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Here is why iconic Mughalsarai station has been renamed as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction

OpIndia Staff -
The Railway Junction was renamed as a tribute to one of the tallest leaders of freedom movement.
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Opinions

The ‘Golwalkar was a fascist who drew inspiration from Nazism’ propaganda must be exposed

Ashish Shukla -
The propaganda has gone on for far too long
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News Reports

Days after ‘informal discussions’ of alliance, Congress leaders give Arvind Kejriwal’s iftar party a miss

OpIndia Staff -
Even most AAP ministers were absent
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‘Constitution is in danger’, writes Goa’s archbishop, advises Catholics to play an ‘active role’ in politics

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time the Church is trying to interfere in politics which may influence voters
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Setting example of ‘samajwad’, Akhilesh Yadav trashes his government bungalow before vacating it

Nirwa Mehta -
Earlier he had claimed neither he nor his father own any house in the state capital.
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News Reports

‘Acting according to law,’ says SP Mallapuram on arrest of theatre owner who helped nab child molester

K Bhattacharjee -
Section 19 of the POCSO Act mandates that the information should be passed either to the Special Juvenile Police Unit or the Local police.
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News Reports

Congress asks D K Shivakumar, Siddaramaiah to stay away from Delhi as power tussle continues

Shashank Bharadwaj -
Rahul Gandhi after his vacations will have to decide the power sharing structure in Karnataka
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News Reports

Muslim mob allegedly attacks Hindu man after he tries to save a Muslim friend during a dispute

OpIndia Staff -
The incident has been reported from Muzaffarnagar
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News Reports

India responds to Sunil Chhetri’s heartfelt appeal : Match tickets sold out!

OpIndia Staff -
Sunil Chhetri's appeal seems to have worked magic
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News Reports

Will there be an end to the stone pelting saga written by the Islamist mobs in Kashmir?

Sanghamitra -
Incidents of stone pelting and grenade attacks have intensified in Kashmir even as centre and state continue suspension of operations during Ramzan
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Opinions

The two giant positives for Hindu unity from Karnataka elections

Abhishek Banerjee -
Hindus of Karnataka have shown the Congress that they do keep their eyes and ears open.
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News Reports

Research Scholar slams the western media and academia for its bias against Indian ‘rightwing’

OpIndia Staff -
He also criticized 'Indian thought leaders' who create a false image about India in the West.
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News Reports

‘Pranab Mukherjee attending RSS event will create undesirable difference in the country’ : Congress’ Veerapa Moily

OpIndia Staff -
This statement comes after several Congress leaders already stated their grievance with Mukherjee via letters and phone calls.
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News Reports

Rohingyas a security threat, vulnerable to radicalisation: Centre urges states to prevent their entry

OpIndia Staff -
The NDA government has always maintained that Rohingyas are a security threat who need to be deported.
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Opinions

A soldier’s confusion : It is time for the Modi government to introspect

rohitagarwal -
The government needs to do some damage control and a year is long enough to do so
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News Reports

Congress spreads sensational conspiracy involving Nirav Modi and Income Tax dept, gets promptly refuted

OpIndia Staff -
The IT department promptly refuted it
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73,000 deregistered companies deposited Rs 24,000 crore post demonetisation, shows govt data

OpIndia Staff -
Narendra Modi has made the 'war against the black money' as the top priority of the government
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Opinions

The ‘Core agenda’ must be implemented as an election strategy, here’s why

Madhavan -
Because that is what adherents of Dharma would do.
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News Reports

Rebel AAP leader to join BJP? Vijay Goel says ‘Doors always open for people like Kapil Mishra’

OpIndia Staff -
BJP has extended a formal invitation to rebel AAP MLA Kapil Mishra
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Late trains would mean late promotions; Piyush Goyal warns Railway officers against train delays

OpIndia Staff -
Now passengers won't be the only one affected by train delays
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Opinions

Jyotiraditya Scindia thinks everyone, like the Congress President, defies biology and common sense

Nirwa Mehta -
Perhaps it is an attempt to make Rahul Gandhi come across smarter.
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News Reports

As Rahul Gandhi gets praises for ‘coup’ in Karnataka, senior party leader resigns due to ‘bad performance’ in elections

Sanghamitra -
Power tussle for berths and many unsatisfied leaders show how the Congress-JDS alliance is treading on thin ice
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Media

Irony died and went to hell when Rajdeep Sardesai advised others to ‘not play politics over dead bodies’

OpIndia Staff -
Hypocrisy has a way of being exposed, especially on social media
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News Reports

Rajinikanth’s remarks on Tuticorin protests cast shadow on his new film Kaala

OpIndia Staff -
Rajinikanth has been branded team B of the BJP by the Opposition
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Income Tax department refutes media claims of Nirav Modi case files to have been gutted in fire

OpIndia Staff -
Media houses and social media influencers had been spreading speculative rumours.
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Opinions

Dear football fans, it’s time to throng to the stadiums to watch the Indian team play

K Bhattacharjee -
It's time to go to the stadiums to support our national team to develop the sport.
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News Reports

Congress unhappy with Kumaraswamy’s chief ministership, a repeat of 1996?

OpIndia Staff -
The Deputy Chief Minister G.Parameshwara said that the central Congress leadership took the decision to award Kumaraswamy the full term.
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Former President Pranab Mukherjee remains steadfast in his commitment to visit Nagpur amidst growing criticism from Congress

OpIndia Staff -
Mukherjee believes that he transcended petty political partisanship when he assumed the role of the President of India.
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Pakistan indulges in cross-border firing in Jammu and Kashmir, 2 BSF personnels martyred and 11 civilians injured

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time Pakistan has violated ceasefire
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Mamata Banerjee to skip NITI Aayog’s meet as it coincides with Eid

OpIndia Staff -
'I don't leave my people on festivals,' said Banerjee.
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Chandrababu Naidu govt which was accused of misusing temple funds, allocates Rs 5 crore for mosque repairs and Iftaar parties

OpIndia Staff -
The ousted chief of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam had made scathing allegations against the state government
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News Reports

Zee News sends defamation notices to Cobrapost, The Wire and The Quint

OpIndia Staff -
'Operation 136' alleged that media outlets were willing to promote pro-Hindutva content in lieu of monetary favours.
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Judge OP Saini ‘had not applied his mind’, delivered ‘directionless’ verdict: CBI on 2G scam verdict

K Bhattacharjee -
The acquittal of A Raja, Kanimozhi and others had left many shocked.
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News Reports

The murky world of IPL: Arbaaz Khan confesses to IPL betting, bookie’s Dawood connections emerge

Jhankar Mohta -
The cash-rich IPL has always been encompassed by gambling controversies since it began in 2008
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News Reports

Feminist author : ‘Rape not a violent crime’, should be viewed as ‘lazy and bad sex’

OpIndia Staff -
Feminists in Western countries have been going off the edge a bit too often of late.
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Modi govt intensified crackdown, introduces ‘Benami Transactions Informants Reward Scheme, 2018’

Jhankar Mohta -
Foreigners will also be eligible for this reward and the details of the informant will always be kept confidential. 
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News Reports

All you need to know: Air Asia scam is another skeleton that has tumbled out of Congress era’s closet

OpIndia Staff -
Internal messages exchanged between top brass of Air Asia reveal possible clues into kickbacks
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TMC MP indulges in insensitive whataboutery after BJP worker is found dead in Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
He has done something similar in the recent past
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News Reports

In another U-Turn, Kejriwal and Congress begin discussions to forge alliance for 2019 elections

K Bhattacharjee -
Political climate in the country indicates that the alliance is more likely to happen than not.
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Opinions

Irony died a million deaths in Shashi Tharoor’s column

Ashish Shukla -
Tharoor leaves little for imagination and a lot for mockery in his piece
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News Reports

Second BJP worker murdered in Purulia within a week, BJP says TMC executing Mamata’s nephew’s orders

OpIndia Staff -
He was reported missing since Friday
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Opinions

Opposition hasn’t paid heed to Rajnath Singh’s words

Ashish Shukla -
The opposition has revealed its cards, while the Modi-Shah duo haven't even begun
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News Reports

Murderous mob goes on a stone pelting rampage, usual elements find ways to blame the CRPF

OpIndia Staff -
A large violent mob attacked CRPF vehicles, but jihadi apologist media and individuals still try to peddle a fake narrative
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Opinions

The fundamental flaws of Democracy

K Bhattacharjee -
The issues are many, and solutions, even after centuries, non-existent
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News Reports

Kamal Nath’s letter to Rahul Gandhi reveals the ‘United Oppositions’ petty caste politics

OpIndia Staff -
Congress continues the legacy of divisive caste politics
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Modi govt’s crackdown on NGOs continues: Online tool launched to monitor foreign funding

OpIndia Staff -
The tool is stated to have analytical features to conduct big data mining and data exploration.
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West Bengal Police seizes cache of arms, fake currency in Malda

OpIndia Staff -
Malda is the gateway for the movement of the counterfeited currency from the other side of the border.
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Muslim youth association demands Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar

OpIndia Staff -
This demand was made on his 135th birth anniversary
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News Reports

Bhim app, RuPay card and UPI based remittance app goes international, launched in Singapore

Jhankar Mohta -
99 percent of households in the country have bank accounts providing dignity and identity to the marginalized sections of the society
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Opinions

The return of rhetoric: Rahul Gandhi and United Opposition’s impact on national politics and discourse

Saket Suryesh -
We need to elect a government which is aware of the historical sensibilities and future possibilities which our great nation stands for
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