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Court gives bail to British national accused in killing of Hindu leaders as Police fail to complete investigation

Jaggi is suspected of having funded terrorist activities in Punjab and is also an accused in the murder of two Hindu leaders.

BJP asks the black sheep Shatrughan Sinha to quit the party if he wants to

Shatrughan Sinha's regular outbursts hit a nerve in Bihar, where Bihar’s Deputy CM, Sushil Modi has adviced him to quit

Congress MP from Karnataka mocks Amit Shah’s health, warns of graver disease if Karnataka govt is destabilised

Congress MP in Karnataka, BK Hariprasad has warned a more severe disease upon ailing Amit Shah if the Karnataka govt is destabilised

Man vandalises Hanuman murti and then offers namaz, says Allah asked him to do so

A man vandalised the Hanuman murti and offered namaz and chanted religious slogans.

Watch: Nitin Gupta ‘Rivaldo’ on Rahul Gandhi and his Rafale questions

Rivaldo has exposed the hypocrisy and double standards adopted by Congress President Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal.

Supreme Court eases norms laid by Maharashtra Government for dance bars in the state

Supreme Court dilutes Maharastra government's Act, regulating dance bars in the state.

1300 Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh from India over fears of deportation to Myanmar

The exodus of Rohingyas to Bangladesh was sparked by fears of deportation to Myanmar

Saudi Arabia Prince gifts gold-plated Kalashnikov rifle to ‘Taliban Khan’

Ironically, Kalashnikovs are the weapon of choice for Islamic terrorists. In 2015, more attacks were carried out with Kalashnikov-type assault rifles than any other device in Europe.

NGT raps PIL activist over frequent filing of petitions, asks to disclose the source of litigation funding

The tribunal has now directed Singh to disclose the sources of funding along with particulars of applications filed in the green tribunal.

Supreme Court declines to modify its earlier order on appointment of DGPs, rejects petition by 5 states

The top court, on July 3 2018, passed several directions on police reforms in the country and chronicled the steps for appointment of regular DGPs

Engineering student from Jamia Millia Islamia held with country made pistols

A case under sections 25/54/59 Arms Act was registered against Aman Khan

Union Agricultural Minister lists the steps taken by Modi government towards welfare of farmers

Radha Mohan Singh elaborated on the achievements of the NDA government and the steps taken to improve the affairs of the agricultural sector.

Another farmer loan waiver scam? Rs 120 crore non-existent farm loans ‘waived off’ in Madhya Pradesh

Some farmers in Madhya Pradesh with no liability have claimed that the farm loans have been waived against their names

Alok Verma forged evidence and had clear bias and prejudice against Rakesh Asthana: CVC

The secret note against Asthana prepared by CBI special unit had 22 entries, but the report submitted to CVC had 23 entries, with one added by Alok Verma

Denied visa, Pakistan delegation to not participate in Vibrant Gujarat summit

Gujarat Chambers of Commerce had earlier sent an invitation to Karachi Chamber of Commerce to attend the summit

Amul issues legal notice to Google India for carrying fraudulent campaigns on fake websites

Amul accused some individuals and organisations of running paid advertisements on Google platform using keywords

After being denied permission for rath yatras, BJP to hold padyatras in West Bengal

The Supreme court did rule that the party can hold rallies and meetings in the state after providing the government with adequate and timely information about such events

Akshaya Patra, under attack by foreign funded NGO’s and ‘civil society’, among winners of Gandhi Peace Prize

The decision to award Akshaya Patra the Gandhi Peace Prize is likely to displease many people from a certain quarter.

Sexual exploitation of women, corruption and arrogance: AAP Punjab MLA levelled serious allegations on party leadership

Baldev Singh has also called out Kejriwal for "Flirting with the Congress" and has called it 'sheer political opportunism'.

The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic: Arun Jaitley tears into Leftists and Congress

Arun Jaitley tears the Leftists and Congress a new one over Rafale, Judge Loya case, CBI and RBI manufactured controversies

NIA conducts raids in seven more locations in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab in ISIS-inspired module investigation

In December, NIA had conducted raids in UP and Delhi and busted an ISIS-inspired terror module.

Suspend senior advocate designations of Chidambaram and his wife, journalist J Gopikrishnan writes to CJI

The letter also adds the manner in which Chidambaram has managed to secure interim protection from arrest as many as seven times from Judge OP Saini after being present at the bail hearings in his senior advocate gown.

Bihar: Pregnant goat dead after being raped by drunken man, accused Mohammed Simraj arrested

This incident comes months after a pregnant goat was gang-raped in Haryana's Mewat region

Trolls from Quint, NDTV and The Wire discover a new abyss, celebrate Amit Shah getting swine flu

Trolls from NDTV, The Wire and The Quint got together to celebrate and wish death upon Amit Shah after he was diagnosed with Swine Flu

J and K Police counsels boy who had left home to join terrorism, unites him with family

The boy was reportedly unhappy with the revenue authorities for the delay in a family land dispute.

Kolkata: Jadavpur University professor who compared a virgin girl to a sealed bottle removed from his duties

Kanak Sarkar has been teaching international relations in Jadavpur University in Kolkata (West Bengal) for the past two decades

Bihar: CBI registers two more cases in Bihar for alleged abuse of minors

CBI registers case against two shelter homes in Bihar, for alleged ill-treatment, meted out to children in the home.

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Wednesday, 16th January, 2019

From what is happening at the Kumbh to the latest development in the political front, daily roundup of news.

Register to vote 2019: A step-by-step guide to register online on the voter list

A comprehensive guide for the first time voters to register themselves on the portal and ensure their participation in the world's largest democracy

Kerala Nun Rape Case: 4 nuns who stood against Bishop Franco forced out of Kerala convent

The Church has transferred the nuns to their previously allotted convents in what is being seen as an attempt to break the collective strength of the nuns who spoke against Bishop Franco.

Local terrorists should be saved, charge sheet against Kashmiri students same ‘mistake’ as Afzal Hanging: Mehbooba Mufti

Sympathising with terrorists and whitewashing of crimes of pro-terrorist stone pelters in the state has been a chosen political tactic of many leaders, including Mufti in the state.

Kapil Sibal, who wants sedition law scraped, never shied away from implementing it when UPA was in power

Interesting that during the ten years of UPA, no Union law minister, including Sibal, thought of abolishing sedition law.

Mass conversions need to be checked, says Rajnath Singh addressing programme of a Christian body

Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he supports the freedom to follow any religion but was of the opinion that a debate is needed as the mass conversions is a matter of concern for any country.

1-in-3 UN employee reported sexual harassment in first ever “Me Too” survey by the organisation

The most common types of harassment reported in the survey were "sexual stories or jokes that were offensive" and "offensive remarks about appearance, body or sexual activities." However, more serious transgressions were also reported as common.

Kumbh Mela 2019: First Dalit head of Juna Akhada calls for ‘Gharwapsi’ of those who have converted to other faiths

Giri further stated that he wants politicians to stop using the word Dalits and call the members of his community SCs, STs and OBCs as mandated by the Constitution. He asserted that he has faced casteist comments himself but wants Gharwapsi of people to Hinduism.

Controversy erupts as 1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytler attends Congress official event in Delhi

Congress party had organised an event to officially hand over the charge of Delhi Congress unit to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

Hyderabad: Muslim man tortures his two wives after they deny consent for third marriage

Mohammad Khan has two wives, the first has three children, with the youngest being just 10 days old.

Karnataka crisis: Congress-JD(S) tries to lure BJP MLAs to save its government

Congress is reportedly trying to lure BJP MLAs to save its collapsing government in Karnataka.

Prevent “another black day”, Retired Judge pleads with President against Collegium’s recommendations for SC

The Collegium's recommendations have superseded 32 judges and Justice Gambhir has deemed it outrageous and appalling.

“BJP waalon ko dauda dauda kar maarenge”: BSP leader’s pitch for 2019

Vijay Yadav addressing a public gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad told his supporters that BJP was the most corrupt party of the nation.

Middle class with Modi: Video shared on Modi govt’s policies gets overwhelming response on Twitter

Many people trended the hashtag and counted the personal experience of benefits in the 4.5 years of the Modi government.

Conduct of the Communist government in Sabarimala will go down in history as one of the most sinful behaviours: PM Modi

He accused the Congress party of having double standards on the issue of women's rights as it opposed the Triple Talaq Bill in the Parliament.

False and malicious: Defence Ministry calls out AAP leader Somnath Bharti’s claim about allowances to Army officers

AAP leader Somnath Bharti had claimed that PM Modi had ordered to cancel 52 allowances given to Army officers.

Petition seeking SIT probe says Alok Verma involved in NSA Doval’s phone tapping, Delhi HC seeks centre’s response

The petition filed in Delhi HC claimed that phones of several other people were also tapped when the CBI was witnessing a feud between its then Director Alok Verma and Special Director Rakesh Asthana.

Philip Kotler endorses the award to PM Modi, which Rahul Gandhi had tried to run down

Earlier Rahul Gandhi, with help from fake news peddling website The Wire, had tried to insinuate that the award was insignificant.

French Ambassador calls out Congress mouthpiece National Herald over latest Rafale lies

The fake news was first shared and spread by the usual propagandists on Twitter like Prashant Bhushan

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Tuesday, 15th January 2019

The OpIndia Evening Dispatch will catch you up on the day's event even if you have been busy thus far.

After BBC, Scroll uses ‘research’ to make fantastical claims that the research itself does not support

Fake news: In the article titled, "How India Votes: The news media is helping BJP win elections – and the public does not mind", Scroll has used 'research' to make spectacular claims about PM Modi and BJP win, that is not evidenced at all by the research they have cited

Another fake news on Rafale: France has not ordered 28 Rafale jets at half the cost compared to India

France will be getting 28 Rafale in 2022-24 as the last batch of aircraft it had ordered in 2009, no new order for Rafale has neen placed by French govt

Watch: people go berserk looting Mayawati’s multi-layered birthday cake

The multi-layered cake soon toppled as the crowd continued to go berserk over the cake