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MIM leaders call renaming Aurangabad to Sambhajinagar ‘Manuwadi’ and ‘racist’, create ruckus at bus depot

OpIndia Staff -
A bus was vandalised at the Vaijapur Bus depot for carrying a display board that read 'Sambhaji Nagar' in place of Aurangabad
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News Reports

“Most generous gift”, “gesture of compassion and generosity of PM Modi”: Maldives, Bhutan express gratitude for vaccines sent by India

OpIndia Staff -
India has sent 1,00,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Maldives and 1,50,000 doses of the vaccine to Bhutan as grants
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Editor's picks

Farmer Protests: Union government proposes to suspend the implementation of farm laws for 1-1.5 years to end the protest

OpIndia Staff -
Unions will discuss the offer to suspend farms laws tomorrow, will and inform their decision in next meeting on 22nd January
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News Reports

Niira Radia Tapes: Read how Navika Kumar was in thick with the infamous lobbyist known for brokering ministerial berths in the UPA regime

OpIndia Staff -
Navika Kumar had allegedly spoke to lobbyist Niira Radia over an imminent revolt within the BJP party following the 2009 General elections
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News Reports

Arnab Goswami to sue Congress, challenges Rahul Gandhi to one-on-one debate

OpIndia Staff -
Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami has decided to sue Congress and take strong action against the alleged lies peddled by the grand old party and its senior leaders including Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

‘Bengal mangoge toh cheer denge’ – TMC’s Madan Mitra threatens BJP ahead of West Bengal assembly elections

OpIndia Staff -
Madan Mitra threatens to rip BJP leaders saying 'Doodh maangoge to kheer denge, Bengal mangoge to cheer denge'
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Media

Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta denied bail despite deteriorating health conditions

OpIndia Staff -
Partho Dasgupta is currently admitted at JJ Hospital by Taloja jail officials and is in a very critical condition.
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News Reports

‘Kerala model’ still struggling to fight coronavirus, accounts for 45% of the country’s total fresh cases

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala reported 6,186 positive cases on Tuesday, 19 January. The test positivity rate in Kerala stood at 9.34%.
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News Reports

Congress to raise the issue of Arnab Chat Gate in the upcoming Parliamentary session

OpIndia Staff -
The leaked WhatsApp chats between Arnab Goswami and Ex-BARC COO Parth Dasgupta had created a political furore
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News Reports

Every child is born a Muslim: Islamic hate preacher Zakir Naik claims in his latest video

OpIndia Staff -
Islamic hate preacher Dr Zakir Naik in his latest video posted on his YouTube channel has claimed that every child 'is born a Muslim'.
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News Reports

Vellore: Christian man vandalises Hindu temple by painting Cross on its walls

OpIndia Staff -
On the night of 14 January, Baskar had allegedly turned off the street lights and painted the cross on the walls of the temple
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Entertainment

After championing #MeToo movement, actor Richa Chadha defends working with sexual harassment accused Subhash Kapoor

OpIndia Staff -
Subhash Kapoor, who is the director of Richa Chadha-starrer 'Madam Chief Minister', was accused of sexual misconduct by actor Geetika Tyagi in 2014
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World

President Trump pardons over 140 people, including former aide Steve Bannon on his final day at the office

OpIndia Staff -
"President Donald J. Trump granted pardons to 73 individuals and commuted the sentences of an additional 70 individuals," the White House said in a statement.
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Editor's picks

Joe Biden to be the second Catholic President of USA after JF Kennedy, will use a massive family heirloom Bible from 1893

OpIndia Staff -
Joe Biden is the second Catholic President of United States. He will use his massive family Bible for the ceremony
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World

Donald Trump to launch a new political party after his exit from the White House: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The outgoing president talked to some of his close aides and allies about forming a new party, which he would like to call the "Patriot Party" in line with his "America First" policy.
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News Reports

Former Spiritual adviser to Obama and Bush, Pastor Kirbyjon H Caldwell sentenced to 6 years in jail for selling fake Chinese bonds to followers

OpIndia Staff -
Pastor Kirbyjon H Caldwell had sold Chinese bonds issued in 1949 with no current investment value to his followers
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Media

Arnab vs Navika: Arnab responds to Navika’s emotional monologue, says he carried his shoes with him

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Navika Kumar said that when Arnab left Time Now, she had his shoes to fill. However, Arnab gives a befitting reply.
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News Reports

“Not forgetting this communication until death”: Chef turned filmmaker Vikas Khanna reveals how he was asked to pay for favourable reviews of his movie

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Khanna stated that critics had asked him to pay 3 lacs for 3 star-rating and 4 lacks for 4 star-rating of his movie 'The Last Colour'
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News Reports

Family of the Delhi Police constable, who died of COVID-19, yet to receive the 1 crore promised by Kejriwal

OpIndia Staff -
Pooja, the widow of Amit Kumar, said that the Delhi government has rejected compensation for her husband on the grounds that he was not on COVID-19 duty.
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News Reports

Income Tax raids underway at 28 properties of Christian Evangelist Paul Dhinakaran in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
The IT raids were conducted based on complaints of tax evasion and foreign funds irregularities against Dhinakaran and 'Jesus Calls'.
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Government and Policy

Mission Rozgar Scheme: Over 3.75 lakh govt jobs provided in less than four years of Yogi rule

OpIndia Staff -
"By April 2021, over 4 lakh youths will have government jobs, selected in a transparent, corruption-free manner on the basis of merit", said CM Yogi
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Crime

Nearly 40% of cases filed under SC/ST act, 39% cases for atrocities against women in 2020 were fake: Rajasthan Police

OpIndia Staff -
Nearly 25 per cent or 47,481 cases of the total 1.93 lakh cases were found to be fake in Rajasthan in 2020, the police informed.
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World

‘Missing’ Jack Ma makes first public appearance, Chinese state media claims

OpIndia Staff -
As per Chinese state media, he attended the Jack Ma Rural Teachers Award ceremony, an annual event launched by the Jack Ma Foundation in 2015.
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News Reports

Watch: ‘Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa’- the war cry of Indian Army’s Brahmos regiment

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, the 861 Missile Regiment and its BrahMos missile systems had participated in the 73rd Indian Army Day parade.
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News Reports

Gujarat Government renames dragon fruit as ‘Kamalam’. Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi had mentioned dragon fruit and its cultivation in Gujarat in his Mann Ki Baat episode in July 2020.
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World

Day before US President elect Joe Biden takes office, Trump administration declares China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims as ‘genocide’

OpIndia Staff -
The Trump administration, in in last few hours of being in power, has declared that China is committing 'genocide and crimes against humanity' against the Uyghur community group.
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Entertainment

‘Will implemented changes to address concerns raised against Tandav, thank Ministry of I&B for guidance,’ says Director Ali Abbas Zafar: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Ali Abbas Zafar, the director of Tandav, has announced that the makers of the controversial web series will implement changes.
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Politics

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav tries to cash in on India’s great cricket victory, leaves netizens in splits with his bizarre poll promise: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav posted a rather bizarre tweet promising to recognise "Tennis Cricket" if it is elected to power.
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World

‘Today Malaysia kept our aeroplane, tomorrow someone will keep the PM over non-payment of loans’: Pakistani lawmaker takes a dig at Imran Khan

OpIndia Staff -
The Pakistan lawmaker asserts that the day is not far when the Prime Minister will be detained for non-payment of loans.
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Crime

Kerala: Police registers 32 cases against 44 men for molesting a 17-year-old girl for over five years

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala police registered 32 cases against 44 men for molesting and raping the 17-year-old girl over five years.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath govt takes back Azam Khan’s Jauhar University land

OpIndia Staff -
Some conditions were set at the time of the sale of this particular land, which the Jauhar University trust has flouted.
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News Reports

Woman accused of stealing Nancy Pelosi’s laptop during Capitol Hill Riots arrested, suspected of trying to sell it to Russians: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The woman, identified as one Riley June Williams, was arrested on Monday from the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
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Entertainment

‘Comedian’ uses Kashmiri Pandit genocide to peddle propaganda about Munawar Faruqui

OpIndia Staff -
Samay Raina posted a tweet trivialising the horrors faced by exiled Kashmiri Pandits to oppose incarceration of Munawar Faruqui
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Politics

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee says she will ‘send people to disturb BJP meetings’: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is sending its workers to Trinamool Congress's (TMC) meeting
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News Reports

Padma Shri awardee UK MP moves motion to commemorate 31st anniversary of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits

OpIndia Staff -
Conservative MP Bob Blackman tabled a motion in the UK Parliament, commemorating the 31st anniversary of the genocide of Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley.
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Government and Policy

Food subsidy at Parliament canteen has been completely removed: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

OpIndia Staff -
Last year too, the Members of Parliament, by a consensus, had decided to do away with food subsidy at Parliament canteen
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Political Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi lies to claim PM Modi has no geopolitical understanding, Surjewala declares himself Joe Biden

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi lied that PM Modi had endorsed Donald Trump's candidature for the 2020 US presidential elections
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh police busts sex-trafficking racket, arrests Aftab who lures, rapes and sells victims after forced conversion to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh police said that this gang has implicated many vulnerable Hindu girls and sold them to their Muslim buyers
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Opinions

The paper-tigers of the Indian comedy circus: How mocking Hindus is a free hit but other faiths is a no-go

Jinit Jain -
Indian comedians have displayed evangelical zeal in poking fun at Hindus and their faith but they have not exhibited the same alacrity in sneering at Islam and Christianity
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News Reports

Canadian Politicians nominate Khalistani org Khalsa Aid for Nobel Peace Prize: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Canadian Parliamentarians have nominated Khalistani organisation Khalsa Aid for the Nobel Peace Prize for 'humanitarian work'.
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Cricket

Brisbane Test: Stadium reverberates with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, Australian coach says can’t underestimate Indians

OpIndia Staff -
The loud cheer and the subsequent sloganeering reverberated in the stadium that even the audience, watching the live telecast, had a 'goosebump' moment.
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Opinions

How this New Yorker Article represents Deep-Rooted White Western Racism against ‘Brown Indians’

Saket Suryesh -
The New Yorker published an article by Bill McKibben, titled – Gandhi, History, and the Lessons of the Events at the Capitol.
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Politics

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh’s latest publicity stunt: Makes donation for Ram Mandir construction to score political brownie points

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"Religion is no test of nationality but a personal matter between man and his God", Digvijaya Singh quoted Mahatma Gandhi.
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Opinions

Shivraj Singh Chouhan never called for “tracking working women”: How liberals made a story out of nothing

Abhishek Banerjee -
You must have heard - MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan is planning to register and track every movement of working women - that is fake news
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Entertainment

‘Doob maro. If you have the courage, try doing something similar with people of other religion’, Raju Srivastav tears into makers of Tandav

OpIndia Staff -
Comedian Raju Srivastav also weighs in on the ongoing controversies linked with Saif Ali Khan starrer web series Tandav
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Fact-Check

Has China constructed a new village inside Arunachal Pradesh? Not quite: How NDTV misled with its ‘exclusive’ report

Maj Manik M Jolly, SM -
Report China building a village inside Arunachal Pradesh was bought out by NDTV yesterday - and it turned out to be fake news
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News Reports

‘Different policy for Indian and European users serious concern’: GoI directs WhatsApp to withdraw proposed privacy policy changes

OpIndia Staff -
The GoI has written to Will Cathcart, the CEO of WhatsApp, regarding privacy concerns and urged him to withdraw them.
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News Reports

UP: Somnath Bharti released from jail, AAP workers welcome him with ‘Modi-Yogi murdabad’ slogans

OpIndia Staff -
Somnath Bharti was sent to 14 days judicial custody for dishing out death threats to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath and threatening police officers.
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News Reports

‘This is our global approach’: After CEO Jack Dorsey, Twitter legal head Vijaya Gadde floats ‘deamplification’ and more account suspensions

OpIndia Staff -
Project Veritas, has released a video where Vijaya Gadde, the legal and policy head of Twitter, discusses further censorship.
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Cricket

Watch: The historic moment when India secured the victory at Gabba, congratulations pour in from all quarters

OpIndia Staff -
BCCI announced Rs.5 crore bonus as India wins Gabba test by 3 wickets due to stellar knocks from Rishabh Pant and Shubman Gill.
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