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Memeta Banopadhyay: Netizens post memes of TMC chief after SC granted bail to the youth arrested for posting Mamata meme

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens share their favourite Mamata Banerjee memes
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News Reports

Lt Gen Panag who endorsed coup against Modi if he returns to power, had endorsed Shekhar Gupta’s fake coup story in 2012

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Express had used Lt Gen Panag's tweets to defend its fake coup story, and now he is endorsing a coup if Modi returns to power
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News Reports

Teachers in St. Stephen’s college oppose Church’s intrusion into admission process, get warned

OpIndia Staff -
Member of Church of North India (CNI), bishop Warris K Masih brazened out the decision saying the college belongs to them and the teachers have no locus standi in the matter.
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Government and Policy

After the storm: The devastation by Cyclone Fani also raises some questions Naveen Patnaik must answer

Sambit Nayak -
In view of the request for central assistance following cyclone Fani, a few questions that the Odisha government must answer.
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Social Media

CRPF HC and Pulwama survivor Iqbal Singh’s video of feeding a hungry Kashmiri kid wins hearts on social media

OpIndia Staff -
Iqbal Singh is a CRPF Head Constable driver who was driving one of the vehicles when the CRPF convoy was attacked by JeM in Pulwama in February.
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Politics

Former BJP leader Udit Raj shares fake news after joining Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Udit Raj has been angry with the BJP ever since he was denied a ticket by the party for the Lok Sabha Elections. However, given his conduct since then, it appears to have been a wise decision.
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Politics

Main ullu hoon, lekin itna bada ullu nahin hoon: Mani Shankar Aiyar brazens out after justifying his ‘neech aadmi’ comment

OpIndia Staff -
Mani Shankar Aiyar has no regrets about his casteist slurs against PM Modi
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Law

Karti Chidambaram’s dream of watching tennis tournaments live cost him Rs 10 crores, SC won’t release security deposit just yet

OpIndia Staff -
Refusing to consider his plea, the court asked Karti's advocate to mention the petition before the bench headed by CJI Gogoi since there is no urgency in the matter.
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Politics

Riteish Deshmukh is wrong: Criticism of his father for his insensitivity post 26/11 hasn’t come 7 years late

OpIndia Staff -
Vilasrao Deshmukh had faced severe criticism for the insensitivity of providing Ram Gopal Varma with a guided tour of the hotel ravaged by the massacre.
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News Reports

Dr Manmohan Singh’s Rajya Sabha re-election in doubt as Congress does not have the numbers in his ‘permanent residence’ state

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. Manmohan Singh's fifth Rajya Sabha term is coming to an end in June, and he will not be re-nominated from Assam by Congress
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News Reports

Say sorry to Mamata, right now.. okay, later – SC modifies its order giving bail to young woman who made meme on Bengal CM

OpIndia Staff -
BJP youth worker Priyanka Sharma granted bail by SC who was arrested by WB police for sharing a meme on Mamata Banerjee, but she has to apologise to WB CM
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Media

The Telegraph joins the Opposition, article by Editor claims removing Modi from power is the only hope for India’s ‘redemption’

Sanghamitra -
The editorial article The Telegraph sheds all veils of neutrality, insinuates the Indian society cannot hope to redeem itself if it chooses Modi again.
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Crime

Alam, his father Jehangir and others stab a man to death for protesting against his daughter’s harassment

OpIndia Staff -
The family members of Tyagi believe the attack by Alam and his family was planned since they had weapons ready for the attack
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Media

NDTV’s Prannoy Roy says youth voting for a strong leader is ‘worrying’, twists voter’s statements to further his own agenda

Nupur J Sharma -
One can almost see the colour leave Prannoy Roy's face and his usual studio glow disappearing into the Uttar Pradesh heat.
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Politics

Professor predicts Modi win in 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kamal Nath government suspends him

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh suspended a professor for predicting Modi's win on disciplinary grounds
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Politics

Violence continues in West Bengal: TMC goons assault BJP leaders, attack house and car

OpIndia Staff -
Reports state that TMC goons had ransacked the house of the BJP leader Tuhin Mondal. They also vandalised Arvind Menon's car.
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Media

Media tries to provoke Khan Market merchants against PM Modi, get a befitting response

OpIndia Staff -
Just a few days ago, Prime Minister Modi, in his interview to Indian Express had slammed the 'Khan Market gang'. 
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Media

In a gross violation of Election Commission rules, IANS publishes a comprehensive Exit Poll for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Indo-Asian News Service (IANS), in a gross violation of the Model Code of Conduct rules, published a comprehensive Exit Poll on 12th May for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections
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Politics

Mani Shankar Aiyar justifies his ‘neech aadmi’ comment, BJP supporters ‘welcome back’ their lucky charm

OpIndia Staff -
Mani Shankar Aiyar is prone to putting his foot in his mouth when it comes to scoring self-goal by making controversial statements
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News Reports

‘I am chanting Jai Shri Ram, arrest me if you have the guts,’ Amit Shah dares Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
In West Bengal, "Jai Shri Ram" has become a focal point of the Lok Sabha Elections in the state.
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Crime

Mahagathbandhan candidate absconding after being accused of rape, SP-BSP leaders say people will still vote for him

OpIndia Staff -
BSP candidate from Ghosh, Atul Rai is missing from campaigning as he absconding following rape charges against him
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Law

Supreme Court rejects plea seeking to reschedule poll timings for 7th phase of Lok Sabha elections in Ramzan

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court had asked the EC to see whether the polls could be commenced at 5 am in view of Ramzan and to pass the necessary order.
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Political History of India

Your chowkidar is not going to budge because of abuses by those who are out on bail: PM Modi in Solan

OpIndia Staff -
Attacking the Congress Party Modi said that they ask for votes in the name of their ancestors but fail to answer when questioned about the misdeeds of their ancestors.
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News Reports

BJP approaches EC, files complaint against Kamal Haasan for terming Godse as ‘independent India’s first terrorist who was a Hindu’

OpIndia Staff -
BJP has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India against Kamal Haasan for his 'Hindu terrorist' remark on Nathuram Godse.
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News Reports

Congress party compares RSS with the Islamic State, supports Kamal Haasan’s comments on Godse

OpIndia Staff -
Alagiri says that the RSS follows the same policy of ISIS in which their motive is to eliminate anyone who opposed their ideas.
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Opinions

India, Tibet and China: The Eternal Triangle

Krishna Kant -
India needs to stand together with the Tibetan people who have reposed their faith in India’s leadership for the last 6 decades and fight for the diplomatic rights of the Tibetans which are acknowledged in the 1961 UNGA resolution.
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News Reports

Faultlines in Mahagathbandhan: SP and BSP workers beat each other up during joint rally of Akhilesh and Mayawati

OpIndia Staff -
BSP supremo Mayawati and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav were to jointly address the election rally in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur
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News Reports

Navjot Sidhu once again damages his vocal chord due to excessive talking, advised drugs and rest

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu has insisted on campaigning for the last phase of the Lok Sabha elections to be held on May 19.
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Opinions

Nathuram Godse was not a terrorist, much less a Hindu Terrorist, and using him to demonize Hindus is a cheap tactic

K Bhattacharjee -
The objective of people like Kamal Haasan and others who call Nathuram Godse a terrorist is not the vilification of Godse himself but every Hindu of a Hindutvavadi bent.
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News Reports

“Diggy Raja you have committed a big sin”, PM Modi slams Digvijay Singh for not casting his vote

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that even the President and the Vice-President of the country were standing in queues to cast their vote.
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Social Media

As Twitter trends #PappuQuotes, here is our Top Ten list to brighten your Monday afternoon

Sanghamitra -
Rahul Gandhi's wisest and most otherworldly quotes are being compiled by Twitter users. We pick some precious pearls.
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Politics

PM Modi slams Mayawati for her continued support to Rajasthan government even after Alwar gang-rape case

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi stated that if Mayawati is concerned about the welfare of Dalit women, instead of shedding crocodile tears, she should take her support back from the Congress government in Rajasthan.
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News Reports

Home Ministry cancels registration of Infosys Foundation over FCRA violations

OpIndia Staff -
FCRA registration of Infosys Foundation cancelled by the home ministry following requestion for the same by the NGO
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Politics

Kamal Haasan calls Godse Independent India’s first ‘Hindu terrorist’ while campaigning in a Muslim dominated area

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Haasan, while speaking at an election rally for his party candidate in Aravakurichi constituency, made the hateful statement claiming Godse's act of Gandhi's assassination was an example of Hindu terrorism.
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Politics

Ex army-man endorses a coup against the government of India if Modi is elected to power again

OpIndia Staff -
Lt Gen H S Panag (Retd) deleted his tweet after he was called out for endorsing a coup against a democratically elected government.
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Opinions

Arrest over a caricature: A curse has befallen Mamata’s Bengal

Ashish Shukla -
Priyanka Sharma circulates a caricature of Mamata Banerjee, imposed over the latest picture of actress Priyanka Chopra. A complaint is filed and she is sent to 14-day judicial remedy.
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Opinions

India does not need a statesman right now but a seasoned politician like Prime Minister Narendra Modi

vigoe -
We do not need a statesman but a politician right now who can fight this evil and take them head on, unafraid of his personal image.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Congress government decides to change school curriculum to portray Veer Savarkar as a traitor

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress' self-absorption pulls them back from crediting India's evolvement to anyone else apart from its own ancestry
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Politics

More Congress leaders may quit the party after 23rd: Former Congress leader makes explosive revelations

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Mishra, in her interaction with Republic TV mentioned how Congress candidate Ramakant Yadav would make anti-Brahmin remarks, insulting the office-bearers
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Media

How Prime Minister Modi hauled Indian Express over the coals in his interview

Ashish Shukla -
If the 'liberals' missed the underlying theme in the ABP interview, the one against Indian Express would’ve absolutely hit them in the face. 
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Opinions

How Aatish Taseer, who is playing the victim now, had dragged Vasundhara Raje’s personal life into politics in 2017

Abhishek Banerjee -
Aatish Taseer is the man behind TIME magazine’s now-infamous headline describing Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “Divider in Chief”.
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Politics

Amit Shah denied permission to hold Jadavpur rally and land his chopper in Mamata’s West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has been trying her best not to let the BJP hold rallies in West Bengal.
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Politics

Asked about her stand on Alwar rape cases, Mayawati drags PM Modi’s wife into politics

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Mayawati had made a casteist remark against Prime Minister Modi and alleged that he was not an OBC 'by birth'
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Media

Pro-AAP fake news peddler blasts EC for removing his video promoting a fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Janta Ka Reporter and its editor Rifat Jawaid have not only been caught peddling fake news about EVMs, again, but have lashed out at the Election Commission and Twitter for removing his video peddling fake news about EVMs.
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Social Media

‘Samosa kaisa laga?’ NDTV journalist’s question to Rahul Gandhi goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
The journalist, NDTV's Umashankar Singh, first asks Rahul Gandhi about the samosa and gets a Samosa in his mouth in return. He then keeps following Gandhi through the crowd repeating the question, how did Rahul like his samosa.
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Crime

Child raped in Kashmir, politicians and religious heads blame it on ‘forgotten path of Islam’

OpIndia Staff -
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti suggested the implementation of Sharia and stoning the culprit to death
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Politics

Vilasrao Deshmukh was busy trying to get movie role for his son when Mumbai was under attack: Piyush Goyal

OpIndia Staff -
Addressing the business community in Ludhiana on Sunday, Goyal said that on 26/11, when Mumbai was under attack, the then Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh was busy trying to ensure a film role for his son.
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Media

Here is what vindictive Rajiv Gandhi did after Indian Express covered the story of his INS Viraat vacation

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Express has published a harrowing tale of how vindictive Rajiv Gandhi shot back at the paper after the story of his INS Viraat vacation was published
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News Reports

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s crass statement: ‘Will Modi will hang himself if Congress gets more than 40 seats’

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge has asked whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi hang himself at Vijay Chowk if Congress manages to get more than 40 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Politics

Hindus stopped from casting their votes in Medinipur constituency in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
As per a Times Now report, voters were intimidated and stopped from casting their votes
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