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‘Let’s see what the voters will think’: Here is why TMC sees an opportunity where others see a meme

Nupur J Sharma -
On the 10th of March, Mamata Banerjee alleged that she had been attacked. The CM alleged four-five people deliberately pushed her, after which she fell down and suffered an injury on her leg.
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News Reports

China sues German anthropologist who had exposed atrocities on Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, demands compensation for losses

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Adrian Zenz’s analysis played a significant role in exposing the Chinese government’s repression of ethnic Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang
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News Reports

Pervasive surveillance, indoctrination, and state repression: Tools employed by China against Tibet’s Buddhist monasteries

OpIndia Staff -
Under authoritarian leader Xi Jinping, China has displayed an eager alacrity to subjugate the Buddhist monks and nuns and seize control of the Tibetan monasteries
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News Reports

Prime Minister Modi’s mother Heeraben receives the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi had tweeted informing that his 90-year-old mother has received her first dose of Covid-19 vaccination.
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News Reports

India downgraded by around 25 unknown ‘experts’ working for an organisation advised by JNU leftist and Pakistani politician: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Democracy 2021 report by Swedish organisation V-Dem had downgraded India from a democracy to electoral autocracy
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News Reports

Administrator Praful Khoda Patel booked in Dadra and Nagar Haveli MP Mohan Delkar’s suicide case

OpIndia Staff -
Delkar's son has accused Dadra and Nagar Haveli administrator of harassing his father in connivance with some bureaucrats.
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News Reports

From ‘attacked by 5 people’ to ‘it was an accident’: How Mamata Banerjee did a U-turn and police report confirmed eyewitness account

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee said that when she was sitting on the bonnet of her car, suddenly the car crushed her legs, injuring her
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News Reports

TMC’s Madan Mitra blames RSS for ‘attack’ on Mamata, compares it to Godhra carnage

OpIndia Staff -
While Mitra did not explicitly compare the incident with Mamata Banerjee to the Godhra carnage, that he believes that the incident would 'lead to Godhra like riots' could mean only one thing.
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Culture and History

Kerala: Thrissur administration bans Hindu devotees from performing rituals at Kodungallur Devi temple on Meena Bharani

OpIndia Staff -
Devotees and oracles performed the ritualistic dance infront of the temple to protest against the district administration's decision to ban Meena Bharani festival over covid restrictions.
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Opinions

British activist Nigel Farage insists nobody in ‘History’ has done more for people of colour than British royalty: Here’s why he is patently wrong

Jinit Jain -
The British royal family has found itself mired in a raging storm after Meghan Markle levelled charges of racism against it
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News Reports

Geeta is ‘Radha Waghmare’: Hearing and speech impaired woman finally reunited with family after 20 years

OpIndia Staff -
Geeta has gone missing and had somehow reached Pakistan. She was brought to India after the intervention of former MEA Sushma Swaraj.
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Crime

Mumbai: 67-year-old Ahmad Shahi arrested for raping over 30 stray dogs in Juhu area

OpIndia Staff -
The NGO worker has informed the police that Ahmad Shah is a repeat offender and has been caught and warned against such acts by locals in the past too.
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Politics

On Women’s Day when PM Modi was speaking about women entrepreneurship, Congress’ Bhupinder Hooda made women pull tractors

Nirwa Mehta -
When party leaders like Senior Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi mouth off platitudes on women empowerment, party leaders are busy treating women like animals.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Several projects worth Rs 214 crore kicked off in Bareilly as air-connectivity set to boost economy

OpIndia Staff -
UP's Urban Development Minister Ashutosh Tandon laid the foundation stones of projects worth Rs 214 crore in Bareilly
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News Reports

After failing to protect Jio towers, now Punjab Government decides to give only Jio connection to PSPCL staff

Anurag -
Corporate connection for PSPCL employees were shifted to Jio after previous contract with Vodafone expired and Jio won the fresh tender
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News Reports

Video of two Raebareli women fighting with each other goes viral, Brijesh Nirmal’s injured wife files case against Rashid’s wife

OpIndia Staff -
In the video two women can be seen fighting with each other as locals make unsuccessful attempts to stop the fight.
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News Reports

Antilia bomb scare: Telegram channel used for sending terror message was created in or near Tihar Jail

OpIndia Staff -
Terror group Jaish Ul Hind used the Telegram channel to take responsibility for the parked vehicle outside Mukesh Ambani’s residence
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Neha Naz accuses her husband Shahnawaz of abuse, harassment in viral video, appeals to CM Yogi for help

OpIndia Staff -
Seven, including the woman's husband Shahnawaz, have been arrested till now.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Zomato delivery boy arrested for assaulting a customer, breaking her nose

OpIndia Staff -
Bengaluru-based content creator Hitesha Chandranee had alleged that she was assaulted by a Zomato delivery boy after an argument over delayed food order.
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News Reports

Russia: Woman passenger tied up to her seat after she tried to take off her clothes repeatedly onboard a flight

OpIndia Staff -
The woman was taken into custody when the plane landed in Siberia. She later admitted to having taken some synthetic drugs before boarding the plane.
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News Reports

Pakistan: 13-year-old Hindu girl kidnapped, forcefully converted to Islam in Sindh

OpIndia Staff -
The minor Hindu girl named Kavita Oad was abducted from Kandhkot and forcefully converted in Ghotki.
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Politics

CPI(M) fields JNU riots case accused Aishe Ghosh in West Bengal elections

OpIndia Staff -
The CPI(M) has fielded JNU’s student wing president Aishe Ghosh in the Jamuria Assembly constituency in the West Burdwan district.
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Opinions

Russian Embassy dismisses Indian Express report on Afghan peace process, says it is based on ‘ill-informed sources’

OpIndia Staff -
In a statement released on Tuesday, the Russian Embassy in Delhi stressed that Russia "always stated that India plays a very important role in Afghanistan, and its eventual deeper involvement in dedicated dialogue formats is natural".
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News Reports

Canada: Billboards thanking PM Modi for providing coronavirus vaccines come up

OpIndia Staff -
The billboards thanking PM Modi and India were put up by Hindu Forum Canada.
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News Reports

‘Mamata Banerjee injured after open door of her car hit a pillar, allegation of pushed by 4-5 people false’: Claim eyewitnesses in Nandigram

OpIndia Staff -
Eyewitnesses in Nandigram said that Mamata Banerjee had kept her door open to greet people, and a pillar had hit the door injuring her
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee suffers injury after allegedly pushed by miscreants in Nandigram, alleges conspiracy, BJP says ‘drama for sympathy’

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee said that she was injured after 4-5 man pushed her when was she entering her car in Nandigram
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Social Media

Bengaluru: Instagram celebrity claims that Zomato delivery executive broke her nose after argument, he says she threw a chappal at him

OpIndia Staff -
Bengaluru-based Hitesha Chandranee said a Zomato delivery executive assaulted her after argument over delayed delivery
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News Reports

The Quint publishes a heavily edited audio clip of ABVP leader Shivangi Kharwal to prove her wrong

Anurag -
ABVP's Shinvagi Kharwal faced army of trolls and abusers after objecting to anti-national slogans against Indian Army at Delhi University
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Crime

Gruesome murder of 14-year-old Hindu boy Mahesh Kolli by the family of his Muslim friend: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
The incident was first reported on February 27 after the villagers recovered a dead body in the Bhima river a few kilometres away from the village. Mahesh Kolli was missing from February 22.
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News Reports

PM Modi to launch commemorative ‘Dandi March’ as part of celebrations of 75 years of independence

OpIndia Staff -
The commemorative Dandi March will be launched March 12 which is the anniversary of Dandi March led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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News Reports

Fact Check: Did AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal threaten to make India an Islamic country. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The video speech by Badruddin Ajmal during Lok Sabha elections was doctored to retain only few lines to make it a communal speech
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News Reports

PC Chako resigns from Congress ahead of Kerala polls, alleges factionalism within the party

OpIndia Staff -
PC Chacko stated that Kerala Congress is facing serious issues of factionalism but the party high command is 'mute spectator'.
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News Reports

Watch: Trinamool Congress workers disrespect Indian flag at an election rally

OpIndia Staff -
TMC party supporters, while attending an election rally, can be seen holding the Indian national flag upside down.
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News Reports

As Arvind Kejriwal declares himself ‘Ram bhakt’, netizens remind him of his anti-Hindu comments

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal's sudden 'Hindu' assertion does not go down too well with Netizens, remind him of his anti-Hindu statements.
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News Reports

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo faces multiple allegations of sexual harassment, sixth woman comes forward

OpIndia Staff -
The victim, a member of the Executive Chamber staff, alleged that Cuomo had sexually assaulted her after inviting her to the governor's mansion on work. The aide said that Cuomo touched her inappropriately late last year.
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Editor's picks

Artist Subhaprasanna, who had valued paintings by Mamata Banerjee, summoned by ED in Saradha chit fund case

OpIndia Staff -
Subhaprasanna is also being probed for certain financial transactions done with the Saradha Group through his bank account
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News Reports

While trying to mock Modi supporters, ‘comedian’ Mohit Morani mocks the Kashmiri Pandit exodus

OpIndia Staff -
In a gig mocking PM Modi's supporters, Mohit Morani was seen mocking the traumatic exodus of Kashmiri Pandit community
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News Reports

Maharashtra: BJP MLA asks if a fine of Rs 143 crore on Bajaj Auto was reduced to Rs 25 crore after meeting Aaditya Thackeray

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MLA Atul Bhatkhalkar said that a fine of Rs 143 crores levied on Bajaj Auto for not-utilising land was reduced to Rs 25 crores
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Politics

Kerala: CPI(M) workers demand TM Siddique as a candidate in Muslim-majority Ponnani constituency, reject P Nandakumar

OpIndia Staff -
CPM has selected P Nandakumar as candidate in Ponnani for the coming assembly elections. The seat is presently held by Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan.
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News Reports

USA: Abusive woman passenger threatens to sue Uber after getting banned, gets banned from Lyft too

OpIndia Staff -
Ride-hailing service Lyft has said that they are removing the said woman from their community and will not let her use their cabs. Interestingly, the woman had in a video, stated that she prefers Lyft.
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News Reports

TMC to release manifesto for West Bengal assembly elections on Maha Shivratri

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee will perform Shivratri pooja in the morning in Nandigram and then leave for Kolkata to release the manifesto
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Politics

Prashant Kishor and temple runs: When ‘product’ is hard to sell, the ‘political strategist’ invokes their Hindu card

Nirwa Mehta -
Prashant Kishor's politician clients resort to asserting their Hindu identity ahead of elections
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News Reports

Bangladeshi terrorist outfits transferred money to terrorists in Kashmir in the form of cryptocurrency: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Two terrorists arrested by Bangladesh police revealed that terror funding is now being carried out through cryptocurrency.
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News Reports

Sachin Vaze transferred from Crime Branch after Mansukh Hiren’s wife suspected his involvement in her husband’s death

OpIndia Staff -
Mansukh Hiren’s wife said that Sachin Vaze was using the Scorpio car, found outside Antilia with explosives, for several months
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Opinions

Why American liberals need to shut up about India

Abhishek Banerjee -
Dear American liberals, give India a break and look at your own country. The one that kneels before China and wags its finger at India.
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News Reports

Buckingham Palace releases statement after Harry-Meghan’s ‘racism’ allegation, says the issue is ‘concerning’

OpIndia Staff -
The Buckingham Palace has released a statement after Prince Harry and his wife Meghan indirectly accused the British royal family of racism.
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Politics

BJP MP Tirath Singh Rawat to become new chief minister of Uttarakhand

OpIndia Staff -
Tirat Singh Rawat, an MP from Chaubttakhal, was the chief of the party in Uttarakhand in 2013-15 and served as an MLA from the state in the past.
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News Reports

TMC MP Mahua Moitra served notice for her rants against ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi in Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
In her speech in the parliament, Mahua Moitra had targeted former CJI Ranjan Gogoi over sexual harassment allegations.
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Social Media

Twitter suspends Oxford student Rashmi Samant’s account citing her age, restores it later with temporary restrictions

OpIndia Staff -
Currently, her account is temporarily restricted and Twitter has attached a warning to her account saying that there has been some unusual activity from Rashmi Samant's account.
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News Reports

Republic Day riots: Two more, including Dutch national Maninderjit Singh arrested, was trying to flee on forged documents

OpIndia Staff -
Maninderjit Singh is a habitual offender and was arrested from Delhi airport as he tried to flee on forged documents.
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