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- World
  
  Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi refuses to answer whether Osama bin Laden was a terrorist, accuses India of terrorism
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi gave an interview refused to answer a question on Osama bin Laden.
  
  Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  World
  
  BLM, Capitol Hill riots, Alexei Navalny and cyber attacks: How Putin busted US propaganda and exposed western imperialism through NGOs
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  Russian president Vladimir Putin recently participated in a summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden on the 16th of June.
  
  Politics
  
  How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests
  
  Suren - 20 June, 2021
  
  The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.
  
  Politics
  
  Pinarayi Vijayan is main accused in 1969 RSS worker killing: Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran makes stunning allegation
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  A day after Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had said the newly-coronated Kerala PCC President had once planned to kidnap his children, the Lok Sabha MP from Kannur K Sudhakaran has hit back at him saying that Pinarayi Vijayan was an accused in the murder of Vadikkal Ramakrishnan, an RSS worker killed in 1969 at Thalassery.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  Politics
  
  How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests
  
  Suren - 20 June, 2021
  
  The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.
  
  Opinions
  
  FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021
  
  Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.
  
  Opinions
  
  India and China: The ups and downs of responses by the Asian giants against COVID-19
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 17 June, 2021
  
  Since China has a humongous population like, we could look at what worked there in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic
  
  Politics
  
  The churn in Bengal BJP is normal and on expected lines. Here is why I don’t worry too much about it
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 17 June, 2021
  
  Candidates don’t matter so much in Bengal, party affiliations do. The TMC proved this beyond all possible doubt in 2021.
Fact-Check
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  News Reports
  
  Days after Rahul Gandhi foul mouths Modi govt over increased dose gap for Covishield, AstraZeneca chief investigator backs the decision
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021
  
  AstraZeneca scientist says level of protection provided by one dose of vaccine increases in second and third month after the jab
  
  Social Media
  
  Dhruv Rathee fans mark YouTuber Karolina Goswami for targeted harassment after she exposed his lies
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  After Karolina Goswami pointed out the factual errors and mistakes in the Dhruv Rathee video, Rathee's supporters have been harassing and abusing Goswami.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kerala-based Maktoob Media gives a bizarre spin to Ghaziabad story, claims Aadil accused of beating the Muslim man was actually ‘rescuing’ him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  Kerala based Maktoob Media peddles another fake news on Loni incident, claims accused Adil was rescuing Abdul Samad Saifi
  
  Fact-Check
  
  Congress leader spreads vaccine hesitancy again, this time claims newborn calves are slaughtered for their serum. Here is the truth
  
  Anurag - 16 June, 2021
  
  Covaxin does not contain newborn calf serum. It was used for development of cells to replicate Covid-19 virus in lab to produce vaccine.
Media
- Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  Media
  
  BBC removes distorted map of India from Delta variant report after uproar on social media
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  BBC published wrong map of India while talking about a story on the origin of Delta variant of Chinese coronavirus
  
  News Reports
  
  TV9 Bharatvarsh documentary shows ISIS bride Shamima Begum holding a document with Congress party’s logo: This is how it happened
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021
  
  Instead of using original footage, TV9 Bharatvarsh used a digitally altered the image of Shamima Begum from a satire site
  
  Media
  
  Republic TV issues statement over Arnab Goswami’s disappearance from the news network: Here is what they said
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  Arnab Goswami was last seen on May 2 during a discussion on West Bengal assembly polls. He will make a return on Monday.
  
  Opinions
  
  FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021
  
  Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.
Variety
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  Culture and History
  
  Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth
  
  News Reports
  
  AAP celebrates Delhi’s new architectural marvel, the Moti Nagar speed breaker
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  AAP's Moti Nagar MLA has recently inaugurated a speed breaker, along with dozens of supporters flouting social distancing norms.
  
  Books
  
  Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 June, 2021
  
  Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
  
  Variety
  
  ‘Friend tried to get me married to a gay banker, to avoid controversy over my pregnancy’: Neena Gupta in her autobiography
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  In her book titled 'Sach Kahun Toh', Neena Gupta has revealed that when she got pregnant with her daughter Masaba out of a relationship with West Indian legendary cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, one of her friends had tried to get her married to a gay banker from Mumbai's Bandra.
Specials
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  OpIndia Explains
  
  Taliban rule: When Hindus in Afghanistan were forced to carry yellow badges like Jews in Nazi Germany
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  In a bid to undo years of suffering and persecution, the Indian government had issued long-term visas to 700 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan in July last year.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  On World Refugee Day, read how Germany, Sweden, and India bore the brunt of incoming refugees
  
  Dibakar Dutta - 20 June, 2021
  
  While the United Nations has been advocating the inclusion of refugees, the question remains whether the incoming migrants are willing to assimilate with the culture of the host nation.
  
  News Reports
  
  Exclusive: Ex-lecturer narrates her 13-year battle against her sexual predators protected by Chennai’s Loyola College administration
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 19 June, 2021
  
  It's been 13 years since Josephine has been fighting against the mighty administration of Loyola College, Chennai, but to no avail
  
  News Reports
  
  Exclusive: Agitators not farmers but criminals, says wife of victim burnt alive at Tikri border, farmers harass woman of village, says sarpanch
  
  अजीत झा - 19 June, 2021
  
  Haryana police arrested one of the main accused named Krishna who allegedly set Mukesh ablaze at the Tikri border
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Youtuber Gaurav Wasan had paid Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad ₹4.5 lakh received in donation only after Prasad filed FIR against him

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Even though Baba ka Dhaba owner Kanta Prasad has apologised to Gaurav Wasan for calling him thief, he has not taken the case back

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi refuses to answer whether Osama bin Laden was a terrorist, accuses India of terrorism

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi gave an interview refused to answer a question on Osama bin Laden.

“Population nearing an explosive stage”: UP Law Commission chairman emphasizes the need to keep population in check

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

UP Law Commission said Population growth causing other issues related to hospitals, foodgrains, houses, or employment

Saudi Arabia to revise school books that referred to non-Muslims as ‘apes’ and ‘swines’, set to bring in reforms to make the country ‘less-intimidating’

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Economic reforms in Saudi Arabia to soon take precedence over religion, persecution of non-Muslims set to come down

Turkey: Govt backed Islamic institutions imposing radical Islamism on Yazidi people, building mosques in the Kurdish regions

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Turkey govt persecuting Yazidis living along the borders of Turkey and Syria by imposing radical Islam on the minority population

“IT rules framed to address abuse of social media platforms”: Permanent Mission of India to UN responds to Human Rights Council’s concerns

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Permanent Mission of India made it clear that the right to freedom of speech is guaranteed under Indian Constitution.

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In Focus

George Soros-funded University awards former Kerala health Minister KK Shailaja for her ‘commitment to public health service’

News Reports

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Former Kerala Minister KK Shailaja, who was dropped from cabinet after lelection, awarded by George Soros-funded University

Editor's Picks

Crime

Gujarat: Cow smugglers kill VHP Gaurakshak Hardik Kansara, nephew of district BJP president, 10 arrested

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Ten individuals have been arrested in Gujarat on accusations of murdering Gaurakshak Hardik Kansara in Valsad district.

Opinions

Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong

Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021

The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”

OpIndia Explains

Taliban rule: When Hindus in Afghanistan were forced to carry yellow badges like Jews in Nazi Germany

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

In a bid to undo years of suffering and persecution, the Indian government had issued long-term visas to 700 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan in July last year.

OpIndia Explains

On World Refugee Day, read how Germany, Sweden, and India bore the brunt of incoming refugees

Dibakar Dutta - 20 June, 2021

While the United Nations has been advocating the inclusion of refugees, the question remains whether the incoming migrants are willing to assimilate with the culture of the host nation.

Social Media

Twitter rewards an Islamist org, set to be banned by India, with a verified blue tick: Here is what PFI has done in the...

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

It is worth mentioning that the radical Islamic organisation Popular Front of India has been accused of involving in perpetrating terrorist attacks in India and carrying large scale communal riots in different parts of the country.

News Reports

Women face abuse, threats from Islamists and an FIR for dancing in front of Shahdara Sharief Dargah in Jammu, forced to issue apology

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Extremists and fundamentalists abuse, threaten and send hate messages to four women for dancing outside Dargah in Jammu

Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India

29,933,497

Total cases

Updated on 20 June, 2021 11:19 PM

India

28,834,524

Recovered

Updated on 20 June, 2021 11:19 PM

India

388,136

Deaths

Updated on 20 June, 2021 11:19 PM

Data automatically updated from this public source

179,127,503

Updated on 20 June, 2021 11:19 PM

Opinions

How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests

Suren - 20 June, 2021

The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.

FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong

Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021

Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.

India and China: The ups and downs of responses by the Asian giants against COVID-19

Opinions

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 17 June, 2021

Since China has a humongous population like, we could look at what worked there in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic

The churn in Bengal BJP is normal and on expected lines. Here is why I don’t worry too much about it

Politics

Abhishek Banerjee - 17 June, 2021

Candidates don’t matter so much in Bengal, party affiliations do. The TMC proved this beyond all possible doubt in 2021.

While Twitter has a policy of removing anti-vaccine tweets, its refusal to remove such posts by Congress leaders shows its bias in India

Opinions

Jinit Jain - 16 June, 2021

Even though Twitter has been prompt to remove anti-vaccine tweets, it still allows them when posted by Congress leaders in India

Rahul Gandhi shares fake news related to Lord Ram, twice in two days. This is what it shows

Politics

Nirwa Mehta - 15 June, 2021

What made Rahul Gandhi share a fake news about 'Jai Shri Ram' chant even though Police had debunked the claims?

Politics

BLM, Capitol Hill riots, Alexei Navalny and cyber attacks: How Putin busted US propaganda and exposed western imperialism through NGOs

K Bhattacharjee - 20 June, 2021

Russian president Vladimir Putin recently participated in a summit with his American counterpart Joe Biden on the 16th of June.

Pinarayi Vijayan is main accused in 1969 RSS worker killing: Kerala Congress chief K Sudhakaran makes stunning allegation

Politics OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Those with more than two kids wont get govt benefits, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announces adoption of two-child policy

Editor's picks OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

Benjamin Netanyahu lost the chair after 12 years because he lost the Israeli ‘caste arithmetic’

News Reports Lev Aran - 19 June, 2021

Punjab: Five ministers strongly object to CM Captain Amarinder Singh’s decision to give government jobs to children of MLAs

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021

Kerala Congress President K Sudhakaran hatched a plan to kidnap my children says Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan: Here is the full story

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Mamata Banerjee wants Nandigram results re-evaluated even after winning state, calls Judge ‘BJP member’ to cast doubts on Judiciary as well: Details

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021

Andhra Pradesh: BJP leaders arrested for protesting against installation of Tipu Sultan statue by by YSRCP MLA after demands by Muslim community

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Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs slams AAP Govt in Delhi for not complying with Food Security Act: Details

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Fact-Check

Days after Rahul Gandhi foul mouths Modi govt over increased dose gap for Covishield, AstraZeneca chief investigator backs the decision

Dhruv Rathee fans mark YouTuber Karolina Goswami for targeted harassment after she exposed his lies

Kerala-based Maktoob Media gives a bizarre spin to Ghaziabad story, claims Aadil accused of beating the Muslim man was actually ‘rescuing’ him

Congress leader spreads vaccine hesitancy again, this time claims newborn calves are slaughtered for their serum. Here is the truth

Media

MediaOpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021

BBC removes distorted map of India from Delta variant report after uproar on social media

BBC published wrong map of India while talking about a story on the origin of Delta variant of Chinese coronavirus

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021

TV9 Bharatvarsh documentary shows ISIS bride Shamima Begum holding a document with Congress party’s logo: This is how it happened

Instead of using original footage, TV9 Bharatvarsh used a digitally altered the image of Shamima Begum from a satire site

MediaOpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021

Republic TV issues statement over Arnab Goswami’s disappearance from the news network: Here is what they said

Arnab Goswami was last seen on May 2 during a discussion on West Bengal assembly polls. He will make a return on Monday.

News ReportsOpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021

Case filed against journalist Neha Dixit for accusing RSS affiliate Sewa International of ‘child trafficking’

In a tweet, Neha Dixit had appealed to NRIs not to donate to RSS affiliate Sewa International, claiming that they are involved in child trafficking.

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News Reports

Exclusive: Ex-lecturer narrates her 13-year battle against her sexual predators protected by Chennai’s Loyola College administration

Jhankar Mohta - 19 June, 2021

It's been 13 years since Josephine has been fighting against the mighty administration of Loyola College, Chennai, but to no avail

News Reports

OBC benefits for Muslims: How WB Police’s recruitment drive has exposed how parties found a way to make religious reservations

K Bhattacharjee - 19 June, 2021

The drive was meant to fill vacancies in the OBC-A category in the state. The list showed that apart from one or two individuals, all of them were Muslims.

OpIndia Scoops

Exclusive details: Here are some of the points that the Parliamentary Standing Committee, headed by Shashi Tharoor, raised with Twitter

Nupur J Sharma - 19 June, 2021

Indian officials of the microblogging site Twitter were questioned by the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology on various issues.

OpIndia Explains

How a personal animosity was turned into defaming ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant: All you need to know about Ghaziabad incident

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021

The chronology of what all transpired in the fake 'hate crime' story where an elderly Muslim man claimed he was attacked and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'

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