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The UPA government permitted the import of faulty hip implants even after the company had withdrawn the same from Australia after several complaints.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

Double whammy for Congress in court: After Rafale verdict, Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as special director gets SC approval

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court's verdict is being seen as the second major embarrassment for both the Congress party and Prashant Bhushan, as the Supreme Court had earlier rejected a plea on the issue of a probe concerning the Rafale deal.
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Editor's picks

Pro-Congress troll resumes fake news website, makes outlandish claims on Rafale targeting Modi

OpIndia Staff -
Abhishek Mishra has been associated with the website which spreads fake news and Islamist propaganda
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News Reports

Even after SC dismissing all allegations on Rafale deal, Rahul Gandhi repeats his lies to media, leaves without taking questions

OpIndia Staff -
Instead of tendering an apology for his lies, Rahul Gandhi repeats his lies on Rafale deal
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Editor's picks

The criticism of India’s meteoric rise in Ease of Doing Business Rankings stems from ignorance

Dhairya Roy -
The Ease of Doing Business project provides objective measures of business regulations, important dimensions of the regulatory environment and their enforcement across 190 economies and selected cities at the subnational and regional level
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Government and Policy

Canadian government includes Khalistani terrorism in its ‘2018 Public Report on Terrorism Threat to Canada’

Aditi -
This is the first time under the Trudeau government that the Khalistani extremism has been considered as a matter of 'concern'.
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News Reports

Army is not a mere job provider, it is for the physically and mentally tough: COAS General Rawat

OpIndia Staff -
Indian Army declared the year 2018 as the "Year of the Disabled Soldiers in the line of Duty"
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Economy and Finance

Facts, No Fiction: There’s a new sheriff in RBI

Karan -
The man who steered the economy through Demonetization, Shaktikanta Das, has been put in charge of the RBI by the Modi government
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News Reports

Africans against Gandhi: Statue pulled down in Ghana, while court to rule if Gandhi deserves a statue in Malawi

OpIndia Staff -
Professors of Ghana University opposing the statue had stated that Mahatma Gandhi was racist against black people and honouring him would set the wrong example for students.
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News Reports

Arun Jaitley rejects JPC demand on Rafale, says “deaf will never receive an answer, they can’t hear it”

OpIndia Staff -
Arun Jaitley called for an apology from Rahul Gandhi for his lies on Rafale deal
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Crime

TMC MLA escapes unhurt as his car is attacked by gunmen, local leader among 3 dead

OpIndia Staff -
The gunmen reportedly fired indiscriminately and hurled petrol bombs at the TMC MLA's car at Joynagar, South 24 Paraganas District on Thursday.
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News Reports

Leaving Pilot supporters unhappy, Ashok Gehlot appointed Rajasthan CM by Gandhi Parivar

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin Pilot to be Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan
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Editor's picks

SC verdict on Rafale deal: Read scathing comments made by Court while dismissing petitions for inquiry

Nupur J Sharma -
Supreme Court dismissed petitions for an enquiry into Rafale deal pricing, offset partner selection and procurement procedure. Read scathing observations
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News Reports

Anil Ambani welcomes the SC order on Rafale Deal, says it established the falsehood of allegations against him

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court while hearing petitions seeking a probe into the deal, said there was no occasion to doubt the decision-making process in the procurement of the 36 Rafale fighter aircraft on the basis of the perception of individuals.
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Media

Congress friendly journalist wishes death upon BJP Delhi spokesperson Tajinder Bagga

OpIndia Staff -
During the run-up to Gujarat assembly elections last year, Trivedi was caught spreading morphed images with Amit Shah's fake quotes on Patidars
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News Reports

Supporters of Sachin Pilot climb a water tank demanding his appointment as Rajasthan CM

OpIndia Staff -
Three of Sachin Pilot's supporters climbed atop a water tank in Rajasthan and raised slogans in support of their leader. They could be heard chanting "Sachin Pilot zindabad!"
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Economy and Finance

Amidst speculations over Govt-RBI stand off, Jaitley asks how a mere discussion be considered ‘destruction’ of an institution

OpIndia Staff -
Urjit Patel had resigned earlier this week as RBI governor citing personal reasons.
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News Reports

I challenge Congress to discuss Rafale in the Parliament: BJP President Amit Shah

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah said his government is ready to debate with Congress on Rafale in the Parliament.
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News Reports

CEC : EVMs cannot be vilified in case of result X and deemed okay in case of result Y

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission has also recommended putting a limit on the expenditure of political parties on their candidates during elections.
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News Reports

Rafale ‘scam’: A myth invented by Rahul Gandhi and his friends in the media

OpIndia Staff -
With today's Supreme Court verdict on the 'Rafale scam', the matter should be finally allowed to rest. But judging from their conduct thus far, it appears unlikely.
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News Reports

AgustaWestland: SP Tyagi’s brother and Christian Michel were like ‘brothers’, revealed Italian sleuths

OpIndia Staff -
Julie Tyagi and Gerosa explicitly referred to each other as “brothers.” 
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News Reports

ABVP makes a clean sweep in Ranchi University Student Council polls

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier this month, ABVP had also registered a victory at Patna University Students’ Union (PUSU) polls, where it defeated JDU by 3-2.
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Law

Concerns for Congress to conspiracy theories: The liberal meltdown after Rafale verdict

OpIndia Staff -
The SC today dismissed all the petitions over the Rafale deal.
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Law

SC finds no reason to interfere in Rafale deal on the basis of ‘perceptions’, dismisses all petitions for investigation

OpIndia Staff -
CJI Gogoi said the Bench is satisfied with the decision-making process in Rafale deal
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Editor's picks

For all his angst against Adani, Rahul Gandhi chose Kamal Nath who rallied behind Adani for power plant in Chhindwara

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath is believed to be close to Gautam Adani, whom Rahul Gandhi has frequently accused of being a 'crony capitalist'
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News Reports

Sikh community will protest against Kamal Nath’s appointment as CM: Akali leader Manjinder Sirsa

OpIndia Staff -
Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that the Sikh community is not scared and they will ensure that Kamal Nath gets the punishment for his misdeeds.
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Editor's picks

BJP has lost the digital and social media edge, but it is not too late to recover

Anurag Dixit -
Talented supporters are BJP's key asset. If things start moving now BJP will be able to recover the edge lost by 'IT cell'. The time to act is now.
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News Reports

‘I am party president, need bail for 2019 election preparations’: Scam convict Lalu Yadav in bail plea

OpIndia Staff -
Lalu Yadav was convicted in fodder scam in December 2017.
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Crime

Kerala: Two radical Islamist PFI members among the 10 believed to have joined ISIS

OpIndia Staff -
The districts of Kannur and Kasargod in Kerala have claimed notoriety in recent years for being the hotbed of ISIS recruitment and radicalisation activities.
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News Reports

Kamal Nath to be next chief minister of Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Congress President Rahul Gandhi expected to announce chief ministers of Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh tomorrow.
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News Reports

As Congress factions create chaos, Rahul Gandhi quotes Tolstoy and Congress tweets ‘game’ links

OpIndia Staff -
The Assembly Elections in three states, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh saw Congress successfully push BJP out of power
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News Reports

Transported 80 lakh tonnes of material through inland waterway on Ganga, plan to transport 280 lakh tonnes next year: Nitin Gadkari

OpIndia Staff -
The minister feels that employment generation is the only solution to the problems of hunger, poverty and unemployment.
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News Reports

Congress workers clash in Chhattisgarh over selection of CM candidate reports TV9 Gujarati

OpIndia Staff -
As reported by TV9 Gujarati, clashes broke out between supporters of Bhupesh Baghel and T. S. Singh Deo amidst demands of Baghel being chosen as the chief minister.
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News Reports

Statue of Unity town to get its own world class railway station

Jhankar Mohta -
The foundation stone for the same is scheduled to be laid by President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on December 15
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Sachin Pilot’s supporters block road in Karauli over speculations on chief ministerial appointment

OpIndia Staff -
Pilot has appealed to party workers to maintain peace and decorum.
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News Reports

Congress supporters congratulate ‘chief minister’ Kamal Nath even before official announcement is made

OpIndia Staff -
Jyotiraditya Scindia's supporters have also gathered outside Congress office with posters supporting Scindia as the chief minister
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News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi part of selection process of Congress CM in the state where her husband faces probe

OpIndia Staff -
Priyanka Gandhi's husband, Robert Vadra, was recently summoned for the third time by the Enforcement Directorate in the Bikaner land deal money laundering case after he missed the first two.
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Crime

Mallya carried 300 bags and cargo when he fled: ED demolishes Mallya’s claims that he did not ‘flee’ the country

OpIndia Staff -
Vijay Mallya, facing charges of defaulting on loans to the tune of Rs 9000 crores, ran away to the UK on March 2, 2016.
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News Reports

Loan defaulter Vijay Mallya congratulates Congress on assembly elections victory

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Interestingly, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had initially liked the congratulatory tweet of fugitive Vijay Mallya but later unliked it after it went viral.
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Media

Reuters quoted ‘source’ to say Modi govt will waive farmer loans on a day Union Minister said there was no such plan

OpIndia Staff -
While it is not clear why Reuters did such reporting, people were speculating this could be a fake news spread by the Congress-friendly media on behest of Congress to pressurise Modi government.
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Crime

PNB scam: Interpol issues Red Corner notice against Mehul Choksi on the request of CBI

OpIndia Staff -
Following a Red Corner Notice (RCN) against Nirav Modi, Interpol has now issued an RCN against Mehul Choksi on the request of CBI.
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News Reports

MoS Defence denies reports of Army atrocity in Arunachal Pradesh during search op, says villagers confirmed no violence took place

OpIndia Staff -
The MoS Defence said the search operation was conducted in accordance with the laid down procedures, causing no undue harassment of the locals and a ‘No objection certificate’ was obtained from the village elders.
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Law

Kerala: Ayyappa devotee sets himself on fire outside the state secretariat

OpIndia Staff -
Venugopalan Nair, 49 while protesting against the state government, poured petrol over his body, set himself ablaze at around 2 am in the morning on Thursday.
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Crime

Teenage actor who acted in film ‘Haider’, joined Lashkar-e-Taiba, neutralised in encounter

OpIndia Staff -
Police confirmed that the two teenagers had joined the Lashkar-e-Taiba, immediately after they went missing on August 31
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Editor's picks

Parliament Attack 2001: Afzal may be dead but the violent and vile ideology he believed in is not

K Bhattacharjee -
The glorification of Afzal Guru, a terrorist who conspired to attack the Parliament of India, certainly does not bode well for the future of the country.
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News Reports

Seriously considering for US President race in 2020: Democrat lawmaker Tulsi Gabbard

OpIndia Staff -
To contest in the presidential election, Tulsi Gabbard will have to win the primaries of the party first
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Crime

JNU Internal committee finds sexual harassment charges against professor ‘frivolous’, bars accusing student from university

OpIndia Staff -
The complainant has accused the Internal Complaints Committee of being hostile towards her since the beginning.
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News Reports

All you need to know about Pu Zoramthanga, Mizoram’s new CM elect

OpIndia Staff -
Zoramthanga,74, had earlier served as Mizoram's CM from 1998 to 2008.
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Economy and Finance

Industrial production growth at a 11 month high of 8.1% in October, while retail inflation dips to 17 month low

OpIndia Staff -
The retail inflation has hit a 17-month low of 2.33% in November as against 3.31 per cent in October as the prices of food items, including vegetables have come down.
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