Media

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

Media Fact-Check

While police arrest mastermind Arbaaz Khan, read how TheWire blatantly lied just to blame Hindus for the Akola violence created by a Muslim mob

Anurag - 22 May, 2023

The Wire blamed Hindus for the death of Vilas Gaikwad during Akola violence. Identified him as auto-rikshaw driver while he was working as electrician for 20 years.

News Reports

Journalist Carole Cadwalladr asked to pay £1.2 million to Brexit sponsor Arron Banks for claiming he had ties to Russia, Guardian and other liberals...

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2023

Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr has been ordered to pay British businessman Arron Banks 60% of the cost he incurred in a defamation suit

News Reports

Will the real ‘Godi media’ please stand up: Ramchandra Guha calls out ‘The Wire’ and propagandist Arfa Khanum Sherwani for being blindly pro-Rahul Gandhi

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2023

Ramchandra Guha said, "If we want that the opposition should unite, then you are putting it at a loss by projecting Rahul Gandhi as an alternative to Modi."

News Reports

A team of journalists was working for me: DK Shivakumar inadvertently spilt beans on the Congress-media nexus

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2023

"A team of journalists, my own political supporters and for the other one, I have a system in place for the past 10 years," the Congress leader inadvertently spilt the beans.

News Reports

‘How is Bajrang Bali’s slogan communal’: Gorakshak Mohammad Faiz Khan gives befitting answers to News 24 journalist

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2023

Mohammad Faiz Khan said, "I can chant the whole Hanuman Chalisa. I am from Raipur in Chhattisgarh."

News Reports

CBI arrests media channel India Ahead’s Arvind Kumar Singh, says transferred crores through Hawala to firm handling AAP’s Goa election publicity

OpIndia Staff - 17 May, 2023

CBI said that Arvind Kumar Singh, the commercial head and production controller of Noida-based India Ahead news channel in connection with the Delhi excise policy scam on Friday.

News Reports

‘I will file a defamation case against them if they report’: Read why DK Shivakumar said he will file a defamation case against the...

ANI - 16 May, 2023

DK Shivakumar, one of the frontrunners for the post in the southern State on Tuesday said that he would file a defamation case against the media channels which are making false claims over his resignation.

News Reports

Jharkhand High Court reserves order in another defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi: Details

OpIndia Staff - 16 May, 2023

The Jharkhand High Court on Tuesday reserved the order in a defamation case against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

News Reports

The Economist praises the Modi govt for reviving the banking sector, and exposes how the UPA-era policy of hiding losses proved disastrous

Dibakar Dutta - 15 May, 2023

The Economist noted that the bankruptcy reforms introduced by the Narendra Modi government in 2016 helped in the rapid liquidation of failing companies and also forced 'delinquent businesses to pay up.'

News Reports

Belagavi: Mob allegedly raises Pakistan Zindabad slogan after Congress wins Karnataka, AltNews, yet again, tries to shield Islamists: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff - 15 May, 2023

While Mohammed Zubair initially did not even acknowledge the allegations of 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans, he later claimed that the police are investigating the matter and have not reached any conclusion.

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