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Khalistani terrorist Sukh Bikriwal connected to Pakistan’s ISI arrested at IGI Airport

OpIndia Staff -
Sukh Bikriwal has been involved in targeted killings of many politicians in Punjab on behest of Pakistan's ISI
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News Reports

Hindu temple razed down in Pakistan, terrorists in J-K lob grenade at temple in Kathua: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The terrorists' attack on a temple in Kathua comes just a day after residents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district in Pakistan razed down a historic Hindu temple.
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News Reports

Hyderabad: 54-year-old Abdul Lateef marries 16-years-old minor girl, detained by police

OpIndia Staff -
Abdul Lateef, a 54-year-old man from Kerala, has been held for marrying a 16-year-old girl in Hyderabad.
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News Reports

Karnataka’s Rs 620 cr Safe City project, irregularities in tender process, whistleblower D Roopa’s side of the story and links to IMA Gold scam

OpIndia Staff -
Hemant Nimbalkar is Chairman of both Tender Inviting Committee and Tender Scrutinising Committee of the 'Safe City' Project
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News Reports

Karnataka: Watch Radical Islamic outfit SDPI raising ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans during poll celebrations, 15 booked

OpIndia Staff -
Police said they have registered a case against 15 SDPI members for raising Pakistan Zindabad slogans under various sections
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News Reports

China: Journalist Zhang Zhan jailed for four years, was arrested for reporting on Wuhan Coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
Zhang Zhan was detained in May this year for critically reporting on Chinese government's handling of the outbreak.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Dalit teacher in Damoh stabbed to death for allegedly trying to stop cattle smuggling, another critically injured

OpIndia Staff -
While locals call it a case of mob lynching due to cattle smuggling, police have denied the existence of any such angle in the incident
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News Reports

Farmer Protests: Govt agrees to two of four demands, farmers not to be punished for burning stubble, electricity subsidy to continue

OpIndia Staff -
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the talks with farmers were held in a very good environment and it concluded on a positive note.
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News Reports

Hours after AAP member and ‘Shaheen Bagh shooter’ Kapil Gujjar joined BJP, BJP expels him after knowing about his background

OpIndia Staff -
BJP members at the party's Ghaziabad office had inducted Kapil Gujjar today unaware of his background.
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News Reports

Health worker suspended after having gay sex with COVID-19 patient in a hospital toilet in Indonesia

OpIndia Staff -
A man, who tested positive for coronavirus in Jakarta, had sex with a nurse in toilet of the hospital and shared it on social media.
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News Reports

Arrested PDP leader Waheed Para paid Rs 10 lakh to Hizbul-Mujahideen through Davinder Singh, says NIA

OpIndia Staff -
The money was allegedly delivered to Hizbul operative Syed Mushtaq Naveed alias Naveed Babu through Davinder Singh.
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Politics

The curious case of Punjab CM Capt Amarinder Singh and his Pakistani ‘friend’ Aroosa Alam

OpIndia Staff -
The intrigue between Captain Amarinder Singh and former Pakistani defence journalist Aroosa Alam has been one of the worst kept secrets of Punjab
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Opinions

USA’s Tibetan Policy and Support Act: India needs a more assertive policy too, as it has much more at stake

Tsewang Rigzin -
The Trump Administration has just cleared the 'Tibetan Policy and Support Act. India needs a new, more assertive Tibet policy too.
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News Reports

China tops the list of human rights abusers of 2020 prepared by UN Watch

OpIndia Staff -
UN Watch, a UN accredited NGO, has released of top ten human rights abusers of 2020 including countries like China and Russia.
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News Reports

Sushant Singh Rajput death probe: Investigation is open and no aspect ruled out yet, says CBI

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI letter to Subramanian Swamy says no aspect has been ruled out yet in the Sushant Singh death case.
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News Reports

DMK members celebrating Stalin’s ‘doctorate’ received from a bogus university in the UK: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The Irish International University was a bogus institution luring foreign students that was exposed in a BBC investigation in 2008.
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News Reports

Russian couples protest against COVID-19 restrictions by kissing in packed trains

OpIndia Staff -
Several videos have now gone viral in which couple were seen kissing their partners in crowded subways in Russia
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News Reports

The Ram Mandir Trust wants IIT engineers to help modify the foundation model. Read why

OpIndia Staff -
Ram Mandir trust ropes in IIT engineers for better foundation model as a stream of Sarayu river flows under the structure.
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Crime

Tamil Nadu: Doctor caught for drunk driving steals police patrol vehicle to go home

OpIndia Staff -
The doctor fought with the policemen and drove away in the patrol vehicle. He also rammed the vehicle to an auto, injuring three persons.
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News Reports

Leftist organisations instigated farmers in the name of Sikhism and Guru Govind Singh to participate in protests: Suggest reports

OpIndia Staff -
An India TV report alleges that political parties have been resorting to lies and propaganda to mislead farmers against the farm laws
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Entertainment

“Hang in there” – Celebrated Hollywood actor Anthony Hopkins celebrates 45 years of sobriety with a hopeful message

OpIndia Staff -
Anthony Hopkins had admitted of being drunk and hungover for many years during his career.
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News Reports

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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