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Economists give a thumbs down to ‘farm loan waivers’, call it a threat for bankers

OpIndia Staff -
'Farm loan waiver' strikes a dissent cord amongst bankers and economists
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Government and Policy

Pentagon report says India is Afghanistan’s most reliable regional partner and largest contributor of development assistance

OpIndia Staff -
The report also says that the Taliban and the Haqqani network continue to retain freedom of movement in Pakistan.
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News Reports

Second farmer suicide within five days in Congress ruled Karnataka

OpIndia Staff -
The Karnataka government had recently admitted that their 44,000 crores farm loan waiver has helped only 800 farmers so far.
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Crime

Setback for Gandhis: Delhi High Court orders eviction of AJL from ‘Herald House’ within two weeks

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi High Court has asked the publishers of the Congress mouthpiece National Herald to vacate the 'Herald House' within two weeks.
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Crime

Delhi High Court rejects Sajjan Kumar’s plea seeking more time to surrender

Aditi -
The court said that it had no ground fro granting the extension of time to surrender to Sajjan Kumar.
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News Reports

Greenpeace to halve its staff after Enforcement Directorate freezes its bank accounts

OpIndia Staff -
Greenpeace has said that it only has funds to pay employees for about 2 months.
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News Reports

Madrassas in Uttar Pradesh object to vaccination as Whatsapp rumour claims they cause impotency and spread deadly diseases

OpIndia Staff -
The Uttar Pradesh health department has now sought help from the clerics to address this issue by asking them to silence these rumours.
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Editor's picks

I agree with you, Naseeruddin saheb. I am scared in today’s India too

Nupur J Sharma -
Naseeruddin Shah saheb, with a heavy heart, I must admit that I agree with you. I am scared of the atmosphere of hate in this country, and our neighbouring countries.
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Crime

Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Tulsiram Prajapati case: Special CBI court acquits all accused

OpIndia Staff -
The special CBI court today acquitted all the accused in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh encounter case in Mumbai due to lack of evidence.
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Crime

‘Tatlu’ gang members Sadam and Asgar arrested for selling fake ‘Mughal-era gold bricks’

OpIndia Staff -
'Tatlu' gang has duped more than 200 people in the last few years.
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News Reports

Not just hijabs but mufflers, scarves, mangalsutras, all removed for NET exams

OpIndia Staff -
Not only hijab but also mangalsutra, bangles and other Hindu religious symbols are also asked to be removed before entering the exam hall
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Editor's picks

Modi govt rejects idea of a separate timezone for Northeast India. Here’s why it was the right decision

Raju Das -
Modi Government has rejected the idea of a different timezone for northeast for strategic reasons
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Government and Policy

PM Modi to flag off India’s fastest engine less train on 29 December

OpIndia Staff -
The Train 18 crossed the 180 kmph mark on its trial run in Kota-Sawai Madhopur section recently.
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News Reports

Tejashwi Yadav shocker: RJD de-facto supremo uses rape analogy to criticise Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

OpIndia Staff -
Opposition leaders in Bihar came together to form Bihar mahagathbandhan to take on Nitish-led NDA government
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Crime

Nuns supporting rape accused Bishop Franco to take charge of convent where the victim resides

OpIndia Staff -
The three nuns who have been transferred are reportedly very critical of the victim and supporting nuns and were also part of a team which visited Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in Delhi pleading innocence of Franco.
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News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Congress CM Bhupesh Baghel appoints co-accused in sex CD scandal as his political advisor

OpIndia Staff -
Verma was arrested by Raipur Police from Ghaziabad last year in connection with the alleged sex CD circulation
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News Reports

Congress era lobbying in the eye of the storm? USA starts investigating Airbus payment to lobbyist in India

OpIndia Staff -
Airbus is accused of indulging in illegal transactions in several countries including India
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Law

Sajjan Kumar wants to ‘settle his children and grandchildren’ before he surrenders, seeks 30 days’ time

OpIndia Staff -
He said he had six grandchildren and the conviction came 'all of a sudden'.
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Crime

1984 riots witness Cham Kaur returns without testifying as the case adjourned due to non-appearance of Sajjan Kumar’s lawyer

OpIndia Staff -
Cham Kaur had told before the court that Sajjan Kumar was addressing the crowd and was saying 'hamari ma maar di, Sardaro ko maar do'
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily accuses Indian Air Force Chief of lying over the Rafale deal

OpIndia Staff -
Moily has accused the IAF chief of trying to suppress facts.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi lies, tries to falsely take credit for the current Assam Government’s schemes benefiting farmers

Jhankar Mohta -
Overcoming the urge to open mobile factories in every nook and corner of the country, Rahul is currently obsessing over farm loan waiver
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News Reports

Captain Amarinder Singh fumes over sale of toilet seats with Golden Temple image, demands apology from company

OpIndia Staff -
The Punjab CM demanded immediate withdrawal of the products from Amazon.
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News Reports

Calcutta HC grants permission for BJP Rath Yatra in West Bengal, orders Mamata govt to maintain law and order

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee government had repeatedly denied BJP to organise yatras in West Bengal.
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Economy and Finance

Much ado about nothing: Demystifying the needless hue and cry over the RBI

shwetashalini -
Nothing justifies this misinformation campaign attempt at political point scoring even though there is no credible point which Congress can harp on to while making those claims.
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News Reports

Karnataka: Indira canteens go ‘hungry’ as their funds get diverted to farmer loan waivers

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, owing to the farm loan waiver schemes, many popular schemes of the Siddaramaiah government have been affected
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Crime

Karnataka shocker: 52 Dalits and Tribals rescued after being confined for years in inhuman conditions as bonded labourers

OpIndia Staff -
The Dalits and Tribals were forced to toil for 19 hours a day with no wages.
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Editor's picks

Dear peaceniks, Hamid Ansari’s release is an eyewash by Pakistan and not a peace gesture

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Pakistan did not do a favour by releasing Hamid Ansari, his jail term in Pakistan was over and a court had ordered his deportation to India.
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News Reports

Chandrababu Naidu promises doles and Scheduled Caste status to ‘Dalit’ Christians

OpIndia Staff -
Naidu promised state funds for Christian institutions, churches, and reservation in jobs for 'Dalit' Christians.
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Economy and Finance

Farmer loan waivers tell us why Congress has no agenda

Chitra sharma -
Congress had announced a similar farmer loan waiver in 2008 which led it to a victory in the 2009 elections
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Law

Lucknow HC bench dismisses petition to offer Namaz at Ram Janmabhoomi, petitioners fined Rs 5 lakh

OpIndia Staff -
The Lucknow High Court bench has also instructed the DM of Ayodhya District to ensure that the fined amount is recovered.
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Culture and History

From ‘Liberal’ Atheism to Hindutva: The story of my return to the Hindu fold

K Bhattacharjee -
Once I became a Hindu again, Hindutva was the obvious political preference.
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News Reports

Putting an end to the controversy, PMO gives nod to MEA for getting Jinnah House transferred in its name

OpIndia Staff -
Sushma Swaraj confirmed that the PMO okayed the transfer of the property from ICCR to the MEA
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News Reports

Rafale is a game changer, Supreme Court has given a fine judgement: IAF chief B S Dhanoa

OpIndia Staff -
Rafale is the most advanced aircraft in the subcontinent in this sector, the IAF chief said
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Crime

USA: Catholic Church accused of covering up child sexual abuse by Priests in Illinois

OpIndia Staff -
The systematic sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church has been well known for quite a few years now.
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Editor's picks

Former babus and how they help Congress: Simple example of the ‘ecosystem’ PM Modi talked about

Nupur J Sharma -
News has emerged that 83 retired IAS officers had penned an open letter demanding the resignation of Yogi Adityanath, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

SAD Chief asks Rahul Gandhi to expel Jagdish Tytler and Kamal Nath for their alleged involvement in the 1984 riots

OpIndia Staff -
Badal said that the Congress Party has murdered democracy by asking directing officials to work according to the whims and fancies of the party leaders.
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News Reports

AgustaWestland: CBI claims that Michel had ‘beforehand’ knowledge, attempted to involve the entire UPA cabinet to swing the deal

OpIndia Staff -
Christian Michel is accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in connection with the Rs 3,600-crore worth AgustaWestland scam
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Media

German Magazine sacks ‘award winning’ journalist who invented stories, when will Indian media follow suit

OpIndia Staff -
In India, too, many have cast aspersions on 'award-winning' journalists who regularly share 'source-based' fantasies masquerading as news
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News Reports

Hamid Ansari claims physical torture during interrogation by Pakistani officials, has suffered damage to eye

OpIndia Staff -
Ansari told the EAM that he was kept in solitary confinement initially after his arrest and tortured by the Pakistani agencies.
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News Reports

‘Kejriwal lacks integrity,’ says Prashant Bhushan’s father Advocate Shanti Bhushan, one of initial members of AAP

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, too, Shanti Bhushan had accused Kejriwal of abandoning all principles the party was formed on.
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News Reports

AgustaWestland: Christian Michel visited India 300 times between 1996-2012, not a single visit since associate’s arrest in 2013

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI even submitted an audit report of PwC which found "serious deviations" in the transfer of money.
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News Reports

‘Sonia Gandhi’ is ‘Bar girl in India’ says Google: Perils of artificial intelligence

OpIndia Staff -
If one searches for 'bar girl in India', Googe is showing Sonia Gandhi as top search result
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News Reports

PM Modi calls out Congress’ hypocrisy on the functioning of EVMs

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi had alleged that Congress has weakened democratic institutes in the country
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News Reports

BJP sweeps Haryana civic polls, wins all 5 mayor seats

OpIndia Staff -
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had personally campaigned in the civic polls.
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News Reports

NIA raids houses of 7 persons linked to ISIS for plotting to kill Hindu leaders in Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
Three locations in Chennai, three in Coimbatore and one in Tindivanam were raided by NIA
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News Reports

Days after Congress wins Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh gets his govt bungalow back

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath has used his discretionary power to allot former MP Digvijaya Singh his government bungalow back
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News Reports

Akali Dal MLA sends legal notice to Amazon over doormat and toilet seat with Darbar Sahib image

OpIndia Staff -
Sirsa urged Sikh people and parliamentarians in Canada to initiate criminal proceedings against Amazon
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Government and Policy

NITI Aayog’s vice chairperson slams Rahul Gandhi for his tweet on farm loan waiver

OpIndia Staff -
Niti Aayog vice chairperson Rajiv Kumar claimed that the current government has done more for farmers than any other previous government.
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News Reports

Pakistan is conspiring with Khalistanis and using Kartarpur to revive terrorism in Punjab: Captain Amarinder Singh

OpIndia Staff -
The Punjab of today is far better equipped to deal with any adverse situation than the Punjab of 1978, said CM Amarinder Singh.
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News Reports

Case filed against Madhya Pradesh CM and senior Congress leader Kamal Nath for insulting Bihar

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress has, in the past, often employed such divisive rhetoric to win elections. The comments made by Kamal Nath is merely the latest in a long series of divisive remarks.
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