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Ahead of Bihar elections, Youth Congress highlights decreasing unemployment rates, indirectly praises Modi govt: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Citing the CMIE's data on overall unemployment rate in the country, the Congress party essentially claimed that the rate of unemployment has come down in the country and indirectly praised by the Narendra Modi-led government for the fall in unemployment levels.
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News Reports

‘Will never forget’: Mehbooba Mufti urges Kashmiris to ‘continue the struggle’ in first message after being released from detention

OpIndia Staff -
In her first message after being released from detention, Mehbooba Mufti called the abrogation of Article 370 'undemocratic and illegal'.
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News Reports

Kerala gold scam: Accused Swapna Suresh says CM Vijayan had multiple ‘private meetings’ with UAE consul general at his residence

OpIndia Staff -
Swapna Suresh has also admitted before the probing agency that the private meetings between Vijayan and the UAE diplomats were held at CM's official Vijayan's official residence in Thiruvananthapuram.
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Opinions

Chetan Bhagat and left-leaning ‘intellectuals’ resort to elitist snobbery to attack the critics of the controversial Tanishq advertisement

Jinit Jain -
Tanishq removed its advertisement after criticism mounted against the organisation for subtly promoting 'love jihad' through its commercial
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News Reports

IMF projects a contraction of 10.3% this year and a growth rate of 8.8% for the Indian economy in 2021

OpIndia Staff -
Noting the severe effects of lockdown on Indian economy, the World Bank said that India needed to continue with critical reforms to reverse the sudden effects of the pandemic.
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News Reports

Law student who had accused former Union minister Chinmayanand of rape turns hostile, set to be tried for perjury

OpIndia Staff -
The student appeared before the court on Tuesday and denied that she had made any allegations of sexual assault against Chinmayanand.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Congress leader Alka Lamba shares fake news on Twitter, gets schooled by Meerut police

OpIndia Staff -
Alka Lamba linked the criminal advertisement to Uttar Pradesh while it actually related to the Congress ruled state of Rajasthan as clarified by Meerut police.
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Media

After CFO, Mumbai Police summons Republic TV Exec Editor to question him about Hansa Report that named India Today in TRP scam

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai Police has issued a summons to Niranjan Narayanswamy, Executive Editor of Republic TV.
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News Reports

‘We withdraw this film keeping in mind hurt sentiments’: Hindus win, Tanishq issues statement

OpIndia Staff -
Tanishq has issued a statement following the huge controversy created by its ad normalising Love Jihad.
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Politics

Manjinder Singh Sirsa expresses wish to meet Mamata Banerjee with Ex-Armyman Balwinder Singh’s wife and son to talk about his release

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee govt receiving widespread condemnation for its atrocities on the Sikh security officer, Balwinder Singh
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Crime

Girl lured into fields and gang raped in Uttar Pradesh, Adil and Bhura arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The culprits threatened to kill the minor girl when she tried to oppose them. The two accused have been arrested.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Priests at Shirdi temple protest against Uddhav Thackeray government demanding reopening of temple

OpIndia Staff -
BJP workers attacked the Uddhav Thackeray government for reopening restaurants and bars but not temples.
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News Reports

Punjab burns 4 times more stubble than last year amid fears of Covid crisis getting worse due to pollution

OpIndia Staff -
Stubble burning incidents up by nearly four times in Punjab in 2020 as compared to last year.
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News Reports

Hathras case: CBI questions the victim’s brother after inconsistencies in his statements appear

OpIndia Staff -
CBI has detained and taken the Hathras victim's brother to an unknown place for questioning
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News Reports

A day after Tanishq ad controversy, Titan stock prices drop by 2.58 per cent

OpIndia Staff -
Titan, which owns the Tanishq jewellery brand, did not fare too well at the stock market on Tuesday.
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Crime

The violence and brutal reality of interfaith relationships: 20 instances were Muslim families were not as ‘accepting’ as ‘seculars’ want you to believe

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While the marriage and subsequent conversion of a non-Muslim girl into Islam is actively encouraged, Hindu men falling in love with Muslim girls often face a brutal, violent end.
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Crime

Sawai Madhopur sex racket: Rajasthan Congress leader Poonam Chaudhary arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Three weeks after a sex racket scandal was exposed in the Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, the police have apprehended the primary accused and Congress leader, Poonam Chaudhary
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Government and Policy

Yogi government to launch Mission Shakti on Navratri festival for women and children’s safety and empowerment: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The initiative will include a number of activities like short films, street plays, workshops, etc. to make women and children aware of their rights.
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News Reports

A day after Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 strategic bridges, China says it does not recognise Ladakh as Indian territory

OpIndia Staff -
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated 44 new strategic bridges along the border areas in 7 Indian states on Monday, a move that has seemingly triggered China.
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Opinions

Roshni Act and the Land Jihad in Jammu: An Untold Story

Mridull Thaploo -
There were many amendments made to the Roshni Act for encroaching the state land and prepare the system for the Land-Jihad.
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News Reports

Touch my feet and apologise: Neighbour slaps SC/ST act after children’s scuffle becomes ugly, sets ex-army man’s wife on fire

OpIndia Staff -
In the incident, the wife of a retired Army officer was burnt alive in the Pushpanjali eco-city colony in Tajganj area, Agra
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News Reports

Anjana Tiwari who became Aisha for Nikah with Asif self immolates outside UP Vidhan Sabha, alleges harassment by in-laws

OpIndia Staff -
The woman, reportedly named Anjana, had married a person named Asif and had converted. She has accused her in-laws of harassing her.
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Media

AajTak anchor questioned on Social Media for sending a WhatsApp message full of praise to herself, journalist says message real

OpIndia Staff -
Deputy Editor and Anchor at AajTak, Chitra Tripathi, sent a message to herself on WhatsApp praising herself for her work.
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Government and Policy

Atmanirbhar Bharat is a journey for not only the Government but also for the people: Here is how

Hitesh Bansal -
Cluster Approach is the only way our goal of Atmanirbhar Bharat will be achieved, a dream that was seen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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Opinions

Dear Shashi Tharoor, India is not the surviving symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity, it is proof of the superiority of Hinduism

K Bhattacharjee -
Shashi Tharoor may be uncomfortable with the idea of Hinduism's superirority but it is one that he will have to live with.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Explosion at Beleghat in Kolkata, BJP says TMC is hoarding explosives ahead of elections

OpIndia Staff -
According to ABP Ananda, traces of explosives were found on the rooftop. It was also reported that 'sutlis' (threads), attached to explosives, was found lying in large quantities, on the road beside the building.
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News Reports

Deoband Ulema condemns Terahvi ceremony organised by Hindus for deceased former Union Minister Rasheed Masood, call it ‘Haraam’

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Maulana Mufti Asad Kasmi of Madrassa Jamia Sheikh-ul-Hind said that Islam forbids following the rituals of any other religion.
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Crime

Hathras case: CBI team takes victim’s brother to the crime scene, family provided medical assistance

OpIndia Staff -
Reportedly, the CBI team had taken over crucial documents from the police in connection to the Hathras case. The investigative agency will also study the police case diary for further probe.
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News Reports

Bengaluru Riots: CCB Files Chargesheet, names Congress leaders Sampath Raj and Zakir Hussain as accused

OpIndia Staff -
The CCB has named former Mayor Sampath Raj and Zakir Hussain of the Congress Party as accused number 51 and 52, respectively.
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News Reports

Supreme Court rejects plea against Halal method of butchering, calls it ‘mischievous’

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court rejects plea against Halal slaughter. Says it cannot dictate food choices.
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Entertainment

5 videos that tried to promote Hindu-Muslim unity but ended up deriding Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Following outrage on social media, Tanishq took down its remarkably culturally sensitive and obtuse ad on Monday evening.
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Media

Minority Commission issues notice to India Today for misquoting RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
India Today had allegedly tweeted an incomplete statement by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat from his interview with Vivek Magazine
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Opinions

It is time that Hindu women are not made a pawn in deluded ‘Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava’ activism

Nupur J Sharma -
New Tanishq ad, that shows a Hindu woman being 'pampered' with the Hindu ritual of god-bharai by a Muslim mother-in-law, has created quite the furore online.
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News Reports

Editors Guild of India chief Shekhar Gupta hails same Bollywood which aims to stifle freedom of press

OpIndia Staff -
Shekhar Gupta has taken to Twitter to hail the Bollywood big-wigs who have joined hands to gag Republic TV
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News Reports

Jab tak davai nahin, tab tak dheelai nahin’: PM Modi cautions on Chinese coronavirus, expresses concerns over Maharashtra situation

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra is the worst affected state in the country with the highest number of positive cases of Covid-19.
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News Reports

Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh now continues to lie regarding citizenship laws on the international platform after Times Magazine acknowledged her

OpIndia Staff -
Bilkis Bano in her interview to DW News said that Citizenship Amendment Act discriminated against the Muslims and favoured the Hindus in the country
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News Reports

Crimes against Dalits on the rise in Congress-ruled Rajasthan, steady rise in rape, assault cases since 2018

OpIndia Staff -
In 2019 alone, 6,794 cases were registered for atrocities against Dalits, up from 4607 in 2018 and 4238 in 2017.
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News Reports

Johnson and Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials after ‘unexplained illness’ in one patient

OpIndia Staff -
J&J is developing the vaccine in association with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
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News Reports

Tanishq showroom in Gujarat condemns the controversial ad glorifying ‘love jihad’, apologises to Hindu society

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"The Tanishq advertisement running in media is shameful and Gandhidham Tanishq apologises to the Hindus of Kutch," message outside Tanishq showroom in Gandhidham read.
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News Reports

Convoy of Punjab BJP Chief Ashwani Sharma attacked by miscreants, party suspects Congress hand

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab Congress has denied involvement and asserted that police are investigating the case.
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News Reports

TRP scam: Mumbai Police arrests main accused from UP’s Mirzapur

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai Police arrested main accused of TRP Scam from Uttar Pradesh
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Entertainment

What if religions were reversed in the Tanishq ad? Answer is bomb blast. Read why

OpIndia Staff -
When Mani Ratnam tried to show interfaith marriage with religions reversed, things didn't just remain limited to social media outrage.
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Politics

BJP slams Youth Congress leader for remarks against Yogi Adityanath, accuses him of disregarding ‘Natha’ tradition

OpIndia Staff -
Since the Hathras incident came to the fore, Congress has been desperately trying to use against the Yogi Adityanath govt
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News Reports

‘Assamese daughters becoming victim of Ajmal’s culture, boys hiding religious identity will face ruthless punishment’: Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff -
Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that the menace of Love Jihad has spread its tentacles across the state of Assam.
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News Reports

Tanishq removes controversial advertisement glorifying ‘love jihad’ following social media outrage

OpIndia Staff -
An advertisement promoting 'interfaith' marriage and 'love jihad' by Tanishq had sparked massive outrage on the internet
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Media

India Today’s Rahul Kanwal hails Bollywood for hounding Arnab Goswami after blaming Republic TV for a scam India Today is accused in

OpIndia Staff -
Despite being called out so many times in the recent past for the lies, India Today and its so-called senior 'journalists' like the channels news editor Rahul Kanwal seems to be feeling no remorse at all.
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Opinions

Why such desperate attempts to bring down Trump and Modi?

Maria Wirth -
The Western Media demonises Donald Trump in the same manner as they demonise Narendra Modi.
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Political History of India

Espionage Archives: How India’s Communist parties received funding from the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Nivan -
CIA doc reveals India’s parties allegedly took funds from the Soviet Union in exchange for heavy influence on foreign policy.
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News Reports

Hathras Case: Victim’s family wants case transferred to outside of UP, Allahabad HC hearing adjourned till 2nd November

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Allahabad HC hears Hathras Case, victim's family pleads to move hearing outside of UP.
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Politics

‘Speaking truth to power’ hysterics of propagandists masquerading as comics come crumbling down. Exhibit A: Kunal Kamra

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'Standup comedian' Kunal Kamra had recently shared a picture of himself with Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut holding a miniature JCB,
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