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Why Liberals mocking India after it slips one rank in Henley Passport Index are wrong: The methodology and the narrow ‘visa-on-arrival’ parameter it is...

Shraddha Pandey - 20 February, 2024

The index is based on data received from the IATA on a specific day each year

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Gujarat: Hindu man dragged and killed by Muslim mob in Sabarkantha; stones pelted on brother who went to collect victim’s body

Krunalsinh Rajput - 17 February, 2024

On February 14, 2024, a mob of the Muslim community stormed the Khodiyar Kuwa area of Prantij. One Hindu man was killed by the mob.

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TMC-97%, DMK-86%: Opposition parties welcome SC judgement striking down electoral bond scheme, the same parties getting almost all of their donations through it

Raju Das - 15 February, 2024

While opposition parties like TMC and DMK are welcoming the SC verdict striking down the electoral bond scheme, the same parties are major beneficiaries of the scheme

Law

Why Kapil Sibal withdrew Umar Khalid’s bail plea from SC: Failed attempt at forum shopping and a recent SC judgement about bail in UAPA...

Nupur J Sharma - 15 February, 2024

Umar Khalid withdrew bail plea before Supreme Court in Delhi anti-Hindu riots in February 2020 through his lawyer Kapil Sibal

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Hindus in Haldwani display remarkable valour: Men chanting ‘Jai Shri Ram’ saved policemen from rioters, women used scarves to bandage injured

राहुल पाण्डेय - 14 February, 2024

The Hindus in Gandhinagar area of Haldwani narrated in harrowing details how they fought off a murderous mob that had gone on a rampage over demolition drive.

Law

How Supreme Court contradicted its own judgement by not canceling bail granted to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal accused in Delhi anti-Hindu riots

Nupur J Sharma - 14 February, 2024

In 2021, Delhi HC granted bail to Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal, and Asif Iqbal Tanha, accused in Delhi anti-Hindu Riots

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As former Congress Dy CM busts Rahul Gandhi’s lie that PM Modi was made OBC by BJP govt, Gandhi changes goalpost, read why ‘Kagzi...

Raju Das - 8 February, 2024

The claim of Rahul Gandhi that PM Modi's caste was made OBC by BJP govt has been busted because it was done by Congress govt in 1994

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‘Shravan Kumar and Aurangzeb cannot have equal rights to parents’ property’: Key highlights of the Uttarakhand UCC

OpIndia Staff - 6 February, 2024

The Bill says that the relationship between a man and a woman can be termed legitimate or illegitimate based on social norms, but a child is never 'illegitimate'.

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