Monday, May 6, 2024

Archives of OpIndia

Media makes Sadhvi Prachi a BJP MP in spite of being corrected earlier

Sadhvi Prachi is promoted to the post of BJP MP every time she states a controversy

Deja Alu: Rahul Gandhi is repeating the same tricks expecting a different result

Rahul Gandhi is trying the same stunts every year expecting a different result

Are we wasting huge money on IITians or are we victims of our myopic perspective?

"Are IITians contributing as much it is expected from them?"

GST – Sorting the Myths from the Facts

GST is a revolutionary step which will change how we do business in India

Indian Express sells a piece of fiction on Doordarshan and Modi as news

Indian Express fakes another story defaming Modi

How Indian mainstream media reported #SalmanVerdict

A satire piece to show how media could have covered Salman's case judgement

US Government funded Christian Evangelical groups reach Nepal to provide relief

Nepal is the latest go to place for Evangelical groups.

Prannoy Roy should stop sermonizing about tabloidization of news and look within NDTV

Prannoy Roy spoke while receiving the the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Mumbai Press Club. I explain why his speech was all gas.

Indian Media reporting half-truths to defame NDRF?

Indian media misreports Nepal direction to withdraw rescue teams

Modi haters end up denying Indian help in Nepal earthquake rescue operations

The sequence of headlines after the Nepal earthquake which started with "Why is Modi Boasting", modified into “Dalit village wonders, if Modi Govt’s help will ever reach us”, and finally ended up as "Indian Government is not helping at all" tells a lot about the set of people behind these narratives.

Rahul Gandhi needs to do his homework on Real Estate Bill

Rahul Gandhi's intervention on Real Estate Bill has been too little, too late and uninformed

Angry Nepalese trend #GoHomeIndianMedia to protest against insensitive coverage of earthquake

Fed up with sensationalist and insensitive reporting by the Indian media, citizens of Nepal took to Twitter to express their anger.

Users claiming BJP association spread rumors by trending #GodhraAgain, Party must act against those

Twitter was flooded with #GodhraAgain hashtag, which had many misleading information and hateful tweets.

India Today group spins Shourie interview with Karan Thapar

Things which Arun Shourie never said get attributed to him by India Today

Arun Shourie is neither 100% right nor 100% wrong

An analysis of Arun Shourie's interview to Headlines Today

Threatened and boycotted, Muslim family that converted to Hinduism goes back to Islam

A Muslim family in Agra that had accepted Hinduism has gone back to Islam after facing threats and social boycott.

Strategic Petroleum Reserve – Big Move by Modi Sarkaar

The move is aimed to bear shocks that may arise from sudden and unexpected movements in global prices.

Top Lies spread by the Indian Media in April 2015

With 18 Lies, MSM has outdone itself for the month of April

Discourse on Newslaundry hits a new low with a Hilarious piece on “Soul Vultures”

Newslaundry.com uses idiotic arguments to defend Evangelical Soul Vultures

Oops IE did it again! Indian Express spins story on Nepal tragedy too!

Indian Express is fast becoming the leading MSM outlet to publish half truths and push propaganda

In how many trains must Rahul Gandhi travel, before he is called a man?

The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind, the answer is blowing in the wind.

The Coming of Age of Smriti Irani

Highlights of Smriti Irani's passionate fact-filled speech, which did not make news.

If Modi gave a Obama-esque speech at a 7 RCR Correspondents Dinner

What Modi would say if he were to deliver a speech like Obama

Twitter #HonestJournalism challenge to Sagarika & Rajdeep exceeds 9.5 lacs within a day

Twitter user @doubtinggaurav challenged Sagarika Ghose and Rajdeep Sardesai. People joined him and the bet amount crossed lakhs within 24 hours.

When Nepal was groaning in earthquake, Christian Missionaries were shamelessly selling Jesus

Nepal was hit by a massive Earthquake, causing huge damages. Christian Missionaries took no time to propagate Gospel and Jesus.

Massive damage by earthquake in Nepal, here are some latest development and useful resources

Massive earthquake shakes Nepal. Hope things get normal very soon.

7 Questions AAP must answer, irrespective of Ashutosh’s tears

AAP can not run away from these questions on Gajendra Singh's unfortunate and unnatural death.

Agra Church attacked by jilted Muslim lover, Media still silent

Agra Chruch attack turns out be just another case in which Hindus were blamed even when they were not involved.

Knowing India: Understanding the Right History

A short but an influential list of either forgotten or relatively unknown texts that discuss history suppressed by established authors

Meet Gajendra Singh – the “farmer” who committed “suicide”

Gajendra Singh, a man who wore many turbans, was a trader, a sarpanch, and an aspiring politician.

Rahul Gandhi finally wakes up to Net Neutrality, and still doesn’t make sense

Rahul Gandhi comes late to the Net Neutrality party, and makes a fool of himself.

The ‘coming of age’ of Rahul Gandhi: 2009 to 2014

Media has spared no effort to see Rahul Gandhi as the crown prince of India

Suicide at AAP’s rally raises many questions about the incident

The unfortunate death of a person in AAP’s rally needs to be thoroughly investigated by the police.

How Scroll and Firstpost falsely blamed Modi for acts of an NGO

Blatant lies being used to manufacture stories against Narendra Modi.

Karan Thapar’s erudite critique: Get your suit-boot in Order Modi

With noting to offer, Indian journalists are now talking about Modi's dress sense.

How Rana Ayyub explains Twitter trends

Twitter Trends explained: Rana Ayyub style

Rahul and Sonia Return, much to the joy of Indian “Neutral” Journalists

Adarsh Liberal Journalists react to Rahul's Lok Sabha speech

Views on the Indian Economy MSM will not show on Primetime

Indian Economy is set for an upturn, seems to be the consensus of people that matter.

How some in Modi Government are making full use of Social Media

Social Media is affecting how Governance is done at the highest levels.

Saba Naqvi – a career fading away as she desperately clutches on to the straws?

A never-seen-before profile on Saba Naqvi, which bares some of the hitherto unknown "facts" about her.

Twitter hashtag #SayNoToTaxTerrorism leads to review of new IT return rules

Finance Ministry responded to a Twitter hashtag against the new rules introduced for filing Income Tax returns.

Humble suggestions to Mr. Jaitley on tackling black money while keeping IT returns simple

Why suspect the middle class of hoarding black money? Some humble suggestions to the Finance Minister.

A daring Open Letter to Narendra Modi from a Journalist

An exasperated journalist writes about troubled times to a Prime Minister who doesn't seem concerned.

Dear Mr Jaitley, we do not want tax terrorism

Is India failing on Modi's Minimum Governance Maximum Government maxim?

Janata Parivar – Losers and Winners

We take an analytical look at the prospects of Janata Parivar

Is the Right Wing on Social Media becoming paranoid?

Is the extreme lack of credibility in Indian media causing "paranoia" among the Right Wing?

Bihar Diaries – How Political Climate is shaping up in Bihar

@Bhak_sala writes about his travels in Bihar and what he gathers from them

The Politics behind Net Neutrality

What political parties say about Net Neutrality. Find out their stances

A Dummy’s Guide to understanding Net Neutrality

Issues around Net Neutrality and Airtel Zero explained in simple terms.

Anupam Kher’s reply which Firstpost did not publish

Anupam Kher responds to an article published in Firstpost, which blamed Kashmiri Pandits for their own troubles.