Monday, March 30, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Coronavirus: AAP shrugs off responsibilities after pushing lakhs of UP-Bihar migrants under the bus in middle of pandemic, indulges in blame games
  
  Editorial Desk - 29 March, 2020
  
  As the Chinese coronavirus pandemic slowly engulfs the country, Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party is back to doing what it does the best, shrug off responsibility and play petty politics.
  
  News Reports
  
  FIR registered against AAP MLA Raghav Chadha for making false accusations against Uttar Pradesh government
  
  OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2020
  
  Following the misleading claims made by Raghav Chadha, the Uttar Pradesh government had decided to take action against him for spreading fake news of UP government harassing migrant workers.
  
  News Reports
  
  UP govt to take action against AAP MLA Raghav Chadha for spreading fake news that UP CM had got migrant workers returning to UP...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  Responding to reports that AAP govt dropped migrant workers at UP border lying that UP buses were waiting for them, Raghav Chadha said a lie
  
  News Reports
  
  Punjab CM, who had passed resolution against CAA, requests MEA to fly Sikh families out of Afghanistan after ISIS attack against Kabul Gurudwara
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  Armed Islamic terrorists had attacked a Gurudwara Kabul in Afghanistan on 27 March killing 28 people and left hundreds injured
  
  News Reports
  
  Mamata Banerjee now blames centre for not providing enough Covid-19 test kits, union health minister says Bengal has used just 10% of tests available
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2020
  
  Dr Harsh Vardhan’s letter dated March 25 reportedly said that Bengal has four testing centres, the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) and Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) in Kolkata, Midnapore Medical College and the North Bengal Medical College.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  People of Maharashtra are suffering for a mistake they didn’t make and will continue to suffer if Uddhav Thackeray govt lets the Coronavirus spread
  
  shwetashalini1100 - 29 March, 2020
  
  The failure of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray as a decision-maker and a leader in the Covid-19 war
  
  Media
  
  Undeserved media praise for ‘secular’ Chief Ministers makes us less safe amidst the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, not more
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 28 March, 2020
  
  India is in crisis. The number of people who have tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus is now disturbingly close to the 1000 mark.
  
  Opinions
  
  Wuhan Coronavirus: If India is testing too few, why is the percentage of ‘positives’ in India so low?
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 26 March, 2020
  
  Since the time the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic began, India has been facing a constant barrage of criticism
  
  Opinions
  
  Beijing’s propaganda war to escape blame for Chinese Virus won’t work
  
  Nitin Gokhale - 26 March, 2020
  
  Chinese propaganda machinery seems bent upon creating a narrative so as to distance China from questions pertaining to the origins of Coronavirus
  
  Government and Policy
  
  India under Lockdown: The downsides of under-reacting were simply too scary
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 25 March, 2020
  
  India is officially on lockdown for 21 days and downsides of not taking this extreme measure were too scary in the face of Coronavirus spread
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  News Reports
  
  Media used a ‘not a doctor’ to fear monger about Lockdown, now furthers a contradictory report by him as that by John Hopkins University
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  A report by IANS says that CDDEP and John Hopkins University prepared a report arguing against Coronavirus Lockdown, but JHU has denied involvement in it
  
  News Reports
  
  The Quint transforms an engineer to a doctor, peddles fake news saying India is already in the middle of community transmission of Coronavirus
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  Dr Girdhar Gyani is not even a 'doctor' as claimed by 'journalist' Poonam Agarwal of the Quint. He is an Engineer with a PhD degree.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s The Print publishes article denigrating India’s efforts to curb Coronavirus pandemic: Here’s why it’s completely off the mark
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 27 March, 2020
  
  Writing for The Print, Shivam Vij claimed that PM Modi's lockdown will not save the country from Coronavirus but will kill the economy
  
  News Reports
  
  Here is why India Today’s chart on economic relief to poor for coronavirus crisis is a sad joke
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2020
  
  India Today compares revival package announced by other countries with India's package for poor to show that India's package is not enough
Media
- Media
  
  After John Hopkins University, Princeton University distances itself from report painting grim picture of India amidst Coronavirus outbreak
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  The report from which Princeton University has distanced itself claimed that the ongoing 21-day lockdown will not be able to contain spread of Coronavirus
  
  News Reports
  
  Journalist behind The Wire and National Herald fake news claiming Varanasi Dalits forced to eat grass during lockdown served legal notice for misinformation
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  The notice says the children were eating 'akhri daal', a kind of wild pulse and it is perfectly edible.
  
  Media
  
  Undeserved media praise for ‘secular’ Chief Ministers makes us less safe amidst the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic, not more
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 28 March, 2020
  
  India is in crisis. The number of people who have tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus is now disturbingly close to the 1000 mark.
  
  News Reports
  
  Media used a ‘not a doctor’ to fear monger about Lockdown, now furthers a contradictory report by him as that by John Hopkins University
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  A report by IANS says that CDDEP and John Hopkins University prepared a report arguing against Coronavirus Lockdown, but JHU has denied involvement in it
  
  News Reports
  
  The Quint transforms an engineer to a doctor, peddles fake news saying India is already in the middle of community transmission of Coronavirus
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020
  
  Dr Girdhar Gyani is not even a 'doctor' as claimed by 'journalist' Poonam Agarwal of the Quint. He is an Engineer with a PhD degree.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Opinions
  
  P.P. Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar: The Man who transformed modern India and its trajectory
  
  Abhinav Khare - 25 March, 2020
  
  Just a small idea of Dr. KB Hedgewar of boys playing together in a playground developed world’s largest cadre-based voluntary organization.
  
  Satire
  
  Suffering through Modi’s #ThaliBajao abhiyan is worse than dying from a mysterious Chinese virus. Like, seriously!
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 22 March, 2020
  
  I need a therapist. Coronavirus has led to a total lockdown and I have been spending past 10 days at home on forced quarantine with my Sanghi father.
  
  News Reports
  
  Satyaniti and Swaraj constitute the historical backbone of the socio-political order of India, through the ages
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 19 March, 2020
  
  Satyaniti, this dharmic anarchism, is the result of the Indic civilisation embracing the dynamism of life, and the spontaneity and capacity to self-organize of human beings.
  
  Social Media
  
  Dhinchak Pooja is back with a new song spreading awareness on coronavirus and we can’t keep calm
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 March, 2020
  
  In her latest video, Dhinchak Pooja is seen grooving with a group of people, who have worn masks and have stethoscopes around their necks.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  After Reliance, Mahindra and Vedanta, Tata group steps in: Commits to contribute Rs 500 cr to fight Wuhan Coronavirus pandemic
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 28 March, 2020
  
  Many business tycoons including Ratan Tata have been coming forward pledging their support amidst the unprecedented Coronavirus outbreak
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Teachers are the instigators, University is the hotbed of Maoism, Naxalism and Jihad’: Jamia Millia Islamia student reveals
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 26 March, 2020
  
  Non-Muslim Jamia students reveal a shocking scenario which pulls down their veil of 'solidarity' of their students and teachers' community.
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet the suspended Jamia professor: Believes Islam is the solution to Global Warming and Democracy and eager for the establishment of Islamic Caliphate
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 March, 2020
  
  Dr Abrar Ahmad seems to be an Islamist who salivates at the prospects of reestablishment of Islamic Caliphate
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Chinese man’s death by Hantavirus causes furore. Here is all you need to know
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 March, 2020
  
  Even as the world is struggling to curb the spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus, the Hantavirus has surfaced in China.
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Abhishek Banerjee is a math lover who may or not be an Assistant Professor at IISc Bangalore. He is the author of Operation Johar - A Love Story, a novel on the pain of left wing terror in Jharkhand, available on Amazon here.

Opinions

Sharjeel Imam: Are liberals preparing us to accept Bharat ke Tukde?

Sharjeel Imam, the Shaheen Bagh mastermind and The Wire columnist is now a “Scholar”. “Activist”.

Abhishek Banerjee - 29 January, 2020

Opinions

Billion dollars vs billion people: Why we should be scared of Soros and the global left

Do you have what it takes to defend our democracy? Our sovereignty?

Abhishek Banerjee - 28 January, 2020

Politics

Is Arvind Kejriwal beginning to panic about Shaheen Bagh?

Arvind Kejriwal has finally mentioned Shaheen Bagh in a tweet and it seems like he is panicking

Abhishek Banerjee - 27 January, 2020

Opinions

Here are the 4 things that were wrong about the privileged ‘liberal’ vs Ola cab driver episode

Yesterday, social media was abuzz about this incident. Everyone was talking about Ola cabs.

Abhishek Banerjee - 25 January, 2020

Opinions

Pathalgarhi murders: As 7 tribals decapitated in Jharkhand, how long will it take us to chant ‘Communism se Azadi’

In Jharkhand, bodies of 7 anti-Pathalgarhi tribals were found. Decapitated, and it is not the top news item on media

Abhishek Banerjee - 23 January, 2020

Opinions

If you believe Google Trends, BJP has an advantage over AAP in Delhi: Here is how

According to Google Trends, in Delhi, BJP has an advantage over AAP. Is Kejriwal confident?

Abhishek Banerjee - 20 January, 2020

Politics

Were the trees in Navi Mumbai less liberal than the trees of Aarey colony?

Here’s what the liberal elite is telling us: The finer things in life are exclusively reserved for their private enjoyment. You can’t have it because you are not elite.

Abhishek Banerjee - 18 January, 2020

Opinions

Why the ‘multi-faith prayer’ feels like an act to fool Hindus

For over a month now, the anti-CAA crowd have struggled to put up a ‘secular’ face on their blatantly communal and anti-Hindu demand.

Abhishek Banerjee - 13 January, 2020

Opinions

The Trump vs Iran lesson and why we should not surrender to liberal ‘crybullies’

Trump vs Iran situation: it’s over. Iran didn’t respond. Because there was nothing they could have done

Abhishek Banerjee - 10 January, 2020

Media

As Communists fade electorally in Bengal, is their inner Naxal emerging?

See if you catch the difference in tone between these two articles published by The Hindu which often favours Communists

Abhishek Banerjee - 9 January, 2020

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News Reports

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News Reports

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News Reports

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OpIndia Staff - 29 March, 2020

Authorities in Noida have decided to take over the Jaypee Sports City in order to house the migrants fleeing to UP from Delhi.

News Reports

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News Reports

Infosys employee Mujeeb Mohammad arrested for asking people to ‘spread the virus’ by sneezing in public, fired by the company

OpIndia Staff - 27 March, 2020

Although earlier Infosys said that it could be a case of mistaken identity, later they admitted he was their employee & fired him

News Reports

PM Narendra Modi launches “Prime Minister’s Citizen Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations Fund” to receive public donations for fight against Covid-19

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020

This fund will enable micro-donations and large number of people will be able to contribute with smallest of denominations

News Reports

Manufactured crisis? Delhi govt cut electricity and water supply of migrant workers, told them buses were waiting for them at UP border

OpIndia Staff - 28 March, 2020

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News Reports