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Tamil Nadu: Pastor named Victor Jesudasan arrested for looting people in the name of providing scholarships

OpIndia Staff -
Pastor Victor Jesudasan is also involved in a case of money laundering worth Rs 2 lakh 27 thousand.
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Opinions

From drawing partition lines between Maa Durga and Shri Ram to Bengalis, Amartya Sen’s xenophobia get a pass because he is not a fan...

Abhishek Banerjee -
Folks like Amartya Sen are obsessed with things like who is the ‘heir’ to what, which implies a fascination with royalty
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News Reports

A year on, ‘Chakka jam’ returns to Delhi: ‘Farmer leader’ Rakesh Tikait now instigates more roadblocks while opposing farm laws

OpIndia Staff -
Rakesh Tikait, the alleged farmer leader, on Wednesday urged the opposition parties to join the protests and also called the blocking of roads.
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News Reports

Old addresses and switched off phones: How UK returnees are increasing risks of the new COVID strain

OpIndia Staff -
Health departments across states are worried as many UK returnees are untraceable due to old, or wrong contact details.
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News Reports

Mutated coronavirus: India extends the temporary suspension of flights to and from the United Kingdom

OpIndia Staff -
India had temporarily suspended the flights to and from UK till December 31 after a more-infectious mutated coronavirus strain was detected in the United Kingdom
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Opinions

From the year without summer to Communism and diseases: With the disasters we have endured over centuries, was 2020 really that bad?

Sanghamitra -
For civilisations that have seen the plagues, earthquakes, colonisation and the atrocities of communist rules, the COVID outbreak is a minor ordeal that will soon be overcome.
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News Reports

India-Pakistan conflict: The history of Line of Control and Pakistan’s continuous ceasefire violations

Aditi -
Despite several agreements and resolutions Pakistan has continued its Guerrilla war in Jammu and Kashmir and its relentless ceasefire violations.
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Politics

Spooked by Uttar Pradesh film city? Maha govt to organise ‘Bollywood tours’ to boost tourism

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra government, in a bid to boost tourism in the state, will now be organising bollywood tours amongst others.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Former Foreign Minister Khwaja Asif arrested in corruption case, Nawaz Sharif calls it Imran Khan’s ‘desperation’

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's former foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif arrested by NAB over assets beyond means of income.
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Media

NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain gets reality checked by ex-P&G India chief Gurcharan Das over reforms and Punjab farmers’ vandalism

OpIndia Staff -
As Punjab farmers go vandalising and destroying Reliance Jio towers to protest against the new farm laws, NDTV's Sreenivasan Jain got schooled by Gurcharan Das, former CEO of Procter & Gamble, India.
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News Reports

Out on bail Newslaundry Columnist calls Kashmiri Pandits ‘most pampered minority’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Out on bail Newslaundry Columnist Sharjeel Usmani has called Kashmiri Pandits 'most pampered minority group in India'.
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News Reports

Highest number of ceasefire violations since 2003 by Pakistani troops along the LoC: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Shelling and firing by Pakistan has severely affected the people living in border areas forcing them to migrate.
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Editor's picks

Will current COVID-19 vaccines work against new mutant strains detected in UK and South Africa? Here is what scientific advisor to Govt says

OpIndia Staff -
Govt of India has said that the vaccines will work against the Covid-19 variants detected in the UK and South Africa
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World

Donald Trump voted most admired man in USA for 2020, ends Obama’s 12 year reign

OpIndia Staff -
American President Donald Trump unseated his predecessor Barack Obama who had held on to the title for the past 12 years.
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News Reports

‘Ichchhadhaari protester’ Yogendra Yadav attempts to hold country ransom, makes crazy demands to resolve protests: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Yogendra Yadav said that they will discuss the repeal of laws against stubble burning which contributes towards air pollution in NCR.
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Politics

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah admits he eats ‘cattle meat’, rants at Congress foundation day event: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah admitted on Monday that he ate 'cattle meat'.
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Crime

After Begumbagh stone pelting, Hindu rally in Indore that was collecting donations for Ram Mandir attacked

OpIndia Staff -
On December 25, a similar rally in Ujjain collecting donations for Ayodhya temple was attacked by a Muslim mob with stones.
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OpIndia Explains

The world shows little faith in Chinese Coronavirus vaccine, including its eternal rental state, Pakistan: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
Across the world, nations have been sceptical of the efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine produced by the Chinese companies
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Politics

When ex-PM Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi strongly supported ‘kaala kanoon’ of farm laws, and some ‘intellectuals’ who said the same

Anurag -
As the new farm laws have become a matter of grave debate, political leaders are trying to exploit them for their benefit. But at what cost?
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Politics

Suvendu Adhikari and BJP workers attacked by TMC goons in Nandigram while on their way to Janakinath Temple: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Suvendu Adhikari said, "We will not tolerate such attacks. The attackers must be arrested else we know how to launch a mass movement.
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News Reports

Gujarat to lead the way in the renewable energy sector, as state government announces additional benefits in Solar Power policy

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Solar Power Policy 2021 announced by Gujarat government.
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Politics

As Rahul Gandhi holidays in Italy, signs of tension between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot emerge in Rajasthan yet again

OpIndia Staff -
Nonchalant of the developments within the party, as Rahul Gandhi jets away to Italy, reports suggests that all is still not well in Rajasthan
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World

1000 girls, mainly Hindu, are abducted, raped and converted to Islam every year in Pakistan: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
As many as 1000 girls of religious minorities in Pakistan are converted to Islam every year
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Politics

‘Vagina owners’, ‘menstruators’: The year ‘social justice warriors’ finally threw women under the bus

K Bhattacharjee -
Women have been finally thrown under the bus by postmodernists, or 'social justice warriors' as they are popularly known.
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Editor's picks

Shoaib Akhtar’s deranged rant on Pakistani cricketers not making it to ICC list of players for decade will partly redeem your 2020

OpIndia Staff -
Shoaib Akhtar accused the ICC of discouraging unsportsmanlike behaviour. "Now, you cannot push anyone or even say mean things," he lamented.
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News Reports

Bhopal: Mohammad Rafiq pretends to be Ravi to marry a Hindu woman, forges Aadhar card to convince family

OpIndia Staff -
The accused had allegedly showed a fake Aadhar card and had claimed to be a orphan Hindu man named Ravi Yadav.
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News Reports

While ‘protesting farmers’ vandalise Jio towers in Punjab, Kejriwal will provide free WiFi at Singhu border

OpIndia Staff -
Even as 'protesting farmers' have taken to vandalism and looting of Jio telecom towers in Punjab, Delhi government led by Arvind Kejriwal has now promised free WiFi at Singhu border.
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Editor's picks

Uranium, missiles and flip-flops: A brief history of the fissions and fusions of US-Iran relations over the years

Shashank Bharadwaj -
President-elect Joe Biden has expressed his readiness to restart negotiations with the Iran on the nuclear deal.
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News Reports

Elon Musk confirms Tesla is coming to India in 2021

OpIndia Staff -
Elon Musk responded to a tweet stating that not January 2021 but Tesla is definitely entering the Indian market sometime later in the year
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News Reports

COVID situation worsens in Kerala, continues to be in the red zone with the highest positivity rate in India

OpIndia Staff -
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Kerala has reportedly reached 10% in the last 14 days between December 13 to December 26. All India positivity rate has declined to 2.2%.
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News Reports

Man, who had no intention of burning himself, dies of 70% burn injuries after Kerala cops try to ‘save him’, sons blame cops: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The two sons of the Kerala couple took to social media and alleged police forced their parents to commit suicide
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WTF News

Meet the Halal ‘ask the sexpert’ YouTube Channel from Pakistan that answers questions from bestiality to everything else

OpIndia Staff -
YouTube Channel 'Human Issues' is run by a Pakistani woman and is basically a halal 'ask the sexpert' channel.
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Social Media

‘Nobody has the right to ask Rahul questions and ‘irritate’ Congress’: Congress fangirl who was exposed for earning Rs 500 for promotional tweet goes...

OpIndia Staff -
Andria D'Souza aka 'Ria Revealed' suffers a meltdown after panellists on Times Now debate question Rahul Gandhi's visit to Italy
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Politics

‘Only I know the pain of announcing this decision’: Rajnikanth not to launch a political party ahead of state elections

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier on December 3, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth took to social media to announce that he will launch his own political party.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee promotes one of the three IPS officers responsible for BJP Chief’s security when he was attacked, disregards MHA order

OpIndia Staff -
Despite repeated summons by the MHA, Mamata Banerjee had refused to release the three IPS officers on central deputation
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News Reports

Mumbai police drop charges against woman who held ‘Free Kashmir’ placard, after Maha govt defends her actions

OpIndia Staff -
The Maha Govt had jumped in to defend the woman, saying she had no “anti-national intentions”.
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Government and Policy

Contractual workers tear Mamata Banerjee’s banners in Kolkata, block road, TMC leaders escorted out by police: Read why

OpIndia Staff -
TMC and Mamata Banerjee has drawn the ire of contractual workers associated with Self Employed Labor Organisations.
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Entertainment

As Sonu Sood’s book ‘I am no messiah’ gets negative ratings, Amazon restricts review submission

OpIndia Staff -
When Sood, in his memoirs, writes that he is not a messiah, he is being quite honest.
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Media

Mumbai Police accuses Arnab Goswami directly in the TRP scam case for the first time: Here is what they said in court

OpIndia Staff -
This is the first time that Mumbai Police have directly named Arnab Goswami in TRP case, however, they have not investigated India Today yet
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News Reports

Gujarat: Congress MLA Bhavesh Katara’s brother ordered killing of BJP’s Hiren Patel, says ATS

OpIndia Staff -
The ATS has stated that accused have revealed that Hiren Patel's murder was ordered by Amit Katara, the brother of Congress MLA Bhavesh Katara and son of former MP Balulal Katara.
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News Reports

MHA starts an investigation against NGOs of Assam MP Badruddin Ajmal based on NCPCR’s report

OpIndia Staff -
Badruddin Ajmal's NGOs accused of receiving funds from terror-linked foreign organisation, MHA starts probe.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s wife not to appear before ED today, third summons in PMC Bank Scam to be missed: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Varsha Raut, the wife of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut will not be attending the ED summons issued to her in PMC Bank Scam
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News Reports

Days after being manhandled by Congress MLCs, Dy Speaker of Legislative Council SL Dharme Gowda found dead. Suicide suspected

OpIndia Staff -
Some news reports have mentioned sting Dharme Gowda's driver that he was upset after the incident of manhandling in the Karnataka Legislative Council on December 15.
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Editor's picks

Six returnees from UK test positive for mutated coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, UK discovered a mutated, more transmissible virus strain which prompted the government to impose lockdown.
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News Reports

Assam: Himanta Biswa Sharma keeps his promise, tables bill to stop govt-funding of madarsas

OpIndia Staff -
Sarma stated that the bill does not concern private institutions. The government-funded madarsas will be converted to regular schools and only Quran teaching will be stopped.
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Entertainment

Not just nepotism: How KRK’s Desh Drohi is better than Alia Bhatt’s Sadak 2 and Bollywood roundup for 2020

OpIndia Staff -
More people find KRK's Desh Drohi which is nothing short of cringe fest, more tolerable than Sadak 2.
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Politics

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh directs police to act against Jio tower vandals after senior Youth Cong leader incites more vandalism: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has directed the police to act against vandals who have been cutting power supply from Jio mobile towers
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Media

Mainstream media targets Hindus, paints Temple foundation ceremony a ‘waste of resources’: Details

K Bhattacharjee -
Hindustan Times harangued Hindus over the foundation ceremony of Devnarayan temple to be constructed in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

As 6 JDU MLAs join BJP in Arunachal, Nitish Kumar quits as party chief, says he became CM of Bihar under pressure

OpIndia Staff -
After quitting as party chief, Nitish Kumar has reiterated that he had no desire to become the Chief Minister of Bihar
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News Reports

Saradha Scam: CBI says salaries for private TV channel were paid from CM’s relief fund, points fingers at Mamata govt

OpIndia Staff -
CBI says WB CM's Relief Fund was used to pay salaries to Tara TV employees for 23 months.
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