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Sonia Gandhi seems to have started associating privatisation with scams due to Congress’ own legacy

Editorial Desk - 3 July, 2019

Sonia Gandhi's concerns that the corporatisation will lead to loss of employment didn't come in the way during the UPA tenure it seems.

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Delhi’s Chandni Chowk temple vandalism has broken the hearts of BJP supporters

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 July, 2019

The otherwise outspoken CM of Delhi is silent on Delhi temple desecration, but so what? There is no joke bigger than him anyway.

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I am a Hindu: Breaking of temples brings back the worst of my civilizational memories

Abhishek Banerjee - 2 July, 2019

The incident in Chandni Chowk, in the heart of Delhi, in today’s India, causes a deep pain. It reminds us of the humiliation that our ancestors suffered for being Hindus in India.

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Lower corporate tax and cost of capital to river interlinking: My wishlist for Budget 2019

Karan - 1 July, 2019

Low cost of capital is critical to help bring in requisite investments and give a major boost to our growth

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The not-so-syncretic Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb and the false wails of how ‘Sanghis’ turned Urdu into a ‘Muslim language’

kabirpandit - 1 July, 2019

Often one sees 'liberals invoking Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb or the Syncretic Hindu Muslim culture of North India every time they hear the idea of New India. In reality, they see it as an attack on anything Muslim by the BJP.

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The Fault in our Stars: The tale of Nusrat Jahan and Zaira Wasim, a clash of personal choice and religion

K Bhattacharjee - 1 July, 2019

Nusrat Jahan and Zaira Wasim created quite the storm on social media with their 'personal decisions'.

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Two years of GST: The GST Council Miracle and how Modi sarkar became the first to survive GST

Abhishek Banerjee - 1 July, 2019

The fact that people stuck by Modi is a historic masterclass in leadership.

Government and Policy

Former Union Minister Arun Jaitley looks back at and analyses impact of two years of GST implementation

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2019

In several countries, governments lost elections because of the GST. India had one of the smoothest transformation.

World Cup 2019

Steve Waugh in 1999, Dhoni in 2019 – 20 years apart, same story?

Ritesh - 1 July, 2019

Do you remember the 1999 Cricket World Cup match between Australia and West Indies? Do you find any similarity between that game and India's game against England in the current World Cup?

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