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What BBC’s defense of Pakistan really tells us: The West is not the hero in Afghanistan

K Bhattacharjee - 5 September, 2021

A BBC anchor shut down academic Christina Fair when she exposed the role played by Pakistan in the war in Afghanistan.

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Five senseless things Tavleen Singh said while ‘defending’ Naseeruddin Shah

Nirwa Mehta - 5 September, 2021

Tavleen Singh on Sunday took it upon herself to 'defend' Naseeruddin Shah and the Islamists who cancelled him while accusing 'Hindutva trolls' of abusing him.

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Publicity stunts, perversion and harassment: How attention seekers have harassed Neeraj Chopra for their 2 minutes of fame

Jinit Jain - 4 September, 2021

Olympic Gold medalist Neeraj Chopra was recently subjected to harassment as Rajeev Sethi pried about his sex life in an online event.

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The problem of non-linearity: What Chetan Bhagat and other liberals keep getting wrong on India’s vaccination rates

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 September, 2021

Congratulations, Chetan. You now have Sadanand Dhume defending your intellectual contribution. And doing it more eloquently than you ever could.

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‘Liberals’ can live only as slaves of Islamists, or they will be ‘cancelled’: Naseeruddin Shah is an example

Sanghamitra - 2 September, 2021

In the case of Indian 'liberals', all their intellect, their thought process, and talks of progressive ideologies lie firmly at the feet of Islamist radicals.

News Reports

Byju’s and more: The unrealistic goals, the mad rush and the ed-tech boom in India. Do we need to be worried?

OpIndia Staff - 2 September, 2021

Byju's promises a better future for the children. But its sales tactics and methods are rising concerns among many.

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No, Chetan Bhagat, you don’t get to take credit for India’s record breaking vaccination numbers

Nirwa Mehta - 1 September, 2021

Many pointed out to Chetan Bhagat how it was inappropriate to gloat over an article that was more like rooting for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines while dismissing Indian government efforts on vaccination.

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Why do real investors have hope in India even if ‘opinion writers’ don’t?

Abhishek Banerjee - 1 September, 2021

The day your prestige runs out, the money does too. If nothing else, the Chinese are canny with doing business. So, going forward, don’t count on Huwaei to sponsor articles on the greatness of Kerala model.

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