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Amit Shah's gambit to pitch Kiran Bedi as BJP's face against Kejriwal may seem to be a master-stroke from the tactical genius, but are there undercurrents which may affect BJP adversely?

Opinions

Disgrace, Duality and Dirt behind the Kashmiri Pandits’ cleansing

Rahul Raj - 20 January, 2015

Homeless in their homeland, Kashmiri Pandits have been played like a tool between ideologies, religion and boundaries.

Opinions

With leaders like Ashutosh, who needs Opposition

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2015

Ashutosh and his faux pas on Twitter

News Reports

Mega Opinion Polls Combo- Delhi Assembly Polls 2015

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2015

All Opinion Polls for Delhi elections at one place.

Opinions

Merchants of Doom

Guest Author - 18 January, 2015

What has become of modern India? Why is everybody suddenly a troll? What has changed since Narendra Modi won a massive mandate?

Media

Meet Censor board members Ira Bhaskar & Anjum Rajabali

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2015

Ira Bhaskar and Anjum Rajabali may be well qualified to be on the Censor Board, but there are more reasons as to why they were appointed in the first place.

Politics

10 Things you should know about Leela Samson

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2015

A sordid past of CBFC chairperson Leela Samson who is trying to create a scene by resigning over a non-issue

Media

Qualifications needed to be a member of Indian Censor Board

Ullas - 17 January, 2015

A dissection of the current members of the Censor board, and also tips on how you can be one.

Media

Any Neutral Satire site in India? YES!

Gaurav - 16 January, 2015

Are Indian Satire sites biased towards the BJP? Even if they are, is it a crime?

Opinions

Pope’s new Commandment: Thou shalt not kill, but “Punching in face” is okay

Editorial Desk - 16 January, 2015

Pope Francis's statements showed that he justified violence in response to verbal criticism. Will this strengthen the arms of religious extremists all over the world, across faiths?

Politics

10 Tweets Kiran Bedi should have deleted before “U-Turning” into BJP

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2015

Ten tweets which might embarrass BJP's newest member Kiran Bedi.

News Reports

Twitter users expose Kejriwal’s Muffler

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2015

Does Kejriwal have a lower tolerance to cold weather? Or do cold winds follow him wherever he goes?

News Reports

Harsh Mander – a tool in the hand of Evangelists?

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2015

Harsh Mander, who was earlier member of Sonia Gandhi's National Advisory Committee, wrote an article glorifying and supporting evangelical conversions.

Social Media

Pearls of wisdom from Justice Katju

Rahul Raj - 15 January, 2015

The pearls of wisdom shared by Justice Katju which can leave you spellbound.

Media

LGBT Normalisation: Journo gets Minister out on a “Doosra”

Gaurav - 14 January, 2015

A leading question from a reporter makes the Minister make a controversial statement, which is diagonally opposite to what his own Youth Policy says.

Politics

Competitive Copulation: All Religions want more kids

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2015

For every Sakshi Maharaj "have 4 kids" statement, you will find similar statements from other religious leaders, but sadly, no one gives them the spotlight they deserve.

News Reports

Muslim cleric in India leads special prayer to praise Charlie Hebdo killers

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2015

A Muslim cleric in Hyderabad has led a funeral prayer, where he praises the murder of cartoonists the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Politics

What kind of Modi fan are you?

Gaurav - 13 January, 2015

To Left-Liberals, Modi fans are all BJPTards or ModiTards, but we realise that there are quite a few different species of Modi fans. Which one are you?

News Reports

Dalit family turned away from cremation ground by goons in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2015

The incident once again shows that casteism is a very relevant and a genuine problem in rural India. Hindu groups should focus on this issue.

Opinions

When a humorist becomes a preacher instead of becoming a social critic

Rahul Raj - 10 January, 2015

Standup comics in India have started playing a bigger role in forming the public opinion. The biggest challenge for the new generation standup is to choose between audience, ideology and iconoclasm.

News Reports

Javed Akhtar tweets joke involving Narendra Modi’s wife, deletes

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

Was this a case of genuine mistake or dislike for Modi getting the better of Javed Akhtar's literary tastes?

Politics

Is Congress the B-Team of BJP In Delhi?

Gaurav - 9 January, 2015

Sheila Dikshit extending support to AAP, may seems like a deal between AAP and Congress, but is there more to it that what meets the eye?

News Reports

Mia Khalifa, adult film actress from the Middle East, gets death threat on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

The pornstar Mia Khalifa is being accused of defaming local culture and sensibilities of the Middle Eastern people and society.

Politics

This man thinks he’s enemy number 1 of RSS and BJP

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

Are RSS and BJP be stalking this young youth? He certainly thinks so, and even produces some "proof"!

Opinions

Charlie Hebdo: This is not the time to discuss “limits” of free speech

Rahul Roushan - 8 January, 2015

Such debate will unwittingly legitimize the medieval and violent ideology that the perpetrator of the crime subscribes to.

Opinions

India’s SAHEB – Batman or Bait-man

Guest Author - 8 January, 2015

Is SAHEB a hero or a villain? or someon stuck in between? Waatho takes a look at all his "accomplishments" and "shortcomings"

News Reports

Former Uttar Pradesh minister says he will pay reward to Charlie Hebdo killers

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2015

He had earlier announced that “reward money” to anyone who killed Danish cartoonists who drew Prophet Mohammad.

Crime

Shocking “liberal” reactions on the French Terror Attack

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2015

Every time there is an Islamic attack, why do secular liberal faces of India either hyperactively start defending reasons of the attack or they start linking it with Hindutva?

Opinions

When will political and religious leaders stop using women as guinea pigs?

Rahul Raj - 7 January, 2015

When people fight to establish their religious supremacies through social manipulations, women, children and weeks are affected the most.

Government and Policy

Minimum Government – Are we getting there?

Ullas - 7 January, 2015

How far has the Modi Government been able to deliver on the promise of "Minimum Government, Maximum Governance"?

Opinions

Super Sniffer Subramanian Swamy

OpIndia Staff - 7 January, 2015

Subramanian Swamy has a penchant for sniffing out something wrong when nobody has a clue. Very often he's laughed at for his theories, but he has a surprisingly impressive history of unearthing wrongdoings.

Crime

When Twitter ‘murdered’ Sunanda Pushkar

OpIndia Staff - 6 January, 2015

When Twitteratis blamed Twitter for Sunanda Pushkar's murder. A throwback at some selective tweets from last year.

Media

Coast Guard: Damned if he does, Damned if he doesn’t

Gaurav - 6 January, 2015

When we look at the larger picture, the Coast Guard has probably done a fine job in averting a possible terror attack. The criticisms are uncalled for.

Culture and History

The History of Indian knowledge that some people deliberately try to hide and neglect

Rahul Raj - 5 January, 2015

Indian contribution to modern sciences has often been ridiculed as Hindutva jingoism, but the truth is more nuanced and needs to be told.

Media

What kind of ‘Liberalism’ Indian Journalists follow before blocking people on Twitter?

Rahul Raj - 4 January, 2015

Those who question every authority and demand immediate answers, choose to block people on social media when they are questioned.

Media

What does Praveen Swami know that the Coast Guard doesn’t?

Gaurav - 3 January, 2015

Praveen Swami's report on the Pakistani boat controversy contains borderline conspiracy theories. A closer reading of his report shows some glaring inaccuracies.

Media