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Irony: Hung out to dry, the Opposition that Naidu wanted to lead is now rooting for Jagan Reddy

Ashish Shukla -
Naidu’s ego must have been fed by the opponents around him. He saw himself as a kingmaker. One who could make Narendra Modi dance to his tune.
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Politics

‘Ram’s TRP have gone down’ Mamata’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee attacks BJP over “Jai Shri Ram” slogans

OpIndia Staff -
Abhishek Banerjee went on to credit Mamata Banerjee for making the BJP raise the slogans of 'Jai Maa Kali' instead of 'Jai Shri Ram'.
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Crime

Aligarh: 3-year-old girl brutally murdered by Zahid over loan of Rs 10,000

OpIndia Staff -
Zahid had apparently warned Tina's family of dire consequences
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World Cup 2019

Match Preview – India vs South Africa: India plays their first while SA have lost both their opening games

Sandeep Singh -
After a long wait, Kohli's men finally start their World Cup campaign against South Africa, which desperately needs a win.
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Editor's picks

BJP leader and medical professional Dr Nandini lashes out on Kejriwal government for non-implementation of Ayushman Bharat

Dr. Nandini Sharma -
BJP leader Dr Nandini expresses disappointment that as a Delhi resident, her chief minister is depriving the people of Delhi of free healthcare services under Ayushman Bharat Yojana.
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Politics

Mamata Banerjee reads out Urdu sher and blames EVMs to take on BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Known for her Muslim appeasement policies, Mamata, on the occasion of Eid, has again taken to religious preaching, with a 'secularism' overdose.
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World Cup 2019

Oops! Pakistan-born British boxer Amir Khan says Pakistan’s chances of winning World Cup ‘depend on match-fixing’

OpIndia Staff -
The candid statements by the London based Pakistani boxer have evoked mixed reactions with some attacking him for having no knowledge about the sport while some others have expressed their anger after he made a few candid statements.
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Media

Dear ‘secular’ media, hailing Eid is good, but why so much negativity on Hindu festivals

Jinit Jain -
The so-called secular media organisations have often posted sharply critical posts on Hindu festivals, actively indulging in shaming Hindus for celebrating those, while the festivals of 'secular' religions are hailed with words likes 'peace, brotherhood and love'.
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Social Media

Mamata can’t seem to escape Jai Shri Ram, even her Eid post attracts the slogan

OpIndia Staff -
One Facebook user even added Hanuman Chalisa before concluding it with Jai Shri Ram
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News Reports

Messages praising ISIS found written on the pillars of a bridge in Navi Mumbai, high alert issued

OpIndia Staff -
The messages reportedly praised the soldiers fighting for the IS and mentioning the names IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Hafiz Saeed and other terrorists.
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Politics

Election Commission to announce election schedule in Jammu and Kashmir after Amarnath Yatra concludes

OpIndia Staff -
The Jammu and Kashmir state assembly was dissolved in November last year after a great political drama on the social media
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News Reports

NIA crackdown on Kashmiri separatists continues, wins custody of Masarat Alam Bhat, Shabir Shah and Asiya Andrabi in terror funding case

OpIndia Staff -
Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Syal has sent the three to 10-day custody of the NIA
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Opinions

NDA Government delivered 3.6 times more Metro projects in just 5 years, compared to UPA Govt

Dhairya Roy -
Metro rail projects have rapidly expanded under the Modi government
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News Reports

Opposition continues to crumble: Now National Conference severs ties with Congress

OpIndia Staff -
National Conference dumps Congress, decides to contest J&K assembly elections alone
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Crime

Srinagar: Two burqa clad women attack shopkeeper with chemical spray, loot jewellery

OpIndia Staff -
Two women covered in burqa loot a jewellery shop in Srinagar, Kashmir
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News Reports

Read here: The list of discrepancies in Robert Vadra’s answers to the questions asked by ED

OpIndia Staff -
ED had found several mismatches between answers given by Robert Vadra and his associates
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News Reports

List of 10 most wanted terrorists in the Kashmir valley released by security forces

OpIndia Staff -
The list has been prepared as part of the effort of the security forces to establish peace in the region by neutralising terror activities.
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Opinions

The ‘liberals’ are not introspecting, just angry and upset that their propaganda is failing

Rahul Roushan -
None of them are really saying that their beliefs were based on some wrong or outdated principles that need to be discarded.
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Culture and History

Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint distorts history: Claims Mughals introduced grapes to India, social media schools the author

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Grapes have been part of Indian cuisine centuries before the Mughals invaded India
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News Reports

Porn clip plays in the midst of Food and Civil Supply department meeting in Rajasthan, leaves everyone embarrassed

OpIndia Staff -
The porn clip kept playing for almost 2 minutes until the technical team somehow managed to stop it.
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World Cup 2019

Did you know why India is playing its first game so late?

OpIndia Staff -
Why is the most marketable team in the cricket arena playing a match after six days from the day tournament started?
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Opinions

The campaign against Akshaya Patra: Fuelled more by morbid bigotry and vested interests than concerns for children welfare?

K Bhattacharjee -
The Akshaya Patra Foundation (APF) is under attack again from motivated activists for its mid-day meals.
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Politics

We will not allow Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi, AAP will give free healthcare for all: Satyendra Jain

OpIndia Staff -
Satyendra Jian claimed Ayushman Bharat will not help the people of Delhi and the AAP government will provide free healthcare for all in Delhi.
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News Reports

World Environment Day: Environment ministry urges people to plant trees, launches #selfiewithsapling campaign

OpIndia Staff -
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar has urged people to plant trees and post photo with it on Twitter with #selfiewithsapling hashtag
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News Reports

BJP’s West Bengal 2021 assembly election preparation, “Jai Maha Kali” slogans to accompany “Jai Shri Ram”

OpIndia Staff -
BJP will contest the West Bengal assembly elections with “Jai Shri Ram” and "Jai Maha Kali” slogans
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Politics

Major jolt to Maharashtra Congress: Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil resigns, might join BJP with 10 other MLAs

OpIndia Staff -
Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil's son Sujay Vikhe Patil had earlier resigned from the Congress to join BJP on the denial of the ticket from the Ahmednagar constituency.
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Politics

Hey Congress, you forgot to make this one little change on your website

OpIndia Staff -
Congress' IT team needs an escape velocity of Jupiter to make changes on the website.
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Politics

Delhi BJP MLA Vijender Gupta files defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia

OpIndia Staff -
Vijender Gupta sues Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia for alleging that BJP is conspiring to kill Kejriwal using his own bodyguards.
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Opinions

Why West Bengal is in a hostage situation with no good choices

Abhishek Banerjee -
The TMC is holding BJP workers in Bengal hostage. And there are no good choices.
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Politics

BSP-SP breakup: After BSP supremo Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav drops hint of SP going into the assembly by-polls alone

OpIndia Staff -
Akhilesh Yadav too has said that in the event that alliance doesn't survive, they will too go alone in the assembly by-polls
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Economy and Finance

The debate around PLFS is back and here are the issues that the politicised controversy fails to consider

Karan -
The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) is officially out, and with it, the controversy on job growth over the last 5 years has resurfaced.
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News Reports

OpIndia Impact: Congress party updates its website after mistakes and omissions were pointed out

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party has included Sitaram Kesari in its past president list, and corrected a key detail about Rajiv Gandhi on its website
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Entertainment

People fear for their lives unless they show Army, India and Hindus in bad light: Vivek Agnihotri on ‘The Kashmir Files’

Nirwa Mehta -
Vivek Agnihotri's last film, The Tashkent Files has been very widely accepted by the audience and recently completed 50 days at the Box Office
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Media

Arnab Goswami talks about some unPRINTable facts: Who got free flats and land? Who are the people now promoting freebie culture?

OpIndia Staff -
Arnab slammed the comment "It is an era of freebies" and stated that India has stated through votes that it is an era of aspirations, ambition, merit and not freebies.
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Cricket

BCCI announces home season schedule for India

OpIndia Staff -
On Monday, BCCI announced the number of cricket matches and teams India will play at home in 2019-20 season.
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News Reports

Delhi Police reminds AAP government in Delhi for sanction to chargesheet its ‘sex tape’ minister Sandeep Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
Ousted AAP MLA, Sandeep Kumar is most well known for his alleged ‘sex tape’ that emerged in August 2016.
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Entertainment

Anubhav Sinha’s ‘Article 15’ claims of highlighting ‘equality’, takes liberties with facts to suit anti-Brahmin propaganda

OpIndia Staff -
Changing the ethnicities and identities of a highly publicised crime only reeks of narrow political agenda, an agenda which is dangerously partial and divisive. 
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World Cup 2019

Preview – Match 7: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka – Who will get their first points of the World Cup on the board

Sandeep Singh -
Sri Lanka is in the middle of a terrible run of a form right now, having won just 2 games since September last year.
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News Reports

Karl Marx had impregnated his maid and didn’t own up the child

OpIndia Staff -
A well-kept secret from the dark side of Karl Marx's life which he didn't want you to know
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Imran, Irfan and Rizwan arrested for throwing acid on their own sister, strangle her over a ‘love affair’

OpIndia Staff -
The police said Irfan and Rizwan had committed the crime, while Imran was booked for criminal conspiracy in facilitating the crime.
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Politics

Cracks in Rajasthan Congress: Sachin Pilot should take responsibility of my son’s defeat, says CM Ashok Gehlot

OpIndia Staff -
Ashok Gehlot says that as party president of the state unit, Pilot should also share the responsibility of the loss in Lok Sabha elections.
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World Cup 2019

Cricket World Cup 2019 Match 6 – England v Pakistan in numbers

Ritesh -
Unpredictable and fantastic turn around for Pakistan in the World Cup
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News Reports

Indian Air Force’s missing AN-32 with 13 onboard still not located, search operations on

OpIndia Staff -
The aircraft had gone missing after it got airborne from Jorhat in Assam at around 1225 hrs for Menchuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh.
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News Reports

Kathua Rape Case: The verdict in the case likely to be pronounced on June 10 by trial court

OpIndia Staff -
The case was being heard in-camera on a day-to-day basis since the hearing in the case began in the first week of June last year. 
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News Reports

Former TMC MLA Manirul Islam offers to quit BJP after protests against his induction in the party last week

OpIndia Staff -
TMC MLA Manirul Islam, who had joined BJP last week, offers to quit party due to protests by BJP workers against him
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World Cup 2019

Wasim Akram praises the master blaster, says no point of sledging Tendulkar as it only motivated him

OpIndia Staff -
Wasim Akram gets nostalgic, is all praises for Sachin Tendulkar
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Politics

Andhra CM Jagan Reddy revokes Naidu govt order, reinstates general consent granted to CBI

OpIndia Staff -
As per the new order, the CBI will not require to take the permission of the state government before conducting any probe in the state.
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World Cup 2019

World Cup in numbers – It’s all about India

Ritesh -
India will play its first match in World Cup on Wednesday, June 5 at Southampton, England.
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Opinions

The ‘Performative Wokeness’ of the AIB and what it tells us about modern businesses

K Bhattacharjee -
The debacle of the AIB and its inner functioning only shows that 'Feminism' and related ideologies have been turned into a tool by businesses to increase their profit margins and expand their consumer base.
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News Reports

Mayawati announces BSP will contest the UP by-polls alone, questions raised on future of SP-BSP alliance

OpIndia Staff -
Following the disastrous Lok Sabha election for mahagathbandhan, Mayawati decides to fight the UP bypolls alone
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