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BJP trashes US State Department Report which makes wild assertions about Minorities in India, says biased against Modi govt

OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2019

The 2019 International Religious Freedom Report by the US State Department was recently made available to the public by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

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Walmart pleads guilty of paying bribes in India and other countries in 2000-2001, to pay $283 million to settle the case

OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2019

Walmart has pleaded guilty to paying bribes for its operations in Brazil, China, Mexico and India in the years 2000 and 2001.

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UN report cites ‘credible evidence’ linking Saudi Arabia crown prince to journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2019

Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate on October 2, 2018

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‘Modi hain to mumkin hain’, says US Secretary of State in his major policy speech

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2019

Narendra Modi’s consistent efforts in the last five years, India is now considered to be a global power and a major security partner by the United States.

Opinions

While the first ‘witch’ was executed today in 1692, the puritan spirit that drove the Salem Witch Trials executions is well alive and thriving

K Bhattacharjee - 10 June, 2019

June the 10th has special significance in this regard as it was on this day all the way back in 1692 that the first victim of the Salem Witch Trials was executed by hanging.

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‘We are confident about the fairness and the integrity of the Indian elections’, US State Department

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2019

The US doesn't send election observers to India due to the strong independent credentials of the Election Commission

Politics

What global trends suggest and what it means for PM Modi: Pollsters have a tendency to significantly underestimate right-wing votes

K Bhattacharjee - 19 May, 2019

If the current 2019 Lok Sabha elections follow the general trend, then again for this election, pollsters will underestimate the vote-share of the PM Modi led NDA quite significantly.

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