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Crime

Hyderabad: 27-year-old veterinarian raped and murdered, charred body found

OpIndia Staff -
The perpetrators had reportedly pre-planned the kidnap after they had noticed that the victim had parked her two-wheeler at the Tondupally toll plaza.
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Media

NDTV winning award for its atrocious, lie-ridden coverage of Kathua case tells us exactly why people hate mainstream media

Editorial Desk -
NDTV was recently awarded the IPI India Award for its coverage of the Kathua case
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News Reports

BHU protests: Students seek ‘Bheeksha’ to raise awareness for their cause, RSS reverses stand, Mahants come out in support

OpIndia Staff -
The Sadhus and Sants have come out strongly in support of the protesting BHU students of the SVDV faculty.
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News Reports

Congress MLA threatens to burn Sadhvi Pragya alive if she sets foot in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
The shocking comments against Bhopal MP come after the controversy over Sadhvia Pragya allegedly calling Nathuram Godse, the killer of MK Gandhi a 'patriot' during a debate in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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News Reports

Chidambaram dares ED to submit ‘even 1 piece of evidence’, ED submits details of 12 back accounts and 12 properties in 16 countries

OpIndia Staff -
Tushar Mehta, the Centre’s second most-senior law officer who is appearing for the investigating agency, told the top court that one key witness refused to appear for face-to-face with Chidambaram "because he is too powerful".
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News Reports

Devendra Fadnavis summoned by Nagpur court over alleged non-disclosure of criminal cases in election affidavit

OpIndia Staff -
Cases of cheating and forgery were filed against Fadnavis in 1996 and 1998 by private complainants, but charges had not been framed yet in both the cases. Uke alleged that Fadnavis did not disclose this information in his election affidavit.
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP District President’s house, car vandalised, alleges TMC goons also beat up party workers when they tried to intervene

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal: BJP-TMC clashes have been occurring with remarkable frequency ever since the saffron party emerged as a threat to Mamata Banerjee’s political power
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News Reports

Utsav Chakraborty says Tanmay Bhat lied about confronting him, claims he sent unsolicited d*ck pic because he is ‘socially clumsy’

OpIndia Staff -
Utsav Chakraborty crusade against Mahima Kukreja continues on Twitter.
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Politics

Naidu go back: Angry protestors hurl slippers, block TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu’s convoy during his Amaravati tour

OpIndia Staff -
Naidu's govt had taken 33,000 acres from farmers under land pooling, promising the construction of a world-class capital city.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi follows mamma Gandhi’s footsteps: Writes to Uddhav Thackeray, regrets not being able to attend swearing-in

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi wrote to Uddhav Thackeray and regretted that he will not be attending the swearing-in ceremony
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News Reports

Kerala: Nimisha and Bexin both convert to Islam and become ISIS terrorists, located in Afghanistan

OpIndia Staff -
Nimisha who hailed from Kerala had married Bexin, later, the couple converted to Islam and joined ISIS
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Politics

Human Bombs to Forced Sterilization: Here are 10 things Congress must clarify its stand on now that Shiv Sena is its trusted ally

OpIndia Staff -
Now that the Shiv Sena is in an alliance with the Congress party, it's only fair that it clarifies its stance on the remarks that the Shiv Sena has made over the years.
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Politics

NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal says Sharad Pawar will decide who becomes deputy CM

OpIndia Staff -
There are speculations that former Deputy CM Ajit Pawar could be the Deputy CM in the Uddhav Thackeray led government in Maharashtra. However, Ajit Pawar will not be taking oath alongside Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. 
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Crime

Greater Noida: Hindu Yuva Vahini’s former district VP murdered, friends under suspicion

OpIndia Staff -
Sandeep's body was found lying a short distance away from his house in Atta Gujran. The police stated that his body was dumped there after the murder.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi to not attend Uddhav Thackeray swearing-in ceremony, writes letter about ‘threats to country’ from BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Sonia Gandhi, the interim President of the Congress party wrote to Uddhav Thackeray saying that though Aditya Thackeray invited her, she will not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony.
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Government and Policy

Shiv Sena agrees to uphold ‘secular values’, work for ‘minorities’ in Maharashtra: Read details of Common Minimum Program

OpIndia Staff -
The Preamble of the CMP says that the alliance of Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP are committed to upholding the "secular values" of the Constitution.
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Politics

Oxford-educated Imran Khan says trees give oxygen at night, Twitter goes LOL

OpIndia Staff -
Bowing to his science knowledge, few social media users demanded a Nobel prize for the Oxford graduate.
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Opinions

While the ghost of ‘spirit of constitution’ haunts again, here is how it was murdered and buried in Karnataka post May 2018

S. Sudhir Kumar -
Karnataka, post-May 2018 is the perfect example of discussing the 'spirit of the constitution'
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Politics

Any philosophy which describes Godse as a ‘patriot’ is condemnable, Gandhi is our ‘margdarshak’: Rajnath Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Union Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh also said that the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi was, is and will remain relevant and described him as a guide (margdarshak) for the nation.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi and Congress ally with ‘terrorist sympathizers’ in Maharashtra: Read to know how

Editorial Desk -
The Shiv Sena in 2010 hailed Nathuram Godse as a patriot in its mouthpiece 'Saamna'.
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Crime

Rajasthan: Woman given triple talaq by husband, beaten up and gang raped by his brother and father

OpIndia Staff -
Rampant cases of domestic violence and physical assaults related to the evil practice of triple talaq are reported regularly.
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Politics

West Bengal CM referred to me as ‘tu cheez badi hai mast mast’, claims WB Governor

OpIndia Staff -
From the day Dhankhar has taken up the post of the state's Governor, the duo has been at loggerheads with each other.
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Opinions

Three questions that should be asked and debated around Sadhvi Pragya calling Godse a deshbhakt

Nupur J Sharma -
Sadhvi Pragya, the BJP MP from Bhopal has landed in yet another controversy by calling Nathuram Godse a patriot
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News Reports

‘Terrorist Pragya’: Ex-Congress President Rahul Gandhi tweets ‘sad day in Parliament’

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to attack Bhopal MP Sadhvi Pragya on her alleged remarks on Nathuram Godse who had killed MK Gandhi
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Politics

Godse comments: Sadhvi Pragya faces BJP’s wrath, axed from Defence panel, parliamentary meets

OpIndia Staff -
JP Nadda stated that Sadhvi Pragya has been dropped from the defence panel and will be barred from attending the party's parliamentary meets for the winter session.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: Hindu minister to head Char Dham management board if chief minister of the state is a Muslim

OpIndia Staff -
Char Dham shrines and other temples to be managed on the lines of Vaishno Devi and Tirupati Balaji temples
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News Reports

Indian diaspora abroad sent USD 78.6 billion in remittances home, highest in the world: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Next to India, China received $67.41 billion, which is 9.8% of the global remittance figure. Mexico stands in third place with $35.7 billion, an increase in nearly 36 per cent in the last four years. 
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News Reports

3 ancient artefacts to be returned to India during Australian PM Morrison’s visit

OpIndia Staff -
The serpent king (Nagaraja) idol dates back to the 6th or 8th Century and is believed to be from Rajasthan or Madhya Pradesh. The 'Dwarapalas' from Tamil Nadu is said to be from the 15th century.
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Economy and Finance

Economic growth may have slowed down but there is no recession, there never will be: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

OpIndia Staff -
FM Nirmala Sitharaman was speaking at the Short Duration Discussion on Indian economy in the Rajya Sabha
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Crime

Tamil Nadu: Church pastor and Nigerian national held for sexually assaulting minor girl, victim’s grandma also booked

OpIndia Staff -
The minor girl was rescued by childline officials who helped her to lodge a complaint on November 23 at the All Women Police Station in Tiruvannamalai.
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Politics

Astrologer predicts collapse of newly elected Maharashtra govt within 6 months even as reports of infighting emerge

OpIndia Staff -
The newly elected 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' coalition government in Maharashtra may collapse within six months, astrologer predicts
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi makes Uddhav Thackeray grovel: Amidst speculations of her skipping swearing in, Aditya reaches 10 Janpath

OpIndia Staff -
There has been no confirmation from Sonia Gandhi yet about her attending Uddhav Thackeray swearing-in, family journalist of the Nehru-Gandhi Parivar Pallavi Ghosh reported.
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Crime

UP: Christian Missionaries with Hindu names organised ‘Dharmasabha’ to convert sick people to Christianity, arrested

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The three arrested preachers advocated religious conversion to Christianity as a panacea for all serious diseases
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News Reports

Jyotiraditya Scindia is supreme, will be first to join if he forms new party: Congress MLA amidst increasing infighting

OpIndia Staff -
Jyotiraditya Scindia may be having some serious second thoughts concerning his future in the Congress party.
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Interviews

Interview: ‘We have truth on our side, we will win,’ SVDV scholars and alumni clear misconceptions spread by media

रवि अग्रहरि -
Protests against the appointment of Firoz Khan to the faculty of SVDV at BHU continue.
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News Reports

Allot 5-acre land to us to build hospital if Sunni Waqf Board does not want it to build mosque: Shia Waqf Board

OpIndia Staff -
Waseem Rizvi said Shia Waqf Board will build a hospital on that 5-acre land where people from all religions will be treated free of cost.
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News Reports

BHU protest: Prof Vashisht Tripathi blames VC, said chaos could have been avoided if management had followed rules

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The protesting BHU students had organised a consultation meeting at Assi ghat in Varanasi on 26 November.
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News Reports

SPG Amendment Bill:Amit Shah asks why Gandhis secretive about their trips, says bill amended several times to benefit 1 family

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister Amit Shah said that for the first time SPG Bill is being amended keeping in mind the security of a Prime Minister and not just the Gandhis
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News Reports

Karnataka: HD Kumaraswamy cries once again ahead of by-polls, says running coalition govt with Congress was not easy

OpIndia Staff -
Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy yet again shed tears as he lamented against the people of Mandya for deserting him by defeating his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy
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Crime

UP police prepares charge-sheet against fake news peddler Prashant Kanojia under IT Act

OpIndia Staff -
Kanojia was arrested for posting derogatory tweets about Hindu gods and defamatory posts on UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
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Media

Kapil Sibal attacks OpIndia, defends IndiaSpend, hails AltNews: What it says about him and Congress’ incestuous relationship with media

K Bhattacharjee -
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal has made a habit of defending Fake News in the highest court of the country.
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News Reports

No respite for Congress leader P Chidambaram: Special Court extends judicial custody till December 11 in INX Media case

OpIndia Staff -
On November 15, the Delhi Court rejected P Chidambaram's bail plea on the grounds that Chidambaram played a "key and active role" in the commission of the offence money laundering
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Politics

Trouble for Shiv Sena? NCP demands Maharashtra Chief Minister’s post for 2.5 years, Deputy CM for Ajit Pawar: Report

K Bhattacharjee -
Now that the Shiv Sena has irreparably broken its ties with BJP, NCP is trying to extract maximum leverage.
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News Reports

Amit Shah stands by Sabarimala devotees, says SC should not interfere in religious customs: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking at the Republic Summit, on Sabarimala, Amit Shah reiterated that SC should not interfere in the matter of religious beliefs
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Media

‘Who cares about Brahmins!’ Marathi journalist Nikhil Wagle bares his casteist fangs as NCP-Congress gain power in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
Compulsive hatemonger and alleged journalist Nikhil Wagle has resorted once again to fomenting caste tensions against Brahmins in Maharashtra
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News Reports

‘Plan of action’ to reclaim PoK should be carried out discreetly just like abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah at Republic Summit

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking at Republic Summit, Amit Shah responded to Arnab Goswami's question about the govt's 'plan of action' to recover Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)
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Politics

Maharashtra: Congress to get 9 cabinet and 4 MoS posts, Speaker likely from NCP

OpIndia Staff -
It is likely that the post of Speaker will be from the NCP, which is also expected to get a fair share of cabinet berths in the new government. 
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News Reports

It is Hindus, not Muslims who disturb peace: Ayodhya Muslim parties’ lawyer Rajeev Dhavan makes outrageous remarks

OpIndia Staff -
During the Ram Janmabhoomi case, Rajeev Dhavan had an epic meltdown when he shredded papers and maps
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Politics

From UCC, Sabarimala to Maharashtra: Here are the 6 things Amit Shah spoke about at the Republic Summit

OpIndia Staff -
“NRC will be implemented across the country. This is my party’s stand on it,” the Union Home Minister asserted.
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Editor's picks

‘Keeping BJP out’ isn’t a winning strategy, and the opposition parties seem to have learnt nothing from history

Abhishek Banerjee -
And yet again, “everyone” gets together to keep BJP out, this time in Maharashtra.
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