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Crime

Shiv Sena MP Omraje Nimbalkar attacked with a knife while campaigning for party candidate by unidentified man

OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2019

Father of Omraje Nimbalkar, Pawanraje Nimbalkar, who was a Congress leader was shot dead in his car near Kalamboli on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway on June 3, 2006

News Reports

Read details: Links emerge between UPA Minister Praful Patel and PMC Bank scam accused Wadhawans of HDIL

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2019

According to the reports, the documents reveal that former UPA civil aviation minister Praful Patel had used private jets connected to PMC scam accused to travel to various destinations from Mumbai.

Politics

Congress targets BJP for promising to demand Bharat Ratna for Veer Savarkar in Maharashtra election manifesto

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2019

Congress leaders say that they're "expecting a Bharat Ratna for Godse also" after the manifesto promises Bharat Ratna to Veer Savarkar

Opinions

Nobel to Abhijit Banerjee or not, read the NYAY offer document carefully

Abhishek Banerjee - 15 October, 2019

As soon as the news spread yesterday that Abhijit Banerjee had won the Nobel Prize, an army of trolls descended on an article about the ill-conceived NYAY scheme by Congress, which was led by Rahul Gandhi

Politics

Ex Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah threatens of ‘bloodshed’ if any attempts are made to change Constitution

OpIndia Staff - 15 October, 2019

During 2018 state assembly elections too, Siddaramaiah had said if govt tried to change the constitution there will be bloodshed

Politics

Disgruntled Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam takes a jibe at Milind Deora, questions absence of ‘Nikamma’ from Rahul Gandhi’s Mumbai rally

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2019

A few days back Sanjay Nirupam had called Milind Deora a ‘Nikamma’ to conspired to remove him as Mumbai Congress chief

News Reports

Abhijit Banerjee, economist who advised Congress on the ill-conceived NYAY just won the Nobel Prize for Economics in 2019

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2019

Economist, Abhijit Banerjee, who advised Congress on the 'free money' NYAY scheme just won a Nobel Prize.

News Reports

Raghuram Rajan’s volte-face: After endorsing Congress’ NYAY dole-out scheme, Rajan now says welfare scheme are ‘too costly’

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2019

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan defended NYAY scheme before Lok Sabha elections saying that fiscal space for such effective schemes can be created

Politics

No lessons learnt: Rahul Gandhi attacks Rafale deal and Chandrayaan mission in Maharashtra, admits no work done in 70 years

OpIndia Staff - 14 October, 2019

After a long break of about five months, post the Lok Sabha debacle, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi returned to the campaign trail on Sunday ahead of Maharashtra state assembly elections.

Politics