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West Bengal: TMC govt led by Mamata Banerjee to bring anti-CAA resolution in state assembly on January 27

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal government led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will bring a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 in the state assembly on January 27
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Economy and Finance

India registers 16 per cent growth in FDI investments to $49 billion in 2019: UN Report

OpIndia Staff -
India attracted $49 billion FDI inflows in 2019, 16 per cent up from the $42 billion in 2018
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Politics

No matter how many protests happen, CAA will not be rolled back: Amit Shah in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff -
Shah reminded that Gandhi had said that Hindus and Sikhs living in Pakistan can come to India anytime. It will be the duty of Indians to provide them with dignity and security.
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Economy and Finance

Over 19.6 lakhs new jobs added in ESIC payroll data in November 2019, highest net addition this financial year

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According to ESIC payroll data, over 19.6 new jobs have been added in November 2019 alone
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Politics

Delhi elections: AAP blames BJP for Arvind Kejriwal’s delay in nomination, independent candidates allege VVIP treatment for Kejriwal

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Kejriwal had missed filing his nominations yesterday due to delay caused by his roadshow. Today is the last day to file nominations for the Delhi assembly elections.
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Political Fact-Check

Delhi elections: Congress campaign song passes off Mamata Banerjee-led protest march from Kolkata as Delhi infrastructure

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Congress’ campaign song tries to pass off Mamata Banerjee-led protest march from Kolkata as one by Congress
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News Reports

From breaking Murthis to Ravana Leela: Periyar’s long history of hatred towards Shri Rama and Sita

OpIndia Staff -
Rajnikanth's comment on Periyar has attracted intense protests and criticism from expected quarters
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News Reports

Multi-crore e-ticketing racket run by madarsa-educated self-taught software developer with suspected terror funding links busted

OpIndia Staff -
The RPF today busted a multi-crore e-ticketing racket in Bhubaneswar, terror funding suspected.
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News Reports

After direction of Madras HC, Tamil Nadu govt to remove portion from textbook that claimed RSS was anti-Muslim

OpIndia Staff -
RSS Tamil Nadu had submitted to the court that the organisation was against the partition of India on the basis of religion and it is totally false to claim that its stand has been 'anti-Muslim'.
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News Reports

Highest numbers of foreigners imprisoned in West Bengal, of the total foreigners in prisons, Bangladeshis top the list: NCRB report

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NCRB prison statistics report shows that highest number of foreigner prisoners were lodged in West Bengal
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Crime

Maharashtra: 2 teachers booked for forcing a minor student to watch porn and then raping her

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The principal, headmaster and a woman cook have also been booked for ignoring the complaint of the victim's family.
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News Reports

JNU clueless about nationality of 82 out of 301 foreign students: RTI reply

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Out of total 301 foreign students in JNU, the university does not have details about the 82 students.
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Social Media

Actress Soni Razdan calls terrorist Afzal Guru’s hanging ‘travesty of justice’, insinuates that he was ‘innocent’

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Sonia Razdan called terrorist Afzal Guru's hanging as 'travesty of justice', on the basis of a purported letter the incarcerated terrorist had written from the Tihar jail, claiming he was 'forced' to help parliament attackers.
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News Reports

Zomato acquires Uber Eats for Rs 2,485 crore, aims to crack Swiggy’s stronghold

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UberEats, the food delivery app by Uber, gets acquired by home-grown food aggregator Zomato.
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Media

Two The Quint journalists, one accused in MeToo and another for abetment of suicide, win Ramnath Goenka award

OpIndia Staff -
The winners of the Ramnath Goenka Awards for excellence in journalism were declared on Monday.
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News Reports

Gujarat: Couple’s wedding called off after groom’s father elopes with bride’s mother, families file missing persons report

Jhankar Mohta -
Both the families have filed missing persons’ report with the police
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News Reports

Rajnikanth refuses to apologise after complaint filed against him for comments on Periyar: All you need to know about the controversy

OpIndia Staff -
Complaint against Rajnikanth for his comments against Periyar was filed by Dravidar Vidhuthalai Kazhagam
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Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh signed as the coach for Bushfire Relief Match in Australia

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Sachin Tendulkar and Courtney Walsh are signed for the Bushfire Cricket Bash as coaches for the two teams
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Crime

Jama Masjid Metro Station: Woman carrying live cartridges caught by CISF

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The woman's bag was found to contain 2 live cartridges by the baggage scanning machine at Jama Masjid station.
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Politics

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar more suitable than Rahul Gandhi to ‘defeat Modi’: Rama Chandra Guha

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Guha further added that Raveesh Kumar is "totally self-made, incredibly articulate, courageous and he speaks fabulous Hindi".
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Politics

Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh snubbed at Shaheen Bagh, ‘protestors’ do not let him deliver speech from stage

OpIndia Staff -
Digvijaya Singh later said that while he was requested to deliver a speech at Shaheen Bagh, it was actually he who did not want to politicise the stage.
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News Reports

The straws that ‘liberals’ clutch on to: First the ‘chaiwallah’ RTI, and now one that asks about ‘Tukde Tukde Gang’

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The response to the RTI said that the MHA had no information on any 'Tukde Tukde Gang'
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Media

President Ramnath Kovind holds a mirror to Indian media at RNG awards, advises them to not indulge in fake news

OpIndia Staff -
He also sought accountability from journalists for their unbridled power. He asked, "But that prompts me to ask if such a sweeping exercise of power is accompanied by genuine accountability?"
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News Reports

2 Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ send Rs 1 crore defamation notice to BJP’s Amit Malviya over ‘500 Rs per day’ video

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The notice has been sent via the office of one Mehmood Pacha, the 'legal adviser' of the protestors.
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Politics

Delhi elections: Delhi HC cancels MLA elections of Jitender Singh Tomar over fake degree, his wife Preeti Tomar to now contest on AAP ticket

OpIndia Staff -
After Delhi HC cancelled his elections over fake degree, Aam Aadmi Party will field Preeti Tomar, wife of Jitender Singh Tomar.
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Politics

Delhi elections: BJP releases final list of candidates, Shiromani Akali Dal to not contest because of CAA differences with alliance partner

OpIndia Staff -
BJP alliance partner Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has decided not to contest these elections as they had some differences with the BJP over Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Politics

Days after being trolled for not making it to first list of candidates, BJP’s Tajinder Bagga to contest from New Delhi’s Hari Nagar

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Bagga will face Aam Aadmi Party candidate, Princess Dhillon also known as Rajkumari Dhillon.
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News Reports

Kerala: ABVP karyakartas severely wounded at NSS College Vazhoor in Kottayam, say SFI goons attacked them

OpIndia Staff -
The attack by SFI comes after the ABVP held a conference at the campus last Thursday which is said to have attracted significant participation.
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Government and Policy

All you need to know about how Amazon and Flipkart are abusing the market rules and how Govt is plugging loopholes

Nupur J Sharma -
Union Minister Piyush Goyal had decided not to meet the WaPo and Amazon owner Jeff Bezos
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Media Fact-Check

How The Hindu lied that IIT-KGP’s Research Council had condemned ‘unprecedented violence and terror’ at JNU: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu published a report that claimed that 'scholars' at IIT-Kharagpur had issued a statement in solidarity with the students of JNU
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News Reports

Suspicious bag with IED triggers bomb scare at Mangalore airport, police releases photograph of suspect

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An alert was raised at the Mangalore airport after a suspicious bag with IED traces was found
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News Reports

Deradicalisation Centres with the help of experts and civil society members is a welcome idea: J and K DGP

OpIndia Staff -
On being asked about Davinder Singh, the DGP stated that the case has now been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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News Reports

Muslims know where ancestors are buried, Hindus don’t: NCP leader Jitendra Awhad insults Hindus while opposing CAA

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NCP leader Jitendra Awhad today made controversial remarks criticizing CAA and NRC, he also insulted Hindus
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News Reports

Sai Baba birthplace controversy: All you need to know about the contrasting notions held about his birthplace

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Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray touched off a controversy by announcing a package of Rs 100 crore for developing Maharashtrian town of Pathri as Sai Baba's birthplace
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Politics

Congress entered into alliance with Shiv Sena after receiving approval from Muslim community, admits Ashok Chavan

OpIndia Staff -
Ashok Chavan was reaffirming the Congress party's opposition to the CAA and spoke of their alliance with Shiv Sena
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News Reports

PM Modi’s Pariksha Pe Charcha 2020: From fighting depression to lessons from Chandrayan 2, here are 5 key takeaways

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The event is designed to act as a "stress buster" for the students before their board exams.
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Politics

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal fails to reach EC office before 3 PM deadline, delays filing nomination for Delhi elections

OpIndia Staff -
AAP Supremo Arvind Kejriwal misses deadline to file nomination for Delhi Assembly elections on Monday. Will file the same on Tuesday now.
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News Reports

We are ‘too small’ to take retaliatory action against India’s palm oil import curb: Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammad

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Malaysian PM said at the U.N. General Assembly last month that India had 'invaded and occupied' Kashmir, following which India’s top vegetable oil trade body had asked its members to stop buying oil from Malaysia
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News Reports

Even after ‘Jinnah Wali Azadi’ slogans and anti-Hindu posters, this Kashmiri finds Shaheen Bagh protests ‘too Indian’

OpIndia Staff -
Even after all of this, the Shaheen Bagh protests still demonstrate 'extreme Indianness' according to certain people.
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Social Media

Non-Muslims are requested to carry out anti-CAA protests in non-Muslim majority areas too: Read how these protests have roots in Ram Janmabhoomi verdict

OpIndia Staff -
The more you read such posts on social media, the more you realise that the anger is more about the Ayodhya verdict than the CAA.
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Crime

Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Delhi’s POCSO court convicts Brijesh Thakur, 18 others for rape and exploitation of minor girls

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Brajesh Thakur and 18 others were accused of sexually assaulting and torturing as many as 42 girls residing at the Muzaffarpur shelter home.
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Opinions

If you believe Google Trends, BJP has an advantage over AAP in Delhi: Here is how

Abhishek Banerjee -
According to Google Trends, in Delhi, BJP has an advantage over AAP. Is Kejriwal confident?
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News Reports

Watch: RJD MP Ashfaque Karim continues anti-CAA speech even while his trousers fall down

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Ashfaque Karim was speaking against the Citizenship Amendment Act at a gathering, reportedly in Araria district when he pants accidentally fell off.
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Politics

Delhi: AAP celebrates Kejriwal’s nomination as fire in transport dept burns all documents, BJP leader Kapil Mishra alleges bigger conspiracy

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AAP maintains stunned silence as fire in Delhi's transport department burns all documents.
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News Reports

Union Budget 2020: All you need to know about the customary ‘Halwa Ceremony’ preceding the budget

OpIndia Staff -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget 2020 on February 1, 2020, in the parliament.
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Government and Policy

Commerce Ministry recommends lowering limits on import of duty-free alcohol and tobacco, is it contrary to global norms?: Here are the facts

OpIndia Staff -
The Commerce Ministry has reportedly recommended a restriction on the purchase of tax-free alcohol at duty-free shops to one bottle
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Opinions

Lies, deception and misinformation of anti-CAA protests: How University campuses have wrongly become a battleground

Shubhendu Anand -
One of the universities which is at the forefront of the opposing the CAA is Jamia Milia Islamia
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News Reports

ED arrests CC Thampi, through whom not just Robert Vadra but even Rahul Gandhi had a connection with arms dealer Sanjay Bhandari: Read details

Nupur J Sharma -
In a massive breakthrough, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested NRI businessman CC Thampi
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Crime

Kolkata: 11-year-old girl dies after being stabbed and mutilated by 13-year-old stalker

OpIndia Staff -
The alleged perpetrator happens to live in the same neighbourhood as the victim. He has now been detained by the police.
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Politics

J. P. Nadda elected new BJP chief, PM Modi will felicitate him later today at party headquarters

OpIndia Staff -
J P Nadda to take over reins from Amit Shah as BJP national President.
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