News Reports

News reports about current affairs encompassing various topics, fields, and entities.

Media

Youth Congress workers accused of attacking Arnab and his wife granted bail even as Mumbai Police continues to interrogate Goswami

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

Two people allegedly associated with the Congress party who had attacked Republic Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami and his wife have been granted bail by Bhoiwada Court in Mumbai

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Watch: Hindu fruit seller in Bihar’s Begusarai harassed by Muslims for sporting a saffron flag on his cart

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

The fruit vendor reported told the miscreants, "The saffron flag will remain intact. If someone has the might to overturn my cart, then, let him try his hand."

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Uttar Pradesh: 53 students from 3 madarsas test positive for coronavirus in Kanpur

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

Students of madarsa in Kanpur, which was visited by Tablighi Jamaat members from Nizamuddin Markaz, test positive for coronavirus.

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Bangladesh: Cleric tests positive for Coronavirus after holding Ramzan prayers for 2 dozen people at Mosque

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

The Ramzan prayers were conducted by the Muslim cleric in sheer violation of the emergency notice by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Fact-Check

Hand not paralysed, advised home quarantine: How AltNews lied in ‘fact-check’ to exonerate Muslim man who threw currency note at a petrol pump

Nupur J Sharma - 27 April, 2020

AltNews furthered fake news in their alleged 'fact-check', to shield a Muslim man who was seen throwing a currency note inside a petrol pump recently.

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Harassment by police officials, threats and intimidation by local Muslims: Ranchi’s Richa Bharti and her family narrate their experience after the ‘Quran copies’ order

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 27 April, 2020

A posse of policemen had recently barged into Richa Bharti's house without any search warrant and confiscated her mobile phone

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PM Modi’s meeting with CMs: Phased resumption of economic activities, an extended ban on public gathering and state border sealing discussed

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

While Mizoram's Chief Minister assured of compliance with Centre's directives, Puducherry CM sought for immediate intervention with regard to PPEs and financial aid.

Social Media Fact-Check

Congress leader Udit Raj spreads misinformation about coronavirus test kits, ICMR calls out the fake news

OpIndia Staff - 27 April, 2020

Congress leader Dr Udit Raj claimed that while 17 companies in India were ready to provide coronavirus testing kits for as low as Rs 500, PM Modi gave the contract to one Gujarat-based company for Rs 4,500 per kit.

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