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OpIndia How global tech giants are flagging child abuse material and helping to catch criminals

A single abusive file can generate thousands of detections as it circulates online, while platform flags remain only a starting point and cannot by themselves identify victims, offenders or establish criminal responsibility in India independently.

OpIndia British national booked in Pune under Maharashtra’s anti-conversion law, made misleading claims about Hindu deities while promoting ‘devotion to Jesus’

According to the police, the accused made claims that illnesses could be cured and rainfall could occur by invoking the name of Jesus.

OpIndia 94,000 government schools shut? How Congress weaponised NITI Aayog data to hide the real story

In several states, schools with very few students have been merged with larger institutions so that teachers, classrooms, laboratories, libraries, sports facilities and other resources can be used more effectively.

OpIndia ‘Shoot us, but we won’t sing Vande Mataram’: Kerala Congress revives its old opposition to National Song

Congress MP Rajmohan Unnithan in Kerala said, “Even if Narendra Modi threatens to shoot us, Vande Mataram will not be sung in full.”

OpIndia FIR sought against Jamia Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi over ‘illegal appointment’: Complaint flags UGC eligibility violations, discrepancies in CV and professional experience

A criminal complaint filed with Delhi Police alleges serious irregularities in Jamia Registrar Mahtab Alam Rizvi’s appointment, citing discrepancies in his qualifications, experience and recruitment records.

OpIndia ISIS Ricin terror plot: Gujarat NIA court rejects bail plea of accused Jihadi Dr Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin

The court rejected the defence argument that the ISIS ricin terror plot accused Syed Ahmed Mohiuddin did not know about the weapons.

OpIndia Melting Arctic ice is opening a window for India, and we need to act soon

A monsoon that sustains more than a billion people is being rewritten, one melting season at a time, in a sea most Indians will never see. That isn’t a metaphor. It’s a data point. It means India’s Arctic stake isn’t mainly about trade or minerals. At its core, it’s also existential, in a way no ally’s is.

OpIndia Dear non-Left, don’t fall for Leftists shaming Newslaundry for sexual harassment at the workplace; they would celebrate your ordeal the first chance they get

The revelations of workplace harassment and abusive culture at Newslaundry expose a deeper crisis in Indian journalism: when principles become ideological weapons, accountability becomes selective.

OpIndia AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal casts aspersions on the integrity of Supreme Court Collegium: The dissection of the veiled attack on recent judicial appointments

From supporting the Supreme Court Collegium to now casting aspersions on its integrity, AAP and Arvind Kejriwal have weaved alarmist narratives around the judiciary to lend credence to their conspiracy theory that the Modi government is somehow taking over the judiciary

OpIndia Arfa Khanum questions Rahul Gandhi for criticising ‘his own government’ over Jharkhand student protests: How it exposes the Left’s moral bankruptcy

Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s reaction to Rahul Gandhi exposes the Left’s selective outrage and its willingness to overlook student suffering when political allies are in the dock.

OpIndia How to plan your monthly budget that supports loan repayment

Adding small extra payments whenever possible can help you reduce your loan burden faster. However, ensure that prepayments do not affect your emergency savings or essential expenses. A balanced approach allows you to lower interest costs while maintaining financial stability.

OpIndia Congress’ love for protesting students ends where Parliament begins: How Rahul Gandhi and the Opposition mastered the art of ‘shooting and scooting’

Congress and the Opposition claim to fight for students, but their walkouts and parliamentary theatrics reveal that they are far more interested in weaponising student grievances than actually solving them.

OpIndia From pellet guns, lathicharge, to media intimidation, everything dubbed wrong during Delhi’s CJP protest becomes ‘normal’ during Jharkhand student protest: The Left-Liberal hypocrisy

As the student protest intensifies in Jharkhand, the Ranchi Police has said that it will use pellet guns against student protestors in case of “emergency”.

OpIndia The human cost of India’s paper leak crisis

Paper leak incidents have turned India’s high-stakes examinations into a marketplace where money and connections routinely triumph over years of honest effort.

OpIndia For the left ecosystem, rape now ‘exists on a spectrum’ and rapists need care: Read why this should worry women and children

The blurring of foundational categories of a society is a classic trait of the identitarian left, of which the trans ideology is a sub-part. The ideology treats all categorical boundaries such as man-woman, adult-child and even victim-perpetrator as an artificial construct imposed by a repressive society.

OpIndia As Modi govt cracks down on illegal foreign funding through FCRA Amendment Bill, read about 13 organisations whose licences were cancelled

Over the years, the government has taken action against several organisations after investigations or inspections exposed financial irregularities, misuse of foreign contributions, violation of FCRA rules or activities beyond their declared objectives.

OpIndia Newslaundry and Abhinandan Sekhri are sick and twisted: For hours after conviction of Tarun Tejpal, their article and tweet shaming his victim was live – why their ‘apology’ is a sham

The apology by Newslaundry and Abhinandan Sekhri are a scam and a lie - They defended Tarun Tejpal with the article and tweet being live hours after rape conviction

OpIndia JNUSU, girlfriend Banojyotsana Lahiri and Harsh Mandar lied in the name of Adivasi Divas to glorify Umar Khalid? Why JNU cancelled the event

The request for the booking submitted to the university omitted to mention that the proposed discussion was about Khalid's book.

OpIndia Congress loved rapist Tarun Tejpal: How Kapil Sibal donated 5 lakh to help Tehelka launch its print edition, Sonia Gandhi wanted to shield him

In November 2013, when the sexual assault case against Tejpal was dominating headlines, Sibal told The Sunday Express that he had donated Rs 5 lakh to Tejpal in 2003, when Tehelka was starting its print edition.

OpIndia Gujarat HC refuses to grant relief to Christian woman who forced ASHA workers to convert: Here is what the court said

For 3 years, the ASHA workers were asked to stay back after government work and official health-related meetings were over. They were then spoken to about Christianity, encouraged to read the Bible and told that idol worship practised in Hinduism was wrong.

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

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.

OpIndia TheWire peddles, yet again, its interview with foreign-funded scamster bishop Joseph D’Souza: His lies about FCRA Bill debunked

Concurring with Thapar, D'Souza claimed that if the Bill is passed, it would enable what he termed as "the legalised loot of the Indian Christian community and the global Christian community".

OpIndia The art of headline construction: How Indian Express conceded no wrongdoing yet insinuated corruption in RDI Fund

While 'The Indian Express' has been able to prove nothing, it did win the narrative war temporarily. Their clickbait headline convinced amateur political enthusiasts that a scandal exists where it doesn't.

OpIndia Women are relegated to the lowest position in the Liberal hierarchy of victimhood: Tarun Tejpal’s victim being shamed by ‘liberals’, including NewsLaundry, is the perfect example

While the High Court has now rejected those stereotypes as myths and upheld the victim’s testimony, the initial and prolonged response from sections of the Leftist journalistic and celebrity ecosystem told an opprobrious story of reflexive scepticism and even blaming and protection of Tarun Tejpal, their blue-eyed boy.

OpIndia Are UPI payments going to be taxed? No, the left-liberal ecosystem and the Opposition are manipulating you

The misleading headlines and posts not only peddled misinformation about digital payments but also cast suspicions on the government by alleging US pressure behind the decision.

OpIndia Sexual harassment allegations against Newslaundry? As people recount their whitewashing of rapist Tarun Tejpal, former employees speak up

The fact that Newslaundry published the rape apologist article, did not feel sorry for the trauma caused to the victim and dared to later remove it with a standard 'self-reflection' note highlighted how the rot ran deep into the system.

OpIndia ‘Attack on one, attack on all’: Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Türkiye sign Mecca Joint Defence Pact — What it means for India?

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement to strengthen collective security amid rising Middle East tensions

OpIndia US court slaps Meta with $567 million penalty over child safety failures, orders major platform reforms: Details

Meta faces global scrutiny after a 567 million New Mexico penalty over child safety, addictive platform features and mental health concerns.

OpIndia How Congress, which gave birth to FCRA, is now targeting the BJP govt for stopping illegal foreign funding to NGOs

While Congress is today opposed to the FCRA Amendment Bill of the BJP, it has conveniently forgotten how the legislation came into existence in the first place and underwent major changes during its rule.

OpIndia Battle of Colachel: How Travancore king Marthanda Varma crushed Dutch colonial power

Led by Varma and Ramayyan, the Travancore forces managed to strangle the Dutch supplies from all sides.

OpIndia From Newslaundry to Javed Akhtar: How the left-liberal ecosystem whitewashed and shielded ‘Tehelka’ rapist Tarun Tejpal

The high and mighty, elite sections of society tried to defend Tejpal by downplaying a serious crime like sexual harassment in the workplace.

OpIndia The victims that Punjab politics chose to forget

Local memorials, police webpages, press-freedom records and family recollections preserve fragments of those killed, while incomplete archives, political commemorations and cultural narratives continue shaping which victims remain visible and which gradually disappear from public memory.

OpIndia How Punjab Police dismantled Khalistani terror networks

Methods adopted by Ribeiro and Gill restored state control and weakened Khalistani groups through intelligence, mobility and coordination that ended insurgency.

OpIndia The coordinated drumbeat: Tracing the foreign funding targeting India’s Data Centres

Water consumption numbers alone don’t give the full picture if nobody knows what data centre cooling system is behind them

OpIndia Why India’s Data Centres must answer to Indian law, not Washington’s

The first major attempt to develop a comprehensive federal framework for the industry was the Draft National Data Centre Policy

OpIndia Busting the big myth: Why data centres aren’t the water villains they’re made out to be

Data centre cooling towers function by evaporating some of their water, which finally returns to Earth as rainfall

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