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Goa: Two Congress MLAs go missing, fly abroad even as the power tussle with BJP rages on

OpIndia Staff -
The Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has been undergoing treatment for his pancreatic ailment at AIIMS.
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News Reports

Kumaraswamy unhinged: Instigates people to ‘riot’ against BJP, says BJP using military planes to poach MLAs

Shashank Bharadwaj -
HD Kumaraswamy also threatened to dig up old cases against the leaders of the BJP if they try to destabilise the government.
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Media

Delhi sewer death case: What we know so far

Editorial Desk -
In the end, one can only hope that people's faith in humanity is not broken.
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News Reports

Madhya Pradesh CM says no arrest under SC-ST act without probe in the state

OpIndia Staff -
The decision is significant as the state govt seems to differ with the central govt decision
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Media

Delhi sewer victim’s parents claim he was never married, son in viral picture not his son: ABP News

OpIndia Staff -
Did media jump the gun to collect money on basis of the viral image?
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Politics

Jaunpur patilaa, Aligarh locks, Bhopal phones: While Rahul Gandhi talks, Make In India is delivering results

Sanghamitra -
Rahul Gandhi wants every city where he holds a rally to be a global mobile phone manufacturing hub
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News Reports

In a glaring blooper, TRS leader’s name appears in Congress’ office bearer list

OpIndia Staff -
Suresh Reddy had joined the TRS officially on 7th September this year in the presence of chief minister K Chandrashekhar Rao
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News Reports

‘Clown Prince’ is polluting public discourse with concocted falsehoods: Arun Jaitley

OpIndia Staff -
The world’s largest democracy must seriously introspect whether public discourse should be allowed to be polluted by the falsehood
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News Reports

Rafale deal: Even during the UPA era, Dassault did not want to partner with HAL

OpIndia Staff -
Not to put down achievements of HAL, but perhaps it was not ready for Rafale.
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Media

Jharkhand: BJP worker who washed MP’s feet, sues media for harassment

OpIndia Staff -
The petition seeks to prosecute the mentioned media persons under sections 504 and 506 of IPC and section 67 of IT act.
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Opinions

Congress’ duality on Pakistan: one leader hugs Pak Army chief, other asks for revenge

Editorial Desk -
It is time Congress starts respecting India's non-negotiables
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News Reports

Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi compares Rahul Gandhi to a ‘pirated laptop’

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Mukhtar Naqvi also said that the "balloon" of Mahagathbandhan will burst in the upcoming general elections
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News Reports

Expert who defended Rafale deal by Modi govt arrested by Odisha police for alleged controversial remarks

OpIndia Staff -
This is a developing story and we will update this article with details as and when they emerge.
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Government and Policy

MP: Shivraj Singh Chouhan meant it when he said quick hearing and death penalty to child rapists

OpIndia Staff -
Madhya Pradesh is walking the talk when it comes to speedy trial and death penalty to rapists of children.
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News Reports

Pakistan not taking sufficient action against terror organisations, says US country report on Terrorism 2017

OpIndia Staff -
The US has been repeatedly warning Pakistan to take necessary measures to curb terror outfits operating inside its territory.
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Social Media Fact-Check

Viral post on social media spreads false information about PM Modi’s pet scheme Ayushman Bharat

OpIndia Staff -
The post claims a registration fee is needed for the scheme, which is incorrect.
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News Reports

BJP accuses Congress of ‘hawala’ links after D K Shivakumar aide reveals trail of transaction leading to Congress HQ

OpIndia Staff -
D K Shivakumar, one of the strongest leaders of the Congress is accused of running hawala operations for the Congress Party.
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News Reports

Jet Airways midair mayhem: Watch how these passengers suffered and lived to tell the tale

OpIndia Staff -
Ministry of Civil Aviation has taken cognisance of the incident and requested the Directorate General of Civil Aviation to file a report
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: The gruesome murder of Sadhus and the sinister plot hatched by now arrested Sabir Ali

OpIndia Staff -
sabir Ali is accused of killing a Muslim cleric in 2016, he allegedly hatched the elaborate plan to falsely implicate the key witnesses in that case
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Entertainment

How dare Anup Jalota not take permission before falling in love? After all, he sings bhajans

Aarti -
Bhajan singer has been made fun of over the Internet for dating a girl 37 years his junior
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News Reports

Adidas Hima Das-ed: Signs endorsement deal with the sprinting sensation

OpIndia Staff -
She had won gold medal in Finland with Adidas gear.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh state transport bus set ablaze by a woman protestor demanding separate Purvanchal state

OpIndia Staff -
She furthered that perhaps this action of hers would grab media attention and would make it possible for her to meet the PM
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Law

Jammu and Kashmir Congress President promises to ‘safeguard’ Article 35A if elected to power

OpIndia Staff -
Article 35A is a sensitive issue in the state marred with violence.
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Media

Indian Express refers to Gilgit-Baltistan as ‘Northern Pakistan’ in its article

OpIndia Staff -
We had even tweeted to The New York Times to clarify if the Indian Express has editorial freedom to decide the headline
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Sports

Preview: India vs Pakistan, can India upstage ‘favourites’ Pakistan?

Sandeep Singh -
In absence of Virat Kohli, and given some recent problems with team India, Pakistan appears to have the upper hand.
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Law

Uttar Pradesh: Red Cards with dos and don’ts issued to ‘troublemakers’ ahead of Muharram processions

OpIndia Staff -
The cards were issued irrespective of caste and religion.
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Crime

Bihar: Left-wing terrorists kill SSB Jawan when he was celebrating daughter’s birthday

OpIndia Staff -
The Left-wing terror has been one of the greatest National threats of the country.
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Media

India and Pakistan deny, but for Shekhar Gupta, Sidhu is a ‘BJP bashing’ stick that must be maliciously used

K Bhattacharjee -
The Print's article is really a word salad and the author ends up talking a lot and saying very little.
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News Reports

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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