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‘Huzoor ki Muhabbat mein tweet karein’: Islamist Raza Academy demands Muslim countries issue Fatwa against ‘Devil’ Emmanuel Macron

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Raza Academy has initiated a campaign demanding that Muslim countries issue a fatwa against French President Emmanuel Macron

News Reports

Amazon-Reliance tussle: Reliance Retail to complete its deal with Future Group without any delay

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Amazon had secured a temporary stay by a Singapore-based arbitration court on Future Group's Rs 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail.

News Reports

After filing FIR against 1000 journalists and employees, Mumbai Police intensifies attack against Republic TV, summons journalists from Delhi, Noida in 24 hours

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Mumbai Police under Param Bir Singh has summoned Republic TV's journalists, employees from Noida and Delhi to be present within 24 ours, said Arnab's statement.

Media Fact-Check

Dainik Bhaskar uses NITian Anita Bharti’s image in an article about actress Preetika Chauhan’s arrest by NCB in drug case

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Anita Bhati is a student of NIT Patna, who had recently started an online portal of 'TuOn', providing free coaching to students from 7th to 12th grade and those preparing for competitive exams

News Reports

Actress Kangana Ranaut hits back at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray after he makes ‘ganja’ jibe against Himachal Pradesh: Here is what she said

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

A day after Uddhav Thackeray made generalisations about Himachal Pradesh during the annual Shiv Sena Dusshera Mela, actress Kangana Ranaut has slammed Maharashtra CM

News Reports

Retail co-ops in Kuwait call for the removal of French products from shelves over Mohammad cartoons

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Retail outlets in Kuwait removed made-in-France products to mark protest over Prophet cartoons. Many supermarkets in Qatar and Jordan are also reportedly joining the boycott.

Cricket

Black Lives Matter: Here is why Hardik Pandya taking to his knees during IPL was a meaningless PR stunt to repair his image in...

K Bhattacharjee - 26 October, 2020

Following his debacle at Koffee With Karan, Hardik Pandya finally appears to have discovered the trick to find favour in elite circles.

Media

Editors Guild issues a shameful statement tacitly condoning witch-hunt against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami by Mumbai Police: Details

Editorial Desk - 26 October, 2020

After almost two weeks of the witch-hunt launched by Mumbai Police against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami, the Editors Guild has finally issued a statement

News Reports

OpIndia and 8 others launch Indian’s largest digital news association, Indian Digital Media Association (IDMA): Read details

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

The press release announcing the launch of the Indian Digital Media Association (IDMA) in full.

Crime

Stick inserted into the private parts of a dog, another canine raped several times: Two recent incidents of bestiality in Maharashtra

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

The criminal, a 65-year-old daily wage labourer was arrested from the Nerul railway station premises after the incident.

Opinions

The Ritika Jindal Syndrome: The desecration of the Temple in Himachal Pradesh shows the urgent necessity of reform in public administration

K Bhattacharjee - 26 October, 2020

Ritika Jindal received huge praises for breaking an "age old parochial tradition". She also "taught lessons of equality to priests" apparently.

News Reports

SC lawyer writes to Attorney General, seeks consent to initiate contempt case against Prashant Bhushan: Here is the tweet for which he might be...

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Advocate writes to AG KK Venugopal, seeking to initiate Contempt of Court proceedings against Prashant Bhushan.

Media

“I will not compromise, if there is a blood bath, I will swim in the blood and come out of it”: Arnab Goswami

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

After the Maharashtra government decided to launch a witch-hunt against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami has been fighting a lone battle in the TRP scam case

News Reports

Delhi Police sub-inspector arrested for serial molestation, one victim narrates ordeal

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

The cop is allegedly a serial molester. Delhi Police have initiated disciplinary action against him.

News Reports

Days after justifying Paris beheading, Imran Khan writes to Facebook seeking ban on ‘Islamophobic content’, whines against India

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Pakistan's PM wrote to Facebook's CEO seeking ban on 'Islamophobic content' on Facebook.

News Reports

Uddhav Thackeray addresses Dusshera Mela by throwing Hinduphobic ‘Gaumutra’ jibes at former ally BJP

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

The 'Gaumutra jibe' is often used by left-liberals and radical Islamists to demean Hindus, who disagree with their narrative.

Politics

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad claims convoy fired upon in UP, fails to mention scuffle was with AIMIM: Read details

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Members of Chandrashekhar Azad's Bhim army and Azad Samaj Party were in a scuffle with AIMIM members, both claiming that their life was threatened

News Reports

After Pakistani bots, Pakistani Prime Minister now attacks French President Emmanuel Macron for calling out radical Islam

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Pakistan PM Imran Khan said that Muslims react violently to alleged blasphemy because he Prophet lives in their hearts

News Reports

Kerala: Photographer Dia John depicts Hindu deity as smoking weed, deletes picture after outrage

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Kochi-based Mukkootil Bhagavathy temple had filed a complaint against Dia John for hurting Hindu religious sentiments

News Reports

Twitter user dares India Today to block him for calling it ‘sold out’, India Today obliges

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

When a netizen called all news channels ‘sold out’ and dared India Today to block him, the media house went ahead and obliged

News Reports

FIR registered against activist-lawyer Deepika Singh Rajawat for cartoon linking rape with Hindu Goddess worship

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

The FIR has been registered against Deepika Singh Rajawat under sections 505 (b)(2), 294 and 295 A of the Indian Penal Code

News Reports

In 2007, Lalu Yadav’s two sons, Tej Pratap and Tejashwi were thrashed by people for eve-teasing in Delhi

Dibakar Dutta - 25 October, 2020

In 2007, sons of Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, were found eve-teasing women on New Year's eve

Media

Fight! Fight! Fight!!! Swati Chaturvedi attacks Rana Ayyub, this time asks her to stop plagiarising content. Read details

Nirwa Mehta - 25 October, 2020

Swati Chaturvedi vs Rana Ayyub: Things escalated quickly and how

News Reports

Assam: Congress MLA demands ‘Miya Museum’ for immigrant Bangladeshis, govt rejects saying they don’t have separate culture

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

"No question of a museum there reflecting other culture and civilization", Himanta Biswa Sarma rejecting Miya Museum demand of Congress MLA

News Reports

After Turkey President Erdogan says Macron ‘needs treatment’ over attitude to Muslims, Pakistanis trend #boycottfranceproducts on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Pakistani bots putting their weight behind Turkey president Erdogan's call of 'giving treatment' to French President Macron.

News Reports

Xitler: Activists campaign to shift the 2022 Winter Olympics away from China, pointing out how Hitler had used the 1936 games to promote himself

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Hashtag #MoveTheGames is trending on Twitter to urge organizers to move venue for Winter Olympics 2022 out of China

Media

India Today releases a squint eyed statement, pats itself in the back for paying Rs 5 L to the court in TRP manipulation case,...

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

India Today has released a statement on the current TRP scam and it makes no sense.

News Reports

News Broadcasters Association asks Republic journalists not to cross ‘Lakshman Rekha’, says their journalism is toxic and unethical

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

NBA issues statement in Mumbai Police-Republic TV clash, says it does on agree with the channel while paying lip service to freedom of speech

News Reports

“Allah will burn this woman in Hell”, Islamists attack TMC leader Nusrat Jahan for participating in Durga Puja

Dibakar Dutta - 25 October, 2020

"You are the descendant of Satan -Evil. Don't you feel any shame for doing such dirty things?" an extremist commented on Nusrat Jahan for participating in Durga Pujo.

News Reports

Times Now asked to air apology to Rahul Gandhi fangirl Sanjukta Basu for calling her ‘Hindu hater’, “We won”, she tweets

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

The directive to Times Now comes 19 months after Basu had filed a complaint with the NBSA.

News Reports

Pakistan: Hindu temple vandalised during Navratri, idol of Hinglaj Mata broken by miscreants in Sindh

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

While taking cognisance of the despicable incident, the Sindh police have assured that they would nab the miscreants soon for vandalising the Hindu temple.

News Reports

Maharashtra Police arrests Twitter user Sameet Thakkar over ‘Baby Penguin’ remark against Aaditya Thackeray

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Twitter user Sameet Thakkar from Nagpur has been arrested for posting derogatory tweets against the Thackerays.

News Reports

Congress MLA Jitu Patwari insults Shivraj Singh Chouhan while boasting of Kamal Nath’s industrialist friends

OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020

Congress MLA Jitu Patwari while addressing a rally in Mandhata referred to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as Kamal Nath's 'pair ki dhool' (unworthy).

News Reports