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ABVP accuses several media outlets of being party to ‘dirty tricks’ by ‘rattled commies’

OpIndia Staff -
The headlines of the reports regarding the posters failed to reflect ABVP's clarification on the matter.
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Government and Policy

The curious case of IANS RTI and how the numbers claimed differ wildly from official govt data

OpIndia Staff -
The Ministry should issue a clarification on the matter.
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Media Fact-Check

Don’t be stupid, or OpIndia will do a report on you

Editorial Desk -
The PM of India should totally be answerable for seating arrangements in religious events and viewing angles chosen by photographers, because, why not?
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Crime

Delhi court orders framing of charges against RK Pachauri in sexual harassment case

OpIndia Staff -
In February 2015, the Delhi Police had booked Pachauri, after a woman colleague accused him of making sexual advances
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News Reports

Missionaries of Jesus booked for releasing photo of rape victim nun

OpIndia Staff -
Revealing the identity of victims of rape or sexual assault is a crime as per Indian laws
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Interviews

Pahad Singh: Heard senior members talk about the ‘activists’ arrested, unarmed Urban Naxals same as gun toting Naxals

Nupur J Sharma -
When asked about the term "Urban Naxals", Pahad Singh immediately says "Ye wahi hai" (It's them)
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News Reports

Fact check: Did Congress leader really witness the ‘meeting’ between Jaitley and Mallya in 2016?

OpIndia Staff -
On that day, as per Rajya Sabha attendance records, Arun Jaitley did not attend the session at Parliament.
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Crime

Asif Khan alias ‘Ashu Maharaj’ made a fortune cheating people and now faces charges of rape

OpIndia Staff -
Reports have claimed that Asif Khan used to repair punctures in JJ Colony area
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Opinions

‘Liberals’ seem to have got the definition of ‘dissent’ all wrong

Sambit Nayak -
Good luck for revolution
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Law

SC issues notice to Centre and State on Triple Talaq victim’s plea for security after acid attack on her

OpIndia Staff -
Many Muslim women, though subjected to various threats are mustering up the courage to raise their voices against these practices
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Crime

Missionaries of Jesus yet again stands behind rape accused Bishop, releases images of the victim

OpIndia Staff -
After victim shaming, the Missionaries of Jesus has released the picture of the victim in the public domain.
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News Reports

Meghalaya: 4 time CM quits Congress, says frustrated with party policies

OpIndia Staff -
DD Lapang had cited the phasing out and sidelining of senior leaders as the reason for his resignation.
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News Reports

Nehru statue removed in Allahabad for Kumbh Mela, Congress upset

OpIndia Staff -
The government clarified that the statue, which was in the middle of the road, had to be removed to broaden the roads.
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News Reports

Indian Judiciary set to oversee Kabaddi match to ensure fair selection process

OpIndia Staff -
The order came after allegations of bribery were leveled against the Asian Games selection process.
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Crime

Hizbul terrorist planning an attack on Ganesh Chaturthi festivities arrested in Kanpur

OpIndia Staff -
He came in contact with a terrorist called Osama and then joined the Pakistan-based terror outfit- Hizbul Mujahideen in 2017
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Law

Supreme Court scraps no arrest rule under 498A, says earlier verdict fell in ‘legislative sphere’

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court also remarked that the misuse of section 498A could result in a social disaster.
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News Reports

Rifts wide open between BJP and IPFT in Tripura, tribal leaders want to end alliance

OpIndia Staff -
Rifts had been widening between the alliance partners over quite sometime.
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News Reports

Key Naxal leaders with heavy bounty surrenders, spill the beans on the urban network

OpIndia Staff -
Most of the top Naxal leaders are increasingly becoming dissatisfied with the Communist ideology and are returning to the mainstream.
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News Reports

Supreme Court awards Rs 50 lakh compensation to former ISRO scientist for wrongful arrest and harassment

OpIndia Staff -
He was wrongly arrested on charges of espionage and selling secrets to Russia
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News Reports

CBI to probe Congress and the then Finance Ministry’s role in disbursement of loans to Vijay Mallya

OpIndia Staff -
The CBI has officially approached the finance ministry and formally obtained the documents it needs to build its case
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Opinions

The politics and the necessity of forgetting Feroze Gandhy

Saket Suryesh -
The way a middle-class Parsi man has been erased out of the collective memory of the nation does raise questions
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Political History of India

Hindi Diwas: Is Narendra Modi-led government imposing Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states? An explainer

OpIndia Staff -
Till Article 351 exists in Constitution of India, Government of India is dutybound to promote Hindi
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Crime

Uttar Pradesh: Ganesh sthapana disrupted in a Muslim dominated area, police denies communal tension

OpIndia Staff -
Police was called in to ensure situation does not go out of control
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Interviews

Watch: IG responsible for Pahad Singh’s surrender talks about how Naxals use sophisticated technology

Nupur J Sharma -
Once caught, he said, the encryption on the emails have to be breached, which is often a difficult task.
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Media Fact-Check

Media still unsure about ABVP’s affiliation, even though it’s mentioned on their website

OpIndia Staff -
ABVP is student with of RSS, not BJP as many media houses report.
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News Reports

Over 60,000 fake ration cards detected in Tripura during digitisation drive

K Bhattacharjee -
Tripura Law Minister said the government was focusing on digitization and e-government services to curb corruption in public services.
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News Reports

After his ‘indefinite hunger strike’ fails in 19 days, Hardik Patel to go on a month long retreat to ‘strategise’

OpIndia Staff -
Hardik Patel had to call off his indefinite strike after 19 days, as it started turning out counterproductive.
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News Reports

Maharashtra court issues arrest warrant against Chandrababu Naidu in a 2010 case

OpIndia Staff -
Naidu and his party leaders are facing the charge of defying the prohibitory orders of the local police and visiting the Babli project.
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News Reports

DUSU elections: ABVP wins 3 out of 4 top posts

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, NSUI and CYSS had played the 'EVMs tampering' blame-game
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News Reports

Shia Waqf board chief claims Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad pressurised him to save Vijay Mallya

OpIndia Staff -
Rizvi said that he could not even register an FIR against Mallya due to political pressure by Rahul Gandhi and Ghulam Nabi Azad.
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News Reports

NCPCR report reveals a significant decline in child marriages across India, prevalence highest among SC/ST castes

OpIndia Staff -
Data in the NCPCR report shows that girls who complete secondary school education are least likely to get married before 19 years of age.
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Opinions

The politics of ironies: Getting away with assassination of a former PM

Devanshu Rajput -
Unnatural deaths of national leaders have always endangered India's stability and security
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Crime

Triple Talaq victim falls prey to acid attack in Bulandshahar

OpIndia Staff -
The health of the victim is said to be critical.
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News Reports

Watch: DMK leader entered a beauty parlour, assaulted a woman

OpIndia Staff -
The former DMK corporator has been now suspended from the party
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Media

News agency IANS uses expletive to describe PM Modi, suspends journalist

OpIndia Staff -
The reporters in whose name the story was published has been suspended with immediate effect.
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News Reports

Congress distances itself from Tehseen Poonawalla’s PIL in Supreme Court over Rafale deal

OpIndia Staff -
The AICC legal cell has stated that the Congress party thinks the apex court is not a forum for raising such an issue.
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi accuses Arun Jaitley of having ‘struck a deal’ with Mallya, demands resignation

OpIndia Staff -
Vijay Mallya has also stated that he has made a comprehensive settlement offer before the Karnataka High Court.
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Crime

Over 3,600 children abused by Vatican clergymen between 1946 and 2014 in Germany, claims study

OpIndia Staff -
The Vatican has a long history of child sexual abuse by its clergymen.
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Interviews

Watch: Surrendered Naxal Pahad Singh says arrested ‘activist’ was present at high ranking meeting of CPI Maoists

Nupur J Sharma -
Pahad Singh also said that many such people come to these meetings and instigate the Adivasis
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News Reports

“Are Rahul Gandhi and Mallya working in tandem?” asks RS Prasad on Mallya’s allegations

OpIndia Staff -
Mallya had last evening said that he met the FM before he left for the UK, Jaitley denied having any such official meeting
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News Reports

China proposes to build bullet train corridor to Kolkata via Bangladesh and Myanmar

OpIndia Staff -
The Chinese envoy described India as a rising economy
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Interviews

Surrendered Naxal commander speaks out on how ‘jobless intellectuals’ deceive tribals

OpIndia Staff -
Maoist leaders actively spread fear in the minds of tribals against the government to persuade them against surrendering, says the surrendered Naxal commander.
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News Reports

MEA dismissed Mamata Banerjee’s claims, says reports on denial of permission to visit Chicago not true

OpIndia Staff -
The organisers of the event had, in a letter in June informed her that the scheduled programme was cancelled
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News Reports

Congress’ Sanjay Nirupam defends his statement of calling PM Modi ‘Anpadh Gawar’

OpIndia Staff -
Sanjay Nirupam had called PM Modi an 'anpadh gawar' and stated that college children have nothing to learn from him
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News Reports

Arun Jaitley denies meeting Vijay Mallya with ‘offer of settlement’ before he left for London

OpIndia Staff -
Mallya had claimed that he had met the Finance Minister and repeated his offer to settle with the banks before he left for the UK
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News Reports

Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam calls PM Modi ‘illiterate and uncouth’

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier too Nirupam has used crass language for leaders including women.
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News Reports

Union cabinet approves 100% electrification of railways by 2021-22

OpIndia Staff -
Electrification of tracks also help in improving the signalling system, which enhances safety on the tracks.
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Crime

Muslim woman killed by brother and father for being in ‘relationship’ with Hindu man

OpIndia Staff -
The accused duo, residents of Bihar's Jamalpur, were arrested from Kolkata admitted to killing the woman
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News Reports

Violent clashes between BJP and ally IPFT in Tripura, many injured

OpIndia Staff -
The alliance has been sailing through troubled waters for quite sometime.
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News Reports

Tension gripped as mosque sealed in Gurugram as part of drive against illegal structures

OpIndia Staff -
11 illegal structures were sealed within 300 mtrs of the ammunition depot.
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