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India to grant visa to Sikhs who had left the country during the 80s’ militancy, ‘adverse list’ cut down to just 2 names

OpIndia Staff - 13 September, 2019

The government of India has directed all its missions abroad to provide appropriate visas to all categories of asylees of Indian origin in respective countries whose name does not appear in the central adverse list.

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India exporting bulletproof jackets to over 100 countries, 4th nation to have a national manufacturing standard

OpIndia Staff - 13 September, 2019

India has been manufacturing bulletproof jackets since long but the manufacturers did not follow a specific standard and often the quality varied as per customer demands.

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Mumbai Metro: Trees can and should be replaced, but what happens to the cost of stalled infrastructure projects?

Anagha Paranjape-Purohit - 12 September, 2019

Mumbai Metro: Cutting a tree has gained such an emotional repulse that just the thought of it sends ripples down the power corridor, threatening to unseat governments.

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Committed to holding transparent recruitment: Railways rubbishes Ravish Kumar’s claims on RRB Group D exams

Nupur J Sharma - 12 September, 2019

In the post addressed to Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Ravish Kumar claimed that many students have been left behind and have not ben able to fill the forms of RRB Group D exams.

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Zero civilian deaths, schools opened and all telephone exchanges functional: DGP Singh on restoring normalcy in J and K

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2019

The DGP said terrorists have been going around in South Kashmir and threatening people by putting up posters. He hoped that they will be able to neutralise the threats in South Kashmir region.

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NGOs and assorted ‘liberals’ protesting against Mumbai Metro are wrong: Here are the facts of Aarey Colony Metro Shed

Dhaval Patel - 11 September, 2019

The current agitation being led by Bollywood actors, activists, NGOs and few citizens is primarily with the shed being constructed under the Metro 3 project.

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It is unfortunate that some people think we have gone back to 16th century as soon as they hear ‘Om’ or ‘cow’: PM Modi...

OpIndia Staff - 11 September, 2019

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while launching a mega farmer welfare scheme from Mathura, expressed anguish at those who think that discussing cows and Hinduism is regressive.

News Reports

Culture Ministry’s mega plan: Rs 27,000 crores for development of ASI monuments, museums, historical sites including Hampi and Rakhigarhi

OpIndia Staff - 10 September, 2019

The ministry is reportedly exploring technological options for 'authentic reconstruction' of archaeological sites including Indus Valley sites such as Dholavira and Rakhigarhi.

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Uttar Pradesh: Truck drivers wearing ‘lungi’ and vest will now be fined Rs 2000

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2019

Under the new provisions added to the amended Motor Vehicles Act, which imposes heavy fines for violating the law, the UP government has decided to strictly implement the dress code for truck drivers.

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