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Rajasthan Mahila Congress general Secretary Reena Mimrot makes offensive remarks against Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his niece

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2020

General Secretary of Rajasthan Mahila Congress, Reena Mimrot, has made an extremely offensive remark against Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

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George Floyd killing: Rioter chants ‘La Ilaha Illalaha’ while ‘protesting’ in America

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2020

One protester in George Floyd killing protests was heard chanting the Islamic prayer claiming that Allah is the only god

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India is flooded with love: Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthang tweets a video of villagers in Bihar offering food to stranded Mizo passengers

OpIndia Staff - 31 May, 2020

A Shramik express train carrying stranded labourers back to Mizoram had stopped briefly in a village in Begusarai, Bihar recently.

Entertainment

Zee5 casts aside rising criticism of soon-to-be-aired Hinduphobic series ‘Godman’, brazens out claiming the show intends to ‘create awareness’

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2020

The teaser of the show had portrayed Brahmins in a bad light, with liberal doses of voyeuristic scenes and abusive dialogues galore

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Shemaroo’s Surleen Kaur video controversy: ISKCON issues a third statement in a span of 28 hours, here are what all three statements say

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2020

ISKCOM have noted Shemaroo's apology but have taken Surleen Kaur's comments very seriously, and they are considering appropriate action.

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Twitter restores ISKCON spokesperson’s account after briefly locking it, removes proof of insult of Hindus in Shemaroo video citing copyright violation

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2020

ISKCON spokesperson Radharamn Das had posted the vile video on Twitter as a proof of crime against the ISKCON and Hindus

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Donald Trump Vs Twitter: All you need to know about the US President’s war against censorship on social media platforms

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2020

Trump's tweet about sending forces to stop violence and looting in Minneapolis was censored by Twitter, claiming that it has violated Twitter rules regarding 'glorifying violence'.

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ISKCON rejects Shemaroo Entertainment’s ‘apology’, to proceed with legal action against comedian Surleen Kaur for abusive, derogatory statements

OpIndia Staff - 29 May, 2020

A complaint had been filed by ISKCON organisation against comedian Ms Surleen Kaur and Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd for her abusive, derogatory remarks against the organisations, saints and Hindus.

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