Politics

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Politics

TMC workers attack BJP’s national VP Dilip Ghosh before Bhowanipore by-poll, video emerges: Here’s how it happened

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

Trinamool Congress workers clashed with BJP workers during a recent rally and attacked Dilip Ghosh, National VP of the BJP.

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Illegal mosque near Tehri Dam: Locals demand removal of encroachment, govt, administration accused of laxity and delay

Anurag - 27 September, 2021

Locals living near Tehri dam are protesting against an illegal mosque and the delay by local administration in its removal. SDM promised it will be removed soon.

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Noida: Bharat Bandh protestors engage in vandalism, break through police barricades

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

Meanwhile, the cops deployed on the ground during the Bharat Bandh tried to offer resistance but they were clearly outnumbered.

Media

Understanding Ravish ji ki class: GDP = state budget = 3 months ticket sales?

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 September, 2021

Why would somebody compare the GDP to the state budget? And then possibly to ticket sales over some 3 month period? What is the connection?

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From ‘Charminar humare abba ka hai’ to ‘Allah ka wasta’, here are the highlights from Owaisi’s highly communal speech

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

Owaisi instigated the crowd to choose an Islamic leader and not rely on the ‘dallas’ of other political parties.

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ED summons Rajasthan CM’s brother Agrasain Gehlot for questioning in PMLA case linked to UPA-era fertiliser scam

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

Agrasain Gehlot has been accused of siphoning off 130 crores by diverting more than 35,000 metric tonnes of MOP between 2007 and 2009.

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Bharat Bandh: Congress supported ‘farmer’ protestors block roads, sit on railway tracks but fail to make an impact

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

Earlier in March this year, ‘farmer protestors’ gave calls for ‘Bharat Bandh’ in Punjab and caused a loss of ₹500 crores in a single day.

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PM Modi’s surprise visit to Central Vista construction site leaves Congress ecosystem fuming, here is how

OpIndia Staff - 27 September, 2021

The Prime Minister in an unannounced visit reportedly spent an hour at the Central Vista project site and carried out a first-hand inspection of the construction status of the new Parliament building.

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