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News Reports

ED summons Congress era Civil Aviation minister Praful Patel in connection with Deepak Talwar illegal aviation deals case

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate has summoned UPA era Civil Aviation Minister, Praful Patel, on the 6th of June in the Deepak Talwar illicit aviation deals case.

Opinions

Political consolidation of all castes: Narrative of BJP being an ‘upper caste’ party is malicious and another attempt to wound Hindu unity

K Bhattacharjee - 1 June, 2019

The BJP will be acutely aware that they are dependent on this Hindu consolidation for its stellar performance and going forward, if it is to do well, then it has to further cement it.

World Cup 2019

Preview – Match 4 : Australia vs Afghanistan – first official match for Smith and Warner since their return

Sandeep Singh - 1 June, 2019

Warner and Smith were banned for 12 months for ball tampering.

News Reports

On the day Amit Shah takes charge of Home Ministry, 5 Kashmiri youth shun the path of terrorism and surrender: Report

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

The 5 youths shunned the path of terrorism after their families appealed them to return back

Government and Policy

Here is why comparing the recent job data with past data is faulty and foolish

Editorial Desk - 1 June, 2019

The method to calculate job data has been changed, hence it can’t be compared with past data.

Government and Policy

Here are the 5 major decisions taken in the first 24 hours of the new Modi government being sworn in

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

A day after swearing in, Prime Minister Modi met with the new Cabinet met on Friday and made some key decisions fulfilling the election promises that were made in the manifesto.

Opinions

It is not the sole responsibility of the ‘right’ or the ‘left’ to criticise Modi, it is just the time to discuss, debate and...

Karan - 1 June, 2019

Over the course of last 5 years, I’ve come to a conclusion that labels such as political, cultural or economic right (or the left) are too restrictive, and often, an oversimplification of the diverse set of ideas that an individual may represent.

News Reports

Sonia Gandhi elected to head Congress Parliamentary Party as she thanks Rahul Gandhi for ‘toiling hard’ to take on Modi govt

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

Sonia Gandhi has been elected to head the Congress Parliamentary Party just like the last time

News Reports

Congress fails to introspect, blames Rahul Gandhi’s humiliating defeat from Amethi on lack of cooperation from SP and BSP

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

The conclusion that the panel drew was unsurprising considering it deflected all the blame to SP-BSP and shielded Rahul Gandhi from taking any part of the blame for his loss in Amethi

Media

India Today’s ‘Anti Fake News War Room’ goes to war against a watermarked meme, again

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2019

The so-called 'fact-check' was shared on Twitter by Rahul Kanwal, who is the Director of India Today and Aaj Tak and in his bio, calls himself a 'fake news slayer'.

World Cup 2019

Pakistan blown away by pace as West Indies coasts to a win

Sandeep Singh - 1 June, 2019

West Indies strolled to a comfortable 7 wickets win in just 13.4 Overs of their innings.

World Cup 2019

Preview – Match 3: New Zealand v Sri Lanka could be another one sided game?

Ritesh - 1 June, 2019

First two matches of the 2019 world cup have been one-sided, and the third match could prove to be no different.

News Reports

Shekhar Gupta admits that journalists chose to ignore the positive effects of Modi government’s welfare schemes

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Shekhar Gupta admits that journalists deliberately ignored how various schemes of Modi govt were helping people

News Reports

First decision of new government dedicated to those who protect India, major changes made in Scholarship Scheme under National Defence Fund

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme under the NDF is provided to encourage technical and post-graduate education for the widows and wards of the deceased/ex-service personnel.

World Cup 2019

World Cup: Match 2 – Pakistan v West Indies in numbers

Ritesh - 31 May, 2019

The match ended in just 35.2 overs with Pakistan scoring their second worst batting total in world cups.

Opinions

An iron hand and zero tolerance policy can ease Traffic and Pollution situation easily

Sudhir - 31 May, 2019

A few points on how Traffic can be made to run smoothly in the existing scenario.

News Reports

‘Cannot allow Hindus to vote anymore,’ Trinamool Rajya Sabha MP tells party workers

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The comment was made while analyzing the results of the Lok Sabha elections in which the BJP managed to increase its tally to 18 seats in the state.

Economy and Finance

India’s GDP grew by 6.8% in the last financial year, quarterly rate fell below 6% in the last quarter

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The GDP growth rate for the financial year 2018-19 was 6.8% at constant price, and 11.2% at the current price.

News Reports

Grenade flung at CRPF camp in Kashmir, firing underway between the forces and terrorists

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

In an ongoing encounter in Shopian, 3 terrorists have been already neutralised by Forces

World Cup 2019

David Warner declared fit, will open for Australia

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Warner, who opens the batting, was earlier doubtful for the first match of the world cup.

Media

Journalist Rana Ayyub continues to smoulder as Amit Shah is appointed as Union Minister of Home Affairs

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Ever Since BJP has scored a comprehensive victory in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, “dark” days have started for Rana Ayyub

Media

Gurugram ‘hate crime’: Police says Barkat Alam may have been tutored to give it a communal angle

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Barkat Alam's cousin reveals Alam's mysterious visit to Delhi following which the 'hate crime' angle seems to have garnered steam

Opinions

How the forgotten majority played a major role in securing Modi a second term

Rajan Laad - 31 May, 2019

Decoding Narendra Modi’s amazing re-election

News Reports

Kashmir: Over half a dozen Hijbul Mujahideen overground workers sending information to Pakistan identified by security forces

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The overground workers have already sent information relating to Jammu city, military stations located at the border of Kathua, Udhampur, and Doda Kishtawad to Pakistan.

News Reports

Within a day of assuming office, PM Modi fulfils pre-poll promise to create Jal Shakti Ministry

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The forming of the Jal Shakti Ministry is in line with PM Modi's promise of ensuring safe drinking water to all households

News Reports

Character assassination: ‘Liberals’ try to malign union minister Pratap Chandra Sarangi by raking up the murder of Christian Missionary Graham Staines

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The Wadhwa Commission that investigated the murder made it clear that there was no evidence to suggest that Bajrang Dal was involved in the crime.

Opinions

New sheriff in town: Three wishes for Home Minister Amit Shah

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 May, 2019

Amit Shah is the new Home Minister and here is my wishlist for him

News Reports

Model-actress and cancer survivor Lisa Ray exposes Telegraph for inherent sexism

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Instead of publishing an author image, The Telegraph published a sensuous picture of Lisa Ray with her article.

Politics

Wasim, main accused in the murder of Smriti Irani’s aide in Amethi arrested

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Smriti Irani's aide was murdered in Amethi just hours after the results were declared where Irani defeated Congress President in what has always been considered the party's 'safe seat'

News Reports

Admiral Karambir Singh takes over as the 24th Chief of the Naval Staff

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The admiral has a career spanning nearly 37 years and was appointed as the next Chief of Naval Staff by the Modi government

News Reports

Bangladesh based terror outfit JMB ties up with LeT to establish bases near the border

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Bangladesh based terror outfit JMB ties up with Pakistan based LeT to establish bases near the border

Politics

This tweet of Arvind Kejriwal predicting Amit Shah as Home Minister has come back to haunt him

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Amit Shah is the new Home Minister and BJP supporters can't stop mocking AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

News Reports

Country gets new Home, Defence and Finance ministers, portfolios of ministers of new Modi government allocated

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

The top ministries have been reshuffled in the Modi Government 2.0

News Reports

A constant reminder? Rafale replica placed outside Air Chief Marshal’s residence in Delhi across Congress HQ

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

That a replica of the aircraft has now come up next to their headquarters makes one wonder if the Wheels of Fate themselves are having a laugh at the expense of the Congress party's misfortune.

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim brother kills woman for marrying a Hindu man

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Woman’s family was angry over her choosing to marry outside religion and changing her religion of birth.

Politics

Mamata’s intolerance: 10 people have been arrested after Mamata got irked hearing ‘Jai Shree Ram’, threatened action

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2019

Banerjee who is known to be hypersensitive even when it comes to humour or constructive criticism has in recent times been displaying similar volatility to the name of Lord Ram

News Reports