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Protection of culture as a national security issue: The most significant takeaway from the BJP’s manifesto

K Bhattacharjee -
The manifesto of BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections, when viewed in contrast with the Congress' gives one the opportunity to appreciate the extreme state of polarization in the current Indian polity.
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Politics

BJP’s Sankalp Patra for Lok Sabha elections: What does it have for the middle class

OpIndia Staff -
BJP's election manifesto promises lower Income Tax rate, simplification of GST, Merchant Credit Card and many others for the middle class
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Politics

Congress’ ‘tukde tukde’ vs BJP’s Nationalism: Two manifestos, two vastly different approaches

Nupur J Sharma -
The Congress manifesto and the BJP manifesto outline how differently the two parties plan to treat National Security
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News Reports

BJP Manifesto promises to secure and protect faith, traditions and rituals related to Sabarimala

OpIndia Staff -
BJP promises to secure constitutional protection on issues related to faith and belief in its manifesto
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News Reports

Vision for a New India: Here are the 75 goals BJP seeks to achieve by 2022 in its manifesto

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP, in its manifesto, has accorded the vision of a New India by 2022 a very prominent place. It has listed 75 goals which the government will focus on achieving by the time the country celebrates its 75th anniversary of Independence.
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News Reports

Kerala: CPM leader arrested for brutally assaulting rag-picker minor girl with sack containing iron pieces

OpIndia Staff -
CPM leader Raghavan assaulted ragpicker girl with a sack containing metal pieces for picking scrap from his property
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News Reports

BJP manifesto not prepared with ‘tukde tukde’ or ‘Ivy League’ mindset, but with strong Nationalist mindset: Arun Jaitley

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has released its 2019 manifesto that makes 75 milestones and scores of other promises to the people of India.
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Editor's picks

Brother-in-law of Congress leader Kamal Nath converted nearly Rs. 242 crores to dollars using bogus bills: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Income-Tax (IT) Department had conducted raids on more than 50 locations connected to Kamal Nath, MP Chief Minister’s OSD, Ratul Puri (Kamal Nath’s nephew), Amira Group, and Moser Bayer.
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Editor's picks

Congress goons allegedly vandalise Vishnu Sahasranama Yajna by social activist Chakravarthy Sulibele, shout anti-Modi slogans

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party workers allegedly resorted to vandalism and attempted to prevent well-known social activist and orator, Chakravarthy Sulibele from addressing the gathering at Poornaprajna Vidyapeeta at Bangalore
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Opinions

Mayawati’s direct appeal to the Muslim voter exposes yet again the hollowness of Indian ‘secularism’

Abhishek Banerjee -
BSP Supremo Mayawati had urged Muslims to not split their vote between Congress and the alliance and consolidate behind the SP-BSP candidate in the upcoming 2019 elections
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Politics

West Bengal: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal asks election officials to allow them to ‘manage’ 500-600 votes at every booth

OpIndia Staff -
TMC leader Anubrata Mondal on Sunday made an appeal to the Election Commission (EC) officials to let him rig the polls and allow his people to "manage" 500-600 votes per booth
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News Reports

EC asks Congress to remove lyrics targeting Modi government from its election campaign song

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress campaign song contained lyrics which clearly targeted the Modi government and its various schemes.
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News Reports

‘Anti-satellite missile test can’t be kept secret as satellites are tracked by multiple stations’, DRDO Chief on Mission Shakti

OpIndia Staff -
Highlighting the contribution of women in the success of Mission Shakti, the DRDO Chief said that there were at least 30-32 women scientists or technicians involved in the mission
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News Reports

Youtube ‘restricts’ OpIndia video where Rivaldo exposed propaganda around Kashmir narrative

OpIndia Staff -
One of the three videos on Kashmir issue by Nitin Rivaldo has been flagged as age-restricted by YouTube
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Opinions

Maid in India: Kaamwali bais are no. 1 reason for depression

Nirwa Mehta -
What if maids are a conspiracy?
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News Reports

BSP supremo tells Muslim voters to not ‘split their vote’ between Congress and SP-BSP, but consolidate behind alliance candidate

OpIndia Staff -
Mayawati has a case going on against her in the Supreme Court for misappropriating taxpayers' money for erecting statutes of herself and her party symbol elephant.
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News Reports

Appreciate UPSC topper’s gesture thanking his girlfriend as it will annihilate caste: Jignesh Mevani

OpIndia Staff -
Jignesh Mevani said, "Since we believe in annihilation of caste, which is not possible without falling in love and going for intercaste marriage, we appreciate this gesture."
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Politics

Gujarat Congress asks Bharatiya Tribal Party, Alpesh Thakor to withdraw their Lok Sabha candidates

OpIndia Staff -
Fearing its defeat Congress is now trying backdoor tactics to ensure reduced competition in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Politics

Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: Congress leader Nasimuddin Siddiqui’s supporters fight over biryani, 9 Congress workers arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The Biryani was to be served for lunch after the meeting but the people could not wait for their turn and rushed up for the first serving.
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Fact-Check

The News Minute uses Hindu “representative name” for Muslim man with four wives who raped his own daughter

OpIndia Staff -
However, the TNM soon realised their mistake of propagating fake news and has now edited out its earlier report to change the names of the rape accused father as Ali and uncle of the minor girl has Abdul. 
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Politics

Chandrababu Naidu promises Rs 2 lakh per year to every family in Andhra Pradesh in 2019 election manifesto: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Both TDP and YSRC has announced a slew of monetary doles in their manifestos ahead of Assembly and Parliament election in Andhra Pradesh
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Media

Thank you, Arnab Goswami!

vigoe -
'One question that always used to bother me was will we ever held the media accountable for the chokehold they helped maintain on Indian Democracy?'
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Politics

Hindu massacres and a demand for Sharia: The story of Rahul Gandhi’s ally IUML, an offshoot of Jinnah’s Muslim league

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), which claims to be born after Indian Independence in 1948, is actually an off-shoot of Pakistan founder and Islamist Mohammad Ali Jinnah's All India Muslim League (AIML).
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Opinions

‘Modi ji, why are Indian Muslims not able to trust the BJP?’

Ashish Shukla -
In Prime Minister Modi's interview with ABP news, the anchor asked him why Indian Muslims don't trust him? What is his relationship with Muslims?
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News Reports

Watch: Students say Rahul Gandhi’s interaction with students in Pune was scripted, questions were selected in advance

OpIndia Staff -
The written questions were collected in advance from students, and few of them were taken up during the event which were answered by Rahul Gandhi
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Opinions

Narendra Modi, media and the myth of BJP’s ‘hate politics’: Sordid saga of the ‘elite’ who miss Congress’ gravy train deceiving the masses

Vijaya Dar -
On the 1st of April, this year about 200 Lutyens’ celebrity writers published an open letter appealing to the people of India to “vote out hate politics, in other words, vote out PM Modi
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Political History of India

Women paid to do ‘aarti’ of Karti Chidambaram question Rahul Gandhi’s NYAY after receiving Rs 32 instead of the Rs 500 they were promised

OpIndia Staff -
The women were promised Rs. 500 each and ended up getting only Rs. 32 each. Outraged, they questioned how Rahul Gandhi would give them Rs. 6000 per month if Congress can't even give them Rs. 500 as promised
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Politics

Congress workers beat up journalist even as Rahul Gandhi does drama of helping injured journalists

OpIndia Staff -
Even as Rahul Gandhi continues to indulge in empty photo-ops where he is seen "helping injured" journalists, at an election meeting in Tamil Nadu, a photo-journalist was thrashed by Congress workers for taking pictures of empty chairs
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News Reports

More than 300 Income Tax sleuths conduct raids on Kamal Nath’s associates, cash filled in suitcases recovered: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The Income-Tax (I-T) Department is in the process of conducting raids in 50 locations connected to Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath
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Opinions

Rahul Gandhi is a sadist who not only picks on wounds but even rubs salt on them

Nirwa Mehta -
Rahul Gandhi's crass comments on the 91-year-old Advani are shameful, to say the least
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Politics

While Congress blames BJP for ‘politicisation of armed forces’, Urmila uses Wing Commander Abhinandan’s picture for campaigning

OpIndia Staff -
Urmila Matondkar, who had recently proclaimed that Hinduism has become the most violent religion, has used Wing Commander Abhinandan's photo to seek votes while making a show of celebrating a Hindu festival.
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News Reports

Congress leader Nagma Morarji caught spreading Photoshopped image to peddle anti-Modi agenda

OpIndia Staff -
With first phase of voting just a few days away, it is shocking that Congress leaders indulge in sharing morphed images
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Politics

Shatrughan Sinha finally joins Congress officially, to contest from Patna Sahib seat

OpIndia Staff -
Shatrughan Sinha will be fighting from the Patna Sahib constituency on a Congress ticket against BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad.
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Politics

Notice issued to MP Law Minister for ‘offering’ jobs to Congress booth workers

OpIndia Staff -
Sharma said that there is a big problem of unemployment and therefore he would urge the Congress government to provide job to party booth workers.
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Politics

Former Congress leader and Christian Michel’s lawyer threatens Republic TV journalist

OpIndia Staff -
Republic TV journalist, Nalini Sharma, was allegedly threatened by former Congress leader and lawyer of AgustaWestland middleman Christian Michel, Aljo K Joseph, for asking questions to him.
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News Reports

Narendra Modi didn’t look after his wife, how will he look after masses? Mamata Banerjee’s personal attack on PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata also said she is confident that TMC will lead the formation of government at the Centre.
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Government and Policy

Imran Khan continues to lie about IAF downing F-16, now quotes a fake report to prove his point

OpIndia Staff -
India maintains that it has sufficient evidence to show that it has downed a Pakistani F-16.
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News Reports

Narendra Modi set to return as Prime Minister in 2019: Jan Ki Baat’s latest opinion poll

OpIndia Staff -
Jan Ki Baat predicted a victory for the NDA with 304-316 seats and the BJP to emerge as the single largest party with 248-260 seats.
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News Reports

Shatrughan Sinha goofs up the day he joins Congress, praises Congress leader Shaktisinh Gohil as being backbone of BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Shatrughan Sinha will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Patna Sahib constituency on Congress ticket
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Media

When NDTV deleted interview of ex-Navy Chief because Shekhar Gupta was possibly angry at ‘darling of foreign vendors’ comment

OpIndia Staff -
Admiral DK Joshi had given an exclusive interview to NDVT, but that was soon deleted by the media company.
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News Reports

Former Congress leader representing Christian Michel claims he didn’t reveal any names, accuses ED of leaking the charge-sheet

OpIndia Staff -
In its fourth supplementary charge sheet, it was reported that Michel named Shekhar Gupta and Manu Pubby to have been asked to tone down their reports.
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Politics

Video: ‘Indians like Monkeys’ says Sam Pitroda, Rahul Gandhi’s top advisor

OpIndia Staff -
Indians are like monkeys playing with toys. Sam Pitroda (Rahul gandhi's mentor) tried to downplay the 26/11 Mumbai attacks recently. He had stated just because 8 people came and did something, you cannot blame an entire nation(Pakistan) for it.
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Media

Did ABP News ‘censor’ a clip from PM Modi’s interview where he slammed them and mentioned OpIndia’s expose on Rahul’s deals?

OpIndia Staff -
ABP News' interview of the PM that was telecast yesterday morning did not feature a crucial part, it was shared only later in the day, what might be the reasons?
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News Reports

Nauroz vs Navreh: Priyanka Gandhi invents a new spelling, or did she invent a new festival in confusion?

OpIndia Staff -
Kashmiri Pandits were not too thrilled with what seemed like Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's goof-up
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Government and Policy

Modi ministers in five years – Home Minister Rajnath Singh

Keshav -
A look at the achievements of Rajnath Singh, Minister of Home Affairs.
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Editor's picks

Watch: Karnataka Congress leader’s close aide Amanullah Khan wants BJP leaders beheaded

OpIndia Staff -
BJP has sought Amanullah Khan's suspension
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi’s distasteful attack on PM Modi, says ‘joote maar ke utara Advani ji ko stage se’

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that Rahul Gandhi has such language for a senior leader, he often resorts to derogatory language while attacking Prime Minister Modi.
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News Reports

18 clear UPSC exams with help from Islamic organisation that helped Shah Faesal become an IAS

OpIndia Staff -
Shah Faesal, who once referred to India as 'Rapistan', quit civil services to float his own political outfit
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News Reports

PM Narendra Modi mentions OpIndia story on “big farmhouses” of the Gandhi family in his election rally

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi refers to dubious property deals of Gandhi family in his election rally speech
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News Reports

EC says Niti Ayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar’s criticism of NYAY violated model code of conduct, expresses displeasure

OpIndia Staff -
Rajiv Kumar's reply to EC was not satisfactory and his comments criticising the NYAY violated model code of conduct
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