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NC Lok Sabha candidate Akbar Lone begins a rally with ‘Pakistan Zindabad’, says will abuse anyone who abuses Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2019

Akbar Lone, NC Lok Sabha candidate for Baramulla, said that the country across is a Muslim country and abusing Pakistan would mean he is abusing himself

News Reports

AAP propaganda site owner gets angry after India expresses concerns over atrocities against Hindus in Pakistan

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2019

Sushma Swaraj's move to seek details of the Incident had agitated quite a few people in Pakistan, including their Information and Broadcasting minister Ch Fawad Hussain, who saw it as an intervention in Pakistan's internal matters.

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Congress fed Biryani to terrorists, Modi government fed them bullets and bombs: Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2019

Yogi called Congress member Sam Pitroda a shame for asking for the proof of the number of terrorists killed in the Balakot air strike.

News Reports

Chandrababu Naidu calls PM Modi a ‘demon’, JDS MLA wants to ‘crush jaws’ of Modi supporters: Politics in India reaches a new low

OpIndia Staff - 25 March, 2019

Crush the jaws of those who come and shout 'Modi, Modi': JDS MLA Shivaling Gowda said while addressing a public gathering

News Reports

Karti Chidambaram who is facing probe by CBI and ED, fielded by Congress from Shivganga, Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Karti Chidambaram will be contesting from Shivganga in Tamil Nadu.

Fact-Check

Congress communication cell head posts maliciously edited video of BJP leader Kalraj Mishra’s speech to distort his comments

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala has been caught maliciously editing a video to attribute a quote to Kalraj Mishra to malign the BJP leader.

News Reports

One Army soldier killed in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Poonch sector

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

While Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan played to the gallery on establishing peace after the Pulwama terror attack, Pakistani Army has been targeting civilians and Army posts along the LoC.

News Reports

Our fight is against illegal Muslims coming from Bangladesh, not indigenous Muslims: Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Himanta Biswa Sarma says indigenous Muslims not our enemy in Assam, only illegal Bangladeshi Muslims

News Reports

Amethi praises Smriti Irani for working despite 2014 loss, talk about rail electrification, WiFi for Kalikan Dham devotees and more

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Smriti Irani will be staying in Amethi among people and prepare her campaign strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

News Reports

Trouble for Congress in Maharashtra: Ashok Chavan caught on tape wanting to quit because his views not respected

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

The former chief minister of Maharashtra, Ashok Chavan can be allegedly heard stating he wants to quit Congress

News Reports

Embarrassment for Congress: Sapna Chowdhury says she never joined Congress, picture with Priyanka Gandhi old

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Denying rumours, Sapna Chaudhary said that the photos in circulation on Internet were old

News Reports

BJP questions Rahul Gandhi’s dubious source of income, says he and Robert Vadra are synonyms

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Rahul Gandhi is not a professional, the only way Rahul Gandhi earns is through a salary he draws as a Member of Parliament, said Patra while questioning Rahul Gandhi on his the source of income.

Economy and Finance

Modi government exceeds disinvestment target for the second time in a row, completes first-ever sale of ‘enemy shares’

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

This is being considered the second highest receipt ever

Editor's picks

‘If current generation dynast lacks charisma, crowd around family gets frustrated. Is Congress witnessing that?’: Arun Jaitley

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

The Congress Party has been out of power for five years. Its leaders and workers are accustomed to existing with the frills of office. They stare at another possible defeat, wrote Arun Jaitley

News Reports

Internal family feud surfacing as SP chief Akhilesh Yadav decides to keep Mulayam Singh out of star campaigners list

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Samajwadi Party might have to pay a hefty price for an internal family disagreements

Editor's picks

PM Modi’s blog on Lohia: Opposition parties and their friendly media in damage control mode

Ashish Shukla - 24 March, 2019

Media chose to cover reactions of opposition leaders rather than Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scathing blog on Ram Manohar Lohia's 110th birth anniversary

Crime

Pakistan: Father of two abducted Hindu girls pleads in front of police, ask them to shoot him down

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Several Hindus belonging to Sindh province have reportedly organised a protest against the police officials too

News Reports

Shunned by the BJP, jilted Shatrughan Sinha goes on a rampage against the party, rumoured to join Congress

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Shatrughan Sinha was visibly irked and had a Twitter meltdown after the BJP declared Ravi Shankar Prasad's candidature from Patna Sahib constituency

Editor's picks

BJP’s ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign a silver bullet against a formidable ecosystem

Ashish Shukla - 24 March, 2019

I predict that once the dust on 2019 General Elections is settled in May, the BJP’s tagline of 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' would be a textbook study on how to run a successful social media campaign.

News Reports

PDP not to contest on Jammu and Udhampur seats so that ‘secular votes’ don’t get divided

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Mehbooba Mufti condemned the ban imposed on the JKLF by the Central government calling it a muscular policy of the government.

News Reports

After getting ditched by the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, Kanhaiya Kumar to contest from Begusarai as CPI candidate

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Kanhaiya Kumar is currently on bail for allegedly chanting anti-national slogans at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in New Delhi in 2016. The Delhi Police Special Cell had submitted 1200-page charge-sheet in January this year against Kanhaiya Kumar and other left-wing students of the JNU.

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Odisha: Internal feud increase among cadres in Congress party as it announces candidates for upcoming elections

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

Congress party cadres clash after announcement of names of candidates for elections

Editor's picks

Nitin Gadkari at the receiving end: Is there a pattern?

Ashish Shukla - 24 March, 2019

Indian Express has a massive interview of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in its March 23, 2019 edition.

News Reports

Independent candidate from Tamil Nadu promises 10 litres of free liquor every month on winning elections

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

An independent candidate from Tamil Nadu has come up with a strange promise of offering 10 litres of free liquor every month to every family in his constituency

Editor's picks

‘Rahul Gandhi is running away from Amethi, not me’: Smriti Irani on rumours BJP might field her from Wayanad

Nupur J Sharma - 24 March, 2019

Smriti Irani rubbishes rumours that have surfaced about BJP thinking about fielding Smriti Irani from the Wayanad constituency too, to counter Rahul Gandhi.

News Reports

Congress starts desperate efforts to shift Rahul Gandhi away from Amethi, third unit writes in few days

OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2019

The Congress Amethi Unit has reportedly written to Rahul Gandhi urging him to contest from the Wayanad constituency from Kerala too

News Reports

West Bengal: Congress workers threw chairs and created a ruckus in Malda ahead of Rahul Gandhi’s rally

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

The crowd was controlled only after the police and senior Congress leaders stepped in

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‘What is your source of income?’ Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad targets Rahul Gandhi over his assets

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad addressed a press conference today and raised questions about Rahul Gandhi's source of income. In a recent report, OpIndia.com had raised many of the same questions raised by Prasad.

Editor's picks

Complaint filed against AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly hurting religious sentiments

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Kejriwal had tweeted an image depicted a man running behind a ‘Swastika’ shape with a club in his hand, driving out the symbol that is considered holy in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism in India

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi ditches the ‘Mobile factory’ tirade, floats ‘Makhana against pop-corn’ proposal

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Rahul Gandhi's Makhana promise reminds one of Donald Trump's legendary campaign promise, "We will build the Wall and Mexico will pay for it!" The likelihood of them being fulfilled appeared nil from the very beginning.

Editor's picks

Amar Singh, former Samajwadi Party leader, now says #MainBhiChowkidar

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Amar Singh had earlier attacked the Samajwadi Party as the "Namajwadi Party" and had threatened to expose the secular credentials of the party.

News Reports

Staring at an imminent defeat in Amethi, Congress on the scout to secure a safe seat for Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

The Congress units of southern states have been feverishly imploring Rahul Gandhi to fight from any constituencies in southern states, apart from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh .

Opinions

Modi, not Imran Khan, is a man of peace

Karan - 23 March, 2019

While Imran Khan is no different from his predecessors, and unfortunately, his successors may be no different either.

Crime

Kashmir: Pakistani terrorists murder 12 year old boy after using him as human shield

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Lashkar-e-taiba terrorists murdered a 12 year old boy in Kashmir, Atif Mir, who they had taken as hostage after security forces surrounded them in a counter-terrorism operation. The terrorists were then killed by the security forces during a gun battle.

Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Shaqir and Sabir arrested over communal clash on Holi which killed one and injured four

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

A scuffle ensued as the people of the minority community assaulted Jaiprakash and others for throwing colour on them

Crime

Pakistan: Two underage Hindu girls abducted from Sindh, converted to Islam and married

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Two Hindu girls abducted and converted to Islam in Pakistan's Sindh.

Editor's picks

Gujarat Congress nominates 17 candidates for Jamnagar Lok Sabha seats, Hardik Patel does not make the cut

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Hardik Patel had earlier expressed his desire to fight from the Jamnagar Lok Sabha constituency

Crime

From stone pelter to over ground worker: Arrested Jaish terrorist reveals his role in Pulwama terror attack

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

The Delhi Special Cell is now in the lookout for two other youths, Tanveer from Tral and Bilal from Gadpora, whom Khan had recruited as suicide attackers.

Editor's picks

Bihar: Shatrughan Sinha given the boot, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to contest from Patna Sahib

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Union Minister Giriraj Singh will contest from Begusarai

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: Congress issues clarification after Salman Khan rubbishes claims of him campaigning for them

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee clarifies that it did not offer Salman Khan any offer to campaign for the party.

News Reports

All India Trinamool Congress denies dropping ‘Congress’ from its name

OpIndia Staff - 23 March, 2019

The official Facebook and Twitter pages of the party are already sporting the updated logo. The Twitter handles of party supremo Mamata Banerjee, MP Derek O'Brien and leader Abhishek Banerjee's Twitter handles are also displaying the new 'Trinamool' logo.

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