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After ‘heat of campaigning’ Rahul Gandhi uses ‘free flow of political speech’ to defend his lie about tribal law

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi claims before the Election Commission that he did not violate the poll code in his speech in Shahdol where he had claimed that Modi government has made a law where they can shoot down tribals.
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Politics

Manish Sisodia’s Wikipedia page protected after trolls added ‘handsome’ to his bio

OpIndia Staff -
AAP leader Manish Sisodia's Wikipedia page has been vandalised by miscreants. In his introduction, the words "most handsome and virgin man of Asia region" have been added.
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Politics

‘Neutral’ journalists urge Sam Pitroda to shut up and not dent Congress’ prospects in 2019

OpIndia Staff -
Pitroda's 'motormouth' has been a cause of a greater worry in Congress' supportive ecosystem of 'neutral journalists' than it seems to be for Congress itself.
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Fact-Check

AltNews founder misleads people about PM Modi’s 2014 poll promise of ‘sending guilty MPs and MLAs to jail within a year’

OpIndia Staff -
Pratik Sinha, the founder of AltNews insinuated that the Modi government had not fulfilled its 2014 poll promise of fast-tracking criminal cases against MPs and MLAs
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Politics

FIR for MCC violation against temple priest and BJP candidate for offering saffron and green cloth at Khajrana Ganesh Temple

OpIndia Staff -
Indore police have lodged an FIR against BJP MP candidate Shankar Lalwani and the priest of Khajrana Ganesh temple alleging that the offering of saffron and green cloth and lotus flowers was a violation of the MCC.
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Government and Policy

The truth about the ‘revolution’ AAP brought in education sector in Delhi

Abhishek Ranjan -
Delhi government schools have had disastrous results for class 10 board exams in the last two years, but AAP is not taking any responsibility for it
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Politics

Even while apologising for Sam Pitroda’s comment, Rahul Gandhi won’t stop whitewashing the 1984 organised Sikh genocide

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi said that what Sam Pitroda said what completely out of line and he should apologise for it. He said that justice needed to be done and the people responsible for 1984 "tragedy" have to be punished.
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Politics

Former Congress I&B minister Manish Tewari says he knows which journalist’s ‘zameer’ gets sold for how much

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Manish Tewari said that he has been the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister in the past and he knew for how much the conscience of journalists could be purchased.
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Crime

Curfew imposed in Assam’s Hailakandi after communal clashes triggered by Friday prayers on road, 1 dead, several injured

OpIndia Staff -
Hindus objected to Muslims holding Friday prayers on a road that leads to a temple, causing communal riots
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News Reports

Sam Pitroda asks everyone to ‘move on’ from the ‘issue’ of 1984 Sikh Genocide

OpIndia Staff -
Sam Pitroda says he wanted to mean jo hua vo bura hua, but ended up saying hua to hua as his Hindi is bad
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News Reports

Zero infiltration bids from Pakistan points to the success of Balakot airstrikes: Report suggests

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has been desperately trying to reduce the tensions along the borders which had spiked after the Pulwama attack which killed 40 Indian CRPF personnel
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News Reports

‘Gyanvapi Mosque now stands exposed, surrounded by Temples’, Muslims concerned over Kashi Vishwanath Corridor: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Muslims in the area are concerned over the construction of the Kashi Vishwanath corridor and appear convinced that it could pave the path towards the demolition of the adjacent Gyanvapi Mosque
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Crime

NIA says murder of Ramalingam was a terrorist act, who was killed for opposing religious conversion by Muslim preachers

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Ramalingam murder case: Judicial custody of 10 accused extended by 90 days by court
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Politics

Cricketing greats VVS Laxman and Harbhajan Singh express shock at AAP allegations, extend support to Gautam Gambhir

OpIndia Staff -
The stalwarts of Indian cricket have testified to Gambhir's integrity and have asserted that he is not capable of saying the things mentioned in the pamphlet.
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News Reports

BJP youth activist arrested for Met Gala-themed meme of Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Sharma, BJP youth leader has been arrested for posting a meme mocking Banerjee on her Facebook Timeline on May 9
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Politics

Mamata Banerjee says BJP deliberately scheduled Lok Sabha polls in peak summer to provide an upper hand to PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has called the media a Dalal (Broker) of PM Modi
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News Reports

BS Yeddyurappa hints ‘20 disgruntled Congress MLAs’ can change the political scene in Karnataka post Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Yeddyurappa anticipates a political change in Karnataka in favour of the BJP after assembly bypoll
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Political History of India

Why is Ronald Reagan being so respectful to Rajiv Gandhi in a viral clip? Does the answer lie in Bhopal?

OpIndia Staff -
As it so happens, Adil Shahryar's clemency was signed by Ronald Reagan on the day of Rajiv Gandhi's visit to the U.S, on 11th June.
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News Reports

Indian Air Force jets force heavy cargo plane from Pakistan to land in Jaipur, pilots being questioned

OpIndia Staff -
Alert Indian fighter jets immediately intercepted the plane after it entered Indian air space and it was forced to land at Jaipur airport.
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Politics

Congress lies, says it has ‘punished’ leaders accused of violence in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

OpIndia Staff -
Being given Lok Sabha tickets, ministries and chief ministership of state seems to be Congress' way of 'punishing' those accused in 1984 riots
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Law

‘Rafale is not being procured for ornamentation’, Attorney General argues in Rafale review petition, judgement reserved by SC

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court has reserved the judgements in Rafale review petition and Rahul Gandhi's contempt of court case
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Politics

As Bofors, INS Viraat and 1984 Sikh genocide get discussed, Priyanka Gandhi says PM Modi is talking of Pakistan and “other absurd issues”

Jinit Jain -
As the issues of Bofors scam, 1984 Sikh genocide, and Rajiv Gandhi's vacation using INS Viraat pick up public attention, Priyanka Gandhi alleges that PM Modi is discussing Pakistan and 'other absurd issues' without speaking about the problems of the people.
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Opinions

British citizenship row: A nightmare still awaits Rahul Gandhi

Ashish Shukla -
Please don’t move on only because the Supreme Court has dismissed a petition stating that Rahul Gandhi has been a British citizen in the past. The matter is hot as coal.
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Media

Robert Vadra bought benami lands in other persons’ names, Vadra’s right hand man reveals in Republic TV sting

OpIndia Staff -
Republic TV talked to Vadra's agent Mahesh Nagar and Lalit Nagar, who reveal explosive details about land deals
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Opinions

No, Aatish Taseer, ‘Nehruvian Secularism’ will not endure another five years of Modi government and that’s a good thing

K Bhattacharjee -
Time Magazine’s cover story, penned by Aatish Taseer, son of Indian journalist Tavleen Singh and late Pakistani politician and businessman Salman Taseer, asks a poignant question, "Can the World's Largest Democracy Endure Another Five Years of a Modi Government?"
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Opinions

TIME magazine cover shows the globalization of Hinduphobia

Abhishek Banerjee -
Cover of TIME Magazine is one with a saffron sash, displayed prominently around the neck of PM Modi, along with the ominous headline of “Divider in Chief”.
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Fact-Check

Propagandist Kunal Kamra interviews Arvind Kejriwal, uses old videos from before 2014 to malign Modi government

OpIndia Staff -
In his interview with AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Kunal Kamra has used old videos from before 2014 to blame the Modi government.
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Opinions

How to brainwash Indians into worshipping the Nehru Gandhi dynasty: The Shekhar Gupta masterclass

Sanghamitra -
Shekhar Gupta has shown in his video how an ideal Durbari should work and defend Rajiv Gandhi for his vacation using INS Viraat like even Congress leaders can not.
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Media

Italian journalist accuses journalist Ajai Shukla of being sexist, calls journalist Karan Thapar a liar

OpIndia Staff -
A visibly livid Francesca took to Twitter to point out how Thapar lied blatantly to her
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Specials

Exclusive: The Bofors scam angle to Rajiv Gandhi’s vacation on-board INS Viraat

Nupur J Sharma -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred a Hornet's nest when recently, he mentioned Rajiv Gandhi's vacation onboard INS Viraat back in 1987
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News Reports

‘If Modi was really OBC, RSS would not have let him become PM’, Mayawati questions Modi’s caste again

OpIndia Staff -
Mayawati says that son of former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav is real backward, but Modi is fake backward
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News Reports

Previous govts were soft on Muslim radicalisation and terror due to political reasons, former RAW officer reveals

OpIndia Staff -
Former RAW officer opens up on Congress government never allowed the agencies to work aggressively against Pakistan
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Politics

Congress leader Hardik Patel calls PM Narendra Modi ‘Yamraj’

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Congress leader Rashid Alvi had also used the term 'Yamraj' for Modi
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News Reports

‘I was a witness to Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi using INS Viraat to vacation on Lakshwadeep’: Commander VK Jaitly (Retd)

OpIndia Staff -
India Today had covered the story on Rajiv Gandhi vacationing on INS Viraat exclusively back in 1988, Anita Pratap writes, "The island had been chosen with care: it is the only one in the strategic archipelago on which foreigners are not banned"
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News Reports

Ayodhya hearing: Supreme Court extends time for Ayodhya mediation till August 15

OpIndia Staff -
The three-member mediation panel sought an extension of time to reach an amicable solution.
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Politics

‘I have been taught to respect women’: Gautam Gambhir sends defamation notice to Arvind Kejriwal, Atishi Marlena and Sisodia

OpIndia Staff -
Gambhir has denied any relation to the alleged pamphlet and its deplorable contents against AAP candidate Atishi Marlena
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Crime

Alwar: Another Dalit woman raped by two men, second such incident within a fortnight

OpIndia Staff -
The incident comes just days after a young woman was brutally gang-raped in Alwar on April 26.
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News Reports

‘84 happened, so what?’, Congress leader Sam Pitroda casually shrugs off 1984 anti-Sikh genocide

OpIndia Staff -
Sam Pitroda insulted the victims of 1984 anti-Sikh riots by casually brushing aside the topic in a bid to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Gautam Gambhir to sue AAP for falsely blaming him for Atishi Marlena pamphlet

OpIndia Staff -
Rubbishing the allegations, Gautam Gambhir has accused Arvind Kejriwal and AAP of outraging the modesty of a woman by conspiring and publishing such a vile letter
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News Reports

Frontline magazine and TV9 Bharatvarsh channel acknowledge they published fake report on missing EVMs

OpIndia Staff -
ECI has said that report published by Frontline and TV9 Bharatvarsh about missing EVMs are fake
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Editor's picks

Instructions to kill Sikhs in 1984 came directly from Rajiv Gandhi’s office: Senior advocate H S Phoolka

OpIndia Staff -
There is enough material to show, it was directly Rajiv Gandhi's office, which was giving the directions to kill the Sikhs, says H S Phoolka
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Opinions

Saga of INS Virat used as a taxi and cigarette packs airlifted to Bhopal from Indore: Here is why PM Modi needed to talk...

Abhishek Banerjee -
People need to know what happened. Otherwise, it will all be cleansed with pretend hugs and humility from Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

Congress leader Harish Rawat shares Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s picture while paying respect to Gopal Krishna Gokhale

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Harish Rawat deleted his tweet
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News Reports

Indian Express publishes Fake Report linking Sadhvi Pragya to Gauri Lankesh Murder, SIT rubbishes report

OpIndia Staff -
SIT denies Indian Express claiming that it had found links between Sadhbi Pragy and Gauri Lankesh murder case
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Politics

Congress posts a tweet slamming Modi government’s Ujjwala Scheme, Twitter users point out the irony

OpIndia Staff -
Despite being in power for almost 60 years, Congress had failed to provide basic amenities such as gas connections to the most vulnerable and poor in society.
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News Reports

Kerala elephant owners threaten to boycott Thrissur Pooram after govt bans most popular elephant from the festival

OpIndia Staff -
Fans of the elephant allege that the government was interfering with the traditions whereas the government says that it took the decision based on safety concerns.
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News Reports

‘The current PM has no family to go on vacations with’, Congress leader Anand Sharma justifies Rajiv Gandhi’s vacation using INS Viraat

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party has made a habit of throwing muck at the Prime Minister's personal life during run-up to elections.
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Politics

SC dismisses sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav’s plea challenging EC’s decision to scrap his Varanasi nomination

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court has dismissed the petition filed by Tej Bahadur Yadav against the EC's decision to scrap his nomination from Varanasi.
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Politics

Atishi Marlena accuses Gautam Gambhir of spreading abusive letter against her, Gambhir says Kejriwal got it written

OpIndia Staff -
Gautam Gambhir hits out on AAP, alleges Kejriwal of outraging the modesty of a woman to win an elections
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Opinions

Cyclone Fani: How a state was ravaged and how it pulled together to fight Mother Nature’s fury

Sambit Nayak -
Broken trees, mobile towers, wretched electric poles and debris lay scattered on roads of Puri and Bhubaneswar as a category 4 cyclone named "Fani" ripped through the Odisha coast in the early hours of 3rd May.
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