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Ethiopian Airlines Crash: A close look at Boeing 737 MAX 8 systems

Sambit Nayak -
On 10th of March, A Nairobi bound Ethiopian airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8, carrying 149 passengers and 8 crews crashed 6 minutes after its take off from Addis Ababa.
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News Reports

West Bengal: TMC MP Anupam Hazra, 2 MLAs from Congress and CPM join BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Saumitra Khan, another Trinamool Congress MP had quit the party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party. Saumitra Khan, who is the MP from Bishnupur is all likely to contest from the same seat on a BJP ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Law

After banning firecrackers, SC asks why are people seeking a ban on them when automobiles appear to cause more pollution

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court directed the government to submit a comparative study on the pollution caused by firecrackers and automobiles.
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News Reports

PoK activists condemn Pulwama attack at the UNHRC, blame Pakistan for nurturing terrorists

OpIndia Staff -
PoK activists held Pakistan responsible for fostering and promoting extremism and exporting terrorism in the neighbouring countries
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News Reports

Upset over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’ remarks, Security Guards Association approaches Mumbai Police

OpIndia Staff -
The Maharashtra Rajya Suraksha Rakshak Union submitted an application at the Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police station in Mumbai on Monday, saying that the remark was an insult to security guards.
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News Reports

Spooked by India’s response, Pakistan on high alert, lines border with an entire F-16 squadron: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has deployed an entire squadron of F-16 fighters along its eastern front, says report.
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Congress leader of opposition’s son Sujay Vikhe Patil joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

OpIndia Staff -
Congress alliance partner NCP's chief Sharad Pawar denied Ahmednagar seat to Sujay Vikhe Patil, after which he quit Congress to join the BJP.
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Editor's picks

Huffington Post claims government’s e-governance data is fake only because it shows achievement of Modi govt

Editorial Desk -
Huffpost does not like that govt has done well in e-governance, so they complain about things included in it.
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News Reports

Jolt to Congress: Gujarat Congress MLAs continue to jump the ship even as Hardik Patel joins the party

OpIndia Staff -
Patidar agitation leader Hardik Patel today formally joined Congress
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News Reports

Investigative agencies discover more evidence to suggest that Christian Michel had lobbied for Eurofighter against Rafale

OpIndia Staff -
Christian Michel was in contact with many Indian people who wanted sway MMRCA deal in favour of Eurofighter
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Crime

Crackdown on terror funding: ED to attach 25 properties linked to Hafiz Saeed and Srinagar businessman Zahoor Watali

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate had registered a fresh case against Hafiz Saeed on January 19 on the basis of a first information report (FIR) filed by the NIA in June 2017. Watali is allegedly the financier of LeT in India.
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News Reports

‘Chowkidar to Nepal se bhi mangwa sakte hai’: AAP MLA Alka Lamba’s casual racism against Nepalis draw flak

OpIndia Staff -
Alka Lamba's casual racism against Nepalis got called out on social media.
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Editor's picks

As Rahul Gandhi continues Rafale lies, his own link with an arms dealer could spoil his pitch

Nupur J Sharma -
Rahul Gandhi, just like Robert Vadra, is inextricably linked to Sanjay Bhandari, an arms dealer who is not only close to the Gandhi family but was also rebuked by Dassault in the Rafale deal
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Media

New York Times changes headline, deletes tweets after drawing flak for downplaying Pulwama terror attack

OpIndia Staff -
Pulwama terror attack was reduced to an 'explosion' by NYTimes, rephrases it to 'bombing' after facing backlash on social media
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Crime

Sharad Pawar ‘invented’ an extra bomb blast in 1993 ‘to promote Hindu-Muslim harmony’, said was praised for his lie

OpIndia Staff -
All 12 blasts that actually happened in Mumbai had happened in Hindu dominated areas. Pawar admittedly added a blast out of his imagination to portray that Muslims were the victims too.
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News Reports

Sushma Swaraj helps another stranded Indian, responds with her usual wit in the process

OpIndia Staff -
Sushma Swaraj is one of the most prominent ministers of the Modi government who uses Twitter regularly to help Indians in need
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News Reports

Imran Khan is a closet bigot, regularly makes derogatory comments on Hindus, says ex-wife Reham Khan

OpIndia Staff -
Imran Khan suffers from 'fairness-skin syndrome' claims his ex-wife Reham Khan
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News Reports

‘Khoon ka sauda ho gaya hai’, SP leader Azam Khan politicises Balakot air strikes

Aditi -
Azam khan had earlier made anti-army remarks by accusing the Indian Army of raping women.
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News Reports

In an exclusive expose, India Today reports that Jaish-e-Mohammed is still raising funds in Pakistan despite crackdown

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan has been on the denial mode and taken several U-turns, post the Pulwama attack
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Congress MLC makes abusive vulgar gesture against PM Modi while claiming not even an ant was killed in Balakot strike

OpIndia Staff -
Congress MLC Haribhau Rathod uttered vulgar phrase to ridicule Modi and discredit Balakot air strikes
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Government and Policy

SC refuses to stay 10% quota for economically weaker section, to decide whether matter should be sent to constitution bench

OpIndia Staff -
The 103rd Constitution amendment exceeds the 50% ceiling on reservation upheld by the Apex Court in previous judgements and increases it to 60%.
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Editor's picks

Masood Azhar ‘jee’, Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s affection for terrorists is shocking

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh had referred to Osama Bin Laden as 'Osama jee'.
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Editor's picks

PM Narendra Modi’s historic decision to introduce ‘Ayushman Bharat’ benefits 10 crore families

Dr. Nandini Sharma -
Through Ayushman Bharat, the Modi Government has single-handedly transformed the face of primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare across the country.
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Books

Shivam Chaudhary’s ‘Why To Vote For Rahul Gandhi?’ gives an insight into the contribution of the Congress President

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The author carried our research on the work carried out by Rahul Gandhi to help make readers make an informed decision
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Economy and Finance

Opinion polls show increased prospect of NDA win in Lok Sabha elections, stock markets jump

OpIndia Staff -
Share markets react positively to prospect of NDA winning increasing in opinion polls
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Editor's picks

BJP without allies? The joke is on you, Congress

Ashish Shukla -
The polling dates of 2019 General Elections are out and the BJP is ready with its allies. The Congress? Well, it’s like a bride in a “swayambar” without any prospective bridegroom.
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Government and Policy

We wanted to eliminate the entire top leadership of JeM operating in Kashmir, have been ‘very successful’: Indian Army

OpIndia Staff -
Lt General Dhillon had stated that they have been quite successful in uprooting the JeM leadership active in Jammu and Kashmir within 3 weeks of Pulwama attack
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News Reports

Owaisi counters AAP and TMC’s ‘Muslim concerns’, says controversy over LS election during Ramzan ‘unnecessary’

OpIndia Staff -
As the month of Ramzan will begin from May 6, three phases of voting will take place during the Ramazan month when Muslims observe fast from dawn to sunset. 
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Editor's picks

India’s delusional approach to Pakistan

chandranshu -
Our policy with respect to Pakistan is either delusional or non-existent, it is time we set that right.
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Fact-Check

Fact check: Various media outlets lie about the 2002 Godhra carnage scene being recreated for a film

OpIndia Staff -
A crew member of the film confirmed to OpIndia that no train coach was set on fire to recreate the Godhra carnage scene.
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Editor's picks

It is either Modi or chaos, Rahul is an inadequate leader: Arun Jaitley on 2019 agenda

OpIndia Staff -
The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections has been announced. The next ten weeks will witness a clash of ideas and ideologies, competitiveness amongst candidates and a battle for leadership
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News Reports

Aam Admi Party MLA Nitin Tyagi calls Prime Minister Modi a “disease”

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi's political rivals are often seen using crass language against the Prime Minister showing complete disregard for the post he holds or the massive public mandate that put him in office.
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Media

263 terrorists were present in Balakot camp, Pakistan burned and dumped bodies, say reports

OpIndia Staff -
The latest report by times Now claims 263 terrorists were present at Jaba top JeM camp at the time of the air strikes in Balakot, including 16-18 top Jaish-e-Mohammad commanders.
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Editor's picks

BJP holds a top level meeting on job creation – leaked transcript

Mahesh Jagga -
Sources reveal that a top-level BJP meeting held a few months back to discuss the impact of media narrative of ‘no jobs’ and find ways to counter it despite data showing that the Modi government creating almost 15 million jobs every year
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Social Media Fact-Check

Pakistani journalist spread fake news about Indian drone shot down using old photo of American drone

OpIndia Staff -
India does not use American drones, but Pakistani journalist uses photo of crashed American drone to say Pakistan shot down Indian spy drone
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Opinions

‘Journalist’ Vir Sanghvi lists out best restaurants in Delhi: Time for some transparency

Nirwa Mehta -
Vir Sanghvi's list of 'best restaurants' in Delhi is as elitist as it could get
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Editor's picks

Dhruv Rathee speaks the same language as the terrorist who killed 40 CRPF jawans in Pulwama attack

OpIndia Staff -
Dhruv Rathee wrote, "This is the list of companies that Bhakts are boycotting.. Soon they will be left with only Gaumutra and Gobar to eat and drink. But what can I say, #ModiHaiToMumkinHai bhai".
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News Reports

Government refutes Rahul Gandhi’s claims of NSA Ajit Doval’s role in releasing Masood Azhar in 1999

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi who seems to be getting more and more troubled and desperate to get back to power has been trying these dirty tricks
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Crime

Jaish terrorist Mudasir Khan, the mastermind behind the Pulwama attack suspected to be killed in Tral encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Three JeM terrorists were cordorned off in a house in Tral and the encounter lasted beyond midnight yesterday.
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Editor's picks

Rahul Gandhi’s barbs against NSA Ajit Doval for the Kandahar episode is malicious and bereft of facts

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Some of the journalists who had covered the incident had also revealed that Vajpayee government in 1999 had to release three terrorists because the media at that time created too much pressure on the government due to their hysterical coverage of the IC 814 hijacking.
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi’s attitude in this clip shows how Gandhi babu-log have treated the ‘brown ghulams’

Nupur J Sharma -
In the video, Rahul Gandhi is offering puja. Later, the friendly NDTV journalist asks him what he was praying for. In remain tone that has become synonymous with Rahul Gandhi, he says, "I don't know, they asked me to be here, so I am here".
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News Reports

As election dates are announced, speculations rife that Akhilesh might contest from Azamgarh

OpIndia Staff -
3 women candidates were announced on the occasion of international women's day. Dimple Yadav from Kannauj, Purvi Verma from Khiri and Usha Verma from Hardoi.
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Opinions

Dear Javed Akhtar, the Indian army does not keep a grudge against us Gujaratis, neither should you

Nirwa Mehta -
Hating Gujaratis is too boring now, Javed Akhtar should stick to fighting on Twitter like a troll
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News Reports

AAP, TMC believe that a fasting Muslim is less likely to vote, see BJP conspiracy in election schedule

OpIndia Staff -
AAP and TMC have said that the elections falling during Ramzan will benefit the BJP since "Muslims will go out to vote less".
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi finds a supporter in Former President of Pakistan Pervez Musharraf

OpIndia Staff -
Time and again Rahul Gandhi and his Party have received support from across the border particular by people who hate Modi.
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News Reports

If Pakistan claims to be naya Pakistan with naya soch, then we want to see naya action on terror groups: MEA

OpIndia Staff -
Rajeev Kumar further emphasised that India had not “escalated” tensions with Pakistan in the wake of the Indian Air Force strike on Balakot and called the operation a “non-military” strike to avert possible terrorist attacks in the country.
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News Reports

TMC raised ₹6.50 crore through sale of Mamata Banerjee’s paintings after coming to power, sale stopped after chit fund scams exposed

OpIndia Staff -
The report alleges that TMC obtained a huge amount of money by the sale of CM Banerjee paintings to Ponzi scam owners
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Editor's picks

Sentenced for 2 years in prison for rioting, Hardik Patel joins Rahul Gandhi’s Congress to ‘serve 125 crore people’

OpIndia Staff -
Right after the Election Commission announced the 2019 Lok Sabha Election dates, sedition accused Hardik Patel has announced that he will be joining Rahul Gandhi's Congress
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Editor's picks

Here are the State-wise poll dates of 7-phase 2019 Lok Sabha Election

OpIndia Staff -
2019 Lok Sabha Elections will be held in 7th phases
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News Reports

AAP has managed to politicise even a scheduled announcement of election dates, here’s how

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Singh alleged that the Election Commission is being run by the BJP as is apparent from several decisions taken by the EC including the decisions taken in relation to EVM issue.
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