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UNFPA chief Farah Usmani shares a picture of a woman celebrating Holi as ‘harassment’, quietly deletes post after the lady objects

OpIndia Staff -
United Nations Population Fund Chief Farah Usmani on Saturday shared an image of a woman playing Holi with her friends and family, without her permission, and dubbed it as 'harassment'.
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Politics

Watch: ‘Mandir Wahi Banayenge’ chants echoed through the ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event in Houston

OpIndia Staff -
As can be seen in the video, the crowd is chanting 'Jai Shri Ram', 'Ram Lalla hum aayenge, Mandir wahi banayenge' as they wait for PM Modi to arrive at the venue.
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News Reports

Congress leader threatens Anjana Om Kashyap with violence for comparing Aditya Thackeray with Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Anchor Anjana Om Kashyap created a storm when she compared Yuva Sena chief Aditya Thackeray to former Congress president Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

Live Updates: PM Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump attend the ‘Howdy Modi’ event at Houston, Texas

OpIndia Staff -
Live coverage of Howdy Modi at Houston at USA
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Opinions

An Open Letter to the Open Minded Leftists at Jadavpur University from a Progressive-turned-Hindutvavaadi

K Bhattacharjee -
An open letter to the Far-Left 'protesters' at Jadavpur University from a proponent of Hindutva.
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Opinions

China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a death and destruction project, Baloch people won’t let it be completed

Hakeem Baloch -
CPEC is not an issue of prime time anymore nor it is going to be completed anytime soon
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Opinions

‘Culture’ as a soft power diplomacy: Transforming India’s global image

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Srivastava -
In promoting Indian cultural diplomacy, the Modi government has also revitalised its institutional mechanisms to strengthen and foster India’s cultural heritage.
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Media

Mehdi Hasan: One of the many reasons why people don’t trust ‘Moderate Muslims’

K Bhattacharjee -
People like Mehdi Hasan are the reason why 'Moderate Muslims' has become a meaningless term.
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News Reports

Al Qaeda terrorist and recruiter Kalimuddin found living in a Madrasa, arrested by Jharkhand ATS

OpIndia Staff -
Al Qaida terrorist and recruiter Kalimuddin arrested by Jharkhand ATS, was hiding in Madrasa
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News Reports

Congress to shift to its new headquarters in Delhi on its foundation day in December, to be named ‘Indira Gandhi Bhawan’

OpIndia Staff -
Currently, All India Congress Committee (AICC) is located at 24, Akbar Road, which has been serving as the party's headquarters for the last four decades.
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News Reports

Bihar: Hindu widow punished by Sarpanch Aslam for ‘affair’ with Muslim man, fed beef, converted to Islam and forcefully married off to him

OpIndia Staff -
In Farkiya Panchayat under Bausin Police Station of Taniganj in Araria district, an incident of forced conversion of a widow has come to light.
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Government and Policy

Indian Railways has decided to run as many as 150 private trains by 2023-24: Railway Board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
Private trains will start operation by 2023-24 on the Indian rail network
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Politics

Shashi Tharoor begins Congress campaigning in Maharashtra by lying about Hindus and furthering the ‘dara hua Musalman’ narrative

OpIndia Staff -
Shashi Tharoor said that Hindus are killing people in the name of Lord Ram and made a generic statement that several people are being asked to chant Jai Shree Ram while being murdered and lynched to death.
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News Reports

“Muslim law permitting polygamy does not make it mandatory”: Uttarakhand HC says 2-child norm for Panchayat elections is not anti-minoritarian

OpIndia Staff -
Uttarakhand High Court ruled that barring candidates having more than 2 children from contesting in elections for Panchayat Raj institutions is not anti-minority
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News Reports

Trump to spend 100 minutes at the Howdy Modi event according to White House schedule, may deliver 30-minute speech

OpIndia Staff -
President Donald Trump is expected to deliver a major 30-minute speech on India and Indian Americans at the much-awaited "Howdy, Modi!" event in the Houston, Texas on Sunday.
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Politics

Ahead of Assembly elections, Haryana Congress bickers, Raj Babbar replaces Rahul Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

OpIndia Staff -
After the humiliating loss in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, senior leaders of the Congress party seems to have now decided to put their weight behind another Gandhi scion - Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
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Crime

Delhi: 4 unidentified criminals fire at police near Akshardham Temple when asked to stop their vehicle, no injuries reported

OpIndia Staff -
In a shocking incident, 4 unidentified assailants fired on the police indiscriminately near the Akshardham Temple in Delhi on Sunday morning. 
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News Reports

We look forward to returning home and restoring civilizational values: Kashmiri Pandits submit memorandum to PM Modi in Houston

OpIndia Staff -
The group of Kashmiri Pandits in Houston thanked PM Modi for the scrapping of Article 370 and bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories.
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Crime

RJD MLA’s niece and her boyfriend’s murder: Boyfriend Asif’s friends killed both after failing to rape the girl

OpIndia Staff -
Double Murder: The body of a young man, Asif, alongside Riya was recovered from the Sadar Block office premises. Riya was the niece of n RJD lawmaker
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News Reports

We want freedom, India should help us like it helped Bangladesh: Sindhis, Baloch, Pashto seek help from PM Modi and Trump in Houston

OpIndia Staff -
As Prime Minister Modi landed in the Houston, several representatives of Sindhis, Baloch and Pashto groups gathered to seek the help of PM Modi and President Trump to gain freedom from Pakistan
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News Reports

Pakistan International Airlines suffers $1.1 million loss: Operated 48 flights with no passengers, 36 empty flights for Hajj

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), the flag carrier of Pakistan, has operated 46 flights without any passengers during 2016-17, incurring a loss of over $1.1 million to the national carrier.
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Government and Policy

Touchdown Houston: In first few hours, PM Modi meets energy company CEOs, Sikhs, Kashmiri Hindus and Bohra Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
As he landed in the Houston airport, PM Modi was received by Director, Trade and International Affairs, Christopher Olson and other US officials.
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News Reports

West Bengal Congress chief claims ‘influential people’ involved in Saradha scam might get ex-cop Rajeev Kumar ‘killed’

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee led TMC govt is leaving no stones unturned to protect ex top-cop, Rajeev Kumar. There can be efforts to silence him, said WB Congress head Somen Mitra
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News Reports

ABP-C Voter opinion poll predicts sweeping victory for BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly Elections

Jhankar Mohta -
According to the ABP-C voter's opinion poll, history will be repeating itself as it sees BJP returning to power again in both Haryana and Maharashtra
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News Reports

Jadavpur University fiasco: BJP leader Babul Supriyo to file a defamation suit against CPIM’s Mohammad Salim

OpIndia Staff -
Babul Supriyo has said that he is going to file a defamation suit against Mohammad Salim of CPI (Marxist) for his statement against him in the Jadavpur University fiasco
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News Reports

Shocking video emerges from Rajasthan govt hospital: Doctor threatens removal of implanted rod from patient’ leg if fee not paid

OpIndia Staff -
Shocking video has emerged in which a doctor of Rajsthan's largest govt hospital, Sawai Mansingh, has been caught on camera threatening his patient
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News Reports

Society is changing and we need to accommodate everyone so they do not feel isolated: RSS backs LGBT rights

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court on September 6, 2018, had unanimously decriminalised the part of Section 377, which criminalised same-gender sex, saying it violated the rights to equality
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Politics

Andhra Pradesh: Jagan’s govt set to demolish Chandrababu Naidu’s Amravati residence, notice served

OpIndia Staff -
In June, an illegally constructed meeting hall, 'Praja Vedika' was demolished by the APCRDA on the orders of AP CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.
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News Reports

With Assembly Elections in Haryana and Maharashtra being announced, here is how political parties fared in 2014

OpIndia Staff -
EC has on Saturday announced the dates for the Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana. Both the states will go to poll on October 21 and the results will be declared on October 24 in a single phase.
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News Reports

Won’t file FIR against your son, aunty: Babul Supriyo promises his assaulter’s mother

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister Babul Supriyo was heckled and assaulted by a mob of students at Jadavpur University while he was there to attend an event organised by ABVP.
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Government and Policy

Modi in America: An opportunity to emphasise ties between the two countries and a testament to PM Modi’s leadership

Ujjwal Virendra Deepak -
The "Howdy Modi" program will surely be a great opportunity to emphasize strategic partnerships and strong ties between the people of the two countries and between the world's oldest and largest democracies.
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Economy and Finance

To promote growth, just cut tax rates: Here is the likely impact of tax rates for corporates being slashed by the Modi govt

Karan -
1- 22 per cent of Corporate Tax Rate because it is the optimal tax rate implies that revenue maximization is the key driver of taxation policy going forward.
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Crime

Bihar: RJD MLA’s niece and her male friend Asif found dead, police suspects suicide

OpIndia Staff -
The police believe that Asif had first shot Riya on the head and then committed suicide. They have stated that a failed love affair might have been the reason.
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Law

Delhi Court rules that showing middle finger to woman amounts to outraging her modesty: Report

OpIndia Staff -
According to a recent court judgment, showing the middle finger to a woman tantamount to outraging her modesty and can land a person in jail.
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News Reports

Delhi taxi drivers start carrying condoms to avoid challans after bizarre fake news gained steam

OpIndia Staff -
They are convinced that if they do not carry condoms in their taxis they are likely to be fined, but clearly they have no idea about which government rule stipulates this
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Crime

‘Will tear your stomach apart’: One Asif Yusuf Shaikh bites off finger of victim, keeps abusing him even after spitting out severed finger

OpIndia Staff -
A squabble over a standing spot near the door in Asangaon fast train took a violent turn as one of the individuals involved in the quarrel named Asif Yusuf Shaikh suddenly chewed off a part of the index finger of the other co-passenger
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Opinions

Modi’s big bang tax cuts : Why a second term for Modi was absolutely critical

Abhishek Banerjee -
With the tax cuts announced yesterday by Modi government, India’s corporate tax rate on manufacturers is now among the lowest in the world, comparable or even lower than business paradise destinations like Hong Kong or Singapore.
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News Reports

OpIndia investigation: Tentacles of radical Islam, Pakistan, Khalistan in Houston anti-Modi protests ahead of ‘Howdy Modi’ event

Nupur J Sharma -
The ant-Modi protests ahead of the 'Howdy Modi' event in Houston have been organised by Khalistanis, Pakistanis and Radical Islamists with links to terror groups like Hamas
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Social Media

Romila Thapar’s fantasy fiction: Claims Yudhisthira of Mahabharata was inspired by Mauryan emperor Ashoka

Sanghamitra -
Not only is Romila's claim completely ignoring a few millennia between Mahabharata and Mauryan emperor Ashoka, but it also has many other flaws.
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News Reports

3100 people out of 4000 detained in Jammu and Kashmir since abrogation of Article 370 released already: Report

OpIndia Staff -
3100 people out of the 4000 detained in Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 have now been released.
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Politics

Sharad Pawar unravelling? After saying ‘Pakistan is a happy place’ now claims ‘only Pulwama-like attack can save BJP in Maharashtra’

OpIndia Staff -
Pawar claimed that the Balakot airstrikes against Pakistan-based terror camps had boosted the popularity of the Modi government. But Modi's popularity will not work in Maharashtra as the people are not satisfied with the Fadnavis government.
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News Reports

Aarey activist from NGO Vanashakti threatens woman with ‘dire consequences’ for a Facebook post that supported Mumbai Metro

OpIndia Staff -
A woman from Marol woman was threatened by an Aarey 'activist' from NGO Vanashakti for writing a Facebook post that supported the Mumbai Metro Construction project.
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News Reports

India receives its first ‘acceptance’ Rafale jet from Dassault Aviation in France

OpIndia Staff -
The formal hand over ceremony for the first Rafale jet is scheduled on October 8
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News Reports

15-year-old boy from Bihar duped by fake Kaun Banega Crorepati call, loses Rs 3 lakh

OpIndia Staff -
'Kaun Banega Crorepati', is a popular TV show streaming on Sony Entertainment television since the year 2000
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News Reports

Shocking CCTV footage show domestic violence allegedly by retired HC Judge, his wife and son against daughter-in-law

OpIndia Staff -
The victim of domestic violence, Sindhu Sharma had alleged that her father-in-law retired judge Nooty Ramamohana Rao, his wife and his son had been physically assaulting her for dowry
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News Reports

Shahid Afridi in denial mode, shields Pakistan’s terrorism while blaming India and IPL for cricketers refusing to tour Pakistan

OpIndia Staff -
Shahid Afridi makes a ludicrous claim that IPL and Indian exerted pressure responsible for cricketers refusing to play in Pakistan
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Media

Find your spine in Mamata’s purse, Telegraph

Editorial Desk -
The Telegraph, in a report on the Battle of Jadavpur, concluded that Babul Supriyo was equally responsible for the violence despite the fact that he was a victim of unprovoked violence.
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News Reports

A day after ‘Howdy, Modi’, Imran Khan likely to meet Donald Trump in New York on the side-lines of UNGA

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan though being snubbed repeatedly has once again vowed to raise the Kashmir issue at the upcoming UNGA session
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News Reports

Twitter shuts down thousands of fake news accounts across the world

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter has suspended 4,258 accounts which employed fake names tweeting mostly about Yemen and Qatar.
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Politics

Padma Bhushan awardee and ex BBC Delhi chief slams Congress for alienating Hindus through its brand of ‘secularism’

OpIndia Staff -
Mark Tully, who worked as the Chief of the Delhi bureau of BBC for two decades, has come out harshly against Congress
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