Media

Media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. This section presents news and views about the state of Indian media.

News Reports

Case filed against journalist Neha Dixit for accusing RSS affiliate Sewa International of ‘child trafficking’

OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021

In a tweet, Neha Dixit had appealed to NRIs not to donate to RSS affiliate Sewa International, claiming that they are involved in child trafficking.

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The Wire tries to force fit a ‘hate crime’ angle in Ghaziabad incident only because victim is a Muslim

Nirwa Mehta - 17 June, 2021

The Wire lowers its bar, goes from whitewashing Islamist terrorists to defending random 'taveez maker' from rural Uttar Pradesh

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Islamism apologist profiled by Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint pushes anti-Semitic content, spreads disinformation claiming human rights violations by Israel in Palestine

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021

CJ Werleman claimed that 40 per cent of Palestinian children in Israeli custody were raped and almost 100 per cent of them were tortured

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The Quint withdraws its cartoon defaming ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant after Ghaziabad ‘hate crime’ turns out to be fake

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021

TheQuint in an attempt to further its Hinduphobic propaganda published a cartoon featuring two completely unrelated incidents and parroted Zubair's baseless claims.

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Govt refutes New Indian Express’s report on FCI’s involvement in rice scam, says distribution is state govt responsibility

OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021

Government refuted claims of involvement of FCI in the alleged 'rice scam' where the Assam raided a godown and seized one lakh bags meant for distribution to the poor was being repackaged by a private company.

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Government debunks propaganda article published in The Hindu on the surge in FDI inflows for 2020-21: Details

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2021

GoI has debunked the propaganda article published in The Hindu on 2 June 2021 over the surge in FDI inflows

BBC apologises for its coverage of footballer Eriksen’s collapse, it is time they apologise for their grotesque reportage on India’s Covid outbreak too

Jinit Jain - 14 June, 2021

The western media outlets, including BBC, ought to apologise India for perpetrating racism with their egregious coverage of country's COVID-19 pandemic and linking it with morbid images of burning funeral pyres.

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Indian embassy in Turkey shuts up Turkish state-run publication for peddling Pakistani propaganda against India

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2021

State-run news agency of Turkey publishes Pakistani propaganda saying India issuing fake domicile certificates in Kashmir

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Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint, Indian Express, others spread lies about Aisha Sultana’s ‘bio weapon’ comment. Details

OpIndia Staff - 13 June, 2021

How mainstream media is helping Aisha Sultana get away with accusing Indian government of using COVID as a bioweapon against the people of Lakshadweep.

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