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Dr Gagandeep Kang who cast aspersions on indigenously made COVID-19 vaccines is an anti-Modi Dhruv Rathee fan: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Gangandeep Kang was one of the 150 'scientists' who signed a letter indirectly asking the voters to vote against PM Modi in 2019.
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Opinions

How and why I went from ‘Beef eating is a culinary preference’ to ‘those who eat beef are not my people’

Nupur J Sharma -
Any person growing up in a traditional Hindu family is well aware of the significance of the cow and the taboo against eating beef.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact check: Will coronavirus vaccine shot be delivered on the penis?

OpIndia Staff -
A meme is circulating as a 'scientific discovery' that “for male patients, the penis offers the fastest release of the vaccine throughout the body.”
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News Reports

Reliance Industries and Adani Group issue clarification amidst misinformation and false claims over farm laws

OpIndia Staff -
Reliance Industries has approached Punjab and Haryana High Court for intervention in the ongoing vandalism of Jio towers in Punjab and Haryana.
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Politics

‘Won’t allow communist party’s fascist regime in Kerala’: Orthodox church asks CM Pinarayi Vijayan to keep his opinions to himself

OpIndia Staff -
The Orthodox Church accused Kerala CM of blatantly lying and questioning the integrity of the priests
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News Reports

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to remain in jail in the United Kingdom as judge rules against his extradition to the US

OpIndia Staff -
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been in Belmarsh prison in the UK since April 2019
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Politics

Aurangabad renaming row: SP leader Abu Azmi who called Balasaheb Thackeray ‘old and senile’ hailed by Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi has objected to the renaming of Aurangabad to 'Sambhaji Nagar' and is now hailed by Sanjay Raut
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News Reports

Days after ‘motivated’ IAS officers cried ‘hate politics’, 224 former IAS officers support anti-conversion law in UP: Details

OpIndia Staff -
224 former IAS officers have written to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, extending their support to the recently enacted anti-conversion law in the State.
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Social Media Fact-Check

How ABP News used titillating image of Sana Khan, who left showbiz for Allah, to insinuate her husband leaked her nudes

OpIndia Staff -
Social media has been abuzz with reports that her Sana Khan's cleric husband leaked her nudes on their honeymoon.
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News Reports

‘Govt is paying MSP much higher than market price for some crops’: Nitin Gadkari speaks on farm reforms, ethanol fuel and more

OpIndia Staff -
Nitin Gadkari talked about EVs, ethanol production, MSMEs and more in an interview with the Indian Express.
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World

‘Jack Ma will either be jailed or end up dead’: A prediction from 2019 that has gained great relevance as the Chinese billionaire disappears

OpIndia Staff -
Jack Ma has reportedly disappeared from the African talent show that he created and was replaced by an Alibaba Executive.
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Crime

West Bengal: BJP’s Krishnendu Mukherjee survives attack by gunmen, blames TMC

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, a complaint has been filed with the Hirapur police station but no accused have been arrested so far.
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News Reports

Muslim ruffians allegedly associated with Maha cabinet minister accused of encroaching Hindu houses in Mumbai’s Malwani: Details

OpIndia Staff -
BJP Mumbai President Mangal Prabhat Lodha visited Malwani to meet with the residents and take stock of the situation
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Opinions

Why tasteless jokes on Hindu gods feel not like free speech, but colonialism

Abhishek Banerjee -
After the arrest of a comedian in Indore the other day, Indian liberals are asking their favourite question all over again.
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Crime

Delhi: Absconding Bilal Malik had hired men to kill ex-girlfriend and her mother, arrested after a month

OpIndia Staff -
After a month from the incident, the police received a tip-off that Bilal could be found at Bhopura road area near Loni in Ghaziabad.
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News Reports

Children home run by Harsh Mander’s NGO in the dock as NCPCR inspection reveals child sex abuse: Here are the shocking details

OpIndia Staff -
NCPCR conducted inspection at the two shelter homes under the scanner, run by an NGO of 'Love Caravan' Harsh Mander.
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News Reports

Rubina Memon, a life convict in 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, gets parole to attend daughter’s wedding

OpIndia Staff -
Rubina Memon, one of the convicts in 1993 Mumbai bomb blast case, is currently serving life imprisonment in Yerawada jail.
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News Reports

The curious case of IT probe against a certain ‘Daljit Singh’ for money laundering and subsequent meltdown of actor-singer Diljit Dosanjh

OpIndia Staff -
Diljit Dosanjh today had a meltdown on Twitter after Income Tax department launched a probe against 'Daljit Singh' for routing money illegally for farmers' protests
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Crime

Kerala: Mohammad Noufal and Shamim from Wayanad arrested for sexually abusing two minor Adivasi girls

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala police arrested and charged them under the POCSO Act and the Prevention of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Violence Act
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News Reports

50th anniversary of victory in 1971 war: Bangladesh Army delegation to take part in Republic Day parade

OpIndia Staff -
A delegation of the Bangladesh Army to participate in the Republic Day parade this year.
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OpIndia Explains

Govt of India removes the word ‘Halal’ from its Red Meat Manual: Here is what it means

Nupur J Sharma -
In a welcome move, the government of India removed the word 'Halal' from its Red Meat Manual issued by APEDA
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News Reports

Delhi: Punjab farmers’ road blockade disrupts supply chain, traders body claim Rs 27,000 crore losses incurred

OpIndia Staff -
The supply of goods to and from Delhi has been 'greatly affected' due to the ongoing farmers protest
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh govt to bring law against stone-pelting, will recover damages: CM Chouhan

OpIndia Staff -
Under the proposed law, the accused will face strict punishment and have to pay for damages caused to public property.
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News Reports

Bengal: TMC leader Samsul Afrin created fake MNREGA ID cards, stole money to benefit his Bangladeshi relatives

OpIndia Staff -
Even after a year of filing FIR, the TMC leader is yet to be arrested by the police.
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News Reports

Reliance moves high court over vandalism and destruction of Jio telecom towers by ‘protesting farmers’ in Punjab

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Jio had also written to TRAI alleging Airtel and Vodafone Idea were indulging in unethical campaign to port users from Jio to their network.
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Government and Policy

COVID vaccines: A comprehensive list of FAQs to clear doubts about the vaccines and immunisation drive

OpIndia Staff -
The government has released a list of FAQs to clear doubts and dispel rumours regarding the the COVID vaccines.
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Media

In 2020, digital channels of Prasar Bharati register massive growth, Pakistanis second highest audience for Doordarshan, All India Radio

OpIndia Staff -
India's public broadcaster clocked in over 100% growth in its digital presence during 2020.
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: Another temple attacked, Goddess Sita idol found broken in Vijayawada

OpIndia Staff -
During the preliminary investigation, Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikrant Patil spoke to the temple caretaker, Koteswaramma and assured the protestors that the accused would be nabbed.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim man’s family reverts to Hinduism in Rae Bareli, members of madarsa, village head try to burn them alive

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad Anwar, a resident of a Rae Bareli village, about three months back had reverted to Hinduism.
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News Reports

The ‘Jawan’ asking ‘questions’ to PM Modi on farm laws in viral video may not be a ‘Jawan’. Here is what we know

OpIndia Staff -
The man in the video asking questions to PM Modi claiming himsels as Jawan is is Goldy Manepuria, a Punjabi singer
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News Reports

Delhi Hanuman Temple demolition: VHP blames CM Kejriwal, urges action against responsible officials, threatens agitation

OpIndia Staff -
The Indraprastha VHP has issued a statement regarding the demolition of the Hanuman Temple at Chandni Chowk in Delhi.
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News Reports

The history of what led to the demolition of Hanuman Mandir in Chandni Chowk: From a Delhi HC order, to AAP govt and BJP...

OpIndia Staff -
The demolition of a Hanuman Temple in Chandni Chowk, Delhi has created quite the controversy in the Union Territory.
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News Reports

Kamal Haasan telling women how to ‘non-violently’ combat violent abuse is peak mansplaining

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Hassan implied that a woman must 'display confidence' and resort to 'non-violence' even in the face of violence and aggression
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News Reports

‘The girl in red bikini’: How a teenage girl jumped off a cruise liner to escape the Soviet Union in 1979 and find a...

OpIndia Staff -
Ukrainian woman Liliana Gasinskaya was known as 'Red Bikini Girl' for jumping off a ship in a red bikini to enter Australia in 1979
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News Reports

Akshay Kumar announces the launch date of indigenously developed online multiplayer action game FAU-G

OpIndia Staff -
FAU-G (Fearless and United Guards) is an online multiplayer action game developed by Bengaluru based nCore Games.
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News Reports

How Arvind Kejriwal went from promising Rs 1 crore to COVID warriors who die in line of duty to rejecting claims of 12 cops

OpIndia Staff -
Over 7,000 Delhi Police personnel have tested positive for coronavirus till now, of which over 500 are still fighting the disease.
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News Reports

‘Liberals’, opposition leaders indulge in fearmongering to discredit indigenously developed Coronavirus vaccine COVAXIN just a day after its approval

OpIndia Staff -
Coronavirus vaccine Covaxin developed by Bharat Biotech targeted liberals questioning its efficacy and safety
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News Reports

Pakistan helping Turkey to achieve nuclear weapons through clandestine network: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Turkey president Erdogan sees Pakistani nuclear and missile capabilities as an important weapon in achieving his caliphate aspirations.
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Entertainment

If Munawar Faruqui were ‘Charlie Hebdo’, he’d have been beheaded, not arrested, so cut the crap

K Bhattacharjee -
Munawar Faruqui was arrested for insulting Hindu Gods in Madhya Pradesh following one of his new year performances.
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News Reports

After refusing to take ‘BJP vaccine’ for coronavirus, Akhilesh Yadav does a u-turn

OpIndia Staff -
Yesterday, Akhilesh Yadav tried to create panic in the society by stating that he would get vaccinated only when his government will be formed after the next election.
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Cricket

Flashback: When Pakistani cricket fans invaded the pitch and beat up a steward because they thought Pakistan won

Dibakar Dutta -
Hinting at their poor comprehension skills, the commentator remarked, "It's 2 to win. That's all. Surely these people (Pakistanis) can read scoreboards."
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News Reports

Pakistan draws up smokescreen again, ‘arrests’ LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi ahead of FATF meeting

OpIndia Staff -
To avoid downgrading to blacklist from grelist by the FATF, Pakistan has enacted the drama of arresting LeT commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi
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Opinions

How what happened to Satpal Nischal is not doing of Pakistan, but Indian secularism and political Islam

K Bhattacharjee -
Satpal Nischal was shot dead by terrorists in Kashmir merely weeks after he received a domicile certificate.
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News Reports

Munger Firing Case: Bihar Government appoints IPS officer Lipi Singh as Saharsa SP

OpIndia Staff -
Lipi Singh's name was in headlines after Munger firing incident in which one devotee Anurag Poddar died and several were injured.
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News Reports

Congratulations India: PM Modi expresses gratitude as DCGI approves Made in India Bharat Biotech vaccine for Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi had also expressed his gratitude for health workers, doctors, sanitation workers and other frontline warriors, who had put their lives in risk in the most adverse of circumstances.
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World

Malaysia: Cartel sold fake halal meat sourced from China and other countries to Muslims for over 40 years

OpIndia Staff -
Malaysia is now planning to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry to investigate the matter and mitigate the fears of the Muslims living in the country
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News Reports

‘Comedian’ Munawar Faruqui, who mocked Hindu victims of the Godhra riots of 2002 in his shows, sent to judicial custody

OpIndia Staff -
A local court in Indore rejected the bail pleas of the accused and sent them in judicial custody. Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Aman Singh Bhuria refused to grant bail to Faruqui and other four and remanded them in judicial custody till January 13.
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News Reports

Ho ja Rangeela re! After ditching Congress for Shiv Sena, Urmila Matondkar buys Rs 3.75 crore office space

OpIndia Staff -
The office building is located on Linking Road in Khar west and the usual rent for office spaces is reportedly anywhere between Rs 5 to 8 lakhs a month. The actress bought an office on the sixth floor of the building and shelled out Rs 3.75 crore for her brand new office.
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News Reports

India becomes the first country to culture the new viral strain UK-variant of Chinese coronavirus successfully

OpIndia Staff -
Viral culture is a laboratory technique in which cells are grown under controlled conditions, generally outside their natural environment.
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Opinions

Protest fallout: How opposition’s dangerous game of fuelling farmers’ protests threatens to leave deep scars on the country’s next gen

Jinit Jain -
The ongoing farmers' protests has gotten the worst out of the country's next generation who are resorting to abuses, intimidation and bullying to silent the dissenters
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