Archives of OpIndia

News Reports

Delhi govt distances itself from Education Director’s comments saying students will get marks even if they write questions in place of answers

OpIndia Staff -
A video had viral where Directorate of Education (DoE) director of Delhi had said students will get marks even if they write questions in exam
Read more
Opinions

In India, Hindus are never lynched

Nirwa Mehta -
Don't let another Rinku Sharma be lynched by a communal mob because you chose to either stay silent or justify this.
Read more
Opinions

Self criticism for the online right: Why are we giving liberals a free pass on the economy right now?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Most forecasters agree that India will show the highest GDP growth among all major economies in 2021.
Read more
News Reports

The Quint quietly changes headline after hailing China’s Galwan Valley casualties as ‘martyrs’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
China has admitted, finally, that the PLA did suffer casualties during the Galwan Valley Clash with Indian troops.
Read more
News Reports

Russia reports world’s first case of humans infected with H5N8 strain of bird flu

OpIndia Staff -
The highly contagious H5N8 strain is lethal for birds, however, it was never reported to have spread to humans.
Read more
News Reports

How new CCTV footage debunks The Print’s malicious narrative that tried to blame Rinku Sharma for his death

OpIndia Staff -
New CCTV footage has emerged that shows the brutal manner in which Rinku Sharma was murdered in Delhi.
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan-origin British boxer Amir Khan’s wife Faryal Makhdoom criticised for accusing fan of being lesbian in her hijab pic

OpIndia Staff -
Faryal Makhdoom also got accused of being a 'convertible' for wearing abaya and hijab on one day and wearing revealing outfits the other.
Read more
Crime

CCTV footage emerges showing the brutal murder of Rinku Sharma by a mob using knives and sticks, four arrested based on the video

OpIndia Staff -
Deen Mohd, Dilshan, Fayaiz and Faizan arrested in the Rinku Murder case based on a CCTV footage showing the crime
Read more
News Reports

Meerut: Naushad arrested for spitting on Tandoori Rotis while cooking at wedding after video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Naushad who worked as a cook at a wedding was spotted spitting on tandoori rotis before putting it in the oven.
Read more
Entertainment

It’s a boy: Kareena Kapoor and Saif Ali Khan welcome second baby

OpIndia Staff -
Kareena and Saif got married in 2012 and are already parents to four-year-old son Taimur.
Read more
News Reports

West Bengal: Jan Ki Baat team attacked for reporting on alleged irregularities in Mamata Banerjee’s Swasthya Sathi scheme

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking to OpIndia, Pradeep Bhandari said that reporters and data analysts of Jan Ki Baat - Aman Verma, Avik Bhattacharya and Kritarth were brutally attacked in Durgapur for exposing lapses in the 'Swasthya Sathi' scheme
Read more
News Reports

Jharkhand: Congress’ ‘Jan Akrosh Rally’ for farmer protest goes wild as ‘Laila o Laila’ performance enthrals ‘protesting audience’

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Alamgir Alam organised a 'Jan Akrosh Rally' in Jharkhand where "Laila o Laila" was performed to extend support to 'protesting farmers'.
Read more
News Reports

Jammu: Over 1,400 workers resign from Congress party’s NSUI, allege massive corruption, favouritism in elections

OpIndia Staff -
The NSUI leaders had apprised the party leadership about the corruption in the students' union and had also written a letter to Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi.
Read more
World

US President Joe Biden says African-Americans and Hispanics have not been vaccinated because ‘they don’t know how to get online’

OpIndia Staff -
Joe Biden later issued a clarification saying that he was referring to the older members of the two communities who aren't tech-savvy.
Read more
News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Liquor mafia Moti Singh, who killed a UP Police constable earlier this month, killed in an encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Main accused of Kasganj case, liquor mafia Moti Singh, neutralized by UP Police in an encounter
Read more
Crime

Occultist and e-rickshaw driver Aas Mohammad killed by sword-wielding assailants in Ghaziabad, police suspect hand of second wife

OpIndia Staff -
After killing Aas Mohammad, the two assailants escaped on the bike while swinging swords in the air.
Read more
News Reports

Watch: United Airlines Boeing 777 engine catches fire midair, dramatic visuals go viral

OpIndia Staff -
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that Flight 328, a United Airlines plane bound for Honolulu, suffered a failure in its right-hand engine.
Read more
Media

‘Hinduist’ and Navbharat Times: How a Google translate algorithm is inventing a new word that can aid Hinduphobia

OpIndia Staff -
It was alleged that Navbharat Times invented the word 'Hinduist' that closely resembles words such as 'Islamist' and 'Jihadist'.
Read more
News Reports

Petroleum company files complaint against comedian Shyam Rangeela for his video mocking fuel price hike

OpIndia Staff -
Following the complaint, Shyam Rangeela posted another video on Twitter where he explains the entire fiasco
Read more
News Reports

Central forces arrive in West Bengal ahead of upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls: Details

OpIndia Staff -
BJP had urged the EC to deploy central forces in West Bengal ahead of assembly elections due to large scale political violence
Read more
Media

India Today ‘fact check’ whitewashes PFI’s hate parade, insinuates there is nothing wrong with parading chained men in RSS uniforms

OpIndia Staff -
India Today has rushed to the defence of PFI following the hate parade in order to absolve them of guilt.
Read more
Government and Policy

Maharashtra Govt likely to scrap the Direct Benefits Transfer scheme for tribal students and bring back the contract system: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The Maharashtra government had formed a six-member committee to review the benefits of the DBT scheme for tribals students
Read more
Crime

Delhi: Layeek Khan uses a hammer to brutally murder a Hindu girl for refusing his marriage proposal

OpIndia Staff -
The cousin brother of the Hindu girl lodged a complaint saying that Layeek Khan had come to meet Neetu armed with a hammer
Read more
News Reports

Darr ka Mahaul? How a call from an impostor threatening two weeks quarantine convinced Rakesh Tikait to abandon Yavatmal rally

OpIndia Staff -
The 'fake call impostor' posed as SP of Yavatmal and threatened Rakesh Tikait that he would be put under 14 days quarantine.
Read more
News Reports

Demolished Hanuman Mandir reconstructed overnight in Chandni Chowk, BJP and AAP supports decision

OpIndia Staff -
Both the AAP and BJP has claimed that the structure was erected by the people of Chandni Chowk and that they had no issue with it.
Read more
News Reports

Delhi Police’s EOW registers FIR against Harsh Mander’s NGO linked to org that receives funds from Islamist org accused of terror funding: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR against CES of Harsh Mander was registered under sections 406, 409, 420 and 120B of the IPC by Delhi Police's EOW..
Read more
News Reports

From farmer protests to toolkit, Rihanna and communalism: ‘The Australian’ uses its cricket section to run anti-India propaganda

Dibakar Dutta -
An article by Gideon Haigh in ‘The Australian’ made several false claims about the India to malign the country in the world
Read more
News Reports

‘Case is not as innocuous as it appears, a sinister scheme was devised’: Police oppose bail plea of toolkit activist Disha Ravi, court reserves...

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi police said that Disha Ravi has been evasive in giving replies and has shifted the blame onto Nikita Jacob and Shantanu Muluk
Read more
World

Pakistan: Peshawar Medical College to charge rape victims PKR 25,000 for medical examination, PKR 1,500 to keep dead body in cold storage

OpIndia Staff -
Forensic Dept of Medical College University in Peshawar, Pakistan has come out with a callous proposal that seeks to charge rape victims
Read more
News Reports

Wanted for inciting Republic Day violence, gangster Lakha Sidhana releases video inciting people to join another rally in lakhs

OpIndia Staff -
Gangster Lakha Sidhana is on the run ever since Delhi Police booked him for his involvement in the Republic Day violence in Red Fort
Read more
News Reports

Karnataka PFI leader warns Muslims against donating to Ram Mandir, case registered for hate speech: Read what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Following the PFI leader's provocative speech, the Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday has taken a strong exception to his speech and directed police to file a case against the PFI leader.
Read more
News Reports

FIR filed against Congress leader Dr Udit Raj for spreading fake news in Unnao girls death case

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Udit Raj had alleged that the 2 girls who had died in Unnao were sexually assaulted and their family was forced to cremate them
Read more
Opinions

German farmers are in revolt, but lack global ‘liberal’ lobby support, unlike India: Here are 3 reasons why

Abhishek Banerjee -
The farmer revolt in Germany has been happening for a while now. German cities have been choked with long lines of tractors.
Read more
News Reports

Congress party struggles to cope with its financial crisis, sends SOS messages to the party’s strongholds to come to its rescue

OpIndia Staff -
For Congress party, which has lost political significance in almost all states, upcoming Assembly elections in 5 states are of prime concern
Read more
News Reports

From Grooming Jihad to his Sanghi roots and CM prospects: Here is what metro man E Sreedharan said after deciding to join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
One of India's greatest engineers E Sreedharan, fondly known as 'Metro man', is all set to join the BJP during the Rath Yatra in Kerala.
Read more
News Reports

TIME hails Bhim Army chief, who called women wh*res and prostitutes, as a top 100 emerging leader

OpIndia Staff -
The Bhim Army chief is hailed for "spearheading a campaign for justice" in the Hathras case in Uttar Pradesh.
Read more
Politics

‘I don’t shake a**, I break bones’: Kangana Ranaut hits out at MP Congress leader for calling her ‘naachne-gaane wali’

OpIndia Staff -
Kangana Ranaut responded to the sexist slur, saying that she has refused to do item numbers and knows how to break bones.
Read more
News Reports

Solar-Heated Military Tents- Innovator Sonam Wangchuk offers another innovation to help Indian Armed Forces in high altitude areas

OpIndia Staff -
The solar heated tents developed by Sonam Wangchuk can accommodate 10 security personnel and weighs less than 30 kilograms
Read more
News Reports

‘Cow slaughter should be treated at par with murder’: Union Minister Pratap Sarangi writes to Odisha CM after accident of truck carrying cattle illegally

OpIndia Staff -
Pratap Sarangi said that it's time to make punishment under Orissa Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act more stringent at par with murder
Read more
Politics

Allah knew in 2011 that COVID will come in 2020, that is why graveyards were made before that: Watch bizarre viral video of Dr...

OpIndia Staff -
In the undated viral video, Dr Jitendra Awhad said the government had built the graveyard in time to accommodate COVID-19 casualties
Read more
News Reports

West Bengal: Police arrest one Mohammad Hanif for rape and murder of a 9-year-old girl, was living as Ram Kumar for 12 years

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad d Hanif had joined the job of security guard under the name Ram Kumar using forged documents
Read more
News Reports

Furniture giant IKEA to invest Rs 5,500 crore in Uttar Pradesh to build its first shopping mall in India, CM Yogi Adityanath welcomes the...

OpIndia Staff -
It will be the third IKEA outlet in the country, and the first IKEA store anchored shopping mall in India built by the company
Read more
Social Media

Arvind Kejriwal asks Gujaratis to give AAP a chance in local body polls, Gujaratis give a befitting reply

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal, CM and AAP supremo appealed to Gujaratis via Twitter to give the party a chance in the local body polls
Read more
Politics

Shiv Sena inducts out-on-bail convicted murderers Rahatmulla Khan, Indin Shaikh and Anawar Shaikh into the party: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Three people convicted for the murder of senior RPI leader Naresh Gaikwad have been inducted into Shiv Sena by senior party leaders on Tuesday.
Read more
Politics

‘Will the BJP take responsibility’, asks Shiv Sena as it looks to shift blame, hits out at BJP for rising Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Instead of owning up to its administrative failure, Shiv Sena has alleged that BJP needs to take the blame for rising Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra
Read more
News Reports

Shooter Manu Bhaker accuses Delhi airport officials of ‘treating her like criminal’, Air India refutes allegation as Minister Kiren Rijiju steps in: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Shooter Manu Bhaker was refused permission to board Air India flight after officials asked her to pay extra charges for carrying and ammunition
Read more
News Reports

Amidst chants of Allahu Akbar, PFI rally in Kerala parades chained people dressed in RSS uniform, depict the Moplah massacre of Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Apart from people in RSS uniforms, the PFI rally also had people dressed as British officers, chained and tied with ropes
Read more
News Reports

Oracle Corporation, which was to acquire TikTok in USA, sold software to China that enabled invasive surveillance of citizens: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Slides from a presentation by Oracle show that four products were used by Chinese police authorities for 'criminal analysis'
Read more
News Reports

Greta Thunberg rallies in defence of Disha Ravi after landing the Indian ‘toolkit activist’ in trouble: Details

OpIndia Staff -
It is pertinent to recall that it was Greta Thunberg herself who landed Disha Ravi in trouble after leaking the 'toolkit'.
Read more
News Reports

Madhya Pradesh govt decides to rename Hoshangabad district as Narmadapuram

OpIndia Staff -
Hoshangabad was named after Sultan Hoshang Shah, who had destroyed temples, and the great lakes of Bhopal build by Raja Bhoj
Read more
1...900901902...1,520Page 901 of 1,520