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A brief history of prohibition in India

OpIndia Staff -
Many states in India have experimented with prohibition till date
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News Reports

Barkha Dutt announces new business venture, tags one Noman Siddiqui whose old tweets go viral where he wanted PM Modi hanged

OpIndia Staff -
Barkha's venture has ran into a controversy even before it has actually begun
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Social Media

Sports-persons come out in support of Armed forces in Kashmir in midst of ‘video-wars’

Hemant Bijapurkar -
This comes after the Army tied a stone pelter in front of its jeep to discourage others protesters
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News Reports

When a common user’s suggestion for BHIM app was adopted by NPCI

Sharath Chandra -
I have been using BHIM app since beginning, and I decided to write to top executives with a suggestion.
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Politics

Digvijay Singh just proved on Twitter why EVMs can’t be hacked

Editorial Desk -
In a span of three tweets, the Congress leader betrayed why the conspiracy theory was weak.
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News Reports

Congress leaders attack each other over party’s stand against the EVMs

Hemant Bijapurkar -
At least three senior leaders have spokes against this conspiracy theory that Congress is supporting
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News Reports

Did Snapchat CEO say he didn’t want to expand to poor countries like India?

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Learn the truth about these comments
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News Reports

Why the AAP government’s electricity subsidy in Delhi doesn’t make sense

Hemant Bijapurkar -
AAP showcases it as its most successful decision, but it could actually be a burden on state's development.
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News Reports

Mahila Congress official accuses Ajay Maken and others of mental harassment and criminal intimidation

OpIndia Staff -
The complainant wants an FIR against the accused
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News Reports

Parrikar slams media for misquoting him on reason for leaving Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Lost in Translation or deliberate mischief?
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Politics

4 MLAs now! What does the Rajouri Garden win mean for the BJP in Delhi?

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Now that BJP has got 4 MLAs in the Delhi assembly, what all does it change? Not so seriously.
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News Reports

The truth about Yogi government removing reservations in private medical colleges

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Seems there was no reservation in the first place!
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Fact-Check

‘Factchecker’ gets it wrong: Fact-checks PM Modi based on misreporting of passport rules

OpIndia Staff -
When propaganda replaces facts
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News Reports

‘Bunch of Fools’ want you to share ideas on how to keep India clean

OpIndia Staff -
A Shramdaan Conclave is being organised at Raipur in Chhattisgarh on 15-16 April to make Swachh Bharat a reality.
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Social Media

Trolls attack Gautam Gambhir for supporting armed forces in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
They were offended by the fact that Gambhir chose to stand up for our Jawans
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News Reports

Commodity guru Jim Rogers changes his mind about India, will these people too?

Hemant Bijapurkar -
In 2015 Rogers had exited India, he now claims he made a mistake
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News Reports

Inside Bhadrak: Why a sleepy town in Odisha burnt in communal fire

Sambit Nayak -
Hindu-Muslim clashes in Bhadrak, Odisha – what happened and why it happened.
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News Reports

Sehwag slams Indian Express for misleading post about his stance on Paramilitary forces

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The tweet had mischievously tried to insinuate that Kejriwal was condemning the paramilitary forces
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Politics

Why AAP lost the Rajouri Garden by-poll

Ankit Jain -
BJP won the seat and the AAP came a distant 3rd
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News Reports

Election Commission and Congress leader trash Aaj Tak report on EVMs registering wrong votes

OpIndia Staff -
Aaj Tak had put out a report claiming that votes were wrongly recorded by some EVM's during elections in Dholpur
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News Reports

NDTV and Nidhi Razdan conduct an entire debate based on fake news

OpIndia Staff -
We have to admit, Barkha Dutt was smarter
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News Reports

Sushma Swaraj terms India Today report “false and mischievous”

OpIndia Staff -
Report claied that Swaraj had requested help of Shashi Tharoor in drafting a resolution condemning Kulbushan Jadhav's death sentence
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Interviews

Our Pakistan policy should be playing on front foot like Sehwag: Major Gaurav Arya

Nupur J Sharma -
An exclusive interview with army veteran Major Gaurav Arya where he shares his views on Kashmir and Pakistan.
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News Reports

Murders around the cow – the other killings that need to stop too

OpIndia Staff -
Crimes committed by a criminal group shouldn’t be discounted based on which side of the cow they are!
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Opinions

Why some people support prohibition and why it finds political backing

Amrit Hallan -
Prohibition is a bad idea, yet it finds political as well as popular support. What causes it?
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Media

6 sly digs Arnab Goswami took at ‘compromised’ media persons in his latest interview

OpIndia Staff -
Arnab Goswami at his brutal best
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News Reports

No! Modi Govt does not want to fix the portion size of food in restaurants

OpIndia Staff -
Hold your outrage!
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News Reports

National Conference toeing dangerous separatist line in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
Two recent incidents have raised questions about the possible stance of National Conference
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News Reports

Poster War grips Delhi ahead of the MCD polls

Hemant Bijapurkar -
AAP and BJP have started a poster war against each other. See who is winning.
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News Reports

Tulsidas wrote Hanuman Chalisa, but do you know who composed its popular music?

Nityanand Misra -
Author Nityanand Misra tried to find the answer to this question while writing his book on Hanuman Chalisa.
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News Reports

Will petrol pumps now be closed every Sunday to realize PM Modi’s vision?

OpIndia Staff -
What to make of news reports about petrol pump shutdown on Sundays
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News Reports

Know more about the Indian ‘spy’ Pakistan has decided to execute

Hemant Bijapurkar -
What is the story of Kulbushan Jadav who has been awarded the death sentence by the Pakistan authorities
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News Reports

How colour code for app based taxis in Maharashtra was given a communal spin

OpIndia Staff -
'saffronization' of cabs vs 'yellow' journalism
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Opinions

Madhu Kishwar – A victim of Kashmiriyat

Ashish Dhar -
Arrest warrant against her for some tweets is actually the embodiment of what is known as Kashmiriyat.
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News Reports

Madhu Kishwar responds to arrest warrant against her for criticising pro-separatist elements in Kashmir

OpIndia Staff -
The social activist has responded in detail why the case against her is unjust and has also questioned the silence of some.
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Media

Dear Devendra Fadnavis, please use the new law to save journalists from ‘trolls’

Thought Gun -
The real threat that journalists face are from people who expose their bias and propaganda
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Politics

Does AAP have answers to these questions on their extravagant food bills?

rohitagarwal -
Aam Aadmi Khaas Baat
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Opinions

Why Indian ‘intellectuals’ seem to hate Indic native culture and Hinduism

Guest Author -
Why do so many intellectuals take pride in being anti-India and talk about Hindus with such contempt?
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News Reports

Sena’s Gaikwad gets relief after flying ban, but he’s still in a soup

OpIndia Staff -
Flying ban withdrawn, subject to conditions
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Media

People slam Devenda Fadnavis for enacting special law to protect journalists

Hemant Bijapurkar -
People are not happy with the latest law enacted by the Fadnavis Govt in Maharashtra
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Media

Why the special law to protect journalists in Maharashtra is flawed

Rahul Roushan -
Maharashtra has become the first state to pass a special law that aims to protect journalists from attacks.
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Social Media

‘PakFacts’ trends on Twitter, spreading awareness about our neighbouring country

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Nah, its not what you think it is
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Opinions

The rise of Bharatiya Janata Party and Cultural Nationalism

surabhihodigere -
Understanding the rise and rise of BJP
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News Reports

Election Commission confirms that EVMs used for demo in MP were not faulty

OpIndia Staff -
Some media reports and later Arvind Kejriwal had claimed that EVMs were registering votes only for BJP
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News Reports

Husband gives triple talaq in anger, regrets, but divorce stays unless 80 yrs old wife marries someone else

OpIndia Staff -
Local Maulvi claims that the only way the two can reconcile is via Nikah Halala
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Fact-Check

Congress supporters use fake BBC report to claim Rahul Gandhi as world class leader

Hemant Bijapurkar -
It has happened twice in two years, Congress supporters are using the same piece of propaganda.
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News Reports

Shia families attacked for opposing Triple Talaq and for wearing ‘Hindu-like’ sacred thread on wrists

OpIndia Staff -
They were reportedly attacked by the members of the Sunni community in Aligarh
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News Reports

National Commission for Scheduled Castes orders arrest of Ravish Kumar’s brother

OpIndia Staff -
Brajesh Kumar is accused of sexual exploitation and harassment and has been on run for many weeks.
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Politics

Shiv Sena to launch an Airline to fly people like Ravindra Gaikwad

Hemant Bijapurkar -
People with utter disregard of the law and questionable moral ethics would be the preferred passengers
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News Reports

How this ‘progressive’ man won hearts after sexually harassing a woman

Nirwa Mehta -
A left-leaning activist was exposed for sexual harassment, and then he did something that won him laurels.
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