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I’m a woman and a kebab lover, and this is what I think about Yogi’s decisions

jogakhichudi -
Beyond the 'liberal' outrage, what do ban on illegal slaughterhouses and anti-romeo squads mean for UP residents?
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News Reports

The dangers of letting illegal slaughterhouses operate

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Illegal slaughterhouses are not just about not having a few government documents.
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Politics

Can SM Krishna help BJP in Karnataka?

Ullas -
If Krishna remains active for few more years and attracts his followers to BJP, it's a good 'investment'.
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News Reports

Twitter suspends ABVP accounts, reinstates after heavy protest

OpIndia Staff -
A whopping 7 accounts were suspended by Twitter India without any clarification
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News Reports

Brother of Ravish Kumar, accused in Bihar sex scandal, reportedly hiding in Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Brajesh Kumar was also the Vice President of Bihar unit of Congress but resigned after the charges.
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Opinions

6 times supporting the abnormal became normal in Modi’s India

Divya -
A lot has been written about how fringe is becoming mainstream, another view.
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News Reports

After being exposed, Scroll changes headline & body of article on UP’s Kabab shop

OpIndia Staff -
How the same story can be told in two different ways
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News Reports

14 years ago on this day 24 Kashmiri Pandits were massacred in Nadimarg Kashmir, here’s their story

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The Nadimarg massacre remains one of the worst attacks on Kashmiri Pandits
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Opinions

They want to erase my story, so I have decided to speak up

Khaleesi -
A campaign is on to deny the history to Kashmir Hindus, who were killed and driven out of their homeland.
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News Reports

Scroll spreads lies about Kabab shop closing down due to UP Govt ‘crackdown on meat’

OpIndia Staff -
The joint was just temporary closed on Wednesday and is now open
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Opinions

Can Vasundhara Raje rewrite history in the next elections?

Rahul Sharma -
A look at what the Rajastshan Chief Minister has been doing and how it may help her
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News Reports

Congress leaders have given up on Priyanka Gandhi too?

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Senior congress leader Janardhan Poojary has claimed Priyanka Gandhi's daughter will revive the Congress
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News Reports

How media headlines are creating confusion about slaughterhouses being closed in UP

OpIndia Staff -
We find out as to what's the deal with media's exuberance in reporting about slaughterhouses
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News Reports

Delhi govt accused of using public schemes and resources to promote AAP

Hemant Bijapurkar -
State election commission has asked authorities to remove the word Aam from names of various schemes.
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Politics

Why the Uttar Pradesh mandate was for Yogi Adityanath

Gaurav Sansanwal -
Factors that led to the elevation of Yogi Adityanath and the challenges that lie ahead.
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Opinions

Moving towards cashless economy – What if cash had an expiry date?

Shreyash -
The idea might sound a bit far-fetched, but it can help achieve the objectives.
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Media

A politician said something outrageous? Follow this guide before outraging

Amit Kelkar -
A foolproof guide to help you outrage over statements without falling into any trap
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News Reports

99% Hindus are not like Yogi Adityanath: Javed Akhtar

OpIndia Staff -
Javed Akhtar was speaking at an event in Gujarat.
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News Reports

Mamata renaming Center’s schemes because her govt has to pay a bit more for its implementation

OpIndia Staff -
Not just Bengal but all other states have to bear 40% of the cost for 18 schemes of the Center
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News Reports

Muslim mob attacks police station demanding ‘blasphemer’ handed over to them

OpIndia Staff -
A 21-year-old man in Mumbai was arrested over a Facebook post, but mob wanted instant justice.
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News Reports

Why Yogi Adityanath doesn’t fit into traditional binaries of secular or communal

OpIndia Staff -
As we see, Yogi Adityanath's character is far more complex which cannot be molded into communal or secular binaries
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Opinions

The ‘action-reaction’ phenomenon and societal churn in Uttar Pradesh

Gaurav -
Trying to understand why Uttar Pradesh voted the way it did
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News Reports

Now river Ganga will be treated as a human being, know more

OpIndia Staff -
River Ganga has been declared a living entity by the Uttarakhand High Court
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News Reports

Rajasthan Government has invited 500 ‘hackers’, find out why

Hemant Bijapurkar -
This is the first time any state government is embarking upon such an exercise
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News Reports

Catholic Church in Kerala rocked by child abuse scandal

OpIndia Staff -
A roundup of one of the worst scandals to have rocked the Kerala Catholic Church
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News Reports

Main accused of Bihar sex scandal arrested, brother of Ravish Kumar still absconding

OpIndia Staff -
A month has passed but the Bihar police has been unable to arrest the former Vice President of state Congress.
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Politics

How the media will rediscover UP after Yogi Adityanath’s appointment

Hemant Bijapurkar -
We speculate how the media would start portraying UP now that the BJP is in power
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Opinions

Author Rajiv Malhotra responds to a question that he has often been asked: should we support ‘liberal’ muslims

Rajiv Malhotra -
We need more liberal muslims who fight against radicalism
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News Reports

Did BBC declare Congress as one of the most corrupt political parties in the world?

OpIndia Staff -
A link being shared suggests that BBC has issued a list of most corrupt political parties of the world.
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Opinions

Yogi Adityanath as CM shows that Modi won’t give up 2019 without a fight

Abhishek Banerjee -
Modi has read the game and has put out his cards
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News Reports

How journalists and politicians united to spread a lie about new UP CM

OpIndia Staff -
As soon as Yogi Adityanath was announced as BJP’s choice for UP Chief Minister, a lie was spread.
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News Reports

Why a Hindu Sadhvi in Delhi is forced to sell her temple

OpIndia Staff -
The Sadhvi has also spoken vividly about her plight in her video
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News Reports

CVC denies source based report claiming all online data was lost in a crash

Hemant Bijapurkar -
CVC denies source based report
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Political Fact-Check

Kejriwal wishes Sindhi community 12 days prior to the actual date of the festival

OpIndia Staff -
Cheti Chand is supposed to be celebrated on 29th March of this year but Kejriwal seemed to pre-pone it by 12 days
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News Reports

Sidhu clarifies he’ll continue to laugh on Kapil Sharma show even after becoming Minister

OpIndia Staff -
Navjot Singh Sidhu was talking to media persons after taking charge as a state minister in Punjab
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News Reports

It’s over – former AAP leader asks volunteers to stop dreaming about any change through AAP

OpIndia Staff -
Mayank Gandhi was the National Executive member of the party
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News Reports

Man who wanted PM Modi’s assassination now an author at The Quint

OpIndia Staff -
Would The Quint take take any action against those who were responsible for carrying his article?
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News Reports

The statement by Digvijay Singh that cost Congress one MLA in Goa

OpIndia Staff -
Digvijay's blunder has caused even more embarrassment to the Congress
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Media

Sagarika Ghose gets slammed for her insensitive tweet on the Gandhis

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Sagarika Ghose mocked Rahul Gandhi by spinning his decision to travel with his ailing mother into one of his foreign trips
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Opinions

A former fan of Kumar Vishvas writes how he lost respect for the AAP leader

Guest Author -
Decoding Mr. Kumar Vishvas: The Champion of Cheap Sarcasm. How his own logic comes back to bite him.
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Politics

When Prime Minister Rahul Gandhi addressed the nation

rohitagarwal -
A short account of what happened when the Prime Minister addressed the nation.
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Opinions

Technicalities being used to shield Muslim extremists against young Assamese singer

Editorial Desk -
How some people tried to spread confusion that there was no opposition to a young Muslim singer.
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Politics

Why Arvind Kejriwal is going crazy over Punjab results? Reasons lie in numbers

Ashish Tickoo -
AAP came second in Punjab. But a closer look at the numbers reveal why Arvind Kejriwal has reasons to worry.
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News Reports

How desperately Congress and AAP are trying to prove EVM tampering

OpIndia Staff -
From trolls on social media to leaders on TV – Congress and AAP are making a fool of themselves.
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Politics

The real reason why Congress failed to form a Government in Goa

Gaurav -
How Congress double-crossed GFP only to ensure that GFP would leave it high and dry later
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News Reports

Mullahs issue ‘fatwa’ against young Muslim singer as her acts can attract ‘wrath of Allah’

OpIndia Staff -
16-yr-old singer Nahid Afreen had sung Hindu devotional songs and songs against terrorism earlier.
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News Reports

Actor Ranvir Shorey attacks AAP for inaction against the corrupt, gets attacked in return

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The actor had raised questions over Kejriwal's inaction against the corrupt and his style of functioning
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News Reports

Should the single largest party be invited to form the Govt? Not according to history

Hemant Bijapurkar -
President KR Narayanan set a precedent in 1998 about not following the largest party norm.
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News Reports

Government schemes for journalists – should media be okay with this?

OpIndia Staff -
Journalists are not public sector employees. Is it justified to treat one group of professional as 'special'?
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News Reports

When UPA sent Deputy CM to raid an aeroplane to stop BJP from forming government

Abhishek Banerjee -
How UPA sent a Dy CM to raid an aeroplane at Ranchi Airport to stop BJP from forming a government in Jharkhand.
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