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Molestation accused Vinod Dua maliciously edits video clip of Nitin Gadkari to claim Gadkari spoke against Modi govt

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2018

Vinod Dua's attempt to discredit the NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi by using a doctored video is not surprising as Dua has a track record of resorting to this sort of unethical and shoddy journalism to target the BJP.

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Naseeruddin Shah skips Ajmer Lit Fest after protests over his controversial remarks

OpIndia Staff - 22 December, 2018

People on Twitter too had called out at the veteran actor for his remark.

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Not just hijabs but mufflers, scarves, mangalsutras, all removed for NET exams

OpIndia Staff - 21 December, 2018

Not only hijab but also mangalsutra, bangles and other Hindu religious symbols are also asked to be removed before entering the exam hall

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Rahul Gandhi lies, tries to falsely take credit for the current Assam Government’s schemes benefiting farmers

Jhankar Mohta - 20 December, 2018

Overcoming the urge to open mobile factories in every nook and corner of the country, Rahul is currently obsessing over farm loan waiver

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Facebook bug exposed non-shared photos of users to third party apps for a period of two weeks

Devanshu Rajput - 16 December, 2018

The bug was active for two weeks in September, but Facebook announced it on Friday only.

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#GoBackSonia trends on Twitter ahead of Sonia Gandhi’s Tamil Nadu visit to inaugurate Karunanidhi’s statue

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2018

Twitter is abuzz with #GoBackSonia trend as Sonia Gandhi is going to Chennai to inaugurate the statute of DMK founder Karunanidhi.

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Mumbai Police teaches a lesson in humility to ‘special’ Sonam Kapoor

OpIndia Staff - 15 December, 2018

Actor Dulquer Salman clarified that he and Sonam were sitting inside a car that was rigged to a truck and hence were not breaking traffic rules.

Pro-Congress troll resumes fake news website, makes outlandish claims on Rafale targeting Modi

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2018

Abhishek Mishra has been associated with the website which spreads fake news and Islamist propaganda

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Loan defaulter Vijay Mallya congratulates Congress on assembly elections victory

Shashank Bharadwaj - 13 December, 2018

Interestingly, Congress President Rahul Gandhi had initially liked the congratulatory tweet of fugitive Vijay Mallya but later unliked it after it went viral.

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