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UPA govt awarded projects worth 100,000 crores to Anil Ambani’s companies in their last 7-years of rule: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The government is reportedly making a list of all the projects awarded to Anil Ambani's group during UPA rule
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Crime

NGO demands investigation into Elgaar Parishad funding which allegedly triggered the Bhima-Koregaon violence

OpIndia Staff -
At a press conference last month the Maharashtra police had also claimed that the Elgaar Parishad received funds worth Rs 15 lakh from Maoists.
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Crime

3 students of AMU suspended for trying to hold funeral prayers for slain terrorist Mannan Wani

OpIndia Staff -
The University administration had reportedly made it clear that no funeral prayer for the terrorist will be allowed inside the campus.
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Law

Soon after Sabarimala verdict, Kerala HC dismisses plea for Muslim women’s entry in Mosques

OpIndia Staff -
Kerala High Court says there is no proof that Muslim women are not allowed inside mosques
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Culture and History

Chandraghanta: The third avatar of Maa Durga who is always ready to fight the demons

OpIndia Staff -
She rides a tiger or a lion to as a symbol of bravery and is also known as Chandika and Rannchandi.
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News Reports

While IMF demands disclosure of Pakistan’s China debt, PM Imran Khan spends money he doesn’t have

Devanshu Rajput -
Pakistan is reaching out to IMF to bail out its country's staggering economy.
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News Reports

Dassault CEO demolishes lies of Rahul Gandhi about the Rafale Deal

OpIndia Staff -
Dassault reiterates that they were free to choose their Indian offset partner
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Government and Policy

India Forward: West Europe set to be the new export market

Ashutosh Muglikar -
Such little yet significant steps shall put India on the global F&B map
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Media

Series of absurdities: ‘Womxn’, Quantum Physics and Queer Theory, and Trump adviser’s 3rd grade story

K Bhattacharjee -
Liberal Media is at it again.
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Government and Policy

‘It appears the Court is crossing a Laxman-Rekha’, BJP leader on recent orders by Nainital HC

OpIndia Staff -
The Court has passed a number of contentious orders lately.
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Government and Policy

India Forward: Ro-Ro service to Majuli Island in Assam

Ashutosh Muglikar -
Distance of 423 km would be cut down to 12.7 km after the introduction of the ferry service.
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Crime

#MeToo: Professor and columnist for Mukul Sinha’s portal suspended on sexual assault charges by MICA

OpIndia Staff -
He had also once claimed, without evidence, that 98% of temples in Gujarat don't allow Dalits
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News Reports

Gujarat: Congress leader accused of instigating violence against migrants says ‘all is well’, blames social media

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat congress leader, Alpesh Thakor to sit on a fast after allegations of creating hatred against migrants surfaced
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Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi’s press conference: Shameless name calling and a host of oft repeated lies

OpIndia Staff -
All allegations made by Rahul Gandhi have been already refuted by India, France and Dassault
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Media

Entitled, arrogant media wants to be above the law, as reaction to raids on The Quint founder clearly shows

K Bhattacharjee -
They do not even want law enforcement authorities to investigate them
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: 600 people took oath on the first day of Navratri not to commit crime

OpIndia Staff -
This is an effort to help people who indulged in criminal activities lead a normal life.
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News Reports

RVS Mani claims Kamal Nath said ‘people are willing to drink Rahul Gandhi’s urine’ while asking him to concoct Hindu terror

OpIndia Staff -
Kamal Nath had allegedly asked RVS Mani to change the facts and narrative of the Ishrat Jahan encounter case to fix Narendra Modi
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Media

People question why this French publication has peddled two misleading reports on Rafale till now

OpIndia Staff -
Former colleagues of the owner of the publication describe him as a 'tyrant' and a 'bully'.
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Media

Raghav Bahl claims his companies are clean, but how ‘clean’ are they really?

OpIndia Staff -
Bahl has asserted that he was and has been fully 'tax compliant',
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Crime

ED attaches Karti Chidambaram’s assets worth crores, he calls it ‘bizarre and outlandish’

OpIndia Staff -
Assets located in Delhi, Ooty, Kodaikanal in India and also two properties in the UK and Spain respectively are reportedly attached by the ED.
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Government and Policy

381 Projects of Slum Rehabilitation Authority approved under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana

OpIndia Staff -
The SRA projects after being approved under the PMAY are set to benefit lakhs of people in Mumbai.
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Economy and Finance

Speaking against US trade war, China seeks deeper trade ties with India

OpIndia Staff -
US president Donald Trump has recently stated that 'India will find out soon' on the probability of US sanctions for buying S-400 air defence system from Russia.
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Fact-Check

Rajdeep Sardesai lies yet again, this time about the SC’s decision on Rafale deal

Jinit Jain -
The Supreme Court had clearly denied issuing a notice to the centre
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News Reports

35 lakhs in cash and ‘incriminating documents’ seized in I-T raids at AAP minister’s premises

OpIndia Staff -
The search operations were being conducted as part of a tax evasion probe against two firms owned by Gehlot's family members.
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Media

Reports claim IT raids being conducted at The Quint founder Raghav Bahl’s residence and Quint office

OpIndia Staff -
It is being reported that other professionals are also being raided
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News Reports

Tanushree Dutta files FIR against Nana Patekar and 3 others in Mumbai

OpIndia Staff -
Both Nana Patekar and Vivek Agnihotri have sent defamation notices to Dutta claiming that her allegations are false.
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Culture and History

Brahmacharini: The second incarnation of Maa Durga worshipped on second day of Navratri

OpIndia Staff -
She is the unmarried avatar of Maa Parvati
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Government and Policy

Dassault clarifies again, it freely chose Reliance, there was no pressure or mandatory requirement

OpIndia Staff -
Dassault Aviation clarifies, offset is mandatory, not Reliance as a partner
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News Reports

Fresh controversy erupts after French media claims deal with Reliance was mandatory for Dassault

Raju Das -
The media outlet has probably misinterpreted the mandatory offset clause as Reliance being made mandatory
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News Reports

Shekhar Gupta slammed by IPS association for perpetuating caste hierarchy in services

OpIndia Staff -
Shekhar Gupta had complained about IAS, IFS officers having to report to NSA Ajit Doval
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Crime

#MeToo: Comic Aditi Mittal accused by another female comic of ‘forcefully kissing her’, issues apology

OpIndia Staff -
Aditi Mittal has been championing the cause of #MeToo on social media
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News Reports

#MeToo : Singer alleges sexual harassment by Padma awardee Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu

OpIndia Staff -
An anonymous woman had claimed that 'Vairamuthu is a sexual predator', Chinmayi had supported her and claimed she was harassed herself.
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Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi caught lying about the violence in Gujarat directed towards non-Gujaratis

OpIndia Staff -
Violence had erupted in Gujarat against non-Gujaratis following the rape of a 14-month old infant.
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Media

Did Kerala’s Communist Government try to pickpocket Hindus?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Another ‘confusion’. Shame on anybody who tried to stoke a controversy over this.
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Crime

Accuser rubbishes Chetan Bhagat’s claims, says he crossed professional boundaries

OpIndia Staff -
Bhagat had owned up to have sent those messages to the girl a few years ago
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Crime

‘The Wire’ makes a #MeToo list, leaves out their own founding editor and National Herald editor

OpIndia Staff -
The Wire is now taking the moral high ground by not only claiming that they are 'extensively covering' the #MeToo campaign
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Crime

#MeToo: Several women allege sexual harassment by Union Minister and then Editor MJ Akbar

OpIndia Staff -
Thus far, he has not issued any statement in this regard.
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Law

Kolkata HC dismisses petition challenging Mamata Banerjee government’s decision to give funds to Durga Puja Committees

OpIndia Staff -
The West Bengal CM had on September 10 announced disbursal of Rs 10,000 to each of the 28,000 puja committees across the state.
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News Reports

Swami Paripoornananda set to formally join BJP, may even be the ‘face’ of the party in Telangana, claim reports

OpIndia Staff -
Many see Paripoornananda as a potential 'Yogi Adityanath' of the southern state.
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Government and Policy

UP: Yogi Government cancels recruitment of 4000 Urdu teachers started during Akhilesh government

OpIndia Staff -
The UP government said there are already sufficient Urdu teachers.
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Crime

Kerala: Catholic Federation threatens that nuns will be thrown out if they continue protest against Bishop Franco

OpIndia Staff -
The Congregation went on to allege that the nuns have the support of terrorist groups, anti-social groups are behind the agitations against the Catholic church.
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Crime

Symbiosis media college students share their #MeToo moments, college asks them to come forward

OpIndia Staff -
Symbiosis has appealed to the students to come forward, promising them help
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Entertainment

Vikas Bahl sends legal notice to Anurag Kashyap and Vikramaditya Motwane, asks them to apologise and withdraw messages from social media

OpIndia Staff -
Vikas Bahl has accused them of orchestrating the whole campaign against him ahead of the release of his new film Super 30 starring Hrithik Roshan.
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News Reports

Letter to Rahul Gandhi questions Congress’ dubious record of ensuring safety of women at workplace

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party's record in ensuring safety of women in the workplace has been dubious at best.
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Law

Supreme Court refuses to issue notice in Rafale deal petition, seeks detail of decision making process

OpIndia Staff -
The court also noted that the allegations appear to be grossly inadequate.
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Culture and History

The stark similarity between Abrahamic faiths and fundamental secularism practiced by Nehruvians

Kausik Gangopadhyay -
Can secularism be a candidate for a religion? And, can the faith in secularism be a candidate for a Faith in a religion?
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Crime

Congress IT cell head Divya Spandana named in the charge sheet in Chirag Patnaik sexual harassment case

OpIndia Staff -
The charge sheet describes how Divya failed to act on the complainant's allegations against Patnaik
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Crime

Pakistani handlers used Facebook accounts ‘Neha’ and ‘Pooja’ to trap arrested Brahmos engineer for spying

OpIndia Staff -
ATS officials have stated that despite being engaged in a job that involved highly sensitive data, Nishant Agarwal was 'casual' on the internet.
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Opinions

‘#MeToo is just tamasha, will disappear like Anna movement’ – Justice Katju’s latest gyan

Editorial Desk -
Joining the cacophony of the bizarre, BJP MP Udit Raj decided not to be left behind
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Crime

#MeToo: National Commission for Women reaching out to the survivors of sexual harassment

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Commission for Women sent a notice to Nana Patekar yesterday over the sexual harassment allegations levelled by Tanushree Dutta
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