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India rebukes OIC over Kashmir references, says group has no ‘locus standi’ on internal matters

OpIndia Staff - 23 September, 2026

The statement came after the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir held a meeting in New York on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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India slams USCIRF over its call for sanctions against the RSS: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 22 August, 2026

The MEA called the USCIRF a "biased" organisation, with a history of making "disparaging and inflammatory remarks about India".

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How India is countering expansionist Chinese plan to ‘rename and claim’ strategic locations in Arunachal Pradesh

सौम्या सिंह - 9 August, 2026

India's official mapping agency, the 'Survey of India', has included 27 highly crucial and strategic locations of the State in the country's official national map. All these places have been recorded with their real, local, and authentic names.

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71-year-old NEET candidate moves Allahabad HC, demands 1% reservation for senior citizens for MBBS

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2026

Ashok Bahar, a 71-year-old NEET UG 2026 candidate from Lucknow, has approached the Allahabad High Court seeking a 1% MBBS admission reservation for senior citizens.

Modi govt slams Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari after he defends illegal encroachment by mosque on railway land, provokes communal tension: Here is what...

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2026

India has strongly rejected Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks regarding the Ganj Shaheeda Mosque dispute in Varanasi.

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“Leave it”: India’s Ministry of External Affairs refuses to comment on Donald Trump sharing a transcript calling India a “hellhole”

OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2026

The Indian Minister of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday (23rd April) declined to respond to the distasteful remarks shared by US President Donald Trump...

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India responds to Pakistan’s nuclear threats, warns of painful consequences saying Pakistan should tone down its rhetoric

OpIndia Staff - 14 August, 2025

India has warned Pakistan that any misadventure will have “painful consequences” and advised it to tone down “war-mongering” rhetoric.

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‘It is known as a biased organization with political agenda’: India firmly rejects USCIRF report on religious freedom in India

ANI - 2 May, 2024

India rejected the report of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) that accused ruling BJP of "reinforcing discriminatory nationalist policies"

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MEA advises Indians not to travel to Iran and Israel amid escalating tensions, asks people already there to observe utmost precaution and restrict movements

ANI - 12 April, 2024

Amid ongoing tensions between Iran and Israel, the Ministry of External Affairs issued a travel advisory to Indian citizens and asked them to refrain from travelling to both countries until further notice.

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