Archives of OpIndia

World

BLM co-founder attempts to defend herself from criticism over buying property worth over million dollars, netizens point out Marxist hypocrisy

OpIndia Staff -
BLM co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors has been heavily criticised recently for buying a series of properties worth millions
Read more
News Reports

Iran increases its uranium enrichment programme to 60%, its highest level ever, following attack on Natanz nuclear facility

OpIndia Staff -
After Iran's Natanz nuclear plant suffered a major sabotage, Tehran had vowed to increase its uranium enrichment to 60% levels
Read more
Opinions

Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint accuses the centre of issuing diktats to states on COVID-19, which is far from the truth

Editorial Desk -
ThePrint ignores that apart from the initial nationwide lockdown, centre has given every flexibility to states on the ward against COVID-19
Read more
Law

Justice Chandrachud apologises to a lawyer, asks him to go rest since he was fasting for Ramzan

OpIndia Staff -
Justice Chandrachud of the Supreme Court apologised to a Muslim lawyer for not knowing that he had been fasting during the month of Ramzan.
Read more
News Reports

Rally of dead bodies, threats against CRPF, lying and scaring with ‘detention camps’ so people don’t vote: What viral audio of Mamata Banerjee means

OpIndia Staff -
Mamata Banerjee was heard telling TMC worker Partha Pratim Roy to organise a political rally with the dead bodies to stir public sympathy
Read more
News Reports

US intelligence backtracks on Russian bounty claims, here is how media ran unfounded stories to damage Trump’s re-election bid

Dibakar Dutta -
A June 2020 article in NYT had claimed that Russia is offering money to Taliban-linked terrorists to kill US soldiers, a claim that has now been discredited.
Read more
News Reports

British Home Minister approves the extradition of fugitive Indian businessman Nirav Modi: CBI

OpIndia Staff -
Billionaire diamantaire Nirav Modi is wanted for fraud and money laundering in the Rs 14,000-crore Punjab National Bank scam
Read more
Social Media

While ‘liberals’ discuss usurpring Ram Mandir funds, they debate whether they should help ‘Sanghis’ amidst rising COVID-19 cases

K Bhattacharjee -
Liberals online are busy debating whether they should help 'Sanghis' combat Covid-19 in these trying times.
Read more
WTF News

Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay

OpIndia Staff -
The bank clerk in Taiwan pulled off this bizarre stunt up until he managed to get his 8 days paid leave extended up to 32 days
Read more
News Reports

Noida: Family of Muslim girl accuses Hindu boy of kidnapping, girl tells police she converted to Hinduism and married willingly

OpIndia Staff -
Noida Police confirmed that the Muslim girl and the Hindu youth had been living together in Prayagraj for very long
Read more
World

France passes legislation outlawing sex with minor under the age of 15, but with a rider called ‘Romeo and Juliet’ clause: Details

OpIndia Staff -
The new legislation adopted by the French parliament characterises sex with a minor as rape, punishable up to 20 years in prison
Read more
News Reports

California: Gay ex-mayor, who advocated for BLM riots, ‘defund police’ campaign arrested for child sexual abuse

OpIndia Staff -
Jacob is a progressive Democrat who supports the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and ironically advocates for defunding the police.
Read more
Entertainment

Karan Johar’s Dharma Production fires Kartik Aryan, not to work with him again: Here is what happened

OpIndia Staff -
Dharma Productions said it was pushed to the wall by “unprofessional behaviour” of Kartik Aryan during shooting of Dostana 2
Read more
News Reports

The Logical Indian spreads fake news claiming BJP leader attended Kumbh despite testing Covid positive, issues apology

OpIndia Staff -
The Logical Indian (TLI) has apologised for spreading fake news about Uttar Pradesh Minister Sunil Bharala.
Read more
News Reports

SII CEO Adar Poonawalla asks US President Joe Biden to lift embargo on raw materials needed for Covid-19 vaccine production

OpIndia Staff -
Adar Poonawalla appealed to Joe Biden to lift the embargo on the export of raw materials so that manufacturing of vaccines can be ramped up
Read more
Media

Shekhar Gupta’s The Print declares Instagram Reels casteist, claims dancing Savarnas marginalise Dalits through ‘modern casteism’

OpIndia Staff -
The Print article makes it abundantly clear that Instagram Reels are the next great enemy that must be overcome.
Read more
News Reports

Amidst shortage, black marketing of Remdesivir injections continues unabated: Here are the 5 cases reported in the last few days

OpIndia Staff -
Across the country, several cases of black marketing of Remdesivir have been reported as the stocks run short and Covid cases surge
Read more
News Reports

At least eight people dead, many injured in a mass shooting at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis in the USA

OpIndia Staff -
8 people were killed during a mass shooting at the FedEx Ground Plainfield Operations Center in Indianapolis on late Thursday
Read more
Crime

Andhra Pradesh man hacks family of six including two children to avenge the rape of his daughter: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Andhra Pradesh police confirmed that the incident was a fall out of a old feud between the accused and the victim family
Read more
News Reports

FIR registered in Kanpur, police on the look-out for those from AIMIM who put up posters calling for beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati

OpIndia Staff -
On April 16, the Kanpur Police took to Twitter to respond to reports on AIMIM's calling for beheading of Yati Narsinghanand
Read more
News Reports

Pakistan shuts down social media platforms from 11 AM to 3 PM due to expected protests by radical Islamists after Friday prayers

OpIndia Staff -
This decision has been reportedly taken in order to combat the deteriorating law and order situation in Pakistan.
Read more
Opinions

Derek O’Brien’s Clubhouse interaction exposes how TMC fears the prospect of loss in West Bengal: Three statements made and what they mean

Editorial Desk -
Perhaps to fire-fight what Prashant Kishor said, Derek O'Brien appeared on Clubhouse for a short interaction with select 'liberals'.
Read more
News Reports

Kumbh to be wrapped up by April 17: What this Niranjani Akhada Sadhu says is another reason Kumbh was nothing like Tablighi Jamaat

OpIndia Staff -
Ravindra Puri Maharaj of the Niranjani Akhada has stated that they have asked all Sadhus from other states to go back, keeping in view the pandemic concerns.
Read more
News Reports

Supreme Court directs CBI to probe the fake 1994 espionage case against ex-ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan

OpIndia Staff -
In 1994, Kerala police officers had levelled false charges of espionage against former ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and arrested him
Read more
News Reports

While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny

Jhankar Mohta -
A number of tweets by users and a check by OpIndia has found that the 'real-time' data in the Delhi government's Corona App is far from reality.
Read more
News Reports

Current and prospective students at Rutgers slam varsity for defending anti-Hindu historian Audrey Truschke. Here are 5 testimonials

OpIndia Staff -
Rutgers University had defended Audrey Truschke's vile anti-Hindu bigotry as 'academic freedom'.
Read more
Crime

Bihar: Mohammad Babul’s wife had an affair with her brother-in-law, planned husband’s murder

OpIndia Staff -
"During the interrogation, Ristana confessed to having planned the killing of her husband with Mohammad Chand. It was her adulterous relation, which led to Mohammad Babul’s murder,” said Purnia SP Daya Shankar.
Read more
World

James O’Keefe to sue as Twitter suspends accounts days after Project Veritas exposed CNN Technical Director making shocking claims on video

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter has suspended the accounts of Project Veritas and their founder James O'Keefe after they exposed CNN and their propaganda campaign
Read more
World

Canada: Liberal MP apologizes for getting caught naked during Zoom call, opposition MP says ‘in great shape, but control camera’

OpIndia Staff -
Lawmaker from Canada, left red-faced after showcasing himself naked on a Canadian Parliament Zoom conference call, has now apologized
Read more
Government and Policy

Exclusive: How Maharashtra wasted thousands of tonnes of pulses, in the middle of the pandemic, sent under PM Garib Kalyan Yojana

Nupur J Sharma -
While the central govt gave their approval to the other states to utilise the left-over pulses, Maharashtra was left behind - Here is why
Read more
Media

Aaj Tak to air public apology on 23rd April for sharing fake news on Sushant Singh Rajput, pay Rs 1 lac fine: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Aaj Tak has been asked by the NBSA (News Broadcasting Standard Authority) to air a public apology for fake news on Sushant Singh Rajput
Read more
News Reports

India gets ready to fight with the second wave of COVID-19, several states impose tougher restrictions

OpIndia Staff -
India is going through second wave of COVID-19, with Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka being worst effected
Read more
News Reports

Blast from the past – Now The Print journalist’s complicated relationship with math gets exposed, video goes viral

OpIndia Staff -
In April 2020, during an interview, The Print journalist Jyoti Malhotra got confused about the difference between one million and 85,000
Read more
News Reports

Despite getting bail, former JNU student and Delhi anti-Hindu riot accused Umar Khalid to remain behind bars

OpIndia Staff -
Since Umar Khalid has not yet been granted bail under FIR 59, in which UAPA was invoked, he will continue to be lodged in jail
Read more
News Reports

Migrant workers returning from Maharashtra due to curfew allege extortion by police

OpIndia Staff -
Migrant workers fleeing the Section 144 imposition in Maharashtra accuse the state police of extorting them
Read more
News Reports

Mukesh Ambani sends aid to Maharashtra to help fight Covid-19, supplies oxygen from his refineries for free

OpIndia Staff -
Reliance is diverting some oxygen streams meant for its petroleum coke gasification units to Maharashtra for free
Read more
News Reports

Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut draws ire for holding mega rallies in Karnataka while his party leaders criticise others for election rallies

OpIndia Staff -
After blaming Kumbh mela for CIVUD-19 surge, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut holds election rallies and roadshows in Karnataka
Read more
News Reports

India likely to respond with military force to Pakistan’s provocation under PM Modi’s leadership: US intelligence report

OpIndia Staff -
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) dismissed possibilities of general war between the two countries
Read more
News Reports

DRDO hospitals, ramping up drug production: Centre steps in to help state govts battle covid

OpIndia Staff -
Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) will be reestablishing a Covid-19 hospital with 500 beds equipped with ICU facilities in Delhi Cantonment. The facility will be operational by Sunday with an initial capacity of 250 beds.
Read more
News Reports

‘Idols of Krishna Janmbhoomi lie buried beneath Agra’s Jama Masjid’, PIL filed in Mathura court seeking ground radiology survey by ASI

OpIndia Staff -
The petitioner has asked Mathura court to grant permission for a ground radiology test by ASI at Agra's Jama Masjid
Read more
News Reports

Chhattisgarh: Health workers ferry dead bodies in garbage trucks to cremation grounds amidst Covid-19 pandemic

OpIndia Staff -
Chhattisgarh is currently the second most affected state in terms of active cases.
Read more
News Reports

French Embassy asks its citizens, companies to leave Pakistan following violent anti-France protests over Prophet cartoons

OpIndia Staff -
Pakistan is facing a civil war after TLP launched a massive violent protest against arrest of its leader and Muhammad cartoons in France
Read more
News Reports

No hospital beds, healthcare system on the brink of collapse: Covid-19 situation in Maharashtra worsens

Jhankar Mohta -
With the sudden surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, the medical infrastructure in Maharashtra seems to be on the verge of collapse.
Read more
News Reports

As Kejriwal govt announces ‘weekend curfew’ to curb pandemic, netizens resort to self deprecating humour as coping mechanism

OpIndia Staff -
Delhi currently has over 50,000 active coronavirus cases in the state.
Read more
Social Media

“Ministry of Remdesivir”: Netizens put on their funny hat as ThePrint ‘journalist’ ends up mocking herself

OpIndia Staff -
The Print journalist Jyoti Malhotra was surprised to know that drugs like Remdesivir come under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Read more
News Reports

‘How can a beef eater touch Jyotirling’: MP Nishikant Dubey objects to Congress’ Irfan Ansari’s entry inside Baba Baidyanath temple

OpIndia Staff -
BJP MP Nishikant Dubey stated that by faith, non-Muslims are not allowed entry inside Mecca, then how can a non-Hindu 'beef eater' be allowed inside the sanctum sanctorum of the Baba Baidyanath Jyotirling temple.
Read more
News Reports

Delhi High Court rejects bail plea of Shahrukh Pathan, who open fired at police personnel during anti-Hindu Delhi riots

OpIndia Staff -
The Court remarked that the video clipping and pictures played before this Court have shaken the conscience of this Court
Read more
News Reports

Tension in Aurangabad following death of salon owner Feroz Khan after he was hit by cops for keeping shop open violating Covid-19 norms

OpIndia Staff -
The death of the Aurangabad salon owner in the hands of the two police officers triggered commotion in the area
Read more
Satire

As ESPN goes for gender-neutral terms, here is how Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match commentary may read like

Sandeep Singh -
The 'Gentleman's Game' is no longer one as gentleman is not an inclusive term and it offends those who put pronouns in Twitter bios.
Read more
News Reports

Dr Ambedkar had wanted Sanskrit as the official language of India, says CJI Bobde

OpIndia Staff -
CJI SA Bobde was delivering a speech at the inaugural ceremony of the new academic building of the National Law University of Nagpur.
Read more
1...865866867...1,520Page 866 of 1,520