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Rajasthan poll: Contrary to his claims, Rahul Gandhi offers tickets to ‘parachute candidates’

Jhankar Mohta -
Rahul's announcement was belied when the first list of candidates for Rajasthan assembly election was released
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News Reports

Telangana polls: Unaccounted cash worth Rs 82.2 crore, Rs 16.6 crore illegal liquor seized

OpIndia Staff -
418 nominations have been filed in the state so far
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Editor's picks

Nehru, Corruption and the Prince on a Quixotic Adventure

Saket Suryesh -
We have remained blind to the history of Rahul Gandhi family's corruption that we have almost accepted it as a way of Indian life and politics.
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News Reports

‘Congress can’t even credit aam aadmi for making chaiwala the Prime Minister’, Modi hits back at Tharoor

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that telling lies is the nature of Congress leadership.
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News Reports

Home Minister Rajnath Singh urges Maoists to surrender, promises rehabilitation

OpIndia Staff -
He asked the Maoists to renounce the path of violence and surrender.
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News Reports

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: Prosecution witness identifies Congress leader Sajjan Kumar in Patiala House Court

OpIndia Staff -
Cham Kaur and others had filed an application seeking police protection as she was approached by a stranger asking her not to depose against Sajjan Kumar.
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News Reports

After dangerous selfies, now strip tease on Delhi’s Signature Bridge, security tightened

OpIndia Staff -
The signature bridge is in controversies since its very inaugural function when AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan was caught on camera pushing MP Manoj Tiwari
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Fact-Check

Altnews founder tries to expose OpIndia, exposes himself and BBC further

Nupur J Sharma -
Not only Pratik Sinha wrongly accused OpIndia of spreading misinformation, he exposed another chink in the BBC's armour.
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News Reports

Haryana Governor approves former CM Hooda’s prosecution for illegally re-allotting land to National Herald’s parent company

OpIndia Staff -
Both Central Bureau of Investigation and ED are investigating the case
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News Reports

Telangana: Congress in disarray as senior leader accuses party of ‘selling tickets’ ahead of state elections

OpIndia Staff -
Mallesh, who lost his ticket to TDP's candidate said that 'Backward Communities' (BC) particularly Yadavs and Kurumas are being neglected by the Congress.
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News Reports

Yogi Adityanath takes ‘Italian agent’ jibe at Sonia Gandhi, says they were behind the conversion of tribals in Chhattisgarh

OpIndia Staff -
The second phase of election in Chhattisgarh is scheduled for November 20
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Economy and Finance

The Print uses year old data to predict doomsday for BJP in assembly elections

Karan -
The article by Shivam Vij in question talks about an economic slowdown that is being projected for the year ahead.
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News Reports

‘Artist’ TM Krishna had admitted he feels no empathy when RSS members are killed

OpIndia Staff -
The so-called artist had also opposed former President Pranab Mukherjee attending an RSS event.
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Culture and History

‘Hypocritical to act as a vicious political activist and claim the privilege of an artist’: Veteran artist Sonal Mansingh on TM Krishna

OpIndia Staff -
Veteran artist Sonal Mansingh has written an op-ed in Indian Express slamming TM Krishna
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News Reports

The Andhra Pradesh government led by CM Chandrababu Naidu has banned CBI

OpIndia Staff -
Ever since Chandrababu Naidu led TDP exited from NDA earlier this year, the party is in a collision course with the central government.
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News Reports

Jaish terrorist Zakir Moosa spotted in Amritsar, agencies in Punjab and Delhi on high alert

OpIndia Staff -
The Police along the border area have been asked to coordinate with the Border Security Force to ensure no untoward incident takes place
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Government and Policy

CIA torture report: Times of crisis and the grey areas of acceptable conduct

K Bhattacharjee -
I do not believe human rights organisations have the right people to judge the actions of those who have to make choices that could result in life and death.
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Crime

Elgaar Parishad chargesheet: Arrested Urban Naxals were planning to incite Dalits, overthrow democratic system

OpIndia Staff -
The police revealed that the Elgar Parishad was organised with "inspiration, money and directions" of Maoists
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News Reports

Sabarimala: Activist Trupti Desai arrives at Cochin; taxi drivers deny their services, offer return ticket to destination of her choice

OpIndia Staff -
Trupti Desai has vowed that she will not return to Maharashtra till she does a darshan at the Sabarimala temple
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News Reports

Don’t want to be a decorative piece, want to be a hardcore worker: Poonam Dhillon, Vice President BJP Mumbai

OpIndia Staff -
She wants to work for the cause of families of farmers who commit suicide.
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News Reports

Bangladesh plans to repatriate Rohingya immigrants back to Myanmar

OpIndia Staff -
Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to the repatriation of the Rohingya muslims living in Bangladesh.
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News Reports

Less than two weeks before assembly election, Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer changed

OpIndia Staff -
The decision has been taken following the protests by NGOs and local political parties demanding the removal of Shashank.
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Entertainment

Tanushree Dutta gives notice to Jesus Christ: choose either me or Rakhi Sawant

OpIndia Staff -
Jesus in a dilemma. Rakhi Sawant or Tanushree Dutta?
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News Reports

Tim Cook takes a jibe at Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal, Mark Zuckerberg ‘bans’ iPhones for his employees

OpIndia Staff -
Failing to protect user data, Facebook was severely criticised worldwide. 
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News Reports

#MeToo: Former SFI and CPIM member speaks out against sexual harassment within the organisations

OpIndia Staff -
The member, a student at Jadavpur University, claims her experience as a member has been extremely bitter as a consequence of sexual harassment.
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Editor's picks

The Fault in our Stats: IndiaSpend seeks to ‘identify patterns’ from biased reportage to reach dimwitted conclusions

OpIndia Staff -
It will be too naive to assume that IndiaSpend selected English Media for their source due to sheer naivete.
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Entertainment

How Yeshu Mesi ‘healed’ Rakhi Sawant who could not walk earlier, but now, can

Nirwa Mehta -
Rakhi Sawant 'healing' story is eerily similar to Pushpa Divekar from Mumbai
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Editor's picks

Fact Check: Several arguments made in the Supreme Court in the Rafale hearing were downright fallacious

Raju Das -
The arguments in the court show disregard of facts
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Opinions

‘Celebrity’ lawyer has a meltdown on Twitter after family of Kathua rape case victim remove her for non-appearance in court

Nirwa Mehta -
After blaming the parents for firing her, she threatened to sue those who were questioning her on Twitter
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News Reports

China: Communist student activists go ‘missing’ for supporting workers’ rights, raising fears of crackdown

OpIndia Staff -
Under Chinese President Xi Jinping, Beijing has increasingly cracked down on all forms of dissent
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News Reports

Rampant conversions of Hindus happening in many districts of Uttar Pradesh: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The Christian preachers are targeting Dalits and people from backward communities for religious conversions
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Government and Policy

SBI reaps profit as 32 per cent of total 300 million people open accounts with them under Jan Dhan Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
Jan Dhan Yojana is India’s mission for financial inclusion, launched by PM Modi in August 2014
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News Reports

National Herald case: Delhi High Court rejects Gandhis’ petition requesting a stay against ‘Herald House’ eviction

OpIndia Staff -
The mother-son duo of Sonia Gandhi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi had approached the Delhi High Court against the government's order.
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Editor's picks

Not even racist : Nehruvian elite is far worse

Abhishek Banerjee -
Shashi Tharoor, you are wrong. Whatever Rahul Gandhi has today is because of Nehru. Leave Modi alone. He made his own path.
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News Reports

Mizoram: Mizo National Front rules out electoral alliance with any party

OpIndia Staff -
Zoramthanga expressed the possibility of aligning with the NDA in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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Media

#MeToo: Allegations of sexual harassment All India Radio station, Maneka Gandhi calls for probe

OpIndia Staff -
Many media houses have been battling the sexual harassment cases levelled against senior journalists and other colleagues.
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Editor's picks

The BBC research on ‘fake news’ is shoddy, unethical, dishonest, and actually an example of fake news

Nupur J Sharma -
BBC published a research paper on 'fake news' that itself can be termed as fake news
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh: BJP expels 53 leaders from the party for ‘indiscipline’ and ‘anti-party activities’

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP has chosen to dismiss the defectors like senior leader Sartaj Singh, former minister Ramkrishna Kusmaria and Bhind MLA Narendra Kushwah from the party ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.
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News Reports

Congress leader says Sardar Patel responsible for partition, Nehru’s statue should have been ‘Statue of Unity’

OpIndia Staff -
He said that Patel was responsible for fanning the Hindu-Muslim divide during the partition.
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Culture and History

Organisers postpone TM Krishna’s New Delhi concert, the event had faced backlash for Krishna’s Hinduphobia and bigotry

OpIndia Staff -
Several members raised their objection against using public money to hold music shows involving TM Krishna, who allegedly holds objectionable views about India, its culture and art forms
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Crime

‘Celebrity’ lawyer in Kathua rape case attended just 2 out of 110 hearings, removed by victim’s family

OpIndia Staff -
Deepika Singh Rajawat says she can't go to Pathankot for daily hearings
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News Reports

Kamal Nath heard playing communal politics while talking to Muslim clerics, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath tells Muslims "we will deal with them later".
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Editor's picks

Dear Shashi Tharoor, today a ‘chaiwala’ is the Prime Minister, not because of, but despite Jawaharlal Nehru

Nirwa Mehta -
Earlier Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge had also voiced similar views.
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News Reports

Pakistani cricketer Shahid Afridi advises Pakistan government to get their house in order before bothering about Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Afridi said that Pakistan is incapable of handling its 4 provinces, much less Kashmir
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News Reports

Supreme Court refuses to hear plea of Kashmiri businessman Zahoor Ahmed Watali linked to terror funding

OpIndia Staff -
Watali is charge-sheeted along with LeT chief Hafiz Saeed, Syed Salahuddin and other terrorists in cases of terror funding in Kashmir
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Opinions

The Irish lady’s misconduct is merely the latest in a long list of transgressions by ‘liberals’

K Bhattacharjee -
The sheer entitlement that the lady exhibits has become a hallmark of liberal behaviour in western countries.
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Law

SC reserves judgement on Rafale case: Here is all you need to know about the hearing

OpIndia Staff -
AG Venugopal argued that the Rafale Deal wasn't a matter for judicial intervention as the allegations have their origins in media reports and rumours.
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Editor's picks

Jawaharlal Nehru was so humble, he didn’t give Bharat Ratna to himself, just accepted that he was awesome

Nirwa Mehta -
Jawaharlal Nehru, as well as his daughter Indira, were awarded the Bharat Ratna while still in office.
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News Reports

Rs 75 commemorative coin to be issued on 75th anniversary of Tricolour hoisting by Netaji Bose

OpIndia Staff -
The coin will be a 35 gram metal alloy coin made of silver, copper, nickel and zinc.
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Crime

Defence analyst Abhijit Iyer Mitra’s bail application rejected for the second time

OpIndia Staff -
On October 24, the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack Police arrested him in connection with a criminal case filed for his tweets in 2017
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