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Mamata Banerjee justifies the crores her paintings fetched by claiming she is an artist, asks whether Modi is jealous of her ‘talent’

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal Chief Minister's legendary paintings have fetched crores.
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News Reports

If BJP comes to power, TMC goons will hang placards from their neck seeking forgiveness for their crimes like in UP: Yogi in Purulia

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath asserted that if BJP comes to power in West Bengal, the criminals masquerading as TMC supporters will be held accountable.
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Crime

Violent assault on Assam BJP leader: Main accused Sahir Hussain nabbed by police

OpIndia Staff -
BJP's district president in Tinsukia was manhandled and attacked with tyres and stones by violent protestors on January 30.
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Media

Move over Rahul baba, Priyanka Vadra is the new Taimur Ali Khan of Indian politics

Sanghamitra -
There ain't no dimples deep enough, ain't no cheekbones high enough, that can keep our secular, liberal media from singing the glory of the new princess.
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News Reports

Jamia Millia Islamia refuses to implement EWS quota, cites minority tag: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Jamia Milia Islamia has stated that it will not implement the EWS quota.
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Media

Despite media’s best efforts, Winter has Come at Westeros but Rahul Gandhi still hasn’t come of age

K Bhattacharjee -
Just how many times will Rahul Gandhi come of age?
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News Reports

Smriti Irani hits out at ‘anarchist’ Mamata, expresses shock over Mamata’s ‘moral victory’ comment

OpIndia Staff -
Irani said that SC verdict should be more of a cause of concern than celebration for Banerjee.
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Economy and Finance

Punjab National Bank recovers Rs 16,000 crores from bad loans, Q3 reports profit of ₹246.51 crore

OpIndia Staff -
Despite 100% provision made for the Rs 13,000 crore scam in which Nirav Modi is the prime accused, PNB posts a profit last quarter
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Crime

Veteran Congress leader O M George surrenders in sexual abuse of a minor case

OpIndia Staff -
Ex-Congress leader O M George is accused of sexually assaulting a 17-year-old Adivasi girl for 2 long years
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Editor's picks

Weeks after she was asked to resign, Arvind Kejriwal ‘unfollows’ Alka Lamba on Twitter, removes her from WhatsApp groups

OpIndia Staff -
AAP seems to be continuing with the tradition of removing all leaders who dissent against Arvind Kejriwal.
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Editor's picks

Uttar Pradesh: SP-BSP members create ruckus, throw paper planes, paper balls in the Vidhan Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
Samajwadi Party MLAs have resorted to throwing paper planes in the Assembly for the third consecutive year.
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News Reports

West Bengal: Congress state unit plans massive protests even as Rahul Gandhi extends support to Mamata

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, state Congress chief had referred to Mamata as a 'chameleon', a 'trojan horse' and a 'dictator'.
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Editor's picks

AG KK Venugopal files a contempt plea against Prashant Bhushan for his malicious tweets

OpIndia Staff -
Bhushan has claimed that Leader of opposition told him that no discussion pertaining to the appointment of interim CBI director took place in the HPC
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News Reports

Mamata’s democracy: After Yogi Adityanath, Shivraj Chouhan and BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain also denied permission to hold rallies in Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
After Yogi, Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Shahnawaz also denied permission to hold rallies in the state.
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News Reports

After facing a massive setback, Mamata Banerjee tries to downplay by claiming a ‘moral victory’

OpIndia Staff -
A three-member bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi ordered the Police Commissioner to make himself available for the investigation and cooperate fully. The CJI further clarified that Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar cannot be arrested by the CBI.
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Editor's picks

Major setback to Mamata: CJI directs Kolkata Police chief to appear before the CBI and cooperate in the investigation

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court issued a notice to Commissioner Of Police Kolkata, DGP and Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government on contempt plea.
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News Reports

Mysuru: Minor girl sexually abused, Church officials held under POCSO Act

OpIndia Staff -
The mother of the victim hails from Mysuru had approached the Karnataka High Court alleging that three pastors had sexually abused her daughter. The court had ordered the Karnataka police to take up the case.
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News Reports

The Kleptocrat’s Club: Arun Jaitley takes on the Opposition

OpIndia Staff -
Arun Jaitley reacts to Mamata Banerjee’s disproportionate over-reaction to the CBI wanting to interrogate the Kolkata Police Chief.
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Crime

Agra: Communal violence erupts between two communities, Akram, Yusuf and others accused of attacking Dalit houses

OpIndia Staff -
The houses of the people in the Dalit were allegedly attacked by people from the Muslim community.
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Editor's picks

2G and IRCTC scam accused extend support to Mamata Banerjee who is protesting against Saradha chit fund scam investigation

OpIndia Staff -
National Herald scam accused Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is currently out on bail, also extended support to Mamata against CBI probe
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News Reports

Doors of NDA closed forever for Chandrababu Naidu: Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Shah alleged that Naidu changes loyalties to stay in power and that he betrayed N T Rama Rao who had formed the TDP.
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News Reports

Stay order barring action over BSP leader Yakub Qureshi’s meat factory removed, may be sealed soon

OpIndia Staff -
According to the MDA the map of the meat factory has not been approved by the authorities.
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Editor's picks

The United Kingdom government approves extradition of Vijay Mallya to India

OpIndia Staff -
The UK Home Secretary has signed the order to extradite fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya to India.
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 4th February, 2019

OpIndia Staff -
A quick round up of things that made it to news today.
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News Reports

Kolkata: BJP office in Bhabanipur vandalised by TMC workers

OpIndia Staff -
TMC goons have a decorated history of indulging in rampant vandalistic attacks against the people they don’t conform with
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Opinions

From killing Kar Sevaks to thrashing Sabarimala devotees, Indian secularism means hostility towards Hindus

K Bhattacharjee -
Mulayam Singh Yadav's confession that Kar Sevaks were shot dead to protect Muslims shows the real face of Indian secularism
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News Reports

Kolkata Police chief was summoned thrice by the CBI but he ignored: Law minister RS Prasad

OpIndia Staff -
RS Prasad has insinuated that Kolkata police commissioner must be knowing a lot about chit fund scam that WB CM Mamata Banerjee is protecting him.
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Opinions

Modi, Mamata and Mahagathbandhan: With her dharna, Mamata challenges not only Modi but even Rahul Gandhi as PM contender

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Has Mamata propped herself as the credible face as the PM candidate for the Opposition in the upcoming elections?
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News Reports

Only 2 women had entered Sabarimala, not 51: Kerala minister in assembly

OpIndia Staff -
The Devaswom Minister's latest declaration in the Assembly appears to be an admission that the Kerala government had submitted wrong information in the Court. 
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Crime

Sunanda Pushkar case: Trial against Congress leader Shashi Tharoor to begin on 21st February

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader and Pushkar's husband Shashi Tharoor has been booked for abetment of suicide and cruelty in the case which will be heard on the fast track.
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News Reports

What did Sudipta Sen write in his 2013 letter that Mamata Banerjee is so nervous about Saradha scam investigation?

OpIndia Staff -
In the letter, Sudipta Sen claimed that he had been cheated by several people and that he was on the verge of committing suicide. He also asserted that the letter should be treated as his dying declaration.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi is more than PM to us: Karnataka Congress chief on Karnataka crisis

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier Karnataka Congress MLAs had said that for them, only Siddaramaiah is the chief minister
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News Reports

UNESCO world heritage site in Hampi vandalised by hoodlums

OpIndia Staff -
A video showing 3 miscreants vandalising the old carved stone pillars at the world heritage site of Hampi has emerged
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Opinions

BJP has hit the jackpot with showdown against Mamata Banerjee

Abhishek Banerjee -
I don’t know if Bengal has any such thing left as a sympathy vote. As a state, we have moved far beyond that point.
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Editor's picks

I tweeted what I had to say: Congress President Rahul Gandhi evades commenting on Mamata’s mayhem

OpIndia Staff -
In January, P Chidambaram's wife Nalini Chidambaram was charge-sheeted in the Saradha chit fund scam
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Culture and History

This year’s Kumbh saw thousands abjuring lucrative vocations like Engineering, Management to become Naga Sadhus

OpIndia Staff -
More than 10000 people are expected to renounce the world and embrace the Naga sect in this year's Kumbh
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News Reports

Saradha Chit Fund Case: All you need to know why Mamata Banerjee is trying to scuttle the CBI probe

OpIndia Staff -
Desperate circumstances call for desperate measures. And the unprecedented actions of the West Bengal government yesterday may be seen in that light.
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Opinions

Citizenship Amendment Bill: A necessity to correct a historical wrong

rudradeb -
Huge numbers of Hindus had come to India from Bangladesh after independence due to religious persecution, and they need the protection of citizenship of amendment bill
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News Reports

Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij refers Mamata Banerjee as ‘Tadaka’ for obstructing BJP leaders to enter West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Anil Vij further said that Mamata Banerjee has tried to prevent the rallies of UP CM Yogi Adityanath, BJP Chief Amit Shah and also forcefully stopped the landing the helicopters of BJP leaders.
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Opinions

West Bengal under Mamata: When Army’s routine exercise becomes ‘hostile deployment’ and CBI doing its duty is ‘coup’

Sanghamitra -
In 2016, Mamata Banerjee has locked herself up inside the state secretariat accusing that the Indian Army is threatening her government.
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Editor's picks

Congress stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Mamata whom they once accused of ‘looting’ Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Congress leader P Chidambaram's wife Nalini Chidambaram was charge sheeted in the Sardha scam
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Law

Mamata vs CBI: The CBI moves SC against Kolkata top cop, CJI to hear the matter tomorrow

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has claimed that Kolkata Police Chief may destroy evidence or make it disappear
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Crime

Cattle thieves stole a cow and slaughtered it in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, three people arrested

OpIndia Staff -
A police team has been deployed considering the tension in the area.
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News Reports

Yamuna Expressway Scam: CBI officer, UP revenue official arrested Rs 126 crore scam

OpIndia Staff -
Two CBI officials were allegedly paid 10 lakhs as bribe by the suspects against whom investigation was going on
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Economy and Finance

Common man saves 27% on taxes after implementation of GST under BJP government

Dhairya Roy -
GST has resulted in a reduction in tax of most household items, bringing down the monthly household expense
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News Reports

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee to continue her ‘Dharna’ politics, CBI to move to Supreme Court seeking contempt of court

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee reportedly skipped her meals and remained awake the whole night on a makeshift dais along with some senior ministers and party members.
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News Reports

BJP to send high level delegation to Chief Election Commissioner to complaint against Mamata government

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, after being denied to land his chopper, UP CM Yogi Adityanath addressed a rally in Bengal via telephone
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Law

Kolkata: CBI claims Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar destroyed evidence, Mamata Banerjee begins her dharna in support of Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
CRPF has also arrived at the CBI office in Kolkata
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News Reports

Silent protests held at Delhi against Twitter’s left-wing bias and deliberate silencing of opposite ideology

OpIndia Staff -
An organisation named Youth for Social Media Democracy (YSMD), which has a right-of-centre ideological leaning conducted a silent protest from Delhi's Saket to Lado Sarai where the regional office of Twitter is situated.
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Editor's picks

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Sunday, 3rd February, 2019

OpIndia Staff -
A quick round up of things that made it to news today.
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