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Dhinchak Pooja is back with another musical masterpiece, ‘Naach ke pagal ho jao’ takes YouTube by storm

OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2019

Dhinchak Pooja's song is full of deep philosophy and serious advice for the general public. The lyrics ask viewers to dance like mad and go mad dancing.

Entertainment

‘Jo na bole Jai Shri Ram, bhej do unko Kabristan’ singer arrested by UP police

OpIndia Staff - 26 July, 2019

Singer Varun Bahar had shot into fame after he posted a song on YouTube which translates to "Those who do not chant Lord Ram's name should be sent to the cemetery."

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Yoga teacher Ira Trivedi takes a u-turn after social media outrage over her anti-Hindu and beef promotion posts, says she loves Hindu Dharma

OpIndia Staff - 25 July, 2019

After social media backlash, a self-proclaimed yoga teacher, Ira Trivedi, who runs a show on national broadcaster Doordarshan, has taken to Twitter today to proclaim that she is a strict vegetarian and respects Hindu religion.

Fact-Check

One year old video of Hima Das winning a 400 meter race shared as the yesterday’s race where she won 5th gold in 3...

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2019

Several journalists, politicians and social media users post video of fist international gold by Hima Das as her latest win

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Serial abuser Ajaz Khan, who was arrested for inciting communal tensions, sent to judicial custody for 14 days

OpIndia Staff - 20 July, 2019

Ajaz Khan was arrested by the Mumbai Police Crime Branch for uploading provoking videos promoting enmity between different communities on his social media pages

Social Media

Bengali Newspaper thinks Dustin and Lucas from Stranger Things are French footballers Griezmann and Umtiti in childhood

OpIndia Staff - 19 July, 2019

A Bengali newspaper has taken Griezmann's joking tweet seriously and published the image of Stranger Things actors as a photo from the football stars' childhood.

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Telangana home minister’s kin poses on DGP’s vehicle while threatening the police in Tik Tok video

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

Telangana Home Minister Mahmood Ali 's grandson, Furqan Ahmed's Tik Tok video goes viral

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Government asks TikTok, Helo to answer queries on anti-national messages on the apps or face ban

OpIndia Staff - 18 July, 2019

TikTok and Helo have been ordered to answer a set of 21 questions regarding the various allegations raised by SJM, an affiliate of the RSS

Social Media

US-based Indian journalist mistakes Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as Indian ‘official’ news agency, gets slammed on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 17 July, 2019

Raju Narisetti looked at a tweet from the official Twitter handle of Pakistan's ruling political party and thought that it has come from the Press Trust of India.

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