Monday, June 21, 2021

Politics
- Politics
  
  Congress plays by Greta Thunberg toolkit, undermines Yoga to attack the Modi government
  
  Jinit Jain - 21 June, 2021
  
  Senior Congress leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, followed the Greta Thunberg toolkit to belittle Yoga and attack the Modi government.
  
  News Reports
  
  Despite the victim’s dying declaration, Rakesh Tikait continues to lie about Mukesh, who was set on fire by farmer at Tikri border
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  The BKU chief lies despite Mukesh clearing stating in his dying declaration that he was burnt alive at Tikri border protest site
  
  Opinions
  
  International Yoga Day: How ‘a way of life’ argument is used to peddle ‘Yoga is not Hindu’ propaganda
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 21 June, 2021
  
  On International Yoga Day, motivated individuals attempted to appropriate Yoga and disassociate it from Hinduism.
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Kejriwal go back’ hoardings emerge in Amritsar even as infighting within Punjab Congress intensifies
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  "His visit is a political stunt. How many times has he come here in the last 4 years? He should pay a visit to Harmandir Sahib and go back", Congress leader Saurabh Madan said.
  
  News Reports
  
  Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren fails to meet Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi despite 4-days wait: Details
  
  Jinit Jain - 21 June, 2021
  
  The Dialy Pioneer has cited quoting sources that the JMM chief is not happy over Rahul and Sonia ignoring him and instead meeting TN CM Stalin.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  International Yoga Day: How ‘a way of life’ argument is used to peddle ‘Yoga is not Hindu’ propaganda
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 21 June, 2021
  
  On International Yoga Day, motivated individuals attempted to appropriate Yoga and disassociate it from Hinduism.
  
  Politics
  
  Is Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra on the verge of an imminent collapse?
  
  Jinit Jain - 21 June, 2021
  
  A massive political storm is brewing in Maharashtra as alliance partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition have held no punches to attack each other
  
  Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  Politics
  
  How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests
  
  Suren - 20 June, 2021
  
  The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.
  
  Opinions
  
  FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021
  
  Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.
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  Lakshadweep admin refutes PTI report on proposal to shift jurisdiction to Karnataka from Kerala
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  On Sunday, PTI tweeted that following the protests from Lakshadweep residents, the administration had mooted proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court.
  
  News Reports
  
  Days after Rahul Gandhi foul mouths Modi govt over increased dose gap for Covishield, AstraZeneca chief investigator backs the decision
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021
  
  AstraZeneca scientist says level of protection provided by one dose of vaccine increases in second and third month after the jab
  
  Social Media
  
  Dhruv Rathee fans mark YouTuber Karolina Goswami for targeted harassment after she exposed his lies
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  After Karolina Goswami pointed out the factual errors and mistakes in the Dhruv Rathee video, Rathee's supporters have been harassing and abusing Goswami.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kerala-based Maktoob Media gives a bizarre spin to Ghaziabad story, claims Aadil accused of beating the Muslim man was actually ‘rescuing’ him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  Kerala based Maktoob Media peddles another fake news on Loni incident, claims accused Adil was rescuing Abdul Samad Saifi
Media
- World
  
  German media giant Axel Springer asks its anti-Israel employees to find another job, states Israel’s right to exist as an essential values
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  Axel Springer's CEO asked employees to look for another job if they have problem with Israel's flag outside headquarters
  
  Media
  
  Bombay HC grants transit anticipatory bail to Rana Ayyub for spreading fake news in Ghaziabad incident after advocate argued ‘spine injury’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  Propagandist Rana Ayyub has been granted 4 week of transit anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court over the Ghaziabad incident.
  
  Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  Media
  
  BBC removes distorted map of India from Delta variant report after uproar on social media
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  BBC published wrong map of India while talking about a story on the origin of Delta variant of Chinese coronavirus
  
  News Reports
  
  TV9 Bharatvarsh documentary shows ISIS bride Shamima Begum holding a document with Congress party’s logo: This is how it happened
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021
  
  Instead of using original footage, TV9 Bharatvarsh used a digitally altered the image of Shamima Begum from a satire site
Variety
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  Culture and History
  
  Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth
  
  News Reports
  
  AAP celebrates Delhi’s new architectural marvel, the Moti Nagar speed breaker
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  AAP's Moti Nagar MLA has recently inaugurated a speed breaker, along with dozens of supporters flouting social distancing norms.
  
  Books
  
  Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 June, 2021
  
  Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
  
  Variety
  
  ‘Friend tried to get me married to a gay banker, to avoid controversy over my pregnancy’: Neena Gupta in her autobiography
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  In her book titled 'Sach Kahun Toh', Neena Gupta has revealed that when she got pregnant with her daughter Masaba out of a relationship with West Indian legendary cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, one of her friends had tried to get her married to a gay banker from Mumbai's Bandra.
Specials
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  Taliban rule: When Hindus in Afghanistan were forced to carry yellow badges like Jews in Nazi Germany
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  In a bid to undo years of suffering and persecution, the Indian government had issued long-term visas to 700 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan in July last year.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  On World Refugee Day, read how Germany, Sweden, and India bore the brunt of incoming refugees
  
  Dibakar Dutta - 20 June, 2021
  
  While the United Nations has been advocating the inclusion of refugees, the question remains whether the incoming migrants are willing to assimilate with the culture of the host nation.
  
  News Reports
  
  Exclusive: Ex-lecturer narrates her 13-year battle against her sexual predators protected by Chennai’s Loyola College administration
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 19 June, 2021
  
  It's been 13 years since Josephine has been fighting against the mighty administration of Loyola College, Chennai, but to no avail
  
  News Reports
  
  Exclusive: Agitators not farmers but criminals, says wife of victim burnt alive at Tikri border, farmers harass woman of village, says sarpanch
  
  अजीत झा - 19 June, 2021
  
  Haryana police arrested one of the main accused named Krishna who allegedly set Mukesh ablaze at the Tikri border
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