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Two Goa Congress MLAs to join BJP today, Congress no longer largest party in state

OpIndia Staff -
More Congress MLAs may join BJP in near future.
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Culture and History

Mangalore gears up for first ever literary festival

Sharanya Shetty -
Organised and planned by Mangaluru Literary Foundation, the running theme of the maiden edition is "Idea of Bharat"
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Law

Sabarimala: Despite protests, Kerala CM decides not to file review petition, assures implementation of SC order

OpIndia Staff -
The Travancore Devaswom Board, the Pandalam Royal Family and the Tanthris of the temple had all opposed the petition in the Supreme Court.
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Culture and History

In fond memory of Sita Ram Goel: A pagan warrior in a world of monotheistic fanaticism

K Bhattacharjee -
Goel's body of work and life will continue to serve as an inspiration and a source of immense knowledge
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Allahabad to now be called Prayagraj, confirms Yogi government

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Mughal Sarai Railway Station was also renamed to Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar Station
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News Reports

31 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants caught at Guwahati Railway Station

OpIndia Staff -
Guwahati Railway detained 31 illegal immigrants en route to Bangladesh who had come to India through fraudulent means.
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Fact-Check

Trade union leaflets passed off as official Dassault document to allege compulsory tie-up with Reliance

Raju Das -
The French trade unions are complaining about job loss due to Dassault's India plants
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News Reports

Self-styled Godman Rampal sentenced to life imprisonment on charges of murder and wrongful confinement

OpIndia Staff -
Rampal was arrested in November 2014 after two weeks of violent clashed between police and thousands of his supporters.
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Media

Shuma Ruha’s article in National Herald contradicts her own allegation of sexual harassment

Nupur J Sharma -
I believe sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious concern
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Crime

Woman who challenged nikah-halala and polygamy accused of orchestrating acid attack on herself

OpIndia Staff -
She has denied the allegations of the UP Police of plotting the acid attack.
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News Reports

Nitish Kumar appoints poll strategist Prashant Kishor as national vice president of JD(U)

OpIndia Staff -
It is speculated that he may contest the 2019 general elections
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News Reports

Mobility projects in Delhi stuck due to non-cooperation of Delhi government, says Minister Hardeep Singh Puri

OpIndia Staff -
Centre has claimed it has fully funded the newly inaugurated ITO skywalk in Delhi
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Opinions

Take the Quiz : Find out if you might be a ‘Bad Hindu’

Abhishek Banerjee -
Score yourself and find out if you might be a "bad Hindu".
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Government and Policy

Centre asks Telangana to return 190 crores given under PMAY as it has shown no data of houses built: Report

OpIndia Staff -
Telangana was given a target to build 70,674 houses in 2016-17, a sum of Rs 190.78 crores was released to the state.
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Crime

Watch: Ashish Pandey, son of former BSP MP Rakesh Pandey, caught brandishing gun outside a hotel in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
In the video, the man and women accompanying him, can be heard using abusive language and even threatening the couple.
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Fact-Check

Former NDTV journalist and advisor to Manmohan Singh lies about India’s rank in Hunger Index

OpIndia Staff -
The same lie was spread last year also, which was clarified already.
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Culture and History

Bengaluru braces itself to celebrate grand Navaratri with Golu and Dandiya

hansika09 -
The festivities are upon the garden city of Bengaluru
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News Reports

Chattisgarh: Congress tweets Indian map with parts of Kashmir missing, BJP lodges complaint

OpIndia Staff -
The now-deleted Tweet intended to criticise CM Raman Singh over the law and order situation in the state but had a major chunk of Kashmir missing from the map of India
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News Reports

Shastra Puja along India-Pakistan border: Rajnath Singh to spend Dussehra in Bikaner with BSF

OpIndia Staff -
Singh is also expected to review the situation on the border and assess the progress in various infrastructure projects.
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News Reports

Bihar: 114-year-old idols of Lord Ram and Laxman stolen from Ram-Janki temple in Vaishali

OpIndia Staff -
The idols are made of Ashtadhadu and are believed to be worth crores in international markets.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh: ‘Congress will lose votes if I campaign or make speeches’

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The statements by Digvijaya Singh reflects the divide within the Congress in the state of Madhya Pradesh. 
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Culture and History

Kaalratri: The seventh form of Maa Durga, who is also the fiercest of them all

OpIndia Staff -
Her appearance itself invokes fear.
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News Reports

AAP launches fresh fundraising drive without explaining where the previous donor list went

OpIndia Staff -
AAP is yet to answer questions regarding its earlier donation collection.
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Media

No, MJ Akbar has not hired 97 lawyers to fight defamation case against journalist who accused him of sexual harassment

OpIndia Staff -
Journalists got schooled on the difference between lawyer representing the case and the ones named in a vakalatnama.
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Opinions

Bereft of new ideas, Shiv Sena resorts to the Congress hack of appeasing Muslims

Jinit Jain -
Desperate time calls for Desperate measures
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Crime

Gurugram Horror: Police decoding shooter Mahipal’s Facebook post trying to identify motive behind the crime

OpIndia Staff -
The police are now suspecting a pre-planned conspiracy behind the shooting.
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Editor's picks

Is ‘Parliament House’ the new Mobile factory? Rahul Gandhi repeats old ‘Vijay Mallya’ lie with Nirav Modi’s name

Sanghamitra -
Rahul Gandhi claims Nirav Modi had met finance minister Arun Jaitley in the parliament before fleeing to London.
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Opinions

Congress will be better off if Tharoor sticks to typing complicated words instead of commenting on Ram Mandir

K Bhattacharjee -
The Congress party will be better served if Tharoor sticks to typing complicated words on social media that nobody cares about.
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Government and Policy

The evolution of India’s air power in global times

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Indian Air Force, the primary force to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial warfare is the fourth largest in the world in terms of its assets and active military personnel.
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Crime

#MeToo: MJ Akbar and Alok Nath sue their accusers for defamation

OpIndia Staff -
MJ Akbar accused Ramani of "willfully, deliberately, intentionally and maliciously" defaming him
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News Reports

Patna: FIR against Kanhaiya Kumar after he and his supporters misbehaved with AIIMS doctors

OpIndia Staff -
Kanhaiya Kumar, the controversial JNU student leader is all set to contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Begusarai of Bihar
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Media

Filmmaker who accused Vinod Dua of molestation asks The Wire to fire him to allow fair investigation

OpIndia Staff -
Nishtha Jain says how impartial investigation is possible when Vinod Dua is still part of The Wire
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News Reports

Goa BJP website hacked, ‘Pakstan zindabad’ note left by hackers

OpIndia Staff -
One can see the signature of the hacker which reads 'Muhammad Bilal' with 'Team PCE' that follows it. 
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News Reports

Shashi Tharoor stirs up controversy, says no ‘good Hindu’ would want a Ram Mandir at ‘Babri site’

OpIndia Staff -
He even tried to instil fear in the minds of the people against the current dispensation.
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Crime

Nun Rape case: Arrested Bishop Franco Mulakkal granted bail by Kerala High Court

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala High Court has ordered the rape accused Bishop to surrender his passport to the court and is prohibited from entering Kerala.
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News Reports

Senior Congress leader shares fake image to target BJP govt in Madhya Pradesh, gets slammed by the CM

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party appears to have upped its ante with regards to spreading fake news.
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Media

#MeToo: ‘Who wanted to kiss whom,’ Chetan Bhagat shares email of the woman accusing him of sexual misconduct

OpIndia Staff -
He appealed the people who are accusing him to not derail the movement by fake charges
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Government and Policy

Revenue department sends notices to about 10,000 people under the benami law

OpIndia Staff -
These are reportedly preliminary notices and upon further investigation, both the account holder and depositor may face action.
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Culture and History

Ayodhya Art Festival: It might appear a minor swing in pendulum, but it is a step towards reclaiming lost glory

K Bhattacharjee -
The world as we know it is undergoing a tectonic shift and great powers appear to be afoot to shape the destiny of our people and our civilization
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News Reports

Congress opposes Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to rename Allahabad to Prayagraj

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath on Saturday had announced that his government will rename the Allahabad district to Prayagraj if a consensus is achieved.
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Opinions

As #MeToo rages, it’s unfathomable how Kejriwal got away with ‘compromise kar lo’ comment to a victim who later committed suicide

Abhishek Banerjee -
In other words, the  #MeToo movement has brought the establishment face to face with decades of its own crimes.
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News Reports

Mosque in Palwal, Haryana is built with LeT money, reveals NIA investigation

OpIndia Staff -
Mohammad Salman allegedly received the money from FIF, a terrorist front organization run by Lashkar-e-Taiba
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News Reports

Fact Check: Is use of defence ground in Secunderabad for political rally ‘unprecedented’ as claimed by Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Army grounds are regularly used by Congress party for rallies, but they complain when others do it
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News Reports

MP: Amit Shah slams ‘Diggi raja’, ‘Rahul baba’, SP and BSP for treating infiltrators as vote banks

OpIndia Staff -
Amit Shah alleged that infiltrators were the vote bank for the Congress, Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
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Culture and History

Katyayani: Born out of anger of Gods, the sixth avatar of Maa Durga killed the demon Mahishasur

OpIndia Staff -
For slaying the demon Mahishasur, She is also known as Mahishasurmardini
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Media

Congress mouthpiece National Herald pontificates on #MeToo while keeping silent on allegations against its own Editor

OpIndia Staff -
Not just have the publication or the Sengupta refused to issue a statement, they have published several articles regarding the #MeToo movement
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Crime

Vinod Dua’s daughter says she stands by her father accused of sexual harassment, and supports #MeToo too

OpIndia Staff -
The lady who accused Vinod Dua of sexual harassment has also responded to Mallika Dua's statement
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi is wrong, HAL is part of the Rafale deal

OpIndia Staff -
Snecma HAL Aerospace Pvt. Ltd is an offset partner of Dassault
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News Reports

MJ Akbar denies the allegations of sexual misconduct levelled against him, issues a detailed statement

OpIndia Staff -
He is contemplating taking appropriate legal action.
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Crime

Gurugram double shooting being perceived as a result of fanatic evangelism by a neoconvert

OpIndia Staff -
The accused was pressurising judge's family to convert to Christianity
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