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Government and Policy

CBEC slams The Wire for ‘factually and legally incorrect’ news item

OpIndia Staff -
A piece targeting Adani and the Central Government has been found to be incorrect
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News Reports

Now China comes out to dismiss a Pakistani General’s allegation of RAW sabotaging the CPEC project

Hemant Bijapurkar -
This might clear the air regarding the matter
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Opinions

Leftist organizations push for draconian bill that may kill Karnataka’s healthcare sector

amitsurg -
NGO's get together to ruin the private healthcare sector in Karnataka
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News Reports

Patron saint of hypocrisy Mamata bats for Padmavati, we walk her down memory lane

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee talks about freedom of expression, gets called out.
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News Reports

Check out the number of times media has claimed Rahul Gandhi is set to become the Congress President

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The reports have come out again
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News Reports

Modi govt lifts ban on Muslim women traveling without male guardian for Hajj

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier a woman, regardless of her age, could go to Hajj only when accompanied by a male 'guardian'.
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News Reports

Gujarat Congress collapsing like badly stacked cycles in a cycle stand

Nirwa Mehta -
Gujarat Congress bit off more than it could chew and now struggles to keep everyone happy.
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Opinions

Dissected: Vinod Dua’s video for TheWire downplaying Moody’s upgrade

Ashutosh Muglikar -
Ignorance or wilful deceit, Mr Dua?
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News Reports

Mumbai guy finds an abandoned infant, Mumbai Police saves the day

OpIndia Staff -
Restores faith in humanity.
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Social Media

Shashi Tharoor gets slammed for his ‘wordplay’ on Miss World Manushi Chhillar

OpIndia Staff -
Under all his posh demeanour, Tharoor also believes in tweeting WhatsApp 'jokes'.
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Opinions

Mr. Devdutt Pattanaik, Rani Padmini did not choose death, she chose immortality

Sanghamitra -
She chose immortality. She chose her people.
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Politics

‘Ugly and Stupid’ is how Vijayalakshmi Pandit described Indira Gandhi

Nirwa Mehta -
when vengeance and rage are the driving factors, it hardly ever does something nice.
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Entertainment

Madhur Bhandarkar exposes Shabana Azmi’s hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff -
Azmi urges film industry to boycott IFFI over Padmavati row.
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Social Media

CPM supporters attack Tom Moody on Facebook after confusing him with rating agency Moody’s

OpIndia Staff -
Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody was left with a host of angry communists on his Facebook wall
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Politics

Congress taking Patidars for a ride

Nirwa Mehta -
Gujarat elections are just getting interesting.
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News Reports

Congress supporter claims proof of ‘good deeds’ by sharing letter of appreciation from rape accused

OpIndia Staff -
Should politicians be more responsible?
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Social Media

Those that wait : A tale of fallen heroes, and the ones he leaves behind

OpIndia Staff -
Remember to say a quiet prayer of thanks, countrymen
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Opinions

Vision for New India: Where we are and where we need to be

Dr. Bharat K -
India must take some more steps to really signal its intent
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Opinions

What names would Devdutt Pattanaik call Mahatma Gandhi?

Abhishek Banerjee -
What would you say, Mr. Pattanaik?
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Social Media

When ‘mythologist’ Devdutt Pattanaik had a Twitter meltdown

OpIndia Staff -
From mythologist, to an abusive troll.
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Media

Journalists should disclose if they’re in relationship with a politician: Barkha Dutt

OpIndia Staff -
The former NDTV journalist said this while interacting with students at TISS, Mumbai.
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News Reports

JantaKaReporter downgrades Moody’s after Moody’s upgrades India

OpIndia Staff -
Pro-AAP site JantaKaReporter today officially ended its love affair with Moody, and it spotted Moody cozying up to PM Modi. 
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News Reports

Read why Yogi Adityanath called secularism the biggest lie since independence

peelihaldi -
English translation of Yogi Adityanath's address at an event where he talked about Sanatan Dharma and governance
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News Reports

Vyapam: Congress leader K K Mishra sentenced to 2 years jail in Shivraj Chouhan defamation case

OpIndia Staff -
Congress spokesperson had accused Singh and his wife to use influence to recruit transport inspectors.
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Media

Mainstream media and the lost art of satire

Nirwa Mehta -
The sense of humour is lost on mainstream media.
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Opinions

After Moody’s rating upgrade, ‘Liberals’ might need a shoulder to cry on

Abhishek Banerjee -
Give the 'liberals' a shoulder to cry on
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Social Media

Twitter starts de-verifying Right Wing Twitter handles as per ‘new guidelines’

OpIndia Staff -
Won't be too long before Twitter un-verifies Indian Right Wing Twitter handles
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News Reports

Why Moody’s upgraded India’s bond rating and how they prove some experts wrong

OpIndia Staff -
Moody's elaborates on why it has changed its rating for India
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Fact-Check

Congress caught lying about Bullet Train MoU signed by PM Narendra Modi

OpIndia Staff -
And the circle of Congress lies continue
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News Reports

Journalist claims that pigs in Jammu zoo will outrage Muslims in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
He claims the volatile state may be at risk by introduction of pigs in zoo.
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Opinions

How media has been finding a new and improved Rahul Gandhi, every year

Rajalakshmi Joshi -
Rahul seems to have 'improved' only in the Media's loving eyes
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Satire

The Great Indian ‘Mithai’ Debate!

OpIndia Staff -
The divide deepens!
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Social Media

NDTV journalist Nidhi shows lack of statistical understanding, gets mocked

OpIndia Staff -
Why let facts come in way of propaganda?
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News Reports

Truth about the mysterious ‘red marks’ put across ‘Muslim’ colonies in Ahmedabad

Nirwa Mehta -
Mainstream media and 'activists' take it upon themselves to spread panic.
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News Reports

GST Rates reduced but prices remain the same? Wait for December…

OpIndia Staff -
Something is cooking....
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News Reports

Sitting on Rs.787 crore environment cess, Kejriwal bickers with neighbouring CMs over Delhi smog

Nirwa Mehta -
Delhi chief minister's lack of preparedness to tackle smog is evident
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News Reports

Alwar incident: gau rakshaks or gang wars?

OpIndia Staff -
Alwar Police claims it was a case of gang wars, not cow vigilantism.
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Social Media

Himanta Biswa Sarma wins the Internet (and our hearts) again!

OpIndia Staff -
Sugil Abbas is a star, and he deserves this
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Government and Policy

What the Government is doing to avoid illegal diversion of fertilizers

Ashutosh Muglikar -
A lot has been done, a lot needs to be done still.
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News Reports

Odisha losing battle over Rosogolla to West Bengal is fake news

OpIndia Staff -
Media reports were full of claims that Bengal had 'won' GI tag over Rosogolla, but that is not the whole truth.
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Fact-Check

FactCheck: Did Rahul Gandhi say he would get a machine which converts Potato to Gold?

OpIndia Staff -
He is not as stupid as he seems. Or is he?
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Fact-Check

How Sonam Kapoor attacked Sri Sri over a report in Scroll.in which misquoted him

OpIndia Staff -
And the media misquotes Sri Sri Ravi Shankar yet again
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News Reports

Did you know about Nehru’s tribal ‘wife’?

OpIndia Staff -
She inaugurated a dam, when her life took a troublesome turn
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News Reports

Sagarika Ghose blames former Prime Minister Shastri’s death for ‘dynasty politics’

Nirwa Mehta -
Nehru fangirl's bizarre rant on Twitter
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News Reports

National Green Tribunal slams Delhi Government, rejects odd-even exemption plea

OpIndia Staff -
"Don't gift infected lungs to children", says NGT to Delhi government
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Opinions

Nehru’s legacy – The Somnath Temple treachery

Nupur J Sharma -
Nehru was no secularist
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Opinions

Demonetization: Impact on Direct Tax data

Ajeet Panigrahi -
Data reveals that Demonetization has had a favourable impact on Direct Tax Data
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Social Media

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his great grandfather, Twitter doesn’t disappoint

OpIndia Staff -
Social media is brutal.
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News Reports

Sardar Patel’s descendant destroys Congress’ attempt to project Hardik Patel as modern Sardar

OpIndia Staff -
Sardar Patel's great grandnephew urges people to strengthen support to Narendra Modi
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News Reports

Citing OpIndia report, BJP attacks Congress over ‘fertilizer scam’ involving Ashok Gehlot’s brother

OpIndia Staff -
Gehlot is currently the in-charge of Gujarat Congress. The issue about stealing farmers’ subsidy could impact Congress.
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