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All you need to know about assassination of Salman Taseer and what Aatish Taseer’s response to it says about ‘Liberal’ worldview

K Bhattacharjee -
Salman Taseer, father of Aatish Taseer was assassinated for his opposition towards Pakistan's blasphemy law.
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News Reports

The trolling will test your meditation skills and ‘being like a Ninja’: PM Modi quips after billionaire Raymon Dalio calls him ‘one of the...

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi who often makes witty comments took to Twitter to warn Raymond Dalio of trolls coming his way for showering praises at him through a thread of Tweets.
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Government and Policy

Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya birthday declared official holiday, 70 years after Tripura merged with Indian Union

OpIndia Staff -
The Marxist govt in Tripura had forever denied the contribution of Manikya rulers and Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, saying that they had no development work to their credit
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Politics

Congress mulling over shifting its Maharashtra MLAs to Jaipur to avoid ‘poaching’ from the BJP

OpIndia Staff -
According to a Congress leader, a Shiv Sena MLAs was allegedly offered Rs 50 crores from the BJP to switch sides.
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News Reports

Uddhav Thackeray didn’t respond to my calls but went to NCP and Congress: Devendra Fadnavis on Shiv Sena after resigning

OpIndia Staff -
Devendra Fadnavis said that the language of Shiv Sena leaders is unacceptable, which shows SS does not want to maintain the alliance
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News Reports

Pakistan u-turn: To charge Sikh pilgrims $20 entry fee even on Kartarpur opening day after passport flip-flop

OpIndia Staff -
After several flip-flops and confusions, Pakistan now says Indian Sikh pilgrims will be charged the $20 entry fee for the Kartarpur Sahib even on opening day.
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News Reports

Lawyers had set lock up at Tis Hazari on fire risking lives of over 100 prisoners, reveals transferred police official

OpIndia Staff -
Yesterday, a CCTV video showing Delhi DCP Monika Bharadwaj being attacked by lawyers on November 2 had gone viral on social media.
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News Reports

Modi govt withdraws SPG cover given to Rahul, Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi since Rajiv Gandhi assassination, given Z-plus security instead

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to withdraw the Special Protection Group (SPG) security cover given to the Gandhi family
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News Reports

Hamid Ansari, who backed the idea of Shariah Courts and attended event by Islamists, now says ‘Nationalism is poison’

OpIndia Staff -
Pouring scorn over nationalism and religiosity, Hamid Ansari raised alarms saying nationalism has the potential of transgressing human rights
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News Reports

Ahead of Ayodhya verdict, VHP to stop stone-carving at Karsevakpuram workshop for the first time in almost thirty years

OpIndia Staff -
The carving of stones for the construction of a Ram Temple was started by the VHP at the Ram Mandir Nirmaan Karyashala in 1990.
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Culture and History

Ayodhya 1855: The violence at Hanumangarhi shows why Ram Janmabhoomi could not be reclaimed during British rule

K Bhattacharjee -
1855 violence at Hanumangarhi erupted after Muslims claimed that there was a Mosque inside Hanuman Temple
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Law

Should they have waited for riots to take place? SC responds to Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Kashmir restrictions

OpIndia Staff -
Ghulam Nabi Azad had in September moved a petition in the SC questioning the preventive lockdown arguing that it is impacting the lives of people.
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Crime

BeHive restaurant in Pune issues apology for hidden camera found in women’s washroom, lodges FIR against the culprits

OpIndia Staff -
Pune Police assured help in registering an FIR in the case of hidden camera found in Pune cafe
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News Reports

Delhi Police vs Lawyers: Attack on DCP Monika Bhardwaj by lawyers caught on camera, NCW asks police to take action

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, DCP Monika Bhardwaj is seen pleading the mob of lawyers not to attack her
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Opinions

Trump looks inward, Russia tries to regain global clout and Muslim world stands divided: A new World Order is emerging

Vinayak Jain -
Amidst Trump’s ‘inward-looking’ initiatives, Erdogan’s soaring ambitions to crown Turkey the ‘leader’ of the Muslim world and Putin’s revived efforts to establish Russia’s lost global clout, the world is witnessing a new World Order
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Crime

Ratul Puri’s wife says he had forced her to lie to ED, ED claims Puri using one of his girlfriends to destroy evidence

OpIndia Staff -
Kavita added that Ratul Puri had warned her not to go to the ED or answer calls from any 'unknown' numbers. She accused Puri of taking her iPad and refusing to return it, saying it was lost during income-tax raids.
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Politics

Mayawati files petition to withdraw 1995 ‘Guesthouse Kaand’ case against Mulayam Singh Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
Mayawati was attacked by Mulayam Singh Yadav's goons inside the Meerabai Guesthouse in Lucknow in June 1995. BJP leader Brahmadautt Dwivedi had risked his own life to rescue Mayawati.
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News Reports

3 years of Demonetisation: Here are 10 most important goals it managed to achieve

OpIndia Staff -
It has been three years since PM Modi stunned the nation with a bold move - Demonetisation.
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News Reports

Greenpeace rejects AAP government’s claim that air pollution in Delhi reduced by 25%

OpIndia Staff -
In early September, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had claimed that pollution had reduced in the national capital by 25% in four years, citing a report by Central Pollution Control Board. 
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: CJI Gogoi to meet UP DGP and chief secretary to review law and order situation

OpIndia Staff -
CJI Ranjan Gogoi has invited UP Chief Secretary and UP DGP Om Prakash Singh to discuss law and order situation in the state.
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Opinions

Bill Clinton a pedophile? How ABC News killed Epstein’s pedophile ring story and what it says about the mainstream media

K Bhattacharjee -
ABC News claims that the story did not meet their 'editorial standards'.
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Opinions

Aatish Taseer and his cheerleaders go loco: Here is how they are lying and deceiving about him losing his OCI

Nupur J Sharma -
On the night of 7th November 2019, Ministry of Home Affairs said that writer and journalist Aatish Taseer is ineligible for getting an OCI card, as he had concealed the fact that his father was of Pakistani origin.
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: Meerut police on high alert, former MLA and former minister ordered to stay away

OpIndia Staff -
Ten people, including a former MLA and a former minister with a history of violence instigation, have been ordered to stay away from the district on the day of the verdict. They have been notified that they will be immediately arrested if they are seen.
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News Reports

Writer Aatish Taseer’s OCI card to be revoked as he had concealed the fact that his father was Pakistani citizen

OpIndia Staff -
As Aatish Taseer was never Indian citizen and his father was Pakistani, he is not eligible for OCI card
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News Reports

NCP youth wing leader posts tweet comparing PM Narendra Modi with terrorist Ajmal Kasab, says NCP defeated BJP in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff -
NCP leader Ashish Mete compared Narendra Modi with Ajmal Kasab saying Pawar defeated Modi
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: Railways issues advisory, cancels leaves of RPF personnel along with strengthening security of 78 major stations

OpIndia Staff -
78 stations identified by RPF which can become flash points in case tempers run high after Ayodhya verdict
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News Reports

Pune: Woman finds hidden camera inside washroom in a plush cafe, management tries to hush the matter by ‘bribing’ her

OpIndia Staff -
Woman finds hidden camera in washroom of Cafe BeHive in Pune, management removes it & tries to bribe her
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Culture and History

The Reclamation Project: Here’s how the great Maratha warriors fought to reclaim Ayodhya, Prayag and Kashi

K Bhattacharjee -
For the Marathas, reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi remained an elusive dream.
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News Reports

Read details: Rajasthan police arrests two honey trapped Army personnel for leaking information via Facebook, WhatsApp

OpIndia Staff -
Both the Army soldiers who were involved in the honey-trap for the last year and a half had been sending sensitive information to Pakistan through Facebook and WhatsApp
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Politics

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu does a ‘Tara Singh’, nothing can stop him from going to Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Navjot Singh Sidhu said that if he does not get permission to visit Pakistan on the inauguration of Kartarpur corridor, he will visit Pakistan as a Sikh devotee after procuring a valid Visa
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh Governor orders investigation into alleged job scam in Raj Bhavan by outsourcing agency

OpIndia Staff -
The outsourcing agency did the job scam by taking money for temporary jobs in Raj Bhavan terming them permanent
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath government sacks seven police officers over charges of corruption

OpIndia Staff -
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had warned on several occasions that officers who do not perform or are found guilty of corruption are free to quit or will be compulsorily retired.
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News Reports

Bahujan Samaj Party rejects Bhim Army’s proposal to join hands to fight BJP

OpIndia Staff -
BSP termed Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad's to Mayawati as a 'ploy to create confusion among Dalits'.
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News Reports

Bengal never sent request to conduct JEE Main in Bengali: National Testing Agency exposes Mamata Banerjee’s propaganda

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee on 7th November had raised a hue and cry and questioned the Modi government over why the JEE Main exam is conducted only in Gujarati.
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: Maharashtra police forms special cyber cell, Bhopal police too orders social media restraint on communally sensitive messages

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court is expected to pronounce its verdict in the Ram Janmabhoomi land dispute case before November 17.
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News Reports

Security beefed up ahead of Ayodhya verdict, MHA sends general advisory to all states and UTs to remain alert

OpIndia Staff -
MHA has sent a general advisory to all states and UTs to remain alert ahead of the soon expected Ayodhya verdict
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Social Media

Twitter India says it is impartial in enforcement of rules and does not take action based upon ideology or political viewpoint

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter India issues clarification regarding rules of usage on their platform.
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Law

The comprehensive legal History of Ram Janmabhoomi case: A case that will have its relevance for generations to come

Shubhendu Anand -
The Ram Janmabhoomi dispute, dealing with the birthplace of Lord Ram, who is the civilizational symbol of India stretching from Vietnam to the Caribbean, is one of the most important legal disputes in the history of India.
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News Reports

Ayodhya verdict: Mughal descendant Prince Tucy roots for Ram temple, says ‘Inshallah title will go to Hindu community’

OpIndia Staff -
Great grandson of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, Prince Tucy, says Ram temple should be built at the site.
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Crime

Communist Party of India (Maoist) is the sixth most dangerous terrorist organisation in the world: US report

OpIndia Staff -
CPI(M) is also designated as a terrorist organisation in India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
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News Reports

PM Modi asks ministers to avoid unnecessary comments over Ayodhya issue

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court is expected to pronounce the verdict in the Ayodhya dispute before November 17 when CJI Gogoi retires.
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News Reports

Kannan Gopinathan, IAS officer who had quit over Article 370 abrogation attends event organised by radical Islamic student organisation Campus Front of India

OpIndia Staff -
Kannan Gopinanthan was present at an event organised by radical Islamic student organisation CFI
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News Reports

Catering vendor for Railways sacks HR manager for issuing recruitment ad calling for candidates from ‘Agarwal Vaish’ community only

OpIndia Staff -
An advertisement issued by RK Meals, one of the largest catering vendors for the Indian Railways calls for candidates who specifically belong to the 'Agrawal Vaish community'.
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News Reports

After Ghazwa-e-Hind, Google Play Store gives space to Khalistani terrorists to list “2020 Sikh Referendum” app

OpIndia Staff -
The Google Play Store has made the app '2020 Sikh Referendum' available for download
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News Reports

Kerala Church creates ‘Gabriel Sena’, enlists ex-military persons for ‘crowd control’

OpIndia Staff -
Gabriel is the name of a Biblical angel who is considered God's messenger and one of the seven guardian angels. The group 'Gabriel Sena' has reportedly been set up to help the Church in 'crowd control'.
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Social Media

Communists addicted to Twitter? Full time protestor Kavita Krishnan found using Twitter after announcing boycott

OpIndia Staff -
Kavita Krishnan, communist leader who doubles up as full-time protestor, is just another Twitter addict.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi caught spreading fake news that Dalits were beaten up in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri

OpIndia Staff -
Mainpuri Police's official Twitter account called out the fake news spread by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for making it a casteism issue.
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Opinions

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti goes to CNN and defames India, peddles the ‘Hindu Pakistan’ trope

Editorial Desk -
Iltija Mufti appeared on CNN where she proceeded to spew venom against India and Hindus
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Crime

Chhattisgarh: One Sunita Kushwaha killed and burnt after she goes to ex-lover Zameer Khan’s home to insist on getting married

OpIndia Staff -
Sunita and Zameer were in a live-in relationship for several years before Zameer returned to his village and had married a Muslim girl as per his family's wishes.
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News Reports

Fugitive Nirav Modi threatens to ‘kill himself’ if extradited to India

OpIndia Staff -
Nirav Modi's lawyer Keith claimed that the accused has been beaten up twice in Wandsworth prison in April and most recently on Tuesday. 
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