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Read the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the join sitting of Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
President Ram Nath Kovind addressed the joint sitting of Parliament today
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Opinions

One Nation, One Poll: Here is why the Mayawatis, Akhilesh Yadavs and Owaisis of the Country dread it

Ashish Shukla -
If you were to ask the majority of this country if they want “One Nation, One Poll” the answer would be an overwhelming yes.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi seen busy with his phone during President’s address to the joint session of Parliament

OpIndia Staff -
This kind of idiosyncrasy is nothing new for the 'entitled prince', who has shown similar disregard for the supreme legislative body in the past too
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News Reports

Anti-Semitic Indian origin Imam questions Tory Leadership hopefuls about ‘Islamophobia’ during BBC debate, loses job

OpIndia Staff -
Imam Abdullah Patel was invited by the BBC to question the leadership of the Tory Party during the debate.
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World Cup 2019

Video and statistics highlights from New Zealand v South Africa Match

OpIndia Staff -
Finally a nail-biting finish and the best match of the World Cup without a doubt. A low scoring match has always been a better contest than high scoring games.
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World Cup 2019

World Cup Match Preview of Australia v Bangladesh: Tigers against the Kangaroos

Ritesh -
A confident Bangladesh will play against a dominant Australians on Thursday at Trent Bridge.
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Entertainment

Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan’s daughter accuses him of hitting her for having a love affair with a Muslim and calling him a terrorist

OpIndia Staff -
Hrithik and Kangana have been involved in a nasty legal battle, which started when the actress supposedly referred to him as a 'silly ex'.
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News Reports

Disgraced former IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt sentenced to life imprisonment in custodial death case

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The case concerns with the death of one Prabhudas Vaishnani who had died due to the injuries inflicted upon him under police custody. Six other policemen along with  Bhatt were also the accused in the case.
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Political History of India

The Partition of Bengal: Supported by all sections of Bengali Hindus to protect their own lives and identity

Kausik Gangopadhyay -
On West Bengal day, we revisit the partition of West Bengal and how all Bengali Hindus fought for their homeland
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News Reports

Between 2010-2015, child care centres in Maharashtra wasted govt money by registering 75,000 bogus children: Report

OpIndia Staff -
In its report on the General and Social Sector for the year ended March 2015, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had also pointed to deficiencies in the working of these bodies, which are meant to provide institutional care to children in need of care and protection.
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News Reports

Bats are the reason behind power cuts in Madhya Pradesh, say officials in Kamal Nath government

OpIndia Staff -
Priyavrat Singh was quoted by Aaj Tak saying that he has learned from officers in the department that there are a large number of bats living in old Bhopal area, causing frequent power failures.
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News Reports

Newspaper report suggests Rahul Gandhi may step down as Congress President, Ashok Gehlot to take over

OpIndia Staff -
According to a report in Navbharat Times, Congress seems to have made up its mind to let Rahul Gandhi step down and hand over the reins of the working of the party to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
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News Reports

After Lok Sabha, ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Jai Ma Kali’ and ‘Allah Hu Akbar’ slogans echo in West Bengal Assembly

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Apart from 'Jai Sri Ram', slogans like Jai Ma Kali, Allahu Akbar, Radhe Radhe were are also heard during the swearing-in ceremony in the West Bengal assembly. 
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News Reports

Kolkata Muslims write to Mamata Banerjee: Don’t let culprits who attacked doctors and Ushoshie get away just because they are Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Notable Muslims of Kolkata write a letter to Mamata Banerjee expressing anguish over the latest events in the state
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Sports

Humorous but ugly in their behaviour: The story of Pakistani fans

Ritesh -
Anyone who remembers what happened to Pakistani players after they lost to India in World Cup 1996 Quarterfinals knows how ugly Pakistani fans could be.
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News Reports

FIR lodged against rapper Hard Kaur for calling Yogi Adityanath ‘OrangeRapeMan’ and accusing RSS chief of terror attacks

OpIndia Staff -
A complaint against rapper Hard Kaur has been registered by Varanasi based lawyer Shashank Shekhar at the Cantonment police station on Wednesday.
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News Reports

Ajaz who had set ablaze woman Police officer in Kerala dies while undergoing treatment in hospital

OpIndia Staff -
Ajaz had suffered 40% burns during the tussle that took place between Pushpakaran and him after he set her ablaze and was admitted to ICU at Alappuzha Medical College.
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News Reports

Cattle smugglers fire at a person for trying to stop them, FIR lodged against Arif, Tareef, Subin and others

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The cattle smugglers tried to kill the complainant Vikas by firing shots at him when he tried to stop them. They escaped immediately thereafter in their vehicle.
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News Reports

UN report cites ‘credible evidence’ linking Saudi Arabia crown prince to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

OpIndia Staff -
Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate on October 2, 2018
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News Reports

CBI summons investigative journalist Mathew Samuel in connection with Narada Scam

OpIndia Staff -
The Narada Scam relates to a sting operation conducted by investigative journalist Mathew Samuel on TMC leaders and IAS officers wherein they were allegedly caught on camera accepting bribes in exchange of favours.
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News Reports

Pakistan PM Imran Khan goofs up again, attributes Rabindranath Tagore’s quote to Kahlil Gibran

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan shared a quote by Tagore saying it was said by Gibran
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Opinions

Media does it again: Portrays JeM Pulwama terrorist as a chocolate boy who turned murderous due to Indian Army

Editorial Desk -
In numerous instances, they have tried to humanize terrorists themselves as well. The latest entrant to the party is a report on Hindustan Times by Ashiq Hussain.
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News Reports

Wooden crosses removed from Panchalimedu, Kerala HC directs government to find out who owns the land

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala High Court while hearing the petition today asked whether the land belongs to the government or the Devaswom board. The government has been given 10 days time to respond to this.
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News Reports

Watch: Delhi traffic cop persuades people to follow traffic safety rules by singing rap songs

OpIndia Staff -
Shahi, who lost his wife in an accident, appeals to citizens to wear helmets and seat belts while travelling and to follow the traffic rules
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Crime

Chhattisgarh: SP leader abducted and killed by Naxals in Bijapur, Killers refuse to return his body to family

OpIndia Staff -
The vehicles on spot, including one Bolero and three trucks, were attacked and set on fire by the Maoists. They have also refused to return the body of the leader to the family.
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News Reports

PM Modi’s GST and demonetisation played big role in the formalisation of over 2 million jobs: ISF report

OpIndia Staff -
The study further estimated formalisation of around 11.03 million jobs in 2018-2021
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News Reports

NDTV to file appeal against SEBI order imposing a penalty of Rs 12 lakh for delayed disclosures

OpIndia Staff -
The company said that the SEBI order imposing the penalty, which is yet to be received by them, is likely to be set aside in appeal.
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Opinions

Doctors are life-savers, professionals, not magicians and certainly not slaves

Editorial Desk -
They promise to help us to the best of their ability. While that might sound like a simple statement for most, when life and death hang in the balance, the 'best of their ability' statement takes prominence.
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News Reports

Economic Advisory Council slams Arvind Subramanian, says his criticism of GDP estimation methodology ‘lacks rigor’

OpIndia Staff -
The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) has released a detailed analysis of India’s new GDP estimation methodology.
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News Reports

Kerala MP to table private member’s bill at Lok Sabha to overturn the Supreme Court’s Sabarimala verdict

OpIndia Staff -
The bill seeks status quo on religious practices of the Sabarimala Sreedharma Sastha Temple, as existed on the 1st day of September 2018
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Government and Policy

Yogi government clears draft ordinance to curb anti-national activities on university campuses

OpIndia Staff -
Universities are also required to meet other objectives such as national integration, secularism, social harmony, international goodwill, ethics, as well as attempts to inculcate patriotism.
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Social Media

Digvijay Singh locks his Twitter account, whines over lack of retweets

OpIndia Staff -
Digvijay complained that his tweets are not showing the Retweet option and he cannot even see two previous tweets where he had questioned the government over intelligence failure.
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News Reports

Sarabjeet Singh, the tempo driver in the Mukherjee Nagar incident is a history-sheeter: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Social Media has been abuzz recently after a video went viral that showed Delhi Police thrashing a Tempo driver, Sarabjeet Singh, and his son.
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Opinions

Politics of polarisation: ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Joy Maa Kali’ and Owaisi’s fantasy of Muslim plus Dalit vote bank

K Bhattacharjee -
The oath-taking ceremony for the elected representatives of the 17th Lok Sabha beautifully captured the precipice at which our country currently finds itself in.
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News Reports

Congress party dissolves Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee

OpIndia Staff -
Present committee of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee dissolved by AICC
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh government to release CM’s speech and press releases in Sanskrit

OpIndia Staff -
The State Information Department had made the decision in a bid to promote the usage of Sanskrit
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Law

Radical Islamist Zakir Naik ordered to appear before court on July 31, non-bailable warrant to be issued if he fails to appear

OpIndia Staff -
A special PMLA court has ordered radical Islamist Zakir Naik to physically appear before the court on July 31
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi joins the list of party presidents not attending PM Modi’s all-party meeting on ‘One Nation, One Election’

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After TMC, DMK, TDP, NCP and AAP, Congress decides to skip the meeting of party presidents called by PM Modi
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News Reports

‘Can’t express the pain I’m going through everyday’: HD Kumaraswamy once again sulks over Congress-JDS alliance

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first instance when Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy has bemoaned about his situation of leading a straitjacketed coalition government
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Politics

Meet Om Birla, BJP’s Kota MP who has been elected uncontested as the speaker of the 17th Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
Om Birla's presence and rise within the BJP circles have been much like those of PM Modi and Amit Shah, rising as ground level party workers to state then to national leadership roles.
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News Reports

Acute Encephalitis Syndrome: Centre to set up a panel of experts to monitor situation in Bihar

OpIndia Staff -
After Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) claimed over 112 lives in Bihar, the centre has finally decided to intervene by setting up a panel to monitor the situation in Bihar
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World Cup 2019

World Cup Match Preview of New Zealand v South Africa: Rain to play the spoilsport

Ritesh -
Both New Zealand and South Africa have crumbled in tight situations, especially if its a world cup tournament.
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Crime

Kolkata: Former Miss India, Uber driver attacked by mob, Fardin Khan, Sheik Rahit, and 5 others arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Kolkata police finally swung into action and arrested seven men: Sheik Rahit, Fardin Khan, Sk. Sabir Ali, Sk. Gani, Sk. Imran Ali, Sk. Wasim and Atif Khan, for allegedly harassing the complainant.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Congress suspends senior MLA Roshan Baig with immediate effect for anti-party activities

OpIndia Staff -
Roshan Baig levelled serious allegations that the portfolios in the Karnataka state assembly were ‘sold’
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Politics

7 faculty members from Bengal university resign after TMC student wing members hurl casteist abuses against tribal professor

OpIndia Staff -
Members of TMCP had allegedly abused, harassed and threatened Dr Saraswati Kerketa with casteist slurs and derogatory remarks.
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World Cup 2019

Video and statistics highlights from England v Afghanistan match

OpIndia Staff -
A crushing victory for England against the minnows at The Old Trafford pushed them to number one in the points table.
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Media

After barring NDTV from accessing capital markets, SEBI imposes penalty of Rs 12 lakh for non-disclosure of information

OpIndia Staff -
In yet another setback for controversial media group NDTV, SEBI has imposed a penalty of Rs. 12 lakh on New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) for failing to make timely disclosures to the stock exchanges.
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Media

What you did in that ICU is not journalism, Anjana Om Kashyap, it is insensitive, creating a nuisance and endangering lives

Editorial Desk -
A video came to light earlier where Anjana Om Kashyap, a senior journalist from the India Today group was seen heckling and questioning a doctor inside the ICU over the outbreak of Encephalitis in Bihar
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News Reports

ED attaches 6170 vehicles worth ₹1610 crore from logistics firm in a bank fraud case

OpIndia Staff -
Siddhi Vinayak Logistics Ltd had defrauded Bank of Maharashtra in a fraudulent loan scheme for buying vehicles
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News Reports

While Kejriwal plans woman safety with ‘free rides’, Delhi streetlights may go dark as power bill remains unpaid

OpIndia Staff -
Its time Delhi CM, Arvind Kejriwal realises that 'free travelling' might not contribute as much towards women safety as probably proper well-lit streets would
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