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Triple Talaq Bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, BJP, Congress issue whips

The Triple Talaq Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow.

Meghalaya miners: North East was not suffering tyranny of distance, but tyranny of low expectations

Only a few years ago, celebrity editors in Delhi would laugh off calls from common people to cover even the worst tragedies in the North East.

Times of India misquotes Modi’s cook, changes web story after getting called out

After the brouhaha, TOI quietly altered the article and issued a clarification in the print edition the next day.

Only 500 permits per day recommended by Pakistan for Kartarpur pilgrimage as per ‘leaked’ proposal

The Golden Temple in Amritsar has an average daily footfall in lakhs, with the Langar being served to over a lakh people every day

Accidental Media: Here is how Narendra Modi’s travel expenses were twisted without comparing it to UPA era

The Telegraph published a report calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'accidental tourist' for his foreign trips.

Haryana police nabs three AAP workers for spreading fake news about CM Khattar, AAP condemns police action

Haryana police has arrested AAP workers for allegedly spreading fake news about CM Khattar.

Trailer censorship? Reference to ‘72 hoors’ removed from the trailer of movie Uri: The Surgical Strike

One scene with reference to 72 virgins in heaven has been removed from the Uri trailer

Odisha: Jagannath Temple remained shut for several hours due to strife between priests and the Police

One of the priests was stopped by the police personnel from taking three people inside the temple as the police suspected them to be non-Hindus.

ISIS module used Diwali cracker noise to cover the noise of the pistol test-run

The test-run of these pistols, which the NIA had earlier seized during the raids, was a part of preparations for a ‘fidayeen’ terror attack

Karnataka: Amidst drought CM HD Kumaraswamy to celebrate New Year in Singapore, BJP calls him “Accidental Chief Minister”

The state is facing drought even as farmers continue to commit suicide despite farmer loan waiver.

Uttar Pradesh: Policeman killed in Ghazipur as Nishad Party workers get violent, pelt stones

Nishad Party was founded by former Bahujan Samaj Party leader, Sanjay Nishad

Mrs Gandhi, Italian lady’s son R, money laundering and HAL sidelined: ED’s explosive assertions about Christian Michel revelations

Christian Michel has named a 'Mrs Gandhi' and 'Italian lady's son R' during his interrogation about the AgustaWestland helicopter scam putting Congress in a spot

As Christian Michel names ‘Mrs Gandhi’, some ‘journalists’ say it ‘might not be Sonia Gandhi’ while others talk about the weather

While it is obvious who Christian Michel is referring to, those who have spoken out are simply evading the identity of Mrs Gandhi

BJP trains guns at Congress for Christian Michel’s ‘Mrs Gandhi’ revelations, says they compromised national security

Prakash Javdekar stated that everything points towards the 'Family' and that the Gandhi family has been exposed today.

Congress is a lollipop company selling fake promises to farmers: PM Modi in Ghazipur

He urged the people to beware of the lies of the Congress Party.

2018 has flashed past, and we at OpIndia fall short of words to thank you for your unconditional support

2018 was a remarkable year for the OpIndia team. We grew as a venture but the team also matured with a deep sense of duty.

Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is communal: Latest pearls of wisdom from The Wire family

Liberals have displayed pathological hatred towards chants such as ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ that draw nationalist pride among Indians

Fadnavis government suspends RTI officer for providing incorrect details of Bullet train project to activist

Maharashtra government takes action against Public Information Officer for dispersing incorrect information regarding the Bullet Train project.

Trouble for Congress in AgustaWestland: Christian Michel names ‘Mrs Gandhi’ and ‘Italian lady’s son R’

ED also told the Court that Michel has identified the manner in which HAL was removed from the Agusta Westland deal.

Modi government should continue in the centre for another 10 years: Former Kerela DGP

Former DGP of Kerela TP Senkumar has openly praised RSS and PM Modi for their work for the country.

59-minute loan approval scheme has approved loans of 1.12 lakh MSME applicants in less than 2 months

Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India are leading among the banks with loans sanctioned by them amounting to 43% of the total amount sanctioned.

The making of Maruti: A sordid history of Congress scams

His role in extraordinary Maruti affair, in which Sonia Gandhi and kids were equal participants, opens us to a relatively unknown aspect of Sanjay Gandhi and the Congress as an unscrupulous Business enterprise

Lucknow woman helped ISIS terror module mastermind Suhail, who had a Pakistani handler, raise funds

Suhail admitted before the agencies to have unsuccessfully tried to radicalise the 17 year old son of the Lucknow woman.

Pallavi Ghosh, expert on all things Congress whitewashes ill-treatment of Manmohan Singh by Rahul Gandhi

If Ghosh is telling the truth and Rahul Gandhi indeed regards Singh as a father figure, then his behaviour certainly does not reflect his basic 'Sanskar'

Ayodhya: Severed head of cows discarded after slaughter, police arrest 4

On December 24, the severed heads of several cows were found dumped near in canal in a village in Mawai.

After Vijay Mallya, Modi govt traces Nirav Modi in UK with help of British authorities

General VK Singh has informed parliament that Nirav Modi is currently in the United Kingdom, and extradition efforts are going on.

Gurugram land scam: Robert Vadra and BS Hooda to face probe as police get govt nod to proceed

The FIR against Vadra, Hooda and others was filed in September this year by a resident of Gurugram alleging huge irregularities in land deals.

Congress endorses dubious fake news propaganda that demonises Hindus

The founding trustee of Indiaspend, factchecker.in's parent organization, is now the Data Analytics head of Congress party, and now, the same organisation is being used by Congress to spread anti-Hindu propaganda

CBI wanted to falsely implicate political leaders including Amit Shah, worked towards achieving script: Court on Sohrabuddin case

Court makes scathing comments in the Sohrabuddin, Tulsiram Prajapati, Kauser Bi case, says CBI (under Congress govt) tried to falsely implicate political leaders including Amit Shah

Chilli powder in private parts, beatings and rigorous chores: Girls in Delhi shelter home reveal abuse by staff

DCW chief Swati Maliwal reportedly reached the shelter home immediately and intimated the Delhi Police to register FIR in the case.

This video clip of Rahul Gandhi ‘helping’ Manmohan Singh cut a cake reveals more than what is visible

Body language of Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh to comments by Congress leaders were noted by netizens.

More than 1 lakh companies removed from the Registrar of Companies for not doing any business for two years

Companies without any business for two years are deleted from the register of companies

Facebook employee leaks 1400 page rulebook for content management, exposes faultlines

2018 has not proved a very pleasant year for the social media giant, Facebook

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Rs 4,500 crore assistance to Bhutan

PM Modi has assured PM Tshering that India will continue to play an important role in Bhutan's development like a trusted friend

Uttar Pradesh: Maulvi instigated them to rape girls, arrested juveniles tell police

People have been protesting for the arrest of the Maulvi who has been named by the juvenile accused of instigating them to rape the child

Government approves Rs 10,000 crore for India’s first ever manned space mission, Gaganyaan, in 2022

ISRO has been working steadfast, with an aim to send three Indians to space by 2022 as announced by Prime Minister Modi

AgustaWestland scam: Investigators hunt for the ‘dog’ who has been fed a ‘bone’ as per Michel’s notes

The CBI and ED are decoding many hand-written notes written by Christian Michel.

Gujarat: 200 tribal families who had converted to Christianity return to Hinduism

Nearly 200 tribal Christian families that had earlier converted to Christianity returned to Hinduism in a Hindu Dharma Jagran Sammelan organised at the Biliya-Aslona village of Valsad district, Gujarat

Tripura: BJP secures a clean sweep in municipal council by-polls, CPM, Congress lose deposits

The BJP had already won 91 seats uncontested as Congress and CPIM withdrew their candidates.

Manmohan Singh was a weak PM, we can’t change that fact in the movie: Anupam Kher on The Accidental Prime Minister

Kher said that everything shown in the movie is based on actual incidents, which are described in the book by Sanajaya Baru

The Accidental Prime Minister: How a film trailer spooked Congress loyalist media

Congress loyalist media doesn't appear too happy with The Accidental Prime Minister

A comprehensive farm relief plan by the centre likely soon: Reports

PM Modi, Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh met to outline a broad plan to tackle the growing agrarian distress.

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’: Congress believes in ‘freedom of speech’ only when it serves the Gandhis

Congress is up in arms about a movie called 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. The movie is based on Sanjaya Baru's book and shows how the then Congress govt was remotely controlled by Sonia Gandhi

Sanjay Jha’s cryptic tweet: What did he mean and who is it aimed at?

Sanjay Jha is no stranger to scoring self-goals.

2018 witnesses highest number of unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan so far

Pakistan, predisposed by its impulse, double-crosses India highest number of times in 2018.

Ghaziabad: Gangster Act to apply on habitual offenders in cow slaughter cases

Three persons identified as Irfan, Kaan and Asif were arrested by the police in the Loni's Sakalapur village cow slaughter case, they have reportedly confessed their crimes.

When Indira Gandhi forced a nationalised bank to give unsecured loan to party owned entity, defaulted

The Shah Commission observed that Tuli's decision was influenced by connections of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to Associate Journals Limited (AJL)

Scindia sidelined? Rift between Scindia and Kamal Nath, Digvijay duo over allocation of portfolios

Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that though it was the CM's right to allocate portfolios, in MP, it was Digvijay Singh who has been speaking and taking decisions on his behalf

Himachal Pradesh: Shimla tensed after severed cattle head found

Discovery of a severed cattle in the market led to the protests which turned violent

Even after all the failed promises of farm loan waiver, Congress promises the same in Haryana

In actual implementation of farm loan waiver by Congress governments, there are too many conditions, and many farmers are excluded