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Exit Polls: The biggest losers in the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019

OpIndia Staff -
The pollsters who had predicted the exit polls had a bad day at the office
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News Reports

BJP Haryana chief dismisses reports about resignation, calls them rumours

OpIndia Staff -
Taking responsibility of the unsatisfactory performance, the BJP Haryana state chief Subhash Barala has resigned from party's state presidentship.
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News Reports

Bhupinder Singh Hooda claims independent candidates are being stopped by administration, issues warning to officials

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time has come for Congress, Jannayak Janata Party, BSP, INLD and independents to come together- Bhupinder Singh Hooda
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News Reports

Another fight brewing in Haryana: As AAP, NOTA and the Communists battle it out, NOTA seems to be winning

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Haryana: ECI data suggests that the NOTA option has garnered more votes with a vote-share of 0.55% while Aam Aadmi party are yet 0.45% of the total votes counted.
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Law

You may impose restrictions on communication, but decide for how long: Supreme Court to Modi government on Kashmir

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The Supreme Court has asked the Modi government how long do they plan to extend the restriction on communication modes that was imposed on Kashmir after the effective abrogation of Article 370
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Politics

Maharashtra Elections LIVE Updates: Uddhav cites 50-50 formula, hints at demanding CM seat as BJP-Sena win Maharashtra

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The BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is leading in the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly elections.
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Politics

Haryana Elections Live Updates: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar may stake claim to form the government

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The counting for Haryana State Assembly elections is currently underway.
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Politics

2019 assembly elections: BJP-Sena leading in Maharashtra, Congress gives tough challenge to BJP in Haryana

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Early trends are indicating a victory for BJP-Shiv Sena alliance in the state of Maharashtra. However, BJP is facing a tough fight in the Haryana against the Congress and the regional party Jannayak Janata Party headed by Dushyant Chautala.
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News Reports

Moinuddin, one of the two men who murdered Kamlesh Tiwari, was a delivery boy with Zomato

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Moinuddin Pathan, one of the two men who is arrested in the Kamlesh Tiwari murder case, worked as a Zomato delivery boy till October 6.
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Economy and Finance

India among 10 most improved economies, jumps 14 places to reach 63rd rank in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business rankings

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India, which was ranked 77th among 190 countries in the previous Ease of Doing Business ranking, has shown an improvement of 23 places compared to its position in 2018.
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News Reports

Ex Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s health plummets, Pakistanis suspect he’s being poisoned, seek UN intervention

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Health of Nawaz Sharif, former Pakistani Prime Minister, has deteriorated further as his platelet count is critically low.
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Opinions

Read 10 bizarre anti-Hindu, anti-India comments made in written submissions by ‘Hindus’ to US House Foreign Affairs’ Committee

K Bhattacharjee -
The US House Foreign Affair's Committee on South Asia Human Rights, ironically enough, turned out to be an exercise in genocide denial and denial of Radical Islamic Terrorism.
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News Reports

NIA terror funding chargesheet against Yasin Malik and others accepted by Court

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Accepting the supplementary charge sheet, the Delhi court has extended judicial custody of Yasin Malik till November 17
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News Reports

Jammu & Kashmir police deny custodial torture charges in Kathua probe, say court order on FIR against SIT will be followed

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Jammu & Kashmir police say FIR will be filed against Kathua SIT as per court order, denies the charges
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Opinions

US House Foreign Affair’s Committee Hearing: Democratic Party’s opposition to India was only public posturing and impotent rage

K Bhattacharjee -
The US House Foreign Affair's Committee Hearing on South Asia Human Rights turned into an elaborate exercise on genocide denial.
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News Reports

As Naga peace talks conclude on 31st October, Nagaland government cancels leaves of bureaucrats and police personnel

OpIndia Staff -
After the conclusion of Naga peace talks, a deal may be signed excluding NSCN (IM)
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News Reports

Former Congress CM of Uttarakhand Harish Rawat booked by CBI in horse-trading case

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On September 30, the Uttarakhand High Court had allowed the CBI to file an FIR against the Congress leader after the preliminary enquiry report was submitted by the CBI.
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News Reports

Kamlesh Tiwari Murder: CM Yogi Adityanath announces 15 lakhs compensation, a new house for the deceased leader’s family

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UP CM Yogi Adityanath had met the bereaved family of late Kamlesh Tiwari on October 20 and assured them that the culprits will be brought to books for their misdeeds.
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News Reports

Union Cabinet approves ownership rights to 40 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi, MSP for Rabi crops hiked

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The Union Cabinet today took a historic decision to give ownership rights to 40 lakh people living in unauthorised colonies in Delhi.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Rajiv Gautan killed after being thrown out of moving train by acquaintances of his wife Ayesha

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Hindu man killed after being thrown out of running train allegedly by Muslim assailants
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Cricket

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly: We will support Virat Kohli in every possible way to make India the best cricket team in the world

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Sourav Ganguly said that he will run the BCCI in same fashion as he led the Indian cricket team
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News Reports

Kamlesh Tiwari murder: Uttar Police register FIR against 32 people for hateful posts on social media, 10 arrested

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UP Police has lodged 32 FIRs in 72 hours for spreading hateful on social media after Kamlesh Tiwari's murder
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News Reports

Zakir Musa’s successor killed, J and K police chief says the Al Qaeda supported group AGH has been ‘wiped out’

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This news came a day after Zakir Musa's successor and chief of Kashmir's al-Qaeda unit, Hamid Lelhari, was gunned down in Jammu and Kashmir's Awantipora district.
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Opinions

US House Hearing Committee: An exercise in genocide denial and how ‘Kashmiri Hindus’ contributed to the disgrace

K Bhattacharjee -
The US House Foreign Affair's Committee Hearing on South Asia Human Rights turned out to be an exercise in genocide denial.
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar gets bail in money laundering case on bond of Rs 25 lakh

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Congress troubleshooter DK Shivakumar was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on September 3 after undergoing four days of interrogation in relation to the case.
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Government and Policy

Yogi government grants ‘state fair’ status to Ayodhya’s Deepotsav, approves Rs 1.33 crore budget

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The three-day Deepotsav is celebrated in Ayodhya during Diwali. The city is decorated with lights and artists are invited from all over the nation to display their art.
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News Reports

France: Man who had written threatening messages in Arabic on museum wall arrested, police claim man ‘mentally unstable’

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One of the inscriptions written in Arabic is understood to have said 'the museum will become a hell.'
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News Reports

Remember Gurmehar Kaur who shot to fame during Ramjas violence? She is now rooting for Khalistanis

OpIndia Staff -
Jagmeet Singh is known for his support for Khalistani terrorists and now, the liberal darling Gurmehar Kaur is idolising him
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News Reports

India issues travel advisory for Indians travelling to Turkey

OpIndia Staff -
Turkey has threatened to initiate its offensive against the Kurdish forces after a tenuous ceasefire brokered by the US expired on Tuesday
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News Reports

Congress messed up the FTA they signed and are now blaming others

Amit Kelkar -
The government says RCEP agreement is far better than previous deals signed by the Congress governments
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News Reports

Amit Shah calls for digitisation of deployment data, wants to ensure CAPF jawans get at least 100 days with family every year

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If the new orders are implemented, the jawans will be posted to their nearest units, which will allow them to travel and stay with their families when there are no operational duties, a senior official said.
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News Reports

Kamlesh Tiwari’s post mortem report reveals he was stabbed 15 times, murderers tried to slit his neck twice

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Post mortem report of Kamlesh Tiwari reveals the murderers tried to slit his throat twice.
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Politics

Abhishek Manu Singhvi’s Savarkar praise gets Congress riled up, report claims Sonia unhappy

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Media reports say that Congress high command was not happy with Abhishek Manu Singhvi's tweet hailing Savarkar.
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News Reports

Kerala Nun Rape case: Kerala court summons Bishop Franco Mulakkal even as a nun alleges mental torture by him

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On Tuesday, a complaint was lodged by a nun with the Kerala Women's Commission alleging mental harassment in connection with the case concerning rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal.
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Crime

Delhi: Kidnapping attempt foiled as car gets stuck in traffic, criminals held within 7 minutes

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Within minutes, the car was located at Uttam Nagar. It was stuck in the West Delhi traffic. A Delhi police PCR vehicle spotted it.
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Cricket

Cricketer Virat Kohli bats for vegetarianism, says ‘never felt better’

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Taking to Twitter, Kohli said that watching The Game Changers on Netflix only reaffirmed his faith in the vegetarian diet he has been following since a few years.
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News Reports

Watch: Kamlesh Tiwari’s mother satisfied with investigation, says ‘I always appreciate govt, want death for the killers’

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The mother of Kamlesh Tiwari has reacted to the arrests now and said that she demands the death penalty for the accused who murdered her son
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News Reports

‘Pakistani ‘pop singer’ Rabi Pirzada uploads picture wearing ‘explosives’, expresses her wish to ‘suicide bomb’ PM Modi

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Implying her wish to kill PM Modi, singer Rabi Pirzada referred him to Hitler, while referring to herself as 'Kashmir ki beti'
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News Reports

Muzaffarabad: 2 killed, 80 injured as Pakistan unleashes violence on protesters against its illegal occupation of PoK

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Two civilians have died and over 80 injured in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir (PoK)'s Muzaffarabad as the peaceful protests against Pakistan's illegal occupation of Kashmir turned violent.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: BSP workers blacken faces of their leaders, garland them with shoes and parade them on donkey, Mayawati blames Congress

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Condemning the incident, the BSP chief, Mayawati termed it as a shameful act and blamed the Congress for it
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News Reports

Jammu court orders FIR against SIT for custodial torture of witnesses and manufacturing of false evidence in Kathua murder case

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The Pathankot court had convicted 6 out of the 7 accused in the Kathua murder case on June 10, 2019, acquitting the seventh accused, Vishal Jangotra, from all charges
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Crime

Kamlesh Tiwari murder: Ashfaq and Moinuddin who murdered ex Hindu Mahasabha leader arrested by Gujarat ATS

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Gujarat Police ATS has arrested Ashfaq and Moinuddin in the murder case of ex Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari
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News Reports

Video of Union Minister Raosaheb Patil Danve supporting cow slaughter goes viral, minister calls it manipulated

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Union Raosaheb Patil Danve allegedly assured Muslims that till the time he is in power, they don't have to worry about ban on cow slaughter in Bhokardan
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News Reports

After Navjot Singh Sidhu resigned as minister, wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from primary membership of Congress party

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Former Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu's wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu resigns from the Congress party
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News Reports

Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: Clashes erupt between the workers of AIMIM and NCP in Aurangabad

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AIMIM leader Imtiyaz Jaleel sustained minor injuries in the clashes between NCP and AIMIM supporters in Aurangabad
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Social Media

Uttar Pradesh: Police registers complaint against ‘journalist’ Ali Sohrab for inflammatory posts after Kamlesh Tiwari’s murder

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In his tweet, Ali Sohrab wished the deceased Kamlesh Tiwari on the occasion despite knowing that he has been already killed.
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News Reports

Kerala Congress MP Hibi Eden’s wife Anna Eden makes controversial remark: “Fate is like rape, if you can’t resist, then enjoy it”

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Kerala MP Hibi Eden’s wife Anna Eden trivialised rape by using a preposterous analogy in her now deleted Facebook post
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News Reports

Darjeeling MP alleges attack along with BJP and GJM workers by 80-100 TMC goons, accuses WB Police of being mute spectators

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Darjeeling MP Raju Bista in a press release alleged being attacked along with BJP and GJM (Gorkha Janmukti Morcha) workers by a group of 80-100 TMC goons en route to Sinji in Kalimpong today.
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News Reports

Income tax raids premises of ‘Kalki Bhagwan’, founder of ‘Oneness University’, unaccounted cash worth Rs 93 crore recovered

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Last week on Wednesday, IT sleuths carried out raids at various premises owned by self styled guru Kalki Bhagawan
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Assam: No government jobs for people with more than two children after January 2021

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Assam had already implemented two-child norm for Panchayat and Municipal elections, now extended to govt jobs from 2021
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