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Here is why BJP has won 96% of the seats uncontested in local body by-elections in Tripura

K Bhattacharjee -
It appears that the allegations of the opposition parties are mere political posturing.
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News Reports

‘If Sukhbir Badal has verbal diarrhoea, it is not my fault,’ Sidhu’s meltdown after Badal’s ‘mental’ comment

OpIndia Staff -
The ghost of Sidhu's hug to the Pakistan Army chief continues to haunt him
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News Reports

Hindus taking part in Ganesh Visarjan told to ‘worship only Jesus’ by evangelists in Mumbai

OpIndia Staff -
A minor confrontation took place between the evangelists and some local residents who objected to this targeting of Hindus at a religious event.
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Government and Policy

Tripura’s new government seizes 40,000 kilos of Ganja, tackles drug mess left by Communists

Abhishek Banerjee -
When people are high on drugs, for a few moments, they might just catch a glimpse of the promised Communist utopia.
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Crime

‘Myanmar based drug mafia is hatching a plot to eliminate Tripura CM Biplab Deb’: BJP

OpIndia Staff -
The newly-formed BJP-led Government in Tripura had declared that it wanted to make the State drugs free
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Government and Policy

Cabinet approves ordinance on Triple Talaq making it a punishable offence

OpIndia Staff -
Supreme Court had outlawed the practice last year
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News Reports

Pakistan government dismisses economist because of his Ahmadiya faith, India hits out

OpIndia Staff -
India said that a state whose foundation was laid on religious fundamentalism should not have any opinion on communal harmony
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News Reports

Allegations of housing scheme scam in Left-led Siliguri Municipal Corporation, TMC demands resignation of mayor

OpIndia Staff -
TMC has also accused the board of having indulged in malpractices in the installation of LED lights in the town.
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Law

Mizoram : Leaders of 14 Churches reject Supreme Court order order on Section 377

OpIndia Staff -
Certain minority groups have severely criticised the Supreme Court's judgement to scrap controversial Section 377.
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News Reports

Rafale deal didn’t go through in the UPA era as ‘kickback’ demands were not met?

OpIndia Staff -
As of now, it appears that the allegations of a scam by either side are merely political rhetoric
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Crime

AgustaWestland scam: UAE to extradite middleman Christian Michel, accused of bribing politicians and journalists

OpIndia Staff -
Some celebrity journalists were also believed to have received kickbacks for 'managing' the reporting.
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Media

CNN-News18 Senior Editor fans North-South divide, calls North India a ‘shithole’

OpIndia Staff -
The shameless fanning of North-South divide just goes to show the deep-rooted intolerance in the Media community.
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News Reports

Haryana: AAP leader offers Rs 20 lakhs to BJP leaders to get raped by 10 people

OpIndia Staff -
Navin Jaihind is the Aam Aadmi Party chief in Haryana
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News Reports

Mumbai Congress demands reservation for North Indian backward communities in Maharastra

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Nirupam has asked for a uniform law to recognise the backward communities throughout the country.
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News Reports

Columnist slams Shekhar Gupta’s article on the Rafale deal

OpIndia Staff -
In a Twitter thread, Mihir Shah calls out factual inaccuracies in Shekhar Gupta's column
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Government and Policy

India gets access to two Bangladeshi ports, will boost connectivity with North-Eastern region

Shashank Bharadwaj -
The proposed agreement will enhance connectivity to the land-locked region of the North-East.
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News Reports

Congress workers detained in Gujarat during assembly gherao march for creating a ruckus: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress party had earlier given a formal notice for a no-confidence motion against the BJP government in Gujarat.
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News Reports

PM Modi announces projects worth over 550 crores in Varanasi, says Kashi was earlier left at the mercy of Gods

K Bhattacharjee -
Narendra Modi began the speech in a local dialect and chanting 'Har Har Mahadev'.
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News Reports

Watch: Gujarat Congress leader hits a woman Police officer at a protest rally

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Congress workers also broke windows of a police van.
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Opinions

Jay Panda’s chopper seized by Odisha police – Law and order issue or vindictive politics?

Sambit Nayak -
How the event unfolds politically, remains to be seen.
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Sports

Rohit Sharma vs Mohammad Amir: who will win the battle for supremacy?

Sandeep Singh -
India and Pakistan will play in the Asia Cup ODI cricket match in Dubai on Wednesday 19 September 2018.
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News Reports

Supreme Court Adjourns Hearing on PIL against Rafale Fighter Jet

OpIndia Staff -
The PIL filed by advocate M L Sharma alleges corruption in the fighter jet deal
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Crime

ED registers money laundering case against Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, may even be arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier in 2014 he was accused of being involved in illegal mining and land scams.
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Government and Policy

EAM punctures holes in Sidhu’s excuse on why he hugged Pakistan Army Chief

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu had claimed that Pakistan is ready to open the corridor of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on the 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak
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Crime

Sohrabuddin’s brother hints at conspiracy: Amit Shah’s name added by CBI in 2010, had not named him

OpIndia Staff -
Niyamuddin in his statements said that the CBI has added some statements, which is wrongly attributed to him.
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Opinions

Fumble tumble: The curious case of Rahul Gandhi, unceremoniously, drawing a blank

Nirwa Mehta -
After the eerie smile, Rahul Gandhi now responds with a blank stare.
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News Reports

Candidates forced to remove Mangalsutra for competitive exam in Telangana

OpIndia Staff -
TSPSC Chairman clarified that no instructions were issued to ask candidates to remove their Mangalsutra.
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News Reports

UN report says India’s infant mortality rates lowest in five years, four-fold decline in gender gap in girl child survival

OpIndia Staff -
UNICEF's India chief says countrywide efforts in healthcare, newborn care and immunisation has been instrumental in bringing down infant death rates in the country.
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News Reports

RSS and BJP start campaign for NRC in the Bangladesh bordering districts of West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
The RSS has also formed a committee of lawyers to file petitions in the Kolkata high court seeking legal intervention to implement NRC in West Bengal.
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Media

In presence of NDTV’s Ravish Kumar, Akhilesh Yadav wishes to have murdered a journalist

OpIndia Staff -
He said he was angry after being called Aurangzeb and he should have killed the person who did that.
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News Reports

Mumbai Police called out for patronising Hindus while maintaining silence on Mosques using loudspeakers

OpIndia Staff -
People on social weren't very pleased with the hypocrisy of the Mumbai Police.
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News Reports

FIR registered for saying TMC MP’s movie is copied, claims West Bengal journalist

OpIndia Staff -
The movie 'Hoichoi Unlimited' starring Deepak Adhikari will be released on October 12th.
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News Reports

Democracy died a painful death in JNU

Guest Author -
The Left did not realize that what they were burying was not a dead body, but the seeds of democracy which will grow again and thrive
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News Reports

West Bengal: BJP state president and workers allegedly attacked by TMC

OpIndia Staff -
TMC workers reportedly damaged cars and motorcycles in the convoy and attacked party workers present for the BJP meeting
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Economy and Finance

Rupee is stronger today vs Euro, British Pound, Canadian and Australian Dollars

Abhishek Banerjee -
This is the data, whether liberals like it or not
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News Reports

Supreme Court extends house arrest of five ‘Urban Naxals’ till September 19

OpIndia Staff -
Urban Naxals, under the garb of activism and Human rights movement has inflicted severe damage on India's developmental story.
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Crime

SC orders security for Shabnam, one of the petitioners against nikah-halala and polygamy after acid attack

OpIndia Staff -
Shabnam is a victim of triple talaq herself.
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Government and Policy

Congress stakes claim to form government in Goa as Manohar Parrikar receives treatment at AIIMS, reports

OpIndia Staff -
There hasn't been a meeting between the Congress party and the governor yet.
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Crime

Rewari gang-rape: CM urges public not to harbour the rape accused

OpIndia Staff -
CBSE topper from Rewari was allegedly brutally gang-raped by a dozen men while returning from her coaching classes.
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News Reports

Congress dials up its Hindutva image in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
Another poster has a cutout of Digvijaya Singh missing
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Law

UP Police files complaint against two traffic home guards and a PRD jawan for violating traffic norms

OpIndia Staff -
Social media has been playing a pivotal role in helping law enforcement agencies
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News Reports

NCP Muslim leader says Modi will become ‘dhobi ka kutta’ if he continues to reach out to Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
Any sort of outreach is seen as 'appeasement'.
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Crime

The Vatican probe into the Kerala Nun Rape case: a PR stunt for the disgraced

K Bhattacharjee -
The Vatican has formed a one man probe panel to investigate the allegations of rape against Bishop Franco of the Missionaries of Jesus.
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Opinions

What’s cooking in Odisha politics?

Sambit Nayak -
After Baijayant Jay Panda's exit, Dr Damodar Rout was recently dismissed by Naveen Patnaik
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News Reports

Following JNUSU elections victory, Leftist goons attack ABVP students, many hurt

OpIndia Staff -
Leftists of JNU allegedly stormed into the hostel rooms of ABVP students and unleashed violence.
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News Reports

Shahrukh Khan’s son celebrates Ganesh Puja, Islamic fundamentalists call it a ‘sin’

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time celebrities have been trolled by fundamentalists on social media.
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News Reports

After hatred for Rudra Hanuman, is ‘Militant Ganesha’ the new way to propagate Hinduphobia?

OpIndia Staff -
Ganesha as an embodiment of Shiva and Durga, an avatar of Parvati, is not 'peaceful' enough?
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Media

Senior journalist reveals how NDTV used to take editorial orders from PMO during UPA era

OpIndia Staff -
Despite that, no one cried 'undeclared emergency' back in 2005, or even later.
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News Reports

Trouble for proposed Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh as Mayawati and Mulayam’s plans remain ‘independent’

OpIndia Staff -
Shivpal Yadav's Samajwadi Secular Morcha is yet to be registered with the Election Commission of India.
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News Reports

Fact check: How is Narendra Modi government building 0.7 toilets every second?

OpIndia Staff -
Having calculation skill is good, but having common sense is of utmost importance
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