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‘She said my time was up, and I was suspended’: TrueIndology says on Facebook after being suspended from Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
'TrueIndology' is a very popular account which often debunks leftist claims and propaganda about Indian history.
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News Reports

Twitter accused of shadow-banning Indian Army’s Chinar Corp’s account, complaint filed by Delhi-based activist group

OpIndia Staff -
Kalinga Rights Forum files complaint against Twitter for allegedly shadow-banning the account of Chinar Corp of Indian Army
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Raid on Congress leader’s gambling den unearths illegal weapons and ammunition, booked under NSA

OpIndia Staff -
The Jabalpur administration has invoked the NSA against Gajendra Sonkar and his brother Mahendra.
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Politics

‘Sab yaad rakha jayega’ has actually come true for Hindus, if Kejriwal’s antics are anything to go by

Nirwa Mehta -
If there is one politician who realised it faster than anyone that supporting anti-CAA protests and rioters will only anger the Hindus, it was Arvind Kejriwal.
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News Reports

Oxford University students say no to beef, lamb in campus eateries, ask authorities to implement order to combat climate change

OpIndia Staff -
The students union has stated that as the leading university in UK, Oxford should order a ban on beef and lamb because meat production has a considerable impact on climate change.
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News Reports

Pro-AAP vlogger Dhruv Rathee makes an insensitive remark on death of an eight-year-old girl, ‘liberals’ rejoice

OpIndia Staff -
Rathi used the news of the child's death to mock Hindus who were opposing the arbitrary ban on firecrackers on Diwali.
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Politics

Rise of Owaisi in Bihar – What it means for the Congress party and Indian politics

Priyank -
The problem is not the AIMIM or any other political party - the problem is the feeling of separatism that exists among a certain set of people.
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World

Islamist group executes close to 30 people en masse in Democratic Republic of Congo

OpIndia Staff -
The officials have blamed the ADF, a Ugandan Islamic group, for the killings of the civilians in Congo.
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World

UK: PoK-origin MP Nazir Ahmed, who organised ‘Black Day’ protest against India, quits House of Lords facing expulsion on charges of sexual assault

OpIndia Staff -
Nazir Ahmed was facing expulsion from the House of Lords for breaching the Code of Conduct when he resigned on 14 Nov.
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World

China: On this day, 55-year-old Hubei resident became patient zero for the pandemic that has brought death and destruction across the world

OpIndia Staff -
A year on, the coronavirus outbreak, that first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, continues to cast a long shadow over public health and global economy
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World

‘As a conscious Muslim man, I would never inaugurate a Kali Puja, I should not have visited it’: Shakib Al Hasan apologises after death...

OpIndia Staff -
Shakib Al Hasan has been forced to issue a grovelling apology after photographs of him attending a Kali Puja in Kolkata went viral.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: CBI arrests junior engineer for sexually exploiting over 50 children, selling videos to paedophiles in India and abroad

OpIndia Staff -
CBI revealed that the junior engineer of UP irrigation department was selling child sexual abuse material for over a decade
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Media

Journalist Patricia Mukhim resigns from Editors Guild of India, accuses the Guild of defending only ‘celebrity’ editors and anchors

OpIndia Staff -
The Meghalaya High Court had found journalist Patricia Mukhim guilty of inciting communal disharmony over a Facebook post.
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World

Chinese journalist faces up to five years in jail for reporting on COVID-19 and criticising the government over handling of the virus

OpIndia Staff -
Zhang Zhan is accused of maliciously spreading false information on the Wuhan Coronavirus through social media.
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News Reports

Respect for territorial integrity, need for action against those supporting terrorism, emphasis on India’s ability to deliver vaccines worldwide: PM Modi at BRICS

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi attended the 12th BRICS Summit hosted by Russia on November 17 and delivered a speech.
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Law

Devise a mechanism to deal with complaints against media: Supreme Court to centre on Tablighi Jamaat petition

OpIndia Staff -
The SC has asked to centre to devise a mechanism to address complaints regarding media. It asserted that the NBSA should not address the issue when the centre has the authority to do it.
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Opinions

Unbridled propaganda: The Wire rakes up Manusmriti to demonise Hinduism yet again

Saket Suryesh -
When a judge wades into the area of unknown wisdom, the damage is much more serious than others writing similar stuff.
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News Reports

“No deal without deal”: RS Prasad hits out on Congress as names of senior party leaders emerge in AgustaWestland scam

OpIndia Staff -
Ravi Shankar Prasad had said that the country has been demanding an answer from Congress President Sonia Gandhi, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and other party leaders in connection to the case.
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News Reports

AAP govt’s u-turns are back, on odd days, COVID-19 is past its peak in Delhi, on even days, CM wants to lockdown markets

OpIndia Staff -
Just yesterday, Delhi health minister had stated that there is 'no chance' of another lockdown in Delhi as the third wave has already peaked.
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Politics

Bihar Assembly does not have a single Muslim MLA from ruling alliance for the first time since independence. Here is why

Jinit Jain -
JDU, a major NDA alliance partner fielded 11 Muslim candidates in the Bihar elections and none of them managed to score a victory
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World

Pakistan plans ‘advance booking’ of Coronavirus vaccine, top govt adviser had supported Chinese vaccine over Pfizer’s

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, has cleared the decks for the advance booking of the coronavirus vaccine.
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News Reports

Amit Shah calls out the ‘Gupkar Gang’ and Congress, warns against their attempts of ‘global gathbandhan’ over India’s national interests

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah calls out the ‘Gupkar Gang’, and their attempts to bring back inequality and injustice against women, Dalits and tribals in UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
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Social Media

From whitewashing Islamist violence to plain denial and rewriting history, Swara Bhasker has come a long way

K Bhattacharjee -
Swara Bhasker claimed that photographs of Islamists attacking the Amar Jawan Memorial during the Azad Maidan riots in Mumbai are 'photoshopped'.
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News Reports

Mumbai Police issues show-cause notice to Republic TV Editor, demands signing a bond for ‘good behaviour’

OpIndia Staff -
The Mumbai police have now asked Republic TV's Arnab Goswami to sign a bond for 'good behaviour.'
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News Reports

Voters are not ready for ‘liberal values’: Congress Salman Khurshid blames people for his party’s repeated election loss

OpIndia Staff -
In a long Facebook post, Khurshid has indirectly targeted Kapil Sibal, asking him to do some introspection and not criticise the party in the media.
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Culture and History

The Dravidian Movement and the Devadasi Abolition Act: Did a ‘Brahiminical conspiracy’ oppose reforms to the practice as alleged?

Suren -
The Dravidian movement has long claimed a contribution to the Devadasi Abolition Act. But how true is their claim?
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Politics

How come MIM did not face the “outsider” jibe in Bihar?

Abhishek Banerjee -
What is different about the appeal of MIM that parties like Shiv Sena or JMM or TMC don’t have?
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News Reports

Sameet Thakkar, arrested for ‘baby penguin’ remark, finally released from jail, a day after receiving bail

OpIndia Staff -
The family of Sameet Thakkar was waiting since 8 AM outside Taloja jail for his release, he was released well past noon.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Man forces woman to convert to Islam after sexually abusing her in Gorakhpur district

OpIndia Staff -
Man forces woman for religious conversion on pretext of making an objectionable video viral, arrested by police
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News Reports

Twitter corrects ‘mistake’ after spreading misinformation in its fact-check of Donald Trump

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter was peddling misinformation its fact-check of Trump's claims regarding the US presidential elections.
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News Reports

Marriages taking place forcefully for religious conversion by either fraud or cheating to be null and void: MP govt mulls on Religion Bill

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh becomes the third BJP ruled state to consider bringing in a legislation to tackle 'love Jihad'
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News Reports

New RIMS Director has to stay in guest house because scam convicted Lalu Yadav has been staying in his official bungalow

OpIndia Staff -
Lalu Yadav was shifted to the RIMS Director's official bungalow in August this year after some of his security personnel at RIMS' paying ward were found covid positive.
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Crime

Kanpur: 6-year-old girl who was found dead on Diwali night was raped, liver extracted for black magic

OpIndia Staff -
The minor had gone missing on Diwali night and was later found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur
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News Reports

AgustaWestland scam: Key witness had named Salman Khurshid, Kamal Nath’s son, and Ahmed Patel, says report

OpIndia Staff -
Rajiv Saxena, the prime accused turned approver in the Rs 3600 crore VVIP chopper scam, claimed that kickbacks received from Agusta Westland were to be shared with political leaders who had influenced the decision.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Petty fight over cricket game turns communal in Udaipur, 6 injured, 3 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A day after the incident, the police have arrested Mohammed Adil, Moin alias Jen-ul-Haq and Mohammed Irfan in connection to the case.
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Crime

Delhi: Police nab 2 suspected terrorists named Abdul Latif and Ashraf Khatana, arms and ammunition recovered

OpIndia Staff -
The police informed that they had laid a trap near Millennium Park in Sarai Kale Khan area based on a tip-off and nabbed the two around 10:15 pm on Monday night.
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News Reports

Punjab: BJP to contest all 117 seats alone in 2022 assembly elections after the break-up with SAD

OpIndia Staff -
BJP to contest all 117 seats in 2022 Punjab Assembly Elections as SAD broke alliance two months ago.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Riots Case: Absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj arrested by crime branch

OpIndia Staff -
Raj had earlier escaped from a private hospital where he was admitted for the treatment of Covid-19.
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News Reports

Manmohan Singh was chosen by Sonia to become PM as he posed no threat to Rahul Gandhi, says Obama’s book

OpIndia Staff -
Although he referred to Manmohan Singh as wise, thoughtful and honest, Barack Obama stated that his rise to power was facilitated by Sonia Gandhi, who saw no threat to her son Rahul Gandhi from him.
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Cricket

Bangladesh: Youth threatens to slaughter cricketer Shakib Al Hasan over allegations of blaspheming by inaugurating Kali Puja in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff -
Man who threatened Bangladeshi crickter Shakib Al Hasan said that him inaugurating Kali Puja temple has hurt Muslim sentiments
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News Reports

Vasan Eye Care founder dies under mysterious circumstances, P Chidambaram allegedly used his company to launder black money

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, AM Arun was a close aide of Congress leader and former union finance minister P Chidambaram and his son Congress MP Karti Chidambaram.
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World

Darul Uloom Haqqania: The ‘University of Jihad’ in Pakistan that routinely sends ‘graduates’ to fill the ranks of Taliban and other terror orgs

Jinit Jain -
Darul Uloom Haqqania has been the terror factory of Pakistan, indoctrinating and radicalising youth into extremist ideologies.
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World

Children beaten up, tortured, sexually abused and shackled in chains by teachers in several Islamic schools in Sudan: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The documentary shared by BBC throws light on the depraved conditions of the children studying in Islamic schools in Sudan
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News Reports

‘Life of Bharat’s patriotic saint will inspire generations to come’: BJP leader recommends JNU be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University

OpIndia Staff -
"It is only right that JNU be renamed as Swami Vivekananda University", Tweeted BJP National General Secretary CT Ravi
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Politics

‘Comedian’ Kunal Kamra equates Hindus belonging to SC, ST and OBC community to rats in his interview featuring Sanjay Raut

OpIndia Staff -
Kunal Kamra uploaded the episode with Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut to his YouTube channel on the 13th of November.
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Politics

Jharkhand: After participating in ‘Urs’ at Hazrat Qutubuddin Dargah to seek ‘dua’, CM Hemant Soren bans Chhath Puja festivities in water bodies

OpIndia Staff -
Hemant Soren and his Jharkhand Govt has banned Chhat Puja celebrations in water bodies and banned firecrackers as well.
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Politics

Nitish Kumar swears in as Bihar CM for his fourth straight term, BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi become Dy CMs

OpIndia Staff -
The ruling NDA led by Nitish Kumar retained power in Bihar by securing a simple majority of 125 seats in the 243-member state Assembly
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Crime

Karnataka: 21-year-old man arrested for raping and killing his mother

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka man raped and killed his mother for having affair with other men.
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News Reports

Bengal: 14-year-old Hindu girl abducted, raped and forced to read nikahnama by Sohidul Rahman, rescued from Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
A 14-year-old Hindu girl was kidnapped by a much older man named Sohidul Rehman and was taken to Rajkot where she was allegedly forced to read nikahnama and sexually exploited by the accused.
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News Reports

Odisha: Ancient Shivling unearthed in Bhadrak on Diwali during excavation

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, on Diwali, a Shivling has been unearthed at Goramati village playground in Bhadrak district, Odisha.
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