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‘Modi Kutta Chor hai’: From Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi to Shaheen Bagh and now ‘farmer’ protests, how kids are used for propaganda

Jinit Jain -
Abuses were hurled at PM Modi in a video in which children of actor-singer Gippy Grewal were used as props to garner support for farmers' protest
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News Reports

After food fiesta, massage and tattoo parlours, gym langars and more, ‘distressed’ farmers now get DTH connections

OpIndia Staff -
In order to enhance their TV viewing experience, the 'farmers' have also installed Tata Sky dishes on the roof of their makeshift homes.
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Politics

MP HC cancels state govt order requiring Congress MLA to vacate accommodation allotted by Kamal Nath Sarkar

OpIndia Staff -
The government accommodation was allotted to Congress MLA Raghavendra Singh during the Congress government in the state.
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World

Americans fume as ‘Covid relief bill’ promises millions of dollars to Pakistan and other countries for democracy, gender programs

OpIndia Staff -
The Covid relief bill has been passed by the US House and the Senate and awaits the president's signature to be signed into law.
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OpIndia Explains

From ‘suicide’ to conviction of Father Thomas and Sister Sephy: How it took 28 years for Sister Abhaya to get justice

Dibakar Dutta -
After fighting for Sister Abhaya for 28 years, activist Jomon Puthenpuracka emphasised that the verdict restored the trust of the public in the Judiciary.
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Crime

Accused had strangulated 5-year-old Odisha girl when she resisted rape, had tried to rape her dead body: SIT

OpIndia Staff -
The skeletal remains of a 5-year-old girl were found inside a gunny bag 10 days after her abduction in July 2020.
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Politics

MP Congress elects BJP leader to the post of its youth wing general secretary and this is not satire: Read what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh Congress elects a BJP leader for the post of the youth wing general secretary, who quit the party nine months ago
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News Reports

Was he, or was he not: Video emerges that shows farmers ‘beating up’ Ajit Anjum, journalist refutes: Full story

Jinit Jain -
A viral video is doing the rounds on the internet with a claim that journalist Ajit Anjum was manhandled by the farmers at the protest
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Entertainment

Mumbai Police arrests Suresh Raina and Guru Randhawa for violating Covid norms, cricketer says not aware of local rules

OpIndia Staff -
The Mumbai Police has arrested cricketer Suresh Raina, singer Guru Randhawa and other celebrities for violating Covid norms.
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News Reports

Read why Canada had once denied asylum to renowned Balochistan activist Karima Baloch, who has now been mysteriously found dead

OpIndia Staff -
After Karima Baloch was found dead today under mysterious conditions, many have accused Pakistan ISI of the killing
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Crime

Hathras Case: The victim and accused Sandeep Singh were romantically involved, says CBI charge sheet

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has reportedly stated that the accused Sandeep Singh was angry after the victim stopped talking to him in March 2020.
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News Reports

‘Ad revolution, not education revolution’: Here are 10 questions by Kapil Mishra to Manish Sisodia about Delhi’s education system

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Kapil Mishra has raised 10 questions on the Delhi's failed education system
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News Reports

Once lauded for its coronavirus model, Kerala overtakes Maharashtra in active Covid-19 cases

OpIndia Staff -
'Kerala model' was lauded globally with international media hailing the state government for effectively arresting the coronavirus spread.
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Crime

New York: Muslim boxer on the run after killing activist daughter extradited from Kuwait

OpIndia Staff -
Boxer Kabary Salem had fled soon after his daughter's body was found in a park. He was found and brought from Kuwait after a year-long search.
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World

‘Yell for women’s freedom’ lands Playboy model in trouble, could face seven years in Turkish prison: Read Details

OpIndia Staff -
Marisa Papen is in trouble for a 2018 incident when she posed nude at the Hagia Sophia in Turkey and laying naked on the Turkish flag.
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News Reports

After the UK discovers new strain of Coronavirus, six passengers aboard London-Delhi flight test COVID positive

OpIndia Staff -
TN Health Secretary J Radhakrishnan emphasised that it was 'incorrect' to assume that the patient was infected with the newly discovered strain of Coronavirus.
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News Reports

I worked without discrimination, it’s time for you to fulfil your responsibility: PM Modi’s subtle message at AMU event

Jinit Jain -
PM Modi addressed the centennial celebrations of the Aligarh Muslim University on Tuesday, 22 December.
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Politics

‘Never use the term Hindu,’ preacher rants against Hinduism in front of DMK chief MK Stalin at Christmas event, says ‘no religion called Hinduism’:...

OpIndia Staff -
The rampant Hinduphobia in certain political parties was evident during a recent speech in the presence of MK Stalin.
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OpIndia Scoops

Who is the ‘farmer’ who has taken ‘offence’ at BJP using his picture to spread the truth about MSP?

OpIndia Staff -
In his own words, 36-year-old Harp Farmer is an actor, director, producer and a photographer who also has his own music label and production company.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena’s Pratap Sarnaik evades ED summons in Rs 175 crore money laundering case, fresh summons issued to both his sons

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik is under the scanner of the ED for his alleged involvement in a Rs 175 crore money laundering case
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Political History of India

The ‘Jalianwala Bagh’ of 1998: When the Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh opened fire and killed 24 farmers in Multai

OpIndia Staff -
24 farmers died in 1998 in Multai, MP after police opened fire at protesting farmers demanding compensation from Digvijay Singh-led govt
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World

Pakistan: Read how father of a minor Christian girl, who was abducted and converted to Islam, has to pay a fine for seeking justice

OpIndia Staff -
On December 20, a Christian father who was trying to seek justice for his minor daughter had narrated the sordid tale of his endless miseries in Pakistan
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World

While a mutated form appears in UK, COVID outbreak grips China again as cities declare ‘wartime’: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Locals say that they do not believe the official narrative and suspect that there have been more diagnosed cases than announced.
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Crime

One Ismail arrested in Karnataka for attacking Asha with a machete: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
21-year-old woman named Asha was brutally attacked in broad daylight in Deshpande Nagar in Hubballi district of Karnataka
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News Reports

As the US bans cotton from Xinjiang company, read how China has been exploiting Uyghur slave labour to supply Western markets

Anurag -
China has long been accused of persecution of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang region. Multiple organisations have now accused the Communist country of using Uyghur slave labour.
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Law

3 judges dismissed for a 2013 case where they were caught in compromising position in Nepal hotel: Details about the case

OpIndia Staff -
The case came to light in January 2014, when a Nepal newspaper 'Udgosh' reported that the three judges were caught with Nepali women in a hotel
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Crime

Punjab Arhtiya murder: Accused, working as Christian pastor at Mission Compound Church, arrested after absconding for two years

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab police arrested one Ajay Kumar, accused of murdering one Arhtiya (commission agent) Gharjit Singh Chaudhary in 2018
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News Reports

Ghaziabad: Thousands of farmers arrive in hundreds of tractors to show support to new farm laws

OpIndia Staff -
Thousands of farmers, with over 300 tractors have been trying to come to Delhi to support the new farm laws. They were stopped and only a 5-member delegation was allowed to meet the Agriculture Minister.
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News Reports

“Go corona go” slogan given in February, and now cases are subsiding: Ramdas Athawale says that covid will ultimately go away

OpIndia Staff -
Video of Ramdas Athawale chanting 'Go corona go' with people at the beginning of pandemic had gone viral on social media
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Culture and History

Conversions, land grabbing, abuse and brainwashing of the next generation: Why India needs to counter ‘The Church’

Priyank -
Anti-conversion laws and rules for NGOs are not enough, the Indian government needs to employ stricter methods to counter The Church.
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News Reports

Baloch activist Karima Baloch, who raised concern about Canadian govt giving refuge to Pak army men, found dead under mysterious circumstances

OpIndia Staff -
Karima Baloch has been very vocal about calling out the atrocities carried out by Pakistan army as well as government on the Balochistan citizens.
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News Reports

‘India a global power, promoting peace and prosperity’: Why PM Modi has been awarded one of the highest military honours by USA

OpIndia Staff -
With the 'Legion of Merit', the United States has now joined the list of several other countries who have accorded their honours on PM Narendra Modi.
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Political Fact-Check

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee misleads people by claiming there is no ‘national holiday’ for Christmas. Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday questioned why is there no 'national' holiday for Christmas.
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World

US states to focus on race in vaccine distribution plans, African Americans and ethnic minorities to be prioritized: Report

OpIndia Staff -
At least half the states in USA will consider race to be a critical criterion in their Covid vaccine distribution strategy.
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Politics

Mahagathbandhan back again? Mamata Banerjee to invite Kejriwal, Amarinder Singh, Sharad Pawar to join her rally in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff -
Like 2019, this time too, Mamata Banerjee in her last ditched effort to keep BJP at bay, invites anti-BJP forces to join her in Kolkata in January
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News Reports

Bengaluru riots: NIA arrests 17 PFI and SDPI party leaders for their involvement in large scale rioting in August

OpIndia Staff -
The NIA had earlier seized incriminating materials such as swords, knives and iron rods during their raid at several locations of the SDPI and PFI
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News Reports

‘Farmer’ protests: Arhtiyas in Punjab to shut down all mandis in state in protest after IT Dept conducts searches, claim persecution

OpIndia Staff -
Arhtiyas in Punjab, or commission agents as they are called, are incensed after the IT department served notices to 14 of them.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact Check: Are the photographs of beautiful camel hair art in viral tweet really from Pakistan as claimed?

OpIndia Staff -
The first photograph of the Camel hair Art was captured at the Bikaner Camel Festival in Rajasthan, India and not in Pakistan.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Andhra Pradesh farmer gets an all-time high price for his produce in Asia’s biggest chilli market in Byadagi

OpIndia Staff -
A farmer from Andhra Pradesh has managed to bag Rs 36,999 per quintal for his Dabbi variety chilli produce in Byadagi
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee writes to govt to disburse money under Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme to her, a proposal denied before: Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal remains the only state which has not implemented this scheme that provides an annual support amount of Rs 6,000 to farmers in three equal instalments.
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Entertainment

Actor Arjun Rampal submits backdated prescription to NCB for banned tablets recovered from his house, doctor confesses: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Like many other Bollywood celebrities the name of actor Arjun Rampal had also cropped up in the Bollywood drug probe
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News Reports

Survey suggests 53% Indians supports new Farm Laws, call farmers protest ‘politically motivated’: Here is what the numbers say

OpIndia Staff -
The survey concluded that maximum respondents found the new farm laws beneficial for the farmers in India
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News Reports

‘I love you Sujata, my fight is with TMC, not you’: Read Saumitra Khan’s tearful message to wife after she leaves him, BJP both

OpIndia Staff -
Saumitra Khan asserted that he will now put his heart and soul to overthrow the TMC government from West Bengal.
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News Reports

Kerala: Police bust rave party organised in a resort owned by CPI leader, huge stash of drugs found

OpIndia Staff -
The Idukki police raided a resort named Cliff Inn, owned by a former panchayat president and CPI leader Shaji Kuttikadan, and busted the drugs party.
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WTF News

Bengaluru: Nurse films hostel inmates while bathing to get her boyfriend to marry her

OpIndia Staff -
Voyeur boyfriend lured girlfriend to send videos of colleagues while bathing in Bengaluru
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Politics

‘Dada’ vs ‘Didi’ in 2021? Tracing Sourav Ganguly conundrum as Bengal heats up and BJP sets eyes on scoring 200 in state elections

OpIndia Staff -
Nehru fanboy Ramchandra Guha in his recent memoir did not hold any punches while going after BCCI President Sourav Ganguly.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Mohammad Taufiq became Rahul Verma to marry a Hindu woman in Kannauj, case registered

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad Taufiq hid his religious identity and married the Hindu woman as per Hindu rituals.
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News Reports

Bharatiya Kisan Union’s ‘foreign donations’ may be sent back as the organisation is not registered under FCRA: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The last day to register the BKU general secretary's account under FCRA has already expired on Saturday, as per reports.
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World

The Trump Years: Raging insanity, the American divide and how Donald Trump was doomed to fail from the beginning

K Bhattacharjee -
The greatest phase of his life began when Donald Trump walked down the series of stairs and announced his presidential run.
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Opinions

Kerala: Situation so bad that Communist CMs are blowing the whistle on ‘secularism’

Abhishek Banerjee -
Who do you think is the first Chief Minister in India to speak out against love jihad?
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