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The saffron dawn: A tale of progression, coalition and trust

Devid Debbarma -
The Vision Document for Vision 2020, earmarked for the development of the North Eastern Region, brought about the first true rays of hope to the citizen of the states.
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Crime

ED registers FIR in illegal sand mining case, to probe the role of Akhilesh Yadav

OpIndia Staff -
The Enforcement Directorate sources said the agency will now identify properties and assets created by the accused with the money earned through illegal licences and will proceed to attach these properties. 
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News Reports

PM Modi is working tirelessly to promote India’s global visibility: Philip Kotler thanks PM for accepting award

OpIndia Staff -
Kotler stated that he was unable to come and present the award himself due to health reasons.
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News Reports

JNU row: Event preplanned, Kashmiri students accused of raising anti-India slogans were in touch with Umar Khalid

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police has enough evidence to prove that Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya were the 'main conspirators' who had organised the protest
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: After Indore businessman, Mandsaur BJP leader shot dead in full public view

OpIndia Staff -
BJP leader Prahlad Bandhwar was shot dead by unknown assailants in Mandsaur.
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Editor's picks

Cursed by vultures: Will Opposition end Ayushman Bharat if it gets power at the Centre

Abhishek Banerjee -
It goes without saying that Ayushman Bharat, which covers 10 crore households and has over 50 crore potential beneficiaries, is the largest health scheme anywhere in the whole world.
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News Reports

Four IPS officers including Special Director Rakesh Asthana moved out of CBI

OpIndia Staff -
The four IPS officers are not terminated from their jobs, only their tenure in CBI has been curtailed.
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News Reports

Bill Gates praises India on completion of 100 days of Ayushmaan Bharat Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
Bill Gates had earlier applauded Modi government's other initiatives like Swachh Bharat Mission and Aadhaar biometric ID system
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News Reports

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Thursday, 17th 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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Crime

Court gives bail to British national accused in killing of Hindu leaders as Police fail to complete investigation

OpIndia Staff -
Jaggi is suspected of having funded terrorist activities in Punjab and is also an accused in the murder of two Hindu leaders.
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News Reports

BJP asks the black sheep Shatrughan Sinha to quit the party if he wants to

OpIndia Staff -
Shatrughan Sinha's regular outbursts hit a nerve in Bihar, where Bihar’s Deputy CM, Sushil Modi has adviced him to quit
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News Reports

Congress MP from Karnataka mocks Amit Shah’s health, warns of graver disease if Karnataka govt is destabilised

OpIndia Staff -
Congress MP in Karnataka, BK Hariprasad has warned a more severe disease upon ailing Amit Shah if the Karnataka govt is destabilised
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Crime

Man vandalises Hanuman murti and then offers namaz, says Allah asked him to do so

OpIndia Staff -
A man vandalised the Hanuman murti and offered namaz and chanted religious slogans.
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News Reports

Watch: Nitin Gupta ‘Rivaldo’ on Rahul Gandhi and his Rafale questions

OpIndia Staff -
Rivaldo has exposed the hypocrisy and double standards adopted by Congress President Rahul Gandhi over Rafale deal.
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News Reports

Supreme Court eases norms laid by Maharashtra Government for dance bars in the state

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court dilutes Maharastra government's Act, regulating dance bars in the state.
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News Reports

1300 Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh from India over fears of deportation to Myanmar

OpIndia Staff -
The exodus of Rohingyas to Bangladesh was sparked by fears of deportation to Myanmar
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News Reports

Saudi Arabia Prince gifts gold-plated Kalashnikov rifle to ‘Taliban Khan’

OpIndia Staff -
Ironically, Kalashnikovs are the weapon of choice for Islamic terrorists. In 2015, more attacks were carried out with Kalashnikov-type assault rifles than any other device in Europe.
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Editor's picks

NGT raps PIL activist over frequent filing of petitions, asks to disclose the source of litigation funding

OpIndia Staff -
The tribunal has now directed Singh to disclose the sources of funding along with particulars of applications filed in the green tribunal.
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News Reports

Supreme Court declines to modify its earlier order on appointment of DGPs, rejects petition by 5 states

OpIndia Staff -
The top court, on July 3 2018, passed several directions on police reforms in the country and chronicled the steps for appointment of regular DGPs
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Crime

Engineering student from Jamia Millia Islamia held with country made pistols

OpIndia Staff -
A case under sections 25/54/59 Arms Act was registered against Aman Khan
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Editor's picks

Union Agricultural Minister lists the steps taken by Modi government towards welfare of farmers

OpIndia Staff -
Radha Mohan Singh elaborated on the achievements of the NDA government and the steps taken to improve the affairs of the agricultural sector.
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Editor's picks

Another farmer loan waiver scam? Rs 120 crore non-existent farm loans ‘waived off’ in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Some farmers in Madhya Pradesh with no liability have claimed that the farm loans have been waived against their names
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News Reports

Alok Verma forged evidence and had clear bias and prejudice against Rakesh Asthana: CVC

OpIndia Staff -
The secret note against Asthana prepared by CBI special unit had 22 entries, but the report submitted to CVC had 23 entries, with one added by Alok Verma
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News Reports

Denied visa, Pakistan delegation to not participate in Vibrant Gujarat summit

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Chambers of Commerce had earlier sent an invitation to Karachi Chamber of Commerce to attend the summit
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News Reports

Amul issues legal notice to Google India for carrying fraudulent campaigns on fake websites

OpIndia Staff -
Amul accused some individuals and organisations of running paid advertisements on Google platform using keywords
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News Reports

After being denied permission for rath yatras, BJP to hold padyatras in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme court did rule that the party can hold rallies and meetings in the state after providing the government with adequate and timely information about such events
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Editor's picks

Akshaya Patra, under attack by foreign funded NGO’s and ‘civil society’, among winners of Gandhi Peace Prize

OpIndia Staff -
The decision to award Akshaya Patra the Gandhi Peace Prize is likely to displease many people from a certain quarter.
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News Reports

Sexual exploitation of women, corruption and arrogance: AAP Punjab MLA levelled serious allegations on party leadership

OpIndia Staff -
Baldev Singh has also called out Kejriwal for "Flirting with the Congress" and has called it 'sheer political opportunism'.
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Editor's picks

The Compulsive Contrarian and his Manufactured Logic: Arun Jaitley tears into Leftists and Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Arun Jaitley tears the Leftists and Congress a new one over Rafale, Judge Loya case, CBI and RBI manufactured controversies
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News Reports

NIA conducts raids in seven more locations in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab in ISIS-inspired module investigation

OpIndia Staff -
In December, NIA had conducted raids in UP and Delhi and busted an ISIS-inspired terror module.
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Crime

Suspend senior advocate designations of Chidambaram and his wife, journalist J Gopikrishnan writes to CJI

OpIndia Staff -
The letter also adds the manner in which Chidambaram has managed to secure interim protection from arrest as many as seven times from Judge OP Saini after being present at the bail hearings in his senior advocate gown.
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News Reports

Bihar: Pregnant goat dead after being raped by drunken man, accused Mohammed Simraj arrested

OpIndia Staff -
This incident comes months after a pregnant goat was gang-raped in Haryana's Mewat region
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Editor's picks

Trolls from Quint, NDTV and The Wire discover a new abyss, celebrate Amit Shah getting swine flu

OpIndia Staff -
Trolls from NDTV, The Wire and The Quint got together to celebrate and wish death upon Amit Shah after he was diagnosed with Swine Flu
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Law

J and K Police counsels boy who had left home to join terrorism, unites him with family

OpIndia Staff -
The boy was reportedly unhappy with the revenue authorities for the delay in a family land dispute.
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Crime

Kolkata: Jadavpur University professor who compared a virgin girl to a sealed bottle removed from his duties

OpIndia Staff -
Kanak Sarkar has been teaching international relations in Jadavpur University in Kolkata (West Bengal) for the past two decades
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Crime

Bihar: CBI registers two more cases in Bihar for alleged abuse of minors

OpIndia Staff -
CBI registers case against two shelter homes in Bihar, for alleged ill-treatment, meted out to children in the home.
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Editor's picks

OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Wednesday, 16th January, 2019

OpIndia Staff -
From what is happening at the Kumbh to the latest development in the political front, daily roundup of news.
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News Reports

Register to vote 2019: A step-by-step guide to register online on the voter list

OpIndia Staff -
A comprehensive guide for the first time voters to register themselves on the portal and ensure their participation in the world's largest democracy
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Crime

Kerala Nun Rape Case: 4 nuns who stood against Bishop Franco forced out of Kerala convent

OpIndia Staff -
The Church has transferred the nuns to their previously allotted convents in what is being seen as an attempt to break the collective strength of the nuns who spoke against Bishop Franco.
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Crime

Local terrorists should be saved, charge sheet against Kashmiri students same ‘mistake’ as Afzal Hanging: Mehbooba Mufti

OpIndia Staff -
Sympathising with terrorists and whitewashing of crimes of pro-terrorist stone pelters in the state has been a chosen political tactic of many leaders, including Mufti in the state.
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Law

Kapil Sibal, who wants sedition law scraped, never shied away from implementing it when UPA was in power

OpIndia Staff -
Interesting that during the ten years of UPA, no Union law minister, including Sibal, thought of abolishing sedition law.
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News Reports

Mass conversions need to be checked, says Rajnath Singh addressing programme of a Christian body

OpIndia Staff -
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said he supports the freedom to follow any religion but was of the opinion that a debate is needed as the mass conversions is a matter of concern for any country.
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News Reports

1-in-3 UN employee reported sexual harassment in first ever “Me Too” survey by the organisation

OpIndia Staff -
The most common types of harassment reported in the survey were "sexual stories or jokes that were offensive" and "offensive remarks about appearance, body or sexual activities." However, more serious transgressions were also reported as common.
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Culture and History

Kumbh Mela 2019: First Dalit head of Juna Akhada calls for ‘Gharwapsi’ of those who have converted to other faiths

OpIndia Staff -
Giri further stated that he wants politicians to stop using the word Dalits and call the members of his community SCs, STs and OBCs as mandated by the Constitution. He asserted that he has faced casteist comments himself but wants Gharwapsi of people to Hinduism.
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News Reports

Controversy erupts as 1984 riots accused Jagdish Tytler attends Congress official event in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party had organised an event to officially hand over the charge of Delhi Congress unit to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
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Crime

Hyderabad: Muslim man tortures his two wives after they deny consent for third marriage

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad Khan has two wives, the first has three children, with the youngest being just 10 days old.
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News Reports

Karnataka crisis: Congress-JD(S) tries to lure BJP MLAs to save its government

OpIndia Staff -
Congress is reportedly trying to lure BJP MLAs to save its collapsing government in Karnataka.
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Law

Prevent “another black day”, Retired Judge pleads with President against Collegium’s recommendations for SC

OpIndia Staff -
The Collegium's recommendations have superseded 32 judges and Justice Gambhir has deemed it outrageous and appalling.
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News Reports

“BJP waalon ko dauda dauda kar maarenge”: BSP leader’s pitch for 2019

OpIndia Staff -
Vijay Yadav addressing a public gathering in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad told his supporters that BJP was the most corrupt party of the nation.
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Economy and Finance

Middle class with Modi: Video shared on Modi govt’s policies gets overwhelming response on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
Many people trended the hashtag and counted the personal experience of benefits in the 4.5 years of the Modi government.
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