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Opposition to CAA: Here is how the assorted ‘Liberals’, ‘Activists’ and opposition members kept changing the goalpost

S. Sudhir Kumar -
Through constitutional means, India stood by persecuted minorities of neighbouring Islamic nations by bringing in CAA
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Villagers in Firozabad forced to sell their homes and leave village due to fake cases filed against them under SC/ST Act

OpIndia Staff -
Residents of Gothua village in UP are selling their homes and moving to other places due to fake cases under SC/ST Act
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal’s bid to win over Hindus backfires, Islamists outrage over him reciting Hanuman Chalisa

OpIndia Staff -
Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal recited the Hanuman Chalisa during an interview on News18.
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News Reports

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hits out at radical Islamist organisation SDPI, accuses it of creating unrest using anti-CAA protests.

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan hit out at SDPI for infiltrating the supposedly "peaceful" Anti-CAA protests
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Opinions

Sharad Pawar’s last Hurrah, Raj Thackeray and why BJP must resist the temptation to get close to MNS

Ajay Sudame -
Raj Thackeray is turning full Saffron and is going mainly for voters who will desert Shiv Sena.
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Politics

I am not ruling out the possibility of an alliance with the BJP in future: Maharashtra CM and Congress ally Uddhav Thackeray

OpIndia Staff -
Uddhav Thackeray said that he might ally with BJP in the future and is not ruling possibility out
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News Reports

We are not like Congress and Kejriwal. Naa Biryani khaate hain, naa khilate hain, terrorists will get bullets: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath gave an interview to the BBC on the 3rd of February
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News Reports

India’s manufacturing sector growth in January rises to an 8-year high, economic recovery in coming months expected

OpIndia Staff -
Analysts claim that If this growth rate in the manufacturing activity sustains, the improvement in business conditions could lead to a gradual economic recovery
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News Reports

‘Muslims did not do India any favour by choosing to remain here after partition’: Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
When India was partitioned, it should have been opposed, Yogi Adityanath told BBC in an interview
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Crime

London: Terrorist who went on stabbing spree wanted girlfriend to behead her parents, thought raping Yazidi women permissible per Quran

OpIndia Staff -
On Sunday, a 20-year-old terrorist from Harrow, Sudesh Amman, was shot dead by the police after he went on a stabbing spree in Streatham, London
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: 40 members of Islamist PFI arrested so far for inciting anti-CAA riots, 10 in the last 24 hours alone

OpIndia Staff -
So far, since the riots, Uttar Pradesh government has arrested 40 members of the radical Islamist organisation PFI
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News Reports

Bhainsa: Journalist reports how Muslim mobs attacked Hindu homes amidst chants of ‘Allah ho Akbar’, Telangana govt targets him with FIRs

OpIndia Staff -
The Muslim mob also robbed gold and silver ornaments after they barged into Hindu homes during the violence.
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News Reports

Actress Sonam Kapoor admits that her father, Anil Kapoor is connected to Dawood Ibrahim through ‘Indian Cricket’: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Sonam Kapoor seems to have admitted that her father, Anil Kapoor, is connected to gangster and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim
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News Reports

TMC goons, including party leader tie woman and thrash her for protesting against forceful takeover of land for road construction in Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
On 2nd of February, a primary school teacher in Bengal was tied with a rope, dragged and beaten up by TMC goons
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia students claim that two unidentified people fired shots near University, FIR filed: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
On 3rd January 2019, two bile bourne assailants allegedly starting shooting outside Jamia, no injured reported
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News Reports

Indian buffalo enters Bangladesh, kills one woman and injures several others near Tripura border

OpIndia Staff -
Indian buffalo entered Bangladesh and went on a rampage, killing one woman and injuring several persons
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News Reports

DMK hires ‘North Indian Brahmin’ Prashant Kishor to prepare for 2021 Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
After getting fired from JDU, poll srategist Prashant Kishor hired by DMK for 2021 Tamil Nadu election
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News Reports

Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha leader shot dead today was fond of cycling, was associated with the Samajwadi Party

OpIndia Staff -
Uttar Pradesh President of Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha Ranjeet Bachchan was shot dead in Lucknow by unknown assailants.
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News Reports

Congress Manifesto for Delhi election: CAA to be challenged in SC; NPR, NRC not to be implemented in current form

OpIndia Staff -
Competing with Arvind Kejriwal on freebies, the Congress promises free electricity up to 300 units per month.
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News Reports

Big win for nationalists: In a first, organisers of pride parade disassociate themselves from radical Islamist slogans in rally

OpIndia Staff -
This is the first time that the organizers of a pride parade have disassociated themselves and condemned the problematic slogans that are invariably spotted at such events.
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News Reports

Brexit: UK finally leaves EU, Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation

OpIndia Staff -
Brexit: The UK formally exists European Union, enters transition period that will last till December 31
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News Reports

Coronavirus: India temporarily suspends e-visa facility for Chinese and foreigners residing in China

OpIndia Staff -
According to Embassy of India in China, travel to India on e-visas stands temporarily suspended with immediate effect due to certain current developments.
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News Reports

Delhi: Counter-protests organized at Shaheen Bagh against road blockade by anti-CAA protesters

OpIndia Staff -
Locals organise counter-protest against anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi that is going on for 50 days
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News Reports

Watch: Delhi man says AAP hired him through outsourced manpower company for attending rally but didn’t pay as he was late

OpIndia Staff -
AAP caught hiring people from outsourced manpower companies to attend is rallies for Delhi election
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News Reports

LGBTQ members object to pro-Sharjeel Imam slogans chanted at Mumbai Pride parade

OpIndia Staff -
The event was led by Harish Iyer, who had joined the Congress party during the run-up to the General Elections 2019.
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Variety

Taher ‘mankind angel’ Shah and Tej Pratap Yadav: Both made big promises but neither fulfilled

Nirwa Mehta -
As first month of 2020 came to an end, we must hold these two men accountable for unfulfilled promise.
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News Reports

Panjab University student injured after left-wing goons attack him for a social media post criticising leftist student organisation

OpIndia Staff -
ABVP member Divyansh Sharma of Panjab University attacked by left-wing SFS students
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News Reports

Kapil Gujjar who had fired 3 shots in Shaheen Bagh formally arrested by the Delhi police

OpIndia Staff -
Kapil Gujjar was miffed over long traffic jams caused due to the Anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, accompanied by road blockades.
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News Reports

Aam Aadmi Party fields highest number of candidates with criminal cases for Delhi polls

OpIndia Staff -
AAP that has given tickets to a whopping 60% candidates with pending criminal cases for the Delhi elections
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News Reports

Second case of Coronavirus infection in India reported from Kerala

OpIndia Staff -
This is the second case of a person being affected by the Coronavirus is being reported from Kerala. The patient had reportedly returned from China on January 24. 
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Social Media

This Twitter user has been ‘correcting’ politically biased cartoons, and is killing it

OpIndia Staff -
Cartoonists also deal with their own biases like journalists, but often are not called out for it. But times are changing.
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Politics

When ‘Goli maaro saalo ko’ by a Muslim mob failed to make news

Editorial Desk -
Six months back, an angry Muslim mob chanted 'goli maaro saalo ko', but the media and politicians conveniently ignored.
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News Reports

Jharkhand: Four incidents of stone-pelting on Saraswati Puja procession by Muslim mobs reported

OpIndia Staff -
Four separate incidents of stone-pelting on Saraswati idol immersion procession were reported from Jharkhand.
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha chief shot dead in Lucknow, six police teams begin investigation

OpIndia Staff -
Six teams of Uttar Pradesh Police and Crime Branch have initiated investigation.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Pakistan President first cites Prophet justifying not evacuating its citizens from China, then contradicts himself

OpIndia Staff -
After his insensitive tweet, Pakistan President Arif Alvi had to face severe embarrassment for failing to evacuate Pakistani citizens from China and rather to deciding to place his trust on the Prophet. 
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News Reports

Coronavirus outbreak: India airlifts over 300 more citizens from Wuhan, helps evacuate 7 Maldives citizens too

OpIndia Staff -
7 Maldives citizens evacuated from China's Wuhan province by Air India amidst Coronavirus outbreak.
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News Reports

Delhi police calls out Congress worker’s lie that he was granted permission to hold rally chanting ‘desh ke gaddaron ko, goli maaro saalon ko’

OpIndia Staff -
A media portal, Moneycontrol news fell for the 'activist's' dubious claim and reported that Delhi police has granted Saket Gokhale the permission to carry out the rally
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News Reports

Shaheen Bagh ‘protestors’ urge Delhi citizens to join them in their ‘dharna’ ahead of Delhi elections

OpIndia Staff -
With less than a week to Delhi election, Shaheen Bagh 'protestors' have urged Delhi citizens to join them in their 'dharna'.
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News Reports

Slogans in support of Shaheen Bagh mastermind Sharjeel Imam, ‘Azaadi’ and against CAA raised in Queer Mumbai Pride march 2020

OpIndia Staff -
The Mumbai Police had earlier denied permission for Queer Azaadi Mumbai Pride March 2020 citing the rally would be used by anti-CAA elements to express their opposition against the new Citizenship law
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Opinions

Two Income Tax regimes with and without deductions, which one is better for you? A ready reckoner

Ashutosh Muglikar -
A comparative analysis between the new tax regime without exemptions and old income tax regime with exemptions and deductions
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News Reports

Opposition spread rumours that if 370 is scrapped, the country will witness heinous bloodshed, but nothing happened: Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath lashes out at the opposition for anti-CAA protests, says it is not about the amended law
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News Reports

Hindu Sena to clear the road at Shaheen Bagh blocked by anti-CAA protesters on February 2, announces founder Vishnu Gupta

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Sena founder Vishnu Gupta will carry out a march along with local residents to clear road at Shaheen Bagh on February 2, 2020
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News Reports

Watch: Pakistani student in Wuhan watches his Indian counterparts being evacuated as their govt ditches them after Coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
In a tragic video uploaded by a Pakistani student, he sees his Indian counterparts being evacuated by Indian embassy as their own country leaves them to fend for themselves in Coronavirus hit China.
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Economy and Finance

Budget 2020: Dual tax regime, a complicated tax structure that may require professional help

Guest Author -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a new dual regime of taxation for individuals and HUF (Hindu Undivided Family). This is first time in Income tax where such dual regime would be applicable. 
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Scolded for missing tuition, teenage boys try to enter Pakistan to become terrorists, caught and handed over to families

OpIndia Staff -
The two young boys hailing from south Kashmir village were apprehended in Gantmulla area of Baramulla by a joint team of forces
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Opinions

Shaheen Bagh shooting: The second step in a cold and calculated conspiracy?

K Bhattacharjee -
A second shooting in Delhi in a matter of three days over the ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act has been reported, this time from Shaheen Bagh.
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News Reports

Vijay Mallya called lobbyist Deepak Talwar’s aide asking her to ‘manage his case in ED’, lawyer of ED tells court

OpIndia Staff -
ED lawyer says that Vijay Mallya is calling lobbyists in India to 'manage his case'.
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News Reports

Six Indians stopped by Chinese authorities from being evacuated amidst Coronavirus outbreak

OpIndia Staff -
All six had symptoms of above normal or fluctuating temperatures during the screening and were immediately asked to step aside from the immigration line.
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Government and Policy

Corporate tax cuts will improve revenue generation: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

OpIndia Staff -
The provisions in the Union Budget 2020 regarding Corporate Taxes are crucial towards delivering on Narendra Modi's vision of a $5 trillion economy.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Dr Rafiq Zakaria Women’s College in Aurangabad bans mobile phones on campus to ‘improve focus on studies’

OpIndia Staff -
The college said it had taken this action to help students improve their focus on studies
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