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Law

SC says arrest of woman for sharing Mamata Banerjee’s meme was ‘prima facie arbitrary’, Priyanka says ‘I will fight this case’

OpIndia Staff -
WB police have slapped the draconian Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, in the case, which has already been struck down by the Supreme Court
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Politics

You have good fortune that I am sitting ‘silently’, otherwise I would have ‘occupied’ your office in 1 second: Mamata Banerjee to BJP

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee gave a glimpse of her dictatorial tendencies, as she claimed that she has the power to 'occupy BJP's office' in '1 second'.
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Media

Troll-cum-journalist Swati Chaturvedi mocks PM Modi, becomes a joke herself

Nirwa Mehta -
Swati Chaturvedi shared an edited clip of Modi mocking him for referring to ports as 'bandar'
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Politics

Vidyasagar statue: Here is the evidence that Amit Shah presented to counter Mamata Banerjee’s allegations

Ashish Shukla -
Amit Shah counters Mamata Banerjee and TMC's lies on the Vidyasagar statue with proof
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Opinions

How does the ‘Establishment’ retain power? Here is what I learnt about ‘liberal’ privilege and how to break it down

Abhishek Banerjee -
The real “election” in India happens every year, at the time of the UPSC exam. Control the Civil Service and you control India.
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Crime

Delhi: For having an affair ‘outside religion’, brothers attack Salma with acid, even mother abandons her

OpIndia Staff -
Irfan and Rizwan have been booked for attempt to murder (IPC Section 307)
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News Reports

Gold utensils and other materials seized from Congress, JDS leader’s hotel room by EC in Hubballi, Karnataka

OpIndia Staff -
The material seized is believed to be meant for bribing voters in the bypolls
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Media

How IndiaTimes invented “Muslims should leave” hate crime in a Gurugram road rage incident

OpIndia Staff -
A crime story is given a communal headline by IndiaTimes, giving a colour of hate crime to a road rage incident
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Politics

Midnight crackdown in Mamata’s Bengal: BJP leaders and karyakartas detained by Kolkata Police

OpIndia Staff -
Dozens of BJP karyakartas and leaders have been detained by Kolkata Police ahead of voting on Sunday
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News Reports

Conduit in Easter attacks in Sri Lanka was earlier reported for his cow worshipping jibe and hailing Pulwama attack

OpIndia Staff -
The Sri Lanka bombing conduit Aadhil Ameez was earlier reported for mocking Hindus with gaumutra jibe and hailing Pulwama attack
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News Reports

Radical Islamist Zakir Naik doesn’t want to return to India till BJP is in power, feels a sense of safety in Congress regime

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"I would not like to come back if the BJP is in power", says radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik
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Crime

Clashes erupt between TMC and BJP workers after Amit Shah’s roadshow was attacked by stones and sticks

OpIndia Staff -
Stones and bricks were thrown at Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata, which started a clash between TMC and BJP workers
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News Reports

1971 war veteran AVM (retd) Aditya Vikram Pethiya comes out in support of PM Modi’s ‘cloud and radar’ comment

OpIndia Staff -
Air Vice Marshal (retd) Aditya Vikram Pethiya says that rain and clouds have always been challenging to fly planes
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Fact-Check

Of Radars and Morons: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was right, deal with it

Mathukumalli Vidyasagar -
PM Narendra Modi's statement when he said that he suggested going ahead with the Balakot strike on the original date, despite the cloudy weather, because the clouds would permit our aircraft to escape safely, is not wrong
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News Reports

Kolkata turns saffron during Amit Shah’s road show despite all attempts by Mamata govt to scuttle it

OpIndia Staff -
Lakhs of people participate in Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata chanting Modi Modi and Jait Shree Ram
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi says he will consult IAF before cancelling the Rafale deal if he comes to power, but IAF has already spoken

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress President, in his recent interview with News Nation, again displayed his ignorance in the Rafale deal
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News Reports

CRPF bans PUBG, says game addiction affecting operational capabilities of jawans

OpIndia Staff -
PUBG is an online multiplayer battle game developed by a South Korean Firm.
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Crime

From infancy to old-age and even death, us men have made it a cruel world for women

अजीत भारती -
Alwar happens every minute. Leaders give statements every day. We discuss this on Facebook every other day. But these incidents do not decrease because we have stopped feeling.
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Social Media

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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