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10 years of Congress vs 4 years of BJP: Urban Housing under PMAY sees a 240% increase under the Narendra Modi govt

Dhairya Roy - 14 January, 2019

In the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-U) 45.86 lakh houses were approved in 4 years of the Modi regime. Congress had managed to approve only 13.45 lakh houses in their 10 years rule

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Tulsi Gabbard announces her run for Presidency in 2020: Here is a profile of the first US Hindu Congresswoman

K Bhattacharjee - 12 January, 2019

The first Hindu to run for President, Gabbard has regularly defended India against elements in the States who accuse our country of religious bigotry while excusing the real bigotry displayed by Islamic countries.

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Rafale Deal: Comprehensive data analysis of the cost proves that India has got a far better deal compared to 2007

Rohit Vats - 12 January, 2019

The data available in the public domain clearly shows the present Rafale deal represents a beneficial deal for the country and the Indian Air Force.

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While Congress questions the ‘timing’ of Modi govt’s 10% reservation bill, here is what they did in 2014 with the Jat quota bill

OpIndia Staff - 10 January, 2019

The Congress party has made much hue and cry about the NDA government's decision to secure a 10% reservation for economically weaker sections among the unreserved class in government jobs and education.

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CBI Director under Indira Gandhi saved a corrupt man because he had a contact in her household

K Bhattacharjee - 8 January, 2019

In this report, we shall elaborate on the extent to which the CBI was compromised during the regime of Congress and Indira Gandhi

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The time when Indira Gandhi used CBI to destroy 4 government officers ‘socially, physically and morally’

K Bhattacharjee - 8 January, 2019

This Shah Commission chapter discusses how four senior officials of the Government were harassed and humiliated by Congress and Indira Gandhi using the CBI as a tool

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Sanjay Gandhi had him imprisoned because he refused to help Adil Shahryar, claimed planning commission member in 1977

OpIndia Staff - 3 January, 2019

Many believe that Rajiv Gandhi helped Warren Anderson escape after the Bhopal Gas Tragedy in a quid pro quo deal for the release of his convicted childhood friend, Adil Shahryar

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When Indira Gandhi forced a nationalised bank to give unsecured loan to party owned entity, defaulted

K Bhattacharjee - 28 December, 2018

The Shah Commission observed that Tuli's decision was influenced by connections of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Associate Journals Limited (AJL)

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