Archives of OpIndia

Fact-Check

Rajdeep Sardesai claims tourism is on a decline in Goa, official data says otherwise

OpIndia Staff -
The data suggests that nearly 78 lakh tourists have arrived in Goa in the year 2017 compared to 63.3 lakh in 2016, with a growth of 23 per cent in tourist growth.
Read more
News Reports

Karnataka government ignores women MLAs in cabinet expansion, puncturing Rahul Gandhi’s rhetorics

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi's women empowerment rhetorics comes falling down like a pack of cards
Read more
Crime

Uttar Pradesh Police arrests prime suspect Haroon in Bulandshahr cow slaughter case

OpIndia Staff -
Eight suspects have been arrested so far in relation to the Bulandshahr violence case.
Read more
News Reports

Jayalalitha death case: Probing panel’s counsel implicates health secretary, hospital

OpIndia Staff -
The Counsel had alleged that the Hospital failed to provide the Angiogram treatment to Jayalalitha as was suggested by three senior doctors.
Read more
News Reports

Triple Talaq Bill to be discussed in Rajya Sabha tomorrow, BJP, Congress issue whips

OpIndia Staff -
The Triple Talaq Bill will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha tomorrow.
Read more
Editor's picks

Meghalaya miners: North East was not suffering tyranny of distance, but tyranny of low expectations

Abhishek Banerjee -
Only a few years ago, celebrity editors in Delhi would laugh off calls from common people to cover even the worst tragedies in the North East.
Read more
Media

Times of India misquotes Modi’s cook, changes web story after getting called out

OpIndia Staff -
After the brouhaha, TOI quietly altered the article and issued a clarification in the print edition the next day.
Read more
News Reports

Only 500 permits per day recommended by Pakistan for Kartarpur pilgrimage as per ‘leaked’ proposal

OpIndia Staff -
The Golden Temple in Amritsar has an average daily footfall in lakhs, with the Langar being served to over a lakh people every day
Read more
Fact-Check

Accidental Media: Here is how Narendra Modi’s travel expenses were twisted without comparing it to UPA era

OpIndia Staff -
The Telegraph published a report calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi an 'accidental tourist' for his foreign trips.
Read more
News Reports

Haryana police nabs three AAP workers for spreading fake news about CM Khattar, AAP condemns police action

OpIndia Staff -
Haryana police has arrested AAP workers for allegedly spreading fake news about CM Khattar.
Read more
Entertainment

Trailer censorship? Reference to ‘72 hoors’ removed from the trailer of movie Uri: The Surgical Strike

OpIndia Staff -
One scene with reference to 72 virgins in heaven has been removed from the Uri trailer
Read more
Law

Odisha: Jagannath Temple remained shut for several hours due to strife between priests and the Police

OpIndia Staff -
One of the priests was stopped by the police personnel from taking three people inside the temple as the police suspected them to be non-Hindus.
Read more
Crime

ISIS module used Diwali cracker noise to cover the noise of the pistol test-run

OpIndia Staff -
The test-run of these pistols, which the NIA had earlier seized during the raids, was a part of preparations for a ‘fidayeen’ terror attack
Read more
News Reports

Karnataka: Amidst drought CM HD Kumaraswamy to celebrate New Year in Singapore, BJP calls him “Accidental Chief Minister”

OpIndia Staff -
The state is facing drought even as farmers continue to commit suicide despite farmer loan waiver.
Read more
News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Policeman killed in Ghazipur as Nishad Party workers get violent, pelt stones

OpIndia Staff -
Nishad Party was founded by former Bahujan Samaj Party leader, Sanjay Nishad
Read more
Editor's picks

Mrs Gandhi, Italian lady’s son R, money laundering and HAL sidelined: ED’s explosive assertions about Christian Michel revelations

OpIndia Staff -
Christian Michel has named a 'Mrs Gandhi' and 'Italian lady's son R' during his interrogation about the AgustaWestland helicopter scam putting Congress in a spot
Read more
Editor's picks

As Christian Michel names ‘Mrs Gandhi’, some ‘journalists’ say it ‘might not be Sonia Gandhi’ while others talk about the weather

OpIndia Staff -
While it is obvious who Christian Michel is referring to, those who have spoken out are simply evading the identity of Mrs Gandhi
Read more
News Reports

BJP trains guns at Congress for Christian Michel’s ‘Mrs Gandhi’ revelations, says they compromised national security

OpIndia Staff -
Prakash Javdekar stated that everything points towards the 'Family' and that the Gandhi family has been exposed today.
Read more
News Reports

Congress is a lollipop company selling fake promises to farmers: PM Modi in Ghazipur

OpIndia Staff -
He urged the people to beware of the lies of the Congress Party.
Read more
Editor's picks

2018 has flashed past, and we at OpIndia fall short of words to thank you for your unconditional support

Nupur J Sharma -
2018 was a remarkable year for the OpIndia team. We grew as a venture but the team also matured with a deep sense of duty.
Read more
Editor's picks

Chanting ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ is communal: Latest pearls of wisdom from The Wire family

Jinit Jain -
Liberals have displayed pathological hatred towards chants such as ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ that draw nationalist pride among Indians
Read more
Media

Fadnavis government suspends RTI officer for providing incorrect details of Bullet train project to activist

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra government takes action against Public Information Officer for dispersing incorrect information regarding the Bullet Train project.
Read more
News Reports

Trouble for Congress in AgustaWestland: Christian Michel names ‘Mrs Gandhi’ and ‘Italian lady’s son R’

OpIndia Staff -
ED also told the Court that Michel has identified the manner in which HAL was removed from the Agusta Westland deal.
Read more
News Reports

Modi government should continue in the centre for another 10 years: Former Kerela DGP

OpIndia Staff -
Former DGP of Kerela TP Senkumar has openly praised RSS and PM Modi for their work for the country.
Read more
Economy and Finance

59-minute loan approval scheme has approved loans of 1.12 lakh MSME applicants in less than 2 months

OpIndia Staff -
Bank of Baroda and Union Bank of India are leading among the banks with loans sanctioned by them amounting to 43% of the total amount sanctioned.
Read more
Editor's picks

The making of Maruti: A sordid history of Congress scams

Saket Suryesh -
His role in extraordinary Maruti affair, in which Sonia Gandhi and kids were equal participants, opens us to a relatively unknown aspect of Sanjay Gandhi and the Congress as an unscrupulous Business enterprise
Read more
Crime

Lucknow woman helped ISIS terror module mastermind Suhail, who had a Pakistani handler, raise funds

OpIndia Staff -
Suhail admitted before the agencies to have unsuccessfully tried to radicalise the 17 year old son of the Lucknow woman.
Read more
Editor's picks

Pallavi Ghosh, expert on all things Congress whitewashes ill-treatment of Manmohan Singh by Rahul Gandhi

K Bhattacharjee -
If Ghosh is telling the truth and Rahul Gandhi indeed regards Singh as a father figure, then his behaviour certainly does not reflect his basic 'Sanskar'
Read more
Crime

Ayodhya: Severed head of cows discarded after slaughter, police arrest 4

OpIndia Staff -
On December 24, the severed heads of several cows were found dumped near in canal in a village in Mawai.
Read more
News Reports

After Vijay Mallya, Modi govt traces Nirav Modi in UK with help of British authorities

OpIndia Staff -
General VK Singh has informed parliament that Nirav Modi is currently in the United Kingdom, and extradition efforts are going on.
Read more
Law

Gurugram land scam: Robert Vadra and BS Hooda to face probe as police get govt nod to proceed

OpIndia Staff -
The FIR against Vadra, Hooda and others was filed in September this year by a resident of Gurugram alleging huge irregularities in land deals.
Read more
Editor's picks

Congress endorses dubious fake news propaganda that demonises Hindus

OpIndia Staff -
The founding trustee of Indiaspend, factchecker.in's parent organization, is now the Data Analytics head of Congress party, and now, the same organisation is being used by Congress to spread anti-Hindu propaganda
Read more
Editor's picks

CBI wanted to falsely implicate political leaders including Amit Shah, worked towards achieving script: Court on Sohrabuddin case

OpIndia Staff -
Court makes scathing comments in the Sohrabuddin, Tulsiram Prajapati, Kauser Bi case, says CBI (under Congress govt) tried to falsely implicate political leaders including Amit Shah
Read more
Crime

Chilli powder in private parts, beatings and rigorous chores: Girls in Delhi shelter home reveal abuse by staff

OpIndia Staff -
DCW chief Swati Maliwal reportedly reached the shelter home immediately and intimated the Delhi Police to register FIR in the case.
Read more
News Reports

This video clip of Rahul Gandhi ‘helping’ Manmohan Singh cut a cake reveals more than what is visible

OpIndia Staff -
Body language of Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh to comments by Congress leaders were noted by netizens.
Read more
Economy and Finance

More than 1 lakh companies removed from the Registrar of Companies for not doing any business for two years

OpIndia Staff -
Companies without any business for two years are deleted from the register of companies
Read more
News Reports

Facebook employee leaks 1400 page rulebook for content management, exposes faultlines

OpIndia Staff -
2018 has not proved a very pleasant year for the social media giant, Facebook
Read more
Government and Policy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announces Rs 4,500 crore assistance to Bhutan

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi has assured PM Tshering that India will continue to play an important role in Bhutan's development like a trusted friend
Read more
Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Maulvi instigated them to rape girls, arrested juveniles tell police

OpIndia Staff -
People have been protesting for the arrest of the Maulvi who has been named by the juvenile accused of instigating them to rape the child
Read more
Government and Policy

Government approves Rs 10,000 crore for India’s first ever manned space mission, Gaganyaan, in 2022

OpIndia Staff -
ISRO has been working steadfast, with an aim to send three Indians to space by 2022 as announced by Prime Minister Modi
Read more
News Reports

AgustaWestland scam: Investigators hunt for the ‘dog’ who has been fed a ‘bone’ as per Michel’s notes

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI and ED are decoding many hand-written notes written by Christian Michel.
Read more
News Reports

Gujarat: 200 tribal families who had converted to Christianity return to Hinduism

OpIndia Staff -
Nearly 200 tribal Christian families that had earlier converted to Christianity returned to Hinduism in a Hindu Dharma Jagran Sammelan organised at the Biliya-Aslona village of Valsad district, Gujarat
Read more
News Reports

Tripura: BJP secures a clean sweep in municipal council by-polls, CPM, Congress lose deposits

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP had already won 91 seats uncontested as Congress and CPIM withdrew their candidates.
Read more
News Reports

Manmohan Singh was a weak PM, we can’t change that fact in the movie: Anupam Kher on The Accidental Prime Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Kher said that everything shown in the movie is based on actual incidents, which are described in the book by Sanajaya Baru
Read more
Media

The Accidental Prime Minister: How a film trailer spooked Congress loyalist media

Editorial Desk -
Congress loyalist media doesn't appear too happy with The Accidental Prime Minister
Read more
Economy and Finance

A comprehensive farm relief plan by the centre likely soon: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi, Amit Shah, Arun Jaitley and Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh met to outline a broad plan to tackle the growing agrarian distress.
Read more
Opinions

‘The Accidental Prime Minister’: Congress believes in ‘freedom of speech’ only when it serves the Gandhis

Editorial Desk -
Congress is up in arms about a movie called 'The Accidental Prime Minister'. The movie is based on Sanjaya Baru's book and shows how the then Congress govt was remotely controlled by Sonia Gandhi
Read more
News Reports

Sanjay Jha’s cryptic tweet: What did he mean and who is it aimed at?

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Jha is no stranger to scoring self-goals.
Read more
Crime

2018 witnesses highest number of unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan so far

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan, predisposed by its impulse, double-crosses India highest number of times in 2018.
Read more
Crime

Ghaziabad: Gangster Act to apply on habitual offenders in cow slaughter cases

OpIndia Staff -
Three persons identified as Irfan, Kaan and Asif were arrested by the police in the Loni's Sakalapur village cow slaughter case, they have reportedly confessed their crimes.
Read more
1...1,3511,3521,353...1,529Page 1,352 of 1,529