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From opposing Indian nuclear weapons to peddling ‘saffron terrorism’ narrative: How P Chidambaram’s confession of being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’ doesn’t surprise anyone
As P Chidambaram concedes to being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’, a 2010 video shows him pleading with Naxalites to hold talks with the govt without...
Months after losing West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election, former TMC MLA Asish Banerjee found hanging in party office
Who are ‘Dimagi Naxals’ PM Modi warned the nation about in his Independence Day speech?
West Bengal police lodge FIR against Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj: Here is what happened
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‘Anti-Muslim hate machinery’: TRT World publishes propaganda documentary vilifying India, Hindus and peddling ‘Islamophobia’ propaganda
Economist vs Economist: The British media house opposes UCC and backs Muslim Personal Law in India, while defending secular law in the UK
Meet Cambridge academic Farah Ahmed: Former Hizb-ut-Tahrir member who called Western secular education ‘a threat to Islam’
Drain of wealth 2.0: Return of ‘Lagaan’ and India’s need for another Swaraj
Telangana CM Revanth Reddy boasts that Muslims are biggest beneficiaries of free electricity: Congress continues to justify appeasement as ‘secularism’
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Fact Check: Congress, RJD share old video to falsely claim BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted party flag instead of tricolour on Independence Day
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‘Amit Shah planned’: CJP cockroach Saurav Das alleges ‘political intimidation’ by Puducherry Police over home visit, police refute claim
Anti-Hindu propagandist Prakash Raj claims his name was deleted from the electoral roll during SIR; Bengaluru civic body debunks his lies
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Another ex-employee of Newslaundry, Bhadra Mahapatra, narrates how she was made to compromise her safety in the organisation
Newslaundry lied about acting on 4 sexual harassment complaints since 2017: Former employee reveals official documents. Read shocking details
Former employee accuses ex-Newslaundry manager, who was involved in #MeToo case in 2018, of workplace harassment
Floral showers on Kanwariyas ‘undermine’ secularism: Indian Express peddles Muslim victimhood bogey
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From opposing Indian nuclear weapons to peddling ‘saffron terrorism’ narrative: How P Chidambaram’s confession of being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’ doesn’t surprise anyone
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As P Chidambaram concedes to being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’, a 2010 video shows him pleading with Naxalites to hold talks with the govt without...
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Months after losing West Bengal Vidhan Sabha election, former TMC MLA Asish Banerjee found hanging in party office
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Who are ‘Dimagi Naxals’ PM Modi warned the nation about in his Independence Day speech?
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West Bengal police lodge FIR against Rajya Sabha MP Ananta Maharaj: Here is what happened
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‘Anti-Muslim hate machinery’: TRT World publishes propaganda documentary vilifying India, Hindus and peddling ‘Islamophobia’ propaganda
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Economist vs Economist: The British media house opposes UCC and backs Muslim Personal Law in India, while defending secular law in the UK
News Reports
Meet Cambridge academic Farah Ahmed: Former Hizb-ut-Tahrir member who called Western secular education ‘a threat to Islam’
Opinions
Drain of wealth 2.0: Return of ‘Lagaan’ and India’s need for another Swaraj
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy boasts that Muslims are biggest beneficiaries of free electricity: Congress continues to justify appeasement as ‘secularism’
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Fact Check: Congress, RJD share old video to falsely claim BJP leader Arjun Singh hoisted party flag instead of tricolour on Independence Day
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Assam govt ‘reducing’ Eco-Sensitive Zone of Kaziranga: Read how the decision follows Supreme Court order, and how the issue exposes Congress hypocrisy
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‘Amit Shah planned’: CJP cockroach Saurav Das alleges ‘political intimidation’ by Puducherry Police over home visit, police refute claim
Fact-Check
Anti-Hindu propagandist Prakash Raj claims his name was deleted from the electoral roll during SIR; Bengaluru civic body debunks his lies
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‘Anti-Muslim hate machinery’: TRT World publishes propaganda documentary vilifying India, Hindus and peddling ‘Islamophobia’ propaganda
arsonist
Another ex-employee of Newslaundry, Bhadra Mahapatra, narrates how she was made to compromise her safety in the organisation
arsonist
Newslaundry lied about acting on 4 sexual harassment complaints since 2017: Former employee reveals official documents. Read shocking details
arsonist
Former employee accuses ex-Newslaundry manager, who was involved in #MeToo case in 2018, of workplace harassment
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Floral showers on Kanwariyas ‘undermine’ secularism: Indian Express peddles Muslim victimhood bogey
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Battle of Colachel: How Travancore king Marthanda Varma crushed Dutch colonial power
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When Travancore king Marthanda Varma challenged the Dutch monopoly on the Malabar Coast spice trade
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BJP to launch ‘Samrasta Sankalp Abhiyan’, month-long yatra from Jalandhar to Varanasi: How Ravidassia outreach factors into UP, Punjab polls
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How Hindus are reclaiming the Adina Temple , which was converted into a mosque by invaders
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Free online coaching, civil defence, nuclear energy, Saptadhara, and more: Major announcements made by PM Modi during Independence Day speech
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Why France’s hooligans burn cars on New Year’s eve: A look back at a bizarre tradition of arson
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1 January, 2021
While the world welcomed the New Years with muted celebrations, amidst the Coronavirus outbreak, France witnessed chaos and car burning
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Telangana: Communal violence erupts in Bhainsa, 18 houses set on fire, bikes torched, internet suspended
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13 January, 2020
Communal tensions erupted in Telangana late on Sunday when clashes broke out between Hindus and Muslims in Bhainsa town of Nirmal district.
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Mischief mongers spread rumours of death of a student at Jamia protests, Shakir, the ‘dead’ student, is actually alive
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16 December, 2019
There were rumours that at least three students have died in the Jamia Millia Islamia University protests last night.
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Malpura, Rajasthan: Arson during curfew imposed after stone-pelting during Durga Puja procession, police launches probe
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12 October, 2019
The curfew had been in place since stone pelting on Durga Puja procession.
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Trinidad and Tobago: Trespassers set idols ablaze in an attempt to burn the Shree Ram Dhaam temple
OpIndia Staff
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12 June, 2019
The CCTV cameras installed in the temples premises have caught 3 miscreants deliberately setting idols on fire to destroy the temple
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CPM burns venue of protesting farmers in Kerala soon after supporting farmers march in Maharashtra
OpIndia Staff
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14 March, 2018
Reports have claimed that alleged CPM workers were behind this act
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Man who burnt two buses to protest against Padmaavat, fails to correctly spell the movie’s name
Hemant Bijapurkar
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26 January, 2018
This protester has failed one of the key tests
News Reports
Saraswati Puja pandal and idol burnt down in West Bengal by suspected criminals
OpIndia Staff
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22 January, 2018
This incident has happened in West Bengal's Dasnagar region
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Mob tries to burn down police station in Meerut after offering Eid prayers
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26 June, 2017
The crowd even reportedly fired at the police station
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“Kejriwal-Insults-Hanuman” trends on Twitter as outrage over Kejriwal’s tweet grows
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16 February, 2016
Kejriwal is being accused of insulting Hindus and Lord Hanuman
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