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US State Department releases fact sheet alleging Covid-19 virus may have originated in Wuhan Institute of Virology, demands a thorough probe

OpIndia Staff -
US state department says that Wuhan Institute of Virology was studying the bat virus, and several researches had become sick
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News Reports

How luck favoured ‘yorker specialist’ Natarajan and he became a game-changer for the Indian cricket team in Australia

Dibakar Dutta -
While Indian fans await his splendid performance in the second innings of the Brisbane Test, for T Natarajan, the game has just begun.
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News Reports

On Day 1 of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, 1.65 lakh beneficiaries vaccinated across 3,351 sites in India

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi launched the world's biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive in the country today at 10:30 am via video conferencing
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Media

Nidhi Razdan, fake Harvard professorship and her blog explaining the fiasco, which raises more questions than answers: Details

K Bhattacharjee -
Nidhi Razdan has now penned a blog detailing how she fell victim to a phishing attack promising her professorship at Harvard.
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News Reports

‘Temple attacks in Andhra have enraged Hindu community, state govt not taking any action,’ Pejavara Mutt’s seer writes to Amit Shah

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The seer has sought a committee of intelligence officials to conduct a transparent inquiry on the temple attacks in Andhra
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News Reports

‘Minions won’t let outsiders enter’, chef-filmmaker Vikas Khanna backs Kangana Ranaut on nepotism in Bollywood, alleges being told ‘pay or we’ll destroy’

OpIndia Staff -
Celebrity chef turned director Vikas Khanna becomes the latest victim of nepotism in Bollywood
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News Reports

“Absolutely rubbish”, “Propaganda driven” and “Hinduphobic”: Netizens call for a boycott of Tandav web-series on Amazon Prime

Jinit Jain -
Saif Ali Khan-starrer Tandav on Amazon Prime is drawing severe flak online for its Hinduphobic content
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Media

What the Nidhi-Harvard story reveals about our world: Get off your high horse, you are not that special, anyway

Abhishek Banerjee -
Liberal journalist, Nidhi Razdan, thought she had received an offer from Harvard University to become an Associate Professor of journalism.
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News Reports

Kerala state board Class 9 textbook distorts history, claims Abu al-Qasim Al-Zahwari was the ‘Father of Surgery’ instead of Sushrutha

OpIndia Staff -
Indian physician Sushrutha, who lived much earlier than Al-Zahwari, is considered to be the 'father of surgery'
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News Reports

They’re paying someone in Taloja to torture him till he names Arnab, he’s on death bed: Ex-BARC CEO family speak up, file affidavit

OpIndia Staff -
Days after they arrested BARC COO Romil Ramgarhia, they arrested BARC former CEO Partho Dasgupta on the 25th of December 2020.
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News Reports

Anti-farm law protesters attack vaccination center in Haryana, chase doctors away: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Chaotic scenes were observed in Kaithal, Haryana where an attempt was made to chase doctors away from the vaccination center.
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News Reports

Condom over Shivling: Netizens slam actress Sayoni Ghosh for desecrating Hindu symbol, expose her dubious ‘account hacked’ claim

Dibakar Dutta -
Saayoni Ghosh claimed that her account was hacked and she didn't posted the image in 2015, but netizens proved she is lying
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News Reports

13-year-old boy raped, pushed into prostitution and begging after his kidnap and forced sex-change surgery: Shocking details emerge from Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
The harrowing ordeal of the Delhi teenage boy began after he met the accused at a dance event in Laxmi Nagar about three years ago
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World

CNN’s ‘Ted Cruz-Dorito’ clarification is fake, but here is a real ‘crowbar-ProBar’ correction issued post spreading fake news

Jinit Jain -
It was claimed that Ted Cruz was seen wearing a pin of QAnon symbol that was later discovered to be a Dorito snack chip stuck to his suit
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News Reports

Jhanvi Kukreja murder case: Autopsy reveals no sexual assault, accused sent to judicial custody

OpIndia Staff -
The Khar police have failed to find eye witness testimonies or any concrete evidence in connection to the Jhanvi Kukreja murder case.
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News Reports

‘Physically and mentally tortured’ former BARC CEO, arrested by Mumbai Police, admitted to hospital, daughter requests PM Modi to save his life

OpIndia Staff -
Pratyusha Dasgupta, the daughter of former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta, has appealed to PM Modi to save her father's life.
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News Reports

When Lalu Prasad’s daughter, Misa Bharti, also pretended to deliver a lecture at Harvard University

OpIndia Staff -
Harvard University had junked the fake claims about being invited as a speaker by the university made by Misa Bharti
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh Police arrest one Mehboob from Karnataka for allegedly kidnaping a Hindu girl and trying to convert her to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Mehboob had allegedly befriended the Hindu girl on social media and lured her by promising a job.
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World

Kashmiri-origin appointee in Joe Biden’s White House team has links to Islamist org, CIA Director pick has concerns about ‘Hindu majoritarianism’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Joe Biden has appointed Sameera Fazili of Kashmiri origin as the Deputy Director of the National Economic Council.
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World

All you need to know about Navdeep Bains, minister who resigned from Trudeau govt: Corruption, Khalistan, immigration scam and lobbying for China

OpIndia Staff -
Navdeep Bains is considered to be one of the aggressive Khalistan sympathizers within the Canada government.
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News Reports

‘Dawai bhi, Kadaai bhi’ is the new mantra, says PM Modi while flagging off world’s largest vaccination program against Covid-19

OpIndia Staff -
India will inoculate 30 crore people against Covid-19 in the largest ever vaccination program that started on 16th January
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OpIndia Scoops

BHU to induct degree course on Hindu Studies with Ancient scriptures, Vedas, Puranas and more: Exclusive details

रवि अग्रहरि -
Bharat Adhyayan Kendra of BHU has come up with a structured two-year course on Hindu Studies, scriptures and traditions
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Government and Policy

Watch: Sanitation worker Manish Kumar becomes the first person to receive Coronavirus vaccine at AIIMS Delhi

Jinit Jain -
PM Modi on Saturday flagged off India's Coronavirus vaccine drive, the biggest immunisation exercise in the world
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News Reports

Mumbai Police accused of tearing Lord Shri Ram’s posters in Malwani and arresting 3 VHP workers for filming the act: What we know

OpIndia Staff -
The VHP have alleged that Mumbai Police personnel in Malwani had removed and tore the posters of Ram Mandir Nidhi Sankalan Abhiyan
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News Reports

HDFC Bank removes video hailing Pastor Praveen as ‘Neighbourhood Hero’ after his arrest for making hate speech against Hindus: Details

OpIndia Staff -
In August 2020, HDFC Bank had posted a video on its YouTube channel in which it hailed Pastor Praveen as a 'Neighbourhood Hero'.
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News Reports

As India rolls out the Coronavirus vaccine drive, health workers break out in cheer: Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
Health workers at Coronavirus vaccine centres cheered as the vaccines reached there ahead of the launch of vaccination programme.
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Government and Policy

India starts Coronavirus vaccine drive: Here is a list of those who would first get the much-awaited vaccine

Dibakar Dutta -
As India rolls out Coronavirus vaccine drive today, the country will eagerly watch the first group of healthcare workers, who will receive the vaccine
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News Reports

After a global outcry, WhatsApp issues clarification, delays enforcement of updated privacy policy: Read full details

OpIndia Staff -
The WhatsApp privacy policy update invited backlash after the app said it reserved the right to share some user data with Facebook.
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Media

Ravish Kumar apologises for spreading fake news about paddy procurement by govt after letter to NDTV by PIB: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
After getting caught for peddling fake news about paddy procurement by govt, controversial NDTV news anchor Ravish Kumar has apologized
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Politics

From ‘no trust on BJP’s vaccine’ to ‘impotency’ to ‘they can cause death’, Samajwadi Party’s petty politics over COVID-19 vaccine just does not end

Jhankar Mohta -
Samajwadi Party has been continuously trying to create an atmosphere of panic by spreading fake news about Covid-19 vaccine
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News Reports

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar spreads fake news on paddy procurement by govt: Read full details of letter written by govt of India

OpIndia Staff -
PIB Additional Director General sent a letter to NDTV after Ravish Kumar used wrong data to accuse govt of lying about paddy procurement
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Media

Ashoka University removes links introducing Nidhi Razdan as Harvard professor, another institute quietly edits website: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The Ashoka University has announced that it is withdrawing tweets and posts related to Nidhi Razdan.
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Media

Nidhi Razdan Harvard fiasco: Former Director of Harvard’s Nieman Journalism Lab says the University does not offer journalism courses

OpIndia Staff -
Nidhi Razdan revealed that she had fallen for a phishing attack and that Harvard University had not really offered her a job.
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News Reports

Fresh wave of coronavirus cases reported in Hebei province, massive quarantine centres being built by Chinese govt

Shashank Bharadwaj -
China has transferred more than 20 thousand people to these makeshift centres at Shijiazhuang in Hebei province after fresh cases emerged in the North China province.
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News Reports

Nidhi Razdan got ‘scammed’ into believing that she got a job from Harvard University: Here is what does not make sense in her story

Raju Das -
While Nidhi Razdan says that the Harvard job she was offered was fake, last year she had said she is teaching in Harvard
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Crime

Rajasthan: SDM was seeking bribe during meeting where CM Gehlot spoke against corruption, arrested

Jinit Jain -
SDM Pinky Meena, and SDM Pushkar Mittal, along with the agent of a former SP have been arrested for taking bribes over a national highway project.
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Media

‘Tit for Tat’, ‘Work of Art’: Netizens react to the Nidhi Razdan Harvard fiasco, question her logic

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens have been commenting on the Nidhi Razdan Harvard fiasco and pointed out the incredulousness of the whole situation.
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News Reports

Puja Bharti murder case from Ranchi: Facebook account of victim deleted, BJP questions police inaction

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has warned that it will hit the streets to protest in case the culprits are not arrested soon.
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Media

The Nidhi Razdan Harvard fiasco: A user had sounded off the alarms as early as September 2020

OpIndia Staff -
Nidhi Razdan revealed on Friday that she fell victim to a phishing scam and confirmed that she was never offered a job by Harvard.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh High Court adjourns bail application of ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui: Details

Jhankar Mohta -
Munawar Faruqui had moved the MP HC seeking bail after the magistrate’s court and sessions court rejected his bail plea
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News Reports

Nidhi Razdan was scammed into believing she got an offer from the real Harvard University to become a professor of journalism: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Nidhi Razdan, formerly with NDTV, has revealed that she was the victim of a phishing attack and Harvard never came calling.
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News Reports

Punjab: Amidst farmer protests, Centre makes an all-time high purchase of rice and cotton at MSP

OpIndia Staff -
The Cotton Corporation of India (CCI), which is governed by the Union Ministry of Textiles, has reportedly purchased 85% of kapas (raw cotton) marketed for the month of December in Punjab.
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World

Pakistan aircraft PIA Boeing 777 seized by authorities, passengers stranded: Read why Malaysia acted against PIA

OpIndia Staff -
Malaysian authorities seized a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Boeing-777 at the Kuala Lumpur Airport.
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News Reports

Justin Trudeau helped China to cover-up origin of Coronavirus at inception of the outbreak: Claims Canadian portal quoting military document

OpIndia Staff -
Canadian news portal Rebel News has accessed a military report saying that Canada was aware of Coronavirus in October 2019
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World

BLM activist, Antifa, anarchist or FBI asset? What we know so far about John Sullivan, who was spotted instigating mobs at Capitol Hill

OpIndia Staff -
John Sullivan shot to the limelight after he appeared with jade Sacker on CNN for a chat with anchor Anderson Cooper.
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Entertainment

Movie critic Rajeev Masand, who wrote vile ‘blinds’ against Sushant Singh Rajput, joins Karan Johar’s new venture as COO

OpIndia Staff -
Rajeev Masand has quit film 'journalism' and joined as the COO of new talent management company by Karan Johar
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World

USA: FBI arrests MIT’s nanotech professor for hiding links with Chinese govt

OpIndia Staff -
The FBI said Chen was involved in various efforts to promote China's technological and scientific development, including acting as an "overseas expert" for the Chinese government at the request of its New York consulate.
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News Reports

SP leader ST Hassan trivializes violence against Ram Bhakts, says BJP is paying Muslims to pelt stones on Ram Mandir donation rallies

OpIndia Staff -
SP MP ST Hassan said BJP would try to gain in UP elections by getting sell-out Muslims to throw stones at Ram Mandir donation rallies
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News Reports

Large scale survey conducted in Prayagraj, 50 sites of archaeological importance found along the Ganges: Details

OpIndia Staff -
ASI New Delhi, has licensed the Prayagraj college for conducting the archaeological survey in this area
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World

Ministry of Truth soon? The United States might soon go the China way as AOC discusses plans to ‘rein in’ the media

K Bhattacharjee -
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC as she is popularly known, has said that the Congress is "looking into" 'media literacy initiatives'.
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