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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’

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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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Opinions

Will Bengal dare to hope, finally?

alopal -
When you have to pray for something as basic as human decency and hope that no life was lost in an exercise in a democracy you know the cause is almost lost
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Politics

BJP-RSS activists donning central forces’ uniforms being pushed in the state: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has also alleged that the Central forces are influencing the voters, asking them to vote in favour of the saffron party
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Politics

Feminist Swara Bhasker endorses Digvijay Singh of ‘Sau Taka Tunch Maal’ fame over female victim of custodial torture during UPA govt

OpIndia Staff -
Icon of modern-day Feminism, Swara Bhasker, renowned for her tirades against the 'right-wing and general obtuseness, has endorsed Digvijay Singh from the Bhopal Lok Sabha Constituency in Madhya Pradesh.
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Politics

“Have any BJP leaders ever been assassinated for the cause of this nation?” Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister made an insensitive remark against the BJP leaders
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Sports

Shahid Afridi says he will not allow daughters to play outdoor games because of social and religious reasons

OpIndia Staff -
They have permission to play all the indoor games they want, but my daughters are not going to be competing in public sporting activities, Afridi has written.
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Politics

Congress leader Digvijaya Singh skips casting his vote in the Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Digvijaya Singh has expressed his regret at not being able to vote
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Social Media

Robert Vadra posts inked selfie with Paraguay flag instead of Indian flag, deletes tweet after gaffe gets called out

OpIndia Staff -
Robert Vadra deleted his tweet with Paraguay flag after being pointed out
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Politics

AAP candidate Balbir Jakhar’s son Uday Jakhar appeals voters not to vote for his father

OpIndia Staff -
Uday Jakhar's allegations were denied by his father who said that he did not have any discussion about his candidature with his son
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Politics

Engrossed in overseeing polls in Bhopal, Digvijaya Singh is yet to cast his vote in Rajgarh

OpIndia Staff -
Facing a stiff fight from BJP's Sadhavi Pragya in Bhopal, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh is yet to cast his vote in Rajgarh
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Opinions

‘India is Secular despite Hindus,’ Aakar Patel claims in Congress mouthpiece National Herald but is India really secular?

K Bhattacharjee -
Thanks to Aakar Patel and the National Herald, we now know what the Congress Party considers Secularism to be. According to them, Secularism is the institutional discrimination of Hindus in their own land
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Government and Policy

Mumbai attains new global standards, can drink water straight from tap: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai residents can now drink water directly from the tap
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Politics

When Manmohan Singh blamed RSS for 1984 Sikh genocide

OpIndia Staff -
Far from being apologetic about the organised pogrom of Sikhs in 1984, Manmohan Singh had pinned the blame of the massacre on RSS
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Politics

Video: Madhya Pradesh farmer exposes the farm loan waiver sham, calls Rs 2 lakh loan waiver a lie

OpIndia Staff -
The farmer's loan hasn't been waived off as promised and the police have also raided his house thrice over the due payment of loans
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News Reports

Pakistani couple living illegally in Bengaluru deported

OpIndia Staff -
The Pakistani couple was in jail since May 2017 after being caught by the police for illegally entering and staying in India
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Politics

West Bengal: BJP surge leaves Mamata Banerjee in a tizzy, TMC goons caught on camera pulling down Modi’s posters in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff -
The rising popularity of BJP amongst the people of West Bengal, which began last year during the panchayat polls only kept burgeoning this election season.
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Media

If I give an ad to Indian Express is it a dole? Then how can homes for poor be a dole? says PM Modi...

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PM Modi in an interview with the Indian Express how his government's policies have empowered the poor
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Media

Modi’s image has not been made by Khan Market gang or the Lutyens Delhi that it can be dismantled: PM Modi takes on Rahul...

OpIndia Staff -
"I could not get Indian Express to be objective in its criticism against me," PM Modi in a freewheeling chat with the Indian Express
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News Reports

25% voter turnout recorded in Phase 6 of Lok Sabha Elections till 11 AM

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP had won 44 of the 59 seats that went to polls today in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
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News Reports

Didi’s intolerance: BJP youth leader arrested for Met Gala-themed meme of Mamata Banerjee slapped with non bailable charges

OpIndia Staff -
A complaint against the convenor of BJYM, Priyanka Sharma was made by TMC leader Vibhas Hazra. for allegedly sharing a morphed picture of Mamata Banerjee in Howrah
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Politics

West Bengal: BJP candidate Bharati Ghosh heckled, her vehicle vandalised and stopped from casting her vote by TMC cadre

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Bharati Ghosh had last year made shocking revelations about West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee alleging that Banerjee “transfers officers if BJP gains ground”
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Politics

Uttar Pradesh: Humiliated by Priyanka Gandhi, Congress leaders and other office-bearers quit the party

OpIndia Staff -
The arrogance spread out by the current generation dynasts have forced other senior members to abandon the party
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Politics

West Bengal marred with violence in the 6th phase of elections, one BJP, one TMC worker found dead while two other BJP workers shot...

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal elections are often greeted with violent skirmishes and clashes between competing parties
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Politics

Sadhvi Pragya, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli cast their votes, violence continues in Bengal in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Fates of several political bigwigs to be decided today in the sixth phase of polling
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Politics

All you need to know about Phase 6 of Lok Sabha Elections 2019

OpIndia Staff -
Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha Elections are set to be conducted on the 12th of May, 2019. The fate of 59 constituencies will be decided by the voters on Sunday.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee’s bizarre comment about Modi: ‘I said I will give slap of democracy, your chest is 56 inch, how can I slap you?’

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has come out to clarify her 'slap of democracy' statement about Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Politics

PM Modi says Congress was afraid that Alwar gang rape case would impact votes, calls out the deafening silence of ‘activists’

OpIndia Staff -
Rajasthan Congress is accused of delaying the action against rape culprits in Alwar due to the ongoing Lok Sabha elections
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Politics

Sikh community protests outside Rahul Gandhi’s residence, demand Pitroda’s ouster

OpIndia Staff -
Pitroda had shrugged off the 1984 riots by dismissing them with his 'hua to hua' remark
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Law

Sad that after 60-70 years after Independence, we are still trying to improve the system: SC on cash seized during elections

OpIndia Staff -
According to the data collected by the Election Commission, Rs 303 crore of unaccounted cash was seized during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
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Politics

10 outlandish and asinine things that Rahul Gandhi said in his interview to NDTV’s Ravish Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
Ravish Kumar interviews Rahul Gandhi. As expected, the complexity and depth of the discussion will the stuff of legends.
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Politics

Arvind Kejriwal sends legal notice to Gautam Gambhir for saying ‘I feel ashamed to have a CM like Arvind Kejriwal’

OpIndia Staff -
Through the notice, AAP has sought an immediate apology from Gambhir for his tweets and publishing of his apology on his social media account within 24 hours.
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News Reports

ISIS announces its Indian ‘branch’, call themselves Wilayah of Hind: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
In a worrying development, the Islamic State (ISIS) has issued a statement claiming to have established its "province" in India.
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Political History of India

All you need to know about the General Elections through the years: 1957-2014

K Bhattacharjee -
A walk through the political history of post-independence India
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