Monthly Archives: December, 2018

Government and Policy

Maharashtra to implement 7th pay commission from January 2019; announcement likely today

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

It is expected that the arrears of the seventh pay commission will be given with retrospective effect from January 2016

Editor's picks

Dear journalists, in your hate for Modi and Doval, don’t become terror apologists. Read about IEDs first

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

black powder form firecracker is used to make bombs by terrorists

News Reports

Expelled Sikh Congress leader cleans Rajiv Gandhi statue with his turban to show allegiance to the party, faces outrage

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

Mand's claims of rejoining the party in February this year were rubbished in a clarifying statement by the District Congress President.

Editor's picks

After NIA busts ISIS module, ‘Liberals’ cast aspersions on the raids

K Bhattacharjee - 27 December, 2018

It appears certain people believe that the exemplary work carried out by the NIA is rather a political gimmick and instance of rising Islamophobia. Others believe that the entire thing was a sham

News Reports

Following ban order on namaz in parks, authorities stop ‘unauthorised’ Bhagwat Katha in Greater Noida

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority has removed tents and music system from its property citing lack of requisite permission for the event

Editor's picks

Ajit Kumar Doval: The man, the legend and India’s security

Nupur J Sharma - 27 December, 2018

Ajit Doval is a man of my tales, some true, some just folklores, but perhaps, the mystery surrounding a sleuth is his biggest asset

News Reports

Deve Gowda sick of Congress’ dominance, threatens to contest alone unless Congress behaves

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

Though the two parties had announced a pre-poll alliance for 2019 after they came together to form the government in Karnataka, reports state that there is disagreement between seat sharing.

Editor's picks

Namaz in parks: How can Muslims be entitled to public property if Hindu temples are not allowed even private property?

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 December, 2018

Indian secularism gives Muslim community the rights to public property but does not allow the Hindu community to even have private property

Government and Policy

Indian Railways to bring Ram Setu on railway map, new bridge to replace 104-year-old Pamban Bridge

OpIndia Staff - 27 December, 2018

The 17-kilometre new railway line will be built at the cost of Rs 208 crore. Dhanushkodi was part of the railway network earlier but the railway station was destroyed during a cyclone in 1964.

News Reports