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Google removes the anti-India mobile app ‘2020 Sikh Referendum’ from its Play Store

OpIndia Staff -
The Referendum 2020 app on Google Play Store is now removed by the tech giant.
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News Reports

Parliament passes bill to remove Congress President as the permanent member of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust

OpIndia Staff -
The Parliament on Tuesday has passed the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019 which seeks to remove the Congress president as a trustee of the memorial. 
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News Reports

Watch: Pakistani politician in exile seeking asylum in India Altaf Hussain sings ‘Sare Jahan Se Achha’ in TV debate

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani politician in exile Altaf Hussain, who is seeking asylum in India, sang 'Sare Jahan Se Achha, Hindustan Humara' in a television debate on Republic TV last night.
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News Reports

We perform Purohit Karm, we do not want Sanatan Dharma studies get influenced by Islam or Christianity: Protesting students at BHU

रवि अग्रहरि -
BHU students of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan faculty are protesting against appointment of Muslim professor, Dr Firoz Khan
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News Reports

PRO of BHU clarifies, says Ramayana and Mahabharata not removed from BA syllabus

OpIndia Staff -
BHU has been in a storm of controversies lately. 
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News Reports

Kerala: Child registered as 10 year old, stopped from entering Sabarimala after Aadhar reveals she is 12

OpIndia Staff -
The Sabarimala shrine of Lord Ayyappa in Sabarimala had opened for the annual 41-day pilgrimage on November 17 (Saturday) marking the beginning of the Mandala Puja
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Media

Ravish Kumar incites violence, wants students from Hindi heartland with ‘third class’ ideology to be more like JNU goons

Editorial Desk -
Ravish Kumar engaged in extremely dangerous rhetoric in the article published on NDTV about JNU
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Media

News agency PTI turns Jaish-e-Mohammad into a respectable corporate structure, calls JeM terrorists as ‘associates’

OpIndia Staff -
News agency PTI today, in essence, declared terror group Jaish-e-Mohommad as a corporate entity by calling its terrorists as 'associates'.
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News Reports

Veer Savarkar’s photo found defaced at BHU, leftist student had earlier threatened to do so

OpIndia Staff -
Veer Savarkar's photo in the political science department of BHU was found defaced and smeared with ink on Monday.
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Politics

JNUSU demands protection from administrative action, blames registrar, ignores questions over halted ambulances

OpIndia Staff -
The JNUSU President has requested the Joint Secretary of the Human Resource Development Ministry, GC Hosur, to ensure that no administrative action is taken against students for carrying out the protests.
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Opinions

There is no ‘fee hike’ in JNU: While free education may be a right, free accommodation is certainly not

Abhishek Banerjee -
For almost a week now, the nation has been transfixed at the spectacle of JNU students doing what they are best known for - protests
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Crime

‘Worst ever pedophile in French history’: Surgeon suspected of raping and abusing up to 250 children

OpIndia Staff -
A French surgeon, who has been imprisoned since 2017, may have sexually abused up to 250 children
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Government and Policy

No taxes paid for Anand Bhavan: Prayagraj authorities send 4.35 crores notice to Nehru Memorial Fund

OpIndia Staff -
The Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund that manages Anand Bhavan, Swaraj Bhavan and Jawahar Planetarium have argued that all these buildings are heritage buildings and thus exempted from taxes.
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Entertainment

Here are five reasons why the trailer of ‘Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior’ will anger ‘liberals’

Editorial Desk -
The trailer of Ajay Devgan's upcoming movie Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has bee released on the 19th of November.
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News Reports

In 2016, two teenagers got radicalised, converted to Islam, pledged allegiance to ISIS and tried to blow up Eiffel Tower for their wedding

OpIndia Staff -
How Sara and Thomas got radicalised, converted to Islam, pledged allegiance to ISIS, decided to get married and blow up Eiffel Tower
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Media Fact-Check

The Hindu and Sonia Gandhi’s NAC member Jean Dreze join hands to spread lies about Modi govt’s maternity schemes

S. Sudhir Kumar -
“Maternity scheme reaches only one-third of beneficiaries”, screamed a headline in The Hindu today and then, Jean Dreze chimed in too
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News Reports

Orthodox vs Jacobites in Kerala: Body of BSF Jawan not allowed inside Piravom church, funeral turns chaotic

OpIndia Staff -
While the two Christian factions in Kerala fight over control of Churches, on several instances, bodies of believers are kept frozen for days because of the tussle over funeral rites.
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News Reports

MHA responds to question about Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar, says no formal recommendation needed for it

OpIndia Staff -
Member of Parliament from Mumbai North, Gopal Shetty asked a question to the central government about the steps taken to grant Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar.
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News Reports

Pakistan’s dirty tricks: Halts repatriation of five Indian civilian prisoners and many fishermen in its custody

OpIndia Staff -
As per the India-Pakistan ‘Agreement on Consular Access’ signed on May 21, 2008, the two countries biannually exchange lists of civilian prisoners and fisherman apprehended for violating territorial restrictions.
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Government and Policy

Andhra Pradesh increases assistance for Christians travelling to Jerusalem and other Biblical places by whopping 50%

OpIndia Staff -
The government of Andhra Pradesh has increased the financial assistance provided to Christian pilgrims by a significant margin
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Specials

The Rice Bag Project: ‘Mission India’ and how it uses rice bags and caste role-play games to convert Hindus to Christianity

OpIndia Staff -
Mission India is an evangelical organization that seeks to 'transform India with the love of Christ through the local Church' and it uses Rice Bag to do so
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Politics

From Shayari to Ghori: Shiv Sena’s frustrations continue, unable to form govt, puts the entire blame on BJP

OpIndia Staff -
As if the regular doses of Urdu Shayaris from Sanjay Raut's Twitter handle were not enough, the Sena has now gone ahead and compared their former allies with the Muslim invader Muhammad Ghori.
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News Reports

Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind Chief says SC should have given alternate land to Hindus for Ram Mandir, lies in the process

OpIndia Staff -
Jamiat-e-Ulama-e-Hind has said that SC should have given the alternate 5-acre land to Hindus to build a temple instead of the Muslims.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: 5,000 college teachers organise three-phase protest against Congress govt over non-payment of salaries

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh had initially denied the allegations saying that the teachers had not approached them with their grievances
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Fact-Check

Watch: The ‘half-dead farmer brutally beaten by UP Police’ gets up and runs after filming video is over

OpIndia Staff -
A video clip of 'unconscious farmer' brutally beaten up by police in Unnao had gone viral on social media.
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News Reports

The disruption begins: Congress gives adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over withdrawal of SPG cover to Gandhis

OpIndia Staff -
Congress has submitted an adjournment motion in Lok Sabha over the withdrawal of SPG security to Gandhi family
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Politics

CPM unhappy with Ayodhya verdict, says SC should have set clear ruling against future raising of Kashi-Mathura issues: Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The politburo had met on November 16 and 17 in New Delhi to discuss the Ayodhya verdict and the Sabarimala Temple issue.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Only Christian journalist registered with Lahore Press Club quits after being harassed for not converting to Islam

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan: Christian journalist Gonila Gill, married to Husnain Jamil has quit Pakistan media house Dunya News after being harassed by her colleagues for her religion.
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Politics

‘Putramoh’? Uddhav, not Aaditya Thackeray, may be the first Thackeray chief minister Maharashtra gets

Nirwa Mehta -
Udhhav Thackeray may be first Thackeray to become Maharashtra chief minister.
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News Reports

South Korea: After leaning the bible and how to evangelise, over 100,000 ‘graduate’ from Shincheonji Church of Jesus

OpIndia Staff -
Over 50,000 seminaries were present at the ceremony while the rest of the seminaries across Korea and other nations attended the programme via a live stream.
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News Reports

In a first, Mamata warns about ‘minority extremism’ from those who have base in Hyderabad: Read why

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee said, "I am watching that there are some extremists among minorities. They have their base in Hyderabad"
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News Reports

With tomato becoming precious commodity in Pakistan, a Pakistani bride trolls economy by wearing tomato jewellery at her wedding

OpIndia Staff -
A video has gone viral on social media where a bride in Pakistani is wearing tomato jewellery at her wedding as tomatoes retail at Rs 320/kg
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News Reports

IIT Bombay students protest against desecration of Swami Vivekananda’s statue by JNU students

OpIndia Staff -
IIT Bombay students on Monday protested against vandalism of Swami Vivekananda statue in JNU campus.
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News Reports

Five convicted Bangladeshi nationals set to be deported to their country from Assam on November 19

OpIndia Staff -
Contrary to the usual practice, the Bangladeshi Nationals will be flown to Bangladesh instead of the land route.
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Politics

Muslim body that extended legal and financial support to Kamlesh Tiwari’s murderers requests Sonia Gandhi not to support Shiv Sena

OpIndia Staff -
After NCP chief met Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi today at her residence he stated that Shiv Sena was not discussed during the meeting
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Politics

‘Did not talk about Shiv Sena with Sonia Gandhi’: NCP chief Sharad Pawar keeping Shiv Sena on the edge

OpIndia Staff -
NCP Chief Sharad Pawar met Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi today.
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Media

Delhi HC says no copy-paste job in P Chidambaram’s bail plea order, asks Indian Express and The Hindu to publish the clarification

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Express and The Hindu had reported that parts of judgement in November 15 order were 'cut-paste' from another one.
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Media

A Tale of Two Protests: ‘Students’ at JNU receive a free pass while the students at BHU are demonized for a fair demand

K Bhattacharjee -
The mainstream media has completely misrepresented the arguments made by the students of BHU.
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News Reports

‘Azadi’ slogans make a comeback as JNU protestors march towards parliament

OpIndia Staff -
The HRD ministry had instituted a three-member panel to hold a dialogue with the protesting students.
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News Reports

Watch: Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait stabbed at wedding function, condition critical

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka Congress MLA Tanveer Sait was attacked with a knife at a wedding function in Mysuru.
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News Reports

Home Ministry bans Meghalaya-based terrorist organisation HNLC, calls it a threat to the sovereignty and integrity of India

OpIndia Staff -
HNLC was first a banned on November 16, 2000, but the ban was lifted later.
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Politics

Owaisi is Babur: Rashtriya Muslim Manch spokesperson Yaser Jilani says AIMIM chief is trying to fan communal tension

OpIndia Staff -
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi has been ranting against the SC verdict on Ayodhya issue.
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Social Media

#MosquesofIndia, trended by Islamists, reveals a few more Hindu Temples on which mosques stand today

Keshav -
The Twitter hashtag #MosquesInIndia revealed many other mosques which were built after destroying temples.
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Media

Taseer Tragicomedy: TOI wants India to violate its laws to prove that it is committed to democratic values

Editorial Desk -
TOI says that revoking OCI card of Aatish Taseer could lead to India being isolated at the international forum.
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Politics

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury uses derogatory slang for European delegation that visited JK, calls them ‘kiraye ke tattu’

OpIndia Staff -
The derogatory remarks used by Adhir Chowdhury was opposed by some members of parliament. Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said he would examine if the remarks needed to be expunged from the proceedings.
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Fact-Check

Congress chattels misrepresent Patanjali CEO’s statement on ‘working with multinationals’

OpIndia Staff -
Ramdev's Patanjali has long been a soft target for malicious reporters who have often wrapped up a series of lies in their reportage to malign the company
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News Reports

‘We are doing better than Europe on Climate Change’, MEA Jaishankar reminds German magazine during interview

OpIndia Staff -
Der Spiegel attempted to corner MEA Jaishankar on various issues but the Minister rebuffed the interviewer on every occasion.
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Politics

Rajya Sabha: Narendra Modi heaps praises on the NCP amidst political turmoil in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
PM Narendra Modi addressed the Rajya Sabha on 250th session in its history.
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Politics

‘Sky is clear now’: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal says no need to continue odd-even any more

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also dismissed the report that said Delhi has the most polluted water. He stated that a city's water quality cannot be checked by just 11 samples.
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News Reports

Jal ya Jalebi? BJP MP Gautam Gambhir takes a dig on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal over Delhi’s ‘free’ toxic tap water

OpIndia Staff -
Gautam Gambhir hit out on Aam Aadmi Party for trolling him over his viral picture eating jalebi as reports reveal Delhi tap water be most toxic.
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