Monthly Archives: January, 2019

News Reports

Modi govt commissions long-range Boeing to bring back fugitives Mehul Choksi and Jatin Mehta: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

Indian Government commissioners Air India flights reportedly to bring back economic offenders Mehul Choksi, Jatin Mehta and Nirav Modi

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MP Minister fails to read properly, asks the Collector to finish the Republic Day speech on her behalf

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

MP minister Imarti Devi, who failed to read her Republic Day speech, in her election affidavit claims that she has passed 12th From Govt. Higher Secondary School of Bhind, Madhya Pradesh in 2000.

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Fact-check: On Republic Day 2019, Sitaram Yechury lies about the Constitution of India

Jinit Jain - 26 January, 2019

Sitaram Yechury blatantly lies about the provenance constitution of India, which in its initial version didn't have 'Secular' and 'Socialism' in its Preamble

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Republic Day 2019 Parade: An event of many firsts in pictures

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

The overall theme for the Republic Day celebrations this year is the 150th birth anniversary of MK Gandhi and most of the tableaux were themed on the remembrance of the freedom fighter.

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Twitter suspends young boy’s account after he was doxxed and harassed by AltNews founder Pratik Sinha and Islamists

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

Altnews founder Pratik Sinha today stirred a hornet’s nest after he doxxed several unsuspecting users on Twitter simply because he did not agree with their political views.

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AgustaWestland case: Lawyer Gautam Khaitan arrested by ED on money laundering charges

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

Lawyer Gautam Khaitan, a co-accused in the Agusta Westland Chopper scam has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on charges of money laundering

Fact-Check

Fact Check: Is the newspaper clip headlined ‘Rajiv Gandhi’s daughter joins family firm’ genuine?

Raju Das - 26 January, 2019

The article printed in a newspaper reports the elevation of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with a rather unusual headline, “Rajiv Gandhi's daughter joins family firm”.

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Padma Bhushan for Nambi Narayan, scientist whose life was destroyed by India’s ‘secular’ govts

Abhishek Banerjee - 26 January, 2019

Indian secularism finished Nambi Narayanan. It took India 20 more years to build the cryogenic engine Nambi Narayan was working on

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‘Timing of the award might be misconstrued’: CM Naveen Patnaik’s sister, Gita Mehta, declines Padma award

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2019

The NDA government had conferred Padma Shri to Gita Mehta, sister of CM Naveen Patnaik, in the 'Foreigners' category for her distinguished work in Art and Literature

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