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News Reports

TTE seen taking money from poor man in viral clip, suspended by Railways

OpIndia Staff -
A viral video has been shared several times on Social Media where a railway official can be seen taking money from a poor man travelling on the train.
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Politics

Imran Khan says Pulwama was an ‘indigenous thing’ by a Kashmiri ‘boy’ who was radicalised by the ‘brutality of security forces’

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan again shrugs off the responsibility of the terror organisation that thrive on the Pakistani soil.
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News Reports

Senior citizen who used to put lizards in his own food on trains to get free meal caught by railway officials

OpIndia Staff -
A senior citizen named Surender Pal, in his 70s was found guilty of contaminating his own meal to get free ones from the national transporter
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News Reports

Gujarat tops the list of states with installed rooftop solar projects at 261.97 MW: Govt informs Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat tops the list of states that have installed rooftop solar projects with an installed capacity of 261.97 megawatts, informs RK Singh, MoS
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News Reports

DCW chairperson Swati Maliwal posts old child rape video from Hyderabad on Twitter, asks Delhi police to file report

OpIndia Staff -
DCW chairperson publishes child rape video and asks Delhi police to investigate old rape case in Hyderbad where the perpetrator has already been arrested
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News Reports

Karnataka Congress-JDS coalition government collapses after it fails to get trust vote passed in Assembly

OpIndia Staff -
After days of drama, CM Kumaraswamy finally moved the trust vote today that failed to pass in the Assembly. As a result, the Karnataka government has officially collapsed
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Crime

Aurangabad: Sheikh Aamer faked ‘forced to chant Jai Shri Ram’ story to get applauded in the community

OpIndia Staff -
The complainant Sheikh Aamer went back on his complaint and admitted that he made up the story of being forced to chant ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to seek applause and appreciation from his community members.
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News Reports

Even after India rejects Trump’s claim on Kashmir mediation, Farooq Abdullah congratulates Modi, Mehbooba Mufti welcomes move

OpIndia Staff -
India has rejected Trump's claim that Modi asked him to mediate on Kashmir, but bot arooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti welcoming the mediation =
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Social Media

Who is Prime Minister Modi’s ‘very special friend’ who came to meet him in the Parliament today?

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Modi today shared images with a 'very special friend' who had come to meet him at the Parliament.
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Crime

Haryana: Farmer murdered by cattle thieves, two buffaloes and a calf stolen

OpIndia Staff -
The buffaloes were of the Murrah breed and as per the relatives of the murdered farmer, could easily be sold for Rs 50 to 60 thousand each.
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News Reports

Afghanistan hits out at Trump, says won’t let foreign powers determine its fate

OpIndia Staff -
US President Donald Trump had said that he can finish off the war in Afghanistan in just a week’s time but that would mean casualties in millions which he doesn't want.
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News Reports

Politics above national interest? Opposition chants ‘Pradhan Mantri Jawab Do’ in parliament despite official statement by govt

OpIndia Staff -
US President Donald Trump has triggered another controversy with his remarks on Kashmir.
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News Reports

Home ministry to withdraw Z+ level security accorded to Akhilesh Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav had been accorded the Z+ security status in 2012 and was being guarded by 22 armed NSG 'black cat' commandoes.
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News Reports

Rajasthan Muslim Parishad files police complaint against publisher for hurting religious sentiments in B.Ed textbook

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Muslim Parishad says a B.Ed book is designed to spread hate, files FIR with the police
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News Reports

Slain rifleman’s brothers join Army, father says ‘will dedicate all my 6 sons to Indian Armed Forces, they will avenge Aurangzeb’

OpIndia Staff -
Martyred rifleman Aurangzeb's two brothers- Mohammad Tariq and Mohammad Shabbir have joined the infantry battalion of the Territorial Army
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Politics

After 12 hours of the news being broken and debunked, Rahul Gandhi awakens to peddle his agenda

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi also rejected the clarification given by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the Rajya Sabha, terming the denial "weak".
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News Reports

Beware if you receive this email for job interview at IndiGo, you could be getting cheated

OpIndia Staff -
IndiGo Airlines responded to Amruta confirming that the letter confirming job interview, that is, the letter and the SMS is indeed fake
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: After Triple Talaq, Man pressurizes wife to undergo nikah halala with his brother and uncle

OpIndia Staff -
Rabiya further stated that when she refused to give in to her husband's demands, she was thrashed and thrown out of the house.
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Opinions

Had Donald Trump taken time to educate himself about world affairs before becoming President, he would not look foolish

Nupur J Sharma -
For Donald Trump to lie about something so elementary as India's stand on Kashmir, only goes to show how terribly ignorant the President truly is.
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News Reports

Sikhs protest against the CBI’s closure report in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case, Police use tear gas, water canons to disperse crowd

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, one of the main accused in the 2015 Bargari sacrilege case and a Dera Sacha Sauda follower, Mohinder Pal Bittu, was killed in Nabha jail.
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Politics

India and US checked their G20 records, Modi and Trump never discussed Kashmir, ET reports

OpIndia Staff -
India and the US have no record of Kashmir being discussed by the heads of two countries when they met in Osaka last year, the ET report says. 
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News Reports

Azam Khan extends support even as police files case against SP’s Nahid Hasan for asking Muslims to boycott shops run by BJP supporters

OpIndia Staff -
SP MLA, Nahid Hasan asked the local Muslim population living in the communally sensitive Kairana in UP, to 'boycott' shops run by BJP supporters
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News Reports

While Congress plays politics, Shashi Tharoor comes out to defend PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
As Congress tries to slam PM Modi over the Trump statement on the Kashmir issue, Shashi Tharoor stated that he does not believe Trump's claim.
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Political Fact-Check

Trump’s Kashmir statement: While questioning Modi, Randeep Surjewala forgets to give credit to Nehru for ‘third party mediation’ in Kashmir issue

OpIndia Staff -
The enduring problem of Jammu and Kashmir is because of the monumental mistakes made by then PM Jawaharlal Nehru.
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Economy and Finance

No, there is no new tax on maintenance you pay to RWA as a flat owner

OpIndia Staff -
The Finance Ministry has tweaked an earlier 'Service tax' regime to bring in more transparent and efficient GST into housing societies and RWAs. 
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News Reports

Congress continues to play politics even after MEA denies Trump’s statement on Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Congress MP K Suresh had given an Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha over "US President Donald Trump's claim that PM Narendra Modi asked Trump to mediate in Kashmir".
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Cricket

The Complete ICC World Test Championship Guide: Here’s everything you need to know about it

OpIndia Staff -
The ICC wants the bilateral series more engaging and to make it successful they have come with ICC World Test Championship.
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News Reports

Kashmir statement: US congressman apologises to Indian ambassador for Trump’s ‘amateurish and embarrassing mistake’

OpIndia Staff -
India's Ministry of External Affairs had immediately dismissed the claims made by Trump and had stated that PM Modi had never made any such proposal to Trump.
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News Reports

We have better relation with Pakistan after stopping the $1.3 billion aid: Donald Trump to press during meeting with Imran Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Donald Trump, the President of the United States of America seems to have had a rather 'productive' meeting with Imran Khan. the Prime Minister of Pakistan
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Media

Assorted trolls from politics and media spread falsehood despite official clarification by India over Trump’s Kashmir comments

OpIndia Staff -
Why let facts get into the way of a well scripted narrative?
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Government and Policy

India rejects US president Donald Trump’s claim that PM Modi had requested him to mediate on Kashmir issue

OpIndia Staff -
Modi has not requested Trump to mediate on Kashmir issue, India rebuts claim made by the US president
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News Reports

News twist in Karnataka drama: Fake resignation letter of HD Kumaraswamy emerges, makes it to assembly

OpIndia Staff -
HD Kumaraswamy flashes his fake resignation letter in assembly, claims his signature is forged
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News Reports

After successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, ISRO set to launch missions to the Sun and Venus in the coming years

OpIndia Staff -
After the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2, ISRO plans to launch Aditya-L1, the mission to the sun, early next year.
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Interviews

Pakistan plundering Balochistan, we appeal PM Modi to support freedom struggle: Dr Allah Nazar Baloch of BLF speaks exclusively to OpIndia

Nupur J Sharma -
Away from the glare of the world that often talks tall on Human Rights and the rights of the indigenous people, Balochistan bleeds at the hands of Pakistan. OpIndia interviews founder and chief of Balochistan Liberation Front, Dr Allah Nazar Baloch
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Politics

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao announces Rs. 10 lakhs for every family in his native village in Siddipet

OpIndia Staff -
The CM of Telangana stated that the financial grant is a token of gratitude towards the people of Chintamadaka village.
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News Reports

Police complaint filed against Shia cleric and Mahmood Pracha after announcing that they would help Muslims, Dalits to procure firearms

OpIndia Staff -
The Shia cleric and Mahmood Pracha are accused of inciting communal hatred
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Political History of India

Himalayan Blunder : When India gave up on Tibet and what it needs to do now

Krishna Kant -
During Rajiv Gandhi's 1989 visit to China, Deng Xiaoping had suggested: "Let both sides forget the unpleasant period in our past relations and let us treat everything with an eye on the future."30 years have since passed, however, the future is yet to arrive in India, Tibet and China relations.
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Crime

Sexual exploitation case: Kerala CPM chief’s son moves to Bombay High Court to quash the FIR against him

OpIndia Staff -
The CPM chief's son had approached the High Court last Wednesday seeking to quash the FIR against him over allegations of sexual exploitation.
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Politics

Is there a concerted attempt to sow doubts against PM Modi among his most loyal base?

Abhishek Banerjee -
By now, everyone of us who is out there on social media is aware of this strange new phenomenon.
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News Reports

Congress credits Jawaharlal Nehru for the successful launch of Chandrayaan2, gets ridiculed on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Even before Chandrayaan-2 entered its orbit around the Earth, the Congress party hailed Jawaharlal Nehru for the glorious achievement.
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News Reports

[Pictures] Chandrayaan2 launched successfully from Sriharikota

OpIndia Staff -
At 2:43 PM today, ISRO successfully launched India’s Mission Moon Chandrayaan2
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News Reports

Pune Engineer wants to be Congress president, claims to have ‘blueprint to revive’ the party

OpIndia Staff -
Gajanand Hosale is likely to submit his application on the 23rd of July to the city unit president of Congress Ramesh Bagwe.
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News Reports

Chandrayaan-2 launched: India to become the 4th country in the world to land on the moon

OpIndia Staff -
India has successfully launched its second mission to the moon, the Chandrayaan-2.
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Entertainment

Abusive actor Ajaz Khan who was arrested for inciting communal tension was ‘framed’, claims his wife, says he did nothing wrong

OpIndia Staff -
Khan was arrested by Mumbai Police on Wednesday last week for posting objectionable videos amounting to communal incitement on Tiktok and other social media websites
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Politics

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik says Omar Abdullah is being juvenile, his statements were made in a ‘fit of anger’

OpIndia Staff -
The J and K Governor has also called Omar Abdullah a 'political juvenile' for his tweet saying that any deaths of bureaucrats in the state will now mean an execution on the governor's orders.
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News Reports

Watch: Videos from moments before the horrific Sonbhadra massacre

OpIndia Staff -
The videos seem to have been taken by a local villager who perhaps had no inkling that he/she was about to record brutal killings of ten people.
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News Reports

Dhaka court dismisses sedition cases against activist who informed Donald Trump about persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh

OpIndia Staff -
Priya Saha informed US President Donald Trump about declining population of Hindus in Bangladesh.
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Opinions

We are the Hindus of Bharat, our faith is not restricted to imaginary fiefdoms of regionalism

Sanghamitra -
Thousands of Odias travel to Tirupati each year. Thousands go to Vaishno Devi, and thousands go to visit the 12 Jyotirlingas of India. So, how can some individuals with a tunnel view are going to decide what is the Odia identity and what is not?
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News Reports

Communal tension in Jaunpur as two Kanwariyas beaten up by Arif and Riyaz for chanting ‘Bol Bom’

OpIndia Staff -
Two Muslim men beat up the Kanwariyas for refusing to stop chanting 'Bol-Bum'
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Government and Policy

The environment and the economy: India stands at crossroads

Anagha Paranjape-Purohit -
In the name of environmental conservation, this elite class is, probably, unintentionally, ensuring that many people are excluded from the development cycle.
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