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Wikipedia editors think court order is not a ‘reliable source’, Teesta Setalvad is: Read about bias in Wiki article on 2002 Godhra train attack,...

Nupur J Sharma - 4 September, 2024

Editors of the Wikipedia page on Godhra train burning gives more importance to ‘opinions of scholars’ over court verdicts

Specials

Judicial supervision, Hindus on Council, greater scrutiny and investigating foreign funding: 9 suggestions for JPC on Waqf Amendment Bill

Anurag - 3 September, 2024

Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Act 2024 has sought suggestions from stakeholders including the public, NGOs, experts, and institutions.

News Reports

Monsoon floods, and crocodiles roaming all over Vadodara: What is it about the city that these creatures love so much? Explained here

Krunalsinh Rajput - 30 August, 2024

OpIndia called Karan Singh Rajput, Range Forest Officer, Vadodara Forest Department who stated that more than 14 crocodiles had been rescued until today (Thursday, August 29, 2024). The forest department and local non-governmental organizations helped in rescuing seven crocodiles.

World

‘Moraes is the dictator of Brazil, Lula is his lapdog’: Elon Musk fumes after Brazil govt freezes Starlink accounts. Read what happened

Shraddha Pandey - 30 August, 2024

Elon Musk slammed Brazil's top court judge who ordered freezing of Starlink bank accounts and threatened to take down X (formerly Twitter) in Brazil.

News Reports

Rutgers University publishes report co-chaired by Audrey Truschke claiming caste discrimination a pervasive issue on campus, gives no evidence, cites unrelated examples

Anurag - 29 August, 2024

In August 2024, a task force at Rutgers University released a "Caste Report," which they wanted to push forward to include "caste" as a new protected category under the university's discrimination policy.

OpIndia Explains

Meeran Haider gets 10-day interim bail: Role in 2020 Delhi anti-Hindu riot conspiracy, talks of Ghazwa-e-Hind, Zakat, PFI money, payment to rioters and more

Nupur J Sharma - 26 August, 2024

Meeran Haider has been granted interim bail for 10 days - but his involvement in Delhi anti-Hindu Riots is deep, with a money trail being established

OpIndia Explains

Hizb ut-Tahrir clamours for Caliphate in Bangladesh: Jihad against Jews and Hindus, ISIS links, terror activities in several other countries and more

Anurag - 14 August, 2024

Hizb ut-Tahrir has been expanding its presence in India. Recently, OpIndia reported that the National Investigating Agency conducted multiple searches at several locations in connection to the terror outfit. Two of its members, Abdul Rehman and Mujibur Rehman were arrested by NIA for indoctrinating youths.

News Reports

From verse of Prophet to Delhi Sultanate’s land allocation for Jama Masjid to Waqf Act of 1995: All you need to know about Waqf...

Anurag - 8 August, 2024

There have been significant changes in Waqf Act post independence giving Waqf Board virtually unlimited powers.

OpIndia Explains

Ban on SIMI maintained by UAPA tribunal citing its links to ISIS- Here’s all you need to know about the banned terrorist outfit

Siddhi Somani - 8 August, 2024

The Centre-appointed tribunal that examined the ninth renewal of the prohibition on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act maintained the ban on SIMI.

Specials