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Crime

West Bengal: TMC workers attack BJP workers with lathis in Bardhaman for taking out a rally in support of farm bills

OpIndia Staff -
In the video that has gone viral on social media, it can be seen how TMC workers unleashed attacks on BJP workers with sticks
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News Reports

‘Not a serious crime’: Islamic scholar defends Muslim man who beheaded the French teacher, says it is not something he should be punished for

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Normalising the beheading incident, the Islamic scholar said that the only punishment for insulting the Prophet is death and 'ideally' it should have been carried out by the Islamic State.
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News Reports

Sweden joins other European countries to ban China’s Huawei, ZTE from upcoming 5G networks, calls China biggest threat

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Sweden has become the latest country to ban Chinese telecom groups Huawei and ZTE from its 5G mobile networks.
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Social Media

Eros Now apologises for publishing vulgar Hinduphobic content on Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
After netizens outraged over vulgar posts on Navratri, Eros Now issued an apology.
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News Reports

Government of India issues warning to Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey over misrepresentation of Indian map

OpIndia Staff -
Govt tells Twitter that any attempt to disrespect sovereignty and integrity of India is totally unacceptable and also unlawful
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News Reports

INS Kavaratti: ‘Made in India’ ASW stealth corvette to be commissioned into Indian Navy today. All you need to know

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INS Kavaratti is the last of the four Kamorta class indigenously built ASW stealth corvettes.
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Political History of India

All you need to know about Mohammad Shahabuddin, the dreaded mafia don and once Lalu Yadav’s close aide who made Siwan tremble

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The Siwan district, in the 90s and early 21st century, became his fiefdom and Mohammad Shahabuddin was its unchallenged ruler.
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Politics

Bihar Assembly elections: NDA set to return to power as migrant workers may put their weight behind Modi

Nirwa Mehta -
From migrant workers crisis to Citizenship Amendment Act - what will sway the Bihar elections
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News Reports

Do you want courts to conduct proceedings from ‘Chaupals’? Delhi HC raps AAP govt for not giving funds to district courts

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Delhi High Court raps AAP government withholding funds needed for recruitment in District Courts, issued Rs. 2.5 crore from its own funds.
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Opinions

“Islam is in crisis all over the world” and all the other things the French President said

Abhishek Banerjee -
Earlier this month, the French President Emmanuel Macron took the stage at city hall in the Paris suburb of Les Mureaux to deliver one of the most consequential speeches of his career.
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Political History of India

October 22, 1947: The day when Pakistan-backed tribal Lashkars invaded Jammu and Kashmir to plunder, rape and destroy

Jinit Jain -
A two-day national symposium on 'Memories of 22 October 1947' is being organised in Srinagar to create awareness among the Kashmiris about the violence inflicted by Pakistan on their ancestors
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News Reports

France: Charlie Hebdo cartoons projected on government building to express solidarity with deceased teacher who was beheaded by Islamic terrorist

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Days after the barbaric beheading of teacher Samuel Paty on the streets of Paris by a terrorist for showing the cartoons of Prophet Mohammad to his students, support continues to pour in for the deceased teacher.
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News Reports

Another contempt case? Prashant Bhushan targets CJI Bobde again, links his home visit during holidays with Madhya Pradesh MLA disqualification case

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CJI is eligible for state arranged transport during visits to states, but Prashant Bhushan alleged CJI Bobde of taking favors from MP govt
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News Reports

Shahabuddin was a powerful ‘pawn’ under Lalu-led government in Bihar: Read how he dominated Siwan during the jungle raj

रचना कुमारी -
Shahabuddin was fearless because of the backing he got from Lalu Yadav, and in return, he made sure Lalu got votes in the elections
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Uddhav Thackeray government blocks CBI from investigating cases in the state, withdraws general consent

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The Maharashtra government on Wednesday passed an order withdrawing its consent for the CBI to probe cases in the state
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News Reports

Punjab’s new Agriculture Laws are hogwash meant to fool gullible farmers, violates the constitution: Read how

OpIndia Staff -
The Essential Commodities Act passed by the Punjab govt contravenes the constitution, adds opacity and infringes on the centre
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News Reports

Paris: Two Muslim women stabbed under Eiffel Tower by white women shouting “dirty Arabs”

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Two Muslim women were stabbed repeatedly under the Eiffel Tower on Sunday night by two white women who called them "dirty Arabs".
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News Reports

How do Customs officials remove gold concealed in the rectum of smugglers? Things you never thought you’d want to know

OpIndia Staff -
Customs officials convince the smugglers to eject the gold from their rectum, or extract with the help of doctors
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News Reports

Fake news peddler Prashant Kanojia granted bail by Allahabad High Court

OpIndia Staff -
Kanojia was also arrested last year for postin derogatory tweets aimed at spreading hatred.
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News Reports

Youth Congress chief spreads misinformation about Modi govt’s Bihar package, distorts statement of BJP chief JP Nadda

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Youth Congress chief uses only a part of speech of JP Nadda to spread misinformation about Modi govt’s Bihar package
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Opinions

21 October 1943: Netaji Subhash had formed the Azad Hind Government, India’s ‘declaration of independence’

Shashank Bharadwaj -
On October 21, 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose announced the formation of the 'Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind' or the provincial government of free India in Singapore and had declared war on the British Empire.
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News Reports

China fines dairy company for ‘incorrect’ map of its territory in an advertisement, the company issues apology

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China penalised Bright Dairy and Food for not showing 'complete and correct territory' of the country, which is a violation of laws
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Fact-Check

No, going to Dubai to buy the new iPhone 12 Pro is not cheaper than buying in India. Here is how

OpIndia Staff -
Dhruv Rathee criticised the 'Indian Tax System' by claiming that travelling to Dubai for buying an iPhone 12 Pro is cheaper than getting it from India.
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Opinions

Is somebody paying the “experts” to spread spurious narratives on Atmanirbhar Bharat?

Abhishek Banerjee -
A more self-reliant India, with a bigger industrial base, with lesser trade deficits was the need of the hour. Who could object?
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News Reports

Terror-state Pakistan likely to remain in FATF ‘grey list’ as it fails to act against Islamic terrorist groups

OpIndia Staff -
As Pakistan has failed to comply 6 out of 27 points in FATF action plan, it is unlikely to come out of the grey list till June next year
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News Reports

Republic TV gets a big relief in the TRP scam case, plea to restrain the channel from airing the Hansa Research report rejected by...

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Mumbai Court dismissed a plea by Hansa Research seeking injunction against Republic from broadcasting the TRP scam report
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News Reports

Donald Trump’s aide claims laptop of Joe Biden’s son contains explicit images of underage girls, hands it over to Delaware police

OpIndia Staff -
Last week, the New York Post had claimed in its article that the said laptop contains incriminating material against Hunter Biden.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi to help PFI member and Kerala-based ‘journalist’ Siddique Kappan who is accused of attempting to instigate violence in UP

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The Congress leader met a delegation at Malappuram, Kerala on Monday and promised them to look into the issue of the arrest of 'journalist' Siddique Kappan.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: CM Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to policemen on Police Commemoration Day

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath expressed gratitude to all police personnel who were martyred in line of duty on Police Commemoration Day
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News Reports

Paris beheading case: Video that encouraged radical Islamist to kill a teacher for displaying cartoon of Prophet Mohammed in his class surfaces

OpIndia Staff -
Brahim Chnina, father of a girl who was a student in Samuel Paty's class, had launched a campaign against him that led to his beheading in Paris
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News Reports

India returns captured Chinese soldier to PLA, disengagement talks to continue: Reports

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The Indian Army had earlier informed that they had received correspondence from the Chinese side about the ‘whereabouts of its missing soldier’.
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News Reports

Remember Sheena Bora case? Param Bir Singh was the IG of Konkan range, the site where her body was dumped

OpIndia Staff -
Param Bir Singh knew that Sheena Bora was missing. He had asked Rahul Mukerjea to file a 'missing persons' report. Sheena, however, was never reported as 'missing'.
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Law

Maharashtra government to pay Rs 10 lakhs per hearing to Kapil Sibal in the case against Arnab Goswami

OpIndia Staff -
Kapil Sibal and Rahul Chitnis will be paid Rs 10 lakh Rs 1.50 lakh per hearing by Maharashtra govt in case filed by Arnab Goswami
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News Reports

CBI takes over probe, FIR lodged in TRP fraud case based on complaint filed in Uttar Pradesh: Read details

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The CBI has filed a case to probe the allegations of TRP manipulation against unknown persons after the UP government recommended probe by the central agency.
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News Reports

Pakistan in ‘civil war’ mode after Sindh Police and Army clash after police chief was kidnapped. Read details

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A civil war is brewing in Pakistan after deadly clashes broke out between Sindh police and Pakistani army over the illegal detention of Sindh police chief.
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News Reports

Caught on camera: NCP’s Nawab Malik ‘predicts’ Arnab will commit suicide as he will be ‘trapped’ in TRP case

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Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik insists that though the BARC letter clears Republic TV's name, the police investigation 'will find evidence' against Arnab.
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Crime

Bilaspur: Mohammad Sharif tried to rape a woman under the pretext of exorcism, arrested

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Mohammad Sharif, an absconding fake 'healer' who had allegedly tried to rape a woman under the garb of exorcism, arrested after a month.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Muslim youth’s throat slit, killed by members of his own community for trying to prevent cow slaughter, three arrested

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According to the FIR filed by the deceased mother at Sadar Police station in Garhwa, three Muslim youths killed her son for preventing cow slaughtering activities.
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News Reports

Arnab Goswami confronts Kamal Nath, demands apology for calling BJP’s Imarti Devi as ‘item’

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Arnab Goswami called Kamal Nath during live debate, demanded explanation for the use of word 'item' for a woman politician.
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News Reports

Rabid communist Kavita Krishnan says no women have acknowledged ‘Love Jihad’, here are 10 women on record

OpIndia Staff -
Kavita Krishnan was irked by NCW's tweet which informed about discussion between Commission chief Ms Rekha Sharma and Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on several issues, including love jihad
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Social Media

‘Comedian’ Agrima Joshua, who calls herself ‘feminist’, passes offensive sexual comments against woman due to political differences

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Agrima Joshua had earlier found herself in a controversy after insulting the Shivaji Maharaj memorial during a performance.
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Politics

Bihar: Police arrest National Ulema Council Party candidate for campaigning on buffalo

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Gaya Police has arrested Mohammad Parvez Mansoori for campaigning on a Buffalo for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections.
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Media

Game over for India Today? CBI registers FIR in TRP Scam after UP Govt recommends probe based on private complaint

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CBI has registered an FIR to investigate the TRP scam after a private complaint was registered in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
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World

Paris beheading case: Victim Samuel Paty to be conferred France’s highest order, mosque to be shut down

OpIndia Staff -
Days after the history teacher beheading by a radical Islamist in Paris, the French govt has decided to confer the highest order of merit Legion d'Honneur posthumously.
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Government and Policy

‘Lockdown over but Coronavirus still here’: As PM Modi rings warning bell ahead of festive season, here are key takeaways from his address

OpIndia Staff -
In his 12-minute address, PM Modi urged people to maintain caution and wear masks while stepping out of their homes
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Opinions

The social hierarchy of Muslim society: Is the caste system a problem unique to Hindus?

Nivan -
Often ignored by the media, there is wide scale discrimination present in Muslim society between two factions- Ashraf and Ajlaf.
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Crime

UK: 37-year-old paedophile named Rehan Baig jailed for raping chickens to death while his wife filmed it

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Rhan Baig's wife had also joined him in the videos and at one point he alternated between having sex with his wife and the chickens.
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News Reports

#Tweet4Bharat: Here is a list of the winners in the English category and their winning tweet threads!

OpIndia Staff -
The participation exceeded expectations greatly and finally, after much deliberation, we are now in a position to declare the winners.
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News Reports

Madrasas are breeding grounds for terrorists: MP cabinet minister Usha Thakur

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MLA from Indore, Usha Thakur said that government funding to all madrasas should come to an end
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Media

The benign gibberish on AajTak: How a clueless anchor and a clueless journalist discussed how clueless they are

OpIndia Staff -
Since no news channel seem to have any prior information about the PM's message, Aaj Tak probably decided to share random sentences repeatedly.
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