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Saturday, April 17, 2021

Politics
- News Reports
  
  An hour into the 4th phase of 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections and reports of violence begin to pour in: Crude bombs hurled
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021
  
  The ruling TMC and the BJP are contesting on all the 45 assembly seats across five districts in phase five of the West Bengal assembly elections today
  
  Politics
  
  TMC’s Derek O’Brien opposes EC’s Covid campaign restrictions, says new rules very suitable to ‘Lutyens bungalow’ residents
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  TMC leader Derek O'Brien criticized the Election Commission's new Covid restrictions in a press conference today.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rally of dead bodies, threats against CRPF, lying and scaring with ‘detention camps’ so people don’t vote: What viral audio of Mamata Banerjee means
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  Mamata Banerjee was heard telling TMC worker Partha Pratim Roy to organise a political rally with the dead bodies to stir public sympathy
  
  Opinions
  
  Derek O’Brien’s Clubhouse interaction exposes how TMC fears the prospect of loss in West Bengal: Three statements made and what they mean
  
  Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021
  
  Perhaps to fire-fight what Prashant Kishor said, Derek O'Brien appeared on Clubhouse for a short interaction with select 'liberals'.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kumbh to be wrapped up by April 17: What this Niranjani Akhada Sadhu says is another reason Kumbh was nothing like Tablighi Jamaat
  
  Dibakar Dutta - 16 April, 2021
  
  Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint accuses the centre of issuing diktats to states on COVID-19, which is far from the truth
  
  Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021
  
  ThePrint ignores that apart from the initial nationwide lockdown, centre has given every flexibility to states on the ward against COVID-19
  
  Opinions
  
  Derek O’Brien’s Clubhouse interaction exposes how TMC fears the prospect of loss in West Bengal: Three statements made and what they mean
  
  Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021
  
  Perhaps to fire-fight what Prashant Kishor said, Derek O'Brien appeared on Clubhouse for a short interaction with select 'liberals'.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kumbh to be wrapped up by April 17: What this Niranjani Akhada Sadhu says is another reason Kumbh was nothing like Tablighi Jamaat
  
  Dibakar Dutta - 16 April, 2021
  
  Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.
  
  Opinions
  
  Political opposition amid pandemic has become so devoid of humanity that Modi haters now want Gujaratis dead
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 15 April, 2021
  
  One would've thought the pandemic would have humbled a few people and made them kinder, but then, 'liberals' would rather dance on dead bodies of Gujaratis if it shows 'Modi failed'
  
  News Reports
  
  From reports of shortages to black-marketing, is Remdesivir really the ‘miracle drug’ to cure Covid?
  
  Anurag - 14 April, 2021
  
  In November 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended against the use of Remdesivir in Covid-19 patients stating that there was no evidence that the drug can improve survival.
Fact-Check
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  News Reports
  
  While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 16 April, 2021
  
  A number of tweets by users and a check by OpIndia has found that the 'real-time' data in the Delhi government's Corona App is far from reality.
  
  News Reports
  
  The truth behind video shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming Pakistani Army officials tortured an Indian soldier
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021
  
  Video of Pakistani soldiers torturing a Baloch man shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming that the victim is an Indian soldier
  
  Editor's picks
  
  The false claims of COVID-19 vaccine shortage and the propaganda for American vaccines: A detailed analysis
  
  Raju Das - 8 April, 2021
  
  While non-NDA states are lagging behind vaccinating eligible population, they are demanding to open up the vaccines to all adults
  
  News Reports
  
  Aam Aadmi Party claims no FCI counters opened in Delhi for wheat procurement. Here is the truth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021
  
  FCI fact-checked AAP, posted photos of Delhi Mandi where procurement is happening since April 1.
Media
- Opinions
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint accuses the centre of issuing diktats to states on COVID-19, which is far from the truth
  
  Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021
  
  ThePrint ignores that apart from the initial nationwide lockdown, centre has given every flexibility to states on the ward against COVID-19
  
  News Reports
  
  US intelligence backtracks on Russian bounty claims, here is how media ran unfounded stories to damage Trump’s re-election bid
  
  Dibakar Dutta - 16 April, 2021
  
  A June 2020 article in NYT had claimed that Russia is offering money to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill US soldiers, a claim that has now been discredited.
  
  News Reports
  
  The Logical Indian spreads fake news claiming BJP leader attended Kumbh despite testing Covid positive, issues apology
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  The Logical Indian (TLI) has apologised for spreading fake news about Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Bharala.
  
  Media
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s The Print declares Instagram Reels casteist, claims dancing Savarnas marginalise Dalits through ‘modern casteism’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  The Print article makes it abundantly clear that Instagram Reels are the next great enemy that must be overcome.
  
  World
  
  James O’Keefe to sue as Twitter suspends accounts days after Project Veritas exposed CNN Technical Director making shocking claims on video
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  Twitter has suspended the accounts of Project Veritas and their founder James O'Keefe after they exposed CNN and their propaganda campaign
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  WTF News
  
  Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  The bank clerk in Taiwan pulled off this bizarre stunt up until he managed to get his 8 days paid leave extended up to 32 days
  
  Satire
  
  As ESPN goes for gender-neutral terms, here is how Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match commentary may read like
  
  Sandeep Kadian - 15 April, 2021
  
  The 'Gentleman's Game' is no longer one as gentleman is not an inclusive term and it offends those who put pronouns in Twitter bios.
  
  News Reports
  
  Indonesia: Man almost marries the wrong woman after Google Maps guides him to the wrong location
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021
  
  After the groom's party enter the bride's house for a wedding in Indonesia, someone in the group realised they are in the wrong house
  
  WTF News
  
  Woman’s fear of cockroaches leads couple to change houses 18 times, husband files for divorce
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2021
  
  A couple in Bhopal has changed 18 houses in three years of marriage due to the wife's fear of cockroaches.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 16 April, 2021
  
  A number of tweets by users and a check by OpIndia has found that the 'real-time' data in the Delhi government's Corona App is far from reality.
  
  Government and Policy
  
  Exclusive: How Maharashtra wasted thousands of tonnes of pulses, in the middle of the pandemic, sent under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 15 April, 2021
  
  While the central govt gave their approval to the other states to utilise the left-over pulses, Maharashtra was left behind - Here is why
  
  News Reports
  
  No hospital beds, healthcare system on the brink of collapse: Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra worsens
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 15 April, 2021
  
  With the sudden surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the medical infrastructure in Maharashtra seems to be on the verge of collapse.
  
  News Reports
  
  Majnu Ka Tila: Kejriwal govt abandons destitute Pakistani Hindu refugee, ‘Seva Bharati’ provides helping hand
  
  रवि अग्रहरि - 15 April, 2021
  
  RSS and Seva Bharti are providing a helping hand to Pakistani Hindu refugees at Majnu ka Tila camp.
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Scores of people, mostly migrant workers, caught on camera running out of Buxar railway station in Bihar to avoid COVID-19 test

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021

Passengers, mostly migrant workers, including women and young children, were trying to escape the mandatory COVID-19 test in Bihar

Indianapolis mass shooting that killed 8, including 4 Sikhs: Attacker was a former employee at FedEx, was previously arrested twice

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021

The gunman who killed at least eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis mass shooting, was a former employee of the company.

An hour into the 4th phase of 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections and reports of violence begin to pour in: Crude bombs hurled

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021

The ruling TMC and the BJP are contesting on all the 45 assembly seats across five districts in phase five of the West Bengal assembly elections today

Kangana Ranaut slams Karan Johar after Dharma Productions fires Kartik Aryan, tells them not to ‘force him to hang himself’ like SSR

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

Kangana Ranaut has hit out at Karan Johar and Dharma Productions after Kartik Aryan was fired from Dostana 2.

Two days after daughter of Ajay Tandon took over father’s campaigning for by-elections as he had COVID-19, the Congress leader seen on the street

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

Daughter of Congress leader Ajay Tandon had confirmed that her father had tested positive for COVID-19

Facebook censors media reports of multi-million dollar real estate purchases by BLM co-founder, her group calls criticism ‘White Supremacy’

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

Facebook users said that shared links to stories from NY Post and the Daily Mail about BLM co-founder were met with an error message.

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In Focus

‘Terrorists would have fired into your heart’: Cop in Kashmir arrested under UAPA for glorifying terrorism, resisting search and turning violent

News Reports

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021

Jammu and Kashmir police arrested a Special Police Officer (SPO) under the stringent anti-terror law in Frisal village in Kulgam of South Kashmir.

Editor's Picks

News Reports

We respect PM Modi’s call: PM Modi urges for snan at Kumbh to be kept symbolic due to COVID-19, Swami Avdheshanand responds

OpIndia Staff - 17 April, 2021

PM Modi spoke to Juna Akhara Mahamandleshwar, Swami Avdheshanand and requested for 'Shahi Snan' at Kumbh Mela to be kept symbolic.

News Reports

EC extends election campaign ban before polls in West Bengal to 72 hours, no campaigning allowed after 7 PM

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

In view of the worsening Covid-19 crisis in the country, the Election Commission has extended restrictions on campaigning for polls

Politics

TMC’s Derek O’Brien opposes EC’s Covid campaign restrictions, says new rules very suitable to ‘Lutyens bungalow’ residents

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

TMC leader Derek O'Brien criticized the Election Commission's new Covid restrictions in a press conference today.

World

BLM co-founder attempts to defend herself from criticism over buying property worth over million dollars, netizens point out Marxist hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors has been heavily criticised recently for buying a series of properties worth millions

Opinions

Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint accuses the centre of issuing diktats to states on COVID-19, which is far from the truth

Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021

ThePrint ignores that apart from the initial nationwide lockdown, centre has given every flexibility to states on the ward against COVID-19

News Reports

Rally of dead bodies, threats against CRPF, lying and scaring with ‘detention camps’ so people don’t vote: What viral audio of Mamata Banerjee means

OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021

Mamata Banerjee was heard telling TMC worker Partha Pratim Roy to organise a political rally with the dead bodies to stir public sympathy

Coronavirus
Latest status and reports from India

India

14,526,609

Total cases

Updated on 17 April, 2021 10:23 AM

India

12,671,220

Recovered

Updated on 17 April, 2021 10:23 AM

India

175,673

Deaths

Updated on 17 April, 2021 10:23 AM

Data automatically updated from this public source

140,531,290

Updated on 17 April, 2021 10:23 AM

Opinions

Derek O’Brien’s Clubhouse interaction exposes how TMC fears the prospect of loss in West Bengal: Three statements made and what they mean

Editorial Desk - 16 April, 2021

Perhaps to fire-fight what Prashant Kishor said, Derek O'Brien appeared on Clubhouse for a short interaction with select 'liberals'.

Kumbh to be wrapped up by April 17: What this Niranjani Akhada Sadhu says is another reason Kumbh was nothing like Tablighi Jamaat

Dibakar Dutta - 16 April, 2021

Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.

Political opposition amid pandemic has become so devoid of humanity that Modi haters now want Gujaratis dead

Opinions

Nirwa Mehta - 15 April, 2021

One would've thought the pandemic would have humbled a few people and made them kinder, but then, 'liberals' would rather dance on dead bodies of Gujaratis if it shows 'Modi failed'

From reports of shortages to black-marketing, is Remdesivir really the ‘miracle drug’ to cure Covid?

News Reports

Anurag - 14 April, 2021

In November 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended against the use of Remdesivir in Covid-19 patients stating that there was no evidence that the drug can improve survival.

What would Dr. Ambedkar say about Hindu and Muslim societies today?

Opinions

Abhishek Banerjee - 14 April, 2021

What do you think Dr. Ambedkar would say today about the relative performance of Hindu and Muslim society in the years since 1947? Can you be as frank and clear in stating your thoughts as he was?

Here’s why lockdown is no longer an option and imposing another at this point makes no sense at all

Opinions

K Bhattacharjee - 13 April, 2021

Not imposing a lockdown may be a bad choice but imposing it to combat Covid-19 will prove to be infinitely worse.

Politics

‘How can a beef eater touch Jyotirling’: MP Nishikant Dubey objects to Congress’ Irfan Ansari’s entry inside Baba Baidyanath temple

OpIndia Staff - 15 April, 2021

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey stated that by faith, non-Muslims are not allowed entry inside Mecca, then how can a non-Hindu 'beef eater' be allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling temple.

Congress ally who wanted 50 crore Indians to die from ‘Allah’s virus’, claims it was Mamata who ruined ‘Hindu-Muslim bhaichara’

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 15 April, 2021

How Islamism is sinking the boat of Pakistan: The recent violence by TLP provides a good example

World OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra government is the best, blames Kumbh Mela and Uttarakhand for Covid-19 mess

Politics OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

Constant ‘beheading’ threats by Islamists: Hindus come out in large numbers to support Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, demand security for him

News Reports Jhankar Mohta - 13 April, 2021

Chhattisgarh: FIRs against Sambit Patra, Tajinder Bagga for criticising Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi quashed by High Court

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

Tucker Carlson slams ADL for being concerned about Israel’s demography but demonizing him for concerns about USA’s

World OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

It’s a lung… it’s a burnt toast… it’s a duck pic… No! It’s a painting by Mamata Banerjee

Social Media OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

Telangana: TRS books all hotels, warns local not to provide accommodation to BJP workers ahead of bypoll in Nagarjunasagar

News Reports OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021

Fact-Check

While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny

The truth behind video shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming Pakistani Army officials tortured an Indian soldier

The false claims of COVID-19 vaccine shortage and the propaganda for American vaccines: A detailed analysis

Aam Aadmi Party claims no FCI counters opened in Delhi for wheat procurement. Here is the truth

Media

News ReportsDibakar Dutta - 16 April, 2021

US intelligence backtracks on Russian bounty claims, here is how media ran unfounded stories to damage Trump’s re-election bid

A June 2020 article in NYT had claimed that Russia is offering money to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill US soldiers, a claim that has now been discredited.