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The trail of blasphemy laws: Indonesian woman imprisoned for complaining about mosque noise

OpIndia Staff -
According to Indonesia's law, any person who deliberately abuses a religion in public may be sentenced to up to five years in prison.
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U.S. based anti-India propagandist spreads lies on Twitter again, UP Police refutes his claims

OpIndia Staff -
Werlemen has spread falsehood on numerous occasions in the past.
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Anil Ambani serves notice to Congress leaders on Rafale issue: Keep quiet or face legal consequences

OpIndia Staff -
Nothing seems to waiver Congress and its President Rahul Gandhi's impulsion of downplaying BJP
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Opinions

Why Rahul Gandhi would be an even greater disaster than Manmohan Singh as PM

Vijaya Dar -
“An ‘unemployed’ existence is a worse negation of life than death itself.”
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News Reports

Ashutosh posts pics from the mountains after quitting AAP, twitterati gets creative with Photoshop

OpIndia Staff -
Ashutosh recently quit from Aam Aadmi Party
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Kashmiri terrorists abduct and brutally murder Pulwama BJP leader Shabir Ahmad Bhat

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that the Islamic terrorists in Kashmir have attacked BJP leaders
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Leftists organizations organize protest against Samsung unit in Noida, over 70 arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The protesters are claiming that not enough locals have been given jobs at the plant.
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West Bengal: Students reportedly asked communally sensitive question in Arabic class, Hindu parents protest

OpIndia Staff -
Hindu groups have alleged that the question paper was intentionally set to incite communal tension
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Govt might refuse aid from UAE for Kerala floods, but no, not because of what propagandists are claiming

OpIndia Staff -
Many also asserted that the Prime Minister is being "petty" because the BJP doesn't rule Kerala.
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More troubles for Arvind Kejriwal: After Ashutosh, Ashish Khetan quits AAP

OpIndia Staff -
AAP leader Ashish Khetan refutes rumours of being upset over not being offered Rajya Sabha seat
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Media

If North India is a burden on the South, India’s Muslims are a burden on Hindus?

Abhishek Banerjee -
The question before the wider Indian populace is whether we share the two prime objectives that our liberals want to push on us
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Villagers of Dosanjh village, Punjab put up ‘missing’ posters against the AAP MP Sadhu Singh

OpIndia Staff -
Sarpanch of the village, who is a Congress worker, has accused the AAP MP of not having visited the village even once.
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Opinions

Kerala floods: Why Rajiv Malhotra has a point

Murali KV -
Imperative to evaluate the arguments with sound reasoning and not sacrifice the dignity of the victims at the altars of political correctness
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While Captain Amarinder Singh slams Sidhu, Punjab Congress Chief supports the Sidhu-Bajwa hug

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu was seen sitting next to the President of PoK and hugging Pakistan's Army Chief at Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony
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Reliance rubbishes claims of a potential deal with Alibaba in retail

OpIndia Staff -
The claims were made in a report by Livemint which quoted anonymous sources.
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Supreme Court says no to the use of None of the above (NOTA) in Rajya Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff -
The NOTA option was introduced in the year 2013, following a Supreme Court judgement.
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Chattisgarh: Naya Raipur to be renamed ‘Atal Nagar’ in honour of the former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

OpIndia Staff -
Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on 16th August following a prolonged illness.
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Fact-Check

IndiaSpend’s factcheck website : A classic case of how fact-checkers peddle an agenda

Nirwa Mehta -
Perhaps it is time 'factchecker' starts taking its name a little more seriously
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News Reports

Congress demands action against Delhi BJP spokesperson for calling Rajiv Gandhi ‘father of mob lynching’

OpIndia Staff -
Bagga's remarks were with reference to the 1984 Sikh genocide
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Opinions

The farther you are from Geneva, the less you matter to Shashi Tharoor

Abhishek Banerjee -
You have to admit though that Pinarayi Vijayan is a more down to earth Communist, not a man of aristocratic tastes.
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News Reports

Kerala flood: While ‘liberals’ fan north-south divide, Kerala CM expresses gratitude to central govt

OpIndia Staff -
We had reported how certain intellectuals had resorted to fanning separatist sentiments in the wake of the Kerala floods.
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Head priest and sevekar brutally murdered inside vandalised Temple premises in Karnal, Haryana

OpIndia Staff -
Priest and sevadars of a temple in Haryana were tied up and stabbed in a violent attack, 2 dead.
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RTI response confirms OpIndia report: ‘Rs 35 lakh spent on Modi’s yoga video’ was fake news

OpIndia Staff -
With the official response out, would people who furthered an unverified source-based "news" from dubious website retract?
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Communal tension in Fatehpur, Rajasthan after attack on Kanwar Yatris, 3 Muslim youth reportedly arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Currently, section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in Fatehpur, Rajasthan
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Allahabad HC stays construction in VVIP area where Akhilesh Yadav was planning to build heritage hotel

OpIndia Staff -
The court has asked the state government how the said construction could be allowed in the area and has fixed 5th September for next hearing
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News Reports

No animal slaughter in public during Bakr-Eid, Yogi Adityanath instructs Police

OpIndia Staff -
The measures are being taken to ensure that the religious sentiments of other communities are not offended.
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In a blatant show of insensitivity, Karnataka CM’s brother caught on camera ‘throwing’ relief packages to flood victims

OpIndia Staff -
The current ongoing heavy rainfall has resulted in severe flood like situations in Kerala and some parts of Karnataka
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Opinions

Don’t teach Narendra Modi about Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s legacy because he IS that legacy

Abhishek Banerjee -
The "liberals" shouldn't worry about driving a wedge there because they won’t find any.
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News Reports

‘Hindutva is here to stay’, say the creators of ‘Dharmic Memes for Hindu Teens’

K Bhattacharjee -
The account came up relatively recently on Twitter and is run by a pair of brothers.
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Opinions

Irreconcilable differences: The enduring message that Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s death has left us with

K Bhattacharjee -
There has been no dearth of hate on social media against the former Prime Minister on the occasion of his death.
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News Reports

Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s ashes to be immersed in 100 rivers across the country

OpIndia Staff -
The former prime minister breathed his last on 16th August
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News Reports

As Congress revoked Mani Shankar Aiyar’s suspension, here is a look back at controversial remarks by Congress leaders

OpIndia Staff -
Not the first time Congress politicians have made controversial remarks, without any remorse.
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Media

Social Justice willingly sacrificed as ‘Divide and Rule’ gains traction among the Intellectual elite

K Bhattacharjee -
Some people afflicted with hyper-intellect have also suggested that Maharashtra join this band of Southern states.
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News Reports

Police arrest 19 year old Mostaherul Islam, recover huge cache of arms and ammunition

OpIndia Staff -
The arrested teenager is an 11th class student at Kaliachak High School.
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Twitter CEO Jack ‘fully admits’ left-leaning bias of its employees

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter is constantly struggling to maintaining the balance between freedom of speech and censorship
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West Bengal school book using Farhan Akhtar’s image as that of Milkha Singh leaves Twitter shocked

OpIndia Staff -
Akhtar had played the lead role in Milkha Singh's biopic 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag'.
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Punjab CM Amarinder Singh slams Navjot Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army chief

OpIndia Staff -
The Punjab CM stated that everyday Indian soldiers are getting killed and it was wrong for Sidhu to hug Pakistan army chief
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Indian Commercial Pilot Association writes to PM, offers to fly planes for kerala flood relief work without payment

OpIndia Staff -
The letter comes a day after the pilots threatened to stop operations over unpaid dues
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Five arrested in the Auraiya case admit they killed Sadhus because priests opposed cow slaughter

OpIndia Staff -
The teams arrested the accused namely, Salman, Nadeem, Sehzaad, Majnu alias Nazim and Jabbar, all residents of Kudarkot in Auraiya district
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Opinions

Atal Bihari Vajpayee, The eternal poet and the accidental politician

Saket Suryesh -
The victories of Vajpayee, the politician are nothing but the manifestations of Vajpayee, the poet
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News Reports

Here is how Gujarat Congress MLAs let Gujarat drown last year in floods to save Ahmed Patel’s Rajya Sabha seat

Nirwa Mehta -
Finally, Rahul Gandhi's conscience has woken up.
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Income Tax collection in the country reaches a new record, Rs 10.03 Lakh Crores in 2017-18

OpIndia Staff -
Direct Taxes collections this year have exceeded budget expectations.
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Rahul Gandhi uses Kerala Floods to to make irrelevant claims

OpIndia Staff -
The central government has already mobilised all possible resources to help citizens in Kerala.
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Social Media reacts to Congress leader Navjot Sidhu attending Pakistan PM’s oath taking ceremony

OpIndia Staff -
Sidhu sat next to PoK President, hugged Pakistan Army chief, General Bajwa.
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As the nation unites to help Kerala, some people attempt to use the tragedy for political agenda

OpIndia Staff -
As central government and Indian Armed forces mobilise all possible help towards Kerala, many on social media propagate negative ideas and try to paint the tragedy in political colours.
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Meet Dr VR Lalithambika, the woman who will head ISRO’s Gaganyan project

Sanghamitra -
ISRO plans to send Indian astronauts to space by 2022 and Launcher Technologies specialist Dr VR Lalithambika will head the project.
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As Kerala flood situation worsens, Indian armed forces save thousands of lives

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian armed forces along with coast guard and NDRF have been ordered to deploy all additional resources for Kerala floods.
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The curious case of the ‘Hindu Court’

Anubhav -
A Hindu outfit, Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha announced on Wednesday that the group has set up India’s first ‘Hindu court’.
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The Wire lies again, this time to malign Vajpayee hours after he died

OpIndia Staff -
A wrong statement attributed to Vajpayee, which he had denied 16 years ago, was republished.
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Leaders of the world mourn the death of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

OpIndia Staff -
The lakhs of followers of Atal Bihari Vajpayee across the world, are mourning for loss of their leader
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