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Watch: Rahul Gandhi threatens to jail Prime Minister Modi if Congress comes to power

OpIndia Staff -
While addressing a rally in Nagpur, out-on-bail in National Herald scam, Congress President Rahul Gandhi threatened to jail Prime Minister Narendra Modi when Congress comes to power after the Lok Sabha elections.
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Law

Supreme Court stays HC order of Herald House eviction, issues notice to centre

OpIndia Staff -
The bench including Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi has stayed the High Court order of vacating the Herald House.
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Politics

Watch: Crowd erupts with “Modi Modi” chant as Rahul Gandhi says he too loves PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
When Rahul Gandhi said that he genuinely loves PM Modi, the crowd erupted with Modi Modi chants.
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Media

AgustaWestland Patrakars vs Radiagate: A contrast which shows how social media changed the game

Abhishek Banerjee -
First, it was Radiagate and now its the AgustaWestland journalists. The only difference? Now we have Social Media and the omerta doesn't apply
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Editor's picks

Rahul Gandhi finally declares in his affidavit the Unitech properties OpIndia reported about, but why was it missing in his last one?

Nupur J Sharma -
If Rahul Gandhi perhaps lied in his 2014 election affidavit about the purchase of Unitech properties, it stands to reason that Rahul Gandhi is lying in his 2019 election affidavit as well
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News Reports

There is no mention of AFSPA in my report to Congress: Lt General DS Hooda

OpIndia Staff -
Lt General Hooda said that AFSPA is being misused by Human Rights groups to defame the Army and that he could say with confidence that our Army has an excellent human rights record.
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Media

Dainik Jagran uses misleading picture to ‘fact-check’ Rahul Gandhi’s post-Pulwama dance video, creates confusion

OpIndia Staff -
Dainik Jagran's Vishvas News, which spread the misleading information, is part of Facebook's independent 'fact-checker' roster.
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News Reports

Meat baron Yakub Qureshi, who had announced Rs 51 crore for beheading Charlie Hebdo cartoonists, is BSP candidate from Meerut

OpIndia Staff -
Qureshi has made headlines after he announced 51 crore bounty over the head of the cartoonists who drew the sketch of Prophet Mohammad.
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Politics

Rabri Devi defends child rapist, calls his conviction ‘political vendetta’ while campaigning for his wife

OpIndia Staff -
In December last year, a Patna court had convicted Rajballabh Yadav and four others in connection with the rape of a minor in 2016. He was convicted under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and 4, 8, 17 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Satire

The ‘healing touch’ and Gandhis’ own country: As angels from heaven spread their healing touch, heathens tried to spread canards

Sanghamitra -
Such kindness, such simplicity, and genuine compassion are absolutely rare in an age of media props and PR stunts.
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Politics

Shatrughan Sinha’s wife Poonam Sinha to be SP candidate from Lucknow against Rajnath Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Sources confirmed that it was Poonam Sinha's appointment that had led to the postponement of Shatrughan Sinha's joining the Congress.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi’s assets grew by 1600% under UPA, but ‘just’ by 70% under Modi government

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi has now filed his election affidavit while filing his nomination from Wayanad, Kerala which is meant to be his safe seat where his assets have grown to Rs. 15.88 crores
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News Reports

Congress manifesto stinks of Pakistani language: PM Modi in his interview to ABP News

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi in his interview to ABP News said there is a pro-incumbency wave in the country
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Media

MEA sponsored free alcohol, air tickets, and more during Congress rule: Senior journalist reveals why media dislikes the Modi govt

OpIndia Staff -
An interesting video has gone viral, in which senior journalist Ashok Shrivastav can be heard describing anecdotes, which explain the murkier relationship between the media and the past Congress government
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News Reports

After Kamal Nath’s brother-in-law now his nephew, Ratul Puri, questioned in connection with AgustaWestland scam

OpIndia Staff -
As the Enforcement Directorate penetrates deeper into the AgustaWestland case, more and more skeletons seem to be falling out of the closet
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Editor's picks

Youtube removes video critical of hijab for being ‘hate speech’

K Bhattacharjee -
There have been numerous instances where videos have been either demonetized or deleted from YouTube for violating its policies which attempt to stifle criticism of regressive Islamic practices and Leftist dogma.
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News Reports

CMIE, that has ties to P Chidambaram and fear-mongered about ‘unemployment in India’ was a part of Congress Manifesto Committee

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party released its 2019 Lok Sabha Election Manifesto with much fanfare on Tuesday, the 2nd of April 2019.
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News Reports

2019 Lok Sabha elections: 8 constituencies to watch out for as big names go head to head

OpIndia Staff -
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections are going to be decisive not only for the future of certain political parties but also for the future of the country.
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Fact-Check

Fact Check: Congress and its IT cell head use images from UPA era to attack PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Divya Spandana, Social Media head of the Congress party, recently shared a video on Twitter where she claimed that Prime Minister Modi has 'ruined' the country in 5 years. The 2-minute video is a compilation of images and texts run through the screen at a rapid pace.
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News Reports

RLD chief Ajit Singh’s racist comment, says we could get a ‘chowkidar’ from Nepal

OpIndia Staff -
Ajit Singh is third leader after Alka Lamba and Navjor Singh Sidhu to have made such racist comment against the Nepalese
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Politics

Miffed Congress workers in Bihar create ruckus at the party office in Patna over ticket denial

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leaders created a ruckus at Patna party office as their former MP Nikhil Kumar was denied a ticket from Aurangabad constituency.
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News Reports

Shivling placed under a ‘plank’ on sets of Dabangg 3, Salman Khan apologises and calls himself a Shiv Bhakt

OpIndia Staff -
Salman Khan and his crew are in Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh to shoot for his upcoming movie Dabangg 3
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News Reports

Scores of Muslim League flags seen at Rahul Gandhi’s road show at Wayanad, despite concerns expressed by Congress

OpIndia Staff -
A huge number of Muslim league flags were witnessed at Wayanad today at the Congress President's roadshow. Videos have been circulating on social media where scores of green flags with the Islamic crescent and star were seen.
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Crime

‘RG’ received Rs.50 crore between 2004 to 2016 in AgustaWestland Deal: Enforcement Directorate

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate believes that Sushen Gupta is deliberately not disclosing the real identity of the man, who is referred to as 'RG'. Sushen Gupta has claimed that the said “RG” is one Rajat Gupta, Director of Ram Hari Ram Jewellers.
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Editor's picks

BBC’s undisguised anti-India bias: From the Leslee Udwin documentary on Nirbhaya to Top Gear and more

Vijaya Dar -
The BBC has had numerous run-in with the government and the people in India
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Entertainment

If I made a movie on Rahul Gandhi, most of it will have to be shot in Thailand: Vivek Oberoi

OpIndia Staff -
Vivek Oberoi maintains that the story of Modi's rise from being a Chaiwaala as a kid to becoming a World Leader who sees eye to eye with every other global leader is fascinating and inspiring.
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Politics

Setback for opposition as RLP in Rajasthan and Nishad party in UP join hands with BJP

OpIndia Staff -
The election machinery of the BJP has been very aggressive in building alliances with strong regional parties in the country.
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News Reports

Law student claims she was harassed on college trip because of her Muslim identity, faculty present there denies allegations

OpIndia Staff -
A law student took to Twitter to spread fake information alleging harassment, professor present there denies it
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Politics

Gujarat: Congress leader Ahmed Patel not to contest from Bharuch constituency following an internal rift within the party

OpIndia Staff -
In a massive setback for the Congress leadership, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, a close aide of the Sonia Gandhi has decided not to contest fearing a loss amidst a serious internal rift within the Gujarat unit of the party.
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News Reports

BBM chairperson Prakash Ambedkar threatens to send election commission to jail for two days if voted to power

OpIndia Staff -
Prakash, the grandson of BR Ambedkar, heads a Dalit political outfit called Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh in Maharastra
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News Reports

Sheikh Khalifa awards Prime Minister Modi the prestigious Zayed Medal

OpIndia Staff -
The Zayed Medal conferred upon PM Modi is the highest decoration awarded to kings, presidents and heads of states.
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News Reports

Bihar: A former JDU leader’s teenage son abducted for ransom murdered, body recovered in Siwan

OpIndia Staff -
14-year-old Rahul Kumar, son of former JDU leader, was abducted for ransom
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Crime

Kashmir: Lashkar terrorist who stole AK-47s from the house of a Congress leader arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Lashkar terrorist had looted four AK-47s from the house of Congress MLC Parray in December last year.
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News Reports

Congress President Rahul Gandhi takes a helicopter ride to file his nomination from ‘safe seat’ Wayanad

OpIndia Staff -
Congress President Rahul Gandhi files his nomination from Wayanad
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Politics

PM Modi lashes out on opposition in Kolkata rally, says they lacked political will for airstrikes and ASAT test

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Modi addressed a rally at Kolkata's Brigade Ground yesterday, the same venue where leaders of the Mahagathbandhan had gathered in January. It was Narendra Modi's second rally in West Bengal yesterday after the first at Siliguri.
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Crime

A day after PM Modi’s massive rally, a man’s body found hanging at BJP office in Siliguri

OpIndia Staff -
The incident comes after a day after both PM Modi had launched a scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee for her stance on Balakot strikes and accused her of acting like "Speedbreaker" to the development of the state. 
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Politics

Do not be selfish, prepare for more taxes to fund NYAY scheme: Rahul Gandhi’s aide Sam Pitroda’s advise to Indian middle class

OpIndia Staff -
Putting the onus of guilt on the middle class for worrying about taxes, Pitroda said, "How can you see poor people around you and worry that somebody might take a 10 paisa from you. That is not India."
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Entertainment

Nothing heroic about surgical strikes, previous governments did it too: Congress Leader Nagma Morarji

OpIndia Staff -
In a hurry to discredit the armed forces and PM Modi, Nagma went on to propagate false facts regarding her claim of previous government conducting the surgical strike.
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News Reports

AAP worker posts fake message of PM Modi’s sudden death, arrested

OpIndia Staff -
During the course of interrogation, Ghanshyam Parmar admitted he was an Aam Aadmi Party worker
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News Reports

This Perambur candidate has cash asset of Rs 1.76 crore, had taken a loan from the ‘World Bank’

OpIndia Staff -
In 2009 Lok Sabha elections, J Mohanraj had declared deposits of Rs 1977 crores, making him the richest man contesting Lok Sabha elections
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News Reports

Ab Pradesh mein Congress ka raaj hai, yahan rehna hai to hamari baat manni padegi: Traffic offenders to cop in MP

OpIndia Staff -
The offender claimed to be the nephew of Congress leader and MLA Ashwin Joshi and threatened the traffic cop saying that there is Congress government in the state.
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Editor's picks

Omar Abdullah, the entitled dynast, feigns his ‘humble origins’

Jinit Jain -
From past several decades, Abdullahs have been a prominent family in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
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News Reports

In simple English, these are called sweetheart deals: Arun Jaitley in press conference on OpIndia expose about Rahul Gandhi’s lucrative deals

OpIndia Staff -
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed a press conference today on the OpIndia expose of Rahul Gandhi's property deals with scam accused FTIL and Unitech
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Entertainment

Is the opposition scared of the film or Chowkidar’s Danda?: Vivek Oberoi mocks opposition for calling his movie a propaganda tool

OpIndia Staff -
Speculating why the opposition was getting so intimidated by just another movie, he said that "I don’t need to make Narendra Modi look like a hero. He is a hero".
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Politics

Congress asks Muslim league not to use their flags in Rahul’s Wayanad campaign as it might harm prospects in North India: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Apparently, Congress has chosen Wayanad Lok Sabha seat for the Gandhi scion expecting that the Muslim votes will be consolidated in favour of Gandhi.
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News Reports

Two Hindu girls gets forcibly converted to Islam and married off in Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The National Commission for Women has taken suo moto cognisance of the matter and has urged the Bengal director general of police to take "strict and immediate action".
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Opinions

Time to hold Rahul Gandhi accountable for the medieval mindset that allows the shameless insult of Minister Smriti Irani

thesignoffive -
Jaydeep Kavade, the son of the local MLA of People's Republican Party, a strong ally of the Congress (I) and the Nationalist Congress Party, got to the podium and used filthy language to insult Union Minister Smriti Irani
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Politics

‘Speedbreaker’ didi felt more pain due to the Balakot Strikes than those in Islamabad and Rawalpindi: PM Modi in Siliguri

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of his rally at Kolkata, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a rally at Bengal's Siliguri. He launched a scathing attack on Mamata Banerjee for her stance on Balakot strikes and accused her of acting as an impediment in the development of the state.
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News Reports

Chowkidar has caught a chor: Union Minister Arun Jaitley writes on OpIndia story exposing Rahul’s deals with scam accused FTIL, Unitech

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister Arun Jaitley took to Facebook to write a blog post on the OpIndia expose and raised questions on Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his business dealing with scam accused FTIL and Unitech
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News Reports

Congress star campaigner Navjot Singh Sidhu’s wife denied ticket from Chandigarh

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu is frequently seen attacking the Modi government and siding with Pakistan over the India-Pakistan conflict.
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