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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
- Politics
AAP supported farmer protests hampering war against Covid-19, oxygen supplier writes to GOI saying tankers delayed due to roadblocks by protestors
Inox Air Products said that they are facing delays in Delhi while transporting oxygen due to road blockades by the farmer protestors‘Won’t interfere in ongoing polls’, Supreme Court junks petition filed by TMC leader seeking 100% VVPAT verification of votes
SC rejected plea by TMC leader Gopal Seth seeking 100% VVPAT matching saying it is not inclined to interfere in ongoing poll processAfter getting vaccinated himself, Rakesh Tikait says the Modi government will be responsible if farmers get COVID-19
Rakesh Tikait had recently said that 'farmers' protests is not Shaheen Bagh than can be stopped in the name of coronavirus‘Farmers’ to march from Punjab to Delhi amid Covid surge, Yogendra Yadav says they will not let govt quell the protest in the name...
This 'farmer' march comes at a time when Delhi is going through a surge in Coronavirus cases, with testing facilities getting overwhelmed.Sanjay Raut threatens Kannadigas in Mumbai, BJP terms his remarks ‘anti-national’: Here is what happened
In an editorial published on Sunday in Saamana, Sanjay Raut threatened Kannadigas in Mumbai, BJP has slammed the remark
- Opinions
Journalism: The new performance art
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.From censorship to propaganda and disinformation: Here’s how China seeks to reshape the narrative on the repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
From outrightly denying the existence of Uyghur repression, China has evolved its strategy to hardened public stance, vigorously deflecting criticism and showing a tenacity to confront its critics in the West.Of Grief and Grievances: Maharashtra suffers as MVA leadership sinks to low-level politics in crisis
As Maharashtra continued to peak with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the nation, CM Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray clearly made his choice to ‘fall’ in the second kind.Why did 9 anti-Modi parties demand from Election Commission that rallies must be held?
Let us get into the dirt and start pointing fingers, if that is what everyone wants. How did the second wave come to be?Understanding the hate factory: How Rohan Joshi and his hateful post against Hindus gives us an insight into the ‘liberal’ mind
Comedian Rohan Joshi tells Bhakts, "I have nothing but contempt for them and nit a shred of empathy" as he mocks Coronavirus deaths
- Fact-Check
Pro-AAP vlogger Dhruv Rathee spreads fake news about only BJP campaigning for Bengal elections, gives clean chit to TMC, Left, and Congress
While TMC, Congress and the Left are all continuing with rallies and crowded election campaigns, Dhruv Rathee made a ranting Facebook post blaming only the BJP. He did not share it on Twitter.Fact-Check: Did the centre terminate the insurance cover for healthcare workers killed in the line of Covid duty?
Some reports have suggested that GoI has cancelled the insurance scheme for Health workers. In reality it was extended for one month and new plans will be announced soon.Congress leaders, others share old picture of Yogi and Amit Shah in Kumbh, accuse them of spreading Coronavirus
Alka Lamba shares old picture of Kumbh to malign Yogi Adityanath and BJP, Netizens follow suitSiddharth Varadarajan of The Wire spreads fake news a day after The Logical Indian apologised for the same: Read details
Siddharth Varadarajan spread fake news again, in fact, the same fake news that the Logical Indians had apologised for just a day ago.
- Media
India Today shares prescription medicines containing steroids, which could be fatal for some, for ‘home treatment’ of Covid-19
India Today cited Canada-based Dr Zain Chagla to urge people to 'self-medicate' in the face of the Coronavirus crisisFrom sitting on upturned dustbins to photo ops at crematorium grounds, Barkha Dutt gets questioned for her ‘vulture journalism’
While the situation on ground is indeed grim, people on social media have been calling out the dramatics by journalists who could have perhaps focused on the news instead of their brand building.Journalism: The new performance art
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.ABC journalist complains about kids’ cartoon not having queer, disabled or gender diverse dogs of colour, PinkNews calls it ‘important debate’
ABC network journalist Beverly Wang sparked controversy with a 'woke' article criticising a cartoon for children called 'Bluey'.ABP journalist falls for joke where iPhone user claimed to have started ‘Indu ki Dhaba’ after job loss
ABP journalist Astha Kaushik bought the iPhone user's fake 'Indu ki Dhaba' claims without any due verification.
- Variety
Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay
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 daysAs ESPN goes for gender-neutral terms, here is how Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match commentary may read like
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.Indonesia: Man almost marries the wrong woman after Google Maps guides him to the wrong location
After the groom's party enter the bride's house for a wedding in Indonesia, someone in the group realised they are in the wrong houseWoman’s fear of cockroaches leads couple to change houses 18 times, husband files for divorce
A couple in Bhopal has changed 18 houses in three years of marriage due to the wife's fear of cockroaches.
- Specials
How China’s ‘Re-education through labour’ policy put minorities in labour camps even before the Uyghur crisis: About the Masanjia camps
The letter went into detail about the conditions at China's Masanjia Labor Camp, including the gruelling hours, verbal abuse and physical abuseGovernment of India opens COVID-19 vaccine for everyone above 18 years of age: All you need to know
On April 19, the Government of India announced the Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 vaccination.As Commonwealth Games Village turns into a Covid-19 facility, here is the chronology of the 2010 Congress scam
According to an RTI filed by the Indian Express in 2020, over 50 cases of payment disputes related to the Commonwealth Game scam still remain pending.While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny
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.
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AAP supported farmer protests hampering war against Covid-19, oxygen supplier writes to GOI saying tankers delayed due to roadblocks by protestors
Inox Air Products said that they are facing delays in Delhi while transporting oxygen due to road blockades by the farmer protestors‘Won’t interfere in ongoing polls’, Supreme Court junks petition filed by TMC leader seeking 100% VVPAT verification of votes
SC rejected plea by TMC leader Gopal Seth seeking 100% VVPAT matching saying it is not inclined to interfere in ongoing poll processAfter getting vaccinated himself, Rakesh Tikait says the Modi government will be responsible if farmers get COVID-19
Rakesh Tikait had recently said that 'farmers' protests is not Shaheen Bagh than can be stopped in the name of coronavirus‘Farmers’ to march from Punjab to Delhi amid Covid surge, Yogendra Yadav says they will not let govt quell the protest in the name...
This 'farmer' march comes at a time when Delhi is going through a surge in Coronavirus cases, with testing facilities getting overwhelmed.Sanjay Raut threatens Kannadigas in Mumbai, BJP terms his remarks ‘anti-national’: Here is what happened
In an editorial published on Sunday in Saamana, Sanjay Raut threatened Kannadigas in Mumbai, BJP has slammed the remark
- Opinions
Journalism: The new performance art
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.From censorship to propaganda and disinformation: Here’s how China seeks to reshape the narrative on the repression of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
From outrightly denying the existence of Uyghur repression, China has evolved its strategy to hardened public stance, vigorously deflecting criticism and showing a tenacity to confront its critics in the West.Of Grief and Grievances: Maharashtra suffers as MVA leadership sinks to low-level politics in crisis
As Maharashtra continued to peak with the highest number of COVID-19 positive cases in the nation, CM Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray clearly made his choice to ‘fall’ in the second kind.Why did 9 anti-Modi parties demand from Election Commission that rallies must be held?
Let us get into the dirt and start pointing fingers, if that is what everyone wants. How did the second wave come to be?Understanding the hate factory: How Rohan Joshi and his hateful post against Hindus gives us an insight into the ‘liberal’ mind
Comedian Rohan Joshi tells Bhakts, "I have nothing but contempt for them and nit a shred of empathy" as he mocks Coronavirus deaths
- Fact-Check
Pro-AAP vlogger Dhruv Rathee spreads fake news about only BJP campaigning for Bengal elections, gives clean chit to TMC, Left, and Congress
While TMC, Congress and the Left are all continuing with rallies and crowded election campaigns, Dhruv Rathee made a ranting Facebook post blaming only the BJP. He did not share it on Twitter.Fact-Check: Did the centre terminate the insurance cover for healthcare workers killed in the line of Covid duty?
Some reports have suggested that GoI has cancelled the insurance scheme for Health workers. In reality it was extended for one month and new plans will be announced soon.Congress leaders, others share old picture of Yogi and Amit Shah in Kumbh, accuse them of spreading Coronavirus
Alka Lamba shares old picture of Kumbh to malign Yogi Adityanath and BJP, Netizens follow suitSiddharth Varadarajan of The Wire spreads fake news a day after The Logical Indian apologised for the same: Read details
Siddharth Varadarajan spread fake news again, in fact, the same fake news that the Logical Indians had apologised for just a day ago.
- Media
India Today shares prescription medicines containing steroids, which could be fatal for some, for ‘home treatment’ of Covid-19
India Today cited Canada-based Dr Zain Chagla to urge people to 'self-medicate' in the face of the Coronavirus crisisFrom sitting on upturned dustbins to photo ops at crematorium grounds, Barkha Dutt gets questioned for her ‘vulture journalism’
While the situation on ground is indeed grim, people on social media have been calling out the dramatics by journalists who could have perhaps focused on the news instead of their brand building.Journalism: The new performance art
With the COVID-19 pandemic, journalists have screamed "Beware of the Ides of March" to anyone who would listen - Barkha Dutt for example.ABC journalist complains about kids’ cartoon not having queer, disabled or gender diverse dogs of colour, PinkNews calls it ‘important debate’
ABC network journalist Beverly Wang sparked controversy with a 'woke' article criticising a cartoon for children called 'Bluey'.ABP journalist falls for joke where iPhone user claimed to have started ‘Indu ki Dhaba’ after job loss
ABP journalist Astha Kaushik bought the iPhone user's fake 'Indu ki Dhaba' claims without any due verification.
- Variety
Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay
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 daysAs ESPN goes for gender-neutral terms, here is how Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals match commentary may read like
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.Indonesia: Man almost marries the wrong woman after Google Maps guides him to the wrong location
After the groom's party enter the bride's house for a wedding in Indonesia, someone in the group realised they are in the wrong houseWoman’s fear of cockroaches leads couple to change houses 18 times, husband files for divorce
A couple in Bhopal has changed 18 houses in three years of marriage due to the wife's fear of cockroaches.
- Specials
How China’s ‘Re-education through labour’ policy put minorities in labour camps even before the Uyghur crisis: About the Masanjia camps
The letter went into detail about the conditions at China's Masanjia Labor Camp, including the gruelling hours, verbal abuse and physical abuseGovernment of India opens COVID-19 vaccine for everyone above 18 years of age: All you need to know
On April 19, the Government of India announced the Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 vaccination.As Commonwealth Games Village turns into a Covid-19 facility, here is the chronology of the 2010 Congress scam
According to an RTI filed by the Indian Express in 2020, over 50 cases of payment disputes related to the Commonwealth Game scam still remain pending.While Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘Corona App’ shows ample beds available for Covid-19 patients, hospitals deny
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.
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