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Friday, July 3, 2020

Politics
- Opinions
  
  Sambit Patra holds a mirror to anti-nationals by his Pulitzer tweet, left-liberals expose their hypocrisy by slamming him
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 2 July, 2020
  
  Left-liberals, who always use imaged of Children in distress, slammed Sambit Patra for sharing of kid with grandfather killed by terrorists
  
  Opinions
  
  Here is why and how the Supreme Court got convinced to modify its earlier order and allow Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri
  
  Guest Author - 2 July, 2020
  
  What transpired before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Rath Yatra matter on 22.06.2020 that convinced the Court to modify its earlier order dated 18.06.2020 and allow the annual Rath Yatra to be conducted at Puri?
  
  Politics
  
  Twist in the tale: Tej Pratap Yadav’s sister in law Karishma joining RJD leaves him fuming
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's elder son Tej Pratap is upset after his sister in law Karishma, the sister of his estranged wife Aishwarya, joined RJD earlier today.
  
  News Reports
  
  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra clears unpaid rent for her Lutyens’ bungalow after government sends her a notice to vacate the house
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pays Rs3,46,677 towards unpaid rent for her 35, Lodhi Estate bungalow which she had not paid for a year
  
  News Reports
  
  After losing govt bungalow in Lutyens Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra may likely shift to Lucknow, Congress believes it will be her ‘Indira’ moment
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  In 2019 General Elections, where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was in-charge of the election campaign in Uttar Pradesh, the then Congress President and her brother Rahul Gandhi actually lost the 'safe family seat' of Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Here is why and how the Supreme Court got convinced to modify its earlier order and allow Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri
  
  Guest Author - 2 July, 2020
  
  What transpired before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Rath Yatra matter on 22.06.2020 that convinced the Court to modify its earlier order dated 18.06.2020 and allow the annual Rath Yatra to be conducted at Puri?
  
  Media
  
  Sopore: Liberal Indian media crosses frightening line
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 2 July, 2020
  
  After the Sopore attack, the Indian liberal media moved from being hostile towards Modi sarkar to openly siding with Pakistani propaganda.
  
  Opinions
  
  How political interference by UPA and Samajwadi Party hindered anti-terrorist operations in Azamgarh during UPA rule
  
  GujaratRiots.com - 1 July, 2020
  
  The controversy of Muslim youth from Azamgarh being involved in terrorist activities had arisen since at least September 2008.
  
  Opinions
  
  Manojātasatya: Speak up for, not stigmatise, mental health! The necessity of reducing the stigma and how we can go about reducing it
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 30 June, 2020
  
  Among our civilisational claims to fame in the times of yore are the ancient medical science known as Ayurveda (that arises from the Sanskrit words Ayur or life, and Veda or science) as well as the addressing of mental health.
  
  Opinions
  
  Dubai: Chimera on a spiral towards its death
  
  Lakshmisha K S - 30 June, 2020
  
  So are we going to see death of Dubai in 2020, is this the end of it. The answer is no, while the above factors are going to impact Dubai, some of these take a longer-term to play out.
Fact-Check
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  News Reports
  
  Sopore attack: Amnesty India preaches laws while blatantly violating the same laws to suit their agenda
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  Amnesty India has been regularly disclosing identities and photographs of minors, but objects when Kashmir Police did so
  
  Media
  
  Kolkata’s Telegraph reports satirical tweet as real to show Modi govt banning TikTok in poor light
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  In a bid to prove that Central government ban on Chinese apps like TikTok was a bad decision, Kolkata based leftist portal 'The Telegraph' today reported a satirical tweet as real.
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Fact-check: Was Wikipedia updated with time of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death even before he had died
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Various social media users have come up with conspiracy theories surrounding Sushant Singh Rajput's death.
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Assorted Islamists and Pakistan-based groups blame Indian Army for child killed by terrorists
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 June, 2020
  
  A minor boy and a CRPF personnel were murdered on the 26th of June by terrorists in Anantnag, Kashmir.
Media
- Media
  
  Kolkata’s Telegraph reports satirical tweet as real to show Modi govt banning TikTok in poor light
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  In a bid to prove that Central government ban on Chinese apps like TikTok was a bad decision, Kolkata based leftist portal 'The Telegraph' today reported a satirical tweet as real.
  
  News Reports
  
  The Indian Federation of Working Journalists seeks probe into finances of PTI, accuses it of being mouthpiece of Congress
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020
  
  IFWJ urged the govt of India to undertake a judicial inquiry, accusing the PTI management of misappropriation the Govt funds
  
  Media
  
  Sopore: Liberal Indian media crosses frightening line
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 2 July, 2020
  
  After the Sopore attack, the Indian liberal media moved from being hostile towards Modi sarkar to openly siding with Pakistani propaganda.
  
  Media
  
  The Wire uses a three-year-old child to ‘prove’ that ‘police killed the civilian’. Here is why it is problematic
  
  Editorial Desk - 2 July, 2020
  
  The Wire claimed that its reporter went to the victim's house on Wednesday night, just hours after the toddler saw his grandfather being killed in front of his eyes, to talk to the child and ask him 'who killed your grandfather?'
  
  Media
  
  NDTV’s Ravish Kumar defends Dr Anwar, who is named in the Dilbar Negi murder charge sheet for inciting Muslim mobs
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  In his Prime Time show, journalist Ravish Kumar tried to imply that Dr Anwar has been framed by the Delhi Police in the horrifying murder of Dilbar Singh Negi during the anti-CAA riots in Delhi
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  News Reports
  
  Read about the valorous tale of 1965 Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid – ‘The Tank Destroyer’ – on his birth anniversary
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Abdul Hamid is remembered for his extraordinary bravery in the battle of Asal Uttar, one of the fiercest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
  
  News Reports
  
  Bahuda Yatra: Lord Jagannath in Puri is returning to his temple today, read about the festival and rituals associated
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Bahuda Yatra is the festival where Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are brought back to their temple in their respective Rathas.
  
  Culture and History
  
  The battle of Rezang La: When 123 Indian soldiers faced impossible odds against 3000 well-armed Chinese and fought to the last man
  
  Guest Author - 22 June, 2020
  
  On a freezing and unforgiving November night, 123 Indian soldiers – frostbitten, weary, hungry and heavily outnumbered – defied the might of the rampaging Chinese Army. On 18 November 1962, Major Shaitan Singh and men of Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon Regiment, forever passed into the mists of legend.
  
  Culture and History
  
  Why does only Hinduism mention the universe but no other religion?
  
  Maria Wirth - 19 June, 2020
  
  It is important to understand why only Hinduism mentions the universe.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  TikTok banned – The process of banning apps and why is it not the end of the road for users making money on the...
  
  Anurag - 2 July, 2020
  
  How ban on apps is imposed on the internet and why ban on TikTok is not the end of the career of people who made money making videos
  
  News Reports
  
  Read how Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was able to ‘save’ rent during the Vajpayee era, and reportedly still owes over Rs 3 lakh
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Despite not being a public servant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been staying at govt house due to SPG protection on reduced rent
  
  Opinions
  
  Dubai: Chimera on a spiral towards its death
  
  Lakshmisha K S - 30 June, 2020
  
  So are we going to see death of Dubai in 2020, is this the end of it. The answer is no, while the above factors are going to impact Dubai, some of these take a longer-term to play out.
  
  News Reports
  
  Delhi anti-Hindu riots charge sheet: In Jafrabad, the Muslim mob had started pelting stones at the people demanding re-opening of roads
  
  OpIndia Staff - 30 June, 2020
  
  The Delhi anti-Hindu riots that started on the 24th of February had a definite precursor to it.
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Kolkata’s Telegraph reports satirical tweet as real to show Modi govt banning TikTok in poor light

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

In a bid to prove that Central government ban on Chinese apps like TikTok was a bad decision, Kolkata based leftist portal 'The Telegraph' today reported a satirical tweet as real.

After senior lawyers refuse to defend TikTok in SC, the company says they have no plan to pursue legal action against Indian govt

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

TikTok denies media reports they will approach Supreme Court challenging Indian govt's decision to ban them

Sopore attack: Amnesty India preaches laws while blatantly violating the same laws to suit their agenda

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

Amnesty India has been regularly disclosing identities and photographs of minors, but objects when Kashmir Police did so

Alt News fails to spot a joke about Apache helicopters over Pangong Tso lake, fact-checks it

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

Alt News fact checks satirical tweet by aviation writer Mihir Shah where he had mocked false claims made by several people on social media

Home Ministry seeks opinions of central armed police forces on incorporating ‘transgender’ as third gender for recruiting officers

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

If the CAPF authorities agree, this years UPSC exam for Assistant Commander will include transgender as third gender

Sambit Patra holds a mirror to anti-nationals by his Pulitzer tweet, left-liberals expose their hypocrisy by slamming him

Shashank Bharadwaj - 2 July, 2020

Left-liberals, who always use imaged of Children in distress, slammed Sambit Patra for sharing of kid with grandfather killed by terrorists

“Younis Khan had held a knife to my throat for offering batting advice”, reveals Pakistan cricket team’s former batting coach Grant Flower

OpIndia Staff - 2 July, 2020

Younis Khan once attacked Pakistan’s former batting coach Grant Flower for offering him batting advice during a match

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Here is why and how the Supreme Court got convinced to modify its earlier order and allow Rath Yatra to be conducted in Puri

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What transpired before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the Rath Yatra matter on 22.06.2020 that convinced the Court to modify its earlier order dated 18.06.2020 and allow the annual Rath Yatra to be conducted at Puri?

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