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MJ Akbar denies having met Priya Ramani in hotel room during his cross examination in his defamation case against Ramani

OpIndia Staff -
"I did not meet her on that day, I do not know if she felt unnerved by my behaviour", said MJ Akbar
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Media

NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar has a prolonged meltdown on his show after the Exit Polls predicted a landslide BJP victory

Jinit Jain -
Most of the Exit Polls suggested that BJP may be well placed to form another government at the centre
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Congress supporter, close to state minister kills 60-year old man for voting in favour of BJP

OpIndia Staff -
According to the Police, Arun Sharma, the accused, also hurled casteist slurs at the victim and accused his entire community of voting for the BJP.
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Politics

Trouble brewing for Kamal Nath government: The BJP calls for a special assembly session demanding floor test

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has claimed that the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh is in minority
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Politics

Read this before you believe the ABP-Nielsen Exit Poll that gave NDA only 277 while others gave a thumping majority

OpIndia Staff -
While all other polls were giving a thumping majority to BJP and NDA, Nielsen chose to "customise" their survey and simply delete voter responses were overwhelmingly in favour of BJP.
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News Reports

Modi ministers in five years – Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Woman and Child Development

Keshav -
A look at the achievements of Maneka Gandhi, Minister for Woman and Child Development.
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Opinions

Here are the 5 excuses Congress will use to deflect attention from the Gandhi Parivar’s failure if the Exit Polls hold true

K Bhattacharjee -
If the Exit Polls hold true and Rahul Gandhi faces defeat, the Congress party will deflect attention from the utter failure of the leadership of its party and look for scapegoats to blame.
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Opinions

As regional leaders and Rahul Gandhi ready their excuses, 23rd May all set to be a nail-biting Soap Opera

Karan -
As the final phase of 2019 elections come to an end and the Exit Polls are out, it is important to look at the changes that India’s society has undergone over the last couple of years.
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News Reports

‘Hope Chandrababu Naidu’s excitement lasts till May 23’, Shiv Sena mocks the Andhra CM’s efforts to unite opposition

OpIndia Staff -
There are at least five contenders for the Prime Minister's post in Opposition, Shiva Sena said mocking Chandrababu Naidu's effort to form an opposition alliance
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of Minority Affairs

Keshav -
A look at achievements of Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister of Minority Affairs
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Politics

The ‘liberal’ world is so crazy right now, Yogendra Yadav is the most tolerable and rational person

Nirwa Mehta -
From Rahul Gandhi fought a great battle to exit polls are rigged, the 'liberals' have their conspiracy theory mode on
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Cricket

West Indies names Bravo and Pollard among the World Cup reserves

OpIndia Staff -
Kieron Pollard and Dwayne Bravo have been named as the World Cup reserves of the West India cricket team along with 10 others.
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News Reports

As Exit Polls predict 0-1 for AAP, the party starts finding excuses to float the ‘elections should be cancelled’ theory

Jhankar Mohta -
The AAP leader was responding to West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee's Tweet, who also for obvious reasons, did not appear pleased after the exit polls predictions.
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Cricket

Cricket Australia coach Justin Langer compares Steve Smith with Sachin Tendulkar

OpIndia Staff -
Australian coach Justin Langer has praised the former Australian captain Steve Smith
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Economy and Finance

Sensex surges over 900 points as exit polls predict a second term for Modi

OpIndia Staff -
In 2004, after the BJP had conceded defeat, the markets had crashed by almost 850 points
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Cricket

England captain Eoin Morgan – Every guy should be proud of what we’ve achieved so far

OpIndia Staff -
England captain Eoin Morgan isn't sure about the World Cup squad, but said that everyone who played in last 2 years helped the team becoming number 1
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News Reports

Are we jokers?: Miffed, Congress ally and Karnataka CM reveals that the state is mulling law to control electronic media

OpIndia Staff -
Kumaraswamy reiterated that the media ignored his good deeds and instead focused on false reports
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Politics

Congress must die: Expelled AAP leader and Swaraj India President Yogendra Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
Yogendra Yadav said Congress is single biggest obstacle for creating an alternative
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News Reports

The exit polls for 2019 Lok Sabha elections at a glance

OpIndia Staff -
All exit polls have predicted an NDA government after 23rd May
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Crime

Rohingya Muslim arrested at IGI with fake Indian passport and Aadhaar card procured through his contacts in Hyderabad

OpIndia Staff -
According to the police, he introduced himself as an Indian passenger when he headed for his immigration clearance after arriving at the airport.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha: The BJP could make significant gains from its combined tally of 76 in 2014

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP could very well be looking at 300 seats in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.
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Politics

After 2019 Exit Polls, Congress official handle also says ‘Aayega To Modi Hi’

OpIndia Staff -
Looks like after the 2019 Exit Polls predicted a thumping majority for BJP and PM Modi, Congress too is saying #AayegaToModiHi. 
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Media

‘Liberals’ and ‘neutral journalists’ have a meltdown after 2019 Exit Polls predict massive victory for PM Modi, just like they did after 2014 Exit...

OpIndia Staff -
As the exit polls predict BJP sweep, Liberals are visibly rattled by the poll results
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Media

Live updates: Exit polls predict a BJP victory in Lok Sabha polls, now all eyes on May 23

OpIndia Staff -
Latest updates and reactions: Who will win? What do the exit polls say? How is media reacting to exit polls?
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Politics

If 2014 trend of underestimating right-wing voteshare in exit polls holds, the BJP could very well be looking at 300 seats

K Bhattacharjee -
If this trend holds, there's a good reason to believe that the BJP may well cross its 2014 tally and might even hit the 300 mark as Prime Minister Modi, Amit Shah and the BJP have constantly maintained.
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News Reports

TMC may start massacre after polls as revenge, urge EC to keep central forces in WB till MCC is in place: Nirmala Sitharaman

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Nirmala Sitharaman urges Election Commission keep Central Armed Forces in West Bengal until MCC in place fearing revenge violence by TMC
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News Reports

Exit Polls show BJP sweeping MP, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh despite Congress win in assembly election of the 3 states

OpIndia Staff -
Exit Polls numbers for Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh reveal that BJP is all set to sweep the Lok Sabha seats in these states despite the setback in the Vidhan Sabha elections
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Politics

TMC should not behave like a crying baby: Babul Supriyo slams TMC for complaint against PM’s Kedarnath visit

OpIndia Staff -
Supriyo said that TV channels should have the freedom to decide what they want to cover and that the amount of media coverage a person gets depends on how important the person is.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi concedes defeat, whines about EVMs even before the first vote is counted

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi blames EVM, electoral bond, election schedule, NaMo TV, Modi's Kedarnath visit for Congress party's expected defeat
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Politics

Far Left propaganda website gives UPA 200 seats, 166 seats to NDA based on “projections”

OpIndia Staff -
As per the current predictions based on "past election results, current alliances and losses due to discontent with the Modi government", the NDA will win 166 seats while the UPA will end up with 200.
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News Reports

Patna: Eateries encashing on the election season offer discounts to people with inked fingers

OpIndia Staff -
Several restaurants and bars across Mumbai and Delhi had also followed the same strategy to boost their sales. While some eateries offered discounts to voters, others had served politically named dishes.
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Politics

No difference between TMC and a terrorist organisation: Chandra Bose calls TMC goons as ‘Jihadi brigade’

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier CK Bose had claimed of being heckled by the TMC goons who stopped him when he was going to file nomination from South Kolkata.
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Media

‘Journalists’ now use the fall of the Left in Australia to console themselves and insinuate that Modi can meet the same fate

Jinit Jain -
Shekhar Gupta has hinged his argument that exit polls are untrustworthy based on the recent Australian elections, in which conservative coalition registered a victory against popular opinion and exit polls
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Law Justice and Minister of Electronics and Information Technology

Keshav -
A look at the achievements of ministries under Ravi Shankar Prasad
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Politics

Sidhu may have ambition of becoming CM, Congress does not tolerate indiscipline: Captain Amarinder Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Captain Amarinder Singh asserted that he was sure that the party would look at the matter after the elections as Congress Party does not believe in indiscipline.
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Politics

What global trends suggest and what it means for PM Modi: Pollsters have a tendency to significantly underestimate right-wing votes

K Bhattacharjee -
If the current 2019 Lok Sabha elections follow the general trend, then again for this election, pollsters will underestimate the vote-share of the PM Modi led NDA quite significantly.
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Prakash Javadekar, Ministry of Human Resources

Keshav -
A look at the achievements of Human Resources Ministry in the Modi government
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News Reports

Water scarcity looms over Maharashtra as 26 dams report zero levels

OpIndia Staff -
The water storage level in the state stood at 11.84 %, as opposed to 23.73% last year. The Central Water Commission has issued an advisory to the Maharashtra government stating that water storage is the lowest in reservoirs here in a decade.
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World Cup 2019

2019 World Cup preview: India – One of the favourites but the much debated “Number 4” remains a concern

Sandeep Singh -
India has the best batting lineup but the middle order remains a concern. Could that hurt in the tournament?
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Dr. Harsh Verdhan, Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Environment

Keshav -
a look at the achievements of Dr. Harsh Vardhan
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Media

After Anjana Om Kashyap, now Shweta Singh calls out Rajdeep Sardesai’s bias among others

OpIndia Staff -
Sweta Singh has called out the blatant bias in the Left media and even Rajdeep Sardesai among others.
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Politics

Mamata Banerjee’s nephew Abhishek Banerjee sends a defamation notice to PM Modi over his Diamond Harbour speech

OpIndia Staff -
In the two-page notice, Abhishek Banerjee has demanded an unconditional apology within 36 hours from Modi, failing which he would "initiate appropriate proceedings".
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Crime

‘Conspiracy to kill me’, says Tej Pratap Yadav after his bodyguards beat up journalist in Patna

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Tej Pratap denies that his bouncers hit journalist, alleges media personnel conspired to kill him
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Entertainment

Actor-cum-cocktail politician Swara Bhasker gains 20 sarees and loses 4 brand endorsement deals this election season

OpIndia Staff -
Swara Bhasker had extended support to various politicians across political parties with a cocktail of political ideologies
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Media

Sensing a possible Modi victory, Rajdeep Sardesai proceeds to discredit his own channel’s Exit Poll even before it is aired

OpIndia Staff -
Sensing that PM Modi might just come back to power for a second term, he has proceeded to discredit his own channel's Exit Poll which is yet to be aired.
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Politics

Despite Congress ecosystem’s attempt to use Murli Manohar Joshi to target Modi, the veteran says Modi has blessings of the people

OpIndia Staff -
Murli Manohar Joshi’s name had earlier been used by the Congress ecosystem to claim rift between BJP's old guard and new leadership.
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Politics

Bombs hurled and journalists assaulted in Bengal, but TMC writes to EC complaining against PM Modi’s Kedarnath visit

OpIndia Staff -
The TMC has written to the Election Commission of India alleging that the PM's visit to Kedarnath and the media coverage of it is a 'gross violation of the model code of conduct'.
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Editor's picks

Congress’ Captain Amarinder violates Model Code of Conduct, tweets to urge people to vote for Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Captain Amarinder Singh then deleted his tweet urging people of Punjab to vote for Congress
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Politics

West Bengal marred by violence: BJP leader shot at, office vandalised and cars set ablaze in Bhatpara

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal has been marred by political violence through all phases of the general elections. Incidents of vandalism and political attacks are being reported in the last phase too.
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Media

Here is what may have triggered Rajdeep Sardesai’s own colleague slamming him for being a pliant journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Anjana Om Kashyap, one of the Editors of Aaj Tak who conducted that interview interestingly took to Twitter today to castigate what appears to be her colleague, Rajdeep Sardesai.
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