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OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Wednesday, 23rd January, 2019

OpIndia Staff -
In the hustle and bustle of the day, it is only natural to miss some of the biggest developments that impact the nation. 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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Editor's picks

Pliant Media jubilant on the arrival of a non-achiever dynast in the politics

Jinit Jain -
The media has gone gung ho on the formal entry of Priyanka Vadra into the politics
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Sitaram Yechury unveils statue of Lenin, known for mass murder during his Red Terror

OpIndia Staff -
Lenin presided over the death of millions of political dissidents, he brutally suppressed protests by farmers
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News Reports

Kinnar Akhara performs puja at Kumbh praying for early construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya

OpIndia Staff -
The Kinnar Akhara Mahamadaleshwar Lakshminarayan Tripathi has spoken up in support of Ram Temple in the past.
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Editor's picks

Institutionalising fake news: The Congress Doctrine for 2019

sumeetbhasin -
While earlier the fake news was limited to select occasions, proximity to elections indicate that perhaps there’s an attempt at using fake news as a tool to mislead the people in order to improve the performance of the Congress
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News Reports

69% Indians want Ram Mandir at Ayodhya: India Today Survey

OpIndia Staff -
India Today survey says that an overwhelming number of Indian want construction of Ram Mandir at Ayodhya.
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Economy and Finance

Leading job website, ‘Naukri’, releases survey of recruiters, predicts 20% increase in hiring between January and June 2019

OpIndia Staff -
Naukri.com, one of India's premier job portals, has published the findings of its Hiring Outlook survey which depict a very bright scenario for employment opportunities in the country between January to June 2019.
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Crime

Kerala Nun rape case: Missionaries of Jesus issues ultimatum to another nun to shed her ‘rebellious attitude’

OpIndia Staff -
The letter from the superior-general reportedly accused Sister Rose of not cooperating with her local convent head and her “revolutionary approach”. It further says the nun’s refusal to “fall in line” raises severe questions about her commitment to the vow of obedience.
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Crime

Maharashtra ATS nabs another ISIS group: With no ‘sutli bombs’ in play this time, this is how the Leftists might react

Sanghamitra -
Maharashtra ATS has arrested 9 persons on suspected links with ISIS and has seized various chemicals, hard drives, mobile phones and SIM cards.
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News Reports

As Priyanka Gandhi Vadra becomes the UP East incharge, here is all you need to know about her colourful history

K Bhattacharjee -
Congress has appointed Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the in-charge of Uttar Pradesh East. It appears to be a shrewd move by the party to get its caste equations correct in the state and cut into the Upper Caste vote bank of the BJP
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News Reports

State Bank of India moves to recover Rs 405 crore from fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi

OpIndia Staff -
SBI moves to recover loan amount of Rs 405 crore from fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi
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Fact-Check

Reports say Rahul Gandhi may contest from three seats in Lok Sabha elections, but is that possible?

OpIndia Staff -
Media reports say Rahul Gandhi may contest from 3 seats in Lok Sabha elections, but the law limits the number of seats on can contest in an election to two
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Congress’ next big step as a vote cutter and to get caste equations right: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Editorial Desk -
With Rahul Gandhi appointing his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as Uttar Pradesh East in-charge, Congress takes another step in the hope to consolidate upper-caste votes
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi appointed as AICC General Secretary for Uttar Pradesh East

OpIndia Staff -
Two young leaders, Priyanka Gandhi and Jyotiraditya Scindia given charge of UP east and west
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News Reports

Karnataka: Congress MLA JN Ganesh missing after assaulting MLA, injured MLA Anand Singh claims accused asked for a gun to kill him

OpIndia Staff -
The Ramanagar police have formed special teams to arrest Congress MLA Ganesh, who has gone missing after Anand Singh had lodged an FIR against him
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News Reports

31 Rohingyas stranded at India-Bangladesh border handed over to Tripura Police

OpIndia Staff -
The decision to hand over the Rohingyas to the Tripura Police was taken after obtaining approval from the Home Ministry.
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News Reports

Bihar: Congress-RJD yet to finalise seat sharing for Lok Sabha elections, speculations of rift continue

OpIndia Staff -
Disagreement over seat sharing, the inclusion of 'tainted leaders' are being speculated to be the reasons behind the alleged rift between RJD and Congress.
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News Reports

PM Modi inaugurates Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose museum at Red Fort

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi inaugurates a museum at Red Fort, to mark the birth anniversary of Subash Chandra Bose.
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Law

Naroda Patiya case: ‘Convictions debatable’, Supreme Court grants bail to 4

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted bail to four convicts in the 2002 Naroda Patiya case
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Editor's picks

Edelman Trust Report 2008 vs 2014 vs 2019: Here is how the Modi govt did vs the Congress govt

Nupur J Sharma -
In an all-important election year, the Edelman Trust Barometer Global Report signals cheer for the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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News Reports

BSP MLA threatens ‘Karnataka like situation’ if Kamal Nath does not make her minister

OpIndia Staff -
BSP's Pathariya MLA Ramabai Ahirwar stated that Congress had promised them ministerial positions while forging the alliance.
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Culture and History

The art of propaganda: The articles associating Kumbh Mela with unemployment is the latest step in a civilizational war

K Bhattacharjee -
Business Standard recently published an article associating Kumbh Mela to unemployment
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News Reports

VVIP chopper scam: Christian Michel moved ‘unused’ Agusta funds to the UK

OpIndia Staff -
As per a TOI report, Michel had transferred 'unused bribe' amount to accounts in the UK even as Indian authorities closed in on him.
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News Reports

Darul Uloom Deoband asks students not to travel on Republic Day because security checks create ‘an environment of fear’

OpIndia Staff -
Muneeruddin Usmani, the person who had issued such orders speaking to the media said that they have asked students to avoid travel by trains and outings during the holiday in order to avoid problems arising ‘due to excess checking’.
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News Reports

Key takeaways from PM Modi’s speech at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi used the platform to enlist his government’s achievement in the last 4.5 years
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News Reports

PM Modi takes a dig at Rajiv Gandhi at the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Varanasi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi took at Former Prime Miniter Rajiv Gandhi remark about only 15 paise of every rupee spent by govt reaching the public
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Tuesday, 22nd 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

Shatrughan Sinha, Yashwant Sinha and others attend event convened by man who blamed RSS for Mumbai Terror Attacks

OpIndia Staff -
As per Sinha's own admission and the poster of the event that is visible in the photograph tweeted by Sinha, the convener of the event was the ex-adviser of GOI during the UPA era, Aziz Burney.
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Editor's picks

10 years of Rahul Gandhi vs 4 of Smriti Irani: Analysis of development of Amethi, 2019

Dhairya Roy -
Smriti Irani vs Rahul gandhi: If such massive nations like Dubai and Singapore can be built in 20 years then why Amethi can’t be made into a world class constituency, either by Rahul Gandhi or Smriti Irani
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News Reports

Congress leader Natwar Singh rejects Rahul Gandhi’s candidature for the PM post

OpIndia Staff -
Natwar Singh has proposed Mayawati’s PM candidature as the strongest among the opposition parties.
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News Reports

ECI requests Delhi Police to lodge FIR against Syed Shuja for dubious claims regarding EVMs

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission of India (ECI) also remarked that when an opportunity was presented to all parties to demonstrate any vulnerability of the EVMs, no one had actually turned up.
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News Reports

TMC has turned Bengal into a ‘Kangal’ state, 2019 elections will determine its future: Amit Shah in Malda rally

OpIndia Staff -
West Bengal is significant to the BJP’s plan for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the party expects to win at least 22 seats out of 42 from West Bengal.
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News Reports

Gifts, mementos presented to PM Narendra Modi to be auctioned, proceeds to go for Clean Ganga Project

OpIndia Staff -
All gifts and mementoes received by PM Modi to be auctioned, in order to raise money for Clean Ganga Project
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Editor's picks

Did Congress just concede defeat after Court took cognisance of Vivek Doval’s defamation case against Jairam Ramesh?

Editorial Desk -
Congress had picked up the malicious article by Caravan Magazine and conducted a press conference where allegations were hurled upon Vivek Doval, NSA Ajit Doval's son. Doval had then filed a criminal defamation case
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News Reports

NIA and EVM Hackathon organisers rubbish sensational claims made by the ‘EVM Expert’

OpIndia Staff -
The Foreign Press Association has said that not one accusation made by the hacker is corroborated
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Editor's picks

Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao is a success, Rahul Gandhi. Save the rhetoric

Gunja Kapoor -
A key issue policy consideration is the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao which has witnessed an unprecedented success under the Modi Government
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Entertainment

Pallavi Ghosh does a Rahul Gandhi while talking about Uri box office collection and Twitter can’t stop laughing

OpIndia Staff -
News18 journalist trolled for wrong box office number in her tweet.
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News Reports

Shivraj Chouhan slams Congress Govt in Madhya Pradesh for scrapping Bhavantar Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
Bhavantar Bhugtan Yojana was a scheme initiated by Shivraj Chouhan's government whereby the government pays farmers the difference between official Minimum Support Price and the rate at which they sell their crops or Model Price whichever is higher.
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Media

Here is why #DarpokAbhisar is trending on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
'Journalist' Abhisar Sharma abuses Twitter users over DMs and then blocks them.
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News Reports

30 Rohingyas apprehended by Police at Assam-Tripura Border, claim WB man helped them

OpIndia Staff -
30 Rohingyas were apprehended by the Police at the Assam-Tripura border at Churaibari on Monday night. The group includes 12 minors and 9 women.
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News Reports

Gharwapsi: 98 converted Christians come back to Hinduism in Tripura

OpIndia Staff -
The poor tribals from Jharkhand and Bihar were reportedly lured into Christianity after they lost their jobs in the Sonamukhi tea plantation.
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Culture and History

Business Standard bigotry: After Kanwar Yatra, the Kumbh Mela gets linked to ‘unemployment’

K Bhattacharjee -
The Business Standard's bigotry towards Hindu festivals is scarcely ever hidden.
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Economy and Finance

Ownership of CMIE and their alleged proximity to P Chidambaram raises questions on the credibility of its Job Survey

Editorial Desk -
The scam by CMIE owner is being investigated by SEBI, CBI as well as by Income Tax authorities
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Nagaland ‘Tourism Police’ found handing out Bible to tourists in Hornbill festival

OpIndia Staff -
'Tourist Police' in Nagaland found handing out free copies of Bible to all the tourists entering the Hornbill festival
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News Reports

A farmer in West Bengal helped by Health Minister JP Nadda, as state has opted-out of Ayushman Bharat Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
JP Nadda helped a farmer from West Bengal avail benefits of Ayushman Bharat Yojna, as his state has opted-out of the scheme
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News Reports

Shut down madrasas across India as ISIS ideology is being promoted to influence students: Shia Waqf head Waseem Rizvi to PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Shia Waqf Board Chairman Waseem Rizvi has written to PM Modi seeking a shut down of all madrasas in India stating that ISIS ideology is being promoted there to influence the students
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Government and Policy

Tertiary care for non-communicable diseases most expensive, now affordable to poor through Ayushman Bharat: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Ayushman Bharat Yojna is helping the country combat the menace of NCDs like diabetes.
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News Reports

‘The closest is me,’ claims Yashwant Sinha when asked who has the abilities required to be PM

OpIndia Staff -
Former BJP leader, Yashwant Sinha, became the latest person to show interest in becoming the Prime Ministerial candidate of the proposed Mahagathbandhan
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Editor's picks

‘EVM hacking’ drama : The invisible hand of the sore losers working in ‘personal capacity’

Abhishek Banerjee -
From EVM hacking rumours to Agusta Westland to Female Genital Mutilation, Congress invisible hand is always there, acting in a personal capacity
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News Reports

Trouble mounts for AAP: BJP Delhi files defamation case, demands de-recognition of AAP as political party

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has also knocked the doors of the Election Commission demanding de-recognition of AAP as a registered political party
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