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Scientist Peter Daszak, who funded coronavirus research in Wuhan, had thanked Dr Fauci for dismissing ‘lab origin’ theories in 2020

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2021

Back in April 2020, Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance, the very organisation that was carrying out 'gain of function' research in Wuhan lab had thanked Dr Fauci for dismissing 'lab origin' theories.

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Assam: Mob that assaulted doctor, nurses after COVID patient died identified after CM took notice, here are the culprits arrested

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2021

A video had gone viral wherein a doctor was being assaulted by a mob after the COVID patient died

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Muslim League moves to SC against Modi govt’s order for citizenship to persecuted minorities in 13 districts, calls it ‘back-door CAA’

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2021

The petition further claimed that if the applicants are granted citizenship and the Supreme Court strikes down CAA, it would be a "herculean task" and "near impossible: to take back the citizenships given.

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Harsh Mander, Julio Ribeiro, Jawhar Sircar and more: Here’s the entire list of retired civil servants Hardeep Singh Puri called ‘Padhe Likhe Murkh’

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2021

Hardeep Singh Puri slammed former civil servants for endorsing a letter that called for the halting of Central Vista Project.

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Back to square one? State govts’ global tenders for vaccine find no bids, now they want the Centre to buy vaccines for them

Jinit Jain - 1 June, 2021

Several states, including Odisha, Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, have received no responses to the global tenders floated by them to procure COVID-19 vaccines.

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Shashi Tharoor envies Malaysian MPs for their swanky Parliament but opposes Central Vista. Read why even his new excuse is flawed

Dibakar Dutta - 1 June, 2021

When his 2018 tweet praising the swanky new Malaysian parliament went viral, Tharoor came up with a new excuse to defend his position. However, his 'solution' is also flawed. Read how.

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Licypriya Kangujam’s Ketto campaign: A possible violation of FCRA and questionable association with Noble Citizen Foundation

Anurag - 1 June, 2021

From allegations of faking achievements to a possible violation of FCRA norms while collecting foreign funding in name of COVID relief, the long and short of 'child activist' Licypriya Kangujam and her conman father.