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Politics

TMC falling like a house of cards: MLA Dipak Haldar resigns from party, says ‘not allowed to work’

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Before putting down his papers, Dipak Halder lashed out at Mamata Banerjee government for not allowing him to work.

World

‘Pedophile’, ‘Devil’: Khalistanis in California oppose reinstallation of vandalised Gandhi statue, hurl obscene abuses at protesting Indian Americans

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Members of the CYSA reached the spot and protested against the installation of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Davis, California.

News Reports

After UP Police declares him as history-sheeter, Opposition leaders, ‘liberals’ rally behind Dr Kafeel Khan

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Police opened a history-sheet of 81 people in Gorakhpur district and Dr Kafeel Khan was amongst the top ten named in the list.

OpIndia Scoops

‘Liberals’ try to ‘scare’ Yogi govt with US pressure over American citizen Siddharth Varadarajan

Nirwa Mehta - 1 February, 2021

No sooner the FIR was registered against Siddharth Varadarajan for fake news, the usual suspects were out of their burrows to cry foul.

Opinions

From cheering censorship to ranting against govt action on fake news: Here’s why liberals cannot complain about Twitter accounts being withheld

K Bhattacharjee - 1 February, 2021

Around 250 tweets and Twitter accounts were withheld in India after the intervention of the Indian Government on Monday.

News Reports

Govt blocks 250 tweets and Twitter accounts that claimed PM Modi was planning farmer genocide

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Sources tell OpIndia that this has been done on the request of Ministry of Home Affairs and law enforcement agencies to prevent any escalation of law and order in view of the on-going farmer agitation.

Social Media

Twitter withholds the accounts of The Caravan, others in response to a legal demand after Republic Day riots: Details

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Twitter India has withheld the account of far-left outlet The Caravan in the country in response to a legal demand.

Political History of India

Union Budget 1959: When PM Nehru reduced the defence expenditure by Rs 25 crores and China attacked India three years later

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

The significant reduction in the defence budget was the first in a series of disastrous steps taken by PM Jawaharlal Nehru leading to the embarrassing defeat in 1962 war

Crime

Punjab: Hindu Temple attacked in Phillaur, gunmen shoot priest, girl

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

The priest got shot thrice while Simran suffered two bullet injuries. Both of them are getting treatment at Civil Hospital Jalandhar in critical condition.

Social Media