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China’s U-turn: A day after suspending cargo flights to India, Chinese airlines to ‘discuss’ new plan to resume services

OpIndia Staff -
Just a day prior, Sichuan Airlines had announced that it would suspend all cargo flights to India.
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Government and Policy

UP govt announces free Remdesivir injections to critically ill, 44 arrested in black-marketing of life-saving drugs, oxygen cylinders

OpIndia Staff -
Yogi Adityanath has ordered police to take stringent action under the NSA Act against people found indulging in the illegal sale of life-saving drugs and oxygen cylinders
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News Reports

Arfa Khanum Sherwani’s Amethi SOS, her tweets after patient’s death, Police says death due to heart attack, not Covid: What we know so far

OpIndia Staff -
Arfa Khanum Sherwani on Monday shared an SOS from a person called Shashank and said that he urgently required an oxygen cylinder.
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News Reports

Rajasthan: Thousands gather to mourn death of minister Saleh Mohammad’s father as Covid guidelines go for a toss. Watch video

OpIndia Staff -
Maulana Ghazi Fakir was a spiritual leader of Sindhi Muslims living in Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan.
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World

Australian academic cites anonymous report to rubbish Chinese oppression of Uyghur Muslims, calls forced sterilisations ‘family planning’, slammed

OpIndia Staff -
The Australian academic had cited an anonymous report claiming that it "debunked" assertions of China committing genocide against Uyghurs
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News Reports

Yogi Adityanath decides to rope in retired doctors and para-medical staff to deal with the COVID-19 crisis in the state

OpIndia Staff -
The decision to rope in retired medical staff was taken to help with the shortage of manpower amid rising coronavirus cases.
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Editor's picks

News18 retracts graphic misquoting UP CM Yogi Adityanath on coronavirus pandemic and oxygen crisis, issues apology

OpIndia Staff -
The mainstream Hindi channel plugged a wrong graphic misquoting the CM when he was sharing an update on the medical oxygen supply in the state.
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News Reports

Bhutan to send liquid oxygen to India from a new plant. Read details

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Embassy stated that 40MT of liquid oxygen will be produced everyday at the Bhutanese oxygen Plant, which will then be transported to Assam via cryogenic tankers.
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News Reports

Did Shahid Siddiqui inadvertently reveal that Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were hoarding Remdesivir? Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Shahid Siddiqui thanked senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for securing Covid-19 drug Remdesivir for him.
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News Reports

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama pledges contribution to PM CARES Fund amid Chinese coronavirus pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
Taking cognizance of the work being done by the frontline workers, the Dalai Lama in his official statement lauded them and added, “I pray that the pandemic threat will end soon."
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Law

‘It is a national need’, SC rejects TN govt’s plea that Vedanta should supply oxygen only to the state: What SC said

OpIndia Staff -
The SC's decision came after Tamil Nadu govt allowed Sterlite copper plant owned by Vedanta to restart its operations temporarily
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News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu girl who was kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam seen in a video pleading for help

OpIndia Staff -
Social media is awash with a video of a Hindu woman who was kidnapped, forcibly converted to Islam and married to a man in February 2021 crying for help
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Crime

Kannada actress Shanaya Katwe and boyfriend Niyaz Ahemed arrested for murdering her brother, had decapitated his head too: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Kannada actress by the name of Shanaya Katwe was arrested by the Hubballi Rural police in connection to the gruesome murder of her brother.
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Entertainment

Korean band BTS fans trend dairy brand AMUL on Twitter. Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
BTS, the Korean pop band, announced single "Butter", netizens hope for a collaboration with Amul
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News Reports

Pakistan: Muslim man poses as Sikh to give hateful statements against France, European Sikh leaders angry

OpIndia Staff -
As per the TOI report, the man who goes by the name Qasam Dogar is on the payrolls of Pakistan’s pro Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla.
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Media

NYPost uses old image to claim people are dying on streets from COVID-19 in India, replaces it with funeral pyre after being called out:...

OpIndia Staff -
Though the misleading image has been replaced, the NY Post is yet to update the title of the article which still reads that people in India are dying on streets due to COVID-19 outbreak
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Opinions

I asked whether Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi have made contributions amid coronavirus pandemic. Here is the response I got

Nirwa Mehta -
From death threats to wishing I and my family get COVID and we suffer for medicines and oxygen: Congress supporters and leaders attacked me as I questioned The Gandhi family
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News Reports

‘Our trucks are being diverted midway’: INOX informs Delhi HC that Rajasthan govt had held up 4 oxygen tankers meant for Delhi

OpIndia Staff -
Sachin Dutta, appearing for Jaipur Golden Hospital, said, “the bureaucratic machinery of Delhi government has completely failed.”
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Political Fact-Check

Fact-check: Did BJP spokesperson praise AAP for not politicising the COVID-19 crisis? Aam Aadmi Party shares manipulated media

OpIndia Staff -
AAP shared manipulated video to claim that BJP MP Aparajita Sarangi praised them for not politicising the oxygen crisis in the National Capital.
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News Reports

Amidst rising COVID-19 cases, Election Commission bans victory processions on May 2, both during and after counting

OpIndia Staff -
The Election Commission has taken the decision keeping in mind the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in India
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Opinions

From incompetence, negligence to misplaced priorities: How Kejriwal govt contributed to the worsening of Covid crisis in Delhi

Jinit Jain -
Arvind Kejriwal's priorities remained tweeting, advertisements and political goal scoring, not actually arranging for the transportation of medical oxygen.
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News Reports

85-year-old COVID-positive RSS Swayamsevak gave up his bed and life so another person can live

OpIndia Staff -
The 85-year-old swayamsevak's daughter struggled to find a hospital bed for him as his condition got critical, however suggesting that he has lived his life, he gave his bed to a 40 something young man.
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News Reports

Himachal Pradesh: Mosque caretaker attacked by Muslim mob for asking them to follow Covid guidelines for Namaz

OpIndia Staff -
The victim informed that government rules dictate that not more than 5 people can offer Namaz at one time at the masjid.
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News Reports

Delhi: As ‘aam aadmi’ struggles to find bed, Kejriwal books luxurious hotel Ashoka as Covid facility for Delhi HC judges

OpIndia Staff -
100 rooms at the five star Ashoka Hotel have been reserved by the Delhi govt to be run as Covid care facility for Delhi HC judges, judicial officers and their family members.
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News Reports

Did UK variant of Chinese coronavirus in Punjab spread to Delhi through ‘farmer protests’? Here is what we know

Nirwa Mehta -
In March, about 80% of coronavirus samples in Punjab had the UK variant which may have come through the NRIs visiting their ancestral homes. Delhi recently reported 50% samples had UK variant.
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World

Tunisian migrant who killed a policewoman in France watched jihadist videos right before the attack

OpIndia Staff -
Gorchene watched multiple videos of songs praising jihadist fighters and glorifying Jihad moments before the attack in France.
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Crime

Nidhi Paswan murder case: Cops arrest stalker Haider Ali and two aides for slitting the throat of teenager

OpIndia Staff -
The murder of Nidhi Paswan took place in Krishnanagar street number-20 of Roorkee in Uttarakhand.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan now slyly pushes “vaccines don’t work” theory after Twitter removed his ‘masks don’t work’ tweet

T Waraich -
Prashant Bhushan has been called out time and again for his bad COVID-19 takes. However, he does not stop.
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Cricket

‘Liberals’ express unhappiness over Australian cricketer Pat Cummins donating to PM Cares Fund, spread lies to claim his donation is wasted

OpIndia Staff -
Australian cricketer Pat Cummins donated AUD 50,000 to the PM Cares Fund which amounts to little over INR 29 lakhs.
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OpIndia Explains

All you need to know about the Big Basket data breach: Hackers allegedly release data of 20 million Big Basket users for free

Anurag -
On April 25, a hacker group identified as ShinyHunters allegedly released data of 20 million Big Basket users for free on a hacker forum.
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News Reports

NDTV’s ‘charlatan’ Harvard ‘Covid expert’ who claimed 5 M people will die in India by August not an infectious disease expert: Details

Dibakar Dutta -
Eric Feigl-Ding was warned 'many times' to stop promoting himself as someone equipped with 'specialised knowledge'.
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News Reports

An article by OpIndia columnist Abhishek Banerjee got Congress sympathisers to lose their minds: Here’s what it said

OpIndia Staff -
OpIndia columnist Abhishek Banerjee is the new target of Congress trolls and 'journalists'.
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Politics

Low IQ supporters proudly display their low IQ while attacking OpIndia: Here’s how

OpIndia Staff -
Congress supporters like Nikhil Alva and Saket Gokhale today shared a Whatsapp forward by a random person to attack OpIndia
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Editor's picks

Vaccinating billions needs a robust global supply chain of raw materials. Read how a US embargo creates multi-fold problems

Anurag -
Over 9,000 materials from 300 suppliers from 30 nations are sourced by vaccine manufacturers to manufacture vaccines.
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News Reports

Gujarat Congress MLA, who was earlier booked for bank robbery, sleeps outside health officers cabin to ‘protest’ against ‘shortage of medical supplies’

OpIndia Staff -
Gujarat Congress MLA, Jasu Patel staged a ‘dharna’ by sleeping in front of a health officers cabin in Aravali to register his protest on the shortage of essential medical supplies needed to treat Covid-19.
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News Reports

TN govt allows Sterlite Copper to open Thoothukudi plant for four months to produce only medical oxygen

OpIndia Staff -
The decision was taken following an all-party meet chaired by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at the secretariat in Chennai on Monday.
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Politics

After demanding re-election, Mamata Banerjee uses Madras HC order to demand withdrawal of central forces in poll-bound West Bengal

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee has been chiming for the central forces to be withdrawn from poll-bound West Bengal and even for re-election even before the 8 phases have concluded.
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Cricket

Coronavirus: Australian cricketer Pat Cummins donates to PM CARES Fund for oxygen supplies, urges other cricketers to do same

OpIndia Staff -
Pat Cummins donated AUD 50,000 which amounts to little over INR 29 lakhs
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Media

Joy, then embarrassment: Why Indian liberal class is so fond of US politicians and how their uncritical adoration led to massive loss of face

K Bhattacharjee -
Indian liberals hailed the election of US President Joe Biden to the White House as the second coming of Jesus Christ.
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News Reports

Delhi-NYC flights charging Rs 7.2 lakhs for an economy ticket? Chidambaram’s misleading claim

OpIndia Staff -
“A Delhi-New York economy class, one-way ticket costs 7.2 lakh”, wrote Chidambaram on Twitter.
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Politics

Congress bats for those criminally hoarding oxygen amidst COVID-19 pandemic just to spite Yogi Adityanath: Here is how

OpIndia Staff -
Today, Congress took to Twitter to target Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and endorsed black-marketing in the process
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News Reports

Kejriwal flouts Covid norms, visits ITBP-run Covid Care Centre while he should be self-isolating

OpIndia Staff -
Giving home quarantine a miss, Kejriwal himself tweeted and shared images of his visit to the Radha Soami Beas facility where he can be seen in close proximity with at least 10 others.
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News Reports

Kejriwal Govt gets slammed again in Delhi High Court over incompetence, accused of disrupting oxygen supply

OpIndia Staff -
The Delhi Hospitals have alleged that the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government have disrupted the oxygen supply.
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World

After denying raw materials for vaccine, US officials rush to undo damage and promise help

OpIndia Staff -
Top US officials including President Biden and Vice President Harris extended solidarity after coming under fire for denying raw material for coronavirus vaccine.
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Media

Feasting on the dead: Reuters’ morbid obsession with watching Hindus burn amid the rising COVID-19 pandemic

Nupur J Sharma -
One photograph that we saw splashed all over social media was one that had an aerial view of a burning ghat in India by Reuters
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News Reports

Reports emerge that Chinese army and scientists worked together on animal viruses, amid (conspiracy) theories of covid being a bioweapon

OpIndia Staff -
Documents accessed by The Mail reveals that scientists at Wuhan Institute of Virology(WIV) teamed up with Chinese Army personnel to uncover the "dark matter" of biology responsible for the spread of animal viruses among humans.
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News Reports

Police force most corrupt, overall increase of 26% in corruption cases: Maharashtra ACB data reveals

OpIndia Staff -
The total bribe amount involved in the 254 cases filed, amounts to Rs 61.89 lakh.
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Politics

West Bengal: Poll-bound Murshidabad witnesses bombing incident, BJP party office too allegedly attacked by TMC goons ahead of polling

OpIndia Staff -
Owing to the fear that they might be obstructed or physically barred from exercising their right to vote, several women in Tentulia have decided to cast their vote early in the morning.
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News Reports

Antilia bomb scare: Arrested Crime Branch cop Sunil Mane’s offices raided by NIA, involvement in Mansukh Hiren murder being probed

OpIndia Staff -
The NIA is also in search of a SIM card used by Mane to make calls to Hiren on the 3rd and 4th of March.
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News Reports

WB polls: From flouting EC guidelines to manhandling BJP leaders, allegations pile up on TMC leaders during 7th phase of polling

OpIndia Staff -
A TMC leader was accused of showing up wearing a cap with Mamata Banerjee's photo printed on it, while another TMC leader was accused of threatening BJP leader.
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