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Objection, Milord! India should have a Judicial Disclosure Policy

Kausik Gangopadhyay -
Instead of slapping contempt charges, the judiciary should look at ways to improve the processes.
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Media

The Hindu editor objects to Modi’s ‘earthquake joke’, Twitter shows him mirror

OpIndia Staff -
PM was taking a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s earthquake comment, but the journalist twisted it to make it about science.
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Media

Social media slams Rajdeep Sardesai for his soft-ball interview of the Yadavs

OpIndia Staff -
Practice what you preach, Mr. Sardesai.
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News Reports

Intolerance on display again at JNU, professors stopped from entering offices

OpIndia Staff -
Leftist students at JNU blocked Professor Makarand R Paranjape’s way for no fault of his.
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Opinions

This TV ad explains the importance of ‘appearing’ liberal

Rahul Roushan -
It is a random funny TV ad, but it captures the essence of benefits attached to appearing liberal.
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News Reports

Robert Vadra’s relative deletes offensive tweet after Smriti Irani shows it on news channel

OpIndia Staff -
A man called Tehseen Poonawala, who is married to Robert Vara’s cousin, has been tweeting about Smriti Irani for long.
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Opinions

3 lakh cap on cash transactions – How effective will it be?

Shreyash -
Union Budget 2017 has barred cash transactions above 3 lakh rupees. An analysis of the move.
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News Reports

This is why TMC MP Derek O’Brien had tried to defame private citizens

OpIndia Staff -
Rajya Sabha has now expunged the names of those defamed by the Trinamool Congress MP.
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Opinions

‘Intolerance gang’ is now officially terrified of dissent of the ‘amateurs’

Abhishek Banerjee -
Lutyen's liberals are worried that their mafia like control on narrative is slipping away. Desperate times need desperate measures.
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News Reports

TMC MP defames Twitter users in parliament, Twitterati demand apology

OpIndia Staff -
Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien read out a propaganda material in the house to target private citizens.
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News Reports

Why the Union Budget 2017 did not have any big bang announcements

Gaurav -
The budget was a balanced one, even though media reports had suggested otherwise. What could have caused this?
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News Reports

Media baron Subhash Chandra drops a bombshell about Arvind Kejriwal

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. Chandra was asked about his views on the Delhi Govt and Arvind Kejriwal at an event in Punjab.
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News Reports

Muslim groups stop school from celebrating Saraswati Puja in West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
They were protesting over the fact that Prophet’s Birthday was not celebrated in the same school earlier.
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News Reports

Highlights of the Union Budget, and what’s there for you

Ashutosh Muglikar -
What different sectors and groups like Farmers, Rural India, youth, and the middle class got.
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Opinions

Budget 2017: Nation waited for Dabangg, Jaitley said Hum Saath Saath Hain

Aashish Chandorkar -
A comprehensive analysis of the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today.
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News Reports

Rajdeep Sardesai tries to create sensation before budget, falls hopelessly

Rahul Raj -
Rajdeep Sardesai should take a break from journalism for some days
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News Reports

ISIS slogans warning of attacks on Nepal and Modi found in Army area in Himachal

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier a temple in the same district was defaced with ‘ISIS coming soon’ written on it.
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News Reports

The Tax Department’s squeeze after Demonetisation is here: Watch out

OpIndia Staff -
The long hand of the law is finally approaching the money launderers.
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Opinions

Dholkal Ganesha : the broken idol will be our future if we don’t wake up

Abhishek Banerjee -
Maoists destroyed a thousand years old Ganesha statue. The message it conveys is more violent.
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News Reports

When Vijay Goel hit Shekhar Gupta and Barkha Dutt for a six

OpIndia Staff -
After being accused of being insensitive towards visually impaired players, Vijay Goel came back in style.
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News Reports

AAP IT head shares fake survey after Kejriwal attacks news channel for real survey

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal has been attacking media for surveys and opinions that suggest AAP may not win Punjab.
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News Reports

Donkey stopped from filing nomination papers for Uttar Pradesh elections

OpIndia Staff -
A local party wanted donkey as its CM candidate, but rules don’t allow animals to fight elections.
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News Reports

Arnab changes his channel’s name from ‘Republic’ to ‘Republic TV’ after Swamy’s intervention

OpIndia Staff -
Subramanian Swamy had earlier claimed that the name ‘Republic’ was in violation of National Emblems act.
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Politics

Why Ram Guha deserves place in BCCI, and the changes that are already happening

Subhash -
A passionate defence of Ram Guha’s merit and a report on latest developments. Satire.
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Social Media

Historian Ram Guha included in panel to manage the BCCI, reactions pour in

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Ram Guha is reported to be a member of the panel which is to be headed by Vinod Rai.
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Entertainment

Sushant Singh Rajput drops his surname to protest assault on Bhansali, Twitter reacts

OpIndia Staff -
The Bollywood actor who played MS Dhoni in a movie thought he had hit a six, but many thought it was hit-wicket.
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News Reports

Bhansali’s Padmavati fiasco – what it is and how it started

Hemant Bijapurkar -
While the national media refuted any romance between Khilji and Padmini, the regional media carried contrasting reports.
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Opinions

Modi the astute politician and a star campaigner

Kishore V. Ramsubramonian -
It is this ability of the PM to communicate the message that he wants to, directly to the people that makes him the most feared politician by all Opposition parties and the most sought after orator by the public in general.
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Entertainment

Alternative history of Alauddin Khilji that Hindu terrorists don’t want you to read

Amit Kelkar -
An Adarsh Liberal columnist writes for an esteemed publication to uphold the principles of freedom.
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Entertainment

Anurag Kashyap finally finds his voice to stand up to ‘terrorists’

OpIndia Staff -
No, its not what you think it is
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News Reports

Getting threats from Kejriwal and his relative after exposing their corruption, NGO claims

Hemant Bijapurkar -
An NGO has claimed that they are receiving threats after lodging a case against Kejriwal and his brother-in-law.
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News Reports

Bhagalpur tense as Muslims offer Namaz at ‘disputed’ ground with Hanuman temple

OpIndia Staff -
The district in Bihar saw stone pelting by Muslim and Hindu groups over installation of Hanuman idol.
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Opinions

Will tax on withdrawing cash fix tax evasion or black money?

Shreyash -
Proposal to introduce withdrawal tax has been made many times, but will it prove to be effective?
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News Reports

Kejriwal shares unverified ‘IB report’ showing clean sweep for AAP in Punjab

OpIndia Staff -
Not only the Delhi Chief Minister re-tweeted a parody account, he most probably propagated fake news.
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News Reports

Janta ka Reporter’s latest hit-job is on Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar

OpIndia Staff -
Was Manohar Parrikar sleeping during the Republic day parade as claimed by the AAP supporting blog?
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Media

This guy found too many ‘Hindu signs’ in Republic Day parade, gets panned

OpIndia Staff -
While people saw cultural diversity in various state floats, one journalist saw too much of Hinduism.
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Culture and History

Resettlement of Kashmiri Hindus – The inside story and the way forward

Ashish Dhar -
The efforts and ideas behind resettling Kashmiri Hindus are not rooted in realities of today.
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News Reports

CIA document claims Sweden stopped Bofors inquiry to save Rajiv Gandhi and their own politicians

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Recently declassified CIA documents have again awaken the Bofors scam's ghost which has long haunted the Congress party.
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News Reports

Subramanian Swamy has a point, Arnab Goswami’s ‘Republic’ could be in trouble

OpIndia Staff -
The term ‘Republic’ is among names not allowed by the government to be used for commercial purposes.
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Social Media

PM Modi speaks to President Trump, this is how people on Twitter reacted

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Modi spoke to Trump last night and this is what you need to know, for some fun.
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News Reports

Activist demands FIR against Shahrukh Khan for his promotional train ride

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The ride undertaken to promote the movie 'Raees' had resulted in widespread chaos and a death.
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Politics

This Uttar Pradesh election is BJP’s to lose

Kishore V. Ramsubramonian -
BJP will have only itself to blame if it fails to win Uttar Pradesh.
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News Reports

Pakistan’s ISI taking ‘revenge’ for demonetisation that hit fake currency business?

OpIndia Staff -
New details emerge in the investigation into the recent train accidents linking it to fake currency operations.
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Politics

Goa Assembly Elections: The Final Analysis

Gaurav -
Although a small state, Goa is crucial fight that will test BJP's ability to counter anti-incumbency factors.
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Politics

After aligning with SP, Congress leaders should delete these tweets

Hemant Bijapurkar -
These tweets might prove to be embarrassing, now that both the parties are together.
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News Reports

President Pranab Mukherjee complains to EC after Congress misuses his photo

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The President's office has written to the EC to ensure that the neutrality of the office is maintained.
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Opinions

Why Congress blaming Modi government for attacking RBI’s autonomy is hypocritical

Ashutosh Muglikar -
The UPA government had done much more to harm RBI’s autonomy than anything BJP government has done.
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Media

Barkha Dutt compares US and Indian media, Twitterati ‘help’ her with details

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter users pointed out the hypocrisy and false equivalence the former NDTV journalist had indulged into.
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News Reports

WATCH: So-called Liberals go into a meltdown after Trump takes oath as US President

Hemant Bijapurkar -
Liberals went to crazy levels in order to protest against Trump
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News Reports

Media spins RSS leader’s statement on caste based reservations

Hemant Bijapurkar -
RSS leader gets misquoted for his statement on reservation policy
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