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Social Media Fact-Check

Is the central govt recruiting Rohingya Muslims who have illegally infiltrated into India? Not really: Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, a concerning message went viral on social media claiming that RAW was recruiting Rohingya Muslims
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News Reports

West Bengal: Trouble brews for TMC as Cabinet Minister Suvendu Adhikari resigns as Transport Minister

OpIndia Staff -
It has been rumoured for last several weeks that Suvendu Adhikari will quit TMC and join BJP, some TMC leaders accused him of helping BJP
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Law

‘Courts must ensure that law is not used for selective harassment of citizens’: Read details of the 6 scathing observations by SC in Arnab...

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The Supreme Court ruled that the offences mentioned in the FIR does not establish the charge of abetment of suicide against Arnab Goswami
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News Reports

Azam Khan named as accused in Water Corporation recruitment scam by SIT, warrant sent to Sitapur jail

OpIndia Staff -
Azam Khan was the minister of Urban Development and Water Resources in the Akhilesh Yadav government.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee accuses Railways of delaying Majerhat bridge, here is how her allegations were debunked by the railways

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Responding to Mamata's allegations, Railways stated that the clearance is pending from her state government, and all formalities from the Railways are already completed.
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News Reports

‘Azam Khan misused his power as state minister to obtain forged documents for his son’: Read why Allahabad HC rejected bail plea today

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The HC observed that Azam Khan and his son enjoy 'pervasive influence' and if granted bail they will misuse their power to influence witnesses and tamper evidence.
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Politics

Mehbooba Mufti cries foul, yet again, says she and her daughter have been ‘detained’ for the past two days, yet again: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Mehbooba Mufti further alleged that her daughter ILtija Mufti had also been placed under house arrest, for wishing to meet Waheed's family.
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Politics

‘Indira thok di…Modi ki chhati mein’, ‘Imran Khan dost’: Congress plays a dangerous game as ‘farmer’ protest turns into show of strength for Khalistanis

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Farmer protest along Punjab-Haryana border have seen participation from Khalistanis, even as Congress lends support to them
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Law

‘Malafide intent’, ‘action to target her for statements’: Bombay HC slams BMC for demolishing Kangana Ranaut’s house, appoints valuer to ascertain damage

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Bombay HC was hearing a writ petition filed by Kangana Ranaut challenging the demolition of her bungalow by the Mumbai civic body
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News Reports

Delhi: Dozens of idols in a temple in Begumpur vandalised, locals heard someone shouting ‘beheaded, beheaded’

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Several idols kept in the Shiv Shakti temple in Delhi's Begumpur area was beheaded by unknown miscreants on the night of November 24
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News Reports

US govt announces 5 million dollar reward for information on Pakistani terrorist Sajid Mir, involved in 2008 Mumbai attacks

OpIndia Staff -
Sajid Mir was the operations manager for the LeT during the Mumbai attack that killed over 170 people. He had played a crucial role in planning, preparation and execution of the terror attack.
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News Reports

Abetment to suicide charge not established in FIR: Massive victory for Arnab Goswami as SC delivers scathing statements

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A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee stated that the FIR by Maharashtra government does not establish the charges of abetment of suicide against Arnab Goswami.
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Crime

‘Lashkar Zindabad’: Mangaluru sees graffiti threatening to take LeT and Taliban’s help to eliminate ‘Sanghis’ and ‘Manuvadis’

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Mangaluru saw graffiti threatening to take Lashkar-e-Toiba and Taliban's help to eliminate 'Sanghis' and 'Manuvadis'.
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Media

The Wire’s faux analysis: How it went from ‘Modi can’t get crowds in his rally’ to ‘Bihar admires Modi’ in 48 hours flat

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As NDA emerged victorious in Bihar, the left-liberals, who had hoped for a victory of RJD-Congress-Communist alliance were perturbed.
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Crime

Kanpur Grooming Jihad: Woman trapped by ‘Sahil’ using fake Hindu identity, forced to eat beef and have sex with Maulvi

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Kanpur woman was trapped by one Sahil, pretending to be Sachin Sharma. She has allegedly tortured by Sahil and his family to change her religion.
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Politics

As Mamata Banerjee continues tirade against BJP, key leaders start abandoning her ahead of crucial 2021 assembly elections: Details

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Reportedly, several leaders are in talks with both the BJP and the Congress and may abandon Mamata Banerjee ahead of Bengal polls
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Opinions

Yogendra Yadav is not a farmer leader: Here is why urban Indians should reject this hollow emotional blackmail

Abhishek Banerjee -
The India Today banner reads “Gold standard of journalism" as they discuss the 'farmer protest' in Punjab, led by Rajdeep Sardesai
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News Reports

Grooming Jihad: Family of Hindu girl accuses Mushtaq Malik and family of kidnapping, police says no ‘love jihad’ angle in the case

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The girl's family has alleged that all Mushtak Malik and his family have kidnapped their daughter and her life may be in danger because they all have a criminal background.
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Crime

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Delhi police follows UP’s lead, releases poster of 20 accused Islamists, announces reward for information

Dibakar Dutta -
Releasing the poster of wanted Islamists in the Delhi anti-Hindu riots, the police have said that the identity of those who come forward with information would not be revealed.
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News Reports

Karan Johar apologises to Madhur Bhandarkar for tweaking his title without permission, Bhandarkar calls Johar’s act morally and ethically wrong

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Madhur Bhandarkar had accused Karan Johar of tweaking his registered title 'Bollywood wives' for an upcoming web series on Netflix
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News Reports

District court in UP sentences one Sadab Alam to 20-years imprisonment for kidnapping and raping a minor girl

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The minor victim was recovered by the police from West Bengal. She had told before the court that she was raped by Sadab Alam.
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News Reports

“Wikipedia has become a huge moral hazard”: Co-founder Larry Sanger accuses the website of turning into a ‘monocultural establishment organ of propaganda’

OpIndia Staff -
Larry Sanger accuses Wikipedia of no longer adhering to the principle of providing information from a neutral point of view
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh ranks number one in providing jobs to migrant workers by generating 10 crore person-days under Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh government has spent 9,329.57 Crores on the project and generated 10,58,17,358 Person-days for migrant workers
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News Reports

‘Professor’ Ashok Swain, known for his anti-India rhetoric and Hinduphobia, deactivates his Twitter account saying he needed a break

OpIndia Staff -
Ashok Swain was often seen peddling anti-India narrative on social media that resonated well with Pakistan and liberals in India
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News Reports

Months after staying at the RIMS director’s bungalow, scam convicted RJD chief Lalu Yadav shifted back to RIMS ward

OpIndia Staff -
The newly appointed RIMS Director had to stay in a guest house because Lalu Yadav had been staying in his official bungalow since August
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News Reports

Congress leaders and supporters use old photographs to attack Modi government on farmer protests

OpIndia Staff -
The pictures used by Youth Congress and then mechanically copied by rest of the Congress coteries are actually from the year 2018
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News Reports

Pakistani man gets AK-47 rifle as wedding gift from his mother-in-law, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
In the viral video, the mother-in-law of the groom is seen gifting him a Kalashnikov rifle as the crowd cheered.
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Crime

Minor gang-raped, forced conversion to Islam, threats, caste abuse: Details of 11 cases in which UP SIT, formed to probe Love Jihad, found criminality

Jhankar Mohta -
To curb growing menace of Love Jihad, Kanpur police under guidance of the Yogi govt in Uttar Pradesh formed an SIT
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News Reports

Partying in 2008, ignoring now: Rahul Gandhi’s silence on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks continues

OpIndia Staff -
Like last year, Rahul Gandhi has completely ignored the 26/11 Mumbai attacks and has not shared any tweet about it.
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News Reports

PM Modi revives the call for ‘One Nation, One Election’, proposes single voter list for national, state and local body elections

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that it is a must to have a deep study and deliberation on the idea of ‘One Nation, One Election'.
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News Reports

Farmer protests: Haryana CM ML Khattar asks Punjab CM Amarinder Singh to stop inciting farmers

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab CM Amrinder Singh and Haryana CM ML Khattar got into an argument on Twitter over the farmer protests.
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News Reports

Congress party’s Lucknow office locked by employees over non-payment of salaries, office-bearers blocked from entering the office

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Protesting against the Congress party for unpaid salaries, the upset staffers and the employees locked up the gates of the Congress office
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News Reports

Chitrakoot Donkey Fair: Shahrukh and Salman win the show while Pappu donkey fails here too

OpIndia Staff -
In the donkey fair organised on the last two days of Deepdan fair held after Diwali, donkeys are brought from across the country for sale.
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Social Media

Viral video: Noida man brutally beats 5-month old pet dog with a belt, FIR registered

OpIndia Staff -
A 5-month old puppy was rescued in Noida after the video of his owner beating him with a belt, and throwing against a wall went viral.
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News Reports

Mahakali idol destruction in Karnataka temple: ASI should get out of temple management if it can’t protect them

Chiranjeevi Bhat -
Despite the priest telling that Ashtabandha of the idol had weakened and needed to be re-applied, ASI had ignored that
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News Reports

Aziz Burney’s ’26/11 RSS ki Saazish’: Read how the Congress-favourite Urdu journalist gave Pakistan a clean chit and blamed Indian Army

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Through his articles, Burney had tried to give a clean chit to terror-state of Pakistan by claiming that it was not the ISI or LeT that was behind the attack, but the RSS with covert support from Mossad and the CIA.
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Media

Caravan Magazine asked us about our coverage on Wikipedia and its Left bias – Here is our detailed response

Nupur J Sharma -
OpIndia coverage of Wikipedia lies started after Delhi Riots and Caravan Magazine, with its strong Left bias, is clearly not happy about it
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News Reports

‘Sant’ Rampal’s devotees have been flooding social media to tell Muslims how they don’t know Islam. Read bizarre details

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Born in 1951 as Rampal Singh Jatin in Punjab, the 69-year-old self-styled godman is currently lodged in Hisar central jail for murder charges.
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News Reports

Enforcement Directorate arrests Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik’s aide in connection with multi-crore MMRDA security deal

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Shiv Sena MLA Pratap Sarnaik's aide Chandole was grilled by ED officials for nearly 12 hours before being placed under arrest.
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News Reports

Fact check: Did Congress remove Ahmed Patel’s profile from its website within hours of his demise

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While fact-checkers claim that Congress didn't delete Ahmed Patel's profile from its website, evidences show it was deleted and then restored
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Social Media

As Congress remembers the 26/11 Mumbai attacks anniversary, netizens remind the grand old party of its double standards

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi was found partying at a friend's house soon after the Mumbai attacks.
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News Reports

Six Pakistani cricketers test positive for Coronavirus in New Zealand, NZ authorities say they breached isolation protocols

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New Zealand Cricket has revealed that few members of the Pakistan party breached the protocols on the first day of managed isolation.
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News Reports

Odisha: Largest ever vigilance raid in state unearths massive wealth gathered by IFS officer, fancy cars, ultra-luxurious lifestyle

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Pathak's family reportedly owns a lavish apartment in Bhubaneswar with Italian marble flooring, ivory furnitures and other luxuries. The son is engaged to an MLA's daughter.
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World

Germany expresses concern after corporate dependency on China increases

OpIndia Staff -
While German companies are happy that Chinese sales offset the fewer units sold in European countries amid the pandemic, they are also being cautious.
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News Reports

Lucknow: Two medical colleges run by MMA Faridi and Mohammad Zafar Idris respectively, accused of organ trafficking, probe ordered

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Probe has been ordered against Era’s Medical College and Integral Institute of Medical Science And Research over Human Organ Trafficking charges
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Opinions

Indian law never defined “marriage”: Here is why govt needs to be involved in inter-faith “marriage”

Abhishek Banerjee -
A number of very different legal institutions are grouped under the loose word “marriage.” Naturally therefore, the government has to step in and make rules about how to move between these very different institutions.
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News Reports

OIC snubs Pakistan again, no mention of ‘Kashmir’ in Foreign Ministers’ meeting agenda: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan's foreign office had claimed that during the 2-day session, the Kashmir issue will be discussed too. The OIC's agenda has made no mention of it.
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News Reports

After allowing Israelis to visit without visa, UAE stops issuing visas to citizens of 13 countries including Pakistan and Turkey

OpIndia Staff -
The decision of UAE to stop issuing visas to citizens of 13 countries is reported to have been taken due to security decisions.
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News Reports

Algerian-born Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika stripped of his citizenship by Australia after convicted of terrorism

OpIndia Staff -
Benbrika was convicted of directing a terrorist group, and possessing material associated with planning of a terrorist attack in Australia
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News Reports

Fact-check: No, the government has not issued Rs.1,30,000 to the citizens towards Covid-19 funding

OpIndia Staff -
Fake message circulated claims that govt of India has issued Rs.1,30,000 to every citizen above the age of 18 as Covid-19 funding
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