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From briefcase to bahikhata to iPad: Budget 2021 goes digital

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

While leaving from Ministry of Finance this morning, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed with a tablet wrapped in a red cover with the Emblem shining brightly on it.

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UP Police sends notice to 220 tractor owners, opposition cries foul

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Ram Govind Chaudhary, Leader of Opposition in UP legislative assembly has accused the police of 'trying to threaten the farmers'.

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Myanmar: Military takes control after a coup, Aung San Suu Kyi, other leaders detained

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2021

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s 75-year-old state counselor, President Win Myint, and other members of the National League of Democracy were arrested at their residences in the capital Naypyidaw early on Monday.

Opinions

How incendiary Punjabi songs are fueling dangerous narratives surrounding the ‘farmers protests’, fuel division between Punjab and rest of India

Guest Author - 31 January, 2021

The Khalistani face of the 'farmer protests' was out in the open on Republic Day when a Khalistani mob hoisted the Sikh flag at...

Media

JNU-like scenes at Delhi Police headquarters as ‘journalists’ raise slogans against Mandeep Punia’s detention, say he lived and ate with protesters

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

'Journalists' protested at the Delhi Police headquarters on Sunday demanding the release of Mandeep Punia.

Politics

Meet TMC’s Madan Mitra: The meme sensation of West Bengal politics infamous for beef comments and self-proclaimed ‘crush of Bengal’

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

Madan Mitra has found himself in the dock recently after making Hinduphobic comments during a live debate on Zee 24 Ghanta.

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R-Day riot and aftermath: How “fact checking” became the biggest form of fake news

Abhishek Banerjee - 31 January, 2021

The Republic Day riot was a watershed moment for media in India. Never before have “fact checkers” been used in such frontline roles and on such a scale in propaganda warfare.

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Hinduphobic comments, incendiary speeches and a small crowd: Here is what happened at Elgar Parishad 2021

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

There are videos going viral of Elgar Parishad 2021 where the speakers can be heard making extremely controversial comments.

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‘Journalist’ Syed Mohammad Ahmad Kazmi, who was booked for 2012 Israel embassy blast: Where is he and what is he doing

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2021

On February 13, 2012, a bomb blast took place where Israel diplomat was attacked, leaving four injured. Syed Mohammad Ahmed Kazmi was one of the suspects arrested in the case.

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