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Culture and History

Kumbh Mela: Kinnar Akhada joins Juna Akhada, takes part in Shahi Snan for the first time

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2019

The Kinnar Akhara has officially joined the Juna Akhara but has not merged with it to maintain its independent identity.

Culture and History

Festival of Sanatan: Spectacular images of the first Shani Snan at the Kumbh Mela 2019

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2019

Kumbh is the largest religious and spiritual congregation on the earth and is declared as 'intangible cultural heritage' by UNESCO.

Media

Kumbh Mela 2019 begins and English Media couldn’t care less

Ashish Shukla - 15 January, 2019

If you are a Hindu and live in India then I urge you to be in spirit, if not in person, with Kumbh Mela 2019

News Reports

Congress to contest all 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2019

Ghulam Nabi Azad said that Congress party will accommodate any competent secular party that is willing to fight the BJP.

The saga of Kumaraswamy keeps Congress out of the ‘mahagathbandhan’?

Ashish Shukla - 12 January, 2019

The arrogance of the Congress is sickening. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Sanghvi warns SP-BSP alliance that they ignore his party at their own risk in Uttar Pradesh.

Akhilesh Yadav said he should have killed a man and NDTV Yuva Conclave audience applauded

Abhishek Banerjee - 12 January, 2019

What kind of politics do Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati represent?

Fact-Check

Fact Check: Is UP government distributing free condoms in Kumbh Mela?

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2019

The claims of condoms being distributed by the UP government were found to be false.

News Reports

In a fresh low, RLD Chief Ajit Singh calls Smriti Irani as ‘Hatti-Katti-cow’, abuses PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2019

Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh has shockingly referred the PM Narendra Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Union minister Smriti Irani as "bull, calf and cow", triggering a row

News Reports

Akhilesh Yadav under CBI lens for violating HC order and granting 14 leases as Mining Minister without e-tender: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2019

CBI sources have reportedly said that during Akhilesh Yadav's tenure as mining minister, 14 leases were granted in Hamirpur without e-tenders in violation of an Allahabad High Court order

Anti-Modi front proceeds to commit political suicide with their opposition to 10% reservation for economically backward

Nupur J Sharma - 7 January, 2019

Today, several reports have suggested that the Modi government is all set to approve a 10% reservation for the economically backward sections of the society.

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