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Earlier, The US President Donald Trump had launched a scathing attack on Pakistan for deliberately not acting against the Islamic terrorist forces operating on its soil.

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Here is why furious CJI Ranjan Gogoi came down heavily on The Wire

ajaykashyap22 - 21 November, 2018

It remains to be seen if the Editors at The Wire will be called in for Contempt of Court under the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.

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After Twitter’s ‘caste’ row, Manish Tewari says Brahmins should accept their fate as Jews did

Nirwa Mehta - 21 November, 2018

Manish Tewari tweeted that 'Anti-Brahminism' is the reality of Indian politics.

Crime

1984 Anti-Sikh riots: 34 years later, court awards death penalty to a convict, life term to another

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2018

The two convicts, Naresh Sehrawat, and Yashpal Singh were held guilty by the court for killing 24-year-old Hardev Singh and 26-year-old Avtar Singh thirty-four years ago on November 1, 1984, at Mahipalpur village in south Delhi.

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Here is why I left the Left

Ahmed Shariff - 21 November, 2018

I feel so uncomfortable around the Left, it is not a question of whether you will offend them, it’s just a question of when.

Culture and History

Sabarimala: VHP warns Kerala government of Ayodhya-like movement to save Sabarimala and protect Hindu devotees

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2018

The VHP accused Pinarayi Vijayan of trying to turn Kerala into a Hindu-free state like Kashmir.

News Reports

A Congress PM will make Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, claims a senior party leader in run up to polls

OpIndia Staff - 21 November, 2018

Upcoming elections are crucial for Congress which is struggling to gain back its lost foothold.

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Dear BBC, unscientific research is fake news

Abhishek Banerjee - 21 November, 2018

I’d love to see a BBC staffer go flying in a plane at 30,000 feet that has only been “ethnographically tested”.

Media

Twitter user serves legal notice to AltNews for breach of privacy, claims Rs 5 crore in damages

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

The Skin Doctor had earlier filed a police complaint on misrepresentation and breach of privacy.

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Dear Jack Dorsey, you insulted Hindus while on our soil and it is time you introspect

Kapil Mishra - 20 November, 2018

Forgiving is in our Dharma. So whether you apologise or not, we forgive you. With a hope that you will see reason.

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Sushma Swaraj announces she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Sushma Swaraj was the first woman chief minister of Delhi in October 1998.

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Controversial poster Jack held was not ‘rhetorical’ but entirely about caste, confirms the person who gifted the poster

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has got himself in a pickle after posing with a "Smash Brahminical Patriarchy" poster

Media

Watch: AAP MLA Somnath Bharti stoops to a new low, asks a woman journalist to become a prostitute

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Somnath Bharti was caught hurling abuses towards a woman journalist.

Media

Not only BBC ‘fake news in India’ research, but Nigeria and Kenya research also pulled down

Nupur J Sharma - 20 November, 2018

BBC 'fake news' research on Kenya and Nigeria pulled down too

Fact-Check

NDTV changes headline after their dishonesty is caught on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

The BJP leader, Gyan Dev Ahuja, had earlier quit the part after being denied a ticket.

News Reports

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi says Congress offered him Rs 25 lakh to cancel an election rally in Telangana

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Interestingly, AIMIM is not contesting in Nirmal but has lent his support to Telangana Rashtriya Samiti (TRS) candidate P Indrakaran Reddy.

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Journalist refutes Twitter’s claim of ‘private photo’ following outrage over controversial placard

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

It appears that Twitter has realized that it crossed a big red line with the placard declaring "Smash Brahminical Patriarchy"

Fact-Check

Political opportunism on Petrol and Diesel prices: A class act by India’s opposition

Karan - 20 November, 2018

With elections just around the corner, it is refreshing to see a government that is looking at the larger economic interest rather than political gains.

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Congress troll ‘temporarily’ shuts down fake news website after OpIndia expose, continues to spread fake news on Facebook

Nirwa Mehta - 20 November, 2018

The admins are currently busy with the upcoming state assembly elections.

Government and Policy

‘Congress delayed Expressway by 9 years’: PM Modi while inaugurating the Delhi metro extension

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Prime Minster Modi inaugurates Western Peripheral Expressway and extension of Violet Line in Haryana

Culture and History

‘Smash Brahminical Patriarchy’: Intellectual transformation of vile bigotry and fanaticism into supposed ‘noble pursuit’

K Bhattacharjee - 20 November, 2018

"Smash Brahminical Patriarchy" is a product of the abyss called Postmodernism and at its core, Postmodernism is just communism on steroids.

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The dynasty scion is like a magician who works really hard to fool his audience

Anant Chetan - 20 November, 2018

Congress would start resurrecting as soon as Dynasties are left behind.

News Reports

Poverty cannot be eradicated by planting a couple of banana saplings: Smriti Irani takes on Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Irani attacked Rahul for criticising the RSS on one hand and following in their footsteps on the other.

Law

CJI Ranjan Gogoi irate about The Wire’s reportage of CBI Director Alok Verma’s responses to CVC

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

The Wire has invited the ire of the Chief Justice of India with their 'irresponsible' reporting of the CBI issue

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Gujarat Congress tries to please-all, declares a humongous list of 400 office-bearers after 8 long months

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

Along with this, a list consisting of in-charge in each of 26 Lok Sabha constituencies was also declared.

Law

Kerala High Court slams Pinarayi Vijayan led Communist government for forcefully evicting Hindu devotees from Sabarimala shrine

Shashank Bharadwaj - 20 November, 2018

The Kerala High Court observations come hours after the Kerala police forcefully evicted several Hindu devotees from the Sabarimala temple.

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Is Twitter trying to spread casteist divide in India?

Sambit Nayak - 20 November, 2018

Twitter head Jack Dorsey is seen to be standing with few women journalists, holding a poster which reads, "Smash Bramhinical Patriarchy".

News Reports

‘Rahul Gandhi Zindabad’ and not ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ in Congress’ Rajasthan meet, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2018

The incident occurred in Rajasthan in the presence of senior Congress leader and former state education minister Dr BD Kalla ahead of the Rajasthan state elections.

Media

Here Lies BBC: Your BBC is not infallible, dear Media Sepoys

Nupur J Sharma - 19 November, 2018

Here are just 20 instances of fake news that were furthered by the BBC

News Reports

Christian Michel of the AgustaWestland scam can be extradited to India, rules Dubai court: UAE media

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2018

Christian Michel was paid a disproportionate amount of money by AgustaWestland for influencing Indian authorities to buy their choppers

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Manohar Parrikar: Goa’s Nayak

Giriraj Pai Vernekar - 19 November, 2018

Though appointment of Pramod Sawant as Speaker and recent induction of Nilesh Cabral as Minister is a positive sign, BJP Goa certainly needs a lot more.

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