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Chandrayaan 2: ISRO crosses a major landmark, successfully injects the spacecraft into the lunar orbit

OpIndia Staff - 20 August, 2019

If the satellite would have approached the moon as a higher-than-expected velocity it would have bounced off it and got lost in deep space.

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The Zomato controversy: Their business plan, the dispute and a dark tale of greed, exploitation and fear

Guest Author - 20 August, 2019

The controversy stems from deep discounting, favouritism, monopolistic trade practices amongst others, creating a rift between the delivery platforms like Zomato and Restaurateurs

Akali Dal leader Manjinder Sirsa accuses filmmaker Anurag Kashyap of deliberately disrespecting Sikhs in season 2 of Netflix’s Sacred Games

OpIndia Staff - 20 August, 2019

Anurag Kashyap, the newfound cultural hero of the ultra-left wing, has a long history of abusing people and resorting to fake news on social media.

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Faulty FactChecker’s statement on their reporter’s attempt to prove ‘no hate crime’ further exposes their bias

K Bhattacharjee - 19 August, 2019

IndiaSpend's faulty FactChecker.in does have a rather dubious track record.

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SC refuses to quash charges against rape accused journalist Tarun Tejpal, directs lower court to finish trial in six months

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2019

A journalist colleague of Tarun Tejpal had accused him of raping her on November 7, 2013, inside an elevator in a Hotel Grand Hyatt, Goa, during Tehelka magazine's THiNK 2013 festival in Goa.

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J&K administration rubbishes India Today report that SPOs in Kashmir maybe involved with terrorists and their weapons have been seized

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2019

Meanwhile, India Today journalist Abhishek Bhalla who wrote the story has brazened it out and said that his sources were 'credible' and not based on rumours.

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Shehla Rashid inciting people by sharing fake news, claims of torture and excessive force being used against Kashmiris untrue: Indian Army

OpIndia Staff - 19 August, 2019

In a series of tweets, Rashid had alleged that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is grim and that the armed forces are using excessive force on the Kashmiris.

Bengaluru city put on high alert after police suspects terrorists hiding in madarsa and other ‘religious places’: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 18 August, 2019

The high alert comes after a suspected member of Jamat-ul Mujahideen, a Bangladesh-based terror outfit, was arrested from Doddaballapur where he was taking shelter at a local mosque in June.

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