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Government and Policy

Gujarat becomes the first state to implement 10% reservation for the economically backward

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani made the announcement yesterday.
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Editor's picks

Business Standard withdraws article after OpIndia fact-check, when will others show the same ethics?

Nupur J Sharma -
Business Standard withdraws its story after OpIndia fact-check, however, we are far from this becoming the ethical norm in the media space
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Fact-Check

Justice AK Sikri declines honorary judicial position: Here is how lies were spread about his appointment

OpIndia Staff -
A K Sikri was nominated for Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal in November 2018, much before any knew that he would representing CJI Gogoi in CBI Director selection committee
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch : Sunday, 13th 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

Gujarat couple prints Rafale details in their wedding card, ask people to vote for Modi instead of giving gifts

OpIndia Staff -
A unique wedding invite from this Gujarat based couple to make people aware about the Rafale deal
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Books

Operation Johar: Author Abhishek Banerjee takes us back in time of left-wing terror in newly formed Jharkhand

OpIndia Staff -
In his debut book Operation Johar: A Love Story, author and columnist Abhishek Banerjee walks us down the memory lane of left-wing terror in the newly formed Jharkhand.
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News Reports

Arsenal Football Club creates history: Becomes first club to be mocked by a pornstar

OpIndia Staff -
Mia Khalifa, who was in attendance supporting Arsenal's opposition West Ham, called out young Arsenal player Matteo Guendouzi for falling on the pitch one too many times.
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News Reports

Congress to contest all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Congress party will accommodate any competent secular party that is willing to fight the BJP.
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Editor's picks

Dear Rahul Gandhi, stick to spreading nonsense about Rafale, spare the religions

Kushal Mehra -
Gandhiji's ahimsa was deeply inspired by Jainism and not by Abrahamic religions, and especially Islam.
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News Reports

Jignesh Mevani mixes up Republic Day and Independence Day celebrations, gets schooled

OpIndia Staff -
Twitterati was more than glad to explain the difference between Republic Day and Independence Day to Mevani.
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News Reports

Viral video: Know why a 2014 interview of Mulayam Singh Yadav has made a come back

OpIndia Staff -
In the interview, Yadav is admitting that his party supported the Congress in Amethi in 2014 against the BJP by transferring votes to Congress.
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News Reports

PM Modi releases commemorative coin to mark birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh in New Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi also extended greetings of Lohri to the Sikh community throughout the world.
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Media

Former Supreme Court judge accuses media of running fake news over Alok Verma case

OpIndia Staff -
Several media houses reported that they talked to justice Patnaik, but according to justice Katju, only one reporter from Indian Express did so.
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Editor's picks

Hardik Pandya was downright a**hole, but the system must not be

Sandeep Singh -
The controversy erupted when cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul made offensive remarks in talk show hosted by Karan Johar
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News Reports

Gujarat High Court frames issues in plea against Ahmed Patel in relation to his Rajya Sabha election

OpIndia Staff -
that Supreme Court has directed Gujarat High Court to initiate a probe against Patel, taking former Congress leader Balwantsinh Rajput's election plea as grounds.
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Crime

2014 Cuddalore rape case: Christian Priest sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping two minors, 15 others convicted

OpIndia Staff -
Christian priest Aruldoss had allegedly sexually assaulted the minors and had forced them to watch pornography
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Editor's picks

How Business Standard misused Google Trends data to show Rahul ahead of Modi

Abhishek Banerjee -
Only with a careful list of filters, I was finally able to get Rahul Gandhi to move ahead of Narendra Modi in Google Trends
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News Reports

Congress seeking help from Pakistan to remove PM Modi: Nirmala Sitharaman

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Congress had ran a "Modi hatao Desh bachao" Facebook ad in Pakistan.
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News Reports

Army jawan arrested on charges of espionage, was honey-trapped to share sensitive info and pictures with Pak

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan intelligence is increasingly using social media for spying activities.
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch : Saturday, 12th 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

Top 7 takeaways from the speech delivered by PM Narendra Modi at the BJP National Convention

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that the opposition does not want a majboot sarkar in the country, they want a majboor sarkar.
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Culture and History

Columbia University recognizes Sushruta’s contribution to Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery

OpIndia Staff -
In its History of Medicine series, the Columbia University Irving Medicine Center confirmed that the roots of modern cosmetic surgery go back over 2500 years
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Editor's picks

Facts, No Fiction: Is Rahul Gandhi the ‘progressive’ leader that the Media paints him as?

Karan -
Rahul Gandhi has reinforced his misogynist thoughts when he made the statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked a “woman” to defend him and he should 'be a man'
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Editor's picks

PM Modi launches a scathing attack, says Congress has faith in Dynasty and not Democracy

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi blasted at the opposition including Congress for their opportunistic political machinations and betraying the people of the country
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Editor's picks

The saga of Kumaraswamy keeps Congress out of the ‘mahagathbandhan’?

Ashish Shukla -
The arrogance of the Congress is sickening. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Sanghvi warns SP-BSP alliance that they ignore his party at their own risk in Uttar Pradesh.
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Government and Policy

Congress reduced farmers to mere vote banks, we are committed to empower them: PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi also added that his government is committed to double farmers' income by 2022.
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News Reports

Ye chowkidaar ek bhi chor ko nahi chhodne wala hai: PM Modi talks about Rafale, Christian Michel and Eurofighter

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi dropped the 'Michel' bomb by saying that the middleman was not only involved in chopper deal (AgustaWestland scam) but also was lobbying for fighter aircraft deal, in an apparent reference to the reports of Christian Michel's lobbying for Eurofighter against the French Rafale. 
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News Reports

Tulsi Gabbard announces her run for Presidency in 2020: Here is a profile of the first US Hindu Congresswoman

K Bhattacharjee -
The first Hindu to run for President, Gabbard has regularly defended India against elements in the States who accuse our country of religious bigotry while excusing the real bigotry displayed by Islamic countries.
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News Reports

Love Jihad in Barmer: Girl claims blackmail, forced conversion attempts and plan to sell in Dubai by Muslim ‘husband’

OpIndia Staff -
The family of the girl has accused Gulzar of Love Jihad and pressuring her to convert into Islam.
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Editor's picks

Akhilesh Yadav said he should have killed a man and NDTV Yuva Conclave audience applauded

Abhishek Banerjee -
What kind of politics do Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati represent?
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Editor's picks

Rafale Deal: Comprehensive data analysis of the cost proves that India has got a far better deal compared to 2007

Rohit Vats -
The data available in the public domain clearly shows the present Rafale deal represents a beneficial deal for the country and the Indian Air Force.
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News Reports

Tuticorin: Complying with NGT order, Vedanta announces welfare projects worth Rs 100 crore

OpIndia Staff -
Vedanta group promises welfare projects worth 100 crores in Tuticorin after Supreme Court nodded the order of NGT for reopening of Sterlite plant.
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Editor's picks

From Meerabai Guest House to Taj Hotel: How sworn enemies came together for political survival

OpIndia Staff -
As BSP supremo Mayawati announces her party's alliance with the Samajwadi party at Lucknow today, it is time to remember the Meerabai Guest House incident
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati declare alliance in Uttar Pradesh, leave Congress out of it

OpIndia Staff -
SP-BSP declares alliance in Uttar Pradesh, in a joint press conference, Congress left in the lurch
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News Reports

While Congress hooligans vandalise movie theatres, Rahul Gandhi tarnishes India in Dubai with his ‘intolerance’ narrative

Shashank Bharadwaj -
As Rahul Gandhi poses himself to be the champion of freedom of expression in Dubai, his party workers resorted to vandalism in a bid to protect the first family of the Congress dynasty from facing facts and criticism
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Fact-Check

Fact Check: Is UP government distributing free condoms in Kumbh Mela?

OpIndia Staff -
The claims of condoms being distributed by the UP government were found to be false.
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News Reports

In a fresh low, RLD Chief Ajit Singh calls Smriti Irani as ‘Hatti-Katti-cow’, abuses PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh has shockingly referred the  PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Union minister Smriti Irani as "bull, calf and cow", triggering a row
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Editor's picks

‘Uri’: A tale of valour, indomitable will and triumph over life which was bound to upset the usual suspects

Nupur J Sharma -
A tale of valour, grit, indomitable will and triumph over life, is what best defines the movie, Uri: The Surgical Strike and the sentiment was palpable in the packed theatre last night.
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Economy and Finance

S Gurumurthy sends legal notice to The Economist for defamatory article that called him a ‘fixer’ who ‘gets things done in Delhi’

OpIndia Staff -
The concerned article was published in the print issue of The Economist on 24 November.
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Editor's picks

Gujarat govt cites disgraced ex-cop Sanjiv Bhatt’s criminal past and pending FIRs, opposes bail

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjiv Bhatt is accused of being the mastermind behind the entire operation of kidnapping the lawyer and plating the narcotics that implicated the Rajasthan based lawyer.
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Crime

Aircel-Maxis Case: As CBI gets sanction from centre to prosecute, NSE Chairman Ashok Chawla resigns

OpIndia Staff -
On Friday, Ashok Chawla resigned as the chairman of NSE hours after the CBI informed the court that the Centre has granted sanction to prosecute him in the Aircel-Maxis case.
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News Reports

2019 general election is like the third Battle of Panipat which pushed the country into 200 years of slavery: Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
The crowd cheered aloud as Shah said that the government stands by its promise of constructing the Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
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News Reports

Former IAS officer who called India a “Rapistan” is now “inspired by Imran Khan and Arvind Kejriwal”

OpIndia Staff -
Shah Faesal faced a Departmental Enquiry last year for labelling India a 'Rapistan'
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Fact-Check

Congress party peddles lies in their press conference on Alok Verma

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party repeated the same lies that have been rebutted several times already
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News Reports

The Accidental Prime Minister: Congress workers disrupt screening of the movie in Kolkata

OpIndia Staff -
Congress Youth leaders disrupt the screening of the movie The Accidental Prime Miniter in Kolkata and Indore.
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Editor's picks

‘Missionary activities not prohibited in India, Article 25 applies to all, not only Indians’: Delhi HC

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi High Court was hearing a case where a doctor's OCI was cancelled by authorities claiming that he was carrying out evangelical, medical missionary and conversion activities.
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News Reports

CBI files chargesheet against Nalini Chidambaram in the Saradha chit fund scam

OpIndia Staff -
Saradha had run a Ponzi scheme which collapsed the lakhs of investors lost their investments
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News Reports

Imran Khan’s party accused of operating 18 undeclared bank accounts

OpIndia Staff -
Fresh trouble embraces Pakistan's PM as reports of his 'undeclared' bank accounts surface.
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Editor's picks

Left wing hooligans in Presidency College, Kolkata, disrupt event on Vivekananda, professors speak up

OpIndia Staff -
On the 11th of January, 2019, Leftist students at Presidency University attacked an event organized to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda the next day. The event was organized a day earlier as the University remains closed on Swami Ji's birthday.
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Fact-Check

Leftist propaganda websites spread baseless claims about the transfer of ousted CBI Director Alok Verma

Raju Das -
Alok Verma had already submitted his response to CVC report on him, hence the select committee need not hear him
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