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Government and Policy

Sushma Swaraj gives a cold shoulder to Pakistan Foreign Minister, leaves SAARC meeting early

OpIndia Staff -
Last week India had cancelled the scheduled meeting between the two foreign ministers in the wake of Pakistan's continued support to terrorism on Indian soil.
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Law

‘Liberals’ prove that they are willing to trample over democracy for sake of ideological supremacy

K Bhattacharjee -
It does not bode well for the future of democracy.
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News Reports

Maharashtra CM Fadnavis welcomes SC judgement upholding arrest of 5 activists in Bhima Koregaon matter

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court today refused to interfere with the arrests and also refused to constitute SIT and asked the Pune police to go ahead with their probe.
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Culture and History

Does Sabarimala verdict push state power over religion?

Abhishek Banerjee -
If a temple is to be treated as a public place, how far does this argument go?
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Law

‘We take inspiration from what Justice Indu Malhotra said’: J Sai Deepak, advocate in the Sabarimala Temple case

OpIndia Staff -
J Sai Deepak added that People For Dharma and him would explore all possible legal options in this matter. 
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Crime

Pakistan testifies Dawood aide’s ‘good character’ as UK rejects his bail plea for the second time

OpIndia Staff -
The mastermind of the 1993 serial blasts in Mumbai, Dawood Ibrahim has been reportedly sheltered by Pakistan for the last 23 years
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Opinions

Congress did not even sign a deal with Dassault, Rahul Gandhi. When do you plan to stop lying?

Raju Das -
Rahul Gandhi repeats the lies about Rafale deal, again
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News Reports

In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, number of voters goes up by almost 8 per cent

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh legislative assembly tenure ends on 7th January 2019 and the state is expected to go to the polls by year end.
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News Reports

After connecting all MRIs, Rahul Gandhi now wants to buy shoes, mobiles and shirts from HAL

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Rahul Gandhi once wanted to connect all MRIs machines through the internet.
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Political Fact-Check

Rahul Gandhi keeps talking about making mobile phones in India, Modi government is already walking the talk

Raju Das -
The phones manufactured in India say and will continue to say 'Made in India'
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Opinions

Indian Badminton is ailing and it needs attention

Sambit Nayak -
Let's keep calm and trust Gopi to fix things.
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News Reports

This is what the sole lady judge, and the only dissenting voice, said about women’s entry in Sabarimala

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Malhotra stated that the shrine and deity at Sabarimala are protected by article 25
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News Reports

‘This is not a case of arrest because of dissent’: SC refuses to interfere with arrest of Urban Naxals

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court has asked the arrested persons to move to the trial court with their appeals and refused to constitute SIT.
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Law

Supreme Court verdict on Sabarimala temple: Women of all age groups to be allowed

OpIndia Staff -
The bench ruled that the age restriction is a violation of religious rights of Hindu women
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Crime

Paedophile Rehan Abdul Rashid Qureshi accused of raping 15 minors arrested in Thane

OpIndia Staff -
Qureshi was booked under IPC sections 376 (rape), 363 (kidnapping), and POSCO act
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Government and Policy

Konark War Memorial: PM inaugurates Parakram Parv in Jodhpur to mark 2nd anniversary of surgical strike

OpIndia Staff -
Parakram Parv will be celebrated till 30th September to mark 2nd anniversary of surgical strikes
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OpIndia Explains

Sanjay Bhandari’s shady history and his connections to Robert Vadra and Aam Aadmi Party. All you need to know

Research Team -
Luck often runs out at the most unexpected of times.
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Government and Policy

Ahead of second year anniversary, government releases fresh video clip of 2016 Surgical Strikes

OpIndia Staff -
The Union government has planned various events to commemorate the valour of soldiers from September 28 to 30.
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Crime

NIA busts LeT linked organisation’s terror funding module in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
The FIF operative Mohammad Salman is reportedly involved in terror funding in Mewat region
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Media

Marathi newspaper claims RSS chief had justified murder for beef eating, retracts ‘in small font’ later

OpIndia Staff -
The apology appeared in small fonts which could be easily missed
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Fact-Check

Business Standard article on Coal auction revenues ‘falling short’ is sensationalist and poorly argued

Nupur J Sharma -
OpIndia.com spoke to sources in the Ministry and got a clear picture
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News Reports

Fact check: Sikkim airport is really India’s 100th operational airport, here is how

OpIndia Staff -
Not all operational airports have flights scheduled for arrivals and departure
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News Reports

Even after dismissal by France, Rahul Gandhi repeats his lie about the French President on Rafale deal

OpIndia Staff -
France had earlier confirmed the existence of a secrecy clause in the Rafale deal.
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News Reports

Delhi Commission for Women chief Swati Maliwal wants adultery to continue being crime, gets slammed

OpIndia Staff -
Adultery still remains valid ground for divorce.
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Media

‘Liberals’ have a meltdown after SC refused to refer the Ayodhya dispute to a larger bench

OpIndia Staff -
In a majority judgment, the Supreme Court refused to refer the Ram Janambhoomi case to a larger constitution bench.
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News Reports

Congress in trouble as many regional leaders distance themselves stating problems with the party’s current policies

OpIndia Staff -
The veteran has alleged that in its desperation for power, Congress has become direction-less and is ready to compromise with its fundamental principles.
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Opinions

Did anti-Aadhar brigade lose interest in Cambridge Analytica because Congress’ name came up?

Abhishek Banerjee -
We will never know if Cambridge Analytica actually stole data for the Congress Party
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Crime

Telangana : IT raids on state Congress Working President Revanth Reddy over misappropriation of funds

OpIndia Staff -
Revanth Reddy was earlier caught by the anti-corruption bureau in 2015 for his alleged involvement in a 50 lakh cash for vote case.
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News Reports

Day after court orders FIR against Congress leaders in Vyapam case, Rahul Gandhi raises it

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi repeats the lies, despite those lies having been debunked over and over.
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Law

Supreme Court declines to refer the Ayodhya dispute to a larger bench in a majority judgment

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Abdul Nazeer disagreed with the majority opinion.
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Politics

Is there a method to madness in Rahul Gandhi’s plan of opening mobile manufacturing units everywhere?

Nirwa Mehta -
Rahul Gandhi is so predictable, everyone has started predicting what he will say in a rally
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Political Fact-Check

Madhya Pradesh: Rahul Gandhi repeats the same debunked lie on Sardar Patel’s statue

OpIndia Staff -
Perhaps it is the silence of the media that gives Rahul Gandhi the impunity necessary to lie blatantly
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Opinions

Since Rahul Gandhi likes talking about ‘corruption’ now, will he speak on Ajit Jogi naming Sonia in Cash-For-MLA scam?

GujaratRiots.com -
Now, dear Mr Rahul Gandhi, will you break your silence on this case?
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News Reports

Poster issued by Congress leader in Bihar exposes Congress’ casteist mentality

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress desperately tries to prove itself to be a secular, egalitarian party while taking every opportunity to stoke casteist sentiments.
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News Reports

Terror launch pad destroyed in surgical strikes is active again: reports

OpIndia Staff -
Eight of the terror launch pads have been activated after Imran Khan took charge as Pakistan's PM
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Law

‘Adultery valid ground for divorce, not criminal prosecution’: SC strikes down the arbitrary Sec 497

OpIndia Staff -
The apex court has declared that section 497 of IPC is unconstitutional
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Law

Ram Janambhoomi: SC to decide if 1994 decision that Mosques are not essential to Namaz needs revision

OpIndia Staff -
In 1994, the SC had given a verdict that a mosque is not an integral part of Islam.
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Government and Policy

PM Modi wins UN’s prestigious ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards, Cochin Airport recognised for its sustainable operations

OpIndia Staff -
'Champions of the Earth' is an annually awarded to recognise outstanding environmental leaders for their positive impact on the environment. 
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Crime

Jharkhand: Two Naxals awarded death penalty for murdering 6 police personnel

Jhankar Mohta -
The duo had killed the then Pakur Superintendent of Police Amarjeet Balihar and five other policemen
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Media

IT Commissioner harassment case: NDTV withdraws defamation case against academician Madhu Kishwar

OpIndia Staff -
A case was filed on a story authored by Kishwar in January 2014
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News Reports

FIR ordered against Digvijay Singh, Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia for submitting false evidence in Vyapam

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leaders have been accused of misleading court by false documents
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Crime

Antigua assures full cooperation in extradition of multi-crore scam accused Mehul Choksi

OpIndia Staff -
Choksi had recently announced he had become citizen of Antigua in November 2017 to expand his business
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Fact-Check

Fact-Check: Congress mouthpiece National Herald’s lies about Japan withdrawing funding for bullet train

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that Congress mouthpiece National Herald has been caught lying
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Crime

Bengaluru: Commercial Tax officials unearth Rs. 203 crore fake GST invoice scam, three arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The accused person had registration of 14 companies and used to generate fake GST invoices.
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Entertainment

Pro-Kannada activists threaten Sunny Leone prior to her show in Bengaluru

OpIndia Staff -
In January, too, Sunny Leone's performance in Bengaluru faced protests
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Crime

The sordid and shameful whitewashing of rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

Jhankar Mohta -
The entire ecosystem is advocating the wrongdoer because of the position he holds and power he adheres
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Government and Policy

Indian Airforce Deputy Chief calls out Rahul Gandhi’s Rafale mumbo jumbo

OpIndia Staff -
He said Dassault's total offset obligation is ₹6500 crore, and single company can get ₹30,000 crore
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Opinions

Battle of narratives: The non-left is trying, but the macro-narrative is still firmly under Left’s control

Kushal Mehra -
I think the essential battle is the meta-battle of framing the narrative
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Social Media

Remember that Sardar kid who cried as India tied with Afghanistan? He is now preparing to celebrate on Friday

OpIndia Staff -
It took the young boy to bring the country together, across political ideologies.
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Crime

Violence at Banaras Hindu University, students asked to vacate hostels

OpIndia Staff -
Classes have been suspended till the 28th. OPD and emergency services will continue to function as per the schedule.
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