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‘I have been attacked 11 times’: Union Home Ministry provides ‘Z’ category security to rebel TMC leader Suvendu Adhikari

OpIndia Staff -
He will be now given security cover with the bulletproof vehicle in West Bengal and 'Y+' category CRPF security cover in other states.
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News Reports

‘Tareekh pe Tareekh’ is a fact: Bombay HC refuses to initiate action against Sunaina Holey for criticising frequent adjournments in her case

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Sunaina Holey had posted a tweet stating 'Tareekh pe Tareekh' due to frequent adjournments in her plea to quash FIRs against her
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News Reports

Days after senior leaders complained about Rahul and Priyanka vacationing and not leading party, Sonia Gandhi to meet ‘dissenters’

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Sonia Gandhi will meet the 23 leaders face-to-face on December 19 and 20, to discuss the letter written to her in August
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World

‘The world depends on such ordinary men’: Russian mechanic convicted of murder, faces 15 years in jail, for killing a pedo while saving a...

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Vladimir Sankin has been convicted of murder after he eliminated a convicted pedophile while rescuing a child from the latter's clutches.
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News Reports

Mangaluru graffiti hailing Lashkar and Taliban: Accused had links with terrorists from Saudi Arabia, part of large nexus

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He added that the investigation so far has found that the mindset of religious bigotry and fanaticism had inspired the accused to indulge in this act.
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News Reports

MHA summons West Bengal DGP, Chief Secretary again after they didn’t attend meeting on Mamata Banerjee’s order

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MHA is mulling legal action against five officials after they defied its summons on Mamata Banerjee-led TMC govt's order
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News Reports

After Pakistani credit card found with Pratap Sarnaik, Uddhav Thackeray comes to his defence: Here is what he said

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The ED has been probing Pratap Sarnaik in connection to a money laundering case. His close aide was arrested last month after raids.
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News Reports

Baba Ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad receiving death threats, suspects Swad Official’s Gaurav Wasan

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Baba Ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad had earlier filed a complaint against Swad Official's Gaurav Wasan, accusing him of misappropriation of donations sought under his name.
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Law

Contempt of Court case: Supreme Court issues notice to ‘comedian’ Kunal Kamra over his tweets insulting the Judiciary

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, issued a notice to Kunal Kamra and Ranchita Taneja and has granted them the liberty to not appear-in-person.
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Law

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: While a man was killed for Jai Shri Ram sticker on his bike, accused conspirator’s lawyer cites Ramayana in court

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Amit Prasad stated that Natasha Narwal, who is accused in the Delhi anti-Hindu riots, was privy to the principal conspirators
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News Reports

The Print tries to brazen it out after quietly editing their report, gets called out again by IIT professor: Here is what happened

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Prof. Agarwal accused the Print of misinterpreting the report by giving a spin to his original observation to imply that India had deliberately missed reporting cases.
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Crime

Kidnapped Odisha girl rescued after family approaches HC, was being tortured, forced to convert to Islam: All you need to know

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The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was kidnapped from near her college in Jajpur on December 5.
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Entertainment

Yet another complaint against Kangana Ranaut, this time, for laughing on a meme: Details

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Complaint has been filed against actor Kangana Ranaut in Gaya Civil Court for her alleged remarks on RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha
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News Reports

Mumbai Police’s Sachin Vaze arrests BARC COO, who had resigned in July, after he was ‘caught’ with WhatsApp messages to Republic TV CEO

OpIndia Staff -
The Mumbai Police on Thursday arrested former COO of BARC Romil Ramgarhia in connection with the alleged 'Fake TRP' scam
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News Reports

BJP workers booked for unfurling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and ‘Jai Shree Ram’ banner after Kerala polls: Here are details

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Incident came to light after BJP won the local body polls, securing 28 seats out of 52 in the Palakkad Municipality, Kerala
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News Reports

PM Modi wrote a letter to Nawaz Sharif condoling his mother’s death, recalling meeting in 2015: Here is what the letter said

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The letter by Modi Modi was forwarded to daughter of Nawaz Sharif by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad last week
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News Reports

Narcotics Control Bureau issues notice to Karan Johar in Bollywood-Drugs nexus case

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As per reports, Karan Johar has been asked to give details of the viral video of a party in 2019 where allegedly drugs were consumed
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Opinions

Importance of Integrity and Digitization of the Election Process in India in light of the history of ‘scientific rigging’ in elections in West Bengal

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar -
Elections in West Bengal during CPI(M) and Trinamool Congress have been marked by ‘scientific rigging’, but the EVMs have changed that
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News Reports

NCW takes cognizance of model’s rape allegations against Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren, seeks Maharashtra police report

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Yesterday, a letter had gone viral where a Mumbai-based model accused Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren of raping her in 2013
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Government and Policy

Just after DakPay’s launch, scammers begin to lurk: Here is the warning issued by India Post about fraudulent SMS

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India Post has recently launched DakPay, a payment app that users can connect to their Post Office Bank Account or any other bank account
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News Reports

Shaheen Bagh redux: Farmers’ lives being sacrificed in cold winters even as protests against farm laws turn political

OpIndia Staff -
The unfortunate death of protestors at the protest site along the border comes at a time when the so-called protest by the 'farmers' that started as a grievance against the farm laws turned political in nature.
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News Reports

Germany witnesses an increase in cases of female genital mutilation, migrant influx from the Middle East and Africa being seen as a reason

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A study found that cases of female genital mutilation in Germany went up by 40% last compared to 2016
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News Reports

‘He was killed’: Why nurse, who served at Sant Baba Ram Singh’s dispensary, is questioning ‘suicide’ angle after he ‘shot himself’ at farmer protest

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On December 16, reportedly, Sikh Priest identified as Sant Baba Ram Singh allegedly shot himself at Kundli, near the Sighu border at farmer protest
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News Reports

Trouble for TMC continues, party leader Diptangshu Chaudhury quits from CM’s Grievance and Monitoring Cell

OpIndia Staff -
This string of resignations, which comes ahead of West Bengal polls in April-May 2021, might bring in a lot of trouble for TMC
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News Reports

Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami withdraws his anticipatory bail plea in ‘assault on woman cop’ case

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An FIR was registered against Arnab Goswami for allegedly assaulting an on-duty lady police office during his arrest in abetment to suicide case
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi had to remove a Facebook post spreading misinformation, but here’s how she can continue lying like her brother

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Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was forced to back-pedal on her attempt to fearmonger after Facebook flagged her tweet as "misleading" content.
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Culture and History

When Lord Jagannath had to go hungry and beg on the streets: The story of ‘Manabasa Gurubara’ in Odisha

Sanghamitra -
Every Thursday in the current month of Margashira, every Odia household gets ready to welcome Maa Laxmi into their homes.
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News Reports

Blocking roads may lead to people going hungry in Delhi, merely sitting in protest will not help: CJI on farmer protests

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The CJI proposed the setting up of an independent committee to assist negotiations between the government and the farmers.
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News Reports

Shocker from Maharashtra as both Houses pass resolution deciding to not respond to SC notice in Arnab Goswami case: Details

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Both Houses of Maharashtra State unanimously passed resolution not to response to notice or summons in Arnab Goswami case
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News Reports

Order to kill came from Srinagar Central jail, reveals police probing murder case of Kashmir High Court lawyer Babar Qadri

OpIndia Staff -
Police have arrested two persons from Srinagar Central Jail for issuing the order to kill high Court advocate Babar Qadri
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News Reports

Illegal construction on land fraudulently owned by Kamla Nehru Trust in Raebareli demolished

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Congress MLA Aditi Singh had alleged financial irregularities in Kamla Nehru Education Society that taken the land on lease.
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News Reports

Khadi India to launch Organic Vedic Paint – All you need to know about the paint made of cow dung

OpIndia Staff -
Khadi India under Khadi & Village Industries Commission, Government of India, is soon launching Vedic Paint made out of cow dung
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News Reports

French President Emmanuel Macron tests positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
French President Emmanuel Macron took a test after getting mild symptoms. As per his office, he is still in charge and working remotely.
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News Reports

Ayodhya: Sunni Waqf Board to lay the foundation of mosque in govt allotted land on January 26

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Sunni Waqf Board will lay the foundation stone for the mosque at the 5 acre government allocated land in Ayodhya district on January 26.
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Crime

Delhi: Riyasat Ali stabs a man after picking a fight over sharing onion salad

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The Delhi police have arrested a person identified as Riyasat Ali, who stabbed a person over onion salad near old Delhi Railway station
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Crime

Bengaluru’s ‘high-flying’ thief: Munmun Hussain used to fly in the morning, steal handbags and return in the evening

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The party and orchestra singer has confessed that she has been stealing since 2009. She was earlier arrested once in Bengaluru airport for stealing from a passenger's bag.
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Opinions

‘Mirzapur’ is too 2020. How about ‘Thiruvananthapuram’ and ‘Siliguri’ for more reality based drama?

Abhishek Banerjee -
"Thiruvananthapuram" and "Siliguri" should be the name of next new shows on OTT platforms
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News Reports

The Print misquotes IIT professor just to propagate India bungled up in its response to Covid-19 and ‘underreported’ cases

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IIT professor Manindra Agrawal said that The Print has misquoted him on Covid numbers and changed the direction of his conversation
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OpIndia Explains

Scars of how Islamists and Left came together to burn the country a year ago: From the ides of December to end of February

Nupur J Sharma -
It was on the 11th of December 2019 that calls to Jihad started emanating, culminating into the Delhi anti-Hindu riots.
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News Reports

Facebook India says there is no cause to act against Bajrang Dal, rejects WSJ report saying it is factually wrong

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Facebook India chief says he is not under any political pressure and did not favour any individual party.
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News Reports

‘Liberals’ and Islamists feel betrayed as AMU administration extends invitation to PM Modi for university’s centenary celebration

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The media statement by AMU on PM Modi being invited as chief guest did not go down well with the assorted gang of 'liberals' and Islamists
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Crime

Karnataka: Communist leader’s arrest shows sinister conspiracy behind Wistron plant vandalism. Read details

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The Kolar Rural Police said that Srikanth instigated several SFI activists, who allegedly entered Wistron's premises on the morning of December 12, and actively engaged in the destruction of property.
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News Reports

Kejriwal govt gives sanction to Delhi police to charge Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam under sedition for instigating anti-Hindu Delhi riots

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The Delhi government has given sanction to prosecute Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, former Congress leader Ishrat Jahan and 15 others under sedition charges in connection with the Anti-Hindu Delhi riots case.
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Media Fact-Check

UP Govt refutes media reports that fake spices were made out of donkey dung in Hathras

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Various media reports suggested that donkey dung was used mixed into the adulterated spices at a factory in Hathras, UP.
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News Reports

China’s Communist Party member worked in Indian consulate, 7 branches of CCP have India connections: Report

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At least one CCP member was hired by the Indian consulate in Shanghai using the services of a Chinese state-owned recruitment agency.
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News Reports

‘Poor Adivasi girls are trafficked and sold’: Gujarat MP Mansukh Vasava writes to CM Vijay Rupani to bring strict laws on Grooming Jihad

OpIndia Staff -
Raising the issue of trafficking of Adivasi girls and increasing cases of grooming jihad, Gujarat MP Mansukh Vasava has written to Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani to bring in stringent laws.
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News Reports

BSF eliminates two armed Pakistani infiltrators trying to enter India near Amritsar

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The Pakistani infiltrators were trying to sneak into India by taking advantage of the thick layer of fog.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Saqib became Sonu to entrap a minor Dalit girl, forced her to convert to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
A case of Grooming Jihad has emerged from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh where 19-year-old Saqib concealed his religious identity to entice a 14-year-old Dalit girl into forced religious conversion.
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News Reports

Filmmaker Navjot Gulati claims airport security ‘refused’ to search him over farmer protest. Here is what minister of civil aviation said

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After filmmaker Navjot Gulati claimed airport security ‘refused’ to search him, civil aviation minister wanted to know which officer did it
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News Reports

‘TMC Fail Card’: A comprehensive report on TMC’s misgovernance in West Bengal during the last decade

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'TMC fail card' debunks claims made by the Mamata Banerjee government and carries in details the missteps taken by the regime
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