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10% reservation for the poor: Contrary to claims, here is why it might not encroach on the 50% reservation cap

Nupur J Sharma - 9 January, 2019

The current 10% reservation introduced by Modi govt, granted by the 124th Constitutional Amendment Bill would not breach the 50% reservation limit set by the Indra Sawhney judgement

Fact-Check

Arvind Kejriwal and Jignesh Mevani further dangerous lies about Modi govt planning to end reservation for SC, ST, OBC

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

Kejriwal claimed that he had talked with several people and all of them believed what Mevani claimed was actually what the BJP was thinking. "Very dangerous," he said.

News Reports

Manoj Tiwari slams Congress and AAP, reiterates demand of NRC in Delhi

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2019

The NRC in Assam in July last year had sparked sharp exchanges of disruption in the Parliament with the opposition alleging discrimination.

Media

Congress’ Shashi Tharoor caught lying on cow-related violence in an interview with Swati Chaturvedi

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2019

This is not the first time either Shashi Tharoor or Swati Chaturvedi have lied

News Reports

Congress and TMC walk out of the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate in the Lok Sabha

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2019

The Bill proposes to allow the religious minorities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to acquire the Indian citizenship by way of naturalisation.

CBI Director under Indira Gandhi saved a corrupt man because he had a contact in her household

K Bhattacharjee - 8 January, 2019

In this report, we shall elaborate on the extent to which the CBI was compromised during the regime of Congress and Indira Gandhi

Satire

And, so.. the heir takes his oath

nandini - 8 January, 2019

So, The Heir will take his oath as the Prime Minister of India in May 2019.

Fact-Check

IndiaSpend misrepresents facts of a case to boost the number of Muslim victims in its database

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2019

Swarajya Magazine's Swati Goel Sharma demolishes IndiaSpend's selective reportage on so-called hate crimes.

OpIndia Explains

The time when Indira Gandhi used CBI to destroy 4 government officers ‘socially, physically and morally’

K Bhattacharjee - 8 January, 2019

This Shah Commission chapter discusses how four senior officials of the Government were harassed and humiliated by Congress and Indira Gandhi using the CBI as a tool

Crime