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Fact-Check

Youth Congress peddles lies, claims Z-category security to Mukesh Ambani was given by BJP govt

OpIndia Staff -
Congress' UPA government had granted Mukesh Ambani Z-category security in 2013 for which it drew criticism from the Supreme Court.
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Opinions

A tribute to the man who brought ‘Nationalism’ to our drawing rooms

Guest Author -
For all his faults, Arun Jaitley was a man who loved his country more than anything else and his country benefitted greatly from his hard work and commitment.
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News Reports

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav dissolves the party’s Delhi state unit with immediate effect

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav's party had to face severe humiliation in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as its tally remained stuck at five
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News Reports

P Chidambaram’s CBI custody extended till August 30, CBI to confront him with others accused in the INX Media case

OpIndia Staff -
P Chidambaram's CBI custody extended by 4 more days
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News Reports

Pakistan President gets notice for tweeting fake news, ‘human rights minister’ calls Twitter a ‘Modi mouthpiece’

OpIndia Staff -
Shireen Mazari, Human Rights Minister of Pakistan took to micro-blogging site to vent out her anger against Twitter for sending a notice to Arif Alvi, claimed that Twitter has gone too far and blamed them for being a mouthpiece of the 'rogue Modi government'
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News Reports

All issues between India and Pakistan are bilateral: PM Modi’s firm statement before US President Trump at G7

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi has stated firmly before Donald trump that all issues between India and Pakistan are bilateral in nature, indirectly dismissing his 'proposals' to mediate.
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News Reports

Supreme Court extends interim protection to P Chidambaram from arrest by ED till Tuesday

OpIndia Staff -
SC will hear the ED's counter-argument on Tuesday, extends interim protection to P Chidambaram by a day
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Opinions

Missing elements from defunct J&K constitution: Secular govt, equality of status and opportunity, assuring integrity of nation

Saket Suryesh -
If one goes by the reports on abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir, as represented in the global media, two things stand out. One, the official word is overwhelmingly in favour of India and Two, the international media is overwhelmingly against India.
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News Reports

Bareilly: Ashfaq bites mother-in-law’s nose, his father slits her ear for refusing to pay additional dowry

OpIndia Staff -
Bareilly man and his father thrash in-laws demanding additional dowry of ₹5 lakh after getting ₹10 lakh
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Interviews

Historians need to reevaluate our freedom struggle: Vikram Sampath talks about Congress being a British creation, Savarkar and more

K Bhattacharjee -
An interview with Vikram Sampath, the author of the book, 'Savarkar: Echoes of a Forgotten Past'.
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News Reports

UP govt, BJP had no role in welcoming Bulandshahr violence accused: UP Deputy CM KP Maurya

OpIndia Staff -
The Yogi government in UP had given its permission on June 28 to slap sedition charges on 44 persons accused of inciting violence in Chingravati area of Bulandshahr
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News Reports

Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, grandson of founder of Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, accused of gang rape of a journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Islamic scholar Tari Ramadan is already accused of raping a disabled woman in 2009 and a feminist activist in 2012
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News Reports

Blast at Kanchipuram temple kills 2, injures 4, cops say no link with terror alert

OpIndia Staff -
The police have said that the blast did not have any connection to the current terror alert in the state.
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Politics

Why Hindu RW should never be embarrassed to play blame games with liberals

Abhishek Banerjee -
His Majesty Jawaharlal Nehru and all his heirs and successors are 100% responsible for India’s problems in Kashmir. Every bit of expense, every bit of suffering that India has gone through in Kashmir is due to their strategic blunders.
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Editor's picks

Rajasthan: Communal tension grips Sawai Madhopur as members of Muslim community resort to stone pelting on VHP procession, section 144 imposed

OpIndia Staff -
It is believed that even on Sunday night, the police received reports of stone-pelting incidents, following which police made several arrests.
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News Reports

Assam: Bangladeshi cattle smuggler shot dead during an encounter with BSF at the border

OpIndia Staff -
The police stated they have information that the person killed was Abdul Rouf from Moulvibazar in Sylhet.
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News Reports

Rafale Deal: CAG to table the audit report on offsets in Parliament in winter session

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, the CAG report on the Rafale deal was tabled in Parliament in February. The chief auditor had not reviewed the offset audits as he did not want to combine it with the offset audit.
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News Reports

Supreme Court dismisses P Chidambaram’s interim bail plea in CBI case, deems it “infructuous” after his arrest

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi HC judge had remarked that P Chidambaram appears to be the kingpin in the INX Media scam
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News Reports

Inmate at Tihar jail branded with ‘Allah’, authorities claim its an attempt to vitiate communal atmosphere

OpIndia Staff -
The matter is currently being investigated.
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News Reports

In a major crackdown against corruption by the government, 22 senior government officials in the Finance Ministry sacked

OpIndia Staff -
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has compulsorily retired 22 senior government officials in "public interest" on charges of corruption and misconduct under Rule 56 (J). 
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Sports

Sindhu creates history at Basel, Sai Praneeth rewrites it after 36 years

Sambit Nayak -
Sindhu had a plan from the beginning, playing on all 4 corners, setting up the court and going for the kill at the opportune moment.
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Crime

Telangana: Gandhi statue vandalised, pro-Pakistan slogans written in Nizamabad

OpIndia Staff -
The police officials suspect that a newly emerged outfit belonging to a 'particular community' is behind the attack on the statue.
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Editor's picks

BJP Delhi spokesperson releases audio tape exposing Pakistan’s nefarious agenda to embarrass India on a global platform

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has been isolated by the international community which has firmly stood by India on its internal decision to abrogate Article 370. 
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Opinions

After the abrogation of Article 370, I remembered Iqbal, the beautiful shawl I bought, and his smiling face

henaprasun -
I left that exhibition with a heavy heart and with many unanswered questions in my mind.
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Politics

Former PM Manmohan Singh continues to have Z+ security, SPG protection replaced with CRPF cover

OpIndia Staff -
MHA has stated that the security cover provided to former PMs is subject to a professional and periodical review as per threat assessment and the decision has been taken after a review report suggested so.
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Politics

Mayawati slams Congress and opposition parties over Kashmir visit, says govt should be given time

OpIndia Staff -
Mayawati stated that Babasaheb Ambedkar was never in support of Article 370 because he was for establishing India's sovereignty and was a believer of equality.
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News Reports

In a historic event, Jammu and Kashmir flag removed from state secretariat, only Indian flag to be hoisted

OpIndia Staff -
The red-coloured flag with three stripes was used to reflect the three regions of the state – Kashmir valley, Jammu and Ladakh. The plough in the flag is representative of farmers of the state.
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Politics

Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt may join BJP ally Rashtriya Samaj Paksh in Maharashtra ahead of assembly elections

OpIndia Staff -
60-year old Sanjay Dutt is expected to join the Rashtriya Samaj Paksh (RSP) on September 25, said party founder and Cabinet minister in Maharashtra government, Mahadev Janka on Sunday.
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News Reports

Bahrain pardons 250 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture after PM Modi made his maiden visit to the island nation

OpIndia Staff -
According to official data, 8,189 Indians are lodged in various prisons in foreign countries, with Saudi Arabia having the highest number at 1,811.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir: Stone pelters in South Kashmir kill 42 year old local truck driver

OpIndia Staff -
The stone pierced the glass and injured the driver in the head. He was soon rushed to the nearby Bhijbhera hospital, from where he was referred to SKIMS Soura, the police officer said.
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News Reports

Amidst ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chants, 6 Bulandshahr violence accused welcomed with garlands after being released on bail

OpIndia Staff -
UP CM Yogi Adityanath, had called the violence a political conspiracy hatched by those who had lost their political grounds
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News Reports

“Give me majority, I will teach Modi how to govern”: Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy

OpIndia Staff -
Former Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy says he will teach governance to Narendra Modi
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News Reports

AIATF chairman and ex-Congress minister MS Bitta slams TOI journalist for not supporting abrogation of Article 370

OpIndia Staff -
Bitta had in 2013 accused the then Chief Minister of Delhi, Sheila Dikshit of backstabbing him by withdrawing his security
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Social Media

Congress congratulates PV Sindhu for making ‘her’ nation proud, people wonder which nation Congress belongs to

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter users wonder whether Congress does not consider PV Sindhu’s country to be theirs also.
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Politics

Congress NSUI National secretary ‘proud’ of shameful vandalisation of Savarkar’s bust by collegues, calls freedom fighter ‘gaddar’

OpIndia Staff -
Hatred for Veer Savarkar is not new for Congress
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News Reports

Congress govt in Madhya Pradesh to introduce courses in govt and private colleges on ‘life, ideology and policies’ of Rajiv Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, on Friday, decided to introduce special sessions in government as well as private colleges to teach students about the “life, ideology and policies” of former PM Rajiv Gandhi
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News Reports

P Chidambaram blames IAS officers for illegal FIPB approvals, says he didn’t see the files

OpIndia Staff -
Chidambaram shifts the blame of illegal FIPB approvals to IAS officers
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Media

Uttar Pradesh: Five journalists arrested for spreading fake news, booked under Gangster Act

OpIndia Staff -
The five journalists who were booked are Sushil Pandit, Udit Goel, Raman Thakur, who are from Gautam Budh Nagar, Chandan Rai from Sahibabad and Nitish Pandey from Lucknow.
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News Reports

Vyapam ‘whistleblower’ and Congress sympathiser doctor publishes confidential medical report to falsely malign Baba Ramdev’s associate

OpIndia Staff -
Congress sympathiser doctor accused that Baba Ramdev's associate consumes cannabis using medical report of someone else
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Media

Ravish Kumar blames ‘Modi the dictator’ for people not wanting to watch his mediocre shows anymore

OpIndia Staff -
The curious case of journalism by Ravish Kumar is that he often resorts to shooting the allegations in the dark without backing with any hard evidence,
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Opinions

A personal tribute to the legend: Working with master strategist Arun Jaitley during 2002 Gujarat elections

Guest Author -
Arun Jaitely had been a master strategist of BJP during the rise of the party
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News Reports

‘Tight slap to Pakistan’: Here are the awards that Prime Minister Modi has received from Islamic nations since 2014

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi has received several honours from Islamic nations since 2014
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Media

PM Modi reveals how Bear Grylls understood his Hindi during ‘Man vs Wild’ show

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking during his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio address, PM Modi revealed that Bear Grylls had a small cordless instrument in his ear, which received a simultaneous translation of his conversation into English.
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News Reports

Pakistan Senate chairman cancels UAE trip after PM Modi is honoured with ‘Order of Zayed’ and ‘The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance’

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Senator decided to skip its pre-scheduled trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following PM Narendra Modi recent visit to the nation where he was honoured with ‘Order of Zayed’ and 'The King Hamad Order of the Renaissance'
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News Reports

The Wire uses language of the enemy, terms Kashmir as ‘disputed’

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire echoes language of Pakistan, says Kashmir is disputed territory
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh ex-speaker accused of stealing govt furniture, his son accused of stealing 30 laptops from corporation office

OpIndia Staff -
YSR Congress Party government in Andhra Pradesh have levelled serious allegations on the previous Assembly Speaker
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News Reports

39-year old Rahim acted as ‘facilitator’, held for links with six LeT terrorists who sneaked in from Sri Lanka disguised as Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala Police arrested 39-year-old Rahim Kolliyil of Kodungalloor in central Kerala, for suspected links to the six Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists who had sneaked into Tamil Nadu by sea from Sri Lanka and were plotting a major attack across south India.
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Entertainment

‘Will perform in Pakistan if invited, stop me if you can’: Congress leader and actor Shilpa Shinde defends Mika Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Shilpa Shinde speaking to the media attacked the two entertainment bodies for banning Mika Singh for performing in Pakistan.
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Entertainment

Netflix issues apology: Kerala man gets unwanted calls after his number was attributed to a fictional gangster in Sacred Games 2

OpIndia Staff -
Netflix has managed to leave a Kerala man living in the UAE vexed after it mistakingly used his mobile number in its newly launched web series Sacred Games 2.
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Politics

A chameleon changes less colour than our own Arvind Kejriwal: Principled or Opportunist?

Ashish Shukla -
How does one define Arvind Kejriwal: Principled or Opportunist? Is he for power or people?
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