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Leftist goons attack 3 Republic Bangla journalists, detain them illegally and force them to delete footage: What is happening at the Jadavpur University

Dibakar Dutta -
The attacked journalists were identified as Hridita, Pinki and Bhaskar. According to Republic Bangla, the trio was physically assaulted by leftist goons masquerading as 'students' and staff members.
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Specials

Holi under attack by Islamists: 29 incidents of attacks on Hindus during Holi festival just in last 4 years

Shraddha Pandey -
In February 2025, Islamists threatened Hindus against celebrating Holi in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. This is nothing new as there are several incidents of Islamists attacking Holi in last few years.
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News Reports

Replacing ₹ symbol with the Tamil script signifies state’s protest against the policies of Union government: DMK spokesperson

ANI -
DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said that the aim behind the usage of Tamil symbol 'Ru' in place of ₹ was to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the Union government.
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News Reports

Union Sports Ministry puts Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports in public domain, invites suggestions

ANI -
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday put in the public domain the Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports (NCAAFS) 2025 for inviting comments/suggestions from the general public and stakeholders
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OpIndia Explains

The ₹ symbol replaced in Tamil Nadu budget: Read how the symbol for Indian Currency was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK...

Rukma Rathore -
The rupee symbol was designed by a Tamilian designer and IITian Dr Udaya Kumar and was selected in 2010 by then govt. However DMK Govt disrespected the Rupee symbol created by a Tamilian.
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News Reports

Germany had intelligence reports about laboratory origin of COVID-19 in 2020, its spy agency had informed govt and CIA but kept it from public

OpIndia Staff -
There is evidence that researchers in Wuhan conducted gain-of-function experiments in the laboratory, per the probe.
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Opinions

Politicians wanting to sacrifice Hindu celebrations for Ramzan and how they only embolden Jihadis, who then commit Mhow like violence: Mollycoddling the petulant “minority”

Shraddha Pandey -
Anjum Ara suggests that Hindus should maintain distance from mosques to avoid clashes. This is basically a warning-cum-threat to Hindus that if you happen to go near a mosque and get seen celebrating your festival, it would be justified for Muslims to get offended, and resort to stone pelting and assaulting Hindus.
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Law

Politically motivated protest under banner of PSF-TISS: Bombay HC upholds suspension of PhD student accused of anti-national activities

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC noted that TISS action did not violate freedom of expression of the student or act in a discriminatory manner.
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Government and Policy

MK Stalin govt escalates language row, replaces official Rupee symbol ₹ with Tamil script in Tamil Nadu budget

OpIndia Staff -
Stalin government in Tamil Nadu has now dropped Indian Rupee symbol ₹ from its budget documents
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News Reports

Jaipur Polytechnic Women’s College ex-principal Mashkoor Ali arrested for allegedly molesting female students, installing camera in bathroom

OpIndia Staff -
Former principal of Jaipur's Women's Polytechnic College, Mashkoor Ali,has been taken into custody after he was accused of sexually harassing female students
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News Reports

West Bengal govt bans Holi in Santiniketan Sonajhuri Haat in the name of protecting trees, BJP calls it Mamata Banerjee’s politics of appeasement

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple banners have been put up in the area telling people not to celebrate the festival of colours there.
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World

Another country heads to financial ruin because of China: The dragon’s lending practices push Maldives toward sovereign default

ANI -
According to an article by human rights advocate and freelance journalist Dimitra Staikou on Medium, China's lending practices and trade policies have significantly accelerated Maldives' financial deterioration.
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News Reports

Telangana: Hyderabad Police issues notice ordering Hindus not to throw colours on ‘unwilling people’ on Holi, asks them not to travel in groups

OpIndia Staff -
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand issued a notice ordering Hindus celebrating Holi not to throw colours or coloured water on 'unwilling individuals, locations, and vehicles'.
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News Reports

Jodhpur: Dalit minor boy brutally assaulted, vehicle keys stabbed into his head by Muslims who were outraged over a water balloon

OpIndia Staff -
A water balloon was allegedly tossed at the Muslim accused by the minor boy which infuriated them.
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News Reports

Deception, betrayal, and exploitation: How Gulzar Ansari posing as Sanjeev meticulously hatched a conspiracy to lure a Hindu girl away

OpIndia Staff -
A Muslim man in Kushinagar, posing as a Hindu, allegedly lured a young girl away to Uttarakhand, sparking outrage and a desperate plea for justice from her family.
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News Reports

Telangana: Two journalists who posted an interview of a farmer criticising the Revanth Reddy govt detained

OpIndia Staff -
Several people dressed in plain clothes claiming to be police personnel arrived at the residences of the two journalists and detained them, journalist Revathi said.
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OpIndia Explains

How Pakistan believes Jawarhar Lal Nehru’s error helped them ‘gain’ Balochistan: The All India Radio ‘fake news’ saga

Rukma Rathore -
At first, Jinnah supported Balochistan's sovereignty, but he eventually turned on them when the Indian leaders took no action.
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News Reports

Allahabad HC allows whitewashing of Sambhal Jama Masjid during Ramzan, to remain covered with tarpaulin on Holi

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu side opposed the whitewashing of the mosque out of the apprehension that it was an attempt to destroy evidence of the existence of a Hindu temple.
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News Reports

As rebels in Balochistan hold a train hostage and attack Pakistani military: Here is who they are and why they want independence from Pakistan

Shraddha Pandey -
The Balochistan Liberation Army issued a 48-hour ultimatum, demanding the release of Baloch political prisoners, activists and those subjected to forceful disappearances by the oppressive Pakistan Army. The Baloch fighters threatened to execute the hostages and destroy the Jaffar Express train if their demands were not met or if the Pakistan authorities launched a military operation.  
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News Reports

Mohammed Zubair uses lies peddled by Imam to shield Muslim rioters of Mhow, propagandists further false narrative: How police debunked the lies

OpIndia Staff -
Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair furthered the lies peddled by the Imam of the Jama Masjid about firecrackers hurled inside the mosque.
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News Reports

Massive crackdown on illegal immigrants: Nationwide raids conducted against Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators

OpIndia Staff -
Many of these Bangladeshi and Rohingya infiltrators have been found involved in many serious crimes, including smuggling, trafficking and robberies etc.
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News Reports

‘Nobody is imposing anything on you’: Dharmendra Pradhan hits back at DMK over PM Shri row, debunks lies about NEP

OpIndia Staff -
Dharmendra Pradhan explained how English is becoming more common in Tamil Nadu schools but Tamil language is waning.
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Economy and Finance

CCI and AGI Greenpac used extreme examples to manufacture timeline conflict in IBC proceedings? What Supreme Court said in HNG case

OpIndia Staff -
SC has called into question the tactics used by the CCI and AGI Greenpac in a high-profile HNGIL insolvency case
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News Reports

Trump escalates trade war by raising tariffs on Canadian Steel and Aluminum to 50 per cent

OpIndia Staff -
Trump stated that the tariff hike was in response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to impose a 25% tax on electricity exports to the U.S.—a move that itself was a reaction to Trump's initial 25% tariffs on Canadian imports.
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News Reports

Bangladesh military was preparing for a coup after Sheikh Hasina’s departure: ISI plotted the conspiracy, with the ‘Jamaati General’ supporting it

OpIndia Staff -
As per an IndiaToday report, a senior Bangladeshi army official has been put under surveillance for trying to stage a coup in the army. Army Chief Waker-Uz-Zaman issued the order after receiving information that Lieutenant General Faizur Rahman, a Quarter Master General (QMG), was planning to replace him.
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News Reports

Delhi court orders fresh FIR against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal over misuse of public funds

OpIndia Staff -
The complaint charged Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders of spending public money on large hoardings across Delhi.
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News Reports

‘Over 400 Christian girls are missing in a Kerala town’: BJP leader PC George urges early marriage for daughters to ward off the ‘Love-Jihad’...

श्रवण शुक्ल -
Love Jihad has been a persistent threat in Kerala, with frequent reports of forced conversions and abrupt disappearances of non-Muslim girls.
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News Reports

Ex-judge, who earlier released ‘urban naxal’ Gautam Navlakha from house arrests, speaks out against anti-conversion laws in India: Details

OpIndia Staff -
S Muralidhar also objected to the fact that people other than the victim of forced conversion can also file complaints. He alleged that this provision in anti-conversion laws is giving way to vigilante groups.
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News Reports

As DOGE stops USAID funding, Canada announces $272.1 million in foreign aid for Bangladesh and Indo-Pacific

OpIndia Staff -
In the past couple of months, the United States administration, under President Donald Trump, has significantly reduced its foreign aid commitments. Trump and his newly appointed government efficiency czar, billionaire Elon Musk, placed a 90-day freeze on US foreign aid through USAID. The decision effectively shut down global aid programmes.
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News Reports

What is ActBlue? As Trump claims attack on Tesla, read why Elon Musk and the new US administration are at loggerheads with funding channels...

Anurag -
Trump's team is considering restricting NGOs from receiving foreign funding and limiting international collaborations involving USAID-backed entities. The administration is also investigating whether NGOs bypassed campaign finance laws by funneling money through ActBlue’s donation network.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Baloch rebels hijack Jaffar Express train carrying over 400 passengers; women and children released as rebels warn of executing remaining hostages on military...

OpIndia Staff -
In a statement, the Baloch Liberation Army said that if the Pakistani authorities launched an operation against them, they would kill all the hostages. While several media reports claim that 400 people have been taken hostage by BLA fighters, the rebel group in its statement that they have taken over 100 passengers hostage.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Haryana: 16-year-old Hindu girl tricked into marriage by Sheikh posing as Ram; contracts HIV after being pushed into prostitution

OpIndia Staff -
A case has been filed by the City Police Station against the perpetrator, the operator of the spa, and other individuals.
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World

Pakistan envoy to Turkmenistan stopped from entering the US despite a valid visa

OpIndia Staff -
As per Pakistani media reports, KK Ahsan Wagan was stopped at the airport due to “controversial visa references”, however, the US authorities did not specify the exact reason behind this rare decision. The Pakistan foreign ministry confirmed this incident and claimed: “Ambassador K K Wagan was deported from the US. He had an immigration objection which led to his deportation.”
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News Reports

‘They feared me’, ‘killed landlord’, ‘why would I go to jail?’: Left-wing MLA from Bihar boasts of his terror; video goes viral—a testament of...

OpIndia Staff -
CPI (ML) MLA Satyadev Ram openly admitted on camera to murdering a landlord and instilling fear, highlighting the lawlessness of Bihar’s 1990s jungle raj.
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World

Massacre in Syria, persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh: How regime change always takes struggling nations from bad to worse

Rukma Rathore -
At least 1300 people have been confirmed dead in Syria as a result of the fresh violence that started on 6th March.
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OpIndia Explains

Government to introduce Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025 to regulate stay of foreigners in India: Key highlights

Shraddha Pandey -
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill 2025 further provides that no foreigner would be allowed to enter and stay in India if he is found to be a threat to India’s national security and integrity or jeopardises India’s relations with foreign states, public health, etc. In these cases, the decision of the Immigration Officer will be final and binding.
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News Reports

Haryana: CM Saini orders probe after woman who had got jail time for filing false rape cases gets honoured on Women’s day

OpIndia Staff -
The Haryana CM has ordered a probe into Jind Administration's failure to verify Rekha Dhiman's background before recommending her for the award.
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News Reports

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma says agents from US and UK are providing arms training to insurgents in Myanmar, previously called for extra-territorial Kuki-Zo unity

OpIndia Staff -
Lalduhoma also claimed that 2000 foreigners visited Aizawl between June and December 2024 but were not seen on the streets. He hinted that the visitors might be conspiring to interfere in Myanmar's internal affairs.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Sheikh Indu vandalises idol of Hindu deity, sets it on fire, police claim accused has ‘mental heath issues’

OpIndia Staff -
"The detained person is an outsider and has mental health issues," the Baruipur police claimed.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Muslim mob attacks Hindus near Dahegam’s Moti Masjid for celebrating India’s Champions Trophy finale victory; Arbaaz, Sajid, and others booked

ભાર્ગવ રાજ્યગુરુ -
The Hindus were assaulted by the Muslims when they reached near a mosque. They were also beaten with sticks.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Minister Nitesh Rane introduces “Malhar Certification” for jhatka mutton shops run exclusively by Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Nitesh Rane asserted that the mutton would be totally unadulterated and the same is conveyed by MalharCertification.com.
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News Reports

Rampant Hinduphobia in the US: American broadcast television NBC’s SNL show demonises Lord Ram and ‘Om Namah Shivaay’ mantra in a “comic” satanic skit

OpIndia Staff -
A recent Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit featuring Lady Gaga has sparked outrage among Hindus for including references to Hindu gods and the sacred chant "Om Namah Shivaay" in a mock satanic ritual.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Hindu shops and properties under attack in Muslim-dominated Murshidabad, BJP demands deployment of central forces

OpIndia Staff -
BJP spokesperson Amit Malviya shared the video of the attack on Hindu shops and properties. He blamed supporters of Mamata Banerjee of orchestrating vandalism and arson.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: CCTV footage from Mhow shows procession to celebrate Indian Champions Trophy win came under attack when they crossed the local mosque

OpIndia Staff -
Now the CCTV footage of the incident has surfaced. In the video, it can be seen a large number of Muslims gathered on the road with their faces covered with clothes. These mobsters had sticks in one hand while with the other hand, they were picking up stones and hitting the people involved in the celebratory rally.
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News Reports

‘We had planned, we will teach you a lesson’: Read what the FIR says in Mhow violence case where cricket fans celebrating Indian team’s...

Anurag -
The complainant further stated that the mob issued a chilling threat, stating, "You escaped today, but if you ever take out a procession again in front of us, we will eliminate you."
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News Reports

‘Call your Ram to save you’: Muslim mob tried to burn down Sheetla Mata Temple in Mhow, taunted Hindus – Read what eyewitnesses said

OpIndia Staff -
They pelted stones at both the temple and nearby houses owned by Hindu families. One of the eyewitnesses, whose house was also targeted, said that the attack was recorded on CCTV. They further alleged that petrol bombs and stones were hurled at the temple premises, and police vehicles were destroyed along with private vehicles, including bikes and cars.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: Hindu gold trader robbed, hacked to death in front of his wife

OpIndia Staff -
Dilip Das was rushed to the Enam Medical College Hospital in a critical condition. However, he soon succumbed to his injuries.
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News Reports

‘Outrageous obscenity during Ramzan’: Islamists fume over fashion show in Gulmarg, CM Omar Abdullah promises action

OpIndia Staff -
Omar Abdullah claimed that the event was planned by private individuals without any involvement from the government.
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News Reports

Mhow: Jama Masjid Imam admits that Muslims started violence, tried to lynch Hindus chanting Jai Shri Ram, propagandists lie to blame Hindus instead

OpIndia Staff -
After Mhow violence, the Imam of the Jama Masjid admitted that the violence started after Hindus chanting Jai Shri Ram were attacked
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News Reports

Delhi: Man shot dead by Tariq, Naseem and three others, protesters allege jihadist conspiracy, police denies communal angle

OpIndia Staff -
After the murder, local residents gathered in large numbers and blocked NH-24 to demand justice for the slain youth. On Monday, the highway remained jammed for hours, severely impacting traffic movement.
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