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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Politics
- Politics
  
  Congress cites PTI’s misquoted tweet to further lies about PM Modi, deletes the tweet when called out
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Congress party shared the PTI tweet that misquoted PM Modi to allege that the Prime Minister lied to the nation
  
  Politics
  
  Here is what Sachin Pilot said when an agitated Rajdeep Sardesai insinuated that his rebellion was sponsored by BJP
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Sachin Pilot issued a sharp rejoinder after Rajdeep Sardesai suggested that the rebelling Congress MLAs were doing it at the behest of the BJP
  
  Politics
  
  ‘Where do you want me to move on? I am in abyss,’ Rajdeep Sardesai trolled on social media after Asaduddin Owaisi’s Bhoomi Pujan meltdown
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  After a clip of his interview with AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi went viral on social media, Rajdeep Sardesai was trolled.
  
  Politics
  
  Ashok Gehlot reportedly offers to resign from the post of Rajasthan CM after Sachin Pilot’s return to Congress: Reports
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Sachin Pilot had recently returned to Congress after meeting with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi
  
  News Reports
  
  Rajasthan: Day after Sachin Pilot called Ashok Gehlot ‘his leader’, Congress forms committee to resolve grievances between the two
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Day after Sachin Pilot hailed Ashok Gehlot as 'his leader' Congress decides to form a committee to sort out grievances.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  The Bengaluru riots point towards a well-planned conspiracy, not a spontaneous reaction
  
  Chiranjeevi Bhat - 12 August, 2020
  
  Although the Bengaluru riots have been tried to be portrayed as spontaneous reaction to a Facebook post, facts suggest advance planning
  
  Government and Policy
  
  Port Blair submarine OFC empowers islanders, boosts economy and checks China
  
  Priyanka Deo - 11 August, 2020
  
  PM Modi inaugurated the submarine optical fibre cable (OFC) which connects the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to mainland India.
  
  Political History of India
  
  The international links of Indian Communists: How India’s communists betrayed the nation
  
  Nivan Sadh - 10 August, 2020
  
  The Communist Party of India is one of the most controversial political parties in the country. Founded in 1925, CPI is alleged to have been directly involved in several anti-national activities since its inception.
  
  Opinions
  
  People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power
  
  Guest Author - 10 August, 2020
  
  Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
  
  Opinions
  
  Indians, how they get ‘secularism’ so horribly wrong and how the atmosphere changed after Islam and Christianity entered India
  
  Maria Wirth - 10 August, 2020
  
  Indians are generally highly intelligent. Yet when it comes to secularism, most intellectuals, media and politicians get the concept wrong, so wrong that it looks as if Indians were purposely fed wrong information.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Media
  
  PTI spreads another fake news, misquotes PM Modi on coronavirus cases in India
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Prime Minister Modi said that the percentage of active cases of coronavirus cases in India has come down and the recovery rate has come up.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rajasthan: Muslim auto driver was thrashed by drunk miscreants for tobacco and money, communal angle not confirmed by police
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Muslim Auto driver in Rajasthan was thrashed for looting him, not for not chanting Jai Sri Ram as alleged, confirms police
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Senior lawyer K Parasaran who fought Ram Mandir case is not on Twitter, colleagues clarify after fake account gets followers
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  One of those heroes who rose to the challenge and was instrumental in the reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi is 93-year-old K Parasaran, who successfully led the legal fight of Hindus
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Is ED violating its guidelines by registering money laundering case in connection with SSR’s death? Here’s how NDTV journalists peddled fake news
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2020
  
  The Enforcement Directorate has recently lodged a case of money laundering in connection with the alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput.
Media
- News Reports
  
  A saffron flag tied in a lane, ‘Shanno’ is terrified: Read how The Wire is trying to stoke communal tension in a sensitive area
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 August, 2020
  
  The woman mentioned in The Wire's report, Shanno, claims that putting saffron flags in a 'Muslim lane' is worrisome and should be punished. The lane she has mentioned is an area where both Hindus and Muslims live.
  
  Politics
  
  Here is what Sachin Pilot said when an agitated Rajdeep Sardesai insinuated that his rebellion was sponsored by BJP
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Sachin Pilot issued a sharp rejoinder after Rajdeep Sardesai suggested that the rebelling Congress MLAs were doing it at the behest of the BJP
  
  Politics
  
  ‘Where do you want me to move on? I am in abyss,’ Rajdeep Sardesai trolled on social media after Asaduddin Owaisi’s Bhoomi Pujan meltdown
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  After a clip of his interview with AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi went viral on social media, Rajdeep Sardesai was trolled.
  
  Media
  
  PTI spreads another fake news, misquotes PM Modi on coronavirus cases in India
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  Prime Minister Modi said that the percentage of active cases of coronavirus cases in India has come down and the recovery rate has come up.
  
  Media
  
  Not satire: Shashi Tharoor and Barkha Dutt hold a serious discussion over PM Modi’s “communal” beard
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2020
  
  In all seriousness Shashi Tharoor and Barkha Dutt are discussing the length of PM Modi's beard and how it looks 'communal'.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Opinions
  
  People who think govt control of temples will rid them of inter-jati conflict assume that a pro-Hindu govt will always be in power
  
  Guest Author - 10 August, 2020
  
  Viewing it through the single lenses of govt control, though, does not do justice to the various other aspects of society within which these temples are situated
  
  Opinions
  
  Indians, how they get ‘secularism’ so horribly wrong and how the atmosphere changed after Islam and Christianity entered India
  
  Maria Wirth - 10 August, 2020
  
  Indians are generally highly intelligent. Yet when it comes to secularism, most intellectuals, media and politicians get the concept wrong, so wrong that it looks as if Indians were purposely fed wrong information.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rajiv Gandhi did not want Ram Mandir dispute to be settled, withdrew support after Chandra Shekhar had resolved the age-old issue: Claims upcoming book
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  Rajiv Gandhi did not want Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute to be resolved as he did not want Chandra Shekhar to take credit for the same
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Kashi Mathura Baki Hai’: Krishna Janmabhoomi Nirman Nyas set up in Mathura, 80 sadhus from 14 states named as members
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  The original Keshavnath Temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb and the Shahi Idgah Mosque was built on its plinth.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  Exclusive photos: The massive task of laying over 2300 km of optical fibre cables under the sea in the Andaman islands
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 August, 2020
  
  With the new OFC network, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands can now have high speed internet. It is one of the many development projects planned around the strategically important island chain.
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  ‘Aaj Dekh Lenge Hinduon ko’: The tale of Faizal Farooqui, Rajdhani and DRP school and what Chargesheet number 1 says
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 3 August, 2020
  
  The Delhi Police and the Special Cell have filed numerous chargesheets in the Delhi riots that pertain to several different incidents of violence that led to carnage and destruction over a period of the two days.
  
  News Reports
  
  Had it been Pakistan, would have taken her from your house: The full story of what happened when Nazmul kidnapped Dinesh’s daughter at gunpoint
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 31 July, 2020
  
  A minor girl was abducted on gunpoint while she was returning from the market with her father. The alleged incident took place on July 26 in Begusarai’s Bhikan Chak village that falls under Bachhwara police station.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The saga of Wikipedia bias continues: ‘Jai Shri Ram is a war cry’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020
  
  The Wikipedia page of the sacred chant 'Jai Shri Ram' has been distorted to paint a completely ant-Hindu picture and call the chant a war cry
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