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Rs 1 crore for wedding shopping, a cancelled Bali trip, and a failed cliff-top incident: The Ketan Agarwal case is as much about ignored...

Jinit Jain - 30 June, 2026

Rs 1 crore for wedding expenses, a mysteriously missing passport, a failed cliff-top incident and an ill-fated return to Lohagad, the Ketan Agarwal case is as much about ignored red flags as it is about the murder conspiracy.

Govt plans historic mission to bring back remains of a solider who disappeared during a Mount Everest expedition 30 years ago

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2026

ITBP has released a tender for bids to find a high-altitude recovery company that can complete the mission.

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49 people returning from Eid al-Adha celebrations in Mali die of thirst in the Sahara Desert in Niger after their lorry broke down

OpIndia Staff - 6 June, 2026

In a heartbreaking incident, at least 49 people have died of thirst in a remote part of the Sahara Desert in northern Niger after...

Hong Kong: Fire in housing estate kills 44 people, 279 residents missing, police arrest 3 for ‘manslaughter’

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2025

The Fire Services Department said that about 100 people were injured in the fire and were admitted to various district hospitals.

Tamil nadu: As 39 people die during stampede at actor Vijay’s event in Karur, read what led to the tragedy

Anurag - 28 September, 2025

As crowds surged during Vijay’s delayed address in Karur, panic spread in the overheated ground. Eyewitnesses described fainting, suffocation, and blocked ambulances, with police blaming overcrowding and inadequate arrangements for the devastating stampede.

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When 240 lives aren’t enough: How for ‘woke liberals’, the victimhood priority still goes to ‘Muslims’. Read about the Left’s moral collapse over Ahmedabad...

Jinit Jain - 13 June, 2025

Even as 240 Indians perished in a devastating plane crash, woke liberals hijacked the tragedy to peddle Muslim victimhood, proving once again that for them, imagined identity politics trumps real human suffering.

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Heartbreaking tragedy: 579 animals suffocate to death in Dallas pet shop fire

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2025

Dallas Fire-Rescue was dispatched to a 911 call for a fire at the Plaza Latina Bazaar shopping centre at 9:12 PM. When the firefighters reached the spot, they encountered heavy smoke and fire.

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About 298 Pakistanis dead after boat carrying illegal immigrants capsizes off the coast of Greece: Details

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2023

The local authorities have been able to recover the dead bodies of 78 Pakistanis.

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Group Captain Varun Singh, lone survivor of chopper tragedy, passes away

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2021

Group Captain Varun Singh, Shaurya Chakra awardee, was admitted to the hospital with severe burn injuries. He was maintaining his vitals and was shifted to a hospital in Bengaluru.

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