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Here are 8 ridiculous ‘fact-checks’ by Dhruv Rathee and alleged ‘fact-checkers’ aimed to whitewash the role of Tablighi Jamaat in spread of Coronavirus

आशीष नौटियाल -
Dhruv Rathee and 'fact-checkers' like Alt News place more emphasis on whether a video is from February or March or the Muslim in the video is from China or Italy, instead of reporting on the depraved act committed by the Muslims in the video
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News Reports

Online survey holds China’s opacity and mismanagement responsible for the global coronavirus pandemic, 67% say it is to blame

OpIndia Staff -
Manoj Kewalramani conducted an online survey from a period of March 26, 2020, until April 3, 2020. During that time, responses were invited through email and by sharing the questionnaire on different social media platforms.
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Opinions

Gandhi: An anathema to the ‘left-liberal’ establishment

Deepanshu Aggarwal -
Whether it is about the Quit India Movement of 1942 or about the New India of 2020, Mahatma Gandhi continues to be an anathema to the Left-Liberal establishment.
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Opinions

Coronavirus-manifesto: Understanding the pandemic at hand and its management

Lalit Ambardar -
Coronavirus-Manifesto is about understanding the imminent threat to humanity and the corresponding responses expected from nations and people
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News Reports

Delhi: 82-year-old Manmohan Singh discharged from hospital after fully recovering from coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
82-year-old Manmohan Singh was admitted to Delhi's LNJP Hospital after he was diagnosed with coronavirus
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News Reports

150 Tablighi Jamaat members violate quarantine orders in Mumbai, only 10 traced, FIR registered: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The FIRs have been registered at the Azad Maidan police station.
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News Reports

Indian Railways gets into mission mode to fight coronavirus, set to manufacture 1000 PPE overall for medical personnel every day

OpIndia Staff -
The DRDO has recently approved an PPE type overall produced by the Jagadhari workshop of the Indian Railways.
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News Reports

Here are 5 other deadly diseases apart from the Wuhan Coronavirus that originated from China

OpIndia Staff -
China has been the ground zero of numerous epidemics over the years, epidemics that have inflicted great damage in terms of life and economy.
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News Reports

Tripura reported its first coronavirus case after 44-year-old woman tests positive

OpIndia Staff -
The information was confirmed by Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb in a tweet
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News Reports

Maharashtra: Aurangabad Police books a doctor for comparing Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad to a terrorist

OpIndia Staff -
A non-cognizable offence have been registered against the doctor after he compared Tablighi Jamaat chief Maulana Saad to a terrorist
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Fact-Check

Propagandists equate ISKCON in UK to Tablighi Jamaat in India after ISKCON devotees get infected by Coronavirus: Here’s why they are wrong

OpIndia Staff -
Unlike Tablighi Jamaat in India, ISKCON in UK was not in violation of any government guidelines or order to arrest the spread of Coronavirus
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News Reports

Coronavirus fear: Punjab man refuses to take his mother’s body despite assurances, deceased covid-19 patient cremated by district administration

OpIndia Staff -
The District Administration performed the last rites while her family watched the process from above 100-meter distance.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Central govt contemplates extending lockdown after three-week period ends

OpIndia Staff -
Following the lockdown, the states had also sealed borders in a bid to contain the spread of Chinese coronavirus.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus positive patient from Tablighi Jamaat flees the hospital in Baghpat, uses his clothes as rope

OpIndia Staff -
Coronavirus positive Tablighi member escaped from Kovid Hospital Khekra in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district.
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Crime

Bihar: Elderly woman killed by neighbours after fight over switching off lights on 5 April, Sulaiman, Khalil and others absconding

OpIndia Staff -
The families had fought when Surendra Mandal, the deceased woman's son had asked his neighbours to switch off the lights for PM Modi's 9baje9minutes call.
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News Reports

After PM CARES collects Rs 6,500 crores in just a week, Sonia Gandhi wants it transferred to PMNRF: Here is the real reason

OpIndia Staff -
Sonia Gandhi, the current President of the Congress party has asked the Prime Minister to transfer all the funds received under PM CARES, that was set up to fight the Coronavirus pandemic, to the Prime Ministers National Relief Fund (PMNRF)
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News Reports

Indian Army to take over Narela quarantine facility after Tablighi Jamaat attendees defecate in the corridor

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier today, two Tablighi Jamaat returnees created a ruckus and defecated in the corridor of the Narela quarantine facility
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News Reports

Andhra Pradesh: 4-year-old Hemanth donates his savings of ₹ 971 to fight coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Four-year-old Hemanth, who had saved the money to buy himself a bicycle, has donated all his Rs 971 to fight coronavirus
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News Reports

Maharashtra: 50 Tablighi Jamaat meet attendees in the state missing, their phones switched off

OpIndia Staff -
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh warned of strict legal action against those who are found misbehaving with healthcare professionals and police officials
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Opinions

Australian Indian Institute’s arm-chair activists ridicule India amidst Coronavirus lockdown: Why they are wrong

Vijay Chauthaiwale -
Australian Indian Institute published an article where it has slated the pan- India Coronavirus lockdown announced by the Indian government
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News Reports

Covidiots: New Zealand Health Minister goes to beach for a walk with family violating social distancing guidelines, get demoted

OpIndia Staff -
New Zealand Health Minister demoted after he was found breaking social distancing and lockdown guidelines amidst coronavirus outbreak
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News Reports

Watch: Pakistani doctors demanding protective equipment to fight coronavirus beaten, arrested by Imran Khan regime

OpIndia Staff -
The cops resorted to lathi-charge after a few doctors tried to enter the CM's residence.
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News Reports

No one from Nizamuddin Markaz tested positive, it is conspiracy to kill Muslims: Assam MLA Aminul Islam arrested for spreading lies and communalising coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
Assam's Dhing MLA Aminul Islam was arrested on Tuesday morning for lying and spreading fake news regarding Nizamuddin Markaz and coronavirus
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Government and Policy

Coronavirus pandemic: India to relax blanket ban on hydroxychloroquine export, to allow limited export of the drug to certain ‘badly affected’ nations

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian MEA has stated that India will allow the export of hydroxychloroquine and paracetamol to some countries which are 'badly affected' with the coronavirus crisis. The MEA will decide on a case-to-case basis after domestic demands are met.
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News Reports

Islamists attack doctor for questioning an ophthalmologist who continued to operate on patients after retuning from Tablighi Jamaat

OpIndia Staff -
Dr Idris Akbani, who attended the Tablighi Jamaat at Nizamuddin, is the Head of Department at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Adilabad, Telangana.
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News Reports

Opposition attacks Modi govt for cancelling MPLADS fund, Congress, TMC, Left criticise decision to divert Rs 7900 crores for coronavirus fight

OpIndia Staff -
The government will divert a total of ₹10 crores per MP for 2 years from the MPLADS scheme to the Consolidated Fund of India in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The total amount for two years stands at about 7900 crores.
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News Reports

Tablighi Jamaatis’ piece of sh*t: Attendees defecate in corridor at quarantine centre, FIR registered

OpIndia Staff -
After reports of molesting nurses and spitting on hospital staff, two Tablighi Jamaat attendees were reportedly found defecating in the hospital corridor.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to ICU as his condition worsens

OpIndia Staff -
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who is First Secretary to State, will deputise Boris Johnson while he is in the ICU
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News Reports

Punjab: Man tests positive for Wuhan Coronavirus after attending ‘health camp’ visited by foreign Christian missionaries

OpIndia Staff -
A total of 24 foreign nationals had participated in the health camp organized by Christian missionaries at Chatamali, the village the patient is from, on the 13th of March.
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News Reports

Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao suggests the extension of lockdown for 2 weeks post April 15, cites report suggesting lockdown till June 3rd

OpIndia Staff -
Telangana CM Chandrashekhar Rao has also requested PM Modi that the lockdown by extended across the country
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News Reports

Radical Maulvi Abbas Siddiqui claims he was quoted ‘out of context’ after begging Allah to send a virus to kill 50 crore Indians

OpIndia Staff -
Radical Maulvi Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui read his apology from a sheet of paper while remaining visually remorseless and unregretful about his contentious comments.
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News Reports

Maharashtra begins to spiral: With 120 fresh cases of Coronavirus, total positive cases reach 868

OpIndia Staff -
With 120 fresh cases of Coronavirus emerging from Maharashtra, the total tally of the state has reached a whopping 868.
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News Reports

Tea vendor near Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, suspected of Wuhan Coronavirus infection, area sealed by BMC

OpIndia Staff -
The area around Matoshree, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence, has been sealed by the BMC as a precautionary measure
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh DGP warns coronavirus infected persons of ‘attempt to murder’ charges if found spitting on others

OpIndia Staff -
The DGP of Himachal Pradesh, Sanjay Kumar, had cautioned that people diagnosed with the Wuhan Coronavirus should refrain from spitting on others.
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News Reports

At least 11 Coronavirus positive patients die in West Bengal, but official count stands at 3: Here are the details

OpIndia Staff -
There seems to be a strange dichotomy in the number of cases and deaths due to the Wuhan Coronavirus being reported from West Bengal.
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Social Media

From TV viewership to memes on social media, Ramayan rules hearts

OpIndia Staff -
Laxman ji's expressions, statements and style are a rage on social media. Memes with hilarious captions for Laxman ji's facial expressions are flooding the internet.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Virus believed to cause heart damage and could cause brain damage, in addition to long term or permanent damage to vital organs

OpIndia Staff -
A new aspect of the Wuhan Coronavirus has emerged. According to doctors, a significant portion of the patients of the Chinese Coronavirus has sustained heart damage.
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Politics

Congress leader Alka Lamba engages in deranged rant against Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, questions his parentage

OpIndia Staff -
Congress leader Alka Lamba has resorted to an extremely vulgar diatribe against Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt on social media.
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News Reports

Coronavirus: Wockhardt hospital in Mumbai declared containment zone after 26 nurses and 3 doctors test positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
About 300 people in the hospital have been held in quarantine after 3 doctors and 26 nurses of the hospital were tested positive for the coronavirus
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News Reports

Pakistan: Three children burnt to death in Ghotki, Sindh after huts of Hindus ‘catch fire’

OpIndia Staff -
The incident occurred at Shakil Mahar village near Dad Leghari in district Ghotki of Sindh. An activist has claimed it was an act of arson.
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News Reports

Why don’t you stand for Markaz?: Cricketer Zaheer Khan gets attacked by Islamists for lighting a diya for PM Modi’s ‘light out’ campaign

OpIndia Staff -
Radical Islamists descended upon cricketer Zaheer Khan's Instagram page and attacked him for lighting a lamp in solidarity with country's fight against coronavirus
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Government and Policy

Stranded in India: 769 foreign tourists register on the portal in five days, here is all you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
According to the official release, every State government and Union Territory administration has identified Nodal Officers for assisting such foreign tourists.
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Government and Policy

Coordinated​ marketing cannot hide the Coronavirus mess being created in Maharashtra: Here are some facts

Editorial Desk -
From actors to neutral journalists, if one reads their tweets, it would appear that Maharashtra has already contained the Coronavirus threat
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Editor's picks

Surat: Neighbours squabble over pet dog, doctor alleges she was being harassed because of coronavirus

OpIndia Staff -
A video has gone viral on social media where a man can be seen abusing a woman who has been identified as a doctor.
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News Reports

Powerloom in Malegaon found operational amidst coronavirus lockdown, police officials who took action face administration wrath: Report

OpIndia Staff -
The owner of the power-looms allegedly shares a close relationship with Malegaon MLA Mufti Mohammad Ismail of the NCP
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Stones pelted at a Temple in Jhunjhunu district when locals tried to light diyas, one arrested

OpIndia Staff -
People were attacked in Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan when they were lighting diyas and candles at the local temple by those from a different community.
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News Reports

Tamil Nadu: Over 100 people who had participated in burial of coronavirus patient put under quarantine, hospital denies negligence charges

OpIndia Staff -
A family member claimed, “We were neither informed that he was a suspected Coronavirus patient nor that his samples were drawn for testing.
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News Reports

Pune: 40 doctors quarantined after Tablighi Jamaati hides he went to Nizamuddin but tests positive when being treated for accident

OpIndia Staff -
The patient who tested positive for COVID-19 had hidden the history of his travel to the event organised by Tablighi Jamaat in Nizamuddin at the time of his admission
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News Reports

Naamdar chor hai: Rahul Gandhi steals cartoon, crops out watermark and denies credit to a startup

OpIndia Staff -
Former Congress President who ran the 2019 general election campaign on 'Chowkidar Chor Hai' slogan on Sunday ended up stealing a cartoon from a startup which makes quirky cartoons on news.
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Crime

Lucknow: Healthcare workers attacked, abused in Kasaibara area where several COVID-19 positive patients were found hiding in a Mosque

OpIndia Staff -
The health workers have complained that the mob even tried to tear their survey reports. Reports say that the attack came from a locality near the Mosque where the covid-19 patients were found.
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