Monday, May 20, 2024

Archives of OpIndia

Arnab is back – 6 rules he rewrote as a television journalist

Arnab Goswami might have started as just another journalist, but he went on to break and make rules.

Army launches ‘Operation Clean Up’ to flush South Kashmir of terrorists

Around 4,000 troops of Army, CRPF personnel and J&K police are participating in this massive operation.

Mind-boggling figures of inflows and outflows of illicit money to and from India

A report by a US-based think tank stated that an estimated $770 billion black money has entered India during 2005-2014.

In Maharashtra, you can’t install a statue even on your private land if ‘minorities’ object

Maharashtra government has virtually given veto power to minorities over installation of statues

Has Saba Naqvi just spilled the beans on Akhilesh Yadav and EVMs?

In a recent article, Saba Naqvi has inadvertently revealed something that shows Akhilesh Yadav in poor light.

Stone for a stone – Kanpur residents to go to Kashmir to throw stones at stone pelters

Local youths and ‘saints’ from the city are planning to go to Kashmir with truckloads of bricks and stones.

Mob attacks police in Pakistan demanding ‘blasphemous’ Hindu man handed over to them

Police had already arrested the man on charges of blasphemy, but the mob wanted to punish him.

Cabinet approves ordinance that gives teeth to RBI to recover bad loans

The move will empower the central bank to act on behalf of other banks against wilful defaulters.

Kumar Vishwas placated. But has the AAP crisis blown over?

As part of the compromise formula, Kejriwal gave in to Vishwas’s demand to suspend party MLA Amanatullah Khan.

This parody account of Venkaiah Naidu managed to fool Ministry of Housing

The minister might not be so happy after he discovers what happened

New cases like a woman being given triple talaq thrice in last 3 marriages emerge

In another case, a man gave triple talaq to three different wives. Both cases are from Uttar Pradesh.

I am going to watch Bahubali-2 because it is annoying some annoying people

My friends and families have given good reviews to the move, but there is another reason to watch.

Number of people paying income tax jumps by over 22% after war on black money

This jump is being seen as an effect of steps taken against black money and demonetisation.

World mourns as Arvind Kejriwal admits mistake, decides to introspect

An AAP volunteer, still traumatized by the sense of loss, was staring at empty space in the sky.

Twitterati slam website Quint for introducing ‘father and husband’ Osama

Because dreaded terrorists are also sons of poor headmasters and doting fathers and husbands.

Poll-battered AAP in turmoil, Kumar Vishwas hints at quitting the party

After a series of poll drubbing, Arvind Kejriwal is struggling to keep the party together.

Media trolls oppose suspending account of Twitter troll who celebrated death of CRPF jawans

Some journalists and Congress supporters came together against suspension of a hateful Twitter account.

LoC attack: Time to pay back Pakistan

There is not much difference between the Pakistani Army and their terrorist counterparts.

Dear Liberals, why not call them ‘Cow-Commies’ or ‘Cow-comrades’?

Words we use go on to define our conscience and consciousness, look how they are chosen by 'liberals'.

Are you getting petrol for the amount you paid? ‘Chip scam’ could extend beyond UP

Fuel dispensing machines of petrol pumps were manipulated through remote-controlled electronic chips.

Indian Army responds by wiping off 2 Pakistani posts and 7 soldiers, here are more such instances

Indian Army has time and again responded strongly to Pakistan's barbaric aggression

The flawed secularism vs the famous diversity of India

Indian secularism doesn’t celebrate diversity, it celebrates victimhood. This needs to change.

Interview of a Right-Wing woman, without misogynist notes of Manu Joseph

Journalist Manu Joseph poured bile and misogyny while talking to Amrit Bhinder and likes. Know her better.

RSS office in Kerala vandalized a day after its inauguration by alleged CPM goons

This office was reportedly vandalized 18 times since its foundation stone was laid

Amit Shah’s master-plan for BJP’s Mission 2019

Amit Shah wants the victory should be bigger than that of the 2014.

Swedish embassy cancels event involving abusive journalist after social media protests

The panel discussion was seen as legitimising abusive behaviour by journalists.

Boy gets education loan after writing to PM, bank had rejected due to father’s credit rating

PNB had rejected loan application of Kolkata boy Sumit Thakur, who then wrote to Prime Minister’s Office.

Another ISIS terrorist from India killed, this time in Afghanistan

The fate of various ISIS recruits is slowly unraveling

Journalists or donkeys? When media thought potholes and donkeys are same thing

The Indian mainstream media fell to a new low while reporting a speech by Yogi Adityanath

A touching gesture – IAS officers to adopt families of martyred soldiers

A unique initiative, by the country’s elite administrative service

Bahubali! A trick by the RSS?

There is more to it than meets the eye

JNU prof pays tribute to Sukma martyrs, gets car pelted with stones

JNU faculty member organized a tribute for Sukma martyrs on Friday. That night, his car was pelted with stones.

Manish Sisodia claims his Twitter account was hacked after it shared tweets insulting Anna Hazare

Hacking blamed for certain retweets done by Manish Sisodia's which were insulting to Anna Hazare

ISIS targeting converted Hindus for terror operations in Indian subcontinent

Various terrorists arrested having suspected ISIS links were converts from Hinduism

AAP supporters hurl filthy abuses at each other over Kumar Vishwas

AAP is killing itself and no one else can be blamed for it.

Arun Jaitley releases book by someone who was excited over possibility of Narendra Modi’s death

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley released a book authored by an NDTV reporter named Sunetra Choudhury

AAP government slashes budget for a major electoral promise by 98%

Another of AAP's key promises bites the dust

Kashmir – the solution lies in being honest about the problem. And here it is

We can keep talking about justice, alienation, rights, et al. but won't reach a solution till we identify the problem.

Delhi Metro says passengers used public Wi-Fi to play porn on display screen

A porn clip was played on a LED screen at Rajiv Chowk metro station on 9th April

Priyanka Gandhi bought land, 4 years later sold it back to owner at 5.3 times the original price

Priyanka Gandhi has claimed that her finances are nothing to do with those of her husband Robert Vadra.

Gautam Gambhir to bear full educational expenses of children of Sukma martyrs

At-least 25 CRPF Jawans were killed by Maoists in an attack in Sukma district of Chattisgarh

MCD polls and the garbage heap of liberal hypocrisy

The commentary about BJP's victory in MCD polls in Delhi reveal a lot about the commentators

BJP’s Mission Bengal activated, Amit Shah’s new clarion call ‘Ebar Bangla’

BJP president Amit Shah has charted the party’s Mission Bengal during his three-day tour to the state.

A short and concise ‘Manifesto for a Liberal Hindu’

Sagarika Ghose had asked for a 'Manifesto for a liberal Hindu', here it is. Adopt it and spread it.

Center and Supreme Court tighten the screws to make NGOs more accountable for their actions

There would be no financial free run for the NGOs just because they claim to be involved in working for the betterment of the society

NDTV journalist asks people to send videos about no internet, over internet

The Journalist asked Kashmiris 'without internet' to send (using internet) videos about their experience.