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Yogendra Yadav’s 7-point action plan to revive economy post coronavirus pandemic has more twists and turns than an Abbas-Mustan movie

OpIndia Staff -
When the plan was unveiled on Friday evening, most people, including some of the people who had endorsed the action plan which even 14-year-olds could've written, were appalled.
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Opinions

21st Century belongs to Atmanirbhar Bharat: The new reforms will gear us to enter phase two of the rise of Indian economy after 1991...

Guest Author -
Modi govt has laid a foundation for the new economic reforms and came out with an ambitious plan of self-reliance: The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.
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News Reports

Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh stopped from visiting cyclone-hit areas, police claims he did not have permission

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal police claimed that Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh did not have permission to travel in the region according to lockdown and disaster management rules
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Politics

Mayawati blames Congress for migrant crisis, says the videos shared by the party is less empathy and more drama

OpIndia Staff -
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today took to Twitter to call out Congress for its stand on the migrant crisis amid coronavirus outbreak.
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News Reports

Yogendra Yadav and other intellectuals suggest taking over private property in war against Coronavirus, amend it after backlash saying they didn’t mean it

OpIndia Staff -
So-called ‘Mission Jai Hind’ published by Yogendra Yadav had called for the government to take over all properties of private citizens and treat them as national resources
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News Reports

Shiv Sena puts Hindutva on a back-burner, says Ram Mandir in Ayodhya can wait

OpIndia Staff -
Shiv Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut refused to comment on the recent discoveries of Shiv Ling and ancient pillars found at the site of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya
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News Reports

Army Chief General Naravane visits Ladakh amid raising tensions with China along LAC

OpIndia Staff -
The security review by the Army Chief in the sensitive region comes a day after there were reports that China had deployed excessive troops and set up temporary tents across the Galwan river in Ladakh after a face-off near Pangong Tso on May 5-6.
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News Reports

Intellectual dishonesty sorted with a little help from Shekhar Gupta: Professor Varshney endorses clause 7.1 by ‘intellectuals’, leaves door open for uturn after Shekhar...

OpIndia Staff -
The juvenile “7-point action plan” propounded by Yogendra Yadav contains a controversial 7.1 clause that terms all private property, which included bonds, gold, property etc ‘must be treated as a national resource’ to fight the pandemic
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News Reports

DMK Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi arrested under SC/ST Act for his controversial remark on appointment of Dalit judges, gets bail

OpIndia Staff -
DMK Rajya Sabha MP RS Bharathi was booked under section 3 of the Scheduled caste and Schedule tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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Media

Rajdeep’s obsession with ‘Gujarat model’ reflects the biggest fear of ‘liberals’ – Modi winning Delhi the same way he won Gujarat multiple times

Nupur J Sharma -
Through the years, almost with surgical precision, Rajdeep Sardesai has obsessed over the 'Gujarat model' and now Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Opinions

Coronavirus: Aircrafts returning to service after 2 months of lockdown; should we be worried

Sambit Nayak -
India is resuming limited domestic air services. Let's examine how safe it's for aircraft to take to skies after 2 months of prolonged parking
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News Reports

Delhi government ad on civil defence recruitment refers to Sikkim as an independent country

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi government in its ad to recruit nearly 200 volunteers referred the state of Sikkim to be a separate entity and placed alongside sovereign nations like Bhutan and Nepal.
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Media

Newslaundry pressurises Zee News journalist affected with coronavirus to do a hitjob on channel’s Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary

OpIndia Staff -
The Zee News journalist said that if Newslaundry was willing to know his side of truth, then they must publish his video.
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News Reports

“Those who have installed hatred amongst Muslims against RSS should be ashamed of themselves”, Bengal NGO thanks RSS for help to Bengali Muslims in...

Sandeep K Patil -
Chairman of Orchid Foundation of India, Sohel Rana Alam’s story completely demolishes filthy narratives against RSS
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News Reports

Even as coronavirus cases increase in Kerala again, Pinarayi Vijayan govt eases restrictions ahead of Eid

OpIndia Staff -
The ease of restrictions, especially ahead of the Islamic festival of Eid, comes at a time when the state has seen a rise in coronavirus cases again.
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News Reports

After being mocked, Ram Guha distances himself from the “action plan” that suggested all private property be considered ‘national resource’

OpIndia Staff -
One of the intellectuals who endorsed this 'action plan' was Ramchandra Guha but after much mockery, he has distanced himself from the action plan.
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News Reports

Self-declared Intellectuals and Economists come up with suggestions for govt that my nephew’s high school group could also have come up with

Nirwa Mehta -
Looks like the 'intellectuals' and 'economists' of our country have now taken inspiration from 14-year-olds and come up with a 7-point agenda to deal with the economic crisis post-coronavirus pandemic.
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News Reports

Stone-pelting on policemen by Muslim mobs reported in Bokaro and Bahraich during Friday Namaz, social distancing norms violated in Moradabad

OpIndia Staff -
More than 200 people gathered at a Mosque to offer 'namaaz' at Narayanpur under Pindrajora police station in Bokaro district on Friday despite there is a ban on religious congregations.
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News Reports

Maldives calls out Pakistan’s anti-India propaganda, says Islamophobia allegations against India factually incorrect

OpIndia Staff -
Maldives has come out in defence of India at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meet and called out Pakistan's 'rising Islamophobia' propaganda against India.
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News Reports

DRI alerts Custom departments across country to check smuggling of infrared thermometres

OpIndia Staff -
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) is a federal economic intelligence unit that reports to Finance ministry that keeps a check on commercial frauds such as smuggling etc.
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Media Fact-Check

Fact Check: The Wire’s Rohini Singh lies about ventilators received in donation by Gujarat government

OpIndia Staff -
The Press Information Bureau claimed that the ventilators were in accordance with the required quality standards and were received as donation by Gujarat government
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News Reports

PIA plane crash: Crashed Pakistani aircraft came from China after 10 years of use

OpIndia Staff -
The records of Airbus A-320 shows that the passenger plane was used by China Eastern Airlines for 10 years before it became a part of PIA.
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News Reports

Pune: Massive fire breaks out after explosion in chemical factory in Kurkumbh

OpIndia Staff -
The incident took place on Friday morning after explosions were heard around 10:30 am. The fire tenders reached at spot and controlled the situation.
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News Reports

Andhra HC orders CBI investigation in suspended doctor assault case, directs to file case against cops

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The court had on Wednesday directed the Visakhapatnam sessions judge to personally visit the government Hospital for mental health where Sudhakar Rao is admitted and record his statement.
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News Reports

Stone pelting on police in Bahraich as they try to disperse namaaz gathering, two cops severely injured

OpIndia Staff -
Police went on for dialogue to avoid the gathering, in return stones were pelted on them. Both the police officers were admitted in the hospital.
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Crime

Pakistan Army forcefully ‘harvesting organs’ from ethnic minorities in Balochistan: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The report claims that the army covers the bodies such that the stitch marks are not visible to the family. Interestingly, the army also does not allow post-mortem to be conducted on such dead bodies.
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Media

For Rajdeep Sardesai, Congress calling Yogi Adityanath ‘Ajay Bisht’ is fine, but he sees red when Sonia is called Antonia Maino

OpIndia Staff -
'Journalist' Rajdeep Sardesai has time and again proved how loyal he is to the Congress party and to the first family of the party.
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Political Fact-Check

PM Modi announces Rs 1,000 crore ‘advance assistance’ to West Bengal in Mamata Banerjee’s presence, CM lies, says ‘no clarity’

Jinit Jain -
PM Modi unequivocally announced that the central government will provide an "advance assistance" of Rs 1000 crore to the cyclone-hit West Bengal
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Government and Policy

As Priyanka Gandhi writes to UP CM asking to waiver electricity bill, Congress govt in Rajasthan charges penalty for late payment

OpIndia Staff -
As compared to February, consumers in Congress ruled Rajasthan are having to pay at least 25 per cent more for electricity in April and May
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News Reports

‘Kashmiriyat is a scam, it is used to abuse religious minorities’: Sikh youth narrates ordeal of persecution in Muslim-majority Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
A Sikh youth named Amaan on Friday took to Twitter to share his experience of facing persecution in Muslim-majority Kashmir. Narrating his ordeal, Amaan said that 'Kashmiriyat' is just a scam and revealed how religious minorities are abused by Muslims in Kashmir.
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Politics

A ghar wapsi of another kind – Yogi Adityanath is on a mission to shine in this too

Rajiv Srivastava -
Ghar wapsi of non-Hindus made Yogi an icon of Hindutva, now the ghar wapsi of migrant laborers can catapult him to a new status.
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News Reports

I need practice so I will enjoy suing UN official: Here is why Subramanian Swamy is all set to sue UN official for defamation

OpIndia Staff -
"I need practice so I will enjoy suing in court a United Nation official for defamatory lies", said Subramanian Swamy
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News Reports

Cyclone Amphan Vs Cyclone Aila: In 2009, when she was not ruling Bengal, Mamata Banerjee had asked centre not to give a relief package...

Dibakar Dutta -
Mamata Banerjee had justified the opposition to the central govt assistance in 2009 by claiming that the money would be transferred to CPM cadres.
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Government and Policy

Government of India tweaks guidelines, here are the categories of OCI cardholders who can now travel to India

OpIndia Staff -
Minor children born to Indian nationals abroad who hold OCI cards; students stranded abroad with OCI cards and OCI cardholders wanting to travel to India on account of family emergencies are permitted by the government of India's latest order
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News Reports

SP and BSP skip the all-party meeting by called by Sonia Gandhi, AAP claims they didn’t get an invite

OpIndia Staff -
SP and BSP will not attend the grand meeting of 18 Opposition parties called by the Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi
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Economy and Finance

RBI cuts interest rates, extends loan moratorium for three more months as it expects negative growth rate in FY21: Here are details

OpIndia Staff -
RBI Governor announced various measures, like extending loan moratorium to cutting down interest rates to boost the economy that has slowed down due to the ongoing coronavirus-induced lock
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News Reports

Cyclone Amphan: PM conducts aerial survey in West Bengal, announces Rs 1000 crore relief package

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi and Mamata Banerjee conducted an aerial survey across the state.
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News Reports

Are you working for India or China?: Read Maneka Gandhi’s scathing response to TikTok for refusing to delete videos of animal cruelty

OpIndia Staff -
Gandhi has also directed TikTok to reveal the names and addresses of such users to the law enforcement authorities.
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News Reports

Congress leader Sanjay Jha tests positive for Coronavirus, says was asymptomatic and will be under home quarantine

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress spokesperson and President of All India Professional Congress - Sanjay Jha has tested positive for coronavirus.
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News Reports

Delhi riots: Arrested Jamia student Asif Tanha charged with UAPA, sent on further police remand

OpIndia Staff -
Besides Tanha, Jamia Coordination Committee Members- Safoora Zagar. Meera haider, President of Jamia Alumni Association Shifa-Ur-Rehman and suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain have also been charged under UAPA in the Delhi riots case
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News Reports

Karachi plane crash: 91 passengers, including 31 women and 9 children were on board the PK-8303, read details

OpIndia Staff -
The PIA flight PK-303 travelling from Lahore was about to land in Karachi international airport when it crashed at the Jinnah Garden area near Model Colony in Malir.
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News Reports

India-Nepal border: Communist group tries to march to Lipulekh to plant a Nepali flag, stopped by Nepali villagers

OpIndia Staff -
A couple of days back, Nepali PM KP Oli had launched an offensive against India and laid claims to Indian territories of areas of Lipulekh and Kalapani
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News Reports

Round 2: Leftists and Naxal sympathisers start casting doubts on the excavation at Ram Janmabhoomi temple site, call it “of little use”

OpIndia Staff -
A day after various remains of a temple was unearthed from Ram Mandir site at Ayodhya, Nandini Sundar a known Naxal sympathiser, took to Twitter to peddle a new narrative to discredit the findings.
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News Reports

Threat to kill CM Yogi Adityanath ‘with a bomb’: Police lodges FIR in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh police confirmed that the threat message was sent at UP-112 WhatsApp number at 12.32 am on Thursday.
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News Reports

Congress leader DK Shivakumar wants an FIR to be registered against the cop who filed an FIR against Sonia Gandhi: Here are details

OpIndia Staff -
The state Congress chief DK Shivakumar also sought suspension of the cop who registered the FIR in the matter. Shockingly, Shivkumar also demanded registration of an FIR against the cop for registering the complaint against Sonia Gandhi.
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News Reports

From lack of domestic manufacturers to becoming 2nd largest producer of PPE suits, India shows the way

OpIndia Staff -
On May 18, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani had tweeted that the production of PPE body coveralls had crossed 4.5 lacs per day.
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News Reports

Did CPR India delete video where Shekhar Gupta admitted that media chose to ignore positive effects of Modi govt’s welfare schemes

OpIndia Staff -
The discussion was uploaded on CPR India YouTube page and was extensively viewed and reported in May 2019
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Crime

Ajmer minor rape: Accused Habibullah found positive for coronavirus, policemen, court officials, pregnant victim to be tested

OpIndia Staff -
One of the three accused in the Ajmer minor rape case - Mohammad Habibullah, was tested positive for the coronavirus on Thursday. The accused was arrested along with another accused identified as Mohammad Rafiq.
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News Reports

Rajasthan govt is showing its bankruptcy, inhumanity: Mayawati slams Congress for demanding money for student buses, exploiting migrant issue

OpIndia Staff -
Accusing the Congress government of inhumanity, Mayawati tweeted, "Two neighbouring States must not indulge in such despicable politics."
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News Reports

Maharashtra: No ambulance, 26-year-old coronavirus patient walks to the hospital accompanied by social workers, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
The patient walked all the way to Shastrinagar civic hospital in Dombivli on Thursday after the hospital staff allegedly asked him to walk to the hospital, a distance of 3km away, as an ambulance was not available.
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