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The great left-liberal Twitter meltdown

Nirwa Mehta -
Guess this is what 'solidarity' is all about.
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After Atishi Marlena, Ashutosh says he was forced to include his surname to fight 2014 general elections

OpIndia Staff -
Ashutosh lost the 2014 Lok Sabha elections to BJP's Dr. Harsh Vardhan
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Opinions

Why should Communists be considered ‘intellectual’ when Communism is just as bad as ISIS

Abhishek Banerjee -
This is the price we pay for normalizing Communism.
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Meet Nandini Sundar, the DU professor who is accused of having blood of adivasis on her hand

Nirwa Mehta -
Irony is when Nandini Sundar talks about democarcy.
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‘Activist’ Gautam Navlakha raided yesterday, had links with notorious ISI funded Kashmiri separatist

OpIndia Staff -
Despite the accusations against Fai, Navlakha's faith in him remained steadfast.
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Fact Check: Was Biplab Deb really off the mark when he said ‘ducks raise oxygen level in water’?

OpIndia Staff -
CM Biplab Deb had announced that his government will distribute ducklings among people living around water bodies
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Metro Man E Sreedharan says there is no pride in receiving aid from other countries

OpIndia Staff -
The Kerala government had fallen into the trap of fake news regarding UAE's 700 crores aid.
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NIA arrests deputy jail superintendent in Jammu and Kashmir for involvement in terrorist recruitment

OpIndia Staff -
Firoz Ahmed Lone was the deputy superintendent of Srinagar jail when he arranged for new Hizbul recruits to meet terrorists in prison and helped them stay in touch via blackberries
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‘Keep National Security is above politics’, Kiren Rijiju hits out at Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter on Tuesday to register his comments about the detention of these five activists,
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Vivek Agnihotri explains what he meant by ‘making a list’ of people supporting Urban Naxals

OpIndia Staff -
A tweet by the author-filmmaker resulted in left-leaning accounts trending hashtag #MeTooUrbanNaxal on Twitter.
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Opinions

Romanticizing death, blood and deception – A tale of the Left and Naxalbari

Anubhav -
The presumption that the ‘educated man’ being above scrutiny gives way to snobbish attempts engineer consent
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The provocation and agitation against the 3 CMs’ talk in JNU exposes the Left’s fascist mentality

OpIndia Staff -
Assam CM was the main target of the goons who had to be escorted by forming a human chain
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The ‘Urban Maoists’ raided, who they are, and what connects them all

K Bhattacharjee -
These 'intellectuals' use their power to shape narratives to bend the government to their will.
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Delhi: Muslim suspect’s name missing in FIR after Dalit girl goes missing, police calls family ‘communal’ when questioned

OpIndia Staff -
The girl's mother petrified to stay in the Muslim dominated area said that they would leave the area once her daughter was traced
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Doing this to give history lessons to Rahul Gandhi: BJP’s Tajinder Bagga on Rajiv Gandhi posters

OpIndia Staff -
Bagga said he would not apologise for the posters.
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ISRO committed to send 3 Indians to space by 2022 as part of Gaganyaan project announced by the PM

OpIndia Staff -
'Human Spaceflight Programme' had the UPA government sanctioning only Rs 145 crores for the pre-launch activities
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Death toll rises to five as political violence continues in Bengal over Panchayat Board formation

OpIndia Staff -
Violence has been reported in various parts of Bengal since the Panchayat elections
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India Today deletes article quoting Amartya Sen after no one could figure out what he was talking about

OpIndia Staff -
Many on Twitter wondered what Nobel Laureate Sen really meant.
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SC dismisses ex-Tehelka Editor’s plea to restrain ED officer from investigating graft case against him

OpIndia Staff -
Subramanian Swamy had earlier alleged that ED officer Rajeshwar Singh was being targeted deliberately to derail investigations
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Massive crackdown on Urban Naxals, raids conducted at several locations across India, arrests made

OpIndia Staff -
The Police confirmed that the raids were likely to continue throughout the day.
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AIB shared a post linking Rakshabandhan to patriarchy, got brutally slammed by social media

Sanghamitra -
Social media users did not let AIB malign Rakshabandhan as patriarchal
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Bihar: 20 year old Mohammad Ziauddin arrested for rape, murder of 4 year old girl in Siwan

OpIndia Staff -
Her undergarment was stuffed in her mouth so that her screams could not be heard.
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Lt Col Purohit approaches SC after RVS Mani’s revelation regarding Congress’ ‘saffron terror’ plot

OpIndia Staff -
Purohit claims that he has been used as a "pawn" in the "larger scheme of things."
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Terrorists who hijacked Indian Airlines plane to Lahore in 1981, set free by Delhi court

OpIndia Staff -
The two accused have served life terms in Pakistan for the hijack in 1981 and were deported to India after their release.
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Ahmedabad District Co-Operative Bank files a criminal defamation case against Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff -
The bank is planning to use video recordings of the press conference and transcripts as evidence against the two ministers
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NCP supremo Sharad Pawar expresses happiness that Rahul Gandhi out of PM race for 2019

OpIndia Staff -
The grand alliance or mahaghatbandhan is yet to have a definite structure or agenda to fight the NDA in the upcoming general elections
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BSP member shares fake image of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes being sold on Amazon

OpIndia Staff -
An insensitive, morphed image is being circulated claiming ashes of former PM Vajpayee are sold on Amazon.
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Godhra Case: Trial court convicts Farukh Bhana and Imran Sheru for setting train on fire which killed Kar-sevaks

OpIndia Staff -
The killing of 59 Hindu devotees returning from the pilgrimage had led to the 2002 communal incident
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CPI accuses CPM of highjacking Kerala relief material and distributing it under its party banner

OpIndia Staff -
CPM workers were obstructing the free and fair distribution of the relief material
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Cracks in JDS-Congress alliance: Is the Karnataka Government on the verge of collapsing?

OpIndia Staff -
Not the first time cracks have appeared in the 'opportunistic alliance'
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Amar Singh calls SP ‘Namazwadi Party’, threatens to expose their ‘secular credentials’

OpIndia Staff -
Amar Singh claimed that Azam Khan had threatened to cut him into pieces and throw acid on his daughters.
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Did the govt threaten to stop supply of petroleum if the PM’s photo is not displayed in petrol pumps?

Raju Das -
In all, this report by The Hindu certainly raises serious suspicions over the authenticity of the purported diktat by the Modi govt
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Punjab Assembly: Amarinder Singh names Congress leaders involved in 1984 anti-Sikh genocide

OpIndia Staff -
Amarinder Singh has come under intense criticism for his defense of Rahul Gandhi.
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Entertainment

Ghoul: Watch (or don’t) as Anurag Kashyap unloads unhindered propaganda on the audience

Saurabh Patel -
After watching Netflix’s Ghoul I can cheer this bunch on as they continue to peddle propaganda and lose the love they earned
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NASA confirms: Delayed opening of dams coupled with rains led to Kerala floods

OpIndia Staff -
80 dams were opened at same time instead of gradually opening the dams in drier times
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Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Model Schools’ develop infrastructure problems, 250 crores wasted: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
In 2015, 54 schools were selected to be developed into 'Model Schools' and Rs. 250 crores were allocated for the same.
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Pope of ‘Mafia like Church’ must resign, knew of sexual abuse allegations and did nothing : Archbishop

OpIndia Staff -
Some claim that the allegations are part of an internal power struggle within the Church.
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CBI writes to Antiguan Government seeking arrest of PNB scam accused, Mehul Choksi

OpIndia Staff -
Choksi, who reportedly had a 'loose alliance' with the Congress, claimed of taking Antiguan citizenship last year
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Clashes erupt in Kashmir after rumours emerge that Article 35A has been scrapped

OpIndia Staff -
The Supreme Court is set to hear a fresh petition regarding the scrapping of Article 35A which triggered the rumours.
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Media

No Indian Express, don’t use innocent Muslims to whitewash the sins of the ones who join ISIS

Nirwa Mehta -
Muslims, a small minority, but significant number are susceptible to join the ranks of the terror outfit
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SpiceJet successfully tests India’s first bio-fuel operated flight from Dehradun

OpIndia Staff -
The aviation sector has decided to test the feasibility of using cheaper and cleaner fuels to minimize the operation costs
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Opinions

Dilute Ram, preserve Nehru: How Congress’ position on Teen Murti exposes the party’s idea of heritage

Nupur J Sharma -
Why else would they think history and heritage are being undermined if the memory of PMs other than Nehru get the place they deserve?
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P Chidambaram’s claims fall flat as CBI accuses him of ‘wilfully ignoring rules’ in Aircel-Maxis case

OpIndia Staff -
CBI alleged that Chidambaram 'deliberately suppressed' and 'maliciously projected' the proposal of investment in the Aircel-maxis case
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Media

Democratization of Information: The age of alternate media

Anubhav -
Traditional media will continue to be on the decline and the alternative media will in time replace the traditional media.
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Kerala floods: Migrant workers discriminated against in providing relief, say reports

OpIndia Staff -
The migrant workers were considered 'least priority' by some when it came to relief and rescue
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Nagaland Congress opposes immersion of Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes in a ‘Christian majority state’

OpIndia Staff -
BJP decided to immerse the ashes of the former PM Vajpayee, who passed away on 16th August, in 100 rivers across the country
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FIR against Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Umang Singhar for assaulting a BJP worker

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress leader had slapped and threatened the BJP leader.
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Opinions

The fine line between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Digestion

Kushal Mehra -
Hope all of you who read this appreciate that I come from a place of intellectual curiosity and not malice
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Mamata Banerjee labels Jharkhand BJP government ‘inhumane’ for stopping animal slaughter in public

OpIndia Staff -
She also accused the BJP government in Jharkhand of dictating people’s food habits
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Did Congress President Rahul Gandhi just admit that UPA failed to generate jobs?

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier too Congress President had made a self goal while trying to attack PM Modi
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