News Reports

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News Reports

Mamata’s goons attack journalists covering booth capturing by TMC workers in Hooghly, assault BJP candidate

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Journalist and photojournalist of Sangbad Pratidin attacked by TMC goons when they were covering vote rigging by TMC

Politics

As AAP claims a Modi-Bhakt slapped Kejriwal, reports say he was a regular in AAP rallies

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Suresh Chauhan had recently slapped Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during a roadshow in Delhi’s Motinagar area.

Media

Editors Guild whose chief hailed Mamata for fighting ‘fire with fire’ condemns violence against journalists in Bengal without naming her

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

The Editors Guild has today issued a statement condemning the violence unleashed upon journalists in Mamata Banerjee led West Bengal during 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

Politics

At least 2 DU professors deny signing anti-Modi letter that Congress spread on social media

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

At least two signatories have denied having signed or ever seeing such a letter

News Reports

Congress duped farmers in the name of loan waiver, Rahul Gandhi and Kamal Nath giving contradictory statements: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Both Rahul Gandhi and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath have given contradictory statements on the matter of loan waiver to farmers in the state

Politics

Supreme Court ‘perplexed’ after Rahul Gandhi’s contempt case hearing gets mysteriously delayed

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Bewilderingly, the contempt plea against Rahul Gandhi was not listed as per the SC's order and it will be now heard on the 10th of May along with the Rafale review petitions.

Law

SC shatters 21 opposition parties’ EVM fear mongering in less than a minute, dismisses petition for 50% VVPAT verification

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Supreme Court (SC) headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the review petition filed by 21 opposition parties combined for the review of its decision in case of 50% verification of voting by VVPAT

Media

Netflix takes Pakistani line, shows Kashmir as a part of Pakistan in its show ‘Street Food’

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

Earlier, Indian media publications like Indian Express and The Quint had also shown PoK as part of Pakistan

Politics

Exit Polls for 2014 General Elections: How accurate were they?

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

In 2014 General Elections, Today's Chanakya came the closest with its prediction of 291 seats for the BJP and 340 for the NDA, overestimating BJP by 9 and NDA by 4

Politics