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Madhya Pradesh: Ex-Serviceman working at Jabalpur Municipal Corporation brutally thrashed by alleged Congress workers

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Singh, the Jabalpur district police superintendent confirmed that Harish Patel had served the Indian Army for 24 years before his retirement and was presently working as a security guard at the JMC, where the incident happened.
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News Reports

ABVP protests as Hindu baiting ex Judge Kolse-Patil delivers lecture in open air after Fergusson College cancels event

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Fergusson College in Pune was thrown into chaos after retired justice BG Kolse-Patil decided to deliver a lecture, which was cancelled by the University administration
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News Reports

After threatening to thrash BJP workers publicly, BSP leader now offers 50 lakh reward for MLA Sadhna Singh’s head

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BJP MLA Sadhna Singh had made derogatory remarks against BSP Supremo Mayawati regarding the 1995 guest house incident where she was assaulted by SP goons.
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Crime

In Congress-ruled Madhya Pradesh, third BJP leader found murdered within a week

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This is third such murder of a BJP worker in Madhya Pradesh within a week.
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News Reports

21 illegal immigrants deported to Bangladesh from Assam

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The 21 Bangladeshi nationals had reportedly crossed the border in Tripura two years ago and have been staying illegally in Assam.
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Crime

Maharashtra: Cow smugglers crush police constable Prakash Meshram to death, arrested

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Two Muslim cow smugglers have mowed down a police constable, Prakash Meshram and injured two others after they tried to stop these cattle smugglers near Warora
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News Reports

PDP leader’s car used in 2017 Amarnath Yatra attack, ‘integrity report’ sought after suspicions of ‘sympathy towards separatists’: NIA

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Aijaz Mir had also reiterated in the same lines as the PDP chief, calling all the terrorists 'brothers'
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News Reports

‘EVM expert’ faffs about EVM being hacked, gives no proof, as Kapil Sibal watches over

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The alleged hacker claims that Gopinath Munde was murdered because he knew about the EVMs being hacked
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 21st January 2019

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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

Malegaon blast case: High Court questions the authenticity of photocopies of statements submitted as evidence

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The Special NIA court had allowed the photocopies of the statements to be used as secondary evidence in the case.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee has all the capabilities of leading the country: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy

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He said that the people are completely disappointed with the administration of Narendra Modi.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Injured Congress MLA Anand Singh files FIR against Congress MLA JN Ganesh for assaulting him

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Congress MLA Anand Singh has lodged FIR against MLA JN Ganesh, for allegedly assaulting him
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News Reports

‘I hope we will receive even more support once election dates are declared,’ Akhilesh Yadav tells journalists

K Bhattacharjee -
In what can only be construed as soliciting help from journalists, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav has said that he hoped for support from his friends in the media
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News Reports

Chennai’s Loyola College displays Hinduphobic ‘artworks’, apologises after backlash

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The art that was put on display in an exhibition in Loyola College expressed anti-Hindu sentiments. It depicted Hindu symbols and Bharat Mata in a derogatory manner.
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Crime

NSUI leader suspended, FIR lodged after video of him threatening girl student goes viral

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The National Students' Union of India (NSUI) is the student wing of the Indian National Congress.
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Editor's picks

Agencies start probing the ‘political leader’ mentioned by Christian Michel in correspondence with AgustaWestland executives: Reports

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Agencies start probing about a political leader mentioned by Christian Michel in one of his correspondence
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Editor's picks

Read full details of the criminal defamation case filed by Ajit Doval’s son, Vivek Doval against Congress’ Jairam Ramesh and Caravan Magazine

Nupur J Sharma -
Read exclusive details of the criminal defamation case filed by Vivek Doval, son of Ajit Doval against Caravan Magazine and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
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Government and Policy

JD(U) to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha, will send leaders to join protests in Assam

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JD(U) leaders Prashant Kishore, KC Tyagi and Sanjay Verma will join protests in Guwahati on Republic Day.
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Government and Policy

Government refutes reports of issue of en masse prosecution notice to TDS defaulters, says reports completely misleading

OpIndia Staff -
The taxation body claimed that a few defaulter firms are deliberately misleading the media to thwart action against themselves.
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News Reports

Taunting at the recently announced pension scheme for sadhus, Akhilesh Yadav asks for pension for Ramlila artists

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The UP government has also increased the pension of destitute persons from Rs 400 to Rs 500.
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Crime

Mehul Choksi gives up Indian citizenship, hands over his passport to Antiguan government

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Choksi had moved to Antigua from the United States in July 2018 and had taken the citizenship of Antigua under an investment program.
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Politics

AAP IT cell faces humiliation over their old tweets as Kejriwal joins hands with Sharad Pawar

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After the infamous 'Lalu-hug', Kejriwal was found hobnobbing with NCP's Sharad Pawar, whom Kejriwal has accused of hoarding black money
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News Reports

Vivek Doval files criminal defamation case against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Caravan Magazine editor and reporter

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Vivek Doval, son of NSA Ajit Doval has filed a criminal defamation complaint against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, Editor-in-Chief of Caravan Magazine and Caravan Magazine reporter Kaushal Sharoff
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News Reports

Rajasthan High Court summons Robert Vadra and his mother to appear before ED

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Robert Vadra and his Maureen Vadra will have to appear before the ED on February 12, 2019
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Editor's picks

Father Muttungal claims MP govt agreed to withdraw ‘false cases’ of conversion against Christians: Here is all you need to know about him

K Bhattacharjee -
RIMS’ spokesperson Richard James said as per FPJ, “There have been about 264 cases in the state during 15 years of BJP rule in the state.
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Crime

ED attaches properties of radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik worth 16.40 crores

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Zakir Naik reportedly used the funds to the tune of Rs 17.65 crore to buy properties in projects like Fatima Heights and Aafiyah Heights in Mumbai, ENGRACIA in Pune and also a venture at Bhandup, Mumbai.
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Culture and History

Ayyappa Bhaktha Sangamam: Kerala sees one of the largest congregations of Hindus against Communist govt’s desecration of Sabarimala

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Mata Amritanandmayi said the root cause of the problem at Sabarimala was 'lack of knowledge about temple traditions'.
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News Reports

Bizarre Karnataka politics: Wife of hospitalised MLA threatens legal action, assaulting MLA still denies brawl

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J.N.Ganesh, the Karnataka MLA who was reported to have hit Anand Singh with a bottle in Eagleton resort, has come out and denied the allegations against him and claimed that there was no scuffle between the MLAs
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News Reports

Central Government ready to prosecute former Home Minister P Chidambaram in Ishrat Jahan affidavit case: Reports

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Government to prosecute former Home Minister P Chidambaram, in relation to Ishrat Kajan affidavit change case.
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Economy and Finance

India surges ahead, likely to overtake UK in largest economy rankings in 2019: PwC report

OpIndia Staff -
"India and France are likely to surpass the UK in the world's largest economy rankings in 2019, knocking it from fifth to seventh place in the global table," PwC's Global Economy Watch report said.
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Editor's picks

Fact-Check: As claimed by Navbharat Times journalist, was Railway serving food marked for 20th January on 19th?

OpIndia Staff -
A journalist with Navbharat Times, Damodar Vyas tweeted to Tajinder Bagga wondering how the Railway Ministry was serving food marked for 20th January on 19th January itself
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News Reports

Swine Flu in Rajasthan: 60 new cases reported, total number now over 1200

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In the last thirteen months, the death count in Rajasthan due to Swine flu has risen to 200.
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Crime

Madhya Pradesh: Catholic Church priest arrested for abetting a 17-year old girl’s suicide

OpIndia Staff -
The accused Christian priest Father Prakash Damor had first met the minor victim at a missionary school where she was studying in Class 11 and had been allegedly pressurising her to marry him.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi colluding with BJD to help mining mafia in Odisha: Claims expelled Congress leader Srikant Jena

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Jena, who was also an All India Congress Committee member and former Union Minister claimed that the Congress is in cahoots with BJD to support the mining mafia in the state.
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News Reports

Trouble in mahagathbandhan? Azam Khan upset with Mamata’s ‘United India’ rally, says it failed to represent Muslim interest

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Azam Khan felt that while Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attended the rally, the rally failed to adequately represent the interests of the minority. 
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Editor's picks

Why India can’t ignore Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has had her way since the rath yatra planned by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is struck down by the Supreme Court
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Crime

A day after BJP leader was murdered, another attacked and looted in Congress ruled Madhya Pradesh

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The assailants allegedly threw stones at the vehicle, following which Jitendra, who was driving, panicked and drove onto a narrow path where the SUV got stuck. Soni was admitted to a hospital while others suffered minor injuries in the incident.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee govt’s reason to block Amit Shah’s chopper landing don’t hold up, Airport not under construction: Report

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The TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal government has denied permission for BJP President Amit Shah's chopper to land in the Malda Airport
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Crime

Communal tension erupts in Meerut after shop owner beats up Dalit boy for demanding pending payment for cleaning his shop

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The victim worked as a sweeper at the tea shop owned by the Muslim man.
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News Reports

Vilifying the EVMs is an excuse for their inevitable defeat: Modi on Opposition parties

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Modi accused the opposition parties of taking the people of the country for granted.
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Akhara Parishad President expresses disappointment with BJP over Ram Mandir, declares all saints meet in Ayodhya

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Mahant Narendra Giri said that the BJP is keeping the issue of Ram temple alive for election.
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Twitter locks account of True Indology as it exposed NDTV’s distorted claims of communal harmony in Jammu and Kashmir

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Questioning the so-called Hindu-Muslim harmony in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, True Indology said that one-dimensional harmony of Hindus towards Muslims meant ethnic cleansing.
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Editor's picks

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Sunday, 20th January 2019

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News roundup in brief
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News Reports

Applicant’s photo gets replaced with Bill Gates’ photo on High Court stenographer admit card

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The authorities took action on the complaint and the photo and the signature of the applicant to be uploaded again.
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Crime

I-T department raids 12 locations in Delhi belonging to Gautam Khaitan for his role in defence deal kickbacks during UPA regime

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Gautam Khaitan is one of the main accused in chopper purchase scandal and is alleged to have routed bribe through shell companies abroad
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Culture and History

Kumbh Mela will generate six lakh jobs and Rs 1.2 lakh crore revenue to the Uttar Pradesh government: CII

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The Uttar Pradesh government led by Yogi Adityanath has allocated Rs 4,200 crore for the 50-day Kumbh Mela this time
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News Reports

Opposition is allying within themselves, we are allying with 125 crore people of country: PM Modi

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PM Modi interacted with the karyakartas of Maharashtra and Goa ahead of 2019 elections
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News Reports

High-level inquiry report says Sasikala given special treatment inside prison cell

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RTI activist N Murthy has alleged that Sasikala has been provided a cook and 5 rooms in the prison.
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Karnataka: Two Congress MLAs fight each other at Eagleton resort, MLA Anand Singh injured after being hit by a bottle

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Anand Singh has now been admitted to a private hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment. Several Congress leaders met Anand Singh in the hospital but refuted any claims of fighting between the two Congress leaders.
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Editor's picks

Opposition rally in Kolkata: Crowd nowhere near the 50 lakh mark as projected, many left mid-way

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Mamata had to intervene and ask the crowd not to leave before the speeches of all leaders are over.
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