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Veerappa Moily adds to the Rahul resignation drama, says no question of finding a person outside the family

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Rahul Gandhi is still adamant on resigning from the party president post and to further discuss the issue another meeting of the CWC has been reportedly called, later in the week.

Opinions

Rahul Gandhi is not ‘coming of age’ and neither becoming the Prime Minister, even in 2024

Shweta Shalini - 28 May, 2019

The nation has ousted Rahul Gandhi. With the thumping victory of PM Modi and Rahul's Congress being reduced to a paltry 52 seats, the country has given a strong message.

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Congress’ AIPC member blames Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for an incident of violence in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

All India Professionals' Congress member Andria D'Souza wants to hold PM Modi accountable for an incident in Pakistan

Opinions

PM Modi is inching towards closing the Upper Caste-Dalit divide and some people just couldn’t be more upset

Ashish Shukla - 28 May, 2019

We are at a seminal moment in India’s history. The divide between Hindus and Dalits is closing.

Politics

Former Congress leader Aplesh Thakore meets Gujarat Deputy CM, claims Congress leaders have ‘Chemical Locha’

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Alpesh Thakor had quit Congress ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections after the party didn’t offer him the Lok Sabha ticket for Patan seat.

Opinions

Rahul Gandhi’s campaign was a disgrace, only slaves and assorted pen-pushers will see it as principled and passionate

Nupur J Sharma - 28 May, 2019

Rahul Gandhi has been stripped of his made-in-Thailand shining armour and the op-eds by pen-pushers eulogising him don't make sense

Opinions

The cooked up Gurugram ‘hate crime’ incident: A nefarious tactic to pave the way for a revolution?

K Bhattacharjee - 28 May, 2019

The much talked about Gurugram 'hate crime' has turned out to be another instance where a crime was deliberately peddled to have been motivated by religious hatred without any basis in fact.

Politics

MP: BSP MLA Ramabai Ahirwar who had threatened ‘Karnataka-like-situation’ if not made minister now says BJP is trying to poach her

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Madhya Pradesh BSP MLA Ramabai Ahirwar had earlier tried to blackmail the Kamal Nath government to get a ministerial berth

News Reports

Leftist propaganda portal The Wire says that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ is a slogan of hooliganism

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Hinduphobia runs so deep that liberals consider the slightest overt display of Hinduism to be a corrupt practice, provocative and a sign of hooliganism

Opinions

Dear ‘Left’, news red lines have been drawn, adapt or perish

slyandsulk - 28 May, 2019

The time has changed. This country has drawn new red lines. If you continue operating in the manner that you are, you will perish. And I for one, won’t miss you.

Politics

Karnataka crisis: Congress-JD(S) coalition government may collapse by June 10

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

BJP in Karnataka says no need for 'Operation Lotus' as the Congress-JD(S) government will collapse on its own

Crime

Gurugram ‘hate crime’: CCTV shows no skullcap thrown, police says no complaint about ‘Jai Shriram’ being forced

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Many mainstream media channels had reported the incident as a case of anti-Muslim hate crime. On social media, the incident was highlighted yesterday by many influencers as a case of growing intolerance and violence against Muslims.

Politics

BJP workers continue to face the ire, nine people brutally murdered since May 23, dozens attacked and injured

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

Despite the extremity meted out at BJP karyakartas and supporters, they stood strong and resolute and zoomed BJP towards a significant win

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Eoin Morgan – World Cup 2015 was a humiliation

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

'We were humiliated,' English captain, Eoin Morgan told BBC about their disastrous performance in the 2015 World Cup edition.

Politics

BIMSTEC leaders invited to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more about them here

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2019

The BIMSTEC is a regional organisation comprising of seven member countries namely India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Sri Lanka.

News Reports

Media baron Raghav Bahl allegedly under ED scanner for undeclared foreign assets, Bahl denies the reports

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

BTVi reports that Enforcement Directorate has initiated action against Raghav Bahl in a black money case

Opinions

Indian voters are the real opposition: The hidden messages in the humongous mandate of 2019

vigoe - 27 May, 2019

The 2019 election would go down as a watershed moment, a tectonic shift in Indian politics.

News Reports

As part of AEOI agreement with India under Modi, Switzerland-based banks notifies 11 Indians to share bank account details

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

In about a decade the funds held by Indians with Swiss banks went down to almost one-tenth

News Reports

Vivek Doval appears in court for his criminal defamation case against Jairam Ramesh and Caravan magazine

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

"My father (Ajit Doval) has no relationship with any of my companies. To the best of my knowledge, my father has never been part of any commercial activity", says Vivek Doval

News Reports

President of CWC Rahul Gandhi insists on resigning as Congress president even as CWC rejects his resignation

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Rahul Gandhi is hell-bent on resigning from the post of Congress president even as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) rejected his resignation.

News Reports

63 out of 67 candidates fielded by Congress in Uttar Pradesh lost security deposits in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Prominent Congress personalities like Raj Babbar, Salman Khurshid and Acharya Pramod Krishnam lost their security deposits in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

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World Cup XI: The ones who never won

Ritesh - 27 May, 2019

11 players who couldn't be part of a world cup winning side, but deserved to be.

News Reports

Pro-TMC Bengali newspaper owned by Rose Valley abuses tribals and Gorkhas for voting for BJP, calls them ‘Corrupt Hill Dwellers’

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Bengali newspaper owned by Rose Valley group says hill dwellers took development money from Mamata but voted for BJP

News Reports

Mamata Banerjee reinstates ex-cop Rajeev Kumar, accused in Saradha scam, and other 10 IPS officers transferred by EC

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Mamata Banerjee had earlier too shown her endearment by sitting on a 72 dharna in Rajeev Kumar's defence

Politics

Emergency in Karnataka: Congress ally JD(S) files FIR against journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for publishing a report on Kumaraswamy’s son

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

An FIR is filed against him by the legal cell of the JD(S) for publishing a report on Nikhil Kumaraswamy the party alleges to be 'false'

News Reports

While Indian ‘liberals’ continue with their old ways, a Bangladeshi publication gets it right about the rise of ‘right wing’ in India

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

In an article published on the Dhaka Tribune, Shafiqur Rahman writes about how Islam contributed to the fall of Liberalism

Opinions

Rahul Gandhi and Congress might insult Veer Savarkar now, but this is what Indira Gandhi had to say about the freedom fighter

GujaratRiots.com - 27 May, 2019

Indira Gandhi is on record saying as Prime Minister: “Savarkar’s defiance of the British government has its own place in the freedom struggle.”

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11 World Cups, 406 matches, 5 champion nations, 165 hundreds and much more: The World Cups in numbers

Ritesh - 27 May, 2019

11 World Cups, 406 matches, 5 champion nations, 165 hundreds and numerous other records, so why not look into the numbers game?

News Reports

Youth Congress workers write letter in blood, asking Rahul Gandhi not to quit after the massive, humiliating 2019 defeat

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Youth Congress workers have gone a step ahead in their dynasty worship. They have reportedly written letters in their own blood, urging Rahul Gandhi not to quit as the Party president

News Reports

Supreme Court refuses protection from arrest to rape accused BSP MP Atul Rai

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Atul Rai has been absconding since his pleas seeking anticipatory bail was rejected by the Allahabad High Court.

Opinions

The quest for Bhartiya Asmita and the war against imperialist narrative

windsofchange72 - 27 May, 2019

The imperial narrative and the imperial hegemony are inseparable. For the colonialist hungry for regime changes, it is essential to establish a 'supremacist' and 'saviour' narrative.

Opinions

10 things Narendra Modi needs to do in his second term to reaffirm his support among the electorate

K Bhattacharjee - 27 May, 2019

It is of paramount importance that Narendra Modi delivers on certain core fronts to prevent disenchantment among the ideological electorate.

Opinions

Here are the false, convoluted media narratives that were peddled in 2019 and failed miserably

Ullas - 27 May, 2019

In 2014, Modi steamrolled the opposition, because they were dead on arrival. He won 282 seats. In 2019, opposition and media had more ammunition to attack him. He wins 303 seats.

Opinions

Gujarat categorically and vehemently rejects Congress second time in a row in Lok Sabha elections. Here is why

Aarti - 27 May, 2019

It was wrong to interpret that Congress' better performance in Gujarat state assembly selection meant that the state was ready for a Congress government

News Reports

‘Clouds prevent radar from detecting accurately’, after Army Chief, now Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar defends PM Modi’s Radar remark

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar supports Army Chief Bipin Rawat’s comments that clouds effect the efficiency of radars

Politics

More humiliation for Congress: Salman Khurshid, Raj Babbar amongst those who lost their deposits as only Sonia Gandhi wins in UP

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

In as many as 9 seats in UP, the victory margin was less than the votes won by Congress and its allies.

Opinions

Congress has made grave mistake in not showing Rahul Gandhi the door

Ashish Shukla - 27 May, 2019

Congress has made a big mistake by trying to swim ashore for 2024 on the shoulders of Rahul Gandhi.

Opinions

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s myopic excuse for loss: Rahul was left alone, other leaders didn’t chant ‘chowkidar chor hai’ enough

K Bhattacharjee - 27 May, 2019

It appears clear that the senior leaders of the Congress do not trust the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.

Crime

Love Jihad in Meerut: Minor Hindu girl forcefully converted to Islam and married off, police arrests three accused

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2019

Since the girl belonged to the Hindu community, many Hindu organisations and the girl's relatives protested outside the Brahmpuri police station

Opinions

Dear Gautam Gambhir, just like in cricket, in politics, timing is everything

Editorial Desk - 27 May, 2019

Gautam Gambhir, BJP's winning candidate from East Delhi took to Twitter to condemn the incident of a Gurugram man beaten up and allegedly forced to chant 'Jai Shree Ram'.

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