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Pakistan refuses to allow President Kovind’s plane through its airspace

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan had shut down its airspace for Indian planes after India's decision to abrogate Article 370 for Jammu and Kashmir.
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Opinions

The fight against plastic is one in which we are all together. For our own survival

Ashish Shukla -
A lot of plastic we litter blows into nature's wilderness.
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Government and Policy

Pakistan is frustrated, desperately trying to create unrest in Kashmir to blame it on India: NSA Ajit Doval

OpIndia Staff -
Doval, when asked about the easing of restrictions from all parts of Jammu and Kashmir, said that it depended on how Pakistan behaves.
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Media

The ‘eco-system’ is getting ready to bite you: What’s your response?

Ashish Shukla -
The Hindu has a front-page anchor today where it has grandiosely announced that it is partnering BBC and other global media outlets to fight the “misinformation” in public domain.
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Media

Assorted Lutyens’ journalists and their sympathisers join hands to defend Pallava Bagla’s boorish behaviour

Jinit Jain -
NDTV journalist Pallava Bagla heckled an anxious senior scientist at ISRO who had come out to address the media to explain about the failure in communication of the Vikram Lander.
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Crime

2-year-old infant among 4 injured in terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore district, to be shifted to Delhi AIIMS

OpIndia Staff -
There have been reports that JeM cadres are ready to infiltrate and carry out Pulwama type attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Opinions

In science, the best is always yet to come for India, even as small, petty minds whine

Abhishek Banerjee -
Chandrayaan 2: Failure reminds us of the supremacy of the scientific method
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News Reports

Moon missions in 60 years: The success stories and many, many failures

Jinit Jain -
NASA's fact sheet states that more than 40 per cent of missions to the Moon have failed so far in the last 60 years.
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Crime

Bihar: Stone pelting and communal violence during Tajiya procession in Kishanganj, 3 injured

OpIndia Staff -
It is notable here that Kishanganj district falls between Nepal border and West Bengal and has long been a communally sensitive area.
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Media

The Hindu and BBC join hands to combat fake news: The elephantine moronity of it all

Editorial Desk -
The Hindu today announced that it was partnering with BBC to protect its readers from disinformation.
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Social Media

Chandrayaan 2: As the nation rallies behind ISRO, and prays for Vikram lander, ‘liberal’ hate spills over

OpIndia Staff -
Some people are so consumed with their hatred for PM Modi that for them, the hopes and efforts of a nation and the hard work of scientists involved do not hold any value at all.
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Media

NDTV journalist apologises for being uncouth and screaming at ISRO scientist after Vikram Lander lost signal

OpIndia Staff -
After widespread condemnation for the NDTV journalist's uncouth behaviour, Pallava Bagla has now taken to Twitter to apologise for his conduct to ISRO scientist.
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News Reports

There are no failures in science, only efforts and experiments: PM Modi to ISRO scientists

OpIndia Staff -
"When ISRO has an entire encyclopedia of success, a couple of setbacks cannot take us out of trajectory", said PM Modi to scientists at ISRO.
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News Reports

Watch: ISRO Chief K Sivan breaks down after Vikram Lander loses contact, PM Modi embraces and consoles him

OpIndia Staff -
After the moon landing glitch, ISRO Chief K Sivan could be seen breaking down, with moist eyes and a heavy heart. At that moment, Prime Minister Modi can be seen embracing K Sivan and consoling him.
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Media

As ISRO loses contact with Vikram Lander, NDTV journalist arrogantly yells at scientist

OpIndia Staff -
NDTV journalist decided it was time to arrogantly scream at the ISRO scientists who were already going through enough.
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Fact-Check

Ahmedabad based Assamese scientist excluded from NRC because he didn’t apply, journalists use it to propagate fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Chandrayaan scientist's name in NRC because he didn't apply, journalists use it to attack NRC
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News Reports

Bangladesh to UN aid agencies: Support relocation of Rohingyas to Bhasan Char island or leave the country

OpIndia Staff -
UN has to agree to the relocation plan or it can take the refugees with them: Bangladesh Foreign minister
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News Reports

Eknath Gaikwad appointed as Acting President of the Mumbai Congress, replacing Milind Deora

OpIndia Staff -
Gaikwad would replace Milind Deora, who had earlier resigned from the post of Mumbai party chief.
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News Reports

First in India: Jagga and Balia, conjoined twins born with brains fused, separated successfully by doctors at AIIMS

OpIndia Staff -
While Jagga is normal, Balia cannot speak yet and would need prolonged rehabilitation.
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News Reports

India gifts solar panels worth $1 million to the United Nations headquarters in New York

OpIndia Staff -
India gifted solar panels were installed on the roof of the United Nations
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News Reports

Why do you want to destroy the Delhi Metro? SC slams Kejriwal govt over free Metro rides to women

OpIndia Staff -
Noting that losses on this count will run up to Rs 1,500 crore per annum, the Supreme Court bench said that as a result, DMRC may not remain a profitable venture.
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News Reports

NDTV, Reuters and AP journalists occupying palatial govt bungalows in Srinagar asked to vacate, Kashmir Press Club miffed

OpIndia Staff -
Journalists have their government allocated bungalows taken back, Kashmir Press Club issues statement against the government.
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News Reports

No ‘Aryan Gene’ in Rakhigarhi skeletons, Indus Valley population largest source of ancestry for South Asians: Study

OpIndia Staff -
The study involved the inspection of DNA samples of the skeletons found in Rakhigarhi, an Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) site in Haryana.
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Politics

Mother of all ‘divert attention’ formats: ISRO launched Chandrayaan 2 to ‘divert attention’ from economic condition, says Mamata Banerjee

Nirwa Mehta -
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee has floated conspiracy theory that Chandrayaan 2 was launched to divert attention from 'economic disaster'.
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News Reports

Facing probe in Saradha case, TMC MP Shatabdi Roy returns Rs 30.64 lakhs to ED

OpIndia Staff -
The Saradha Ponzi scheme is the most high-profile ponzi scam in the state of WB where millions of small investors were cheated of about 200 billion rupees.
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to release Rs.10 Crore deposited by Karti Chidambaram for three more months

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court had allowed Karti to travel to the United States, Spain and Germany this month and next month, asking him to deposit another Rs.10 crore as the security deposit.
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News Reports

Read the details of Enforcement Directorate’s case against Congress leader D K Shivakumar

OpIndia Staff -
Unaccounted cash worth Rs.8.59 crore was found in flats belonging to Shivakumar in Delhi
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Books

The Curse of Gandhari: Author Aditi Banerjee tells why Gandhari is her favourite queen

OpIndia Staff -
"The Curse of Gandhari" author Aditi Banerjee says she finds Gandhari as one of the most inspirational and unforgettable characters.
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Media

The tragedy of Ravish Kumar: A creative and deranged poet desperate to be a ‘hero’ in the world of journalism

K Bhattacharjee -
Ravish Kumar constructs a fictional narrative about the country and the world at large without ever realizing that the portrait he has painted is entirely the creation of his own mind.
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News Reports

Restructure Pakistan into multiple autonomous states or face an existential threat: Pakistan’s minority leader Nadeem Nusrat

OpIndia Staff -
Nadeem Nusrat said that in the history of the last 72 years, particularly after the creation of Bangladesh, it has been proven that Pakistan cannot become a nation-state, mainly due to Punjab's hegemony over other ethnic groups.
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News Reports

Fire at New Delhi Railway Station, passengers evacuated safely

OpIndia Staff -
A fire broke out in the read power car of Chandigarh-Kochuveli Express at platform 8 of New Delhi Railway Station.
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News Reports

Special Court adjourns Aircel-Maxis case ‘sine die’, no future date of hearing assigned

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram, one of the accused in Aircel-Maxis deal, is held in judicial custody in Tihar Jail for shady FIPB clearances granted by him to INX Media
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News Reports

First day in Tihar: Contrary to the long list of demands, P Chidambaram gets dal-roti to eat, floor to sleep on

OpIndia Staff -
In a major development, former Union Minister P Chidambaram has been sent to judicial custody at Tihar Jail till September 19, 2019
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News Reports

Read details: Delhi Police files FIR against freelance protestor-turned-politician Shehla Rashid, slapped with sedition charges

OpIndia Staff -
Shehla Rashid had posted a series of tweets making unverified claims about the conduct of the Indian Army in JK after the abrogation of Article 370
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News Reports

American Airlines mechanic Abdul Majeed Alani arrested for sabotaging a flight carrying 150 passengers, forcing it to be grounded

OpIndia Staff -
Abdul-Majeed Marouf Ahmed Alani, the mechanic who is now accused of sabotaging flight equipment admitted on Thursday that he tampered with a navigation system on the plane so that he could collect overtime work.
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Variety

Delhi Ka Maharaja: Read how this Ganesh Seva Mandal in Delhi carries forward the legacy of Bal Gangadhar Tilak

OpIndia Staff -
Mahendra Ladda, who originally hails from Latur, Maharashtra, but has made Delhi his home, has used 'Jal Hi Jeevan Hai' theme for the 'Delhi Ka Maharaja', 18th Ganesh Mahotsav in the national capital organised by Ganesh Seva Mandal.
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Crime

Customer Rafique Khan hacks newspaper hawker Mannu Vaishnav to death with an axe when asked to pay his dues

OpIndia Staff -
The deceased is identified as Mannu Vaishnav (45), who works as a newspaper hawker in the colony. Vaishnav had asked for the payments that were due to Rafique Khan. Khan hacked Vaishnav to death with an axe.
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Opinions

Barkha Dutt’s bizarre rant on P. Chidambaram being sent to Tihar

Ashish Shukla -
Barkha Dutt is aghast as to why Congress is not taking to the streets on the matter of P. Chidambaram
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Politics

Finally, AAP’s Alka Lamba quits, a month after AAP spokesperson taunted her that they will accept her resignation on Twitter too

OpIndia Staff -
Lamba had announced her resignation several times in the last few months, AAP says it will accept her resignation even on Twitter but she never resigns.
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News Reports

ED issues show-cause notice to Amnesty International for violating foreign exchange law to the tune of Rs 51 Crore

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a show-cause notice to alleged human rights organisation Amnesty International, for violation of FEMA laws to the tune of over Rs 51 crore.
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Fact-Check

Congress’ Randeep Surjewala caught spreading fake news that Indian Rupee is weaker than Bangladeshi Taka, deletes tweet

Nirwa Mehta -
The Indian Rupee has certainly taken a hit in the recent days but it has never gone down below the Bangladeshi Taka.
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News Reports

Pakistan: Triple Talaq ban ineffective, Islamic Council recommends it to be made a punishable crime

OpIndia Staff -
The Council of Islamic Ideology is a constitutional body in Pakistan which gives legal advice to the government on issues of Islam and religious practices.
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News Reports

Tukde Tukde slogans: AAP govt refuses to sanction prosecution of Kanhaiya Kumar and gang, says they were not against country

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi government found the evidence provided by Delhi Police against Kanhaiya Kumar 'flimsy' and 'riddled with gaps'.
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Social Media

Just days before Ravish Kumar receives his Ramon Magsaysay award, social media users expose his hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff -
Ravish Kumar's view on low GDP growth rate changes on the basis of the government of the day
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: FIR filed against 43 Muslims for serving buffalo meat to Hindus at a religious event

OpIndia Staff -
The Hindu's have alleged that they were served 'buffalo meat' on purpose to hurt their religious sentiments
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News Reports

After university, Azam Khan’s resort ‘Humsafar’ raided, power supply cut over electricity theft

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the UP government had razed the boundary wall of the resort as it was built over a nullah owned by the irrigation department.
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News Reports

Goa Police registers FIR against swimming coach Surajit Ganguly for molesting minor swimmer

OpIndia Staff -
A video of the disturbing incidence where swimming coach Surajit Ganguly was seen brutally molesting a 15-year-old minor national level swimmer had surfaced on September 4, 2019
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News Reports

UAE tells Pakistan Kashmir is a bilateral issue and has nothing to do with ‘Muslim Ummah’: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
UAE Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan has told Pakistan that Kashmir is not an issue of the Muslim Ummah and is a dispute between India and Pakistan
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Law

Accused in INX Media case, UPA-era finance minister P Chidambaram sent to Tihar Jail till September 19

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi HC judge has termed P Chidambaram as the kingpin’ of the INX Media case.
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News Reports

Author Ashi Kalim, accused of making derogatory comments on Hindu gods, gets bail from High Court, lawyer Chandni to file intervention application

OpIndia Staff -
Anticipatory bail of Ashi Kalim Ullah rejected in a case filed against her for making derogatory remarks against Hindu gods
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