Thursday, June 24, 2021

Politics
- News Reports
  
  As Congress continues propaganda against vaccines, India achieves over 5 million vaccinations per day three days in a row
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021
  
  While Congress attacked Modi govt over 'decline' in vaccinations on Tuesday, India vaccinated average 70 lakh people daily in 3 days
  
  News Reports
  
  Former IFS officer Lakshmi M Puri sends legal notice to Congress supporter Saket Gokhale for misleading allegations against her
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021
  
  Alleged activist and Congress mouthpiece Saket Gokhale made baseless allegations against Lakshmi M Puri, wife of Hardeep Singh Puri
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Is your father a mali or chowkidar? I will cancel your license, H*r*m*zade’: Maneka Gandhi threatens vets in viral audios
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021
  
  The Indian Veterinary Association in a letter have condemned the unruly behavior and unparliamentary language used by Maneka Gandhi against animal doctors.
  
  Politics
  
  Mamata Banerjee, after promising monthly stipends for women, faces ‘financial shortage’ in keeping her poll promise
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  West Bengal government might have to cut down on fund allocation to other Departments to keep Lakshmi Bhandar scheme afloat.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The MVA report card: Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
  Akshita Bhadauria - 22 June, 2021
  
  10-min read: As the Maha Vikas Aghadi struggles to keep itself afloat, here's a snapshot on the Maharashtra government's handling of the pandemic.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  86 lakh vaccinations: Why BJP had the most perfect day yesterday
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 22 June, 2021
  
  Rahul Gandhi has done the BJP a favour, as usual when it comes to criticising the recordbreaking number of COVID vaccination.
  
  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.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  News Reports
  
  Fact Check: Drunk driver thrashed by locals after causing damage, AAP’s Amanatullah Khan claims it is because he is Muslim
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 June, 2021
  
  The incident is from Amravati district in Maharashtra where a drug driver was thrashed by public after causing damage to a motorcycle and dragging it for 2 kms.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  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.
Media
- News Reports
  
  After being slammed by Bombay HC for lack of evidence, Mumbai police names Arnab Goswami as an accused in second TRP chargesheet
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Republic TV had submitted before Bombay HC that Mumbai Police have deliberately not named Arnab Goswami in charge sheet to keep the investigation open
  
  Media
  
  Ravish Kumar appears massively frustrated as India administers 85 lakh COVID vaccines in single day, this is why he does not make sense
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Ravish Kumar goes on a ranting spree to hate on PM Modi by camouflaging propaganda as 'criticism' over COVID-19 vaccination
  
  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.”
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  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
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  Political History of India
  
  From cover up to conspiracy to murder: Some unanswered questions about Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee’s death in Kashmir
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 23 June, 2021
  
  Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee had died mysteriously days after he was arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for entering the state without permission
  
  News Reports
  
  Covid-19: A third wave may come, but it is not going to especially target children. Facts Vs speculations
  
  Anurag - 23 June, 2021
  
  Speculations that the next Covid wave in India is going to hit children are misleading. Here are the facts.
  
  News Reports
  
  Uttar Pradesh: Forced mass religious conversion accused Mohammad Umar Gautam was felicitated by AMU alumni for ‘spreading Islam’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Mohammad Umar Gautam and his associated at the Islamic Dawah Centre(IDC) preyed on vulnerable and poor people, those with listening and speaking disabilities, and converted them to Islam
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The MVA report card: Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
  Akshita Bhadauria - 22 June, 2021
  
  10-min read: As the Maha Vikas Aghadi struggles to keep itself afloat, here's a snapshot on the Maharashtra government's handling of the pandemic.
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Opinions

Why the greatest icons of free speech rights in India have always been Hindutvavadis and not ‘liberals’

K Bhattacharjee - 3 April, 2021

AAP MLA Amantullah Khan called for the beheading of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati on Twitter.

News Reports

Special CBI Court orders filing of criminal case against Arun Shourie on the charges of corruption in disinvestment of a hotel in Rajasthan

OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2020

CBI court rejects closure report filed by CBI in Laxmi Vilas Palace Hotel sale case, orders case filed against all accused including Arun Shourie

News Reports

PM Modi pays surprise visit to former union minister Arun Shourie at Pune hospital

OpIndia Staff - 8 December, 2019

Arun Shourie said that The Prime Minister’s visit to him at the hospital was a jovial one

Law

Rafale case: SC dismisses review petitions by Prashant Bhushan, Arun Shourie and Yashwant Sinha, says ‘they lack merit’

OpIndia Staff - 14 November, 2019

SC dismissed review petitions against the December 14th judgement which declined to order a probe into the procurement of 36 Rafale jets

Law

‘Rafale is not being procured for ornamentation’, Attorney General argues in Rafale review petition, judgement reserved by SC

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2019

The Supreme Court has reserved the judgements in Rafale review petition and Rahul Gandhi's contempt of court case

Opinions

Online ‘Right Wing’ makes unknown idiots famous, but it might not be that bad a deed

Rahul Roushan - 28 April, 2019

Left-liberalism is getting mediocre each day, and it is getting lazier too. Thanks to the Right Wing.

Law

Instead of correcting the defects in their petitions, lawyers are busy claiming publicity: SC on Rafale review petitions

OpIndia Staff - 16 February, 2019

A Bench headed by CJI Gogoi blamed the publicity seeking lawyers for not correcting the defects in the review petitions and causing a delay in the hearing.

Here are Arun Shourie’s views on Ambedkar, does Jignesh Mevani support them?

K Bhattacharjee - 19 January, 2019

Arun Shourie was one of the attendees at the United India rally organized by the Trinamool Congress at Kolkata. The event was also attended by Jignes Mevani, a Dalit 'leader'.

Law

The destructive trio: Yashwant Sinha, Shourie and Bhushan move SC for review of Rafale judgement

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2019

Supreme Court in its judgement had dismissed all petitions seeking a court-monitored investigation into the Rafale deal. The Court said that it has not found any material to show that there has been any commercial favouritism