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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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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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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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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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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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OpIndia Impact : IT Dept launches investigation into the business dealings of Kapil Sibal and his wife

Nupur J Sharma -
OpIndia broke this story in March 2018, now, Income Tax Dept launches an investigation
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3 Rohingya Muslims arrested in Hyderabad with Aadhaar, passports and PAN cards

OpIndia Staff -
They had reportedly come from Myanmar in 2013 and worked as daily wage workers
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Media

Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore slams NDTV for misleading image related to lynching incident

OpIndia Staff -
Minister came down heavily on NDTV for neither acknowledging nor apologising for misleading image.
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Opinions

Is funding clampdown by Modi govt forcing missionaries to sell babies?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Now you see where Baba Ram Rahim went wrong.
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News Reports

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s argument over fuel prices hike in Karnataka has so many turns it looks like jig-‘Shaw’ puzzle

OpIndia Staff -
From 'lowest taxes on fuel' to 'rich only pay for fuel' and finally 'Congress is in a coalition, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw's arguments are as baffling as tangled 'wire'.
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11 CPM workers given life imprisonment for murdering BJP activist in Kerala

OpIndia Staff -
The BJP activist was murdered in 2008
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Air India is not the only airlines that has agreed to ‘rename’ Taiwan under Chinese pressure

OpIndia Staff -
Taiwan has called out this order by China as 'bullying' to achieve its 'political objectives'.
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After Rifleman Aurangzeb, terrorists now kidnap and kill policeman Javed Ahmed Dar

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Indian Army Rifleman Aurangzeb was too kidnapped and murdered by terrorists
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‘He can sit with Sonia and Rahul, they are also bail-wallahs’: Subramaniam Swamy as Tharoor gets anticipatory bail

Jhankar Mohta -
Judge Arvind Kumar has asked Tharoor to furnish a bail bond of Rs 1 lac and he cannot leave the country without prior permission
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Stunning U-Turn: After agitating against Modi Govt, Congress-JDS hike Petrol prices in Karnataka

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress has organised quite a few protests against price hike by the centre
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At a convocation event, some students from Sher-e-Kashmiri disrespect the National Anthem

OpIndia Staff -
This is not the first time national symbols have been disrespected
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Media

Business Standard writes editorial attacking PM Modi based on completely fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Business Standard knowingly or unknowingly failed to carry out a basic fact check
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Two nuns from Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity detained for human trafficking, one staff arrested

OpIndia Staff -
Missionaries of Charity had stopped adoption from their organizations way back in 2015.
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India’s success in eliminating poverty has been even greater than many believed

OpIndia Staff -
By 2022, India's poverty headcount will reduce to less than 20 million, expected to become zero soon thereafter
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7 pertinent issues that Prime Minister Modi addressed in his interview to Swarajya Magazine

PRANKUR PANDEY -
With this, the government seems to have entered into the election mode
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‘Research fellows from JNU and TISS to be sent to interiors’, Republic TV accesses another Urban Naxal letter

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Pune Police had recovered a sensational letter which described assassination plot for Prime Minister Modi
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On Swami Vivekananda’s death anniversary, here are 5 quotes which are extremely relevant today

Anubhav -
Today is the death anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, a day of despair but also a day for us to introspect.
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Times of India calls brutal murder of a student by student wing of PFI ‘paying back in same coin’

Sanghamitra -
Abhimanyu was murdered by PFI supported Campus Front members
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Aligarh Muslim University faces consequences if it doesn’t give reservation to Dalits or prove minority status 

OpIndia Staff -
The university has been asked to prove that its a minority institution to escape the reservation
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Kerala HC denies bail to 2 Christian Godmen of the Malankara Orthodox Church accused of rape

OpIndia Staff -
The sexual abuses in the churches have been a common event and has been a worrying trend for the Indian society and the ethos
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Shafique Ahmad, troll who abused EAM Sushma Swaraj on Twitter, arrested, claims police

OpIndia Staff -
EAM Sushma Swaraj has been on the receiving end of abuses and threats on social media recently.
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Congress-JDS alliance indulges the whims of their Minority Minister: Gives him the Fortuner as demanded

OpIndia Staff -
Khan had blamed the media for exaggerating his demand for a Toyota Fortuner SUV for official use.
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Opinions

4th of July and the 11th of September – Two days that bring both hope and despair

Vijaya Dar -
India has forgotten Swami Vivekananda and we need him now more than ever
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Yeddyurappa locks horns with Kumaraswamy: ‘You’re seen as an illegitimate child born out of an unholy alliance’

Jhankar Mohta -
Yeddyurappa claimed the CM had promised to waive loans worth Rs 53,000 crore and he should explain how he will arrange funds
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Opinions

Shekhar Gupta’s rant on Modi’s Foreign Policy displays his repelling hatred

S. Sudhir Kumar -
The amount of hatred built inside of Shekhar and his ilk are way too repelling now.
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Opinions

By hailing SC judgement, Kejriwal is giving up his last excuse

Abhishek Banerjee -
Who will Kejriwal blame now?
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News Reports

Massive hike in MSP by Modi govt: 150% MSP of Kharif crops among others, farmers ensured 50% profit margin

OpIndia Staff -
The increase is likely to cost an additional 33,500 crores.
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SC expresses ‘shock’ and ‘concern’ over the nature of TMC’s victory of in recent Panchayat polls

OpIndia Staff -
The Panchayat polls had seen widespread violence and tampering
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Yogi govt to introduce dress code in madarsa to set them at par with formal schools

OpIndia Staff -
Reports claim that formal dresses might replace the prevalent Kurta Payjama
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Luxurious ‘samajwad’: Akhilesh Yadav to build a heritage hotel in Lucknow

OpIndia Staff -
The self-proclaimed champion of the poor and downtrodden is reported to be currently on a long vacation in London.
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‘Media watchdog’ Newslaundry peddles casteist propaganda on Jagannath Temple, Puri

OpIndia Staff -
Not the first time Newslaundry columnist and journalists have been caught on the wrong foot.
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SC dismisses PIL seeking SIT probe in the PNB scandal, calls allegations against PM Modi reckless

OpIndia Staff -
Allegations were even levelled against the Finance Minister
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FIR against Congress IT cell worker for sexually harassing colleague, Divya Spandana blames victim

OpIndia Staff -
The victim has stated that Divya Spandana ignored her complaints of being sexually harassed by Patnaik
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Did MEA passport app really get 1 million downloads in a day?

OpIndia Staff -
Did the app really see downloads of 1 million in two days?
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Upset at being called ‘pagal’ and ‘sanki’, did Tej Pratap decide to quit politics?

OpIndia Staff -
Tej Pratap Yadav sometimes like to role-play as Lord Krishna
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Another set back for Congress : Gujarat working president hands over resignation, joins BJP

OpIndia Staff -
The Congress has been consistently losing their local leadership in different states which is causing huge electoral defeats.
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