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West Bengal Violence

Who is Raj Singh? Ballia man arrested in connection with Suvendu Adhikari aide’s murder

Raj Singh, an aspiring politician from Ballia, was arrested for the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath.

Opindia staff

Who is Raj Singh? Ballia man arrested in connection with Suvendu Adhikari aide’s murder

Opindia staff

Raj Singh, an aspiring politician from Ballia, was arrested for the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant, Chandranath Rath.

In Focus

Maharashtra farmer sold onions at ₹1 per kg: Why is the media silent on farm laws aimed at freeing farmers from middlemen?

Maharashtra farmer sells onions at Rs 1 per kg: Dear media, how long will you sell farmers’ misery while hiding the truth about farm laws?

Opindia staff

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Maharashtra farmer sells onions at Rs 1 per kg: Dear media, how long will you sell farmers’ misery while hiding the truth about farm laws?

Opindia staff

Bengal Election

Post-poll violence in Bengal: List of attacks carried out by TMC goons against the BJP after Mamata lost the election

From lynchings to crude bomb attacks: A comprehensive account of violence carried out by Mamata’s TMC goons after the 2026 West Bengal election result

Bangladesh reacts strongly to Suvendu Adhikari government’s border fencing push in Bengal

Threats against CM Suvendu, calls targeting Hindus: Why Bangladesh’s radicals are panicking over BJP’s Bengal victory

Suvendu Adhikari takes 14 key decisions within 48 hours of becoming West Bengal Chief Minister: Details

14 decisions Suvendu Adhikari took within 48 hours of becoming CM of Bengal: From no namaz in public, reopening 2021 post-poll violence cases and more

From restoring schools to reopening shops: How the BJP is reclaiming Bengal from TMC’s ‘Jungle Raj’ after its landslide victory in the state

From restoring schools to reopening temples and shops: How the BJP is reclaiming Bengal from TMC’s ‘Jungle Raj’ after its landslide victory in the state

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Gujarat tops NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index: From ports to semiconductors, read how it became the first choice of investors

The goal of making India a developed nation by 2047 cannot be achieved by the central government alone. Ultimately, industries are set up in the states, employment is created in the states, and the biggest impact of investment also falls on the states.

How UP won the battle against encephalitis

By executing structural, multi-departmental reforms, the Yogi government changed Uttar Pradesh’s fight against encephalitis from reactive hospital treatment to proactive prevention. Massive door-to-door immunisation, clean water initiatives, and local critical care upgrades successfully reduced seasonal Japanese Encephalitis deaths by 95%.

How the Cockroach Janta Party is setting the stage for violence with their ‘Parliament march’

The spokespersons of the Cockroach Janta Party have started speaking the language of violence. It’s not overt and explicit but veiled and subtle dogwhistling. Abhijeek Dipke is leading the cabal with his shrewd incitement and deliberate provocation.

Skyroot Aerospace’s Vikram-1 launch creates history: All you need to know about India’s first privately developed orbital rocket

Named after Dr Vikram Sarabhai, regarded as the father of India’s space programme, Vikram-1 is a 24-metre-tall, four-stage launch vehicle built primarily using lightweight carbon-composite materials.

Sonam Wangchuk hospitalised but CJP falsely claims ‘abduction’ to unknown location, Abhijeet Dipke lies about being detained: Here is what happened so far

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member turned CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke seized the opportunity to peddle fake victimhood. First, he claimed that people were being beaten at Jantar Mantar and then he tweeted about being detained by Delhi police.

Viral post by former Japanese minister criticising India is actually an endorsement of the country’s decisions: Read how Modi govt chose self-interest in the bullet train project

Makihara is frustrated that Japan is losing out on lucrative contracts for trains and the critical signalling system in the Bullet Train project

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JUDICIARY

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

Donald Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff if iPhones sold in the USA are made in India, after Foxconn announced $1.5 billion plant in India for iPhone components

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IPL 2025: BCCI removes ban on bowlers using saliva on balls, lifts penalty on captains for slow over rate, Impact Player rule to continue

MEDIA WATCH

US: At least 10 people dead, schools closed, 17,000 flights cancelled and 822,000 left without power as deadly winter storm grips the country

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Sharmishta Panoli case: How Trinamool Congress is painting a target on the head of 22-year-old Hindu girl to appease its Muslim vote bank

The cost of mixing life insurance and investment in India

Why CJP protest propaganda is flooding unrelated feeds: How Meta’s algorithms and moderation rules help the global Left control the narrative

Protests demanding Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation in the UK not organic: Before you fall for The Wire’s propaganda, read how SFI is mobilising crowds

GLOBAL DYNAMICS

Indore: Victims allege shooting coach Mohsin Khan removed their Kalawas, stopped them from chanting Jai Shri Ram and peeped into women’s bathrooms

Mohsin used to make the victim change clothes in front of him and sometimes even changes her clothes by himself.

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) introduces new Online Application Portal to streamline exam registration and application process

Assam government to grant arms licence to indigenous people in remote, vulnerable and border areas to tackle unlawful threats from hostile quarters

Is it so difficult to be patriotic? Salman Khurshid’s subtle dig at Congress, opposition leaders

ANI files defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal for his ‘extortion’ claim, Kunal Kamra and Mohammad Zubair also added as defendants for spreading the video

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VIEWPOINT

No one killed 75 CRPF personnel? Chhattisgarh HC acquits 10 in 2010 Tadmetla ambush case: Here is how botched investigation, hostile witnesses caused the case to collapse

The High Court expressed dismay over the failure of the prosecution in establishing the identities of the accused, who carried out the barbaric attack.

India’s crude imports from Russia rebound in October: Read what drives the monthly fluctuations in India’s energy procurement strategy amid US tariffs pressure

TMC MP Sagarika Ghose whines over getting an X take-down notice from the police after spreading a misleading video of Bengal post-poll violence

Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike: Pointless, farcical and likely to end just like Irom Sharmila’s 16-year search for relevance

FOCUS ON HINDUS

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

OpIndia Staff

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

OpIndia Staff

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

OpIndia Staff

Just procedural matter: Congress leader Rajeev Shukla reacts to news of him becoming BCCI President on interim basis

Delhi Police EOW registers FIR in dispute over Fortis Hospital society managing Rs 500 crore assets

Madhya Pradesh HC declines husband’s plea to conduct virginity test of his wife to prove his claim that she is refusing sexual intercourse

Delhi HC dismisses UAPA-accused Engineer Rashid’s plea challenging terror funding charges

Kolkata: 19 dead, many feared trapped as massive fire guts Anandapur godowns, ‘Wow! Momos’ warehouse among affected sites

HAL and Russia’s UAC sign joint venture agreement at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad to manufacture SJ-100 regional jet in India

Russia’s UAC signs deal with India’s Flamingo Aerospace for six Il-114-300 aircraft at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad

Stray dog menace: Supreme Court pulls up states as stray dog attacks threaten beach tourism

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

Musk also expressed deep admiration for India’s ancient spiritual traditions, especially Hinduism and the figure of Lord Shiva.

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DISCOVERY OF INDIA

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

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As US government decides to revoke visas of Chinese students, read how academic institutions have been used by China for building a spying network in the West

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Uttar Pradesh: Zubair calls teacher to madrasa and rapes her in Bareilly, Maulvi Saddam rapes minor girl in Muzaffarnagar

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NATIONAL SECURITY

Delhi HC dismisses UAPA-accused Engineer Rashid’s plea challenging terror funding charges

Delhi HC dismisses UAPA-accused Engineer Rashid’s plea challenging terror funding charges

After being arrested by the NIA in 2017 under the UAPA, Engineer Rashid has been detained at the Tihar jail since 2019.

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

India and Canada agree to establish security and law-enforcement liaison officers in each other’s country during Ajit Doval’s Ottawa visit

HAL and Russia’s UAC sign joint venture agreement at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad to manufacture SJ-100 regional jet in India

Donald Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff if iPhones sold in the USA are made in India, after Foxconn announced $1.5 billion plant in India for iPhone components

Donald Trump threatens Apple with 25% tariff if iPhones sold in the USA are made in India, after Foxconn announced $1.5 billion plant in India for iPhone components

US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose 25% tariff on iPhones imported from India to the USA.

Russia’s UAC signs deal with India’s Flamingo Aerospace for six Il-114-300 aircraft at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad

Kolkata: 19 dead, many feared trapped as massive fire guts Anandapur godowns, ‘Wow! Momos’ warehouse among affected sites

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Delhi HC dismisses UAPA-accused Engineer Rashid’s plea challenging terror funding charges

Elon Musk’s father hails PM Modi as ‘fantastic leader’, India’s rise, and says the world could learn from Lord Shiva

India and Canada agree to establish security and law-enforcement liaison officers in each other’s country during Ajit Doval’s Ottawa visit

HAL and Russia’s UAC sign joint venture agreement at Wings India 2026 in Hyderabad to manufacture SJ-100 regional jet in India

West Bengal Violence

Who is Raj Singh? Ballia man arrested in connection with Suvendu Adhikari aide’s murder

Who is Raj Singh? Ballia man arrested in connection with Suvendu Adhikari aide’s murder

In Focus

Maharashtra farmer sells onions at Rs 1 per kg: Dear media, how long will you sell farmers’ misery while hiding the truth about farm laws?

EDITORS PICKS

Union Cabinet approves ₹37,500 crore scheme to promote coal and lignite gasification projects to reduce imports of LNG, urea, ethanol and other items

When words reopen wounds: Rahul Gandhi’s ‘traitor’ remark against Ravneet Singh Bittu reflects a Congress pattern

Tamil Nadu: C. Joseph Vijay-led coalition government wins confidence motion with 144 votes, gets support of 25 AIADMK MLAs

Who is Raj Singh? Ballia man arrested in connection with Suvendu Adhikari aide’s murder

Centre raises customs duty on gold from 6% to 15%, PM Modi had earlier urged Indians not to purchase gold for a year: Details

Prateek Yadav, 38-year-old son of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and half-brother of Akhilesh Yadav, dies in Lucknow

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In Focus

Maharashtra farmer sells onions at Rs 1 per kg: Dear media, how long will you sell farmers’ misery while hiding the truth about farm laws?

Bengal Election

From lynchings to crude bomb attacks: A comprehensive account of violence carried out by Mamata’s TMC goons after the 2026 West Bengal election result

Threats against CM Suvendu, calls targeting Hindus: Why Bangladesh’s radicals are panicking over BJP’s Bengal victory

14 decisions Suvendu Adhikari took within 48 hours of becoming CM of Bengal: From no namaz in public, reopening 2021 post-poll violence cases and more

From restoring schools to reopening temples and shops: How the BJP is reclaiming Bengal from TMC’s ‘Jungle Raj’ after its landslide victory in the state

EXPLAINED+

JUDICIARY

MEDIA WATCH

GLOBAL DYNAMICS

Ukraine-Russia War: How Ukraine’s Operation Spiderweb has ended hopes of any ceasefire in the near-term

Just procedural matter: Congress leader Rajeev Shukla reacts to news of him becoming BCCI President on interim basis

Uttar Pradesh: Zubair calls teacher to madrasa and rapes her in Bareilly, Maulvi Saddam rapes minor girl in Muzaffarnagar

Age of drone warfare: Will fighter jets become useless in the coming years? Russia-Ukraine war, India’s Operation Sindoor show how wars have changed

Indore: Victims allege shooting coach Mohsin Khan removed their Kalawas, stopped them from chanting Jai Shri Ram and peeped into women’s bathrooms

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) introduces new Online Application Portal to streamline exam registration and application process

Assam government to grant arms licence to indigenous people in remote, vulnerable and border areas to tackle unlawful threats from hostile quarters

Is it so difficult to be patriotic? Salman Khurshid’s subtle dig at Congress, opposition leaders

ANI files defamation suit against YouTuber Mohak Mangal for his ‘extortion’ claim, Kunal Kamra and Mohammad Zubair also added as defendants for spreading the video

No one killed 75 CRPF personnel? Chhattisgarh HC acquits 10 in 2010 Tadmetla ambush case: Here is how botched investigation, hostile witnesses caused the case to collapse

FOCUS ON HINDUS

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

DISCOVERY OF INDIA

Pakistan staring at ‘Kharif crop crisis’ as dams run dry after India suspends Indus Water Treaty and clamps down on Chenab’s water supply

As US government decides to revoke visas of Chinese students, read how academic institutions have been used by China for building a spying network in the West

‘Baseless and mischievous’: Adani Enterprises rubbishes allegations of Iran sanctions violation reported by WSJ

Uttar Pradesh: Zubair calls teacher to madrasa and rapes her in Bareilly, Maulvi Saddam rapes minor girl in Muzaffarnagar

NATIONAL SECURITY