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‘Biggest crime is I am Muslim’: TMC MLA breaks down into tears after being denied ticket, calls party the ‘B Team’ of BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Sitting Trinamool Congress MLA from Nalhati, Moinuddin Shams, has announced in tears that he has quit the party.
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Politics

This time it’s personal: Suvendu Adhikari vs Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram is officially on, the most high profile contest this election season

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The BJP has announced that Suvendu Adhikari will be the party candidate versus Mamata Banerjee from Nandigram.
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Crime

Islamists in Pakistan try to lynch a man alleging blasphemy, man says he had only questioned maulana for not solving problem after taking money

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Islamist mob in Karachi in Pakistan tried to lynch a man to death alleging he had desecrated a copy of the Quran, which he has denied
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World

Almost 100% of China’s public spaces under watch: Here is how China turned neighbours into agents of the Chinese Communist Party

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China is close to achieving a complete surveillance of its public spaces with its ambitious 'Sharp Eyes' programme that turns neighbours into enablers of communist surveillance state
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Media

‘Can’t wait to anchor Jabab Chay Bangla’: Republic Bangla to go on air from March 7, Arnab Goswami to anchor a debate show

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The channel has taken to its official Twitter handle to announce the official launch of its Bengali News channel Republic Bangla
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Interviews

Violence in Bengal, election rigging, misgiving of Congress, Abbas Siddiqui, COVID-19 and China: CPI (M) leader Rabin Deb talks to OpIndia

Nupur J Sharma -
Rabin Deb, one of the tallest leaders in West Bengal of the CPI (M) talks to OpIndia ahead of the 2021 elections, TMC and BJP
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News Reports

Congress caught trying to pass off old video of mock drill as police shooting CAA protesters to malign BJP govt in Assam

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Congress uses a video from mock drill by police in Jharkhand which was earlier also used several times to spread fake news
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News Reports

Pakistan PM Imran Khan wins vote of confidence in National Assembly after finance minister lost the Senate election

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and its allies had a strength of 180 members while the Opposition had a total strength of 160 members.
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Entertainment

Javed Akhtar confirms he will make a movie based on the life of Rakhi Sawant: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Javed Akhtar has confirmed that he wants to make a movie based on the life of controversial entertainer Rakhi Sawant.
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News Reports

As Myanmar police officers flee to India to avoid shooting at civilians, Myanmar authorities request India to return them

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Head of Myanmar's Falam district wrote to Mizoram's Champhai district DC to return 8 police officers "to uphold friendly relations"
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News Reports

Antilia bomb scare: Mansukh Hiren had written to Maharashtra CM and others alleging harassment by police and journalists. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Two days before Mansukh Hiren had gone missing, he had sent a letter to Maharashtra CM, HM, and the police alleging mental harassment
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Cricket

India smash England by an innings in 4th test, win series 3-1 to qualify for the World Test Championship final

OpIndia Staff -
India have won the 4th Test Match versus England at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad by an innings and 25 runs.
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News Reports

Delhi: Landowners move High Court after AAP Govt refuses to accept land they want to donate to build a school

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The plea states that the AAP govt has been taking no action on their request to transfer the land to the state to build a school
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Politics

‘He wants to work with PM Modi’: Mithun Chakraborty to attend BJP’s Brigade Ground rally, Akshay Kumar may participate too

OpIndia Staff -
Mithun Chakraborty will be joining PM Modi on the dias at BJP's mega show at the Brigade parade ground in Kolkata.
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Politics

‘Golden moment I was waiting for’: Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi joins BJP after resigning from TMC

OpIndia Staff -
While speaking about his decision, Dinesh Trivedi emphasised, "This was the golden moment I had been waiting for."
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News Reports

Mansukh Hiren’s family refuses to accept his body until his postmortem report is made public: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The family members of Mansukh Hiren have reportedly asked the police to make the postmortem report public.
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Cricket

Sunil Gavaskar ‘debuts’ on Instagram on 50th anniversary of his first Test for India: Here’s Sachin Tendulkar’s message for him on the occasion

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Sunil Gavaskar was felicitated by the BCCI ahead of the 3rd Day of the 4th Test match between India versus England.
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News Reports

Police officials of Myanmar and their family members flee to Mizoram to avoid military junta orders of shooting at civilians

OpIndia Staff -
Mizoram CM Zoramthanga said that his government will provide food and shelter for the refugees from Myanmar
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News Reports

UP government felicitates 98-year-old man for being ‘Atmanirbhar’ after a video of him selling chana goes viral

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The 98-year-old 'Atmanirbhar' man said that he did not want to be physically weak or a burden on his family
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Politics

Sushmita Dev resigned or has she not? Trouble for Congress in Assam over seat sharing arrangement with AIUDF

OpIndia Staff -
Sushmita Dev, president of the All India Mahila Congress, was reported to have resigned from the Congress party.
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News Reports

Similipal forest fire in Odisha successfully controlled by the forest department

OpIndia Staff -
300 hectare of land of the Similipal National Park in Odisha is reported to have been affected by the forest fire
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News Reports

NCPCR to take action against Christian NGO Persecution Relief for tarnishing the reputation of India

OpIndia Staff -
NCPCR said that Persecution Relief published a false report about the abuse of Child protection law in India and shared it in 150 countries
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News Reports

After IT raids, Taapsee Pannu suffers a meltdown and admits that she was questioned about cash receipts of Rs 5 crores

OpIndia Staff -
Taapsee Pannu attempted to take a sly at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for simply clarifying the facts about the raids
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News Reports

West Bengal: Six BJP workers injured after bombs were hurled at them allegedly by TMC workers

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The injured BJP workers alleged that crude bombs were hurled at them by TMC workers when they were returning from a wedding.
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News Reports

Watch: ‘Farmers’ bully and pounce on a young girl as she confronts Rakesh Tikait on Republic Day riots

OpIndia Staff -
When the girl questioned Rakesh Tikait over the Republic Day riots, farmer leaders on the stage snatched away the microphone from her
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News Reports

Kerala: I-T department attaches Cheruvally estate owned by Believers Church accused of foreign currency norms violation

OpIndia Staff -
KP Yohannan, founder of the Believers Church, is facing legal action in the USA for embezzling millions of dollars received as donations.
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News Reports

TMC supporters burn down own party office after former MLA Arabul Islam denied ticket from Bhangar constituency

OpIndia Staff -
It must be mentioned that Arabul Islam was arrested in 2018 by West Bengal police for the murder of his opponent Hafijur Rahaman.
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News Reports

Antilia bomb scare: Police recover handkerchiefs tied to Mansukh Hiren’s mouth, his wife says he met Mumbai Police officer hours before death

OpIndia Staff -
Vimla, the wife of one Mansukh Hiren has said that her husband had left the house saying he was going to meet crime branch officer Tawde
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Politics

Trinamool names Saayoni Ghosh, who had insulted God Shiva in a tweet, as their candidate from Asansol South: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Trinamool Congress has named actress Saayoni Ghosh as their candidate from Asansol South for the Assembly Elections.
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News Reports

Catholic school expels 3 kids of an OnlyFans model after ‘jealous’ mothers of other children complain about her ‘raunchy pictures’

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The OnlyFans model said that a group of jealous 'Karen mums' complained to the school about her, leading to expulsion of her children
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Editor's picks

‘Haram or Halal, TMC wants only money’, says West Bengal Congress leader Haji Mohabbat Khan in an interview with OpIndia

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leader said that if 'communal BJP' has to be stopped from winning in West Bengal, then Congress is the only hope
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News Reports

NHRC takes cognisance of Brahmin man wrongfully imprisoned for 20 years, demands action against the responsible officers

OpIndia Staff -
Vishnu Tiwari had spent 20 years in jail on false charges of rape and provisions of the SC/ST Act before Allahabad High Court acquitted him
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News Reports

‘He got carried away, committed a serious mistake’: Bombay HC upholds bail for Areeb Majeed, accused of traveling abroad to join ISIS

OpIndia Staff -
Areeb Majeed, who left to fight for ISIS in Syria, has walked of prison today after his bail was upheld by the Bombay High Court.
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News Reports

BJP releases first list of 70 candidates for Assam elections, Sarbananda Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma to contest from their constituencies

OpIndia Staff -
BJP will contest in 92 out of total 126 seats in Assam, while it has given 26 seats to its ally AGP, and 8 seats to its new ally UPPL.
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World

China claims to have achieved goal of ‘zero poverty’ but the truth is a lot more complicated

OpIndia Staff -
China recently declared that the National Poverty Alleviation Summary and Commendation Conference has been a success.
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News Reports

Raped for 16 months, coerced to kill her son, looted Rs 45 lakhs: Read how ‘Roshan’ baba alias Sajid Siddiqui exploited a lady in...

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Rajasthan police arrested 'Roshan' baba alias Sajid Siddiqui and his associates after the victim's husband lodged a complaint
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News Reports

Owner of the explosive-laden car found outside Antilia was in touch with Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze: Claims Devendra Fadnavis

OpIndia Staff -
Fadnavis said Mansukh Hiren had made and received multiple calls from Mumbai Police officer Sachin Vaze in the last few months
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News Reports

All you need to know about Elon Musk’s Starlink, which has begun pre-booking in India

OpIndia Staff -
Currently, Elon Musk's SpaceX, of which Starlink is a venture, has already sent 1000 such satellites to the Earth's orbit. In the future, the company plans to expand the number to a network of 12,000 satellites.
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Books

Rahul Roushan’s book ‘Sanghi Who Never Went To A Shakha’ goes out of stock on Amazon

OpIndia Staff -
The Kindle version of the book, however, can be pre-ordered on Amazon.
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News Reports

Mansukh Hiren, whose explosive laden car was parked near Mukesh Ambani’s residence, found dead: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Mansukh Hiren, whose car laden with explosives was found near the residence of Mukesh Ambani and family, has been found dead.
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Opinions

How Freedom House duped millions of Indians into signing up for an anti-India agenda

Abhishek Banerjee -
You must have seen the headlines yesterday. India has been 'downgraded.’ By whom? Some apparently international organization called Freedom House.
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News Reports

Muslims have much more share in welfare schemes of state government than their population in the state: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

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"The Muslim population in UP is 17-19 per cent, but their share in the benefits of welfare schemes is 30-35 per cent", the UP CM said
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News Reports

NCB files charge sheet in Bollywood-drug nexus case triggered by the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, Rhea Chakraborty and her brother named

OpIndia Staff -
The charge sheet includes the names 33 people including that of actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik CHakraborty.
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News Reports

Scientists point out flaws in WHO investigation into Coronavirus origins, demand unrestricted and independent probe: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The letter emphasised that the joint team of WHO and Chinese experts lacked the required access, mandate and independence to come to a definitive conclusion about the origins of the Coronavirus.
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Law

Kerala govt backed entry of ‘activist’ Bindu Ammini into Sabarimala, says Kerala HC while granting bail to two Hindu activists: Details

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Most importantly, the Kerala High Court also admitted that the Bindu Ammini was an 'activist' and not a devotee.
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Law

Watch: Video of lawyer lunching during virtual court session goes viral, Tushar Mehta asks him to send food over

OpIndia Staff -
When the advocate looks into the camera, Tushar Mehta amusing makes hand gestures and asks him to send some food across to him
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Opinions

‘Even if life was taken away illegally, courts are helpless’: the Congress toolkit for protecting institutions

Abhishek Banerjee -
Rahul Gandhi had recently said that though the Emergency was wrong, Congress has never tried to capture India's institutional framework.
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Politics

‘Does money in Bollywood come from Ganga?’: Shiv Sena mouthpiece claims Taapsee Pannu, Anurag Kashyap targeted for supporting ‘farmer protests’

OpIndia Staff -
The Saamana editorial asked why only Taapsee Pannu and Anurag Kashyap were targeted and not other Bollywood celebrities.
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News Reports

‘Malvani pattern a larger conspiracy to expel Hindus and settle Bangladeshis, Rohingya Muslims’: BJP leader Mangal Prabhat Lodha in Maha assembly

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai BJP President Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Thursday highlighted the Hindu exodus underway at Malad-Malvani suburb
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Crime

Tihar: Cops foil rapist Shahid’s plan to kill 2 Delhi riots accused through mercury poisoning, was inspired by ISIS

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi police nabbed two accused following a month-long internal investigation for conspiring to kill two Tihar jail inmates.
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