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Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Jagan and Himanta Biswa: How Congress ignored key regional leaders and eventually lost those states

Jhankar Mohta -
Choosing loyalists over popularity and calibre has cost Congress dearly. Losing key regional leaders has decimated the party to ruins in many states.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh govt starts door-to-door medical screening for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in a tweet on Saturday had said that medical screening and testing are the most important means to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection.
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Politics

While Congress leaves doors open for Sachin Pilot’s return, his posters removed from Rajasthan Congress office

OpIndia Staff -
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala has urged Sachin Pilot and his followers to have discussions with the party leadership to resolves the issues
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News Reports

All you need to know about Ashok Gehlot’s links to the Fairmont Hotel that is being raided by ED

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate conducted raids on the Fairmont Hotel in Jaipur on Monday.
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News Reports

Padmanabhaswami Temple: SC verdict upholds rights of Travancore royal family over the world’s richest temple, only Hindus to be part of temple management

OpIndia Staff -
SC rules in favour of Travancore Royal family. Kerala government says it will abide by the order.
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News Reports

NCP supremo Sharad Pawar accuses PM Modi of playing “Shudra-level politics” for ousting Priyanka Gandhi from her govt bungalow

OpIndia Staff -
In an interview with Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Sharad Pawar said that evicting Priyanka Gandhi from her government bungalow was "Shudrapanache Rajkaran" meaning "low-caste politics"
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Law

Delhi Riot part of deep-rooted conspiracy, prima facie evidence that Tahir Hussain was part of the conspiracy: Delhi Court junks bail plea

OpIndia Staff -
Today, the Delhi Court has rejected the bail plea of Tahir Hussain saying the was a part of the deep-rooted conspiracy that led to the Delhi Riots
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Politics

Amidst the political crisis in Rajasthan, I-T raids at premises of CM Ashok Gehlot’s close aides

OpIndia Staff -
Speculations are rife that Sachin Pilot may join the BJP soon. Congress is still claiming that it has the majority numbers in Rajasthan and Ashok Gehlot's government is stable.
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News Reports

“Sachin Pilot is in BJP”, says Congress leader PL Punia, later claims it was a slip of tongue

OpIndia Staff -
Punia claimed that the question was about Scindia and he accidentally took the name of Sachin Pilot. He added, "Mistake is regretted."
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Crime

West Bengal: BJP MLA from Uttar Dinajpur found hanging, party demands CBI inquiry over murder

OpIndia Staff -
Raiganj MP Debashree Chowdhury said, "None can commit suicide with his hands tied. Everyone is skeptical about his death."
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Social Media

Vadodara Police detains social media user Shubham Mishra over allegations of issuing rape threats to comedian Agrima Joshua

OpIndia Staff -
Vadodara Police detained Shubham Mishra for issuing rape threats to comedian Agrima Joshua for her video.
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News Reports

Rajasthan Deputy CM Sachin Pilot says Gehlot government has lost majority, Congress MLAs to meet CM

OpIndia Staff -
Congress legislative party members are to meet at CM's residence to show support at 10.30 am today.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Sex racket unearthed in Bhopal, 68-year-old newspaper owner Pyare Mian accused of raping a minor

OpIndia Staff -
A case has been currently registered under POCSO and other relevant sections against 68-year-old Pyare Mian and his 21-year-old secretary, Sweety.
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News Reports

Amid political crisis in Rajasthan Congress, news agencies and media houses publish report based on fake Twitter account of Sarah Pilot

OpIndia Staff -
Media houses publish report on Rajasthan Congress political crisis based on fake Twitter account of Sachin Pilot's wife Sarah Pilot
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News Reports

Former RSS pracharak, Hindu Samhati founder Tapan Ghosh succumbs to Coronavirus in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu right wing leader in West Bengal and Hindu Samhiti founder Tapan Ghosh dies of COVID-19 in Kolkata hospital
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News Reports

Raza Academy demands ban on Islamic movie ‘Muhammad: The Messenger of God’, warns of ‘law and order problems’

OpIndia Staff -
The Raza Academy has issued a statement demanding a ban on the 2015 movie 'Muhammad: The Messenger of God' by Majid Majidi.
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News Reports

Did you know that Pakistan had awarded Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden with ‘Hilal-i-Pakistan’

OpIndia Staff -
In 2008 Joe Biden and Richard Lugar were awarded 'Hilal-i-Pakistan', the second highest civilian award in Pakistan
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News Reports

Pope says he is pained to see the transformation of Hagia Sophia into mosque by Turkish government

OpIndia Staff -
Pope Francis said on Sunday that he was pained to see the transformation of Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque
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Politics

Jyotiraditya Scindia says Sachin Pilot is being sidelined by Congress party during ongoing political drama in Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff -
Jyotiraditya Scindia has issued a statement over the political drama unfolding in Rajasthan.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Is the West Bengal government recruiting only Muslims in its latest recruitment drive?

OpIndia Staff -
The WhatsApp message claims that only Muslims have been employed by the West Bengal government for a particular post.
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News Reports

Amid Rajasthan political crisis, ‘rebel’ Sachin Pilot meets former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia

OpIndia Staff -
'Rebel' Congress leader Sachin Pilot met former Congress leader and BJP politician Jyotiraditya Scindia in Delhi amid Rajasthan political crisis
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Opinions

Agrima Joshua apologising to Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance shows that the Woke slogan of ‘speaking truth to power’ is only an excuse to undermine...

K Bhattacharjee -
Agrima Joshua tagged Aditya Thackeray and asserted that she was convinced that it was BJP supporters trolling her in the guise of Shiv Sena.
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News Reports

Hema Malini refutes rumours that she is admitted in hospital for breathing problem

OpIndia Staff -
After rumours spread on social media the Hema Malini is in hospital for breathing problem, Hema and daugher Esha deny the rumours
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News Reports

Coronavirus: US President Donald Trump spotted wearing a mask for the first time after refusing to do so in the past

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump seen wearing a mask for the first time during the Coronavirus pandemic during his visit to a military medical facility
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News Reports

After converting Hagia Sophia to mosque, Turkish President Erdogan vows to liberate Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem

OpIndia Staff -
Turkey hints at 'liberation of al-Aqsa' in Jerusalem, connects it to re-conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque
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News Reports

UNSC Sanctions Committee approves restoration of bank accounts of Hafiz Saeed and other LeT terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
Besides Hafiz Saeed, the bank accounts of Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Salam Bhuttavi, Haji M Ashraf, and Yahya Mujahid have been restored.
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News Reports

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya test positive for Covid-19, Bachchan residence declared containment zone

OpIndia Staff -
After Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek, now Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and daughter Aaradhya test positive for Covid-19
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News Reports

Kerala Gold smuggling case accused arrested in Bengaluru, opposition parties accuse Pinarayi Vijayan govt of facilitating the escape

OpIndia Staff -
Two key accused in Kerala gold smuggling case Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair arrested from Bengaluru by NIA
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Opinions

Aakar Patel abuses Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar – reasons go beyond hatred for Modi

K Bhattacharjee -
The 'Woke' secular-liberal camp of current times is defined by its elitist arrogance and crass snobbery. 'Human rights activist' Aakar Patel is one such specimen.
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News Reports

18 personnel at Raj Bhavan in Mumbai test positive for Coronavirus, Governor under self-isolation

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in self-isolation after,18 personnel at Raj Bhavan tested positive for Coronavirus
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Editor's picks

The Caravan’s ‘health journalist’ is upset that BMC sanitised the Bachchans’ residence after Amitabh and Abhishek test positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Health journalist Vidya Krishnan shows ignorance of health protocol for Coronavirus, objects to sanitisation of COVID-19 patient
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Politics

Sachin Pilot quitting Congress? Kapil Sibal ‘worried’ for Congress, tweets about ‘horses leaving stables’

OpIndia Staff -
Political crisis in Rajasthan seems have deepened as senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal took to Twitter to express his concern for the grand old party.
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News Reports

Mother, niece, and sister-in-law of actor Anupam Kher diagnosed with Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Anupam Kher took to Twitter to inform that his mother Dulari has tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Controversy erupts after LKG and UKG students made to memorise Pakistan and Bangladesh national anthem

OpIndia Staff -
Students of a school in Jharkhand asked to memorise Pakistan and Bangladesh anthem in WhatsApp class
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Editor's picks

After shielding China, WHO chief now congratulates Maharashtra for ‘containing’ coronavirus amid exponentially rising cases

OpIndia Staff -
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been under fire over allegations of covering up the pandemic while 'siding with' the Chinese govt.
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News Reports

Frustrated at not getting a bank job, teenager sets up his own fake SBI branch in Tamil Nadu, three arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Panruti Police in Cuddalore district of Tamil Nadu have arrested three persons, including the son of former bank employees, for cheating customers by running a fake branch of the State Bank of India in the locality.
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Politics

Sachin Pilot reaches Delhi with 25 MLAs amid speculations of Rajasthan government collapse, Gehlot holds late night meetings

OpIndia Staff -
Ashok Gehlot claimed that the State government was stable and would continue to remain so despite all efforts to the contrary
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News Reports

Telangana: Man takes dead body of his coronavirus positive relative to graveyard in auto rickshaw, flouts safety norms

OpIndia Staff -
In the image that has now gone viral, neither the relative of the deceased nor the driver of autorickshaw can be seen wearing any protective gear.
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News Reports

Amitabh Bachchan and son Abhishek test positive for Coronavirus, admitted at Mumbai hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan shifted to Nanavati Hospital after testing positive for Coronavirus
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Entertainment

After claiming BJP supporters were trolling her in the guise of Shiv Sena supporters, comedian Agrima Joshua apologises to Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance and...

OpIndia Staff -
Stand-up comedian Agrima Joshua found herself in a lot of bother after a video clip of one of her performances went viral on social media.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh govt forms SIT to probe the crimes and rise of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, his links with police

OpIndia Staff -
SIT formed by UP govt to probe the crimes committed by slain gangster Vikas Dubey, and the connivance of police with him
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News Reports

Riot convicted Hardik Patel appointed as Working President of Gujarat Congress by Sonia Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Hardik Patel, who was convicted of rioting during 2015 Patidar agitation, appointed as Working President of Gujarat Congress
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News Reports

Pakistanis are shocked that Turkish actress does not cover herself head-to-toe in real life like her role in TV show Ertugrul, slams for wearing...

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani Islamists troll Turkish actress Esra Bilgiç for her modern clothing, not traditional dress like her historical role in a TV show
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OpIndia Scoops

‘Maaro, Kafiro ko Maaro’: From creating fake alibi to mobilising thousands of Muslims against Hindus, read what Tahir Hussain did in his own words

Nupur J Sharma -
Disclosure Statement in the chargesheet which was narrated and signed by Tahir Hussain in his own words, reveal a sinister design during Delhi riots
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News Reports

South Sudan ambassador to the United States urinates during a live online discussion with his camera and mic on

OpIndia Staff -
Gordon Buay, the ambassador of South Sudan to the United States, was seen urinating during an online discussion on Facebook.
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Social Media

When Ganesha and Nandi had a one-on-one on Twitter: A fight no one wants to stop

Anurag -
Gauprem and Gannuuprem, two Twitter handles are having a banter that everyone is watching with a tub of popcorn!
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News Reports

Pakistan govt proudly pats itself on the back for building a Coronavirus hospital in record 40 days, but China wants its credit too: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurates new Coronavirus hospital in Islamabad build with help from China
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Politics

Mumbai blasts of 11 July: When Sharad Pawar, who had invented a ‘secular’ blast earlier, admitted that terrorists largely targeted Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Sharad Pawar also made it quite clear that he was aware that in the 2006 Mumbai Train blasts, a deliberate attempt was made to target Hindus.
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News Reports

Chinese virologist who fled Hong Kong claims China and WHO adviser knew about the virus long before they made it public

OpIndia Staff -
Chinese virologist Li-Meng Yan claimed that China was well-aware coronavirus and its virulence long before it said it did
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News Reports

Vikas Dubey’s aide Guddan Trivedi arrested by Mumbai ATS: Here are his pictures with SP’s Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Dubey's aide Guddan Trivedi, wanted in Kanpur ambush on police and 2011 Santosh Shukla murder case, arrested by Mumbai ATS
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