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Pakistan: Terrorists convicted for the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl released by Sindh High Court

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2020

Sheikh was one of the terrorists freed by India along with Masood Azhar in 1999 to secure the release of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814.

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Kerala: Journalist SV Pradeep, a known critic of Communist govt and Islamists, dies in a mysterious accident

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2020

The family of the journalist has also said that the journalist had received several threats in the recent past. The lorry driver has been arrested.

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Pakistani journalist reporting on atrocities against Hindus and other minorities declared ‘imaginary person’ by Mehr Tarar and others

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2020

Some Pakistani Twitter users even went on to claim that the lady journalist was actually Shekhar Gupta.

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Iran executes a journalist on the charges of inciting and aiding the 2017 protests against the Iranian government

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2020

Journalist Rohullah Zam was accused of helping govt protests against Iran govt by sharing timings of protests on his website and telegram channel

World

China Daily reporter and ‘puppet of Xi Jinping’ loses his mind, calls US senator ‘b*tch’… twice: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

US Senator Marsha Blackburn decided to take Chen Weihua, head-on, instead of backing down. She replied back by calling him a 'thug' and a 'puppet' of Chinese Premier Xi Jinping.

Politics

Senior journalist close to Congress reveals the real reason why senior party leaders are dissenting: Not change, but to fill a power vacuum

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2020

Rasheed Kidwai said there is a jousting within the Congress party for the post of 'effective party manager' as Ahmed Patel continues to remain critically ill

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Chinese journalist faces up to five years in jail for reporting on COVID-19 and criticising the government over handling of the virus

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2020

Zhang Zhan is accused of maliciously spreading false information on the Wuhan Coronavirus through social media.

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SC issues notice to UP govt regarding arrest of PFI member and Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan, says it is inclined to send matter to...

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2020

Siddique Kappan, arrested by UP police while he was in his way to cover the gruesome murder of a 19-year-old girl, is believed to be a member of Islamist organisation PFI and has been charged under stringent sections of UAPA

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