News Reports

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Karnataka: Congress minister’s aide caught with over 25 lakhs of unaccounted cash, ‘kickbacks’ alleged

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

The police said that the arrested person is Mohan Kumar, the Personal Assistant to Minister C Puttaranga Shetty.

Culture and History

Makar Sankranthi, Bihu, Pongal or Lohri: India celebrates the festival with many names and vibrant traditions

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

The transition of the sun into the Capricorn (Makar) constellation marks the end of winter and is celebrated across India by many names.

Government and Policy

Rahul Gandhi says GST is Gabbar Singh Tax, but actually Rahul Gandhi is Gabbar Singh : Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Earlier it was reported how the Congress had resorted to similar theatrics when the Central government moved a proposal to shift several items from the 28 per cent GST slab to a lower tax slab.

‘Selfless service and tireless energy’: PM Narendra Modi receives the Philip Kotler Award for outstanding leadership

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the first ever Philip Kotler Presidential award for outstanding leadership. The award focuses on the tripple bottom-line of three 'Ps': People, Profit and Planet.

Crime

Urban Naxals case: SC refused to quash FIR filed by Pune police against ‘activist’ Anand Teltumbde

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

The Bombay High Court had on December 21 dismissed the petition filed by Anand Teltumbde seeking the quashing of the FIR and granted him interim protection from arrest for three weeks.

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Money Laundering case: Robert Vadra’s executive assistant Manoj Arora being questioned by ED

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Major Arora, appears before ED court in relation to a money laundering case.

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While Hyderabad hosts International Kite Festival, kite-flying banned in religious places in the city during Sankranti

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Amidst regulations on kite-flying by the police, Hyderabad is set to host 4th edition of the International Kite Festival

Crime

Land scam in Church of South India Trust runs into hundreds of crores: Report

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Archbishop Govada Dyvasirvadam was arrested in December for misappropriating church funds worth several crores.

Government and Policy

Narendra Modi govt to set up world’s largest solar power plant to in Ladakh at a cost of Rs 45,000 crore

OpIndia Staff - 14 January, 2019

Thee proposed plan by the Modi govt to install 5,000 MW of solar energy at Ladakh will make it the largest single-location solar photovoltaic plant in the world

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