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Defense personnel take offence over message printed on railway tickets, government clarifies

Jhankar Mohta -
The government provides railway tickets at a highly subsidized rate, with citizens bearing only 43% of the total cost
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On Point with Nupur Sharma: Discussing Jagannath Temple SC order with arguing counsel and Trustee of Indic Collective

OpIndia Staff -
Episode 4 of Podcast series 'On Point with Nupur Sharma'
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News Reports

Patron Saint of hypocrisy, Rajdeep Sardesai, downplays human trafficking charges against Mother Teresa’s charity

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time that Rajdeep Sardesai has displayed his hypocrisy
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News Reports

Blame the victim and shield the accused: Church’s way of dealing with rape accusations

Sanghamitra -
The article published by church-owned magazine blames the victims and attempts to whitewash rape by priests as 'consensual sex'
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News Reports

Assam: Woman accuses AIUDF MLA of raping her, then offering her money to withdraw the case

OpIndia Staff -
The AIUDF MLA has been accused of raping the victim with the help of her husband
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Opinions

Today is indeed a historic day in the long fight for the rights of the LGBT community

OpIndia Staff -
While the nation awaits the court's judgement, it is safe to say that this will go down as a truly historic day in the Indian society.
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News Reports

Modi giving Rs 1000 crores to Ambani’s Jio Institute? How lies were spread over ‘Institutes of Eminence’ list

OpIndia Staff -
No private institutions will receive the government grant, but vested interests took no time to spread 'Modi giving 1000 crores to Ambani'.
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News Reports

Cleric wants separate country for Indian Muslims if Sharia courts are not allowed

OpIndia Staff -
This bizarre comment came hours after AIMPLB proposal for opening Shariat courts in all districts of India was rejected by the BJP
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News Reports

The ‘Krantikari’ duo is back: Punya Prasoon Bajpai creates fake news, Kejriwal shares it with impunity

OpIndia Staff -
The "revolution" is here indeed.
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News Reports

Ambulance carrying critical patient stuck after Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik’s convoy gets priority passage

OpIndia Staff -
The incident happened in Odisha's capital Bhubaneswar
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Opinions

The Chinese Economic Crisis: A comprehensive explainer

Lakshmisha K S -
Trump presidency is like dumping Chinese bubbles into a stack of needles and all it needs is one small trigger to begin the big burst.
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News Reports

18,000 government schools in Uttarakhand to chant ‘Bhojan Mantra’ before mid-day meals

OpIndia Staff -
It will be up to the discretion of the students whether to chant the mantra.
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Opinions

Respected Sushma ji, you just got royally played by the Left

Vinay Mangal -
The Left is holding a rock at this very moment, waiting.
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News Reports

After Pranab Mukherjee, now Ratan Tata to share stage with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

OpIndia Staff -
The former chairman of India's largest conglomerate Tata Sons had visited RSS headquarters and met Mohan Bhagwat back in 2016 too.
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News Reports

After hobnobbing with Kejriwal, ‘Krantikari’ Punya Prasoon Bajpai now peddles fake narratives

OpIndia Staff -
'Revolutionary journalism' indeed.
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News Reports

After talaq, Muslim woman forced to have halala with father in law, demand law banning nikah-halala

OpIndia Staff -
Muslim women came together to put up a fight against atrocities carried out under guise of polygamy
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Supreme Court of India refuses to allow offering of Namaz by outsiders at the Taj Mahal : Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Taj Mahal, with all its beauty, grandeur, historical significance and cultural importance has been encompassed by a lot of controversies
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News Reports

Congress minister supports Muslim Law Board’s plan to open countrywide Sharia Courts : Republic TV

OpIndia Staff -
The minister had earlier raised a fit when he wasn't allotted a car of his choice
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Opinions

Sharia Courts in all districts is recipe for another Pakistan

Ashish Shukla -
As citizens, we would be no less responsible for our indifference.
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News Reports

Yogi govt mulls compulsorily retirement for corrupt and inefficient bureaucrats aged 50 years and above

OpIndia Staff -
If implemented about 4 lakh employees would come under scrutiny
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News Reports

All India Muslim Personal Law Board now wants to set up Sharia courts all over the country

OpIndia Staff -
The decision to set up the parallel courts could be a blow to the respect and integrity for India's secular judiciary.
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News Reports

Make in India: PM Modi to inaugurate world’s largest mobile phone manufacturing facility in Noida

OpIndia Staff -
the 35-acre facility is expected to double Samsung's annual phone production figures to 120 million units
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News Reports

Kashmir: IPS officer’s younger brother joins terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen

Jhankar Mohta -
2018, may end up as the worst year in terms of a number of youths joining various terror groups as 81 youths had already joined until May this year.
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News Reports

Mallikarjun Kharge says ‘chaiwala’ could become PM only because Congress ‘preserved democracy’

OpIndia Staff -
Kharge is the Maharashtra Congress in-charge
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Fact-Check

Propaganda Kings : 10 times The Wire indulged in wilful and malicious lies

Anubhav -
Even if the rock is not there, these folks, if given their way, will create a waterfall.
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Satire

Fact check: Did Kunal Kamra’s tweets really lead to protests?

Nirwa Mehta -
The video is indeed believable.
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News Reports

Catholic Bishops block Savio Rodrigues on Twitter for asking questions on crimes by nuns and priests

OpIndia Staff -
Rodrigues has been very vocal and critical of the Church.
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News Reports

Temple Management Case: Indic Collective takes Indic issues out of the op-eds and into the court room

Nupur J Sharma -
The Indic Collective punched hard and made a dent
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News Reports

TRS and SP supports simultaneous elections while DMK deems it unconstitutional

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee led TMC has also opposed simultaneous elections
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News Reports

Sikh girl in Kashmir accuses Muslim classmates of trying forced conversion, college dismisses it as ‘joke’

OpIndia Staff -
She has also accused her classmates of forcing her to wear head-scarf and observe fast during Ramzan.
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Opinions

Former bureaucrat KC Singh wants journalists jailed for not being anti-Modi enough

Nupur J Sharma -
They are dreaming of unleashing real emergency if they come back to power in 2019.
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News Reports

Shia Central Waqf Board chief says Muslims who keep beards without moustache are terror supporting fundamentalists

OpIndia Staff -
Wasim Rizvi has been vocal against Islamic fundamentalists in the past too.
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Opinions

280 babies missing? Why CBI needs to probe Missionaries of Charity scandal

Abhishek Banerjee -
We can't let them be protected by the veil of secularism
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News Reports

Manipur on the edge as a border pillar shifted 3 kms inside Indian territory

OpIndia Staff -
India-Myanmar border is highly porous and comprises of pillars and trees which have been around for years.
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Child rapist convicted, awarded death penalty within 46 days in Madhya Pradesh

OpIndia Staff -
This must be among one of the fastest trials in the country.
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After Ishrat Jahan, Shayara Bano, another triple talaq petitioner joins BJP

OpIndia Staff -
Says Narendra Modi supported the cause and hence they got justice.
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Merchants of Menace booked: Jignesh, Alpesh and Hardik booked for trespassing and falsifying evidence

OpIndia Staff -
This comes 2 days after the trio raided a house and recovered 2 pouches of country liquor
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News Reports

Police questions digital ‘news portal’ owner Rafik Sheikh in Dhule lynching case: Indian Express

Jhankar Mohta -
On 1st July, five members of the Dongrinanthpanthi Gosawi community were killed by a mob in Rainpada hamlet of Dhule
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News Reports

Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi sent to 10 day NIA custody for inciting riots and waging war against India

OpIndia Staff -
She has been sent to a 10 day NIA custody
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Rajdeep Sardesai, Ashutosh accused of conducting ‘fake sting operation’ surrender in court, get bail: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Agarwal issued a legal notice to all the concerned parties in November 2006
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News Reports

Madrasa in Kerala expels girl for wearing a Bindi, as she showed indifference to Islamic teachings

OpIndia Staff -
The father though expressed relief that she wasn't stoned for this act
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Opinions

Ram Madhav as the knight in shining armour – Who needs it?

Saket Suryesh -
If something can go without saying, let it.
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News Reports

22 kids shifted from Mother Teresa’s charity after human trafficking charges against nuns

OpIndia Staff -
This comes after 2 nuns and 1 staffer was arrested for human trafficking
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Senior AAP leader from Tamil Nadu arrested after he threatened to kill government officials

OpIndia Staff -
He is the convener of AAP in Tamil Nadu
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Uttar Pradesh: Yogi government decides to set up cow shelters in 12 district jails across the state

OpIndia Staff -
The Yogi government has set a high priority for cow protection.
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Congress IT cell sexual harassment case, victim says inquiry a sham, did not expect justice from Divya Spandana

OpIndia Staff -
The victim has shown courage for standing up against one of the most powerful organisations of the country.
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Opinions

BR Ambedkar’s scathing criticism of Jinnah that nobody seems to talk about

Anubhav -
As Paris became worth a mass to Henry IV, so have Dongri and Null Bazaar become worth a mass to Jinnah
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Opinions

Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Commission serves ultimatum to Aligarh Muslim University

Abhishek Banerjee -
This change has been a long time coming.
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News Reports

Omprakash Mishra gets sidelined by Rahul, not to attend today’s state leader meeting

Anubhav -
The Congress got 38, which is a lot considering their precedence in the state polls for the last two decades.
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In a bid to eliminate railway crossings, Indian Railways builds subway in record 4.5 hours

OpIndia Staff -
The subway was constructed on the busy Waltair Division of East Coast Railway
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