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CNN anchor Chris Cuomo apologises after reports that he advised his brother and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo to deny sexual harassment allegations

OpIndia Staff -
CNN said that Chris Cuomo advising his brother and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo was improper, but he won’t face any disciplinary action
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News Reports

Chargesheet filed against Red Fort rioter Deep Sidhu, role of actress from California comes to light: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi Police has filed a chargesheet against Deep Sidhu in connection with the riots at the national capital on Republic Day.
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News Reports

Congress party forces ABP News to drop former party leader Shehzad Poonawalla from debate on the toolkit

OpIndia Staff -
Congress party threatened ABP news that they will participate in a debate on the toolkit if Shehzad Poonawalla is part of it
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World

Balochistan: Blast at pro-Palestine rally in town’s Murghi Bazaar kills 6

OpIndia Staff -
A bomb blast at a pro-Palestine rally on Friday in Balochistan, Pakistan has killed 6 and injured 14 others.
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News Reports

“We do not discuss everything in public”, Pakistan Foreign Minister refuses to comment on the persecution of Uyghur Muslims in China

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said that China is Pakistan's good friend, and he can't discuss Uyghur Muslims in public
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News Reports

After Congress toolkit, video of Kamal Nath asking Congress workers to ‘set fire’ over farmers protest surfaces on social media

OpIndia Staff -
A video of former MP CM Kamal Nath inciting Congress workers to 'set fire' over farmer protests has surfaced on the internet
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News Reports

India today, Rajdeep Sardesai peddle lies about cremation ground for Covid-19 victims in Almora in Uttarakhand: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
While Almora admin has set up a dedicated cremation ground in Almora, India Today and Rajdeep Sardesai claimed it is open field
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News Reports

Islamist Sharjeel Usmani invokes Martin Luther King Jr to justify Delhi rioter Shahrukh pointing gun at police, celebrating Rohit Sardana’s death

OpIndia Staff -
Islamist Sharjeel Usmani has invoked Martin Luther King Jr. to justify his morbid hatred against the Hindu community.
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News Reports

Mamata Banerjee to contest by-election from Bhabanipur to retain her post, current MLA Sobhandeb Chattopadhyay resigns

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee will have to be elected to the assembly within six months to continue holding the office of West Bengal CM
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Social Media

Govt slams Twitter after platform tags Congress toolkit tweet as ‘manipulative media’, says effort to influence investigation

OpIndia Staff -
GoI has slammed Twitter for adding a 'manipulated media' tag to tweets that shared images from the Congress toolkit.
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News Reports

Mutations present in Coronavirus B.1.617 strain, dubbed as India strain and Modi strain, originated in the USA and Denmark

OpIndia Staff -
The variant B.1.617 of Coronavirus is a combination of mutations that had originated in the USA and Denmark, says GISAID
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Politics

After Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal angers a friendly nation like Singapore, AAP member lauds CM for his ‘stature’

OpIndia Staff -
Deep Prakash Pant paid no heed to the fact that the Delhi CM's misleading tweet had the potential to sour diplomatic relations between India and Singapore.
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News Reports

Goa govt to move HC against Tarun Tejpal’s acquittal, CM Pramod Sawant says won’t tolerate any wrong done to a woman

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After a district court in Goa absolved Tarun Tejpal Goa Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said the state government will appeal against the verdict
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Opinions

IFCN and its history of motivated fact checks: An effort by Hillary supporters to regain their failing grip over public discourse

K Bhattacharjee -
The International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN) is an effort by the Left Cabal to maintain their grip over public discourse.
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OpIndia Explains

Domino’s data breach explained: Leaked data now available through search portal on the dark web, over 13TB of data leaked

Anurag -
Hackers had announced on an infamous hackers' forum that they got access to the Domino's India servers and downloaded 13 TB of data
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News Reports

Journalists told Maharashtra minister to slow down Covid testing because it was showing state in bad light: Watch what Minister Nawab Malik said

OpIndia Staff -
Nazab Malik claimed that journalists said rising Covid-19 cases were bringing ridicule for Maharashtra govt, and tests should be reduced to prevent this
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News Reports

Pfizer wants waiver of liabilities due to possible adverse effect of its vaccine in India, won’t transfer technology for local production

OpIndia Staff -
Pfizer said that are not talking to any Indian company over local manufacturing in India, and they will supply to India from US and Europe
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Opinions

Twitter marked image as ‘manipulated media’ based on no proof and only politically motivated FIRs: Twitter a part of Congress Toolkit now?

Jinit Jain -
Congress had recently written an email to Twitter asking it to suspend Twitter accounts of BJP leaders for tweeting Congress toolkit
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Opinions

Did the media highlight that Gaza violence began after Palestinians refused to follow COVID rules?

Abhishek Banerjee -
Israel can’t interfere with freedom of religion just like that. At least, they could allow people to have small gatherings, of say 20 people or 50 people, or something like that.
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Social Media

Business Standard declares the PM of India as the marketing manager of colgate: How they made a fool of themselves

OpIndia Staff -
Business Standard somehow managed to blame Narendra Modi for the dip in fortunes of Colgate, the toothpaste brand.
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News Reports

Three doctors arrested in Bengaluru for selling illegal vaccines, Remedisvir drug and fake negative Covid-19 reports

OpIndia Staff -
In 3 different incidents, 3 doctors arrested in Bengaluru for illegal sale of Covid-19 vaccine, Remdesivir, issue of fake negative report
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News Reports

As #DefundTheBBC trends, here are the lies that BBC journalist Martin Bashir told Princess Diana to land the 1995 interview

OpIndia Staff -
Inquiry committee set up by BBC finds that its journalist Martin Bashir had used deceit to secure an interview with Princess Diana in 1995
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News Reports

Tarun Tejpal, who thanked Salman Khurshid and Kapil Sibal, kept his statement ready 2 days ago? What we know

OpIndia Staff -
In the statement Tarun Tejpal thanked Congress leaders like Salman Khurshid and Kapil Sibal for helping him in the legal battle.
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Opinions

Salman Khurshid declares Rahul Gandhi as future King: 5 things that the former Union Minister got emphatically wrong

K Bhattacharjee -
Former Union Minister Salman Khurshid has declared former Congress president Rahul Gandhi the future King of Democracy.
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News Reports

Haryana Mob Lynching: Asif Khan killed due to mob rivalry, not because he was a Muslim, local says was part of gang that killed...

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Villagers say that Asif Khan was member of the gang that had killed Nikita Tomar, and he was murdered in gang rivalry
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News Reports

Punjab: Sarpanch’s husband arrested for holding prayer in Gurudwara for PM Modi’s long life, wishing for a Dalit CM

OpIndia Staff -
In his Ardas, Khalsa said being a member of the Dalit community, he wished Punjab gets a Dalit CM next. He had also prayed for PM Modi's health and long life.
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Crime

Tarun Tejpal thanks Kapil Sibal and Salman Khurshid among others after being acquitted in rape case

OpIndia Staff -
Earlier, Additional Sessions Judge Kshama Joshi had reserved the verdict in the seven-year-old case.
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Government and Policy

Haryana govt directs police to protect telecom infrastructure after mobile towers were destroyed over ‘COVID rumour’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Haryana government directed the police and the district magistrates to ensure the protection of the telecom infrastructure in the State
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News Reports

CNN’s Jewish anchor interrupts Pakistan Foreign Minister, calls out his anti-Semitic statements on TV

OpIndia Staff -
CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga called out Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi over his anti-Semitic statements.
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News Reports

Israel and Hamas agree to a ‘ceasefire’ after 11 days, Palestinians celebrate

OpIndia Staff -
Taher Al-Nono, who serves as the media advisor of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, said, “The Palestinian resistance will abide by this agreement as long as the Occupation (Israel) does the same."
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Social Media

Congress orders, Twitter follows: A day after letter, tweet with toolkit images marked as ‘manipulated media’. What it means

OpIndia Staff -
On Thursday, the Congress party had shot a letter to Twitter seeking permanent suspension of the accounts of BJP president JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, and BJP leaders Sambit Patra and BL Santosh for sharing the document they alleged was 'forged'.
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News Reports

BBC journalist deceived Princess Diana to secure famous 1995 interview, says inquiry committee: BBC apologises

OpIndia Staff -
The inquiry by Judge Dyson has found that Bashir, then a small-time reporter, had shown Spencer fake bank statements claiming that Diana was under surveillance by the security services and that they were being paid to provide information about her.
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News Reports

‘Won’t allow BJP-RSS to organise any event until farm laws not scrapped’: RSS Blood donation camp cancelled in Punjab after ruckus by protestors

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RSS blood donation camp in Punjab had to be cancelled after several protesting 'farmers' started creating a ruckus
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News Reports

After ‘farmer protesters’ pelt stones and injure police, BKU leader calls for further violence, asks them to gherao police commissioner office

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After Hisar police had filed cases against 'farmers' for attacking cops in Hisar, BKU leader asks the protesters to gherao police
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News Reports

Media tries to malign Modi govt ministers fighting COVID institutionally, while shielding Rahul Gandhi and others who have only played politics

OpIndia Staff -
While Bhaskar and Wire questioned BJP leaders for not amplifying COvid-19 SOS calls, they chose to ignore Congress leaders
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News Reports

After cancelling Metro Shed project in Aarey, Maharashtra govt keen on monetizing ‘forest land’: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Months after cancelling Metro project near Aarey area, Uddhav Thackeray govt in Maharashtra is keen on monetizing the Aarey Forest land
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News Reports

Kerala professor who spewed venom against Hindus, incited students for rebellion against Modi govt suspended: All you need to know

OpIndia Staff -
Central University of Kerala suspended assistant professor Gilbert Sebastian for inciting students to start violent rebellion against Modi govt
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News Reports

Sushant Singh Rajput fans vs Wikipedia: Here is what they want and how founder Jimmy Wales flat out refuses

OpIndia Staff -
Netizens have launched a campaign to remove the 'suicide' claim from Wikipedia article on Sushant Singh Rajput as his death is under CBI probe
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Politics

‘She hijacked the meet to politicise it’: How Mamata Banerjee politicised the COVID meeting with PM and what Suvendu Adhikari said

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Suvendu Adhikari, the leader of opposition in West Bengal launched a scathing counter-attack on West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
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Media

After Congress toolkit specifically mentioned The Caravan, its columnist peddles old article to defame Gujarat

OpIndia Staff -
Columnist of the news website 'The Caravan' - Salil Tripathi - posted a three-year old news report to defame Gujarat government.
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News Reports

Sonia Gandhi’s letter asking Navodaya Vidyalayas to give free education to kids orphaned due to Covid is another PR gimmick, here is why

OpIndia Staff -
Education in government schools all over India for children between 6-14 years is free. Moreover, it is for local competent authorities to decide about the rehabilitation and care of orphaned children.
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News Reports

The Print comes up with bizarre analysis to prove that the Central Vista toolkit is fake after Congress admitted it to be genuine

OpIndia Staff -
Congress claims that Central Vista toolkit is real and Covid-19 toolkit is fake, but The Print proves the real one as fake
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OpIndia Explains

Meet the team of propaganda outlet Alt News, which was paraded as ‘independent’ by the Congress party

OpIndia Staff -
Pratik Sinha, Mohammad Zubair, Nirjhari Sinha and where it all started, Mukul Sinha
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News Reports

Metro-man E Sreedharan keeps his poll promise despite losing election, pays for arrears of SC families from his own pocket

OpIndia Staff -
Despite losing the Kerala Assembly elections, BJP candidate E Sreedharan did not forget to fulfil his poll promise
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Opinions

Here are some tricks used by “fact-checkers” and how to call them out

Abhishek Banerjee -
Like so many other things, fact-checking might have begun with a handful of good intentions at heart but that is not what it is now
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News Reports

Questions raised on efficacy of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine as cases rise despite its use, countries decide on third booster dose of Sinopharm

OpIndia Staff -
Despite being most vaccinated country mostly with Sinopharm vaccine, new Covid-19 cases have surged in Seychelles
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News Reports

Punjab Minister admits that rise in Covid-19 cases in Punjab due to farmers protests

OpIndia Staff -
The Minister revealed that the farmers returning from Singhu and Tikri borders are not getting themselves tested.
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News Reports

How The Wire and Dainik Bhaskar followed Congress ‘toolkit’ model, belittled institutional fight against COVID-19 by Modi govt

Anurag -
How Congress-friendly media houses tried to portray as if union ministers are not helping people amidst Covid pandemic
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News Reports

Singapore issues Correction Notice to social media platforms under its law against fake news after Kejriwal’s misleading claim

OpIndia Staff -
Taking cognizance of the false statement being circulated online soon after Kejriwal’s claim, Singapore’s Health Ministry issued correction guidelines to Facebook and Twitter.
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World

‘Press operating in dictatorship going to be compromised’: AP editor hints at Hamas presence in Al Jalaa, bombed by Israel

OpIndia Staff -
Israel had bombed the Al Jalaa building that housed Al Jazeera and other international media outlets in Gaza city citing Hamas presence
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