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Delhi police delete tweet about arresting man for possession of firecrackers, block netizens who mocked them

OpIndia Staff - 5 November, 2021

People called into question the ineffectiveness of the police in preventing the infamous Republic Day riots and the mayhem created by the farmer protestors.

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Son of actor Anil Kapoor turns environmentalist for Diwali: Deletes tweet after ‘befitting replies’ from public

Dibakar Dutta - 5 November, 2021

Social media users reminded Kapoor how he flies on private jets, uses firecrackers at family events. At the time of writing the article, Harsh Kapoor had deleted his contentious tweet on Diwali.

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‘If you say so Mr Secular’: Chess Grandmaster Ramachandran Ramesh goes off at critics offering sermons over his cracker celebration

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2021

Indian chess grandmaster Ramachandran Ramesh endorsed the celebration of the Hindu festival 'Diwali' by burning firecrackers.

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‘Are you a Muslim or do you share your lineage with a prostitute’: Islamists attack actor-director Farhan Akhtar over his Diwali post

OpIndia Staff - 3 November, 2021

Farhan Akhtar was attacked by Islamists after he shared Diwali greetings and uploaded a picture of himself performing Diwali pooja

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Twitter censors OpIndia cartoon: How big tech allows defamation of saffron, but goes red when it sees green

Nirwa Mehta - 3 November, 2021

On Tuesday, November 2, 2021, Twitter removed an editorial cartoon published by OpIndia on the recent Elle controversy. This is the cartoon that apparently violated Twitter policy.

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Actor Sara Ali Khan shares pictures of her visit to Kedarnath temple, gets abused by Islamists for being a “Kafir Muslim”

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2021

Islamists attacked actor Sara Ali Khan after she shared her pictures from her visit to the revered Hindu shrine of Kedarnath on her Instagram account

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Netizens mock Star Sports India’s promotional video for upcoming India-New Zealand series after T20 defeat: Details

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2021

The promotional video for India-NZ series was shared two days after the Indian cricket team suffered an embarrassing defeat from New Zealand in the T20 World Cup.

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