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

OpIndia Staff -
The fake news was first shared and spread by the usual propagandists on Twitter like Prashant Bhushan
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OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Tuesday, 15th January 2019

OpIndia Staff -
The OpIndia Evening Dispatch will catch you up on the day's event even if you have been busy thus far.
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After BBC, Scroll uses ‘research’ to make fantastical claims that the research itself does not support

K Bhattacharjee -
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
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Fact-Check

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

Raju Das -
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
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News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff -
The multi-layered cake soon toppled as the crowd continued to go berserk over the cake
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News Reports

UAE and Saudi Arabia to invest in agricultural sector in India: Union Minister Suresh Prabhu

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Suresh Prabhu also said that the government is looking to establish free trade agreements with countries from Latin America, Africa and Southeast Asia.
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Opinions

Mahendra Singh Dhoni: Not going gentle into the dark night

K Bhattacharjee -
Dhoni's remarkable match-winning innings in an important match under extreme pressure only shows that he has still got what it takes
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Culture and History

Kumbh Mela: Kinnar Akhada joins Juna Akhada, takes part in Shahi Snan for the first time

OpIndia Staff -
The Kinnar Akhara has officially joined the Juna Akhara but has not merged with it to maintain its independent identity.
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News Reports

Karnataka crisis: Amit Shah might meet Karnataka BJP MLAs as independent MLAs extend support to BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy also launched an attack on ally partner Congress over seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha elections.
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News Reports

Kerala government accused of flood relief funds misuse, Lokayukta issues notice to CM and ministers

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CM Pinarayi Vijayan and his ministers are accused of wrongful use of the Kerala flood relief fund.
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News Reports

Twist in the tale: Kerala activist claims it was Kanakdurga who beat up her mother-in-law, a staunch Ayyappa devotee

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Sandeep Varier alleged that it was actually Kanakdurga who had attacked her mother-in-law, a staunch Sabarimala and Lord Ayyappa devotee
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News Reports

Two Independent MLAs withdraw support from Karnataka government amidst rumours of ‘Operation Lotus’

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The MLAs said that they wanted a change in the Karnataka government as the Congress and JD(S) had failed to provide a stable government.
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Crime

Bihar: Saddam Hussein and Farman Khan arrested for kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old girl

OpIndia Staff -
The perpetrators kidnapped an 8-year-old girl and raped her for four hours, in Bihar.
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Culture and History

Festival of Sanatan: Spectacular images of the first Shani Snan at the Kumbh Mela 2019

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Kumbh is the largest religious and spiritual congregation on the earth and is declared as 'intangible cultural heritage' by UNESCO.
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Rahul Gandhi wins first ever Dr. Chaddha Presidential Award for being a lucky sperm

Amit Kelkar -
Congress has decided to celebrate 19 June as World Sperm Day. Rahul Gandhi is supposed to be the Prime Minister of India by then.
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Crime

Tamil Nadu locals accuse 6 Christians including Pastor of forcible conversion, booked for putting Hindu pattai on them

OpIndia Staff -
There has been a sudden surge in the conversions of Hindus, who are being either lured or forced into adopting Christianity
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Crime

Women who desecrated Sabarimala alleges assault by mother-in-law on returning home

OpIndia Staff -
Kanakadurga's mother-in-law refused to allow her inside the house. When she forced herself in, it led to a fight and Kanakadurga was hit on her head
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Media

Kumbh Mela 2019 begins and English Media couldn’t care less

Ashish Shukla -
If you are a Hindu and live in India then I urge you to be in spirit, if not in person, with Kumbh Mela 2019
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News Reports

Odisha: Senior Congress MLA Naba Das announces he will join BJD, just before Rahul Gandhi’s visit

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Congress MLA and senior leader Naba Kishore Das, has defected Congress and joined Biju Janta Dal, ahead of Rahul Gandhi visit to Odisha.
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Law

Bombay High Court directs Maharashtra Govt and Mumbai Police to act against illegal slaughter and sale of meat

OpIndia Staff -
The Bench instructed the authorities to take action against the offenders, even if no one files an FIR against them
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Government and Policy

Trinamool Congress MLA threatens to shut Bengal post office if it does not stop delivering Ayushman Bharat letters

OpIndia Staff -
Not only Mamata Banerjee but all other opposition party leaders, are willing to go to any lengths in their yearning to replace Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Why JNU chargesheet took 3 years: 13 visits to Kashmir, numerous rounds of questioning and undercover ops

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The chargesheet states that the JNU event was part of a planned conspiracy. It mentions that Kanhaiya Kumar was leading the pack of students who were sloganeering
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News Reports

Chidambaram accuses Modi government of fiscal indiscipline, netizens cannot stop laughing

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Chidambaram stated that the Modi government is following a 'scorched earth' policy by promising big schemes for which there is no money.
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Editor's picks

Media reported ‘thousands of trees felled ahead of PM Modi’s Odisha visit to make helipad’, turns out, it was a lie

OpIndia Staff -
The East Coast Railways Spokesperson has said that no trees were felled to make a temporary helipad for Prime Minister Modi in Odisha, only some shrubs and saplings were removed
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress government to cancel the ambitious Ayushman Bharat scheme in state

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, Mamata Banerjee also pulled West Bengal out of Ayushman Bharat scheme, accusing Modi of taking full credit
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News Reports

Congress leader attacks Vajpayee, says he wrote apology letter to the British

OpIndia Staff -
After repeated attempts to vilify Savarkar, Congress has now dragged Vajpayee's name into their tirade against right-wing leaders.
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News Reports

Christian Michel case gets murkier: He not only had access to CCS and then PMO, but also investigative agencies: Report

OpIndia Staff -
It has now emerged that Christian Michel, the middleman in AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam, also had access to investigative agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 14th January, 2019

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

Karnataka: Congress minister’s aide caught with over 25 lakhs of unaccounted cash, ‘kickbacks’ alleged

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The police said that the arrested person is Mohan Kumar, the Personal Assistant to Minister C Puttaranga Shetty.
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10 years of Congress vs 4 years of BJP: Urban Housing under PMAY sees a 240% increase under the Narendra Modi govt

Dhairya Roy -
In the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-U) 45.86 lakh houses were approved in 4 years of the Modi regime. Congress had managed to approve only 13.45 lakh houses in their 10 years rule
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Culture and History

Makar Sankranthi, Bihu, Pongal or Lohri: India celebrates the festival with many names and vibrant traditions

OpIndia Staff -
The transition of the sun into the Capricorn (Makar) constellation marks the end of winter and is celebrated across India by many names.
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Editor's picks

Shehla Rashid and Communist D Raja’s daughter named in sedition case: A sordid tale of Communist treachery

Jinit Jain -
In the JNU sedition chargesheet, along with Kanhaiya Kumar and Umar Khalid, Shehla Rashid and the CPI national secretary D Raja’s daughter Aparajita Raja have also been named
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Government and Policy

Rahul Gandhi says GST is Gabbar Singh Tax, but actually Rahul Gandhi is Gabbar Singh : Himanta Biswa Sarma

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier it was reported how the Congress had resorted to similar theatrics when the Central government moved a proposal to shift several items from the 28 per cent GST slab to a lower tax slab.
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‘Selfless service and tireless energy’: PM Narendra Modi receives the Philip Kotler Award for outstanding leadership

OpIndia Staff -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has received the first ever Philip Kotler Presidential award for outstanding leadership. The award focuses on the tripple bottom-line of three 'Ps': People, Profit and Planet.
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Crime

Urban Naxals case: SC refused to quash FIR filed by Pune police against ‘activist’ Anand Teltumbde

OpIndia Staff -
The Bombay High Court had on December 21 dismissed the petition filed by Anand Teltumbde seeking the quashing of the FIR and granted him interim protection from arrest for three weeks.
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News Reports

Money Laundering case: Robert Vadra’s executive assistant Manoj Arora being questioned by ED

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Major Arora, appears before ED court in relation to a money laundering case.
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News Reports

While Hyderabad hosts International Kite Festival, kite-flying banned in religious places in the city during Sankranti

OpIndia Staff -
Amidst regulations on kite-flying by the police, Hyderabad is set to host 4th edition of the International Kite Festival
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Crime

Land scam in Church of South India Trust runs into hundreds of crores: Report

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Archbishop Govada Dyvasirvadam was arrested in December for misappropriating church funds worth several crores.
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Government and Policy

Narendra Modi govt to set up world’s largest solar power plant to in Ladakh at a cost of Rs 45,000 crore

OpIndia Staff -
Thee proposed plan by the Modi govt to install 5,000 MW of solar energy at Ladakh will make it the largest single-location solar photovoltaic plant in the world
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News Reports

Kanhaiya Kumar’s bizarre response to chargesheet, questions why it has been filed before elections

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Kanhaiya Kumar has responded to the chargesheet filed against him with a bizarre tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Trouble in SP-BSP alliance: SP MLA says alliance won’t work unless Akhilesh Yadav becomes a ‘yes-man’ to Mayawati

OpIndia Staff -
SP MLA Hari Om Yadav raises his apprehensions over the viability of the oppotunistic SP-BSP alliance
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News Reports

Delhi police special cell to frame charges against Kanhaiya Kumar and others in sedition case

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Delhi Police will finally submit charge sheet at the Patiala House Court, the sedition case against student leaders of JNU.
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Fact-Check

Gulf News claims ‘Rahul Gandhi has shed his Pappu image’ based on fake news pulled down by Business Standard

K Bhattacharjee -
Swati Chaturvedi, an abusive troll who masquerades as a journalist who is known to spread fake news, in an article for Gulf News claimed that Rahul Gandhi had finally shed his 'Pappu' image
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Economy and Finance

Rate of WPI inflation falls to eight-month low of 3.8% in the month of December

OpIndia Staff -
The food inflation in December was almost nil at 0.07%, down from 3.31% in November.
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News Reports

Sharad Pawar’s u-turn: From ‘amend constitution for Maratha reservation’ to ‘amending constitution for quota harmful’

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Sharad Pawar has shown quite a departure from his earlier statement on amending the Constitution for reservations
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News Reports

Trouble in Karnataka: As ‘Operation Lotus’ rumours do the rounds, Congress and JDS indulge in mudslinging

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Congress-JDS alliance in trouble with 'Operation Lotus' rumours in Karnataka: Congress says three MLAs are in Mumbai with BJP, Kumaraswamy denies
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Editor's picks

Controversial ‘poet’ who wrote the ‘condom on Trishul’ poem, faces massive protests at Silchar, Assam

OpIndia Staff -
Bandyapadhyay's poem had created a massive controversy for hurting the sentiments of Hindus and in March a complaint was also lodged against the poet in Siliguri
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Law

1984 Sikh Genocide convict Sajjan Kumar appeals to Supreme Court against HC order

OpIndia Staff -
Sajjan Kumar has approached Supreme Court, asking for the reversal of the High Court that convicted him for his role in the 1984 Sikh Genocide.
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Does Pakistan even have a Counter-Terrorism narrative?

Imam Tawhidi -
The reality is that the Pakistani government is more part of the problem of global terrorism than the solution
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News Reports

AK Antony says ‘Congress not strong enough to challenge BJP alone’, adds ‘Modi fears Rahul’

OpIndia Staff -
AK Antony, who is also a member of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) further added that Congress President Rahul Gandhi is the only opponent Prime Minister Narendra Modi fears.
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