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Vijay govt faces ₹5.54-crore tender row over proposed new CM office days after vowing to build a “corruption-free” Tamil Nadu

Shriti Sagar -
The BJP has questioned the alleged irregularities in a ₹5.54-crore tender linked to the proposed new office of CM Vijay, while the TVK government has rejected the charges.
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TVK govt asks schools, police to stop students from joining CJP, Left protests, revokes order after backlash

OpIndia Staff -
The order was retracted following backlash as CJP referred to the move as unconstitutional, illogical and irrational.
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AAP calls BJP ‘fascist’ while it weaponises copyright strikes to impose media censorship in Punjab: An analysis of AAP’s hypocritical sanctimony

Shraddha Pandey -
AAP and its government in Punjab is inventing unique ways of censorship to essentially silence media criticism and stifle critical voices on social media.
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No azadi slogans, Hinduphobia, abuses or stone pelting: How Jharkhand student protests achieved success without going the CJP way

Divya Bharti -
Following a 24-day agitation, the Jharkhand government cancelled the JSSC-CGL exam and ordered a CID probe into recruitment irregularities since 2014. However, protesting students have refused to call off their demonstration, demanding an independent investigation by the CBI.
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Jharkhand students refuse to end protest despite Soren govt cancelling exams, demand CBI probe

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, 17th August, the Hemant Soren government announced the cancellation of exams and recruitment processes linked to the controversy.
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Is ‘Dimagi Naxal Party’ another front of AAP-linked Cockroach Janta Party? Here is what we found

Shriti Sagar -
The Dimagi Naxal Party, however, has not revealed the faces of its founder or co-founder. Yet, its social-media activity provides some clues about the political and ideological ecosystem of AAP-linked CJP.
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As K Annamalai claims he has audio proof of TVK Ministers demanding commissions, CM Joseph Vijay’s promise of corruption-free Tamil Nadu comes under the...

OpIndia Staff -
"Some ministers are saying they came after giving money for votes, so give 2%, 3%, 4%," revealed K Annamalai.
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Punjab: AAP govt passes off elderly employees of Health Department as ‘knee-replacement beneficiaries’, makes them dance before CM Bhagwant Mann

OpIndia Staff -
The tableau was presented during the Independence Day celebrations and featured five people, including three senior citizens, dancing to the Punjabi song.
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From opposing Indian nuclear weapons to peddling ‘saffron terrorism’ narrative: How P Chidambaram’s confession of being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’ doesn’t surprise anyone

Aditi -
Chidambaram’s admission comes as no surprise because back in 2010, when he was the Union Home Minister, he offered to hold talks with armed Naxals without requiring them to lay down arms.
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As P Chidambaram concedes to being a ‘Dimagi Naxal’, a 2010 video shows him pleading with Naxalites to hold talks with the govt without...

OpIndia Staff -
Chidambaram's demeanour was indicative of the then Congress government's lack of will and commitment to confront Naxal terrorism.
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