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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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Government and Policy

Malaysia to adopt India’s Aadhaar model for providing targeted subsidies

OpIndia Staff -
India had offered to collaborate with Malaysia on the programmes India developed expertise
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Government and Policy

India Forward: Major ports see positive growth in efficiency due to government’s policies

Ashutosh Muglikar -
The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 5.12%
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News Reports

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam calls Prime Minister Modi “Mahishasur”

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, too, Nirupam and other Congress leaders have used foul language against PM Modi
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News Reports

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi posts fake petrol bill on Twitter, gets exposed by petroleum minister

OpIndia Staff -
The fake bill is already circulating on social media and it is already proven as fake
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Crime

Fake Indian Territorial Army recruitment racket busted, mastermind arrested by the Delhi Police

OpIndia Staff -
Following an input, he was nabbed from Haridwar on Thursday
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi meets Telangana Naxal activist Gummadi Vittal Rao aka Gaddar, may contest from Congress ticket in state elections

OpIndia Staff -
In 1970s, he urged the youth to adopt a militant life.
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Crime

Watch: UP Police makes ‘thain thain’ gunshot sounds to scare off criminals

OpIndia Staff -
It is one the most bizarre encounters in recent times
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News Reports

Uncertainty over MJ Akbar’s resignation, to make statement soon

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, Akbar has tendered his resignation to the Principal Secretary. 
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News Reports

Mumbai: Student spends 45 days in police custody over Facebook post for ‘defamatory remarks’ against Dargahs

OpIndia Staff -
He was booked for 'cyber terrorism'.
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Media

#MeToo: The Wire journalist Vinod Dua accused of stalking, sexual harassment

OpIndia Staff -
She even accused him of humiliating her during the job interview
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News Reports

Scare in the Air – Air India flies aircraft with fractured fuselage

Sambit Nayak -
On 12th October, a Trichy-Dubai flight hit a wall while taking off, pilots didn't realise the damage for good two hours
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Culture and History

Skandamata: The mother of Kartikeya, the fifth form of Maa Durga

OpIndia Staff -
She is depicted as carrying baby Murugan or Lord Kartikeya in her lap while riding a ferocious lion. 
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Social Media Fact-Check

Youth Congress leader spreads fake photo of Statue of Unity

OpIndia Staff -
A different statue of Patel is passed of as Statue of Unity
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News Reports

Navjot Sidhu compares Pakistan with South India, likes Pakistan culture and food more

Raju Das -
After his Pakistan visit fiasco, Sidhu now lands in another Pakistan related controversy
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News Reports

HAL Staff Union snubs Rahul Gandhi, says ‘we are government employees, we represent PM Modi’

Jinit Jain -
It's anybody's guess how many people believe Rahul Gandhi's concocted allegations regarding the Rafale Deal.
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News Reports

Number of pilgrims visiting Kedarnath has reached record high levels this year

OpIndia Staff -
This year, the temple had welcomed pilgrims with brand new amenities and a laser show
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News Reports

Assam government all set to deport 23 more Rohingyas back to Myanmar

OpIndia Staff -
The government has already deported 7 Rohingyas from Assam to Myanmar
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News Reports

NIA court orders the attachment of five Mumbai properties of radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff -
NIA had registered a case against Naik in 2016. He has been staying in Malaysia.
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Crime

UP: Maulana carrying a knife hurled abuses at PM Modi and CM Yogi post Namaaz in front of Secretariat

OpIndia Staff -
At the time of this incident, the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was holding a meeting of officials in the Secretariat
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