470 Articles by
Dibakar Dutta
Centre-Right. Political analyst. Assistant Editor @Opindia. Reach me at [email protected]
News Reports
Tripura CM Manik Saha interacts with OpIndia, talks about Left hounding him, how leaders may defect but he will never compromise on his principles
Dr Manik Saha touched upon the HIRA model that PM Modi had promised to the residents of Tripura during the 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections.
Culture and History
Hari’s Loot: The Kirtan dedicated to Lord Krishna which passes through the streets singing his praises to mark the Sankranti
Hari's loot is not an isolated ritual. It is preceded by the burning down of a temporary, thatched hut, built on the eve of Poush Parbon.
OpIndia Explains
Feast of the Ass: All you need to know about the Christian festival celebrated on 14th January, condemned later by the Church as ‘blasphemous’
The Feast of the Ass (or Fête de l'âne in French) is believed to have been the adaptation of the Roman pagan festival of 'Cervulus.'
World
Democrats and media organisations knowingly propagated the ‘Russiagate theory’ hoax to discredit Donald Trump’s election victory: Twitter Files
'Twitter Files 14.0' revealed how attempts made by top executives to stop Democrats from posting unverified claims about Russiagate were in vain.
News Reports
12 January 2006 Hajj Stampede in Mecca: When 363 pilgrims died while ‘stoning the Devil’
A small hospital, located near the site of the accident, by the name of Mina General Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.
News Reports
Supreme Court defers urgent hearing over Joshimath land sinking incidents after taking a different approach on Haldwani land encroachment case
The decision comes despite the fact that 610 buildings in Joshimath had developed large cracks and 60 families had already been moved to temporary shelters.
World
Twitter Files: Tech giant furthered Pfizer’s financial interests, censored doctor’s tweet hailing natural immunity
Interestingly, the Pfizer Board member was seen mouthing platitudes about the need for 'respectful debate and dialogue' in October last year
News Reports
Air India urination story: ‘Liberals’ use the religious identity of accused Shankar Mishra to target the Brahmin community
Despite the non-religious motivation, the usual suspects clung on to Mishra’s religious identity to promote anti-Brahmin bigotry.
News Reports
German influencer who had abused Indian street vendors had his marriage cancelled with a Pakistani actress. Here is the backstory
After being bombarded by his Pakistani audience to post pro-Palestinian propaganda, Christian Betzmann lost his mind and rebuked the same people that he had pandered to for clout.
News Reports
Epicentre of terrorism is a very ‘diplomatic’ phrase for Pakistan, I could have been harsher: MEA Jaishankar to Austrian anchor
S Jaishankar recounted how Pakistani terrorists engineered the Indian Parliament attack in 2001, and the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.
