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Nirav Modi’s third bail application rejected by UK court despite his defence team being ready to pay double bail amount

OpIndia Staff -
The next hearing in his extradition proceedings has been scheduled for May 30
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Fact-Check

After Congress trolls, Ahmed Patel too spreads lies to shift focus from Rajiv Gandhi’s corruption

Sanghamitra -
Ahmed Patel is blatantly lying. At the time of Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, Chandrasekhar, not VP Singh was the PM of India, a government that was in power due to Congress' support. India was facing another general election because Rajiv's Congress had decided to withdraw that support.
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Political History of India

How Jawaharlal Nehru used Indian Navy assets not just for vacation, but to ‘pay respects’ to Edwina Mountbatten after she died

OpIndia Staff -
The tradition to use Navy assets for their personal use was not started by Rajiv Gandhi. Jawaharlal Nehru had pioneered this abhorrent culture.
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News Reports

Amethi: Congress worker writes a letter to EC in blood seeking action against the PM over his ‘Bhrashtachari no 1’ remark

OpIndia Staff -
Congress worker from Amethi says anyone who insults Rajiv Gandhi is equal to those who assassinated him
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Media Fact-Check

Did India Today modify 1988 report on Rajiv Gandhi using INS Virat as ‘personal taxi’ after PM Modi raised the issue?

OpIndia Staff -
India Today updated the 1988 archive article on Rajiv Gandhi and family using INS Virat for a family holiday
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Editor's picks

‘The Namdar family of Congress used INS Viraat as personal taxi’, PM Modi raises Rajiv Gandhi’s Lakshadweep vacation using aircraft carrier

OpIndia Staff -
Narendra Modi talked about Gandhi families Lakshadweep vacation in 1987 using Indian Navy carrier
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Media

NBSA threatens to shut down Republic TV if Arnab Goswami doesn’t apologise for calling Jignesh Mevani’s goon a ‘goon’ for misbehaving with journalist

Nupur J Sharma -
On 9th January 2018, Republic TV reporter, Shivani Gupta. She was heckled, harassed, humiliated with lewd gestures, to a point where she had to be escorted out of Jignesh Mevani’s ‘hunkar rally’ under police protection. The NBSA wants Arnab Goswami to apologise for calling the goon a goon
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News Reports

Chowkidar has brought ‘shahensha’ to jail doors, will put him behind bars: PM takes a dig at Robert Vadra

OpIndia Staff -
Modi spoke about everything the Congress party has been complying to in its divisive plan to break the country for its personal benefits.
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Law

SC issues notice to Indira Jaising, Anand Grover and NGO over PIL demanding investigation into FCRA violations

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to senior advocates Indira Jaising, Anand Grover and NGO Lawyers Collective on the basis of a PIL filed by a voluntary organization of lawyers, Lawyers Voice
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News Reports

Bangalore University: Controversy in campus over Buddha idol being installed in place of Saraswati idol

OpIndia Staff -
Bangalore University has witnessed a turmoil after a Buddha idol was allegedly forcefully installed on a pedestal meant for a Saraswathi idol.
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News Reports

Balakot airstrike killed 130-170 JeM terrorists, 45 still being treated by Pakistan Army doctors: Italian journalist

OpIndia Staff -
The report says those grievously injured in the Balakot airstrikes are being medically treated at Pakistan Army base in Shinkari
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Opinions

Unfounded prejudices shouldn’t be allowed to damage independence and esteem of the judiciary

Manish Vashisht -
Principles of natural justice have been followed in the sexual harassment case against the Chief Justice of India.
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Media

The Wire and its ‘star journalist’ peddles another absurd lie about RSS and it’s not the first time

OpIndia Staff -
On Wednesday, The Wire published an article by Swati Chaturvedi that is riddled with exaggerations and staggering lies.
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News Reports

Dhanbad: ‘Modi zindabad’ slogans in Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow, boy thrashed by police for wearing Modi mask

OpIndia Staff -
"Chowkidar pure hain, unka aana sure hain", slogans heard at Rahul Gandhi' Dhanbad roadshow
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Politics

Video: Arvind Kejriwal does nothing as his supporters thrash the man who slapped him

OpIndia Staff -
As soon as Kejriwal was slapped, his supporters brutally beat up the man who slapped him
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Government and Policy

How Modi govt’s strategic plan helped open 5,000 Jan Aushadhi Kendras and deliver 1,000 medicines at less than half the market price

Dhairya Roy -
The Modi Government is putting major efforts towards completing the initial vision of opening at least 1 Jan Aushadhi Kendra store in every block. As such plans are in place to open additional 2,500 Jan Aushadhi stores by 2020.
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Politics

From sewage worm, Gangu Teli to mad dog and rabies stricken monkey: PM Modi recounts the abuses hurled at him by Congress

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said in the Haryana rally that the abuses hurled at him by Congress exposes their dictionary of 'love'.
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News Reports

She accepts Pakistan’s PM but not India’s PM, Narendra Modi hits back at Mamata’s ‘not my PM’ remark

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that he will respond to Priyanka Gandhi's attacks by keeping mum
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Media

The anatomy of a d*ck pic: Why its politicization ought to concern us more than politicization of Surgical Strikes

K Bhattacharjee -
Not so long ago, people on Twitter were shocked, bemused, angry and disgusted, all at the same time, when they were greeted by an image of circumcised male genitalia on their Twitter feed thanks to 'eminent journalist' Barkha Dutt.
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Media

Karni Sena threatens Javed Akhtar over his remark equating Ghoonghat with Burqa, demands apology

OpIndia Staff -
The Karni Sena has threatened Javed Akhtar for his remarks equating Ghoonghat with Burqa.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force likely to buy ‘bunker-buster’ version of the Spice-2000 bomb used in Balakot strikes

OpIndia Staff -
India plans to buy the bunker buster version of the guided bomb used in Balakot strike
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Culture and History

I am a Bengali ‘Jai Shri Ram wala’, and I am offended at Pritish Nandy’s disdainful attempt to divide Hindus in the name of...

K Bhattacharjee -
'Eminent journalist' Pritish Nandy took to Twitter today to vent his frustration towards 'Jai Shri Ram walas'.
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Politics

FIR registered after a bunch of people chanted ‘Modi, Modi’ at Digvijaya Singh’s roadshow

OpIndia Staff -
According to DIG Irshad Wali, the Madhya Pradesh Police will take action against those chanted pro-Modi slogans for 'creating a ruckus'
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Politics

Rabri Devi calls PM Modi a ‘Jallad’, says PM has got judges and journalists murdered

OpIndia Staff -
Rabri Devi stated that Priyanka Gandhi calling PM Modi 'Duryodhan' was wrong, she added that the PM is a Jallad (executioner) who has got judges murdered.
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Editor's picks

Big Tech is watching you: Dear TrueIndology, you never existed

Abhishek Banerjee -
While TrueIndology gets suspended, Indians described as piglets, swine, cockroaches and rodents seems to be ok with Twitter
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Opinions

Digvijay Singh resorts to lies and deception to show how Hindu votes favour him instead of Sadhvi Pragya in Bhopal

Editorial Desk -
Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh is seemingly having a tough time dealing with the candidature of Sadhvi Pragya.
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News Reports

Supreme Court disposes of Congress MP Sushmita Dev’s petition against Modi and Shah, saying it has become pointless

OpIndia Staff -
SC said that As EC has already acted on complaints against Modi and Shah, the Congress MP's petition has become unnecessary
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Politics

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi a modern day ‘Aurangzeb’

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Nirupam alleged that PM Modi is like Aurangzeb for 'destroying' temples in Varanasi and taxing people for visiting Kashi Vishwanath.
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News Reports

Digvijaya Singh loses cool, refuses to talk to media, ‘you are biased,’ he shoots back at journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Digvijaya Singh even reportedly stopped Computer Baba from interacting with Times Now journalist
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi tenders unconditional apology for lie attributing “Chowkidar Chor Hai” remark to Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul gandhi Supreme court tussle seems to be coming to climax as Rahul Gandhi submits unconditional apology in the Supreme Court for wrongly attributing the 'Chowkidar Chow Hai' jibe to the court order.
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Crime

Alwar gang rape: Victim’s kin allege that police suppressed the case because of elections

OpIndia Staff -
The family of the survivor alleged that the police have tried and suppressed the case and attempted to hush up the matter initially
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News Reports

Frustrated with him looking like Rahul Gandhi, Rahul look-alike puts on weight to look different. Not satire

OpIndia Staff -
If you thought life was tough as Rahul Gandhi, imagine living a life looking like Rahul Gandhi
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Media

The very people who screamed ‘No Modi wave’ in 2014 are saying the same thing in 2019: Will the result be the same too?

OpIndia Staff -
The run-up to results day of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections appears to be along the same lines of what we witnessed 5 years ago. It only remains to be seen whether 2019 has a similar conclusion to what we witnessed in 2014.
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Politics

21 opposition parties planning to write to president, urging not to call single largest party to form government: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
This plan by the said 21 opposition parties, however, rests on the hope that the NDA will fall short of majority seats (272) in the Lok Sabha that holds 543 elected seats and there is a hung parliament.
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Politics

Lok Sabha elections: EC declares polls held in Tripura West ‘void’, orders repolling in 168 polling booths

OpIndia Staff -
Tripura West parliamentary seat had recorded one of the highest voter turnouts of over 81 per cent when the constituency went to polls on April 11
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News Reports

RTI response says ‘no surgical strike prior to 2016′, days after 3 former Army Chiefs trashed Congress’ claims of previous surgical strikes

OpIndia Staff -
Ministry of Defence, through the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), said they have records of only one strike, that was conducted in September 2016.
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Law

Election Commission dismisses Congress complaint against PM Modi for his Bhrashtachari remark on Rajiv Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
The EC said that the 'Bhrashtachari No. 1' remark against Rajiv Gandhi, prima facie, did not violate the Model Code of Conduct
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News Reports

Cavalcade of BJP leaders Himanta Biswa Sarma and Dilip Ghosh attacked by TMC goons in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Slamming the Mamata government for the apparent lawlessness in the State Biswa said that he was appalled at such brazen abuse of power
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News Reports

“My hands were sore because I had scratches over my hands” : Mimi Chakraborty on shaking hands with gloves on

OpIndia Staff -
Mimi Chakraborty said that she had used gloves to protect ointment she had applied to treat scratches, bruises and burns on hand
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Politics

Watch: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia flouting traffic rules, caught riding bike without a helmet

OpIndia Staff -
AAP Lok Sabha candidate for South Delhi Raghav Chadha was also found riding pillion without wearing a helmet
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News Reports

NDTV’s Ravish Kumar seen on the stage of a SP-BSP rally in UP attended by Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati

OpIndia Staff -
Ravish Kumar was standing on the stage when mahagathbandhan leaders were addressing an election rally
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Media

Swaraj Express and Vinod Dua publish exit poll result of first three phases of election in violation of rules

OpIndia Staff -
Swaraj Express, an online media portal, aired an exit poll of elections in a gross violation of Election Commission regulations.
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News Reports

Sadhus present in Computer Baba’s Maha Yagna say they didn’t know it was done to pray for Digvijay Singh’s victory in election

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Sadhus deny endorsing Digvijaya Singh and campaigning for Congress
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News Reports

Twist in the tale: Now 121 DU professors write letter extending their support to PM Modi over his remarks on Rajiv Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
In the letter, the professors express their concern over the 'anti-historical' narrative Congress is trying to set that Rajiv Gandhi's tenure cannot be critically analysed
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Politics

Lack of voters’ faith forces AAP Panaji candidate to sign affidavit swearing not to join BJP or BJP-backed govt if elected

OpIndia Staff -
AAP in its last punch to save its relevance went to the extent of publicly admitting that AAP s willing to dissolve and merge with Congress party.
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Opinions

A divided history: Resurgence of Hindutva politics in West Bengal

Ishaan Sengupta -
Clearly, the electorate of the state of West Bengal is extremely complicated but what is a fact is that this election will be an extremely polarised election.
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Politics

1984 anti-Sikh riot victims write to Rahul Gandhi, say they will never forgive Rajiv Gandhi for murder of 10,000 Sikhs

OpIndia Staff -
In scathing letters, 1984 anti-Sikh riot victims call Rajiv Gandhi a murderer and tell Rahul Gandhi that they will never forgive the Nehru-Gandhi family
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News Reports

‘Since election is over, matter is resolved’, says Election Commission grievance portal responding to vote rigging complaint in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Election Commission's grievance portal says that since elections are over, it will not look into complaints of booth capturing
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Politics

Go teach abuses to children in Italy: Yogi Adityanath slams Priyanka Gandhi for video where kids abused PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi was seen giggling and cheering when children were made to shout abusive and derogatory slogans against the PM.
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News Reports

Kamal Nath concedes that Rahul Gandhi’s promise a mere lie? Says complete loan waiver for farmers not possible in 10 days

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, a senior leader of the Congress party has conceded that complete loan waiver for farmers is not possible in 10 days because nobody has a magic wand.
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