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A couple tries to self-immolate outside Odisha assembly, alleges police inaction in their child’s murder case as suspect belongs to ruling BJD

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The couple alleged that neither the police nor the administration helped them as the suspect was close to the the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) minister Arun Sahu. A case was registered by the police but no arrest was made.
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News Reports

Telangana: BJP leader Tejasvi Surya pays tribute to martyrs of the statehood movement, despite opposition from TRS govt

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In a video shared by Tejasvi Surya, BJP supporters could be seen throwing open the gates and marching into the Osmania University premises to pay respect to the martyrs of the Telangana statehood movement.
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Government and Policy

India bans 43 more mobile apps, including one by Chinese Alibaba, totalling 220 so far since June: List of the 43 apps

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Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued an order to ban access to 43 mobile apps under Section 69A of IT Act
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Entertainment

Bombay HC grants interim protection from arrest to Kangana Ranaut and sister Rangoli, asks them to appear before Mumbai Police on Jan 8

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Mumbai Police had filed an FIR against Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel, accusing them of trying to create hatred and communal tension through their posts on social media.
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News Reports

London Mayor Sadiq Khan demands COVID-19 vaccine be given first to black, Asian, and minority groups

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Speaking to BBC Radio London, Khan said that the minorities were the most vulnerable to the virus and should get the vaccine first.
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Entertainment

‘Was humiliated and targeted’: Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj called out for toxic work environment and workplace harassment

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Allegations of mistreatment of 'women-of-colour' at the sets of the 'Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj' have now surfaced on social media.
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Opinions

Far away from India, a Vedic ecosystem rises in Texas Gaushala

Sahana Singh -
In January 2020, I shared the story of Abhinav Goswami, who decided to bring to America the gifts of ancient India
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World

Pakistan Court, which granted custody of 13-year-old Christian girl to 44-year-old Azhar, exonerates abductor, says ‘no rape’: Shocking details

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Earlier the Pakistan court had granted the custody of a 13-year-old girl Christian girl to her 44-year-old abductor Ali Azhar
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News Reports

Muzaffarnagar: Yogi govt demolishes illegal construction on 100 Bighas of forest dept land by Islamic preacher Pir Khushal Miyan

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A letter written by Union Minister of State Dr Sanjeev Balyan to the DM ordered the authorities to get the land belonging to the forest department vacated at the earliest.
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News Reports

‘States must start working on cold storage facilities for Covid vaccines,’ PM Modi advises chief ministers at review meeting

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PM Modi addressed a Coronavirus review meeting with the Chief Ministers of eight key states on Tuesday, including West Bengal and Gujarat.
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Law

Arnab Goswami was served letter threatening action for approaching SC at insistence of Speaker: Maharashtra Assembly Assistant Secretary

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SC had issued notice to Maharashtra Assembly Assistant Secretary, terming the threatening letter to Arnab Goswami as direct interference
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fraud fact-checker accuses TrueIndology of lying, when caught, wants an HD-quality photo from 1904

OpIndia Staff -
Pratik Sinha's lies were exposed in an OpIndia report. After his shoddy 'fact-checking' was called out, he has now resorted to name calling and shifting goalposts.
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News Reports

Chinese state media resorts to publishing blatant lies to convince themselves that ‘boycott china’ is not working

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China claimed that Indian traders are finding it difficult to shun Chinese products because of the low quality of local products.
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Government and Policy

J-K admin makes public list of beneficiaries under ‘illegal’ Roshni Act, names of former PDP minister, Congress leader, Farooq Abdullah etc emerge: Details

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The Jammu and Kashmir High Court had deemed the Roshni Act as illegal, directing the gvt to publish list of land beneficiaries on the official website
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Law

‘Petition rightly nipped in the bud by HC’: SC rejects petition of sacked BSF jawan who challenged election of PM Narendra Modi

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Delivering its verdict on Tuesday, SC rejected the petition of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav against Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Crime

Grooming Jihad in Jharkhand: Rahim becomes Arjun, tells the Hindu woman to first convert to Islam if she wants them to get married

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The latest case of Grooming Jihad (Love Jihad) has emerged from village Behera in the Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand.
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Social Media

‘Band of liars’: Isha Foundation calls for a clean social media space, asks Twitter to take action against deliberate lies and slander

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The Tweets by Isha Foundation were in context to fake land grabbing charges that the Foundation has been facing for years.
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News Reports

Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik, who threatened to break Kangana’s mouth, raided by Enforcement Directorate in money laundering case

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The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday morning raided the residences and official premises of the Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik.
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News Reports

Teenager threatens to ‘blow up’ UP CM Yogi Adityanath in message to state’s emergency service, arrested: Here is what happened

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On Monday, Lucknow police apprehended a minor boy in Agra for issuing death threats to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fraud fact-checking: AltNews co-founder Pratik Sinha spreads fake news while attempting to ‘fact-check’ old picture of a Hindu Sadhu

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AltNews's Pratik Sinha posted fake information about an old image of a Hindu Sadhu in Kashmir in his hurry to call TrueIndology as a fraud.
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News Reports

Congress under lens for receiving unaccounted Rs. 106 crore cash at party headquarters, much of it before 2019 general elections: Details

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Times Now reported that several payments of unaccounted cash were made to the erstwhile Congress Headquarters, prior to the 2019 General Elections.
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Crime

Delhi: Burkha-clad woman Nusrat fires gunshots to threaten a shop owner, arrested later

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The police informed that a quarrel had ensued between with Fahim and Nusrat for not returning the mortgaged mobile phone of another man named Shahrukh.
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Politics

‘Mamata Banerjee most secular leader in India, has championed Muslim cause’: Former AIMIM leader as he joins TMC with several others

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Former AIMIM leader who joined TMC said that Owaisi polarised votes in Bihar, and that he should not attempt to do the same in West Bengal.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Golu and Guddu kill driver Mushtaq with an axe for harassing their sister, surrender to police

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The brothers, Golu and Guddu, reportedly reached the police station with a blood-stained axe and confessed to killing Mushtaq.
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World

Israeli PM Netanyahu flies to Saudi Arabia to meet crown prince MBS and US Secretary of State Pompeo, Israeli sources claim

OpIndia Staff -
Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly flew in a private jet to meet with Saudi crown prince MBS and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
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News Reports

Harassment over selling firecrackers: Haryana Police beats up people, security men of BJP leaders, protesting suicide of BJP Councillor

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Harish Sharma committed suicide after he was booked for allegedly selling firecrackers during Diwali and misbehaving police officials.
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OpIndia Explains

Anvay Naik suicide case for which Arnab Goswami was arrested: Letters exchanged, the closure report, and unanswered questions

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On 4th of Nov, the country watched as Arnab Goswami was dragged out of his house by over 20 armed policemen for a closed 2018 suicide case
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Two Sadhus die after consuming tea at an ashram in Mathura, one admitted to hospital

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Though prima facie it appears that the Sadhus in Uttar Pradesh were poisoned, an investigation into the case has been launched.
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World

The Quad Tech Network, deteriorating trade relationship and war of words: Australia-China ties on a downhill track since pandemic began

OpIndia Staff -
One relationship that has undergone a profound transformation since the beginning of the pandemic is that between China and Australia.
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Crime

Tamil Nadu: Hindu Mahasabha leader brutally murdered outside his house, was denied police protection

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Mahasabha state secretary hacked to death in Hosur, Tamil Nadu.
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News Reports

Bihar’s newly elected AIMIM MLA refuses to say ‘Hindustan’ during the oath-taking ceremony

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BJP leader Pramod Kumar had rebuked the AIMIM leader by saying that those who have a problem with the word 'Hindustan', can go to Pakistan.
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Politics

Former Assam Chief Minister and Congress stalwart Tarun Gogoi passes away at 86

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Former Chief Minister of Assam and Congress stalwart Tarun Gogoi has passed away on Monday due to Coronavirus complications.
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Politics

“They allowed only Rohingyas into old Hyderabad, not development”: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya hits out on Owaisi brothers

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BJP MP Tejasvi Surya likened AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi to the founder of Pakistan Mohammad Ali Jinnah ahead of the GHMC polls in Hyderabad
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Social Media

Pratibha Patil is trending on Twitter and it is not what you think. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Former President Pratibha Patil was trending on Twitter and it was not because of what people think.
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Politics

Trouble mounts for Congress party, speculations rife about ‘vote-cutter’ Owaisi and AIMIM preparing to enter Rajasthan after West Bengal

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Speculations are rife that Asaduddin Owaisi led AIMIM could enter the fray in Rajasthan once the Bengal elections are over.
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News Reports

Kissing scenes in temple: MP Police to book Netflix officials for ‘A Suitable Boy’ after home minister’s order

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Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Dr Narottam Mishra stated that Netflix officials Monica Shergill and Ambika Khurana will be booked under section 295 A for hurting religious sentiments.
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News Reports

“Bharat ko hai Bharat ko bachana”: Man praises PM Modi in his song creating awareness about coronavirus, video goes viral

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A viral video of a man singing song to create consciousness among people about coronavirus was shared by many, including Information Consultant to UP government, Shalabh Mani Tripathi
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News Reports

NCB team attacked by drug peddlers in Mumbai, three accused arrested

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Two NCB officials have been seriously injured in the attack.
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News Reports

After withdrawing controversial order to give Rs 50,000 for interfaith and intercaste marriages, Uttarakhand govt orders inquiry into press release

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The Uttarakhand government had withdrawn the controversial order after massive criticism.
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Media

Washington Post editor, who ranted against white women, lies about France targeting Muslim children: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
Global Opinions Editor at the Washington Post, Karen Attiah, is at the receiving end of great criticism after she spread fake news.
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Media

TRP case: ED to summon India Today executives this week for questioning, recording statement of Hansa Research first

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India Today was named in the initial FIR registered by the Mumbai Police on the basis of the complaint in the TRP case.
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News Reports

Journalist Tavleen Singh withdraws defamation suit against Twitter user PokerShash for his satirical tweet

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A defamation suit was filed by Tavleen Singh against Twitter user @pokershash for his satirical tweet on Singh and others over their relentless support to hate-mongerer Sharjeel Imam
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News Reports

Kejriwal grandstands over Delhi’s ‘improved’ rank in list of world’s best cities even as coronavirus cases soar amid pollution woes

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Arvind Kejriwal yesterday congratulated Delhi residents after a dubious ranking of world's best cities granted Delhi the 62nd position
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Politics

‘Even those who supported the LDF expressed concern’: Pinarayi Vijayan puts draconian law ‘on hold’ but justifies its necessity

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Section 118A of the Kerala Police Act will not be implemented for now and kept in abeyance, CM Pinarayi Vijayan announced on Monday.
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News Reports

‘Arunachal shares border with Tibet not China’: CM Pema Khandu calls out China’s illegal occupation of Tibet

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Arunachal CM Pema Khandu once again called out China's long standing claim of Arunachal being a part of China’s southern Tibet region
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News Reports

West Bengal: ‘Dead’ Coronavirus patient found alive days later, hospital accused of negligence

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The family members of Shibdas Banerjee were mourning his death and conducting his funeral rituals when they were informed by the hospital staff that he is alive.
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Social Media Fact-Check

NDTV journalist spreads fake news regarding IMA scam accused ex-Congress MLA Roshan Baig, wrongly drags BJP

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After several netizens pointed out the error, Gunasekar posted another tweet with correct information that Baig was never with BJP.
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News Reports

Hathras case: All 4 accused taken to Gujarat for lie-detector and brain mapping tests, kin demand narco test on victim’s family too

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The Hathras accused have been taken from Aligarh Jail to Gandhinagar by a team of CBI personnel and Hathras police.
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News Reports

As Delhi chokes yet again, the blame sits squarely on Delhi government’s shoulders. Read how

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The environmental cess is collected from the trucks that enter Delhi every day, and as a part of every litre of diesel sold in the NCR.
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News Reports

Umar Khalid ‘remotely-controlled’ Delhi’s anti-Hindu riots, timed it to Trump’s visit for international media coverage: Read details of fresh charge sheet

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The supplementary charge sheet was filed under the UAPA sections 13 (unlawful activities), 16 (terrorist act), 17 (collecting funds for terrorist act) and 18 (conspiracy).
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