locality over her interfaith marriage

OpIndia Staff -
Four men named Farman, Shahrukh, Hasan Ali and Raza Ahmed arrested for attacking Dalit family over interfaith marriage.
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News Reports

Maharashtra ATS Chief who declared Mansukh Hiren’s death case ‘solved’ is Shiv Sena leader’s son in law

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Maharashtra ATS and Shiv Sena leader's son-in-law, Shivdeep Lande announced on Facebook that Mansukh Hiren's death case has been solved by the ATS
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Entertainment

Priyanka Chopra reveals how a filmmaker wanted her to ‘strip to underwear’ and how she was racially bullied as a teenager

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Chopra in her interview with Oprah Winfrey also said that she has had Christianity, Islam and Hinduism influence her upbringing.
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World

Donald Trump to launch his own social media platform after being banned by Twitter, Facebook and others, says aide: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump will launch his own social media platform after being banned from Twitter, Facebook and most other platforms.
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Economy and Finance

As Rahul Gandhi goes on an anti-corporate tirade, know how his father Rajiv Gandhi initiated the idea of privatisation in India

Shashank Bharadwaj -
It was Rajiv Gandhi who started the disinvestment and privatisation of of PSUs through minority stake sales, which accelerated later
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Anurag Pandey thrashed, poisoned to death by Nasir and 3 others over an old dispute

OpIndia Staff -
Anurag Pandey died after he was thrashed and force-fed poison by Nasir, Saddam, Shadab and Akhtar in Domariaganj in Uttar Pradesh
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News Reports

American university shuts down Chinese govt-funded institute on campus

OpIndia Staff -
Tufts University has announced that it will not renew its contract with the Confucius Institute after it expires in September this year.
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News Reports

‘It encourages divorce’: Turkey quits European treaty on violence against women claiming ‘protecting traditional social fabric’ will protect women

OpIndia Staff -
The Turkish government claims that the Istanbul Convention undermines family structures, encourages violence and divorce.
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News Reports

A day after Mansukh Hiren death case transferred to NIA, DIG of ATS claims case has been solved without giving any details

OpIndia Staff -
DIG of Maharashtra ATS claimed on Facebook today that they have solved the Mansukh Hiren death case, but didn't give any details
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Opinions

Stand up for the Black community, stand up for Muslims, stand up against racism and hate crimes

K Bhattacharjee -
Now that we have your attention, let’s talk about Hindus and Hinduphobia.
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News Reports

‘I will not let didi kick Bengal’s development’ says PM Modi taking a jibe at TMC’s drawings featuring Mamata Banerjee kicking his head

OpIndia Staff -
The wall paintings by TMC show Mamata Banerjee putting her bandaged leg on the head of PM Narendra Modi
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News Reports

Devendra Fadnavis lashes out at Sharad Pawar, questions why he wants Julio Ribeiro to probe the case Param Bir Singh letter

OpIndia Staff -
Fadnavis said it is unclear why would Sharad Pawar want a 90-year-old retired Indian police officer to investigate the case
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News Reports

Juma Masjid in Mumbai invites ‘non-Muslims’ to know Muslims better but ‘only men allowed’. Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
Although there is no bar on women from entering mosques in Islamic laws, clerics often don't allow Muslim women to enter mosques
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News Reports

Delhi: Muslim mob attacks Hindu houses after Muslim girl marries Dalit man and goes to live with his family

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu houses at Harijan Basti, Sarai Kale Khan in Delhi was attacked allegedly by an Islamist mob on Saturday.
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News Reports

Congress supporter Saket Gokhale requests Election Commission to pre-approve PM’s Modi’s speech in Bangladesh, delay the telecast in India

OpIndia Staff -
Saket Gokhale requested the Election Commission to allow the broadcast of PM’s speech in Bangladesh only after 6 pm
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News Reports

‘Bengal will be free from infiltrators, Durga Puja will return in Bengal,’ says Amit Shah as he launches a scathing attack on TMC govt

OpIndia Staff -
Sisir Adhikari, sitting Trinamool Congress MP from Contai, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Amit Shah
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Crime

Suspecting wife’s extra-marital affair, man sews her genitals with aluminium wire in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
The accused, who worked as a driver, had suspected that his wife was cheating on him. He asked his wife to prove her loyalty with a fidelity test.
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News Reports

Sharad Pawar throws Param Bir Singh under the bus to save Anil Deshmukh as BJP takes fresh salvo at Maha Vikas Aghadi govt

OpIndia Staff -
Why Param Bir Singh was briefing Pawar when he was not part of the government? asked Rai Shankar Prasad
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News Reports

HP government appoints non-Hindus to administer Maa Jwalamukhi Temple, one of the Shaktipeetha

Akshita Bhadauria -
Commenting on the appointment of non-Hindus VHP leader said, we cannot expect someone who is not emotionally connected or believes in that place of worship to work efficiently in the administration.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: 12-year-old boy gets addicted to porn while attending online classes, rapes 6-year-old girl

OpIndia Staff -
The girl is a neighbour of the boy, and the parents of the girl work on the farm. He took her to his home and raped her after watching porn
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News Reports

‘No entry for non-Hindus’ banners come up in over 150 Dehradun Temples in response to BSP MLA’s threat: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Yuva Vahini has out up banners in over 150 Temples in Dehradun saying that the entry on non-Hindus is banned.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Two cops critically injured after police team attacked by dowry case accused Rafiq and his family

OpIndia Staff -
The women in Rafiq’s family pelted stones and bricks on policemen. They had to run to save themselves and call for additional force.
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News Reports

Pakistan finds itself in soup amidst escalating tension between the US and China: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
As US seeks to contain the growing influence of China, Pakistan finds itself increasingly cornered by the States
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Media

Biden’s SecDef refuses to make negative comments against Indian Govt despite provocation from NDTV, others: Here’s what happened

K Bhattacharjee -
US President Joe Biden and his administration were a great hope for Indian liberals but things are not turning out as hoped.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: ATS arrests two people in Mansukh Hiren death case, including a former cop from Sachin Vaze’s team

OpIndia Staff -
Both the accused will now be produced before a local Court. The ATS will demand the remand of Vinayak Shinde and Naresh Dhare.
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News Reports

Former Pakistan High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit praises Mamata Banerjee, calls her ‘the tigress of West Bengal’

OpIndia Staff -
While calling her the tigress of West Bengal, Basit in an article published in Arab News extended his support to her in the upcoming West Bengal elections.
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News Reports

Rajasthan ACP who was arrested for seeking sexual favours from rape victims given compulsory retirement

OpIndia Staff -
Days after the arrest of Rajasthan ACP for demanding sexual favours from rape victim, government retires him compulsorily
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News Reports

Congress MP distances himself from Parliamentary panel report endorsing farm laws, here are the minutes of the meeting that has his name

OpIndia Staff -
A day after the Standing Committee report that asked the government to implement the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 in "letter and spirit" was tabled in Parliament, Congress MPs who are part of the panel have now attempted to disassociate themselves from it.
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News Reports

Indian Railways completes trial of first LHB AC 3-tier economy class coach. Here is what to expect

OpIndia Staff -
To ensure passenger comfort, the Indian Railways will introduce more head space for the middle and upper berths along with improvised ladders for their access.
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News Reports

Congress supporter spreads conspiracy theories on Parambir Singh’s letter saga, blames BJP IT cell

OpIndia Staff -
Ex-Mumbai CP Parambir referring to himself as 'Shri' triggered Rahul Gandhi fanboy enough to float a conspiracy theory and accuse BJP IT Cell of writing the letter
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Politics

Despite current state of affairs in Maharashtra, Sanjay Raut wants MVA-model across India, urges Sharad Pawar to head UPA

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Raut claims Sharad Pawar the only leader who can help UPA government regain its ground in national politics
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Government and Policy

Indian Railways over the years: How it went from a primitive mode of transportation to modern, electrified network

Akshita Bhadauria -
Even though Indian Railway was regarded as the lifeline of independent India, it was plagued with multiple plights from primitive maintenance methods to ageing track to outmoded rolling stock technology.
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News Reports

As Uddhav Thackeray questions authenticity of letter by Param Bir Singh, Anil Deshmukh speaks up, Singh authenticates letter: Details of the drama

OpIndia Staff -
Param Bir Singh wrote a letter to Uddhav Thackeray alleging that Anil Deshmukh asked Sachin Vaze to collect Rs. 100 crore every month
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News Reports

What does ‘Baizuo’ mean? A term widely popular in China used to describe ‘ignorant and arrogant’ Western Liberals

OpIndia Staff -
Former US President Barack Obama was considered by the Chinese state media as an advocate of baizuo ideology.
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News Reports

Anil Deshmukh’s interference, suicide of MP, conversation with Uddhav Thackeray: Details of what Param Bir Singh revealed in his letter

OpIndia Staff -
Param Bir Singh said that home minister ANil Deshmukh regularly interfered in police by bypassing the police commissioner
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News Reports

AAP MLA Somnath Bharti apologises for his 2018 remark asking Sudarshan News journalist to take up prostitution, case closed: Details

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Somnath Bharti had asked Ranjana Dwivedi to ‘stop doing bh*dwagiri’ followed by directing her to become a prostitute.
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News Reports

KCR and police should be ashamed for falsely implicating Hindu Vahini in Bhainsa Riots: Telangana MP Arvind Dharmapuri to OpIndia

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MP from Nizamabad Arvind Dharmapuri spoke about Bhainsa Riots in an exclusive interview to OpIndia.
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News Reports

Maharashtra cabinet minister and CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray tests positive for the coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Aaditya Thackeray said that he has tested positive for coronavirus today, urged everyone to follow protocols
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News Reports

Watch: Video shows Afghan military Mi-17 helicopter was shot down by fighters of warlord Alipoor, not an accident as reports claimed

OpIndia Staff -
The investigators have found that the helicopter was shot down by militias associated with warlord Abdul Ghani Alipoor.
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Politics

Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh rejects allegations levelled against him by Param Bir Singh regarding Sachin Vaze, to file defamation case

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra HM Anil Deshmukh has responded to the explosive letter by Param Bir Singh with regards to Sachin Vaze.
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News Reports

Param Bir Singh says Maha HM Anil Deshmukh told Sachin Vaze to collect Rs 100 crore per month from business establishments: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Param Bir Singh has levelled grave charges against Maha Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in connection with Sachin Vaze.
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News Reports

20 hours after terming it ‘fake news’, BKU Ekta Ugrahan confirms that Joginder Singh Ugrahan tested positive for COVID-19: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Joginder Singh Ugrahan, the State General Secretary of BKU Ekta Ugrahan has tested positive for COVID-19.
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