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Delhi Assembly Elections: Over 92% eligible voters cast their votes through home voting, facility to continue till 4 February

ANI -
6,980 out of 7,553 eligible voters have cast their votes so far for the Delhi Assembly Elections under the home voting facility
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News Reports

‘Will benefit only 20-25 people’: Rahul Gandhi repeats clichéd tropes to attack Union Budget 2025 which entailed big tax cuts

Jinit Jain -
Earlier today, in a big relief for the middle class, FM Nirmala Sitharaman had announced nil income tax for income up to Rs 12 lakhs per annum.
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News Reports

Income tax payable on same income has come down by over 50% since 2014: A comparison of the taxes across 11 years

Raju Das -
While now there is no tax on income up to ₹12 lakh, in 2014 it was in the highest tax bracket, which started at ₹10 lakh with a tax rate of 30%.
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News Reports

Congress spokesperson Sheikh Aamir celebrates murder of anti-Islam activist Salwan Momika, demands more brutal Islamic public execution

OpIndia Staff -
Two days after anti-Quran activist Salwan Momika was shot dead in Sweden, Congress spokesperson Sheikh Aamir defended and celebrated the murder
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News Reports

Khalistani outfit Sikhs for Justice inciting Christians in Manipur, Muslims, Tamils to secede from India: Home ministry tells UAPA Tribunal

OpIndia Staff -
Union Home Ministry said that the Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) was responsible for inciting Muslim, Tamil, and Christian communities in Manipur to secede from India
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News Reports

Education, Health, Infrastructure, Taxation and more: Here are the key highlights of Budget 2025 across 10 key sectors

OpIndia Staff -
The Modi government provided significant relief to the middle class by making payable tax 'zero' for income up to 12 lakhs.
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News Reports

Budget 2025-26: Here’s what will get cheaper and what will get costlier due to changes in basic customs duties

ANI -
For the layperson, the highlight of the Union Budget has always remained on what all have become cheaper and which of them has got costlier to buy.
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News Reports

If no income tax up to ₹12 lakh, why there are two tax slabs below it: Explained how Income Tax calculation works

Raju Das -
One may ask if there is no income tax up to ₹12 lakh, why there are tax slabs for 4-8 lakh and 8-12 lakh, the reason is I-T is calculated in slabs
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Tribal woman found dead under suspicious circumstances, one Anwar Ansari accused of rape and murder

OpIndia Staff -
The victim's family alleged that the victim wanted to marry within her community but Anwar Ansari was forcing her to marry him.
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Aman Sheikh slit the throat of an MBA student after she refused his advances

OpIndia Staff -
The victim had moved to her maternal uncle's place because of harassment by Aman Sheikh. But the accused tracked her even there.
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Budget presentation

ANI -
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of Union Budget.
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News Reports

BJP’s Parvesh Verma files complaint against Arvind Kejriwal alleging corruption in Delhi Sports University

ANI -
BJP candidate Parvesh Verma on Friday filed a complaint with ACB against Arvind Kejriwal, alleging corruption concerning Delhi Sports University
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News Reports

MP High Court dismisses plea seeking removal of a temple in Indore, highlights vested interest of litigant, imposes Rs 25k fine

OpIndia Staff -
The Madhya Pradesh High Court dismissed a petition demanding the removal of a temple at Yashwant Niwas Road, Indore
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News Reports

Kerala Muslims have way higher live births than their share in population: What think tank report says about looming demographic change

Shraddha Pandey -
Notably, the official data indicates that the share of Hindus in Kerala’s total population has dropped from 54.73% in 2011 to 52.61% in 2021. The share of Christians has gone down from 18.38% to 17.87%. Meanwhile, the share of Muslims in the state’s population has skyrocketed from 26.56% to 29.14%.
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News Reports

UP: Asif rapes a minor Hindu girl in Lakhimpur Kheri, and kills her with the help of his friends after she refuses to convert

OpIndia Staff -
The corpse was dumped in the jungles of Ramnagar, some 500 kilometers from Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Resilient Economy, Expanding Infrastructure, and Rising Exports: A Deep Dive into the 2024-25 Economic Survey

Raju Das -
With a focus on deregulation, infrastructure investment, and job creation, the 2024-25 Economic Survey outlines key strategies to navigate global uncertainties and fuel domestic growth.
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News Reports

Students at the alma mater of Mamata Banerjee accuse TMC leader Shabbir Ali of obstructing Saraswati Puja, threatening with rape and murder

OpIndia Staff -
The atmosphere of fear and intimidation is such that the principal himself is afraid to go to the government college.
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News Reports

‘Hurt dignity of the high office’: Rashtrapati Bhavan slams “unacceptable” remarks by Sonia Gandhi, says President wasn’t tired at any point

ANI -
Earlier today, Sonia Gandhi, while interacting with the media outside the parliament, said the President looked tired.
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News Reports

‘Elected representatives seeking to change party affiliation must resign and fight elections again’: Kerala HC

OpIndia Staff -
In a recent hearing, the Kerala HC noted that legislators who seek to change their political affiliation must resign and face people's mandate again.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi calls President Murmu ‘poor thing’, BJP calls the remark elitist, anti-poor and anti-tribal

ANI -
"I and every BJP Karyakarta strongly condemns the usage of the phrase "poor thing" by Smt. Sonia Gandhi for Honourable President of India, Droupadi Murmu Ji. The deliberate usage of such words shows the elitist, anti-poor and anti-tribal nature of the Congress Party," JP Nadda, BJP President said in a post on X.
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World

‘US invasion of Iraq was based on lies and fabrication, killed and displaced millions’: Tulsi Gabbard in her confirmation hearing. Here is how that...

Aditi -
Tulsi Gabbard criticised the US invasion of Iraq as a 'disastrous decision' which resulted in the death of American soldiers and the emergence of Jihadist groups.
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News Reports

Salwan Momika wasn’t given 24×7 protection as Swedish Police doesn’t have enough resources, former police commissioner expresses concern over killing of Quran critic

OpIndia Staff -
Mårten Schultz, a legal commentator commented in the case that Sweden would become an unsafe place to stay if it appeared that alleged religious criticism led to Momika's death.
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News Reports

Kinnar Akhara founder expels Mamta Kulkarni, also expels Mahamandaleshwar Laxminarayan Tripathi for inducting her without authorisation

OpIndia Staff -
Days after former Bollywood actor was inducted into Kinnar Akhara and anointed as a Mahamandaleshwar at the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, she has been expelled from the Akhara
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News Reports

Muslim Personal Law discriminatory, violates women rights: Read about ex-Muslim woman Safiya PM’s legal battle for secular inheritance law

Rukma Rathore -
Safiya PM, a Muslim woman from Kerala, petitioned the Supreme Court and requested that as she is not a believer, the Indian Succession Act should apply to her concerning the matters of inheritance, not the Muslim Personal Law
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News Reports

Karnataka: Mubin kills college student for rejecting his marriage proposal, stabs her in the neck and slits throat

OpIndia Staff -
The victim was identified as 24-year-old Shifa, a resident of Lingasaguru.
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News Reports

Pakistani origin Mohammed Zakriya arrested by NIA at Chennai airport for links with Pakistani terrorist organisation ‘Khalifa’

OpIndia Staff -
The Intelligence agencies suspect that Zakriya was heading the terrorist organisation's activities in India. The agencies suspect that his food business is a cover for his terror operations.
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Culture and History

The Portuguese onslaught Part 2: When India’s Malabar coast went from peaceful spice trade to fierce naval battles, from Cochin to Kannur and more

Rukma Rathore -
The first Portuguese Viceroy of India, Francisco de Almeida also payed a key part in the historic "Battle of Diu."
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News Reports

Uttarakhand UCC Rules Committee clarifies that certificate of religious leader not required for registration of live-in relationships

ANI -
Amid reports that a certificate from religious leaders is mandatory for registering live-in relationships under UCC in Uttarakhand, UCC Rules Committee has clarified that this requirement applies only to cases where marriage is legally prohibited
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Economy and Finance

Economic Survey set to be presented in Parliament ahead of Budget Day: Read what it is, its importance, and history

ANI -
The wait for the Budget 2025 is over as the Narendra Modi-led NDA government is set to table the Economic Survey in the Parliament on Friday afternoon.
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News Reports

China imposing its legal system in the USA through underground courts run by CCP linked nonprofit groups, claims investigative report

ANI -
China is reportedly imposing its legal system on American soil through a network of nonprofit organizations in the United States linked to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) intelligence agency
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News Reports

UP: Education officer Babita Singh, accused of promoting love jihad and extorting money, removed from her post, inquiry underway

OpIndia Staff -
The complaint by the women teachers mentioned that Babita Singh is not only encouraging ‘Love jihad’ but also trying to spread communalism and casteism through her actions.
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News Reports

Formulated in Vajpayee rule, implemented during Congress rule, but PM Modi finally used it to fight black money: ED gives details how PMLA strengthened...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
Under the PMLA implemented in 2005, the investigating agency ED has so far attached assets worth ₹ 1.45 lakh crore. In 2024 alone, the agency has attached assets worth more than ₹ 21 thousand crore.
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News Reports

India’s Security Challenges, transfer of Islamic Radicals to Khalistan Movement, Internationalist Propaganda and Separatism

Parth Raman -
The first link between Jaish-e-Mohammed and Khalistanis can be with the threat towards the Sanatan religious places
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News Reports

Syria: De-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa appointed president to lead the country during its transition period

ANI -
Syria has entered a transitional phase with its de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, appointed as President
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News Reports

Despite being targeted by Hindenberg, Indian opposition, and even the Biden administration, Adani Group companies achieve increased profit

OpIndia Staff -
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) Ltd. on Thursday (30th January) announced a growth of 32 per cent in its net profits during the first three quarters of the financial year 2024-25
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News Reports

ECI asks Arvind Kejriwal questions over his “Haryana poisoning Yamuna” claim, Kejriwal attacks Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in response

OpIndia Staff -
The ECI asked the AAP Chief to provide factual evidence with specific and pointed responses to type, quantity, nature, manner of poisoning of Yamuna and details of engineers, location and methodology of detecting the poison by Delhi Jal Board engineers
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Imran places foot on Shivling, shoots video for Instagram in Ratlam; arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu organizations told the police that the accused had deliberately insulted the Hindu God and was last located near the Polyground. The complainant said that the accused shot the video on the same location and uploaded it from his ID named 'Sukkha Maharaj'.
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News Reports

Delhi riots accused Sharjeel Imam moves Delhi HC against movie “2020 Delhi” based on the violence, court issues notice

ANI -
Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice on two petitions seeking direction to postpone the release of "2020 Delhi," a film based on the 2020 North-East Delhi riots
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OpIndia Explains

Mahakumbh stampede: UP govt cancels all VVIP passes, while Opposition attacks Yogi govt for ‘mismanagement’, what caused the tragedy and how VIP movement affected...

Shraddha Pandey -
Nearly a week before the stampede on Mauni Amavasya, the Uttar Pradesh government had declared that the Mahakumbh area in Prayagraj would be a no-vehicle and no VIP zone from 27th to 30th January.
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News Reports

Rajasthan HC directs State and Central authorities to set up competent authority for registration of live-in relationships

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the State legislatures to formulate a procedure for the registration of live-in relationships
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News Reports

No survivors found yet after American Airlines plane and Black Hawk helicopter collide near Reagan Airport in Washington DC

ANI -
A large-scale search operation is underway after a tragic mid-air collision between a American Airlines plane and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport outside Washington, DC On Wednesday night
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News Reports

Trump halts US foreign aid, sends shockwaves to NGOs and ‘media’ organizations who were working on fuelling conflicts

OpIndia Staff -
US government led by Donald Trump decided to hold on to the 'America first' policy and freeze foreign funding assistance under several USAID projects
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News Reports

Meta to pay Donald Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts

OpIndia Staff -
Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and other claims for suspending his Facebook and Instagram accounts
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World

Echoing US Vice President JD Vance, British MP Suella Braverman says UK could become an ‘Islamist nation with nuclear weapons’

OpIndia Staff -
Agreeing, with the statement of the US Vice President JD Vance made last year, Braverman said that the UK could become an Islamist nation with nuclear weapons.
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News Reports

West Bengal: College professor faces inquiry for performing marriage rituals with a student, calls the wedding ‘part of a project’

OpIndia Staff -
The professor defended herself claiming that the marriage ritual was part of a purely academic exercise and was recorded for internal documentation.
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Culture and History

The Portuguese onslaught Part 1: How Vasco da Gama’s ‘discovery’ of India brought years of bloodshed, murders and violence to our shores

Rukma Rathore -
King Manuel of Portuguese wanted to find a direct sea route to India to bypass Arab and Venetian merchants.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: 29 Naxals, including seven women surrender before Narayanpur SP

ANI -
Earlier, security forces took control of a Maoist training camp in the core area of PLGA Battalion No. 01 in the dense forests of Bhattiguda, Bijapur district. The camp was left abandoned by the Maoists, who fled during the army's search operation.
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News Reports

Cabinet Committee on Security clears ₹10,000-crore Pinaka rocket project for Army, Solar Industries & Munitions India to manufacture

ANI -
The Cabinet Committee on Security cleared the project to buy over Rs 10,000 crore worth of ammunition for the Indian Army's Pinaka multi-barrel rocket launcher systems.
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal spreads fake news to reiterate his ‘Poisoned Yamuna’ allegation, posts doctored video of Haryana CM drinking Yamuna water

Raju Das -
Arvind Kejriwal falsely claimed that Saini pretended to drink water, and then spat the wated back into Yamuna
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Opinions

India’s big immigration problem: From Rohingyas to Bangladeshis, the challenges entailing the deportation of lakhs of illegal immigrants

Shraddha Pandey -
Despite international scrutiny, pressure from politicians practicing Muslim appeasement and media, the Modi government is detecting, detaining, and deporting illegal immigrants.
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