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US court turns down petition by Hindu professors, grants legitimacy to university policy meant to weaponise ‘caste’ against Hindu Americans: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
The case pertains to a legal challenge by two Hindu Professors, Sunil Kumar and Praveen Sinha, against a dubious 'anti-discrimination and harassment policy' of the California State University (CSU) that came into force in January 2023.
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News Reports

SC reaffirms mandatory CCI approval in insolvency cases: Former SC Judge Justice AK Sikri strongly concurs with the landmark HNG judgement

OpIndia Staff -
In the HNGIL Insolvency case, the Supreme Court reaffirmed mandatory CCI approval in all IBC cases - a landmark judgement
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News Reports

“Tilak, Tarazu aur Talwar, inko maro jute chaar”: JNU’s BAPSA calls for violence against Hindus during protests, demonises Brahmins as terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
Videos demonizing Hindus and calling for violence against Brahmins, Baniyas, and Thakurs have gone viral on the internet.
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News Reports

USA expels South African ambassador calling him ‘race-baiting politician’ after Ebrahim Rasool said Trump is leading white supremacist movement

OpIndia Staff -
The Donald Trump administration in the USA is expelling South Africa’s Ambassador to the country, and have given him 72 hours to leave the country
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News Reports

Assam Congress spokesperson Reetam Singh arrested over objectionable comments on BJP MLA, kept cops waiting for hours and resisted arrest

OpIndia Staff -
Assam Congress spokesperson and habitual fake news spreader Reetam Singh was arrested on Saturday over his objectionable comments against BJP MLA Manab Deka
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News Reports

‘Arrested from aircraft, physically assaulted, and sleep-deprived’: Actor Ranya Rao alleges custodial torture by DRI

OpIndia Staff -
Rao further alleges that she was physically assaulted, deprived of food and sleep, and coerced into signing blank documents under duress.
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News Reports

Punjab government in Pakistan directs all educational institutions to ban students and teachers from dancing to Bollywood songs

OpIndia Staff -
As per the circular any educational institute or college found violating the direction will face strict disciplinary action.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim woman lures Hindu teenage girl into offering Namaz and keeping Roza, threatens suicide in victim’s house after getting caught

OpIndia Staff -
Shahnaaz allegedly tried to implicate the Hindu girl's family in a false case. On Thursday, Shahnaz entered the girl's house and locked herself in her uncle's room. She then attempted to hang herself inside the room.
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress government approves 4% reservation for Muslims in government contracts, BJP calls it attack on Constitution

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time the Siddaramaiah-led government has attempted to introduce reservations for Muslims. However, last time the proposal faced strong opposition and was shelved. This time, Congress has managed to bring the bill to the assembly.
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News Reports

Lawlessness in Karnataka? Israeli tourist molested during Hampi Utsav days after the gang-rape horror, cops let off the assaulters

OpIndia Staff -
The accused were let off after being booked under Section 109 of the IPC, even though the Israeli tourist accused them of molesting her.
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News Reports

Ordered to clean up Washington DC so that PM Modi and others don’t see tents, potholes, broken barriers and graffiti: President Trump

OpIndia Staff -
US President Donald Trump said he did not want PM Narendra Modi and other world leaders who visited him to see the tents and graffiti in Washington DC and has ordered the cleaning up of the American capital.
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News Reports

Indian Government warns Google Chrome users to update the browser immediately due to security risk

OpIndia Staff -
As per the notification by CERT-In and Google, these vulnerabilities affect users running older versions of Google Chrome browser on Windows, Mac and Linux. Specifically, if the browser version is below 134.0.6998.88/.89 on Windows and Mac or 134.0.6998.88 on Linux, the system is at risk.
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News Reports

Amritsar: Blast at Thakur Dwara temple after two men on motorcycle hurl explosive, Police suspect ISI link

OpIndia Staff -
Two unidentified men hurled an explosive at the Thakur Dwara temple on the Shershah Suri Road in the Khandwala area of Amritsar on Saturday
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News Reports

RBI reassures depositors of IndusInd Bank, says the bank is well-capitalised & its financial position is satisfactory

ANI -
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Saturday released a statement stating that IndusInd Bank is well capitalised and financially stable
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News Reports

Who is Ranjani Srinivasan? The pro-Hamas Indian student who ‘self-deported’ from the US to Canada after her F-1 visa was cancelled

OpIndia Staff -
Ranjani Srinivasan was an Indian student pursuing a doctoral degree in Urban Planning at Columbia University. She was in the US on an F-1 student visa, which was revoked after she got involved in activities that were deemed pro-Hamas. The Department of Homeland Security has officially designated Hamas as a terrorist organisation.
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News Reports

Killed all 214 hostages from Pakistan Army: Balochistan Liberation Army says after Pak govt claimed train hijack hostages were rescued successfully

OpIndia Staff -
A day after the Pakistani Army claimed that all 33 Baloch insurgents who highjacked a passenger train carrying over 400 passengers on Tuesday (11th March) were killed, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) refuted their statement, calling it a lie.
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News Reports

Islamists attack Mohammad Shami’s daughter for playing Holi, had earlier attacked the cricketer for drinking energy drink during Ramzaan

OpIndia Staff -
Islamists were triggered after Mohammad Shami's ex-wife Hasin Jahan posted a picture of their daughter on Instagram on Holi (14th March).
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News Reports

‘How dare you chant Jai Shri Ram’: Muslim mob attacks Hindus amid Dol Purnima and Holi celebrations in Birbhum, BJP shares video

OpIndia Staff -
"The attack was led by a local Trinamool Panchayat member, where Muslims targeted Hindus for chanting “Jai Shri Ram” and even questioned, “How dare you raise this slogan?” (as heard in the video)," BJP national spokesperson Amit Mavliya added.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Stone pelting during Holi procession as it passes through ‘Masjid lane’ in Giridih, three shops and several vehicles torched

OpIndia Staff -
At least three shops, one four-wheeler, and seven bikes were torched during the clashes in Jharkhand's Giridih. One of the bikes torched during the clash belonged to a local Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader.
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News Reports

Punjab: Stone pelting during Holi procession in Ludhiana near a mosque, eight arrested, Police clarifies that it was not a communal clash

OpIndia Staff -
The police denied communal angle behind the clashes. Additional DCP Prabhjot Singh Virk said that the situation was taken under control by the police.
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News Reports

Odisha: Tribal BJD leader and former MP Pradeep Majhi ostracised from his tribe for marrying non-tribal woman

OpIndia Staff -
Former Odisha MP Pradeep Majhi and his family has been expelled from his tribal community a day after he married Sangeeta Sahoo, a media professional.
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News Reports

‘Country has been witness to evil forces trying to stop Holi, Diwali, and obstructing Maha Kumbh’: CM Yogi Adityanath

Jinit Jain -
In a veiled attack against opposition parties, CM Yogi Adityanath said the country has seen how attempts were made to thwart Holi, Diwali celebrations, and Maha Kumbh festivities.
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News Reports

Bengaluru: Minor girl’s family receives death threats for reporting madrassa assault

OpIndia Staff -
A minor girl's family reportedly received death threats after it filed a complaint against madrassa teacher for assaulting their daughter.
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News Reports

Bangladesh: 8-year-old girl dies after being raped by kin, massive protests rock the country, house of accused set ablaze

OpIndia Staff -
After battling for her life for a week, an 8-year-old rape victim died on 13th March in Dhaka, Bangladesh, triggering massive protests
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News Reports

‘Rise of jihadists, distortion of history, destruction of secular fabric and more’: Ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco exposes the regime of Muhammad Yunus

OpIndia Staff -
The ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco slammed Muhammad Yunus for distorting history and erasing the secular ideals of the freedom movement
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News Reports

Syria: President Ahmad al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, imposes Islamist rule in the country, signs temporary constitution

OpIndia Staff -
On 13th March, Syria's interim president Ahmad al-Sharaa signed a provisional constitution that placed the nation under Islamist governance
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh ATS arrests Ordnance Factory worker for leaking sensitive information to Pakistan, was honey-trapped by ISI agent using the name Neha Sharma

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) has arrested an Ordnance Factory Employee named Ravindra Kumar on charges of espionage on behalf of Pakistan
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News Reports

Unnao: Mohammad Aarif storms into the house of a Hindu man testing DJ for Holi, issues death threats to him and his family

OpIndia Staff -
According to the victim, Ajay, the accused Mohammad Aarif stormed into his house when he was testing DJ for Holi. When Ajay asked him to wait, Aarif attacked him and asked him to stop it immediately. Aarif also threatened him and his family with death.
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News Reports

Karnataka: 22-year-old nurse Swathi Ramesh murdered in Haveri, accused Nayaz arrested, police deny communal angle

ANI -
The murder of a 22-year-old woman, identified as Swathi Ramesh Badigere from Masur village in Rattihalli Taluk, has triggered controversy, with calls for justice circulating on social media.
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Opinions

Balochs beating Pakistanis, Taliban attacking them in their home – Pakistan is burning in the fire of terrorism it lit

अर्पित त्रिपाठी -
The incident of train hijacking at Bolan Pass on 11th March once again exposed the incompetence of the Pakistan Army. At every step, it appeared completely unaware and without any action plan
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Muzaffarnagar: Majid pretends to be Ansh to lure a mother of two, forcing conversion and looting jewellery; arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The accused didn't let the women or her children leave their room and threatened her with murder to scare her into staying.
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News Reports

Idol of Hindu deities vandalised in West Bengal, BJP shares video: Read about two other recent cases of temple attack

OpIndia Staff -
BJP national spokesperson shared a video wherein idols of Hindu deities could be seen in a vandalised state.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu liquor scam: ED detects unaccounted cash deals worth over ₹1,000 crore in TASMAC operations 

OpIndia Staff -
The ED searches at TASMAC locations revealed large-scale financial fraud involving distillery companies and bottling entities in Tamil Nadu.
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News Reports

Day after DMK removed Indian Rupee from state budget, AIADMK’s Palaniswami demands DMK govt’s resignation, says there is Rs 40,000 cr TASMAC scam under...

ANI -
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs walked out of the State assembly on Friday during the budget presentation over the alleged Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited (TASMAC) scam.
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News Reports

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanks Trump, PM Modi, Xi Jinping and others for efforts to halt Ukraine war and bring peace

ANI -
"Many leaders of states, among them the President of the People's Republic of China, the Prime Minister of India, the Presidents of Brazil and the Republic of South Africa are addressing this issue and give it a lot of their time. We are grateful to all of them for that because this activity is aimed at achieving a noble mission - the mission of ending hostilities and loss of life", Putin said.
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News Reports

Mohammad Zubair, Owaisi, other Islamists claim Hindus ‘attacked’ mosque during Holi celebration in Ratnagiri, police debunk claims: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
AltNews' Mohammad Zubair claimed that Hindus had "attacked" a Mosque in Ratnagiri, however, the police debunked his lies
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News Reports

Leftist goons attack 3 Republic Bangla journalists, detain them illegally and force them to delete footage: What is happening at the Jadavpur University

Dibakar Dutta -
The attacked journalists were identified as Hridita, Pinki and Bhaskar. According to Republic Bangla, the trio was physically assaulted by leftist goons masquerading as 'students' and staff members.
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Specials

Holi under attack by Islamists: 29 incidents of attacks on Hindus during Holi festival just in last 4 years

Shraddha Pandey -
In February 2025, Islamists threatened Hindus against celebrating Holi in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh. This is nothing new as there are several incidents of Islamists attacking Holi in last few years.
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News Reports

Replacing ₹ symbol with the Tamil script signifies state’s protest against the policies of Union government: DMK spokesperson

ANI -
DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai said that the aim behind the usage of Tamil symbol 'Ru' in place of ₹ was to signify the protest of the state against the policies of the Union government.
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News Reports

Union Sports Ministry puts Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports in public domain, invites suggestions

ANI -
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports on Thursday put in the public domain the Draft National Code Against Age Fraud in Sports (NCAAFS) 2025 for inviting comments/suggestions from the general public and stakeholders
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OpIndia Explains

The ₹ symbol replaced in Tamil Nadu budget: Read how the symbol for Indian Currency was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK...

Rukma Rathore -
The rupee symbol was designed by a Tamilian designer and IITian Dr Udaya Kumar and was selected in 2010 by then govt. However DMK Govt disrespected the Rupee symbol created by a Tamilian.
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News Reports

Germany had intelligence reports about laboratory origin of COVID-19 in 2020, its spy agency had informed govt and CIA but kept it from public

OpIndia Staff -
There is evidence that researchers in Wuhan conducted gain-of-function experiments in the laboratory, per the probe.
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Opinions

Politicians wanting to sacrifice Hindu celebrations for Ramzan and how they only embolden Jihadis, who then commit Mhow like violence: Mollycoddling the petulant “minority”

Shraddha Pandey -
Anjum Ara suggests that Hindus should maintain distance from mosques to avoid clashes. This is basically a warning-cum-threat to Hindus that if you happen to go near a mosque and get seen celebrating your festival, it would be justified for Muslims to get offended, and resort to stone pelting and assaulting Hindus.
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Law

Politically motivated protest under banner of PSF-TISS: Bombay HC upholds suspension of PhD student accused of anti-national activities

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay HC noted that TISS action did not violate freedom of expression of the student or act in a discriminatory manner.
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Government and Policy

MK Stalin govt escalates language row, replaces official Rupee symbol ₹ with Tamil script in Tamil Nadu budget

OpIndia Staff -
Stalin government in Tamil Nadu has now dropped Indian Rupee symbol ₹ from its budget documents
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News Reports

Jaipur Polytechnic Women’s College ex-principal Mashkoor Ali arrested for allegedly molesting female students, installing camera in bathroom

OpIndia Staff -
Former principal of Jaipur's Women's Polytechnic College, Mashkoor Ali,has been taken into custody after he was accused of sexually harassing female students
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News Reports

West Bengal govt bans Holi in Santiniketan Sonajhuri Haat in the name of protecting trees, BJP calls it Mamata Banerjee’s politics of appeasement

OpIndia Staff -
Multiple banners have been put up in the area telling people not to celebrate the festival of colours there.
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World

Another country heads to financial ruin because of China: The dragon’s lending practices push Maldives toward sovereign default

ANI -
According to an article by human rights advocate and freelance journalist Dimitra Staikou on Medium, China's lending practices and trade policies have significantly accelerated Maldives' financial deterioration.
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News Reports

Telangana: Hyderabad Police issues notice ordering Hindus not to throw colours on ‘unwilling people’ on Holi, asks them not to travel in groups

OpIndia Staff -
Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand issued a notice ordering Hindus celebrating Holi not to throw colours or coloured water on 'unwilling individuals, locations, and vehicles'.
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News Reports

Jodhpur: Dalit minor boy brutally assaulted, vehicle keys stabbed into his head by Muslims who were outraged over a water balloon

OpIndia Staff -
A water balloon was allegedly tossed at the Muslim accused by the minor boy which infuriated them.
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