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I provide help to Shaheen Bagh protesters, they keep calling me: Delhi Congress candidate Mukesh Sharma

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Anti-CAA protesters in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh have blocked an important thoroughfare through the city for over a month.
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Economy and Finance

SC, ST and OBC in Budget 2020: Allocation of Rs. 85000 crores for welfare of SCs, OBCs, additional Rs. 53,700 for STs

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SC/ST in Budget 2020: Tribal museum to be set up in Ranchi to educate people about India's tribal history
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2020: Finance Minister announces disinvestment of LIC, to be listed on stock exchanges. Read details

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In Budget 2020 speech, FM announced that the govt has proposed to sell a part of its holdings in LIC
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Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2020: Rs 100 lakh crores to be spent on Infrastructure in the next 5 years to spur growth. Read details

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FM Nirmala Sitharaman in her Union Budget 2020 speech announced a host of measures for Infrastructure development
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News Reports

Budget 2020: Here is all you need to know about new optional personal tax regime where the govt foregoes Rs. 40,000 crores in revenue

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a new income tax regime for the country
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News Reports

A Taxpayer Charter will be enshrined into the laws, harassment of taxpayers will not be tolerated: Finance Minister during budget speech

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Tax harassment can’t be tolerated when we are talking about citizens and wealth creators, FM said
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Economy and Finance

MSME in Budget 2020: Debt Restructuring Window extended by a year, NBFCs to extend invoice financing to MSMEs

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Addressing the concerns of MSME in Budget 2020 was crucial towards reviving the economy amidst a global slowdown
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Opinions

Modi derangement syndrome? Anurag Kashyap fails to spot obvious sarcasm, makes a fool out of himself

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Anurag Kashyap fails to understand satire, rants against an obvious pun shared by OpIndia CEO mocking the 'secular' media.
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Economy and Finance

Health and Education in Union Budget 2020: End of TB by 2025, Jan Aushadi shops across country, NEP among slew of measures

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In the Budget 2020 presented today, FM Nirmala Sitharman announced a Rs 99,300 crore outlay for the education sector
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Economy and Finance

Railway part of Budget 2020: Solar Panels along railway tracks and plan announced for Bengaluru Suburban Rail

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Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Railway announcement as a part of Budget 2020
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Economy and Finance

Now farmers can earn even from their barren lands: Here is Modi govt’s 16 point action plan for farmers in Budget 2020

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Agriculture is one sector that always occupies a prominent space in Budget 2020. And this year was no different.
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News Reports

Jamia shooter bought country-made gun, 2 bullets for ₹10,000 from local dealer in UP

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Instead of going to school, Gulshan had reportedly boarded a bus to Delhi and then an auto to Jamia Millia Islamia University area.
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Economy and Finance

Aspirations of people, economy and a Kashmiri poem: Here are initial comments made by Nirmala Sitharaman during Budget 2020

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The budget 2020-21 will focus on three themes: Aspirational India, Economic Development For All and A Caring Society
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News Reports

Former AMUSU leader wears Burkha and provokes at Shajmahal anti-CAA protest venue, evades arrest

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Rumours were spread that Sajjad may be arrested by the police. Fearing arrest, Sajjad then went among the women and borrowed a Burkha to cover himself and pass off as a woman protestor.
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News Reports

Budget session: Govt plans to bring 45 bills in 31 sittings, Mineral laws, Insolvency Code, and MTP rights on the table

OpIndia Staff -
The first part will conclude on February 11 and the two houses will commence again on March 2. The recess will be used to examine the demands for grants of various ministries and departments by the respective standing committees.
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Economy and Finance

LIVE Updates on Union Budget 2020-21: 20% tax dropped to 10% for 5 to 7.5 lakhs, for Rs 7.5 to 10 lakhs, tax 15%...

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This Live blog will bring you all the updates from the Union Budget 2020-2021 delivered by the FM
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: 3 terrorists killed and 3 arrested in Nagrota encounter, one among the arrested is the cousin of Pulwama attacker

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CRPF gunned down three suspected Jaish terrorists and arrested three workers in an encounter on Friday in Jammu
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News Reports

Patna: Attack on Saraswati puja idol immersion procession leads to fight between students and locals with bullets, bombs and stones, several injured

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Several persons injured after Saraswati puja idol immersion procession attacked with bullets and bombs in Patna
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News Reports

Maharashtra government to bring reservations for Muslims in the state soon: Congress minister Aslam Sheikh

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Maharashtra government to soon bring Muslim reservation as it was part of common minimum program of the alliance
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News Reports

Delhi police reveals Sharjeel Imam had prepared anti-CAA, anti-NRC pamphlets with misleading information and distributed in various masjids

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Crime Branch officials said that Sharjeel Imam has revealed that he has admitted of giving the seditious speech
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News Reports

‘They planned to burn all of us alive, used to constantly abuse us’: Family of Dalit man set ablaze by Muslim neighbours in MP

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Family of Dalit man set ablaze by Muslim neighbours in MP say the mob planned to burn the entire family
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News Reports

‘Lawyer of convicts mocked me by saying that hangings will be postponed till eternity’, mother of Nirbhaya after court stays execution of the rapists

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Mother of Nirbhaya breaks down after court stays execution of the rapists yet again, says convits' lawyer mocked her
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News Reports

Coronavirus crisis: Indian Army sets up quarantine facility at Manesar in Haryana for 300 Indians returning from Wuhan

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Students returning from Wuhan will be held in Manesar Quarantine facility for 14 days to monitor for coronavirus symptoms
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News Reports

Sharjeel Imam went to Shaheen Bagh 2 days before and the day the protest started, was instrumental in organising protest

Jhankar Mohta -
Sharjeel Imam, the mastermind of Shaheen Bagh protests wanted the seven north-east states to be separated from India
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News Reports

Delhi Police Crime Branch arrest one Mohammad Illiyas in Jamia riots case during anti-CAA protests

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Delhi Police Crime Branch arrested a person named Mohammad Iliyas for Jamia riots during Anti-CAA protests
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Economy and Finance

Highlights from the Economic Survey 2019-20 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Budget

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The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Economic Survey 2019-20 in Parliament
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Crime

SIT questions three Jamia students Abdul Bari, Junaid Ashraf and Rahim Yusuf over association with Sharjeel Imam, were seen during riots too

OpIndia Staff -
Police sources said that the three students, Abdul Bari, Junaid Ashraf and Rahim Yusuf were spotted during the riots and at the protest attended by Sharjeel Imam.
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Opinions

It is time the ‘right-wing’ sets its own terms and frustrate ‘liberals’ with strategic silence: Here is the ‘why’ and ‘how’

Abhishek Banerjee -
The right can set its own terms and absolutely refuse to give respect unless the respect is returned in equal measure
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News Reports

Delhi Elections 2020: BJP releases manifesto, pledges 10 lakh jobs in Delhi, clean water, and women empowerment

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BJP has promised in their manifesto that if they are elected to power, every household in Delhi will have a clean water tap supply.
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News Reports

‘Happy that both houses of parliament passed CAA to fulfil the wishes of Gandhiji’: President Kovind addressing joint session of parliament

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President Ram Nath Kovind said that parliament fulfiled wishes of Mahatma Gandhi by enacting CAA
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News Reports

Bihar: Bajrang Dal alleges police apathy in leader’s murder case, calls for protests in Hajipur

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Bajrang Dal today called for a Bandh to protest against police apathy in their leader Kumar Neeraj's gruesome murder case.
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News Reports

After heckling in flight and holding a placard in front of Republic, Kunal Kamra sends creepy text to Arnab Goswami

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Even after being ignored by Arnab Goswami, Kunal Kamra continues to stalk the Republic editor both online and offline
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News Reports

Indonesia’s Sharia police unveils first all-female flogging squad to publicly punish women who violate Islamic law

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Indonesia has 'unveiled' its first female flogging squad to publicly punish women who violate Sharia Law.
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Social Media

Woman accuses Congress leader Sabir Ali of sending her vulgar messages and rape threats

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Twitter user Rupa Murthy has alleged that Sabir Ali, the General Secretary of Patparganj District Congress Committee, had sent her abusive and vulgar messages, including rape threats against her and her mother.
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News Reports

‘Make another Pakistan for 25 crore Muslim population in the country’: Congress leader Ajay Verma calls for partition of India

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Congress leader Ajay Verma demands a Pakistan-like separate country for 25 crore Muslims in India
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News Reports

Police probing Sharjeel Imam’s links to PFI and Islamic Youth Federation: Here is all you need to know about these radical orgs

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Police are looking into Sharjeel Imam links with radical Islamist outfit PFI and the Islamic Youth Federation
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Crime

Take action against Anurag Thakur, Pravesh Singh and Kapil Mishra: Jamia Coordination Committee to Delhi Police

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The Delhi Police has said that the incident occurred in a split second before they could react.
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Law

Damage recovery from anti-CAA rioters: SC issues notice to Yogi government over plea filed seeking judicial probe

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The apex court was hearing a plea which alleged that notices have been sent by the state government in an "arbitrary manner".
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News Reports

5 PFI members, absconding since December anti-CAA riots arrested in Kanpur, were planning to disrupt CM Yogi Adityanath’s visit

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The 5 PFI members arrested were named in the FIR filed after the December 20 anti-CAA riots
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News Reports

Flimmaker Hansal Mehta asks Vivek Agnihotri to become a Muslim to understand Islam

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Filmmaker Hansal Mehta responded to Vivek Agnihotri's tweet and called him a hate-monger.
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News Reports

Leftists heckle journalist Mahesh Vikram Hegde at airport, call him a member of ‘nationalist gang’: Intimidation the new norm?

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three women belonging to the Anti-CAA lobby can be seen heckling journalist Mahesh Vikram Hegde at an airport
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News Reports

Arrested Jammu and Kashmir cop Davinder Singh was on Hizb-ul-Mujahideen payroll, transported terrorists for money: Investigators

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Davinder Singh was receiving money on a regular basis from the terrorist for extending assistance throughout the year
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Opinions

Malappuram’s Love Jihad factory: Missing girls, conversions, marriages and ISIS exports

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Cases of Love Jihad in Kerala have been the cause of concern for Hindu and Christian communities. They claim targeted radicalisation of girls, forced conversions and terror recruitment.
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Fact-Check

Former Congress Leader Urmila Matondkar compares CAA to Rowlatt Act: Here is how she is wrong

Dibakar Dutta -
The Rowlatt Act saw its resurgence in 1971 when Indira Gandhi passed the contentious Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).
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News Reports

Jharkhand: High School celebrates Saraswati Puja after 50 years, was disallowed earlier due to majority Muslim students

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In Gidaur, Jharkhand, Hindu students celebrated Saraswati puja after 50 years amidst heavy police presence.
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Crime

Missing woman from Meerut recovered from Shaheen Bagh, accused Shahzad arrested, family alleges forced conversion attempt

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The woman was allegedly kidnapped by the accused Shahzad and was taken to Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.
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News Reports

Late night drama at Shaheen Bagh: To speak to the media, or not to speak

OpIndia Staff -
Late last night, news emerged that Shaheen Bagh protestors were to hold a press conference
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News Reports

A bus conductor in Bengaluru didn’t clear IAS exam, he misled media: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
The BMTC conductor who was said to have cleared his IAS examination had misrepresented his marks
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Pakistan to not evacuate its citizens in China as an ‘act of solidarity’ towards its ally

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has announced that it will not evacuate its citizens from China in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis.
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News Reports

‘Sharjeel Imam’s hands should be cut off and put on chicken’s neck corridor. Amit Shah should finish insects like Sharjeel’, Shiv Sena says in...

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Shiv Sena slams Urban Naxals, says Sharjeel's hands should be cut off and insects like him should be finished
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