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Jaitley rubbished doubts that he is under pressure to present a populist budget after the recent election defeat in three states and ahead of general elections in April-May

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‘2016 Rafale deal achieved objectives of better price, delivery and terms’: MoD spokesperson rubbishes The Hindu report

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

In a point by point response, the Ministry of Defence spokesperson has rubbished The Hindu article about the Rafale deal written by N Ram. Read the full statement here

News Reports

Congress leader discovers a new low yet again, after mocking Amit Shah’s diagnosis, says he doesn’t have swine flu at all

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

The Congress leader made a statement claiming that he has received reports stating that BJP President Amit Shah does not have any flu

Crime

West Delhi: Man, wife and son stabbed to death by Mohammad Azad, in full public view

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Incidentally, the murder spree occurred in West Delhi, the same region of the capital city where Ankit Saxena was murdered last year by her Muslim girlfriend's family.

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Odisha: Congress MLA resigns after party suspended him for praising non-Congress Chief Minister

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

MLA Jogesh Kumar suspended from Odisha Congress, for his alleged anti-party activities

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RLP’s Hanuman Beniwal disrupts the first session of Rajasthan Assembly, stops the Governor from delivering address

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Beniwal entered the Well of the House and started shouting slogans demanding that the government should purchase moong dal from farmers.

Opinions

HD Kumaraswamy: The eternal whiner

Jinit Jain - 18 January, 2019

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy has been perpetually lamenting about his party’s coalition government with Congress

Editor's picks

Times Group’s communal propaganda: Supporting desecration of Sabarimala while publishing ‘Convert to Islam’ op-ed

K Bhattacharjee - 18 January, 2019

The Kochi edition of the Times Group newspaper, Times of India, published an article with effusive praise for the religion with the headline "Convert to Islam"

Law

Sabarimala: Kerala govt says 51 women entered shrine, panel slams VIP treatment by police

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

In a huge embarrassment for the ruling Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala, a High Court-appointed monitoring committee has slammed Kerala Police for taking unauthorised measures and treating the two woman activists like VIPs to facilitate their entry into the shrine.

Crime

Himachal Pradesh: Two Congress factions hurl chairs at each other as new state president assumes office

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

The clash allegedly took place between the supporters of former chief minister Virbhadra Singh and outgoing state unit president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Media

Indian Express and Hindustan Times reject article asking uncomfortable questions about Shah Faesal

Raju Das - 18 January, 2019

Khalid Shah wrote an article asking tough questions of Shah Faesal and the article was rejected by Hindustan times and Indian Express

Government and Policy

At 7.3%, the average GDP growth over last 4 years has been highest for any government since 1991: PM Modi at Vibrant Gujarat

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Various initiatives taken by the Modi government have helped India improve the GDP and contain inflation

Culture and History

President Kovind becomes the first President since Rajendra Prasad in 1953 to visit the Kumbh Mela

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

President Kovind's visit was organised on a day when the authorities expected less of a rush. He performed Ganga Pujan at the banks of the Triveni Sangam.

Media

N Ram of The Hindu blatantly picks up the work of another journalist on Rafale to brand it an “exclusive”

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

N Ram of The Hindu has not only stolen another journalist's work on Rafale and called it his own, but he has also skewed his work to give it a narrative spin that suits him

News Reports

Karnataka crisis: Congress summons MLAs to identify dissenters, warns absentees of expulsion

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Animosity between the three principal parties in the state has been at a fever pitch

Editor's picks

PM Modi says ‘Indian Communists do not respect India’s history, culture or spirituality’: Here is why he is right

Ashish Shukla - 18 January, 2019

Would these communists ever confess that Stalin killed more people than Hitler did before or during the Second World War?

Editor's picks

Scribe asks whether The Wire refused to run a woman’s account of sexual harassment due to funding from TATA

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Manu Joseph further stated that the Wire ought to be questioned in this regard due to its 'hypermoral' positions regarding issues concerning women.

News Reports

Bishop Franco Rape Case: Nuns supporting the victim to defy transfer order issued by Missionaries of Jesus

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Four of the five nuns protesting against the Bishop were transferred to different locations by by Missionaries of Jesus

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Congress govt in MP calls criminal cases against party workers ‘politically motivated’, approves process to withdraw them

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

The MP government to withdraw all criminal cases that were 'politically motivated'.

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The saffron dawn: A tale of progression, coalition and trust

Devid Debbarma - 18 January, 2019

The Vision Document for Vision 2020, earmarked for the development of the North Eastern Region, brought about the first true rays of hope to the citizen of the states.

Crime

ED registers FIR in illegal sand mining case, to probe the role of Akhilesh Yadav

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

The Enforcement Directorate sources said the agency will now identify properties and assets created by the accused with the money earned through illegal licences and will proceed to attach these properties.

News Reports

PM Modi is working tirelessly to promote India’s global visibility: Philip Kotler thanks PM for accepting award

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Kotler stated that he was unable to come and present the award himself due to health reasons.

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JNU row: Event preplanned, Kashmiri students accused of raising anti-India slogans were in touch with Umar Khalid

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

Delhi Police has enough evidence to prove that Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were the 'main conspirators' who had organised the protest

News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: After Indore businessman, Mandsaur BJP leader shot dead in full public view

OpIndia Staff - 18 January, 2019

BJP leader Prahlad Bandhwar was shot dead by unknown assailants in Mandsaur.

Editor's picks

Cursed by vultures: Will Opposition end Ayushman Bharat if it gets power at the Centre

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 January, 2019

It goes without saying that Ayushman Bharat, which covers 10 crore households and has over 50 crore potential beneficiaries, is the largest health scheme anywhere in the whole world.

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