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Congress heading for a split? G-23 rebel leaders may prop opposition candidate in party presidential polls in June

OpIndia Staff -
G-23 rebel leaders are giving out feelers that if Rahul Gandhi is re-elected as party president, Congress may be headed for a split.
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News Reports

Krishna Dhaba attack: Akash Mehra, who was shot at by terrorists, succumbs to injuries in Srinagar

OpIndia Staff -
Akash Mehra was shot in the high-security area of Dalgate in Srinagar by terrorists from a close range on February 17
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Government and Policy

Death due to encephalitis down by 85% in Uttar Pradesh, says CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
A special vaccination program resulted in reduction in the Encephalitis cases by 75% and death rate by 85% in UP
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Politics

‘Love jihad’ laws not anti Muslim, says Yogi Adityanath, narrates story of Dilshad who pretended to be Amit to marry Hindu woman

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath speaks on 'love jihad' laws, law and order situation in UP and Bengal elections
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News Reports

‘Leave Ladakh border, Come to Singhu border’, Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun incites Sikh soldiers of the Indian Army

OpIndia Staff -
In an audio recording, Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun says the time has come for Sikhs to undo the wrong of 1947.
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News Reports

Ram Mandir donation crosses the Rs 2,100 crore mark, exceeds estimated collection

OpIndia Staff -
Shri Ram Janmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust had anticipated that it might receive around Rs 1,100 crore for building the Ram temple complex as it launched the crowdfunding campaign on January 15.
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News Reports

While Trinamool Congress projects Mamata Banerjee as ‘Bengal’s daughter’, goons assault the mother of a BJP supporter, give death threats

OpIndia Staff -
"My son is a BJP worker and so they assaulted him. They thrashed him mercilessly," the mother of the BJP leader recounted.
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Crime

‘I’m Akhlaq you killed for one cow’: Islamic terror outfit Jaish-ul-Hind claims responsibility for placing bombs outside Mukesh Ambani’s residence

OpIndia Staff -
In the threat message that is addressed to the Ambanis, the Jaish-Ul-Hind terrorists said, "Next time the SUV will ram into your fat kids car you if don't agree to the demands now".
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Social Media

Congress ‘remembers’ Kamala Nehru on her ‘birth anniversary’ which is actually her death anniversary: The legacy of gaffes continues

OpIndia Staff -
However, after many pointed out, Congress quietly deleted the tweet and posted another one with correct information that today was Kamala Nehru's death anniversary.
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News Reports

Naushad, who was caught spitting while cooking tandoori rotis in viral wedding video, to be booked under NSA

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, a video of Naushad who appears to be spitting on the tandoori rotis before putting them inside the tandoor for cooking, while at a wedding function, had gone viral.
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News Reports

Delhi Police arrests 2 men who were plotting to assassinate Kashmiri activist Sushil Pandit against payment

OpIndia Staff -
Sukhvinder Singh and Lakhan said they were paid Rs 10 lakh each by one Prince to kill Kashmiri activist Sushil Pandit
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News Reports

Assam Congress MLA beats model code of conduct, lays foundation stone for 150 schemes hours before assembly election schedule announced by EC

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Congress MLA Sherman Ali launched 150 schemes in a schools just hours before EC announced the dates for assembly elections
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Politics

Hindu Mahasabha asks Rahul Gandhi to change Congress’ name to ‘Godsevadi Congress’ after Godse follower joined party: Read why

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Mahasabha has advised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to change the name of the Congress party to Godsevadi Congress.
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News Reports

Punjab police books Shiromani Akali Dal leader and 6 others for keeping a girl confined for 8 months, raping and selling her

OpIndia Staff -
One woman had lured the victim to the house of brother of an Akali Dal leader, where she was drugged and gangraped
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Politics

TMC leader Firhad Hakim spotted campaigning at masjid, promises to increase money paid to Imams, breaches model code of conduct

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has said that they will register a complaint against Firhad Hakim for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
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Opinions

As desperate Pakistan welcomes the Indo-Pak ceasefire with much fanfare, India takes it with a caution

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The latest ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan comes nearly 17 years after such an agreement was first signed
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News Reports

Congress leader Hardik Patel, touted as ‘answer to Modi’ by neutral journalists, expresses anger against his party after Gujarat rout

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Hardik Patel is miffed with the Gujarat Congress unit for not using him to the best of his abilities
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Opinions

Encryption vs Compliance: The new IT Act guidelines put messaging services like WhatsApp in a tight situation

OpIndia Staff -
To comply with the new IT Act guidelines, services like WhatsApp will have to break its famous end-to-end encryption
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Social Media

‘You are Brahmin, all of you is for sale’: AAP supporter spreads caste hatred against Brahmins after alleging fraud by Congress supporter

OpIndia Staff -
There was a great feud between eminent Congress supporter Saket Gokhale and AAP supporter Amit Behere involving fraud allegations.
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Opinions

Is Yogendra Yadav now an anti-election activist?

Abhishek Banerjee -
“We should have an outcome very soon, we do not have a mandate.” These were the words of Yogendra Yadav after Bihar elections
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Government and Policy

Yogi Adityanath’s Uttar Pradesh advances to the second position on the GSDP list ahead of Tamil Nadu, was fifth only a year ago

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst economic gloom induced by the pandemic, Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Yogi Adityanath has recorded impressive GSDP figures
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Social Media

Congress leader indulges in creepy behaviour with Playboy model, who supported the ‘farmer protests’ which culminated into 26th January violence

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Surendra Rajput was seen desperately trying to draw the attention of Amanda Cerny, a Playboy model, on Twitter
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Social Media Fact-Check

Covid vaccine to cost Rs 500 in the second phase of the vaccination drive? Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
The second phase of India's Covid vaccination drive is set to begin from the 1st of March, 2021.
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News Reports

A 2 minute video with 16 cuts: Pakistan releases new doctored video of Wing Commander Abhinandan days after committing to peace at LoC

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has released a new video of Wing Commander Abhinandan who had fallen into the hands of the Pakistani Army.
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News Reports

As EC announces 8-phase elections in West Bengal, violence by TMC begins: Election vans vandalised, LEDs stolen, BJP office vandalised

OpIndia Staff -
Just as the EC announces 8-phase assembly elections in West Bengal, ruling party TMC starts indulging in violence and intimidation
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News Reports

Attorney General declines his consent to Congress supporter Saket Gokhale to initiate contempt of court proceedings against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi

OpIndia Staff -
Attorney General told Saket Gokhale that ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi had made the comments on judiciary for the good of the institution
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Politics

Spokesperson of Samajwadi Party resigns after workers abuse his wife for sharing anti-Akhilesh Facebook post: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Anil Yadav of Samajwadi Party has resigned from the party after his wife, Pankhuri Pathak, was abused by SP workers.
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News Reports

In a show of strength against party leadership, ‘G23’ group of dissident Congress leaders hold a rally in Jammu

OpIndia Staff -
The dissident 'Group of 23' Congress leaders are assembling in Jammu and expected to make a statement against party leadership
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News Reports

“A contest between my ball and your ball”: Netizens in splits after comments of Harsha Bhogle go viral

OpIndia Staff -
Harsha Bhohgle said that a cricket contest should be between bat and ball, not between bat and bat or ball and ball
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Media

DIGIPUB, with VC accused of money laundering and links to Gautam Navlakha, wants new Digital Media rules repealed: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The letter was signed by Dhanya Rajendran of TNM, Prabir Purkayastha of NewsClick, Ritu Kapur and Abhinandan Sekhri.
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News Reports

Turkish Intelligence agency and Pakistan’s ISI creates anti-India propaganda team by hiring Pakistani and Kashmiri journalists through TRT World

OpIndia Staff -
Turkish state-owned media houses such as TRT World and Anadolu Agency have hired a large number of Pakistani and Indian Kashmiri journalists
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Crime

Father of Richa Bharti, the girl who had refused to distribute Quran to secure bail, shot dead in native Bihar village: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The father of the daring Bihar girl Richa Bharti has been shot down by assailants in her native village of Nalanda district in Bihar.
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News Reports

‘Plan to attack your family is ready’: Full text of threat letter to Mukesh Ambani and investigation so far into bomb threat

OpIndia Staff -
Two days after explosives was discovered outside Antilla, residence of Mukesh Ambani, more details have emerged regarding bomb threat
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Crime

Father of 6, Mehtab Rana, abducts minor by shrouding her in Burqa, had abducted the girl twice in 2018, role of in-laws, family suspected

OpIndia Staff -
Kidnapping of a 17-year-old girl in Agra, where accused made her wear a 'burqa', has sent shockwaves and resulted in outrage
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News Reports

Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group IHH expands network in Nepal: From building Islamic centres to funding Jihadi orgs functioning along Indian border

OpIndia Staff -
In the near future, Al-Qaeda linked IHH intends to expand into the Sunsari region, an area close to the India-Nepal border.
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Opinions

Dangerous political rhetoric against Industrialists and a lingering question: Did it lead to the bomb threat to Mukesh Ambani

Editorial Desk -
A car laden with explosives was discovered outside Antilla, the residence of Mukesh Ambani and his family.
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News Reports

US intelligence report says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved killing of Jamal Khashoggi, Biden admin imposes ‘Kashoggi ban’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
United States for the first time accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of approving killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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News Reports

Canada: Hate crimes against Asians go up by 717%, 97 per cent increase in overall crime in Vancouver last year

OpIndia Staff -
The Vancouver police data said that anti-Asian hate crimes rose from 12 cases in 2019 to 142 such incidents in 2020, a 717 per cent increase.
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News Reports

Internet Freedom Foundation, with ties to Twitter, comes out in criticism of new social media regulations: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Who does the Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) represent? The people, the government, Twitter or someone else?
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News Reports

“Samachar Tamasha Nahi” – 5 instances in recent history when India Today group had indulged in drama, fake news and shoddy journalism

OpIndia Staff -
While Aaj Tak runs 'Samachar Tamasha Nahi' campaign claiming to be no-nonsense channel, 5 incidents when it was caught spreading fake news
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News Reports

Kerala: Drug and sex racket busted in Malappuram, Muhammed Aflah and Muhammed Rafeeque arrested for drugging and raping a schoolgirl

OpIndia Staff -
According to the Kerala police, the accused supplied drugs to the girl and slowly made her an addict, after which they raped her
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News Reports

Pakistani MP in his late fifties accused of marrying 14-year-old Baloch girl, probe ordered

OpIndia Staff -
The investigation was initiated after a complaint againat the Pakistani MP was filed by an NGO working for the welfare of women in Chitral
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News Reports

NRIs in Canada protest outside Khalistani sympathiser and Canadaian MP Jagmeet Singh’s office amidst attacks from Khalistanis

OpIndia Staff -
The protestors said that the farmer protests have turned into a Khalistani movement which is now targeting Hindu minorities in Canada
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News Reports

Joe Biden administration faces accusation of hypocrisy after the airstrike in Syria, but Biden was always a war-hawk

OpIndia Staff -
U.S. President Joe Biden approved military airstrikes against Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria as a retaliation for a rocket attack
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News Reports

UK top court rejects ‘ISIS bride’ Shamima Begum’s bid to return to Britain to join the court case for her British citizenship

OpIndia Staff -
Shamima Begum, 21, who joined the ISIS when she was 15, had sought to return to the United Kingdom, to contest the UK government's decision to revoke her British citizenship.
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World

Pakistan lawmaker hurts Hindu sentiments by comparing Maryam Nawaz to Hindu deity in a bid to ‘insult’ her, forced to apologise

OpIndia Staff -
Aamir Liaquat Husain was forced to apologise for his disrespectful act of using the image of a Hindu deity to mock Maryam Nawaz
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News Reports

Election Commission announces schedule of assembly elections in four states and one union territory, counting on 2nd May

OpIndia Staff -
Dates for assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry announced by the election commission
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Cricket

‘Lifting Sachin Tendulkar on my shoulders one of my best memories’: Yusuf Pathan announces retirement from all forms of cricket

OpIndia Staff -
Indian batting all-rounder Yusuf Pathan has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket in an emotional statement.
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News Reports

After accusations of Congress paying fisherman for photo-op emerge, ‘journalists’ fawn over Rahul Gandhi, question why others in media are not as smitten

OpIndia Staff -
There were reports that the entire 'fishing' expedition of Rahul Gandhi at sea was a pre-planned event and the fishermen were paid by Congress
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News Reports

Official Twitter handle of India Today blocks users for calling Rajdeep Sardesai a ‘dalal’

OpIndia Staff -
The official Twitter account of India Today is blocking people for addressing Rajdeep Sardesai as a ‘dalal’.
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