Monthly Archives: January, 2019

News Reports

BJP wins Jind seat, senior Congress leader Randeep Surjewala finishes third

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

In Jind, the Congress party has fielded its senior leader Randeep Surjewala while the BJP has fielded Krishna Middha. The JJP's Digvijay Chautala and INLD's Yash Singh are the other candidates in the fray.

Rahul Gandhi: The evil mind that works behind the dimpled face

Saket Suryesh - 31 January, 2019

All Rahul Gandhi is concerned about is bombarding the masses with fake news, hoping some of it will stick someplace, as evidenced by his meeting with Manohar Parrikar

Union Minister Smriti Irani calls Rahul Gandhi a congenital liar, says it is dangerous to even maintain social contact with him

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

There is no place for merit, commitment and ability to deliver in a dynastic democracy: Smriti Irani

Government and Policy

Piyush Goyal awarded The prestigious Carnot Prize by the Kleinman Centre for Energy Policy

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

Accepting the award Goyal stated that it was “Both a personal honour and a tribute to the efforts of all involved in this great work throughout India to be recognised with the Carnot Prize by the University of Pennsylvania.”

Rahul Gandhi has shown that if at all he is the clown, he is perhaps ‘Pennywise’

Nirwa Mehta - 31 January, 2019

While Pennywise fed on children's deepest fears, Rahul Gandhi and Congress feeds on emotions of people, as evidenced by his drama following his meeting with Manohar Parrikar

Law

Bhima-Koregaon case: Teltumbde was conspiring to spread riots, claims prosecution as Pune police ask for custodial interrogation

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

His appeal to quash the FIR filed by the Pune police against him was rejected by the Supreme Court on January 14.

Crime

Illegal telephone exchange case: Special CBI Court frames charges against Maran brothers and five others

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

The Supreme Court had earlier dismissed the plea of former Union telecom minister Dayanadhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi Maran and five others against the Madras High Court order setting aside their discharge in the case.

News Reports

Allegations against Rakesh Asthana false, powerful people working against him: Brother

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2019

MK Asthana has claimed that one section of CBI, under orders from former chief Alok Verma was actively trying to scuttle Christian Michel's extradition.

News Reports