Social Media

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Transgender Muslim doctor asks Muslim men to quickly marry multiple times before polygamy becomes illegal for them, suggests marrying transgenders

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2022

"Don’t fall for romantic online relationships with non-Muslims," Dr Aqsa said while asking Muslims to avoid romantic liaisons with non-Muslims.

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‘Historian’ S Irfan Habib clarifies he’s not leaving India after netizens offer to sponsor his tickets following a cryptic tweet

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2022

According to S Irfan Habib's Twitter profile, he is a Historian of Science and Modern Political History based in New Delhi, and he is not to be confused with Professor Irfan Habib of Mughal history at Aligarh Muslim University.

Tech

“Moving On”, Elon Musk’s cryptic tweet sends people guessing about his future plans with Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2022

Social media users are wondering whether Musk will acquire Twitter fully or the Twitter board's 'poison pill' strategy will stop him from succeeding.

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Social media users slam clothing brand for printing images of Hindu deities on bikinis

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2022

Sahara Ray had turned the Instagram handle of her clothing brand 'private' in the hopes of avoiding the social media backlash.

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Islamists attack AAP legislator after he calls blogger Rifat Jawaid ‘Talibani’ for labelling Indian army as ‘cowards’

OpIndia Staff - 24 April, 2022

Rifat Jawaid has since deleted his tweet calling the Indian Army 'coward'.

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IRCTC deletes tweet that was seen as endorsing genocide of Hindus as ‘fake news’ after leftists outraged about a newspaper distributed in train

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2022

After leftists complained about 'The Aryavarth Express' distributed in trains, IRCTC had assured a probe into the matter

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Irfan Pathan vs Amit Mishra, with clown journalists in between: How Mishra gave a befitting response to Pathan

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2022

Though Amit did not reply to or quoted Irfan's tweet, it was clear that Mishra's tweet was a response to Irfan Pathan's earlier tweet about India's 'potential'.

Crime

Lawyer who helped child rapist Firoz justifies his actions, insinuates ‘Hindus deserve what happened to the 4-year-old victim’

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2022

Adv Meshram stated in a tweet that he was the one who helped Firoz secure a stay order on his death sentence in 2014.

Social Media

Tesla chief Elon Musk secures $46.5 billion funding to buy Twitter, may consider buying stocks directly from shareholders

OpIndia Staff - 22 April, 2022

Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in debt and equity financing to buy Twitter Inc. The billionaire investor is also considering buying shares directly from shareholders.

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