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Hundreds sick at ‘farmer protests’ but refuse to be tested for Coronavirus, 20 admitted to hospitals: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Hundreds of protesters participating in the 'farmer protests' at Singhu Border could be infected with the Wuhan Coronavirus.
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Politics

Arvind Kejriwal pulls a ‘fast one’ again, to observe ‘one-day fast’ in solidarity with ‘farmers’ protest’

Nirwa Mehta -
Is it even a protest if Arvind Kejriwal has not announced a fast yet?
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News Reports

UK Labour MP tweets in support of Khalistani terror organisation, deletes after outrage saying her staff member posted the tweet

OpIndia Staff -
UK Labour MP Taiwo Owatemi was criticised for supporting Khalistani terrorist organization Sikhs for Justice
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News Reports

Protesting ‘farmers’ have ties to Maoists, sympathise with ‘Urban Naxals’ and some have ties with Kejriwal too: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Political observers have noticed there has been an attempt to hijack the 'farmer protests' to achieve political objectives.
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News Reports

The Wire’s Rohini Singh blames union govt for Punjab DIG quitting in ‘solidarity’ with farmers’ protest. But here’s the catch

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab DIG (Prisons) Lakhminder Singh Jakhar, who resigned in 'support of farmers', was suspended for corruption
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News Reports

‘Gandhi was a rapist, slavery supporter and less than a decent human’, says Khalistani anti-farm law protestor in the USA

OpIndia Staff -
Citing the vandalism of confederate statues in the USA, the Khalistan supporter said that statues of Gandhi also should be taken down
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News Reports

Hathras riots case accused PFI leader Rauf Sharif nabbed in Thiruvananthapuram Airport while attempting to flee the country

OpIndia Staff -
The radical Islamist leader Rauf Sharif was allegedly attempting to flee the country and travel to Muscat to avoid arrest.
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Social Media

Boat carrying journalists during BJP rally capsizes in Dal Lake, Islamists celebrate on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday, polling began for the 6th phase of DDC (District Development Council) election being held in J&K for 31 seats.
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Politics

Kolkata Police summons 3 IT Dept officials for questioning in connection with 2019 raids on stock brokers

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal Police has not summoned three Income Tax department officials in connection with a suspected case of tax evasion.
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Editor's picks

RAW unearths terror attack conspiracy of Malaysia-based Rohingya terrorist outfit links to radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff -
Intelligence reports suggest that the terrorists may enter India through Nepal or Bangladesh border and carry attack in Delhi, Ayodhya, Bodh Gaya or major cities in West Bengal.
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Politics

Kanishka Panda, close aide of senior leader Suvendu Adhikari, expelled from Trinamool Congress for anti-party activities

OpIndia Staff -
Kanishka Panda, Trinamool Congress leader perceived to be close senior leader Suvendu Adhikari, has been expelled from the party.
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News Reports

AAP leader Raghav Chadha detained by Delhi police ahead of a planned protest outside Amit Shah’s residence

OpIndia Staff -
Raghav Chadha and other AAP leaders were denied permission by police to hold a protest outside the residence of Amit Shah
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World

‘I will have vengeance’, ‘Secession or War’: Gay activist Milo has a meltdown, calls ‘Daddy’ Trump a selfish clown

OpIndia Staff -
Milo Yiannopoulos floated separatist ideas and suggested war as a possible recourse under current circumstances.
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News Reports

Lucky Ali breaks into an impromptu gig in Arambol, Goa, woos audience with ‘O Sanam’. Watch

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier in November, Lucky Ali had triggered nostalgia with his stunning performance on the same song during a live session.
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP booth president Saikat Bhawal hacked to death allegedly by TMC workers

OpIndia Staff -
Saikat Bhawal had gone to meet people, as a part of BJP's public outreach programme, when he was assaulted by TMC goons.
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News Reports

BTC election in Assam: Ruling BPF loses power after 17 years, BJP set to form Executive Committee in alliance with UPPL

OpIndia Staff -
While BPF is maintaining their alliance with BJP still exists, BJP had already started preparing to form the next govt in BTC in Assam
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News Reports

“Tatkaleen Mukhyamantri ke sath kamar matka rahe thi”: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel goes on a misogynist rant against BJP MP Saroj Pandey

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader and Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel said that during the Soowa Dance festival in 2017, she was not there for the world record but to dance with the then-CM Raman Singh.
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News Reports

Day after Pakistani credit card was recovered from Shiv Sena’s Pratap Sarnaik’s premises, ED summons his son in money laundering case

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the central investigative agency had questioned the eldest son of Pratap Sarnaik, Vihang, on November 24 in connection to the case.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Two youths, Akram and Asif gang-rape a seven year old in Muzaffarnagar, leave her bleeding on rooftop

OpIndia Staff -
Two youths, Akram and Asif, lured the young girl on pretext of giving her candy where they raped her and left her bleeding
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Media

Mumbai Police arrests Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani in TRP case, channel issues national appeal to courts to intervene

OpIndia Staff -
The arrest of Khanchandani comes just a month after the Mumbai Police had arrested and assaulted Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami in another 2018 suicide case.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Jamaat issues diktats forcing Muslim shop owners to not open shops as protest against Centre’s farm laws

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, one can see how one Muslim cleric is reading out instructions to his Muslim colleagues to not open their shops as a form of protest against the Modi government on December 8.
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News Reports

After Mamata Banerjee lies to Matua community about Indian citizenship, BJP’s Kailash Vijayvargiya assures implementation of CAA in the state

OpIndia Staff -
Matuas are 'lower-caste' Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh who have migrated to India, owing to religious persecution.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Sharad Pawar’s birthday celebration in Beed goes wild as cake cutting gets violent. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
NCP workers push each other off the stage as they try to get hold of some cake during Sharad Pawar's 80th birthday celebration.
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News Reports

Mahatma Gandhi’s statue vandalised by Khalistani elements in Washington DC during Anti-farm laws protests, organisers brazen it out

Anurag -
One of the organisers justified vandalism of Mahatma Gandhi's statue by comparing his statues to confederate statues.
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News Reports

‘Farmer protests’ are nothing but manufactured perception to fool the country, protestors constitute less than 1% of real farmers in the country

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Most of the farmers at protest site have been allegedly brought by Arhatiyas or middlemen to protest against the 3 farm laws
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News Reports

‘Farmer leader’ VM Singh protesting and demanding assurance on the MSP is actually a Congress leader accused in 8 cases, has assets worth crores

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leader who has doubled up as a 'disgruntled' farmer actually has assets worth crores and faces as many as 8 criminal cases
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News Reports

Two from Manipur Students Association Delhi arrested by Police for calling Brahmins ‘b*stards’, released on bail

OpIndia Staff -
The MSAD had alleged that Sanskrit was being introduced in schools and colleges in the interests of certain groups.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore vandalised by a man because Singh had converted a mosque into a horse stable

Aditi -
Some miscreants had attacked the statue of Ranjit Singh in Lahore in August last year after Indian government repealed Article 370.
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Political History of India

A superstar, a murder and four Chief Ministers: Movies and the Dravidian Movement

Suren -
A feature of Dravidian movement and politics since the 50s is the extraordinary influence that movies and film stars wield.
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News Reports

Al-Qaeda terrorist and Osama bin Laden’s former spokesman released from jail in the USA ahead of term due to his obesity

OpIndia Staff -
Al-Qaeda terrorist Adel Abdel Bary was released from jail as it was feared that he has high risk of getting coronavirus due to his obesity
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News Reports

Yogi Adityanath effect: UP MLA Vijay Mishra gets his own illegally constructed shopping complex demolished

Jhankar Mohta -
Fearing that entire complex might be razed by the Yogi govt, family of Vijay Mishra got the top two illegally constructed floors demolished
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News Reports

India rejects Chinese claims as ‘factually incorrect’ after China blamed India for cancelling joint launch of commemorative stamp

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese embassy had cancelled the joint launch of the stamp claiming that India did not give feedback on time.
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Entertainment

The Sushant Singh Rajput Saga: A clash of narratives, ideological, political and personality battles and the mockery of sentiments

K Bhattacharjee -
The death of Sushant Singh Rajput opened a can of worms that led to bizarre circumstances nobody could have foreseen.
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News Reports

Iran executes a journalist on the charges of inciting and aiding the 2017 protests against the Iranian government

OpIndia Staff -
Journalist Rohullah Zam was accused of helping govt protests against Iran govt by sharing timings of protests on his website and telegram channel
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Editor's picks

Has the govt handed over the ownership of Ahmedabad airport to Adani as alleged by Congress workers and supporters? Read the details here

OpIndia Staff -
A concerted campaign is run on social media platforms by Congress supporters to allege that Ahmedabad Airport is being sold to Adani Group
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Government and Policy

Study suggests India will be largest buyer of COVID-19 vaccine with 1.6 billion doses for 60% of India’s population: How experts believe it might...

OpIndia Staff -
All the COVID-19 vaccine which India has pre-booked are being manufactured by Indian companies
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News Reports

Kerala Church feud: HC pulls up govt for failing to comply with its last order, directs CRPF to take over church if order not...

OpIndia Staff -
Last year, Kerala HC asked govt to implement a SC order and grant ownership of Kothamangalam Church to the Orthodox faction
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Media

Newslaundry creates controversy where there is none because India Today showed farmers benefitting from farm laws: Read Details

K Bhattacharjee -
Propagandists at Newslaundry published a sensationalist report on Thursday to accuse the government of 'planting stories'
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News Reports

Saudi Arabia deported a large number of Indians back to India for protesting against CAA and NRC: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Anti-CAA protestors were deported by Saudi govt to India as the Gulf State prohibits assembly or public demonstration of any form
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News Reports

While Congress party opposes new parliament building, its Lok Sabha speaker had approved the project in 2012. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
A letter dated July 13, 2012, showed that Meira Kumar had given a go-ahead for the construction of a new Parliament building.
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Politics

Union Govt recalls 3 IPS officers on central deputation to West Bengal after attack on BJP president’s convoy by TMC workers

OpIndia Staff -
The Union Government has recalled three IPS officers from West Bengal following the attack on BJP President J.P. Nadda in the state.
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News Reports

Woman files case against Palghar Shiv Sena MP, says he has been demanding sexual favours since 2004: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
A woman who worked at a gas agency owned by the Shiv Sena MP, had accused the Palghar leader of making sexual advances at her
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News Reports

Grooming Jihad: One Azad booked for sexually exploiting and forcing a minor girl to convert to Islam for marriage

OpIndia Staff -
This Hardoi case is the fifth FIR registered in Uttar Pradesh ever since the new law against Grooming Jihad has come into force
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News Reports

Protesting ‘farmers’ perform dangerous stunts on tractor, try to mow down police personnel when stopped: Horrific visuals from UP

OpIndia Staff -
In a video that has now gone viral on social media, 6 unidentified accused, riding a tractor, tried to run over police personnel on Tuesday
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News Reports

Rajasthan: ACB officer caught taking bribe hours after delivering a speech on the ill-effects of corruption

OpIndia Staff -
The DSP of ACP was caught by ACB officials while taking a bribe of Rs 80,000 from a District Transport Officer
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News Reports

One in three farmers in Punjab are absentee landlords, MSPs paid to middleman through DBT: Here is how Punjab farmers play by different rules...

Shashank Bharadwaj -
In Punjab, FCI and state agencies procure grains from middleman and deposit MSP through DBT into their account, who in turn pay the farmers
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Media

Mainstream media goes overboard in whitewashing Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh’s hate speech against Hindus: Read details

K Bhattacharjee -
Former Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh on Saturday distanced himself from the deplorable comments made by his father Yograj Singh.
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News Reports

1500 vehicles of protesters from Punjab to reach Delhi to replenish the tired demonstrators: Here is what the report says

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, a convoy of 1,500 vehicles from 1000 villages of Punjab is about to reach the location of the ongoing farmers protest
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News Reports

Kerala: Irked by dog ‘creating trouble’ in his area, one Yusuf ties dog to car and drags her along, arrested for cruelty

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala police have arrested a man named Yusuf in Ernakulam district for tying a dog to his car and dragging it for miles.
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News Reports

Kerala: Complaint lodged against a Hijab clad woman for entering a temple in Malappuram district wearing shoes

OpIndia Staff -
Malappuram in Kerala has one of the highest concentration of Muslim population and considered a hotbed for Islamist fundamentalism
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