Opinions
Orphans of Bengal: Disillusioned. Resigned. Defeated. Broken
Media reported on democracy, finally triumphing over 'tyranny' and 'fascism' as Mamata Banerjee decisively defeated BJP
News Reports
7 seats with highest win margins and 7 seats with lowest win margins: What does it say about Hindu and Muslim consolidation in Bengal
While BJP increased tally massively from 3 seats in 2016 to 77 seats, the Hindutva undercurrent that most people had predicted fell flat
Opinions
William Dalrymple: Hate and hubris of the perfumed elite, and the Robert Clive-esque sociopathic display of racism in the face of death
William Dalrymple fled to Sri Lanka and posted a picture from there, calling it his 'Great Escape' from India.
Media
Feasting on the dead: Reuters’ morbid obsession with watching Hindus burn amid the rising COVID-19 pandemic
One photograph that we saw splashed all over social media was one that had an aerial view of a burning ghat in India by Reuters
Media Fact-Check
Hindustan Times publishes a misleading article by Congress worker Praveen Chakravarty: Has India inoculated only 7% of its population?
Hindustan Times today published an opinion piece by 'Data analyst' Praveen Chakravarty, who is a Congress party worker.
Opinions
Journalism: The new performance art
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.
Government and Policy
Exclusive: How Maharashtra wasted thousands of tonnes of pulses, in the middle of the pandemic, sent under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana
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
Sachin Vaze’s explosive letter to NIA court where not just Anil Deshmukh but Ajit Pawar and Shiv Sena’s Anil Parab also feature: Read full...
In another development in Antilia bomb scare case, Sachin Vaze has written letter to NIA accusing Anil Deshmukh and Anil Parab of extortion
OpIndia Explains
Vaccine for those who need it, not want it: While media and Rahul Gandhi twist the statement, here is how vaccine prioritisation works globally
On 6th April, Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said that the COVID-19 vaccine is for those who 'need it' not for those who 'want it'.
OpIndia Scoops
Bengal Ground Report: Nandigram is split in the middle between TMC and BJP with advantage Mamata, but all is not lost for Suvendu Adhikari
Not only did Suvendu Adhikari join BJP, but it was declared that he will fight the 2021 election from Nandigram.
