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VIDEO: ‘The OpIndia Recap’ with Sam Sharma – the Ram Janmbhoomi case

Sam's take on the Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute and a recap of what happened in the Supreme Court.

Why people on the ‘right’ appear unable to work as a group for a common goal

Independent thinkers, who by virtue of being independent can't be leftist, guard their independence quite a lot.

Twitter users accuse NDTV of spreading panic about malfunctioning EVMs

NDTV journalist Nidhi Razdan questioned Election Commission about the ongoing Gujarat assembly elections.

What will it take for Congress to be described as an elitist and casteist organization?

The 'liberals' have given the political party such a long rope, that now it's becoming painfully sanctimonious.

China backs ‘virtual youth icons’ as real youth icons take drugs and do sex scandals

A holographic figure has been recruited by the youth wing of the Communist party as their ‘youth ambassador’.

Rajasthan ‘love jihad’ murder – arrested accused not part of any organisation, says police

The police has promised that it would demand capital punishment for the accused

‘Banks can wipe out your money’ fear-mongering by ‘The Logical Indian’ – a FactCheck

Being aware and active in policy issues is good, but being a fear-monger is not.

People shocked after India Today journo shields Mani Shankar Aiyar as he abuses Republic reporter

Mani Shankar Aiyar was seen getting physical with the Republic reporter

Why the US moving its embassy to Jerusalem is a wonderful move

A bold move by Trump, trying to take on the bullies

Mani Shankar Aiyar might have upset Congress strategy of using caste with his ‘neech’ comment

Congress had been using caste politics to sail through Gujarat assembly elections, but Aiyar might rock the boat.

Manmohan Singh’s Rajkot press conference laced with oft repeated lies and laughable assertions

With Manmohan Singh finally speaking up, we hope he can stick to the truth

Is Siddharamaiah trying to be the new Indira Gandhi?

Karnataka Chief Minister seems to be trying to forcibly take over every pillar of society

Meerut girl accuses Muslim man of raping her after faking identity as a Hindu

The accused have been arrested but the region is reported to be tense due to communal nature of the crime.

Dear CSDS, you fooled us once, but we won’t get fooled again

Statistics is a science and science can't go as horribly wrong as CSDS would have us believe

Book Review – ‘The Sacred Sword: The Legend of Guru Gobind Singh’ By Hindol Sengupta

The characters come alive in a manner that etches itself on the mind of the reader

Why I quit reading the New York Times

Their prejudice and hate is quite evident

Stone pelting girl turns her life around to become the captain of J&K women’s football team

Rajnath Singh also met the Jammu and Kashmir women's football team

We had warned you: Government may use GST data to track Income Tax Defaulters

GST + Income tax + Data analytics = Bure Din for tax evaders

Kerala girls trolled by Muslim fundamentalists for participating in a street dance

Three Burkha clad Muslim women have been at the receiving end of intense trolling for participating in a street dance as part of a...

Modi Government needs to do a lot more to encourage innovation

Modi government has not done enough to bolster technological advancements in India

Pakistan suspects India’s hand in terror attack after Indian astrologer’s prediction comes true

Pakistan blames India for Peshawar attack, based on an astrologer's tweet

Uttar Pradesh Civil Polls – Another vote for civilisational India?

By electing the BJP and PM Modi, India has expressed her pride and respect for her civilisation

India gives refuge to 1300 Buddhists who were displaced from Myanmar’s Rakhine region

This is contradictory to the Rohingya policy of the Indian government

Rahul Gandhi finally accepts lying on Twitter, because it was too embarrassing

Rahul Gandhi has a penchant for making such gaffes

Case registered after video shows ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ being shouted in a BSP victory rally

The victory rally was being taken out in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh after civic polls results

Of Rahul Gandhi and Aurangzeb – A striking similarity of Dynasties

We live in interesting times to be able to witness the farce

Family converted to Islam 5 years ago, now reconverts to Hinduism

This incident has come to light from Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Mani Shankar Aiyar’s bizarre ‘Aurangzeb’ statement: In favour of or against dynasty?

Has Mani Shankar Aiyyar committed a gaffe or is he a victim?

The Royal Indian Navy Mutiny of 1946 and the Congress betrayal

It was only in 2001, that the uprising was commemorated with a statue in Colaba

Suspect in RSS leader’s murder escapes after UP villagers fire, pelt stones at NIA team

The RSS leader Ravindra Gosai was murdered on 17th October

Varun Gandhi as Congress President, would have been a win-win situation for all

Varun Gandhi would have been perfect as the Congress President