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In a mother of all ironies, Rahul Gandhi accused Telangana CM of dynasty politics

Nirwa Mehta -
Brand ambassador of dynasty politics accuses others of the same.
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National Herald: HC today to hear Rahul, Sonia Gandhi’s petition challenging reopening of tax assessment

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier too, we had earlier covered how the Gandhis had tried to thwart the Income Tax’ investigation
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Govt takes exception to over half the names sent for High Court Judgeship based on IB report

OpIndia Staff -
This comes after the central government had written to the top court regarding the existing nepotism in the judiciary
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Setback for AAP: Kejriwal, Sisodia and 11 other AAP MLAs chargesheeted in Chief Secretary assault case

OpIndia Staff -
If convicted, Kejriwal and Sisodia may face a jail term from one year to three years.
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As ‘Liberals’ blame Arnab Goswami, eye witness claims Umar Khalid wasn’t even present at alleged firing site

OpIndia Staff -
Liberals jumped the gun without the full facts?
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Fact Check : Was PM Modi’s biogas comment just hot air?

The True Picture -
In trying to make fun of PM Modi's comment, many turned themselves into a joke.
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Town near Tokyo was named after Goddess Lakshmi, but there’s more that bind Hinduism and Japanese Buddhism

OpIndia Staff -
Japan worships a host of Hindus Gods and Goddesses although they are not always aware of their origins.
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‘Pehle Dharm, pehle Gau-Raksha, baad me Rajneeti’: BJP MLA Raja Singh resigns from party

OpIndia Staff -
Raja Singh emphasized that 'anything can happen' when he takes to the roads for Gau-Raksha.
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Watch Pallavi Joshi explain what the Rafale deal is in simple terms

OpIndia Staff -
Easy hai!
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Kanhaiya’s close aide accuses him of being a casteist liar, quits AISF

OpIndia Staff -
Jayant Jigyasu, an AISF worker referred to CPI as 'Confused Party of India'
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News Reports

Police submits to mob rule? No permission for Tiranga Yatra in Kasganj

Jhankar Mohta -
Altercation during a Tiranga yatra on Republic Day claimed a life and had led to cutting violence and communal tensions
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Indian Railways decides to reserve 50 percent posts for women in Railway Protection Force

OpIndia Staff -
The present government seems to be serious when it comes to the issue of women empowerment.
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Somnath Chatterjee passes away at 89 : Read about the former Lok Sabha Speaker

OpIndia Staff -
Chatterjee was expelled from CPI(M) in 2008 for not toeing the party line during no-confidence motion against UPA government
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Read why people are asking Hindustan Times if they are upset about a pro-Khalistan rally being disrupted

Sanghamitra -
Indians in London disrupt pro-Khalistan event with loud slogans and music in 'We Stand With India' program at Trafalgar Square in London
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Uttar Pradesh: Police arrested man for stealing idols and valuables from Shanidev temple

Jhankar Mohta -
India's rich cultural heritage is at a constant threat as cases of illegal antique trafficking is gaining strength
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Rahul caught on camera winking again, this time at a rally in Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff -
There are reports of rifts within the party over its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming elections.
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NIA arrests two suspected terrorists with links to ISIS in Hyderabad

OpIndia Staff -
A lot of incriminating material has been recovered and seized from the duo.
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IIT-B students accuse ‘The Wire’ of writing baseless story to tarnish image of their institute

Nupur J Sharma -
Students who graduated yesterday seem happy and rather satisfied with the convocation ceremony.
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Mohammad Zeeshan arrested for creating fake profile of Acharya Balkrishna, sending vulgar messages

OpIndia Staff -
The Police stated that the accused wanted to malign Balkrishna's reputation.
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Ravi shankar Prasad, Vasundhara Raje in the list of ‘most influential people in digital government’: Apolitical

OpIndia Staff -
The incumbent government has been pushing for expanded cyber infrastructure and digital inclusion in India.
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Protecting the rights of indigenous people of the state priority, after Assam, Meghalaya mulls NRC update

OpIndia Staff -
Other Indian states have also called for measures to weed out illegal immigrants
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Firstpost deletes tweet calling a columnist ‘Sanghi’, but exposes the bias that thrives in newsrooms

OpIndia Staff -
Perhaps the flagbearers of freedom of speech only like to speak their minds, but don't like to listen to what is on others' minds.
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Muslim man beaten up in mosque for participating in Kanwar Yatra and offering water to Lord Shiva

OpIndia Staff -
In 2016, too, another Muslim man was harassed by Muslim community for participating in Kanwar Yatra
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Mamata Banerjee has picked up her pen to combat ‘saffron terror’ : TMC mouthpiece

OpIndia Staff -
If one notices the insinuation here, it is clear that Mamata seems to be hinting at and subversively equating ‘’illegals’’ with untouchables.
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Jyotiraditya Scindia furthers half truth about India’s forex reserves, gets fact-checked

Jhankar Mohta -
Even at a 7 month low, forex reserve was higher by around 30% since the BJP gained power, outflanking the Congress in 2014.
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IT Department claims Rahul Gandhi did not disclose he was director of Young India: Reports

OpIndia Staff -
Troubles seem to be growing bigger for the Congress President.
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Khudiram Bose – A tale of youth and sacrifice

Anubhav -
Let his idea of self-emancipation and discipline guide our lives which are otherwise riddled with lack of conviction and purpose.
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NDTV’s Sreenivasan Jain pulls a Barkha : Threatens and bullies columnist into deleting tweets

OpIndia Staff -
Self-proclaimed champions of 'freedom of expression' have successfully bullied a questioning voice into silence
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Opinions

With all due respect, please spare us your history lesson, Dalai Lama

Ashish Shukla -
Dalai Lama's assertion might be innocent, but grievous nonetheless
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Illegal Immigration and Hindu rights: Amit Shah’s scathing attack against Mamata in a clarion call for 2019

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP President urged the crowd to uproot the TMC in the coming elections.
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Uttar Pradesh: Minor girl raped and abandoned, accused Salim and Zafar arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Several such cases have been reported in the past
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‘India must have a Temple at Ram Janma Bhoomi’, writes Savio Rodrigues

OpIndia Staff -
'The industry that is booming globally is religious tourism', he wrote
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Girl drugged, molested and filmed in Goa, Aqib Sheikh and Kaffil Sayed arrested

OpIndia Staff -
The accused were arrested after the victim registered a complaint with the Police on Friday.
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Politics

Javed Akhtar has Twitter meltdown, again, this time for his hypocrisy on free speech being pointed out

OpIndia Staff -
Javed Akhtar launches a personal attack on a Twitter user when he questions his hypocrisy
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Research scholar subjected to targeted attack and online hate for writing on Aadhaar

OpIndia Staff -
The constant hate which was directed at Chandra eventually got the Editor of Slate.com, who edited the article, to respond
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Jharkhand Christian NGOs in the dock: Police raids 88 and reveal Rs 250 crore spent on forced conversion

OpIndia Staff -
Mostly all of these organizations have received funds running in crores
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Rahul Gandhi asks why the Government did not ‘buy cellphones from BHEL’, Twitter answers

Sanghamitra -
Rahul Gandhi says BHEL manufactures mobile phones and Chhattisgarh government not buying them is a scam
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Fact-Check

The Caravan of lies that is now headed straight towards Amit Shah

Nupur J Sharma -
This entire article published by the Caravan hinges on the faulty understanding of finance and law
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News Reports

‘Was denied entry to Audrey Truschke’s event as I was wearing Shivaji t-shirt and dhoti’, man claims

OpIndia Staff -
It appears that the organizers and the scholar did not want anyone in the audience with an opposing point of view.
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‘Indiregandi’, Turkey invokes Indira Gandhi to describe cheating and stealing, reports VICE

K Bhattacharjee -
The Congress party may not find it as funny as the rest of us.
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Opinions

Triple Talaq Bill not just about Muslims, but about resisting mob rule

Abhishek Banerjee -
The Triple Talaq Bill was intended not only to bring gender justice but also to strike at the heart of mob power.
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Police prompt in handling situations during Kanwar Yatra, arrests troublemakers

OpIndia Staff -
Many incidents of crime were reported involving Kanwariyas and people dressed as Kanwariyas
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Mewat: Hotbed of organised crime, cattle smuggling, illegal Rohingyas and mob violence against Police

K Bhattacharjee -
Incidents of villagers attacking the Police to rescue criminals have become increasingly frequent in the region.
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Triple Talaq Bill: Congress MP Hussain Dalwai invokes Lord Ram, says even Shree Ram ‘once left Sitaji’

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier Kapil Sibal too had dragged Hindu faith to justify barbaric practices of the minority community
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Arrested JMB terrorist reveals the terror group’s plans of terror attacks in Bengal and Assam

OpIndia Staff -
Top JMB leader 'Bomber Miyan' had escaped from Bangladesh and has been actively preparing terror modules in India
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Politics

Raj Babbar holding a ‘blank’ placard during Rafale protests outside Parliament has Twitter users in splits

OpIndia Staff -
Ringing in the weekend with the unintentionally hilarious Raj Babbar. Cheers.
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Former IPS officer Bharti Ghosh makes a shocking revelation: says Mamata Banerjee transfers officers if BJP gains grounds

OpIndia Staff -
Bharti Ghosh, who was once considered a very close aide of Mamata Banerjee is the first IPS officer to resign from service in Mamata's regime.
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‘We will ally with crooks after winning elections against them’: Kejriwal misquoted by pro-AAP blog

Sanghamitra -
Parody and reality just stop being different when it concerns AAP
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Contempt petition filed against Prashant Bhushan for his statements against the judiciary

Nupur J Sharma -
The petitioners have sought initiation of criminal contempt against Bhushan, Aaj Tak and Times Now
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Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh compares Shivraj Singh Chouhan to a prostitute

OpIndia Staff -
Both the political parties want to emerge victorious in the upcoming state elections which has larger national implications
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