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Journalist wrote fake report to prove rapes during Jat agitation, to be prosecuted

OpIndia Staff -
The reporter was fired from his job, but he could get a job in another media organisation.
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News Reports

The Hindu lies to prove that government is not getting support on cashless economy

S. Sudhir Kumar -
The Hindu should try harder in inventing facts.
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News Reports

From Indigo Airlines to Indian Army – Mamata Banerjee imagines conspiracies to remove her

OpIndia Staff -
Army was carrying out survey of civilian trucks that could be used for contingency measures during wartime, but Didi saw Emergency.
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Social Media

LOL! When media thought one of Rahul Gandhi’s real tweets was from a hacker

Hemant Bijapurkar -
That awkward moment when some media houses couldn't differentiate between hacker and Rahul Gandhi.
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News Reports

Finance Ministry’s poorly drafted clarification, aided by media spin, leads to rumours of “surgical strike” on Gold

Gaurav -
Everything that 'Twitters', is not a strike on Gold.
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News Reports

“Hacking” nightmare continues? Now Indian National Congress’ website defaced

OpIndia Staff -
Another 'hacking' on yet another digital asset of the Congress party
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News Reports

Aeroplane hovers due to traffic congestion, TMC claims conspiracy to kill Mamata Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
TMC's flights of fancy: A TMC MP raised this issue in Parliament even as Indigo Airlines clarified that it was a normal hovering.
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Opinions

Who hacked Twitter accounts of Congress and Rahul Gandhi? Options are…

OpIndia Staff -
Was it some hacker, some disgruntled employee, or was it all a planned drama by the party?
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Politics

Rahul Gandhi’s Twitter account hacked, Congress uses it to attack Digital India

OpIndia Staff -
Instead of blaming the team that handles Rahul Gandhi’s account, Congress blamed everyone else.
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News Reports

Compulsory National Anthem verdict by SC: it started with Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham!

OpIndia Staff -
A man in Bhopal went to watch the Sharukh-Hrithik starrer, and he came out to fight a legal battle.
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News Reports

Rajasthan govt signs MOU with NGO having hidden agenda of spreading Christianity.

OpIndia Staff -
World Vision rears its head again
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News Reports

Railways can help the poor learn cashless transactions if it makes the UTS app better

Hemant Bijapurkar -
IRCTC has been a success story in getting people adopt online transactions, another story is needed.
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Opinions

Aam Aadmi Party and the demise of hope

rohitagarwal -
A former member of India Against Corruption and Aam Aadmi Party shares his anguish at the decline.
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News Reports

Why amendment in taxation laws was brought in the middle of demonetisation

Gaurav -
On Monday, a bill in Lok Sabha was introduced to change some taxation rules. Find why.
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News Reports

What BJP’s win in Phase 1 of Maharashtra municipal council polls signifies

mandarsawant -
BJP won more council heads in Western Maharashtra, an area they were largely non-existent till that historic May of 2014.
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Politics

Narendra Modi has forgotten the 2014 elections, and this is why he has done that

Rahul Roushan -
Modi haters and supporters both discuss 2014 elections intensely, but perhaps Modi doesn’t care.
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News Reports

The connection between Zakir Naik’s NGO and the Congress

Hemant Bijapurkar -
The relationship between Zakir Naik and the Congress doesn't end with donations.
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Politics

Demonetisation, Prohibition, Nitish and the current political equations of Bihar

Rahul Raj -
While traveling across Bihar, I talked to people regarding demonetisation, liquor ban, and Gathbandhan Sarkar.
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Opinions

The corrupt are our friends : How hatred for Modi changed the discourse around corruption

Abhishek Banerjee -
People who termed corruption a monster are now finding it a mouse, because they can't hate Modi enough.
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Opinions

Are less-cash economy and more people in banking system just ‘side effects’ of demonetisation?

Ashutosh Muglikar -
Curbing corruption and countering insurgency could appear as chief goals, but that’s not all.
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Politics

Kejriwal reserves post of Dy CM of Punjab for a caste – what it tells about him

Dr. Shweta -
From ‘new politics’ to same old, or worse, ‘caste politics’ – the journey of Arvind Kejriwal.
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Opinions

Raghav Bahl, Bloomberg Quint, and the art of faux-economics

Gaurav -
Raghav Bahl is back with yet another simplistic and stupid article. This time even more stupid.
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News Reports

UPI – all you need to know; how to set up and transact (step-wise guide with pics)

Aditya (reviewero) -
Here's how you can go cashless with UPI payments: Noob to UPI Jedi in under 10 minutes
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Media

Media reports claim that 70% trucks are off roads in India, really?

Guest Author -
Yet another demonetisation scare spread by irresponsible media busted.
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Opinions

Six things Modi government can do to deliver after the demonetisation pain is over

Gaurav -
Modi Government will have to repay the political cost of demonetisation.
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Social Media

Manmohan Singh spoke, and Twitter can’t stop talking about it

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter reacts to Manmohan Singh’s speech on demonetisation in parliament.
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Opinions

Kejriwal’s lies and the complicit silence of Indian ‘left-liberals’

Gaurav -
Aiding and abetting the dawn of gutter level politics in India.
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Opinions

The Greek demagogue, and how the modern Right could be the New Left

Saumya Dey -
The leaders on the ‘right’ are often called ‘demagogues’, which is true in the ancient sense of the word.
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News Reports

Senior AAP leader from Goa goes against Kejriwal, hails demonetisation drive

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. Oscar Rebello said that demonetisation drive had good some effects, though implementation is faulty.
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News Reports

Reddy’s lavish wedding earns him IT notice, now Congress leader hosts similar wedding

Hemant Bijapurkar -
After Janardhana Reddy's daughter's wedding, a Congress leader hosts lavish wedding for his son.
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News Reports

Mamata’s new found ‘mamata’ for the ‘Poor’ is hypocrisy at best, and criminal at worst

Upendra -
For many months now, poor have been dying of starvation in Bengal under Mamata’s rule.
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Media

How sensationalist media obfuscated the truth about terrorists having Rs. 2000 notes

soulinexile -
If you skimmed media reports, you’d think that terrorists have huge cache of new currency notes.
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News Reports

Kejriwal caught spreading false information again to hurt demonetisation drive

OpIndia Staff -
Kejriwal's plan is clear: Lie to win
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News Reports

Rahul Gandhi has no sense at all, forget any sense of humour: Subramanian Swamy

OpIndia Staff -
Speaking at a launch of book Unreal Aliens, Swamy trained his guns at Gandhis and Arun Jaitley.
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Media

How Indian media tried to link every issue in the world to Demonetisation

S. Sudhir Kumar -
From contradictory news to wrong images
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Media

The fixed interview of the decade: Rajdeep talks to “Tigress” Sonia

Hemant Bijapurkar -
No attempts were made to hide the fact that this was a softball interview
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News Reports

Congress and AAP Social Media supporters gang up again to spread panic about new currency notes

Aditya (reviewero) -
The rumour mills just wont stop
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News Reports

Revealed: The man who will replace Arnab Goswami on Times Now

OpIndia Staff -
A known face will replace Arnab on Times Now
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News Reports

After surgical strike on unaccounted cash, next attack on undeclared gold and real estate?

Nitin Rivaldo -
A constant push is needed to completely weed out black money
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News Reports

The Coldplay concert finally took place, but here are some who tried to stop it

Srikanth Ramakrishnan -
Not the usual suspects this time around
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Media

Rajdeep Sardesai places his prejudices over ethics of journalism

OpIndia Staff -
Blinded by hatred, Rajdeep is playing with the fundamentals of journalism
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News Reports

Kejriwal sinks to new low – shows picture of dead robber, claims he is innocent citizen

OpIndia Staff -
Arvind Kejriwal tried to claim yet another death due to demonetisation. And he was lying.
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News Reports

Demonetisation drive – some positive outcomes in the short term too

OpIndia Staff -
In short term, no immediate benefits were expected, but there are some good side effects.
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Media

Pathetic journalism – when media thought you can get STDs from ATMs

Dr. Shweta -
How journalists spread rumour about ATMs causing Sexually Transmitted Diseases .
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News Reports

Arvind Kejriwal calls BBC journalist ‘dishonest’ for questioning his claims

OpIndia Staff -
Kejriwal got angry when questioned about his claims. See video.
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Media

Why does Vir Sanghvi block on Twitter if you mention words like Rail Neer or Mira Road?

Hemant Bijapurkar -
People on Twitter played a game, and journalist Vir Sanghvi obliged.
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Opinions

Visceral hate of Pankaj Mishra stinking in garbage of New York Times

Satish Kumar -
A response to rabid India and Hindu hater Pankaj Mishra's rant published by NYT
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News Reports

SWOT analysis of the demonetisation move

Shwetank Bhushan -
What are the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats around the demonetisation drive.
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Opinions

10 reasons that faux-economists give to derail the demonetisation programme

Srikanth Ramakrishnan -
Some half baked reasons are being offered, which are not rooted in economic principles.
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Opinions

A short passage on ‘introspection’ from a ‘right winger’ to ‘liberals’

Rahul Roushan -
You are right that some people have reduced ‘nationalism’ to joke, but read on.
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