470 Articles by
Dibakar Dutta
Centre-Right. Political analyst. Assistant Editor @Opindia. Reach me at [email protected]
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European Parliament hit with a bribery scandal, members accused of lobbying for Qatar. Here is all you need to know
Qatar is now accused of using its riches to influence diplomatic ties, expedite energy deals and create a 'good reputation'.
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Twitter Files 5.0: Employees cheered as Trump banned despite no violation of policies, Yoel Roth and Vijaya Gadde were the driving force
As early as 2018, Twitter's Public Policy department had argued against suspending/ silencing world leaders in the interests of public discourse.
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Did you know: Instigators of anti-Hindu violence in Leicester had worked alongside Zakir Naik to build an Islamic centre in Norway
Zakir Naik has been avoiding Indian authorities ever since his name started cropping up in terror-related cases.
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Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta resigns taking moral responsibility for defeat in MCD polls, Virendra Sachdeva temporarily assumes charge
Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta resigns after MCD poll debacle, party accepts his resignation
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US journalist who wore LGBT T-shirt dies mysteriously in Qatar: What he said before death, his criticism of Qatar regime and death threats
In his last substack newsletter, Grant Wahl slammed the Qatari World Cup organisers for their lack of empathy towards migrant labourers.
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Meet Amritvir Singh, a member of the ruling Australian Labour Party who is behind the Khalistan movement in Victoria
Australian Labour Party member Amritvir Singh distributed Khalistan flags at a Sikh even in Melbourne
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Twitter Files 2.0: Arbitrary blacklisting, deliberate reduction in tweet visibility of right-wing accounts exposed in internal communications
Bari Weiss informed that Twitter referred to 'shadow banning' as 'Visibility Filtering to stop posts by individual users from appearing in searches.
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Newslaundry whitewashes Kashmiri terrorist Mukhtar Baba, accuses media and police of wrongly labelling him as terrorist despite overwhelming evidence against him
Newslaundry pointed out how 'terrorist' Mukhtar Baba is not an ordinary man and holds a master's degree in political science.
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Espionage, electoral interference, and disinformation campaign against Conservatives: Here is how China is undermining Canada’s sovereignty
“The Chinese Communist Party...is using all elements of state power to carry out activities that are a direct threat to our national security and sovereignty," CSIS told Global News.
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Researcher reveals how Bloomberg misled people about Leicester violence, which was then amplified by others. Here is what happened
Without adhering to journalistic principles of verification and non-sensationalism, several media outlets amplified the disinformation spread by Bloomberg news agency.
