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West Bengal: Police detain BJP leader Indranil Khan for protesting, seeking accountability from Mamata Banerjee govt

ANI - 17 March, 2024

Soon after the detention of the state president of the BJP's youth wing, the party's IT cell head Amit Malviya came down heavily on the West Bengal government over the incident.

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The battle for Chandranath: How Hindus of Bangladesh are trying to save their Shaktipeeth from Islamists

Dibakar Dutta - 17 March, 2024

The matter reached a crescendo in December 2023 when an Islamist named Raihan Riad organised a 'Beef Barbecue party' at the Hindu pilgrimage destination.

Politics

2024 Lok Sabha Elections: Polling in 7 phases, counting on 4th June – State-wise details of polling dates phase-wise

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2024

Election Commission of India announced the polling dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections. The polling will be done in seven phases starting from 16th April 2024.

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Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections to be held after Lok Sabha polls 2024: CEC Rajiv Kumar explains why simultaneous polls were not possible

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2024

The CEC assured, 'we stand committed that as soon as these elections are over, we will hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir

Opinions

As usual suspects rant against electoral bonds, an old video of Arun Jaitley explaining how bonds would clean political financing goes viral

Paurush Gupta - 16 March, 2024

An old video of late BJP leader Arun Jaitley explaining how electoral bonds provided transparency and a clean political financing tool has gone viral on the internet.

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Over 1 crore households register for PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana in 4 weeks after PM Modi launched it, read more about the...

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2024

PM Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme is PM Modi's dream project, which has been started under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.

Government and Policy

Jal Jeevan Mission: From 16% village homes in 2019, tap water coverage rises to 75% in last 5 yrs of Modi govt; Gujarat-Haryana ensure...

अर्पित त्रिपाठी - 16 March, 2024

The Modi administration is raising its annual contribution to Jal Jeevan Mission which has received Rs 1.82 lakh crore in investment till now.

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After skipping 8 ED summons, AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal gets bail from Delhi court in the case filed by agency

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2024

The bail was granted on a surety bond worth Rs 15,000 and a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh after Arvind Kejriwal appeared in person before the court today

Law

YouTuber, who alleged that RSS-affiliated Seva Bharati Trust wants to eradicate Christians, ordered to pay ₹50 lakhs for defamation by Madras High Court

OpIndia Staff - 16 March, 2024

YouTuber Surender alias Naathikan said in his video that Seva Bharati Trust is involved in the custodial deaths of two Christian men and that the trust wanted to eradicate Christianity.

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