Thursday, July 16, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Maharashtra: NCP demands Rs.11,000 as ‘donation’ from aspirants to consider them for Gram Panchayat administrator posts
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020
  
  The NCP leaders in Pune have asked aspirants of the post to pay Rs 11,000 donation to the party to be eligible for the Panchayat Administrator post.
  
  News Reports
  
  Congress governments over four decades kept changing rules to allot free Lutyens land to Rajiv Gandhi Foundation: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020
  
  A report by Times Now stated that ongoing high-level probe against the Gandhis-controlled Rajiv Gandhi Foundation has exposed a convenient arrangement that saw Gandhi family virtually taking over prime Lutyens land through various trusts including the RGF.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rahul Gandhi to postpone his ‘current affairs show’ because Congress is currently facing Rajasthan crisis
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2020
  
  While Ashok Gehlot has been claiming that his government is stable and he has the numbers, Sachin Pilot has stated multiple times that Gehlot has lost majority.
  
  News Reports
  
  Congress govt used sedition law against its own minister: Sachin Pilot says he’s hurt but wont join BJP
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2020
  
  Sachin Pilot has expressed disappointment at Ashok Gehlot-run Rajasthan government and said that the government has failed to try and fulfil the promise it made to the people who voted for them.
  
  Politics
  
  Did you know Farooq Abdullah’s daughter Sara Abdullah had a rough time convincing her family for marrying ‘Hindu’ boy Sachin Pilot: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2020
  
  Sara Abdullah had to suffer a lot of hardship to marry Sachin Pilot because her family did not want her to marry a 'Hindu' man.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  The comedy of apologies: When the ones mocking Savarkar for mercy petition to British apologise to ‘secular goons’
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 15 July, 2020
  
  As their old acts began to resurface on the internet, the 'comedians', who have been hailed as the champions of free-speech and often 'speaks truth to power', were soon hit with the reality and decided to run away from social media platforms as they deactivated their profiles.
  
  Political History of India
  
  How Ambedkar busted the myth of ‘Ganga Jamuni Tehzeeb’ through his speeches and book ‘Pakistan or Partition of India’
  
  Saket Suryesh - 14 July, 2020
  
  Ambedkar was, in reality, always wary of the Communists and their propensity of creating chaos and anarchy.
  
  Opinions
  
  The death of BJP MLA Debendra Nath Roy shows that no opposition political leader is safe in West Bengal
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 13 July, 2020
  
  BJP MLA in West Bengal, Debendra Nath Roy, was found hanging in public on Monday.
  
  Politics
  
  Sharad Pawar, Mamata Banerjee, Jagan and Himanta Biswa: How Congress ignored key regional leaders and eventually lost those states
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 13 July, 2020
  
  Choosing loyalists over popularity and calibre has cost Congress dearly. Losing key regional leaders has decimated the party to ruins in many states.
  
  Opinions
  
  Agrima Joshua apologising to Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance shows that the Woke slogan of ‘speaking truth to power’ is only an excuse to undermine...
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 12 July, 2020
  
  Agrima Joshua tagged Aditya Thackeray and asserted that she was convinced that it was BJP supporters trolling her in the guise of Shiv Sena.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Fact-Check
  
  Fact-check: Did the Rs 263 crore Sattar Ghat bridge in Bihar collapse within 29 days of construction?
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020
  
  The barbs were not limited to the opposition parties. Some netizens also blamed Bihar govt for the Sattar Ghat Bridge collapse
  
  News Reports
  
  Fact Check: Fake message circulating on social media alleges hidden agenda behind Amitabh Bachchan’s hospitalisation at Nanavati Hospital
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2020
  
  Fake message claims that Amitabh Bachchan has mini-ICU at his home and he is director of company that owns Nanavati Hospital
  
  News Reports
  
  Amid political crisis in Rajasthan Congress, news agencies and media houses publish report based on fake Twitter account of Sarah Pilot
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2020
  
  Media houses publish report on Rajasthan Congress political crisis based on fake Twitter account of Sachin Pilot's wife Sarah Pilot
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Fact-Check: Is the West Bengal government recruiting only Muslims in its latest recruitment drive?
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2020
  
  The WhatsApp message claims that only Muslims have been employed by the West Bengal government for a particular post.
Media
- Editor's picks
  
  The Caravan’s ‘health journalist’ is upset that BMC sanitised the Bachchans’ residence after Amitabh and Abhishek test positive for coronavirus
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2020
  
  Health journalist Vidya Krishnan shows ignorance of health protocol for Coronavirus, objects to sanitisation of COVID-19 patient
  
  News Reports
  
  Virologist who spent weeks documenting his ‘battle’ against Coronavirus from hospital on NBC News finds out he was not infected
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2020
  
  On Tuesday, Fair revealed that he was never diagnosed with the Chinese virus and had tested negative for it multiple times.
  
  News Reports
  
  The Wire issues half-hearted correction after being called out by NCPCR for their blatantly fake news about ‘eight-fold increase in complaints post lockdown
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  The Wire retracted it after the author of the article said that she had no evidence to support her stunning claim.
  
  Media
  
  The Wire accused Yogi Adityanath of being ‘casteist’ for not killing Vikas Dubey hours before the encounter of the gangster
  
  Editorial Desk - 10 July, 2020
  
  Notorious gangster, Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was killed in an encounter in the wee hours of the morning on Friday
  
  News Reports
  
  Nepal irked over reports of KP Oli’s alleged affair with Chinese ambassador, cable operators ban Indian channels
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  As per reports, the ban is not official and has been brought in by cable operators. Nepal's Nepal’s information minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada, when asked whether the Nepalese government is mulling a ban on Indian channels, had stated that it would be better if Indian media practises self-restraint.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Culture and History
  
  Nindāstuti: A Dharmic Paradigm of Devotion through Apparent Censure
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 7 July, 2020
  
  Nindāstuti is a form of Shleshakavya - a poetic composition that is laden with double-entendres and is looked upon as a form of Dvesha-bhakti
  
  News Reports
  
  Read about the valorous tale of 1965 Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid – ‘The Tank Destroyer’ – on his birth anniversary
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Abdul Hamid is remembered for his extraordinary bravery in the battle of Asal Uttar, one of the fiercest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
  
  News Reports
  
  Bahuda Yatra: Lord Jagannath in Puri is returning to his temple today, read about the festival and rituals associated
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Bahuda Yatra is the festival where Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are brought back to their temple in their respective Rathas.
  
  Culture and History
  
  The battle of Rezang La: When 123 Indian soldiers faced impossible odds against 3000 well-armed Chinese and fought to the last man
  
  Guest Author - 22 June, 2020
  
  On a freezing and unforgiving November night, 123 Indian soldiers – frostbitten, weary, hungry and heavily outnumbered – defied the might of the rampaging Chinese Army. On 18 November 1962, Major Shaitan Singh and men of Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon Regiment, forever passed into the mists of legend.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  Curious Case of Mohan Nursing Home: Who killed Shahid and why was his body dumped anonymously by Muslims in front of a hospital
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 16 July, 2020
  
  Chargesheet in Delhi riot case says that bullet that had hit Shahid could not have come from Hindu rioters as they too far away
  
  News Reports
  
  GST exemption on hand-sanitiser has the potential to increase price of domestic products and incentivise import from China: Read how
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 July, 2020
  
  Exemption of GST on a product blocks the input tax credit available for a manufacturer, which gets added to the retail price
  
  News Reports
  
  AMU girl complains about being threatened and hounded since CAA was passed, told she will be made to wear “brass hijab”
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 13 July, 2020
  
  Calling her a "Sanghi", the fellow AMU students had attacked her for calling out sexualisation of women in the varsity
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  Secret meetings, plan of action and riots: How Safoora Zargar and others are intertwined in the murder of Ratan Lal during Delhi riots
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 13 July, 2020
  
  Name of Jamia Millia Islamia student Safoora Zargar appears multiple times in Ratan Lal murder chargesheet
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11 Articles by

nandini

Opinions

Majnu Ka Tilla: A Tilla of hope, dreams and aspirations for Pakistani Hindu refugees

Minki with the blue eyes was one of the first refugees brought to the Majnu ka Tilla camp.

nandini - 9 July, 2019

Satire

The man who thought he was Wayanad’s Pavarotti

Anyone to take the blame. Go find names. Spread the word. Let the people talk about them, discuss them and get the attention of my son.

nandini - 21 June, 2019

Here is why you need to watch ‘The Tashkent Files’ by Vivek Agnihotri

Tashkent Files is one more unravelling thread in the blanket that covered up our past.

nandini - 9 April, 2019

Delhi Crime on Netflix: Nirbhaya and our sentiments revisited

Netflix's Delhi Crime reminds us that in a country of a billion people, a horror story is always around the corner.

nandini - 27 March, 2019

Satire

Beyond the moat and the high gates

What must have transpired at 10, Janpath. Or maybe not

nandini - 3 February, 2019

Satire

And, so.. the heir takes his oath

So, The Heir will take his oath as the Prime Minister of India in May 2019.

nandini - 8 January, 2019

For whom the bells troll are the unapologetic voice of a people who’ve fought hard to be heard

The discipline of copying the template is followed all the way from the top. Remember people, everyone has a boss. Even the Clown Prince.

nandini - 22 November, 2018

Culture and History

Every cracker burst this Diwali had a message that echoed through the Country

The messaging is indeed confusing. Were they fighting pollution or the festival of Diwali itself?

nandini - 9 November, 2018

Opinions

Ae mere pyaare watan.. Ae mere bichde chaman..

Not quite here. Not quite there. Fallen between the cracks...

nandini - 9 August, 2018

Opinions

Dear Rahul Gandhi, why in God’s name should I repose my trust in you?

'This ordinary citizen of India considers you the least likely candidate for the top job'

nandini - 6 May, 2018

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Latest News

News Reports

Bhima Koregaon case accused Varavara Rao tests positive for coronavirus, shifted to JJ hospital

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020

Activist Varavara Rao tests positive for Coronavirus, shifted to JJ hospital from Taloja central jail

News Reports

Police lodges FIR after AMU student receives threats from another student, told she will be forced to wear “brass hijab”

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020

Police file FIR after AMU students threaten female student for saying girls in the University are forced to cover themselves up in hostels

News Reports

Curious Case of Mohan Nursing Home: Who killed Shahid and why was his body dumped anonymously by Muslims in front of a hospital

Nupur J Sharma - 16 July, 2020

Chargesheet in Delhi riot case says that bullet that had hit Shahid could not have come from Hindu rioters as they too far away

Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did the Rs 263 crore Sattar Ghat bridge in Bihar collapse within 29 days of construction?

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020

The barbs were not limited to the opposition parties. Some netizens also blamed Bihar govt for the Sattar Ghat Bridge collapse

News Reports

Netizens outrage after Scotch-Brite says it will remove ‘regressive’ bindi in new logo

OpIndia Staff - 16 July, 2020

Karthik Srinivasan, who claims to be communications strategy consultant, recently took to LinkedIn to call out Scotch-Brite for their logo which stereotypes gender roles.

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Fact-Check

The curious case of ‘Drone Boy’ who has made 600 drones using broken mixer grinders and televisions. A fact-check

Raju Das - 9 July, 2020

While 'drone boy' Prathap NM has claimed to have made 600 drones using e-waste, not a single photo or video of them exist

Politics

Did you know Farooq Abdullah’s daughter Sara Abdullah had a rough time convincing her family for marrying ‘Hindu’ boy Sachin Pilot: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2020

Sara Abdullah had to suffer a lot of hardship to marry Sachin Pilot because her family did not want her to marry a 'Hindu' man.

Entertainment

At least 7 stand-up comedians deactivate or protect their Twitter accounts after netizens dredge up deplorable old tweets and videos

OpIndia Staff - 14 July, 2020

Unnerved by the possibility that they might be entrapped in a legal dispute, comedians deactivate/protect their Twitter account after users highlighted their reprehensible old tweets insulting Hindu Gods and Goddesses

News Reports