Media

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

News Reports

Arnab vs Antonia: SC questions Kapil Sibal on hundreds of FIRs that have the same wording, Congress leader concedes photocopies being used

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2020

The Congress party has gone all out in its pursuit against Republic TV Chief Editor Arnab Goswami.

Politics

Congress just admitted in Court that the ‘investigation into Arnab Goswami’ is nothing but vendetta: Here is how

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2020

It comes as no surprise that the lawyer representing Raza Academy against journalist Arnab Goswami is senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal.

Media

One of the cops who interrogated Arnab Goswami tested positive for coronavirus, senior Advocate Harish Salve informs SC

OpIndia Staff - 11 May, 2020

Two of the officers who interrogated Goswami were asymptomatic and later one of them have tested for coronavirus.

Media

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia threatened over reporting the Palghar Sadhu lynching and questioning Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad, files FIRs

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2020

Journalist Deepak Chaurasia has filed two separate FIRs with Gautam Buddha Nagar over threats he has been receiving for reportage on Palghar Sadhu lynching as well as Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad.

Many, including AltNews co-founder, share fake news from Indian Express, in a bid to shield Tablighi Jamaat and Maulana Saad

Jhankar Mohta - 9 May, 2020

A report published in the Indian Express today was fact-checked by OpIndia even before being debunked by the Delhi police

News Reports

Elite Left journalists assert changing cities for education and jobs akin to ‘migration’, call themselves ‘migrant workers’

Jinit Jain - 9 May, 2020

Privileged left liberal journalists have started identifying themselves as 'migrants' as a ruse to attack the Modi government amidst the double whammy of migrant crisis and coronavirus outbreak

Media Fact-Check

Indian Express story based on imagination, reporter did not talk to any ‘sources’: Delhi police trashes story claiming Maulana Saad video ‘doctored’

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

Delhi Police has issued a statement on Twitter calling the report in the Indian Express about the Tablighi Jamaat and Maulana Saad imaginary and fake news

Media

Rajdeep Sardesai appreciates the ‘unscripted’ press interaction by Rahul Gandhi, another journalist reveals how he is lying – blatantly

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

After the second press interaction by Rahul Gandhi, hailing this move by the Congress scion, Rajdeep Sardesai appreciated him for the 'unscripted' media interactions.

News Reports