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Rafale deal: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress for deceiving the nation

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Nirmala Sitharama claimed that Congress' demand for a JPC reeks of insincerity
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Editor's picks

Why CM Manohar Parrikar was seen inspecting a bridge in Goa and why critics should lay off

Gaurav -
It is unfathomable the Parrikar was being coerced to appear at the site of the bridge. On the other hand, it is most likely that Parrikar coerced his medical team to allow him out in the open.
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Crime

Fugitive Vijay Mallya to face fresh trouble as UK court orders bankruptcy proceedings against him

OpIndia Staff -
Vijay Mallya has been facing proceedings over fraud and money laundering charges amounting to an estimated Rs 9,000 crores
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News Reports

Lalu’s son Tej Pratap announces his comeback as Lord Krishna, ready to play the role of charioteer for his brother Tejashwi

OpIndia Staff -
He said the detractors of his party will be slayed with "Sudarshana Chakra".
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Government and Policy

India and Russia conclude the bilateral INDRA NAVY maritime exercise in the Bay of Bengal

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Initiated in 2003, these exercises were tasked with boosting cooperation and interoperability between the Russian and Indian navies.
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Crime

Rajasthan Police ends up declaring a true incident as ‘fake news’ on Twitter

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In a video being widely shared, a person can be heard complaining about 'Aurangzeb Rule' in Rajasthan and the people sharing the video claim it is from Utambar, Rajasthan.
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Law

Sajjan Kumar enjoyed ‘political patronage’, ‘large scale efforts’ to protect him’: Delhi High Court

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Today's judgment reversed the 2013 verdict of the Karkardooma trial court that acquitted Sajjan Kumar but convicted five others in the case
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News Reports

After TMC slams DMK’s Stalin for ‘Rahul as PM’ endorsement, Akhilesh, Maya, Mamata to skip swearing-in of new Congress CMs

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Mayawati had earlier, however, cleared that her party does not support Congress' ideologies and policies and that the support extended was mere to prevent the BJP from grabbing power in both the states of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
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News Reports

Congress leader Ashwin Joshi threatens to beat BJP supporters, harass people to ‘send a message’

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He asked his party workers to harass people who deceived the party so that a message is sent as to "what happens with them who cheat us".
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Crime

Congress veteran Sajjan Kumar sentenced to life imprisonment for 1984 Sikh massacre

OpIndia Staff -
CBI had appealed against the 2013 trial court verdict that acquitted Sajjan Kumar.
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Crime

Ghaziabad: Stray dog, mother of five puppies, raped and dragged to death by Nafees and Tauseef

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Nafees, one of the accused, has reportedly confessed to the crime of raping the animal several times before dragging her through the streets
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Opinions

2019: Why BJP needs to build its own Vijaynagar and supporters need to defend it with all they have

Abhishek Banerjee -
The media, the politicians, the so-called political analysts and even ordinary people consistently use battle metaphors to describe electoral contests. In this sense, 2019 is no less than a war and a civilizational one at that.
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News Reports

Sidhu in a soup for bringing stuffed partridge from Pakistan to ‘gift’ Punjab CM

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On his return from Pakistan, Sidhu brought with himself a stuffed partridge which he presented as a gift to Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder.
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News Reports

DMK chief Stalin proposes Rahul Gandhi as prime ministerial candidate to defeat ‘fascist Modi govt’

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DMK Chief Stalin is first UPA ally to propose Rahul Gandhi as prime ministerial candidate
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Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Are Rahul Gandhi’s claims of farmer loans being waived in Karnataka completely true?

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party's promise of loan waiver in Karnataka seems to be a hoax as farmers are being constantly harassed with notices to repay the loans.
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News Reports

Congress party consider themselves above country, democracy, judiciary and public: PM Modi

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi in a rally in Prayagraj attacked Congress for its subversive tactics to undermine democratically established institutions
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Law

Meghalaya High Court judge clarifies his comments in judgement after CPI(M) threatens of impeachment

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Sen said his remarks were misinterpreted and he never said anything against secularism in his judgement
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Satire

The Prince and his dilemma: A short story

Sanghamitra -
The prince wanted to choose buddy boy Jo, for he was a fellow prince too.
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News Reports

GST implementation enabled increased Household Savings as tax rates came down

OpIndia Staff -
GST implementation brought marked reduction in tax rates on various daily needs goods
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Crime

ED to probe the finances of the NGO Good News India facing the charges of sexual harassment and religious conversions

Aditi -
The probe into the financial transactions of the NGO is being conducted as a part of the investigation in the sexual abuse case involving the NGO.
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News Reports

Hindu Jagran Manch calls upon NRC to expurgate illegal Muslim immigrants in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu Jagran Manch demanded an NRC drive in West Bengal to identify and deport illegal Muslim immigrants
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News Reports

Facebook bug exposed non-shared photos of users to third party apps for a period of two weeks

Devanshu Rajput -
The bug was active for two weeks in September, but Facebook announced it on Friday only.
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News Reports

Those calling themselves “accidental Hindus” are now flaunting their Janeu and Gotra: Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff -
People crticising Kumbh Mela are trying to defame the Indian culture, he said.
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News Reports

PM Narendra Modi targets Congress party in Gandhi family’s home turf Raebareli

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country will not forget or forgive UPA government for its attitude towards the Armed forces.
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Books

Book by Indian Express deputy editor, Sushant Singh, has plagiarised content from a 9 year old article

OpIndia Staff -
Sushant Singh, Indian Express deputy editor seems to have shamelessly plagiarised content from a Bharat Rakshat article published 9 years ago
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Editor's picks

All you need to know about Congress’ Chhattisgarh CM elect: Bhupesh Baghel, who was once jailed in sex CD case

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader and Chhattisgarh CM elect Bhupesh Baghel is currently out on bail in sleaze video case
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News Reports

Pakistan uses Congress leader and ‘liberal’s’ arguments to undermine PM Modi yet again

OpIndia Staff -
Aiyar, who is known to make controversial statements, spoke about the 'Rafale scam' and how it has dented Prime Minister Modi's clean image in India. He also claimed there was rampant corruption within the NDA government.
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News Reports

#GoBackSonia trends on Twitter ahead of Sonia Gandhi’s Tamil Nadu visit to inaugurate Karunanidhi’s statue

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Twitter is abuzz with #GoBackSonia trend as Sonia Gandhi is going to Chennai to inaugurate the statute of DMK founder Karunanidhi.
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Crime

Internal audit of AgustaWestland reveals that Christian Michel made dubious payments worth Rs 276 crore

OpIndia Staff -
An internal audit report carried out by the AgustaWestland of the Christian Michel's firms has indicated that payments worth Rs 276 crore made by them were "dubious".
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Editor's picks

Here is what connects attack on Akshaya Patra, French NGO against Rafale and demonization of Amarnath Yatra

OpIndia Staff -
The web of foreign-funded NGOs that demonised the Amarnath Yatra, French NGO that complained against Rafale in France and the demand to remove Akshaya Patra from midday meals contract
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News Reports

Massive preparations underway ahead of Prayagraj Kumbh Mela 2019, delegates from 72 countries arrive

OpIndia Staff -
Projects like "Paint my City Campaign" are being run as part of preparations ahead of the Kumbh Mela.
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Media

Zee News issues defamation notice of Rs 1000 crore to Congress leader Navjot Singh Singh

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Sidhu had allegedly threatened the Zee News when he had said “nani yaad dila denge” after Zee News had shown a video ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans were raised at an election rally
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Crime

Pulwama: Supporters of terrorists clash with security forces after encounter, 8 killed in retaliatory action

OpIndia Staff -
Eight civilians have been killed and over 50 have been injured in the retaliatory action by security forces.
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Crime

Former RJD leader Raj Ballabh Yadav and five others convicted of raping a minor

OpIndia Staff -
The MLA was suspended from RJD, post-allegations and was lodged in jail for past two years.
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News Reports

Amidst Rafale row, PAC led by Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge slams HAL, questions efficiency

OpIndia Staff -
In 2015 Dassault had also expressed its inhibition in partnering with HAL, flagging its concern about the companies technical inadequacies
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Eight cattle smugglers arrested in Bahraich with arms and ammunition

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The smugglers even tried to trample the police personnel with their vehicle.
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Law

NGT orders reopening of Vedanta’s Sterlite plant in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu

OpIndia Staff -
A committee appointed by the NGT had called the closure of the plant as "unjustified" and against "natural justice".
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News Reports

Activist opposing Akshaya Patra’s mid-day meal contract thinks ‘Brahmins obstruct India’s development’

K Bhattacharjee -
The Akshaya Patra has come under criticism recently for not including onion and garlic in its mid-day meals for school children.
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News Reports

19 out of the 68 elected Congress legislators in Chhattisgarh Assembly are facing criminal charges

OpIndia Staff -
Congress had a landslide victory in the recently concluded Chhattisgarh Assembly elections by winning 68 of the total 90 seats
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Law

For decades, Johnson and Johnson was aware of toxic asbestos content in its baby powder: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The Reuters report claims that the drug maker knew for decades that its baby powder contained asbestos.
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Law

Rafale: SC examined the pricing details closely, ‘did not rely’ on CAG report as claimed by Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi has claimed that the Supreme Court verdict on Rafale was based only on the CAG report, while it is not true
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Culture and History

Kumbh Mela 2019: Railways gears up with 800 special trains, reduced fares and massive projects to handle pilgrim surge

OpIndia Staff -
The Kumbh Mela is believed to be the largest religious gathering on earth and alternates between Nasik, Allahabad, Ujjain, and Haridwar every three years.
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News Reports

JD(U) will not support an ordinance for Ram Temple in Ayodhya, says senior party leader

OpIndia Staff -
The Sangh has been lately pressurising the government to bring an ordinance in the Parliament regarding the same.
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Crime

Church of South India Archbishop Dyvasirvadam arrested in church fund scam, reports Times of India

OpIndia Staff -
According to the report, archbishop Dyvasirvadam was allegedly involved in misappropriation of church fund for over a decade
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News Reports

Passports of 23 Indian Sikhs went missing from the Pakistan High Commission, MEA raises concern

OpIndia Staff -
An FIR has been registered by the owners of the missing passports, MEA has revoked the passports and taken up the issue with the Pakistan High Commission.
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Opinions

Rafale: They wanted to pull Modi down to their level

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Congress and its ecosystem is strong and well oiled.
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Entertainment

Mumbai Police teaches a lesson in humility to ‘special’ Sonam Kapoor

OpIndia Staff -
Actor Dulquer Salman clarified that he and Sonam were sitting inside a car that was rigged to a truck and hence were not breaking traffic rules.
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Entertainment

Singer Sona Mohapatra asks Delhi Government to withdraw invitation to Kailash Kher for concert amidst #MeToo allegations

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There has been no communication from Delhi Government's side yet.
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Law

UPA allowed the import of Johnson and Johnson’s faulty hip implants in India: Centre tells SC

Aditi -
The UPA government permitted the import of faulty hip implants even after the company had withdrawn the same from Australia after several complaints.
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News Reports

Shivraj Singh Chauhan to embark on ‘Abhar Yatra’, to express gratitude to voters

OpIndia Staff -
BJP won 109 seats in Madhya Pradesh, while Congress had won 114 seats.
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