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Law

SC appoints former Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar as new amicus curiae in Jagannath Temple case

OpIndia Staff -
Kumar has represented the Modi government in a number of important cases including the Sohrabuddin encounter case.
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News Reports

Jammu and Kashmir IAS officer Shah Faesal, who called India ‘Rapistan’, resigns to join Politics

OpIndia Staff -
Shah Faesal has resigned from the Indian Administrative Services and is reportedly joining politics
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Media

DNA misquotes PM Modi: Refers to the ‘general quota’ as the ‘upper caste quota’ bill

OpIndia Staff -
All the suspected 'Modi-haters' began spreading lies and misrepresentations surrounding the Bill soon after it was announced.
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Editor's picks

From RSS doesn’t let women wear skirts to ‘Modi hid behind a woman minister’, Rahul Gandhi displays his toxic masculinity

Nirwa Mehta -
This in a way goes out to show that Rahul Gandhi is hurt more that the person who gave a fitting reply to his lies was a woman
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Economy and Finance

The way forward for India: Targeted Basic Income

Karan -
The choice of this new policy instrument is very clear, it should come under the Direct Benefit Transfer framework in the form of a Targeted Basic Income.
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News Reports

Congress’ Mahagathbandhan dream suffers another jolt as Naveen Patnaik declares BJD will not join

OpIndia Staff -
Naveen Patnaik said that the BJD will "continue with the policy of equidistance"  from the BJP and Congress.
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Editor's picks

Here are 4 lies being spread about 10% reservation to the economically backward section of society

OpIndia Staff -
The Narendra Modi government, in a historic move, introduced the 124th constitutional amendment that paved the way for 10% reservation to economically backward people.
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News Reports

Punjab: Debt-ridden farmer commits suicide as his loan does not meet Congress government’s loan waiver criteria

OpIndia Staff -
The local farmer union has claimed that many farmers are distressed in the state as their loans do not meet the terms and conditions set by the Congress government to obtain a waiver.
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News Reports

BCCI issues showcause notice to cricketers Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for sexist remarks

OpIndia Staff -
The BCCI is also considering banning cricketers from participating in such talkshows following Hardik Pandya and K.L. Rahul's debacle on Koffee With Karan.
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News Reports

TMC MP Saumitra Khan joins BJP, more TMC MPs “in touch” claims BJP leader Mukul Roy

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader and former TMC leader Mukul Roy has claimed that at least 5 more MPs were in touch with him and wanted to join the BJP ahead of the general elections.
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Crime

Suspected Pakistani spy arrested from the Arunachal Pradesh border

OpIndia Staff -
The suspected spy arrested worked as a porter for the Indian Army in the border villages of Arunachal Pradesh.
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News Reports

Did the Rafale deal not go through during the UPA because of dealings of ‘Michel mama’, asks PM

OpIndia Staff -
It as recently revealed that Michel had allegedly lobbied on behalf of Eurofighter to influence the Rafale deal.
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News Reports

In a first, Archaeologists discovered a couple grave in a Harappan cemetery

OpIndia Staff -
This is the first anthropologically confirmed case of coupled burial from a Harappan cemetery
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Editor's picks

10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap

Nupur J Sharma -
The current 10% reservation introduced by Modi govt, granted by the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill would not breach the 50% reservation limit set by the Indra Sawhney judgement
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Government and Policy

Modi governmet to set up hostels for Northeastern students in various cities

OpIndia Staff -
A Northeast Hostel for Girl Students is ready for inauguration at the Bangalore University campus and an exclusive Northeast Hostel is under construction at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.
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Fact-Check

Arvind Kejriwal and Jignesh Mevani further dangerous lies about Modi govt planning to end reservation for SC, ST, OBC

OpIndia Staff -
Kejriwal claimed that he had talked with several people and all of them believed what Mevani claimed was actually what the BJP was thinking. "Very dangerous," he said.
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News Reports

The Accidental Prime Minister: Punjab Congress leader moves High Court to stall the release of the movie

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader moves court to challenge the release of the movie The Accidental Prime Minister, which is scheduled to be released on January 11.
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Editor's picks

Kashmir: Government’s zero tolerance policy towards terrorism led to 253 terrorists being eliminated in 2018

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports about 300 terrorists are active in the valley who get support from some locals too.
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News Reports

Manoj Tiwari slams Congress and AAP, reiterates demand of NRC in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
The NRC in Assam in July last year had sparked sharp exchanges of disruption in the Parliament with the opposition alleging discrimination.
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Crime

Priest forces Haryana youth to convert into Christianity, threatens to kill if he complains to the police: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The youth approached the Superintendent of Police to lodge the complaint accusing the priest of threatening to kill him if he ever complains to the police.
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Entertainment

Vinta Nanda may have falsely implicated Alok Nath in rape case for her own benefit: Mumbai court

OpIndia Staff -
Mumbai sessions court granted anticipatory bail to Alok Nath in Vinta Nanda rape case
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Economy and Finance

World Bank says India to retain status as fastest growing economy, 7.5% growth predicted for 2019

OpIndia Staff -
India's GDP is expected to grow at a rate of 7.5% in the 2019-20 financial year.
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Crime

Kerala nun rape case: Church warns the nun who protested against Bishop Franco Mulakkal

OpIndia Staff -
Recently, a whistleblower priest who had supported Bishop Franco's victim was also warned by the Church
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News Reports

Tax notice of Rs 100 crores slapped on Sonia and Rahul Gandhi over AJL income, Rahul had declared income of only Rs. 68.1 lakh

OpIndia Staff -
The amount of tax liability over both Sonia and Rahul Gandhi was pegged at Rs 155.4 crore and Rs 155 crore for the same year.
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Government and Policy

Lok Sabha passes the 124th Constitution amendment bill providing 10% reservation to economically weaker sections

OpIndia Staff -
The bill will be presented in the Rajya Sabha on 9th January 2019, where the ruling 2019 does not enjoy a majority.
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Entertainment

After Bihar Court’s order of FIR, a PIL filed against the movie The Accidental Prime Minister

OpIndia Staff -
The plea filed by Pooja Mahajan was earlier rejected by the Delhi High Court on Monday directing it to be filed in the form of a PIL.
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Government and Policy

10% seats in educational institutions to be increased to accommodate the reservation for economically weaker section

OpIndia Staff -
The union government has introduced a bill to provide a 10% reservation to the economically weaker section from all communities
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Media

Congress’ Shashi Tharoor caught lying on cow-related violence in an interview with Swati Chaturvedi

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time either Shashi Tharoor or Swati Chaturvedi have lied
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Entertainment

Bihar court orders FIR against Anupam Kher and others associated with movie The Accidental Prime Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Bihar's local court, orders to launch FIRs against actors of the movie Accidental Prime Minister
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Law

Supreme Court constitutes five-judge bench to hear the Ayodhya case from January 10

OpIndia Staff -
The newly constituted bench will commence the hearing of the appeals against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgement from Jan 10.
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News Reports

Amidst protests in Assam, Lok Sabha passes the Citizenship Amendment Bill

OpIndia Staff -
Home Minister Rajnath Singh moved the Citizenship Amendment Bill today and after a discussion, it was passed by the Lower House of the Parliament.
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News Reports

Congress and TMC walk out of the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate in the Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff -
The Bill proposes to allow the religious minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to acquire the Indian citizenship by way of naturalisation.
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News Reports

National Herald: Supreme Court grants one week to the Gandhis to file fresh affidavit in income tax assessment case

OpIndia Staff -
The Court had earlier allowed the Income Tax department to reasess the 2011-12 tax files of Gandhis
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Government and Policy

40% of 700 ongoing National Highway projects completed in 4 years

OpIndia Staff -
More than 300 projects were identified to have been completed by 2019.
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News Reports

Letter written by Rahul Gandhi shows that the Bharat bandh is orchestrated by the Congress party

OpIndia Staff -
A letter has emerged which exposes Congress’ employed machinations to portray the Bandh protest as spontaneous
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Editor's picks

CBI Director under Indira Gandhi saved a corrupt man because he had a contact in her household

K Bhattacharjee -
In this report, we shall elaborate on the extent to which the CBI was compromised during the regime of Congress and Indira Gandhi
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Satire

And, so.. the heir takes his oath

nandini -
So, The Heir will take his oath as the Prime Minister of India in May 2019.
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Fact-Check

IndiaSpend misrepresents facts of a case to boost the number of Muslim victims in its database

OpIndia Staff -
Swarajya Magazine's Swati Goel Sharma demolishes IndiaSpend's selective reportage on so-called hate crimes.
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Government and Policy

Union government approves granting of ST status to 6 OBC communities in Assam

OpIndia Staff -
The six communities in Assam are demanding ST status for a long time
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Law

BJP’s Rath Yatra : SC issues notice to West Bengal government on denial of permission

OpIndia Staff -
BJP had planned three rath yatras from different parts of the State, travelling across all the parliamentary constituencies over one-and-a-half months to protest against the Trinamool Congress government. 
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News Reports

After escorting women inside Sabarimala, Kerala government arrests women trying to enter the Vavar Mosque

OpIndia Staff -
The intolerance of the Communist government and the zealotry of liberals has created an extremely tensed atmosphere in the state.
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OpIndia Explains

The time when Indira Gandhi used CBI to destroy 4 government officers ‘socially, physically and morally’

K Bhattacharjee -
This Shah Commission chapter discusses how four senior officials of the Government were harassed and humiliated by Congress and Indira Gandhi using the CBI as a tool
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Law

SC refuses to stay the NGT order on Tuticorin Sterlite plant reopening

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier Madras High Court had set aside NGT’s order of reopening the Sterlite Plant.
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News Reports

SP leader Azam Khan demands that 5% out of 10% quota for the poor be reserved only for Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Azam Khan from SP hit out at Modi government for the 10% reservation to the poor and said that Muslims should have been given 5% reservation
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Culture and History

History created as transgenders take out a procession in Kumbh Mela

OpIndia Staff -
In a first, transgenders took part in the religious royal entry procession called 'Peshwai' on 6th January for the 'Kinnar Akhara'
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Fact-Check

The SC verdict on CBI Director is not a ‘blow to the government’, don’t let pliant media fool you

Nupur J Sharma -
Alok Verma can't take any major policy decisions, and his term ends by the end of this month
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Crime

Trouble mounts for Congress’ son-in-law as ED files fresh money laundering case against Robert Vadra’s firm

OpIndia Staff -
It would be interesting to see, for how long does this dynasty entitlement help Vadra to escape the clamps of the Indian judicial system.
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Government and Policy

Reservation for the poor: Promised by Congress in 3 election manifestos, delivered by the Modi government

Sanghamitra -
The Modi government is set to announce a 10% reservation for the economically backward
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Law

Reliance Telecom-Ericsson case: Anil Ambani defended by Congress leader Kapil Sibal in Supreme Court

OpIndia Staff -
Kapil Sibal defends Anil Ambani in court, in Rcomm-Ericsson case.
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Crime

Hundreds, including leprosy patients, flee an Ashram in Jharkhand after Muslim mob threatens them

OpIndia Staff -
As per witnesses, the Muslim mob reportedly targeted the Ashram since it housed people with disabilities
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