Friday, September 20, 2024

Archives of OpIndia

Fodder scam-tainted Lalu Prasad lands in land scams

Dubious transactions and use of shell companies have been alleged to be involved in this land deal in Delhi.

Sonia and Rahul dealt a huge blow in the National Herald case

The case in which Sonia and Rahul are directly involved, is again in the public limelight

RTI activists claim ‘Admission Scam’ at National School of Drama

Students belonging to the ‘creamy layer’ allegedly offered admissions under the OBC quota.

Dear AAP, if EVM can be rigged, so can be the VVPAT machine. What next?

The arguments being put forward by the Aam Aadmi Party is ludicrous and doesn't pass test of practicality.

Yet another ‘EVM controversy’ turns out to be outcome of a blatant lie

It remains to be seen if action is taken against the perpetrator of the lie

Does Kapil Sibal know that Muslim Personal Law Board thought Indira Gandhi was ‘communal’?

What actually prompted the constitution of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board

Complaint filed to inquire into death of Kejriwal’s bro-in-law accused of corruption

Company owned by Kejriwal's late brother-in-law Surendra Kumar Bansal is accused of submitting forged bills.

Odisha’s Kandhamal is safe haven for Chhattisgarh Maoists: report

Odisha’s Kandhamal has become the safe haven for Chhattisgarh Maoists following the 24 April Sukma attacks.

What explains the EVM madness of Arvind Kejriwal? Italy. Read to find out

A leader in Italy had tried somewhat similar strategy that is being adopted by Arvind Kejriwal of late.

Forget ‘no Gujarati martyrs’ comment by Akhilesh, this is what he did to a Uttar Pradesh martyr

Akhilesh Yadav asked whether there were any martyrs from Gujarat. Let's rewind to an incident in Uttar Pradesh.

Stone pelters target funeral of young Army Lieutenant who was butchered by terrorists

The incident provoked anger and disgust towards the so-called 'azaadi brigade' in the country.

Maoists allegedly threaten to kill Legal Rights activists for targeting ‘their own’ activists

A Legal Rights activist group has claimed to have received death threats from Maoists.

ICJ stays Kulbhushan’s hanging, but a long judicial process to come through

Following the ICJ order in Kulbhushan Jadhav case, Pakistan has come under tremendous international pressure.

Bengal is different and has its own rules: Imam Barkati on why he is still using red beacon

The Shahi Imam further said that his post as Imam was far more important than any minister's post.

A farrago of unrelated topics : Tharoor and ways of spotting liars

This article is not trying to prove that Shashi Tharoor is a liar. You can read and find that out. Truly.

BJP continues its surge in Odisha, two BJD leaders join the party in two days

The leaders decided to leave the party while Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik was away from the state.

Iran warns Pakistan of ‘surgical strikes’ if it does not stop cross border terrorism

Head of the Iranian armed forces has warned Islamabad that Tehran would retaliate against the Sunni terrorists.

Left-Cong establishment aligned journalists attack Arnab, defame even private citizens

Journalists are not only attacking Arnab, they are now even dragging private citizens into their ugly battle.

Along with Kapil Mishra, another big problem now awaits Kejriwal

The issue of paying an amount in party's private capacity vs in government's capacity is back.

Final battle against Maoist terror – where Indian government stands

It is time India fought and won its last battle against the Maoists.

CNN-News18 journalist spreads fake news about gang-rape over beef eating in UP

When caught by Uttar Pradesh police for spreading lies, the journalist accused the police of endorsing abuses.

How fake news about ‘RSS-linked org promising fair babies’ was invented by media

NDTV, Indian Express, and The Wire carried the news without undertaking any fact check.

Blow to Lalu as Fodder Scam comes back to haunt him

The Supreme Court has revived criminal conspiracy charges against the RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in fodder scam cases.

What is ‘tanker scam’ and what is the alleged role of Kejriwal as per Kapil Mishra

Kapil Mishra, former cabinet minister in Kejriwal's government, has linked AAP supremo to the scam.

Yogi Adityanath’s government has done no wrong till date: Mulayam’s daughter-in-law

Aparna Yadav not only praised Yogi government, she also asked Akhilesh Yadav to step down from party chief's post.

Mamata Banerjee in a tizzy as BJP rises in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee appears to be in utter panic. The two recent developments have proved so.

How media elites moved swiftly to cover for Kejriwal

Kejriwal was accused by his own cabinet minister of taking bribe, so media decided to deflect.

Senior AAP leader accuses Arvind Kejriwal of taking ₹ 2 crore ‘bribe’

Kapil Mishra, who was removed as the water and tourism minister, has made these allegations

West Bengal the only state that refused to participate in Modi govt’s cleanliness survey

This isn't the only time the Mamata led state government hasn't cooperated with the center

When journalists tried to drag religion in Nirbhaya gangrape verdict

Almost on cue, many journalists and activists came up with 'what about Bilkis Bano' after the SC verdict.

Fake news against Smriti Irani a ‘punishment’ for taking on Rahul Gandhi?

Congress and Rahul Gandhi are themselves caught in some land grab cases highlighted by Smriti Irani.

Not wearing burqa while stone-pelting is against Islam: Hizbul Mujahideen

The terrorist organisation has asked the women to stay at home as their acts were causing Allah to punish them.

ISI agents in India – arrests in Uttar Pradesh and Mumbai hint at active network

ISI agents have been arrested in UP's Faizabad and in South Mumbai this week.

Arnab is back – 6 rules he rewrote as a television journalist

Arnab Goswami might have started as just another journalist, but he went on to break and make rules.

Army launches ‘Operation Clean Up’ to flush South Kashmir of terrorists

Around 4,000 troops of Army, CRPF personnel and J&K police are participating in this massive operation.

Mind-boggling figures of inflows and outflows of illicit money to and from India

A report by a US-based think tank stated that an estimated $770 billion black money has entered India during 2005-2014.

In Maharashtra, you can’t install a statue even on your private land if ‘minorities’ object

Maharashtra government has virtually given veto power to minorities over installation of statues

Has Saba Naqvi just spilled the beans on Akhilesh Yadav and EVMs?

In a recent article, Saba Naqvi has inadvertently revealed something that shows Akhilesh Yadav in poor light.

Stone for a stone – Kanpur residents to go to Kashmir to throw stones at stone pelters

Local youths and ‘saints’ from the city are planning to go to Kashmir with truckloads of bricks and stones.

Mob attacks police in Pakistan demanding ‘blasphemous’ Hindu man handed over to them

Police had already arrested the man on charges of blasphemy, but the mob wanted to punish him.

Cabinet approves ordinance that gives teeth to RBI to recover bad loans

The move will empower the central bank to act on behalf of other banks against wilful defaulters.

Kumar Vishwas placated. But has the AAP crisis blown over?

As part of the compromise formula, Kejriwal gave in to Vishwas’s demand to suspend party MLA Amanatullah Khan.

This parody account of Venkaiah Naidu managed to fool Ministry of Housing

The minister might not be so happy after he discovers what happened

New cases like a woman being given triple talaq thrice in last 3 marriages emerge

In another case, a man gave triple talaq to three different wives. Both cases are from Uttar Pradesh.

I am going to watch Bahubali-2 because it is annoying some annoying people

My friends and families have given good reviews to the move, but there is another reason to watch.

Number of people paying income tax jumps by over 22% after war on black money

This jump is being seen as an effect of steps taken against black money and demonetisation.

World mourns as Arvind Kejriwal admits mistake, decides to introspect

An AAP volunteer, still traumatized by the sense of loss, was staring at empty space in the sky.

Twitterati slam website Quint for introducing ‘father and husband’ Osama

Because dreaded terrorists are also sons of poor headmasters and doting fathers and husbands.

Poll-battered AAP in turmoil, Kumar Vishwas hints at quitting the party

After a series of poll drubbing, Arvind Kejriwal is struggling to keep the party together.

Media trolls oppose suspending account of Twitter troll who celebrated death of CRPF jawans

Some journalists and Congress supporters came together against suspension of a hateful Twitter account.