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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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News Reports

Govt mulling forming guidelines for digital news and OTT platforms informs union minister Prakash Javadekar on National Press Day

OpIndia Staff -
Prakash Javadekar indirectly condemned the malicious witch-hunt on journalists at the behest of the Maharashtra government
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News Reports

Ahead of swearing-in ceremony, state RJD Pres makes the rape analogy for Bihar assembly elections, abuses Nitish Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
Unable to fathom defeat and in a bid to discredit the winning NDA alliance, BIhar RJD President Jagada Nand Singh said that the BJP raped the people's mandate in Bihar
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News Reports

Egypt unearths over 100 ancient coffins from Saqqara’s 2500-year-old burial site

OpIndia Staff -
Egypt announces a major archeological finding of over 100 ancient coffins at a 2500 year-old burial site at Saqqara.
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World

Pakistan: Islamist political party laments govt crackdown on Namazis protesting against France instead of ‘fighting Hindus’

OpIndia Staff -
The situation is tense in Pakistan yet again as (TLP) supporters protested against France in Rawalpindi.
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News Reports

Sameet Thakker granted bail by lower court after Maha govt say in SC that they will not oppose bail

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Sameet Thakkar has just been granted bail by a lower court in Maharashtra after Maha government asserted in Supreme Court that they will not oppose his bail.
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Crime

Bengaluru Riots case: Key aide of Congress leader Sampath Raj arrested for helping him abscond, sent to judicial custody

OpIndia Staff -
A close aide of absconding Congress leader Sampath Raj, Riyazuddin, has been arrested and sent to judicial custody.
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News Reports

SC issues notice to UP govt regarding arrest of PFI member and Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, says it is inclined to send matter to...

OpIndia Staff -
Siddique Kappan, arrested by UP police while he was in his way to cover the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, is believed to be a member of Islamist organisation PFI and has been charged under stringent sections of UAPA
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Politics

How to be a “political scientist” – Bihar edition

Abhishek Banerjee -
Meet D M Diwakar, an eminent political scientist of the A N Sinha Institute of Social Sciences in Patna.
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Social Media

Twitter ‘fact-checks’ US President Trump’s tweet on election victory, ends up spreading misinformation: Here is how

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump is yet to offer a concession speech and a concession speech is extremely unlikely anytime soon.
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World

‘I’m going cut you like Samuel Paty’: Minor Muslim student threatens school teacher in France during discussion on freedom of expression

Jhankar Mohta -
The attack on Samuel Paty was a grim reminder on how Islamists often use Prophet Mohammed cartoons as an excuse to carry out attacks across the globe
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Haryana Congress leader accused of shooting 3 cows and killing one in farmhouse, case filed

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The farmhouse where Nirmal Singh is believed to have shot and killed cows has been notorious for being a hub of various illegal activities
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World

Pope Francis caught ‘liking’ a bikini model’s bawdy picture on Instagram

OpIndia Staff -
The official Instagram account of Pope Francis, the bishop of Rome and the head of Vatican Church, had apparently liked a raunchy photo of a bikini model's suspenders picture on Instagram
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News Reports

Priyanka and Rahul were having a picnic in Shimla during Bihar elections: Senior RJD leader fumes over Congress leadership

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Senior RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari lashes out at Congress leadership. Says they took 70 seats forcefully.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal admits people don’t consider Congress an effective alternative

OpIndia Staff -
Realisation finally seems to be dawning upon Congress leaders that the grand old party is losing its relevance.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Six year old girl kidnapped on Diwali night, murdered for resisting rape

OpIndia Staff -
In a gruesome act, a six year old girl who had gone missing on Diwali night was found dead in the forest near her house in Ghatampur area in Kanpur on Sunday morning.
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News Reports

China: Popular Tibetan influencer’s murder caught live on camera exposes the communist country’s flawed legal system

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Popular Tibetan influencer Lhamo was burnt alive by her-ex-husband when she was live streaming from her kitchen.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Communal tension prevails in Kanpur after petty fight leads to stone-pelting claiming one life

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Kanpur youth dies after petty fight becomes violent leading to stone-pelting
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News Reports

Diwali retail sales go up by 10.8% over 2019, China loses of Rs 40,000 crore in business as Indians prefer Made in India products

OpIndia Staff -
Traders recorded Rs 72000 crore in retail sales in Diwali, indicating revival of retail sales following 8 months of slowdown due to lockdown
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World

‘I concede NOTHING!’: Donald Trump makes it clear he is unlikely to offer a concession speech anytime soon, claims there is a ‘long way...

OpIndia Staff -
US President Donald Trump again on Sunday made it clear that he will not be delivering a concession speech anytime soon.
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News Reports

SHOCKING: PFI members met with Al-Qaeda linked Turkish group IHH, claims European research body, photos emerge

OpIndia Staff -
A Swedish research organisation, Nordic Monitor, has alleged an alliance between Turkic extremist group IHH and PFI.
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News Reports

Kerala High Court quashes defamation case against Malayala Manorama, says media has the right to publish news with necessary commentary

OpIndia Staff -
Court observed that the report published by Manorama Daily mentioned complainant as an accused in a case registered by police
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News Reports

ASI begins preparations to build the Museum dedicated to Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan museum will be ready in next one year at Qila Rai Pithora in Delhi.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: State Assembly unanimously passes resolution to consider Sarna community as a separate religious group

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP government had earlier announced in February 2019 that it would recommend the inclusion of Sarna in a distinct religious category.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted to ICU

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Ahmed Patel admitted in ICU due to Covid-19 complications, son Faisal says his condition is stable.
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Media

Diwali magic: Nidhi Razdan goes from anti-lockdown crusader to demanding lockdown to punish citizens after Kejriwal performs public ‘puja’

K Bhattacharjee -
There was a very entertaining debate between Rohini Singh of The Wire fame and Nidhi Razdan, former NDTV 'journalist'.
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News Reports

Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Chairman Urfan Mulla resigns, slams party in a letter to Sonia Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
After the drubbing in Bihar, now, Goa Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Chairman, Urfan Mulla has now resigned from his post
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World

‘We also moved our parents’ graves, they will take pleasure in desecrating our graves’: Armenians burn their houses as Muslim majority Azerbaijan takes over

OpIndia Staff -
According to a peace deal brokered by Russia, Armenia is handing over the Nagorno-Karabakh region to Azerbaijan
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News Reports

Imran Khan govt in Pakistan all set to ask for a whopping USD 2.7 billion loan from China for CPEC projects

OpIndia Staff -
90% of the Mainline-1 railway project of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan is being financed by China
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Media

Damned if you do, damned if you don’t: CNN doofus Brian Stelter claims Trump supporters have ‘bunker mentality’ for quitting Twitter over censorship

OpIndia Staff -
CNN's resident clown and chief doofus, Brian Stelter, is unarguably the biggest joke on western mainstream media at the moment.
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News Reports

2 days after Diwali, the COVID-19 threat disappears? Maharashtra govt decides to open temples with restrictions, finally

OpIndia Staff -
If the religious places can be reopened now in Maharashtra, they could have reopened earlier also, with the same restrictions
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Social Media

Woman who claims to work for AYUSH ministry says ‘rapes happen because Lord Ram is worshipped’, ministry denies she works for them

Dibakar Dutta -
According to her Facebook profile, Hinduphobe Niharika works as a public speaker and a media consultant with Ministry of Ayush, Govt of India.
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Social Media

Did petha originate in Mughal kitchens? Writer ties herself in knots as report she shared debunks her claims

OpIndia Staff -
The legend that says petha originated in the Mughal kitchens appears to be just that, a legend.
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News Reports

After Delhi defies arbitrary firecracker ban, claims of Diwali causing pollution busted as air quality improves after Diwali

OpIndia Staff -
Air Quality Index dropped in Delhi significantly a night after people burst firecrackers on Diwali in the NCR defying the ban
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World

Antifa thugs attack peaceful Trump supporters following ‘Million MAGA March’ in Washington DC

OpIndia Staff -
Violence erupted in Washington DC following the 'Million MAGA March' organised by supporters of US President Donald Trump.
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World

World biggest importer of beef, China, now finds Coronavirus traces on packaged beef from Brazil: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
China, the biggest importer of beef has now sounded alarm bells after finding COVID virus samples on packaged beef that it had imported from Brazil and Saudi Arabian Shrimp.
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News Reports

Assam: Two brothers attempt to sacrifice their five children to find buried treasure, Jamiul and Sariful caught by alert locals

OpIndia Staff -
Jamiul and Sariful had prepared to sacrifice their children on the midnight on Kali puja on advice of an oculist and one woman
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Opinions

The economics of liberal outrage – the genocide this week they all forgot

Abhishek Banerjee -
Thousands of Armenian Christians have been killed following the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, however, the liberals don't seem to care
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News Reports

Watch: Azerbaijani soldier screams ‘Allahu Akbar’ while standing atop a desecrated church in occupied territory in Armenia

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Azerbaijan has occupied the Artsakh region in Armenia, and its soldiers and mercenaries have started demolishing churches in the region
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Politics

23 senior Congress leaders write letter to Sonia Gandhi after Bihar debacle, question vacation by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra: Report

OpIndia Staff -
23 senior Congress leaders have written a letter to interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi demanding that an immediate CWC meeting be called to discuss the poll debacle in Bihar
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Media

On Diwali, The Wire glorifies Tahir Hussain, a man who wanted to ‘teach Hindus a lesson’ amidst chants of Allahu Akbar: Read how

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Riots accused Islamists including Tahir Hussain, who killed IB officer Ankit Sharma, are heroes for The Wire
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News Reports

Theatre of absurd: Shashi Tharoor uses morphed image of anchor to wish ‘Jashn-e-Chiraagh’ on Diwali, anchor deletes original post and defends Tharoor

OpIndia Staff -
On the evening of 14th November, Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter to wish people 'Jashn-e-Chirag', using the image of an anchor of MirrorNow, Sahar Zaman.
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World

Australia: Light plane carrying two passengers crashes 30 kms from hotel where Indian cricket team is quarantined ahead of ODI

OpIndia Staff -
The plane crash occurred 30 km away from Sydney Olympic Park where the Indian cricket team have been stationed.
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Media

NDTV terms bad air quality of Delhi ‘Diwali weather’: Here is why they are out of their mind

Dibakar Dutta -
Left-propagandist 'news' portal, NDTV, is up to its usual tricks again and is indirectly blaming Diwali for the bad air quality in Delhi.
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World

Islamic country organises fireworks for Diwali while Hindus in India spend it in silence: Read how

OpIndia Staff -
The Consulate General of India shared a video of a fireworks display on the occasion of Diwali at Dubai in UAE.
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Opinions

So our children remember the joys of celebrating Deepawali: Why OpIndia is launching Mission Loud and Bright Diwali 2021

Nupur J Sharma -
Like most people, we at OpIndia were mightily distressed as well. And thus, we announced our mission for a loud and bright Diwali 2021.
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News Reports

Wrote to all CMs in September, licences for firecracker shops were assured before banning crackers, paving way for losses: manufacturers to NGT

OpIndia Staff -
The association told NGT that many govts had responded that it will do the needful and started the process of issuing licenses.
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Government and Policy

Watch: French embassy extends greetings on Diwali in several regional languages

OpIndia Staff -
On the occasion of Diwali, the French embassy in India has put out a video sharing greetings on the auspicious Hindu festival.
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