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Just like poor get subsidised ration, will subsidise Whiskey and Beer: Independent candidate’s bizarre promises Maharashtra constituency

OpIndia Staff -
An Independent candidate Vanita Raut from Chimur village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra has announced a bizarre set of promises
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Law

Ram Janmabhoomi case: Supreme Court concludes hearing of all parties, reserves judgement

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court has finished hearing all arguments in the Ayodhya case one hour before the set deadline and has allowed the parties to submit their written notes over the next three days. 
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News Reports

400 govt departments going to be closed down, don’t hope for govt jobs: Pakistan minister tells students

OpIndia Staff -
In the run-up to elections, the Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf had promised to provide 10 million jobs to the youth in its election manifesto. 
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Law

Hindus have been demanding restitution since 1528 for the Ram Temple destroyed by Islamist barbarians, Rajeev Dhavan

K Bhattacharjee -
Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who is representing one of the Muslim parties in the Ram Janambhoomi dispute, is having a pretty bad day.
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News Reports

Ram Janmabhoomi case: Rajeev Dhavan representing Muslim parties justifies his meltdown in court, says CJI gave him permission

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After tearing off maps and documents provided by Sr Adv Singh, Sr Adv Rajeev Dhavan justified his epic meltdown in courtroom
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Crime

AMU students create ruckus inside campus after a student’s alleged suicide, attack Aligarh SP

OpIndia Staff -
The AMU students alleged that the administration and police arrived late on the campus.
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Law

Half Time: Read what the litigants in the Ram Janmabhoomi case argued on the last day of the hearing up until lunch

OpIndia Staff -
Representing the Sunni Waqf Board in Ayodhya case, Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhawan maps and documents furnished by the All India Hindu Mahasabha staking their claim on the disputed land in Ayodhya.
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Politics

Doob Maro: PM Modi to those casting aspersions and linking abrogation of Article 370 to Maharashtra polls

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said "Doob Maro! Doob Maro!" to his detractors who questioned the connection between abrogation of Article 370 and Maharashtra polls
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News Reports

‘Liberal-friendly’ leadership left behind such a nasty stink of corruption that we are cleaning up even today: Nirmala Sitharaman on Raghuram Rajan’s tirade

OpIndia Staff -
Sitharaman said that it was during Rajan's time as Governor of the Reserve Bank that loans were given just based on phone calls from crony leaders.
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News Reports

MP cabinet minister promises to make state roads as smooth as Hema Malini’s cheeks

OpIndia Staff -
Long ago, the former chief minister of Bihar and fodder scam convict, Lalu Prasad Yadav had made a similar comparison
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Opinions

Ayodhya Dispute: Muslim parties seem to have given up hope for a favourable verdict and are afraid of floodgates opening

Editorial Desk -
The Ayodhya Verdict does have the potential to open floodgates on the Temple reclamation project.
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News Reports

Christian exorcism event in Bengaluru cancelled by police after VHP functionary complaints against it for violating laws

OpIndia Staff -
The Christian exorcism event was violating Indian Visa rules and Karnataka anti-superstition act
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News Reports

INX Media case: Former Union Minister P Chidambaram arrested by ED following interrogation at Delhi’s Tihar jail

OpIndia Staff -
A special court in Delhi had allowed ED officials to interrogate P Chidambaram in INX Media money laundering case and then arrest him
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Law

Ram Janmabhoomi case: Senior Advocate Rajeev Dhavan representing Muslim parties has a complete meltdown, tears up maps, papers

OpIndia Staff -
Sr adv Rajiv Dhavan has a complete meltdown on the last day of hearing on Ram Janmabhoomi case in Supreme Court
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Government and Policy

We will fight future wars with ‘Made In India’ weapons and will win: COAS Bipin Rawat

OpIndia Staff -
COAS Bipin Rawat, Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh and NSA Ajit Doval were speaking at the Defence Research and Development Organisation’s (DRDO) 41st directors’ conference yesterday.
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Law

Ram Janmabhoomi case: Sunni Waqf Board may give up claim to title, but with conditions, lawyer denies knowledge

OpIndia Staff -
The Sunni Waqf Board has informed the Supreme Court about withdrawing the claim to title through the mediation panel.
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News Reports

Shariat rules: No Halal certification to Pantanjali because of ‘Gaumutra’, no products from NE because ‘they eat anything’

अनुपम कुमार सिंह -
Halal India performs the entire scrutinization process under the supervision of the Sharia Board.
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Economy and Finance

Despite job loss rumours, Parle’s net profit rises 15.2% to Rs 410 crores in FY19: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Parle Biscuits' net profit for FY19 stands at Rs 410 crores.
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News Reports

PMC Bank scam: Another PMC bank depositor dies of heart attack, second death within a day

OpIndia Staff -
Punjabi's death comes just a day after another depositor named Sanjay Gulati had died of a heart attack in Mumbai after being unable to withdraw his life savings of Rs 90 lakh from the bank. 
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Law

Ram Janmabhoomi Case: Supreme Court likely to conclude arguments today

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The Supreme Court is likely to deliver its verdict on Ram Janmabhoomi case on November 17.
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News Reports

Ambala: ‘Doorbell out of order, please chant Modi Modi’, people in Muslim neighbourhood put up posters outside their homes

OpIndia Staff -
Elections candidates asked to chant Modi Modi instead of pressing doorbell in a Muslim Basti
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News Reports

After links with Dawood Ibrahim established, Praful Patel defends D-Company, calls them ‘tax payers’ not terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
This statement is extremely caustic and blatant considering UPA had earlier argued that Hajrah Memon was a 'national security risk'
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Politics

West Bengal: Governor Jagdeep Dhankar says he felt humiliated at a Durga Puja carnival hosted by CM Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today said he felt "humiliated, deeply pained and disturbed" by the treatment meted out to him at a Durga Puja carnival hosted by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Government school children forced to recite Islamic prayer, principal Furkan Ali suspended after complaint

OpIndia Staff -
Principal Furqan Ali claimed that 90% students are Muslims and they had insisted to recite Islamic prayer
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News Reports

India’s share of water going to Pakistan will be stopped and diverted for the farmers in India: PM Modi in Haryana

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that the water flowing to Pakistan will be stopped and diverted for the welfare of Indian farmers
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News Reports

Scott Greer rants against India: Know who this white supremacist discarded by American conservatives is

OpIndia Staff -
Scott Greer wrote for the White Supremacist website Radix Journal founded by Richard Spencer.
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Opinions

Illegal Rohingya immigrants pose serious threat to national security, India should never let them in

User -
The link between terror groups of the Rohingyas and Pakistan based jihadi groups are well known
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Social Media

Do you fly pollution-free planes? Fireworks company ‘thrashes’ SpiceJet’s ‘No-crackers Diwali’ banner

OpIndia Staff -
The festival of lights, Diwali, will be celebrated in India on 27th October this year.
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News Reports

INX Media case: ED may arrest P Chidambaram tomorrow after interrogating in Tihar jail where he is currently lodged by CBI Court

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram has been in custody since August 21 and is currently lodged in the Tihar jail.
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Law

Karnataka HC slams police for action against FB page admin who posted against HD Kumaraswamy and others, orders inquiry

OpIndia Staff -
A complaint was filed against S Jaikanth, admin of Facebook page 'Troll Maga', for allegedly posting abusive and insulting posts against former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, CM HD Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy. 
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Politics

RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat’s remarks irk Owaisi, says ‘will not let this country become Hindu Rashtra’

OpIndia Staff -
"Bharat is not a Hindu Rashtra, and Inshallah, we will not allow it to become so," Owaisi said.
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Politics

Haryana: JJP’s Dushyant Chautala’s anti-Gujarat bigotry, tries to create regionalism within the Indian Army

OpIndia Staff -
Jannayak Janata Party chief Dushyant Chautala displayed his anti-Gujarati bigotry during the run-up to Haryana state assembly elections.
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News Reports

Read details: Links emerge between UPA Minister Praful Patel and PMC Bank scam accused Wadhawans of HDIL

OpIndia Staff -
According to the reports, the documents reveal that former UPA civil aviation minister Praful Patel had used private jets connected to PMC scam accused to travel to various destinations from Mumbai.
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Politics

Congress targets BJP for promising to demand Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar in Maharashtra election manifesto

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leaders say that they're "expecting a Bharat Ratna for Godse also" after the manifesto promises Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar
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Opinions

Rajeev Dhavan’s effusive praise for Aurangzeb captures brilliantly the essential position in favour of Babri Masjid

K Bhattacharjee -
Rajeev Dhavan, the advocate for Muslim parties in the Ram Janambhoomi land dispute, appears to be clutching at straws as he heaped praise on Aurangzeb during the hearing
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Crime

Ahmedabad: One Ayyub Mansuri cuts his third wife’s tongue, claims it had got stuck with his while kissing

OpIndia Staff -
Ayyub Mansuri reportedly cut off his third wife Tasleem's tongue claiming that while kissing, her tongue had got stuck with his.
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News Reports

Watch: Salim Khan, owner of a private security agency in Bengaluru, caught on camera brutally assaulting his employees, FIR filed

OpIndia Staff -
In a video from Bengaluru that has gone viral, one Salim Khan can be seen beating up his employees
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News Reports

BB Lal demolishes claims of AMU professor, confirms KK Muhammed was part of team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site in 1976

OpIndia Staff -
Syed Ali Rizvi, Chairman of the Department of History, Aligarh Muslim University, had written a letter stating said KK Muhammed was never part of BB Lal team that excavated Ram Janmabhoomi site
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News Reports

Main accused arrested in Murshidabad triple murder case, police claim the crime was committed over a dispute of ₹24,000

OpIndia Staff -
Police say Utpal Beher did the triple murder because Bandhu Prakash didn't give him an insurance premium receipt
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Opinions

When APJ Abdul Kalam was called a ‘Muslim in name only’ by Muslim ‘intellectuals’

OpIndia Staff -
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, or as the world fondly knew him, APJ Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India and a scientist par excellence and was derided often for not being 'Muslim enough'.
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Politics

BJP releases its manifesto for Maharashtra elections, promises to demand Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar, Jyotiba Phule and Savitribai Phule

OpIndia Staff -
BJP Maharashtra in its manifesto released today said that they will demand a Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar, Jyotiba Phule and Savitri Phule from Centre
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Crime

Etah, Uttar Pradesh: Arbaz and Aslam arrested for misbehaving with women during Ramleela, 4 escape

OpIndia Staff -
In a shocking incident, two Muslim youth, Arbaz and Aslam have been arrested for misbehaving with women during Ramleela in Etah, Uttar Pradesh.
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Law

Bombay HC rejects the bail pleas of alleged ‘Urban Naxals’ Sudha Bharadwaj, Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira

OpIndia Staff -
 The bail plea was moved in the month of August and the court had begun hearing on August 27. The court had reserved the judgement on October 7.
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News Reports

Amidst fear of safety, Prince William and Kate Middleton arrive in Pakistan, to be guarded by 1000 police officers’ ‘ring of steel’

OpIndia Staff -
Prince William and Kate Middleton arrived in Pakistan last night amidst tight security arrangements for the royal couple.
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News Reports

The Vatican hit with another financial scandal: Probe begins on funds invested in luxury property project in London

OpIndia Staff -
After suspecting financial irregularities, an investigation was launched by Vatican police and raids were conducted at the offices of the Holy See’s Secretariat of State and its Financial Information Authority or AIF.
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Opinions

Nobel to Abhijit Banerjee or not, read the NYAY offer document carefully

Abhishek Banerjee -
As soon as the news spread yesterday that Abhijit Banerjee had won the Nobel Prize, an army of trolls descended on an article about the ill-conceived NYAY scheme by Congress, which was led by Rahul Gandhi
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Social Media

Scam-accused Karti Chidamabaram tries to take dig at Jay Shah for being elected as BCCI secretary, twitterati expose his hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff -
Karti Chidambaram, while trying to mock Jay Shah for being elected BCCI secretary, conveniently forgot he was vice-president of All India Tennis Association
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Politics

Ex Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah threatens of ‘bloodshed’ if any attempts are made to change Constitution

OpIndia Staff -
During 2018 state assembly elections too, Siddaramaiah had said if govt tried to change the constitution there will be bloodshed
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News Reports

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: Read how Nobel Prize in Economics differs from original Nobel Prizes

OpIndia Staff -
The Nobel Prize in Economics is not among the original prizes set up by Alfred Nobel
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News Reports

New documents with signatures of Praful Patel establish his undeniable links with Dawood Ibrahim

OpIndia Staff -
ED has discovered Dawood's links with a firm that is linked to Praful Patel and his wife Varsha Patel
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