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Maharashtra: BJP fields Lingayat spiritual leader Jai Siddheshwar Shivacharya from Solapur seat

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra will vote for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in 4 Phases. The polling dates for Maharashtra will be on April 11, 18, 23 and 29.
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Law

Delhi’s AAP government requests another month’s time for deciding whether to sanction prosecution of the accused in JNU sedition case

OpIndia Staff -
In February this year, the court had come down hard against the AAP government claiming that it is deliberately delaying the process of granting the sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar and others, accused of sedition.
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Politics

Party that imposed the Emergency promises ‘Code of Conduct’ for media, while the Lutyens Media keeps firmly shut

K Bhattacharjee -
In the Congress manifesto, in a very subtle manner, the party has made it clear that it tends to enforce a crackdown on media should it win the elections this year.
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News Reports

National Herald case: SC sets April 23 for final hearing of income tax case against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
The mother-son duo have been accused of conspiring to cheat and misappropriate funds in the National Herald case
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News Reports

Congress party’s manifesto promises on repeal of criminal defamation, sedition are ‘nonsense’ and ‘impractical’: Soli Sorabjee

OpIndia Staff -
In the manifesto released by the Congress party, it has promised to omit Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code and make 'defamation' a civil offense.
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News Reports

Indian Army raises strong objection to Congress promises regarding dilution of AFSPA and reduction of security forces in Kashmir: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Congress had also accused Indian Armed Forces of perpetrating sexual violence against the women in Kashmir with impunity owing to a strong AFSPA
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News Reports

J&K Police killed unarmed people for promotions and money in Kashmir: Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad

OpIndia Staff -
Ghulam Nabi Azad also accused the J&K Police of carrying out atrocities
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Politics

Congress leader P Chidambaram and Rajdeep Sardesai spread misinformation about dilution and withdrawal of AFSPA

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party in its manifesto, which was released yesterday, promised to amend AFSPA to 'balance' security and human rights.
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Law

RSS seeks compensation of Re 1 from Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury for linking RSS to Gauri Lankesh killing, court issues summons

OpIndia Staff -
Another RSS activist and lawyer, Dhrutiman Joshi has filed a criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury in the Mumbai metropolitan magistrate court.
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Politics

Like Congress party itself, their ‘Dhakosla Patra’ is full of corruption and hollow promises: PM Modi in Arunachal Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi reminded the people of the state that to continue the stride of the state on the tracks of development, they have to make sure that they vote the NDA to power again.
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Editor's picks

On sedition and AFSPA, does Congress want to turn India into JNU campus?

Abhishek Banerjee -
The question is where would the Congress get these ideas from for their Manifesto. Why would a party that has governed India for 58 years suddenly be so irresponsible?
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News Reports

Solar scam accused to take on National Herald scam accused in Wayanad

OpIndia Staff -
Saritha Nair, 2013 Kerala solar scam accused to contest against Congress President Rahul Gandhi
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Politics

Chandrababu Naidu calls Modi a ‘hardcore extremist’, urges ‘minority brothers’ to not vote for him

OpIndia Staff -
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu called Prime Minister Modi a 'hardcore extremist' and his appeal to minority communities to not vote for Modi.
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Politics

Vivek Oberoi asks Rajdeep Sardesai if his movie is ‘propaganda’, should Rajdeep’s show also be shut down for ‘influencing elections’

OpIndia Staff -
Rajdeep Sardesai, one of the leading faces of the left-leaning Lutyens cabal Media, has openly shown his disdain towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi ever since he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
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News Reports

Vivek Agnihotri, maker of ‘The Tashkent Files’ slams Rajdeep Sardesai, says he put his political agenda before fair journalism

OpIndia Staff -
Talking to OpIndia on this matter, Vivek rued that Rajdeep was passing verdicts without possibly even seeing the trailer of the movie.
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News Reports

Watch: SP leader caught telling workers to collect voting slips from people who are not voting and cast fake vote

OpIndia Staff -
Shocking statement asking volunteers to cast fake votes from Samajwadi Party leader in Madhya Pradesh
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Politics

Jammu and Kashmir: Government accommodation withdrawn from state Congress chief GA Mir

OpIndia Staff -
Mir has also stated that the government is putting the lives of Congress leaders at risk and if any untoward incidents happen it will be solely the government's responsibility.
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Law

MHA issues notice to Mamata Banerjee’s nephew’s wife for ‘false representation’ and not revealing her Thai citizenship

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Mamata Banerjee's nephew's wife was reportedly caught with 2 kgs gold worth Rs 68 lakh at Kolkata airport
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News Reports

Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Nisar Ahmed Tantray brought back from UAE to India, arrested by NIA

OpIndia Staff -
Jaish terrorist wanted in 2017 terror attack on CRPF was deported from UAE
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News Reports

Congress Manifesto promises to make National Security Advisor answerable to all politicians

OpIndia Staff -
Congress manifesto proposes that the top security official of the country will be answering questions of politicians.
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Editor's picks

After decades of minority appeasement, Rahul Gandhi raises the stakes as he contests from Hindu minority constituency

K Bhattacharjee -
The Congress manifesto is clearly directed towards appeasing the fundamentalist sections of the Muslim community.
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Editor's picks

Congress’ hollow manifesto and false promises: Rahul Gandhi expects people to drop patriotism and pick up the crumbs he throws at us

Saket Suryesh -
Congress has today released its Manifesto for 2019 Elections. It was launched by Rahul Gandhi, the dynast president of the family-run political party.
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News Reports

TMC leader caught on camera distributing cheques to farmers demanding votes in exchange

OpIndia Staff -
The party which is usually quick to take a dig at its political rivals have not come up with any clarifications yet
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News Reports

Comparing manifestos, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019: Some promises that Congress made for decades but never fulfilled

OpIndia Staff -
Ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha, the Congress party on Tuesday has revealed their election manifesto titled "Congress Will Deliver" to fight the incumbent NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Data released by CBI shows its probe led to 1,468 convictions in graft cases in 2018

OpIndia Staff -
After the appointment of Shukla, the agency, which was going through a rough time, returned to normalcy
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Editor's picks

Radical Left Congress: Where treason and ‘bharat tere tukde honge’ is acceptable, but free speech on Social Media is not

K Bhattacharjee -
The Congress party in its manifesto, released earlier today, has promised a crackdown on social media. After hinting at Communal Violence Bill 2.0, the manifesto also hints at the possible return of Section 66A.
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News Reports

A charter to weaken India: Arun Jaitley on Congress manifesto

OpIndia Staff -
Union Minister Arun Jaitley calls the Congress manifesto an 'irresponsible document'
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News Reports

‘Neutral’ blogger Dhruv Rathee gets satirical video deleted which shows him “exposing” Arvind Kejriwal

OpIndia Staff -
Mock interview of a politician in Dhruv Rathee video was replaced with real clips of Arvind Kejriwal which matched with content of the video
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Editor's picks

2019 General Election in Odisha: A round up and analysis of 21 parliamentary constituencies

Sambit Nayak -
With both parties, BJP and BJD, claiming the Lion's share in the upcoming general elections in Odisha, we have tried to provide you a constituency wise ring side view.
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Social Media

Actress who played Sonia Gandhi in Bollywood movie was ‘checked’ by Facebook for political content

OpIndia Staff -
The actress who played Sonia Gandhi said that someone from Facebook physically went to meet her and verify her address
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Politics

Bigger bindi on forehead means frequently changing husbands: Congress ally’s vile remarks against Smriti Irani

OpIndia Staff -
Jaydeep Kawade s the son of People's Republican party president Jogendra Kawade. Kawade's PRP is part of the anti-BJP grand alliance in Maharashtra, which includes the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and Peasants and Workers Party of India.
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News Reports

Communal Violence Bill 2.0? Congress promises new law for ‘hate crimes’ in manifesto

OpIndia Staff -
Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi released its 2019 Lok Sabha elections manifesto on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019
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Law

SC declines urgent hearing of Hardik Patel’s plea against conviction, 2 days left for nomination filing deadline

OpIndia Staff -
With barely two days left for the last date of nomination filing, the Supreme Court's decision to not hear his plea leaves Hardik Patel in a tight spot.
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News Reports

Flashback: When Sonia Gandhi appealed to Muslims to reject Narendra Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Before 2014 elections, Sonia Gandhi had appealed Muslim leaders to ensure that Muslim votes don't get split
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Editor's picks

Congress promises review of AFSPA in Kashmir, blames Army of immunity in ‘forced disappearances, torture and sexual violence’

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party, with much fanfare released its election manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, 2nd April 2019.
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News Reports

A day after AAP was caught seeking donations from Saudi, UAE, it is found seeking donations from tax havens

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, AAP was caught running Facebook ads seeking donations in Middle-Eastern countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Oman
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Editor's picks

‘Urban Naxals’, Congress hacks and ’eminent historians’: What Media won’t tell you about writers who signed the anti-Modi statement

OpIndia Staff -
Over 200 writers have come forward with a statement of their own against the incumbent government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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News Reports

Karti Chidambaram’s election affidavit: A long rap sheet with crores worth of assets in India and abroad

OpIndia Staff -
Both P Chidambaram and his son Karti Chidambaram are accused in the INX Media scam which involves charges of bribery and lobbying in granting foreign investments worth Rs 300 crores to INX Media.
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Law

BSP chief Mayawati justifies installation of her statues in UP, says it was the ‘will of the people’

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court is hearing a 2009 petition against the construction of statues of Mayawati, Kanshi Ram and elephants the BSP symbol, which were built at parks in Lucknow and Noida with taxpayers' money when she was chief minister between 2007 and 2012. 
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi failed in Economics in his M.Phil., has four passports including one as ‘Raul Vinci’, reiterates Subramanian Swamy

OpIndia Staff -
Subramanian Swamy said he does not believe when Rahul Gandhi says he has Dattatrey Kaul Gotra
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Government and Policy

Former Niti Ayog Vice Chairman slams Rahul Gandhi’s ‘NYAY’: Fiscally imprudent and may cost more than India’s defence budget

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress has promised to provide cash support to the poorest 20 percent households of the country if it is voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party promised to target five crore families or 25 crore individuals as beneficiaries of the scheme.
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Opinions

As Ravan scrambles to ‘upgrade’ himself, Mayawati has been branded as ‘Manuwaadi’

अजीत भारती -
All these cloves of garlic, in every single narrative, in every speech, in every rally, in every discussion, in every panel, in every prime time show, speak the same words.
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News Reports

Delhi: Jamia Millia Islamia cancels fashion show after radical students backed by AAP students’ wing protest

OpIndia Staff -
A group of 12 students, under the banner of ‘Students of Jamia’, with the support of Aam Aadmi Party student wing protested against the event protested outside the venue saying the fashion show was "un-Islamic" and "immoral". The show was eventually canceled.
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Entertainment

PewDiePie makes racist remarks against Indians after losing the YouTube subscriber battle against T-Series

OpIndia Staff -
PewDiePie's video conceding defeat to India's T-Series is in poor spirit of sportsmanship
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News Reports

CPM leader V S Achuthanandan once again calls Rahul Gandhi “Amul Baby” for contesting from Wayanad seat

OpIndia Staff -
Apparently fearing his defeat from Amethi, Rahul Gandhi has chosen to also contest from Wayanad seat in Kerala for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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News Reports

Indian radars detect Pakistani F-16 jets, UAV close to border, IAF fighter jets force them to retreat

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan Air Force jets tried to enter Indian air force but they were detected and forced to go back by Indian defence forces
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News Reports

CPI(M) labels Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad candidature as ‘Pappu Strike’, Congress miffed

OpIndia Staff -
The CPIM mouthpiece editorial titled 'Congress Collapse to be Completed with this Pappu Strike' asserted that the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi Parivar was afraid of a defeat in Amethi.
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Finance and Corporate Affairs minister Arun Jaitley

Keshav -
A brief look at the achievements and initiatives of Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Arun Jaitley
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News Reports

Another racist slur against Nepalis, this time by Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu urged Indians to elect a Prime Minister this time, an honest Chowkidar can be obtained from Nepal
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News Reports

Aam Aadmi Party caught running donation ads in Saudi Arabia, UAE and other Middle-Eastern countries

OpIndia Staff -
AAP has earlier been in the soup for donation received from seemingly dubious sources and secret trips to Dubai
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