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BuzzFeed abruptly lays off 47 employees including senior editors, shuts down HuffPost Canada

OpIndia Staff -
"Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don't have the resources to support another two years of losses," said Peretti announcing his decision to lay off 47 HuffPost employees.
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News Reports

Burger King UK deletes ‘women belong in the kitchen’ tweet after backlash, issues apology

OpIndia Staff -
Burger King UK deletes 'sexiest' tweet, got criticised again for indirectly blaming critics.
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News Reports

Uttar Pradesh govt to establish Lord Ram University in Ayodhya, will focus on Hindu religious and cultural studies

OpIndia Staff -
The Lord Ram university will be centre for conducting research on Lord Ram and Hinduism.
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News Reports

Bhutanese journo lauds India’s cultural ethos for COVID-19 vaccination efforts, his Indian counterpart rushes in with Rohingya argument: Details

Jinit Jain -
Lamsang appreciated India's against COVID-19 vaccine efforts, Nirupama Subramanian descended on his timeline to denigrate India.
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World

Samuel Paty’s beheading based on a lie? 13 year old girl confesses she lied to avoid father’s anger, had triggered the hate campaign

OpIndia Staff -
The teenage girl admitted to making up a story about her teacher Samuel Paty insulting Prophet Muhammad that led to the beheading.
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World

Richard Gere, Disney and censorship: How Hollywood is kneeling before China’s financial might

OpIndia Staff -
A little known story is how industries such as Hollywood are themselves kneeling before China in order to access its huge market.
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Social Media

‘Maybe coz I tweeted against Greta Thunberg and Disha Ravi’, says French journalist Francois Gautier after Twitter arbitrarily deletes his account

OpIndia Staff -
Twitter has, in fact, arbitrarily suspended accounts of many users who do not fall into line with its leftist ideologies
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World

Women of colour use the N-word to abuse Uber driver Subhakar in San Francisco after being told to wear masks: Here is all that...

OpIndia Staff -
The argument with the Uber driver in San Francisco, California began after the passengers were asked to wear a mask.
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World

Cash-strapped Pakistan ‘not interested’ in buying Coronavirus vaccines, happy with donated vaccines and supposed herd immunity

OpIndia Staff -
The Imran Khan-led-government will also receive 16 million Made-in-India Coronavirus vaccines through the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (Gavi) programme.
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News Reports

‘Chai wale ko jhel lo, kahi gaay wala aa gaya, toh tum se jhela nahi jaega’: 4 punchlines by Kapil Mishra during Digital Hindu...

OpIndia Staff -
In a fiery speech at Digital Hindu Conclave, BJP leader Kapil Mishra talked about the resilience of the Hindu society and said reclamation of Ram Mandir land in Ayodhya and land in JK after the abrogation of Article 370 is just the start
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News Reports

Devendra Fadnavis demands Sachin Vaze’s suspension and arrest in Mansukh Hiren death case. Here is why

OpIndia Staff -
Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis has asked why is the government not suspending accused Sachin Vaze and arresting him.
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Opinions

After daring the government to jail her for inciting riots, Safoora Zargar claims victimhood

Editorial Desk -
In a recent interview, Safoora Zargar was seen claiming victimhood as she recounted the horrors of serving a jail term for inciting riots in Delhi
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Fact-Check

NDTV peddles fake news about Rajasthan running out of Coronavirus vaccines: Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff -
While replying to the PIB tweet that called out their lie, NDTV said, "we reported the Rajasthan Health Minister's comment."
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Politics

After Suvendu Adhikari makes the ‘Kashmir’ jibe, Mamata Banerjee spends 10 minutes chanting Hindu mantras in Nandigram

OpIndia Staff -
As Mamata Banerjee decides to take on Suvendu Adhikari from Nandigram, the CM seems to have decided to prove her Hindu credentials
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News Reports

As Mamata Banerjee plays politics over Strand Road fire in Kolkata, lack of disaster management infrastructure comes under spotlight

OpIndia Staff -
Disaster struck at the Eastern Railway Headquarters at Strand Road in Kolkata when a major fire broke out on the 12th floor.
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Satire

After cutting off ties with British Royal family, Meghan Markle to join the BJP

Nirwa Mehta -
Meghan will now contest the 2024 US Presidential elections against another woman of colour, Kamala Harris on BJP ticket.
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News Reports

Trivendra Singh Rawat resigns as Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, ending speculations: Details

OpIndia Staff -
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has resigned from the post on Tuesday, ending intense speculations.
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Fact-Check

Fact check: Did 10,113 companies in India shut their shop amid the COVID-19 pandemic?

OpIndia Staff -
A total of 10,113 companies were struck off under section 248 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the financial year 2020-21.
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News Reports

Madan Mitra, self proclaimed ‘Crush of Bengal’ who wanted to get Jai Shri Ram banned, is TMC candidate from Kamarhati

Dibakar Dutta -
Madan Mitra, self proclaimed 'crush of Bengal' is also a popular meme on the internet due to his penchant for bizarre comments.
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News Reports

Uttarakhand: After a day of ‘will he or won’t he’ speculations, CM Trivendra Rawat set to resign today

OpIndia Staff -
Reports suggest that a faction of the party is unhappy with the functioning of the Uttarakhand government led by Trivendra Singh Rawat.
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News Reports

As #RacistRutgers trends on Twitter, read details of the accusations against Audrey Truschke by Rutgers University students

OpIndia Staff -
Students accused Audrey Truschke of advocating that Hinduism is inherently oppressive, racist, misogynistic, and violent.
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Crime

Cattle smuggling: CBI issues lookout notice against brother of TMC leader Binay Mishra, a close aide of Abhishek Banerjee

OpIndia Staff -
In January, the CBI had issued an arrest warrant against Binay Mishra after he failed to appear before the agency despite four summons.
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News Reports

‘As Hindu students, we cannot study and live in an environment in which we feel unsafe’: Hindu Group speaks up after Rutgers backs Audrey...

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Hindu on Campus have expressed their disapproval over Rutgers Newark's defence of Hinduphobic 'historian' Audrey Truschke.
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Editor's picks

Freedom House and Pakistan: How global liberalism dehumanises Hindus

Abhishek Banerjee -
In reading the reports from Freedom House, what stood out is how similar it is to the now familiar secular whitewashing style of mainstream media here in India.
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Law

Gujarat High Court proposes guidelines, asks the state govt to take concrete steps to end the taboo around menstrual health for women

OpIndia Staff -
The Gujarat High Court proposed to prohibit the social exclusion of women on the basis of their menstrual status
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News Reports

Ambani Bomb Scare: Murderers hoped Hiren’s body would not be found for at least a few days, Police say

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Phones belonging to Mansukh Hiren. were switched on and off at two locations in an attempt to throw police off track.
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News Reports

‘Need to set the record straight’: High Commission in London slams British Parliamentarians who made misleading comments about India

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian High Commission in London has issued a strong statement against British Parliamentarians.
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News Reports

Hindu Genocide denial and racist rhetoric against Hindus is ‘Academic Freedom’, says Rutgers University, backs ‘historian’ Audrey Truschke

OpIndia Staff -
In 2018, Audrey Truschke had falsely claimed that Lord Ram was called a 'misogynist pig' by Goddess Sita during 'Agnipariksha'.
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News Reports

It is confirmed, Congress CM in Punjab is speaking on behalf of middlemen, not the farmers: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff -
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh has objected to the Centre's move of directly making payments to farmers' bank account, alleging that it would aggravate the ongoing crisis over farm laws.
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Opinions

Ex-CEO of Rajya Sabha TV draws a ludicrous comparison between free vaccinations in the past with COVID-19 immunisation: Here’s why he is wrong

Jinit Jain -
Gurdeep Singh Sappal, the former CEO of Rajya Sabha TV and a Congress loyalist, ranted against nominal price of COVID-19 vaccines charged at private vaccination centres
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News Reports

ED raids properties of former AAP leader and Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira: Details

OpIndia Staff -
As per reports, the PMLA case is linked to narcotics trafficking and fake passports. The ED officials are looking at bank transactions and property papers of khaira too
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News Reports

India can manufacture 70-100 million monthly Covishield doses and 150 million Covaxin doses per year: DBT

OpIndia Staff -
The India-made coronavirus vaccines have been sent to over 60 countries across the world including several developed countries.
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News Reports

‘All Rohingyas may not be criminals, but how did they come and settle here’? Jammu residents welcome action against illegal immigrants

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It is believed that the settlement of Rohingyas had started in Jammu in 2002.
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Political History of India

‘New Ram Mandir will be symbol of hate’ argument is based on same lies that propagated ‘Babri demolition radicalised Muslims’

Nirwa Mehta -
The seeds of Islamic radicalisation and terrorism were sowed much before the demolition of Babri Masjid. But 'liberals' just found it convenient to blame the Hindus.
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Crime

Gujarat: Police nab one Shafiq Shaikh for repeatedly raping, impregnating wife’s minor cousin sister in Surat

OpIndia Staff -
A case was thus registered under relevant Sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Crime

UP: Mainuddin arrested for marrying Hindu woman under a false name, forcing to convert later

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Mainuddin had allegedly married the victim in a temple under a false name. When his real identity was revealed, reportedly harassed the victim and forced her to convert.
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Entertainment

Alia Bhatt starrer Gangubai Kathiawadi in trouble, Congress MLA demands name change

OpIndia Staff -
The film Gangubai Kathiawadi is adapted from one of the chapters of the book Mafia Queens of Mumbai by S. Hussain Zaidi. It is slated for countrywide release on 30th July 2021.
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Politics

‘Didi, why so angry?’: Day after PM Modi’s jibe, BJP releases new campaign song, asks Mamata Banerjee ‘itna gussa kyon’

OpIndia Staff -
BJP took to its official Twitter handle Monday to share a song with the title "Itna gussa kyon, didi?" to mock Mamata Banerjee.
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News Reports

Security, Respect and self reliance: CM Yogi lists steps taken by the state government to empower women in UP

OpIndia Staff -
CM Yogi Adityanath listed schemes for women launched by Central and State government to ensure safety, respect and self-reliance
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News Reports

‘Good’ unbelievers like Mother Teresa will go to hell because they are not Muslim, declares Islamist Zakir Naik

OpIndia Staff -
Hate preacher Zakir Naik claimed that Christian evangelist Mother Teresa will go to Hell by virtue of being a non-Muslim.
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World

What is Blue Anon? A term for conspiracy theorists that was recently removed by Urban Dictionary from its platform

K Bhattacharjee -
Blue Anon is term used to describe left wingers that peddle Trump-centric delusional conspiracy theories.
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News Reports

Days after Maharashtra govt transferred case to ATS, NIA takes over investigation in case related to bomb threat at Mukesh Ambani residence

OpIndia Staff -
While Antila bomb scare ase will be handles by NIA, the probe into Mansukh Hiren's death still remains ATS
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News Reports

Will he join politics or won’t he?: ‘It is all about opportunities’, said Sourav Ganguly in his interview with Republic Bangla

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"Politics is not bad. We had (have) the greatest of leaders in the country who influence the population," Sourav Ganguly pointed out.
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World

‘Women belong in the Kitchen,’ declares Burger King on Women’s Day, hits back at KFC for criticising campaign for gender equality

OpIndia Staff -
Burger King generated quite the controversy on International Women's Day after declaring that "Women belong in the kitchen."
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News Reports

Despite getting a ticket for Habibpur assembly constituency, senior TMC leader Sarala Murmu ditches party to join BJP, gets 14 others

OpIndia Staff -
TMC later rushed to issue a statement saying Sarala Murmu had to be replaced due to her ill health.
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World

‘Two Pakistani ministers were locked up in a container for 4 hours to pressurise them to vote in favour of Imran Khan’: Maryam Nawaz

OpIndia Staff -
Maryam Nawaz accuses Imran Khan of using illicit means to secure his government from a collapse
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World

China’s two-pronged approach to change global perception while whitewashing its atrocities on Uyghur Muslims

OpIndia Staff -
With the combined power of influencing intellectuals and prominent people and getting into confrontational mode, China is trying to influence the global perception and whitewashing its atrocities.
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Politics

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi fumes after UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls Secularism the biggest threat to Indian tradition

OpIndia Staff -
Days after Yogi Adityanath termed secularism as the biggest threat facing the country’s traditions, AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi raved against Yogi
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Politics

Assam election: AIUDF releases first list of candidates, declares it will be in ‘friendly’ contest with Congress in 5 minority-dominated seats

OpIndia Staff -
With Assam Assembly elections approaching, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) has stitched an alliance with Congress
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News Reports

Women’s Day: Pakistanis denigrate ‘Aurat March’ protestors, label them as vulgar, un-Islamic

OpIndia Staff -
On the occasion of International Women's Day, Pakistani feminists have been organising the 'Aurat March', often drawing criticism from the Islamist fundamentalists.
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