Thursday, February 25, 2021

Politics
- News Reports
  
  As Mamata Banerjee and Asaduddin Owaisi fight over Muslim votes in West Bengal, state police deny permission for the first rally of AIMIM
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021
  
  The entry of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM into the West Bengal politics is a big jolt to Mamata Banerjee who is eyeing at her third term
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Even toddlers in UP call people with red caps as goons’: CM Yogi tells Samajwadi Party
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021
  
  Even toddlers in UP know that the people with red caps are goons: CM Yogi in assembly
  
  News Reports
  
  Delhi: Labourers get angry at AAP after they are not paid Rs 500 promised to attend Kejriwal’s rally
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021
  
  While making poll promises for municipal bypolls, Kejriwal broke payment promise made to people to attend his rally
  
  News Reports
  
  Gujarat: AIMIM to focus on Godhra while AAP on Saurashtra as Congress continues to fight for relevance during second round of local body polls
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021
  
  Buoyed by the recent performance, AIMIM and AAP are quite confident in round two of Gujarat local body polls
  
  News Reports
  
  Nathuram Godse’s devotee Hindu Mahasabha leader Babulal Chaurasia joins Congress in presence of Kamal Nath
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 February, 2021
  
  Chaurasia had rebelled from Congress before the last municipal elections after being denied a ticket. He had then joined Hindu Mahasabha and had defeated the Congress candidate in Ward No 44 of Gwalior.
Opinions
- Politics
  
  With media sitting firmly in his lap, Rahul Gandhi continues to blatantly spread lies
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 24 February, 2021
  
  If anyone was looking for 'Godi media', look here, peacefully nestled in the lap of Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi.
  
  Politics
  
  AAP rising in Gujarat at expense of Congress? The good, bad, and ugly aspects of it
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 23 February, 2021
  
  On one hand it is a good sign that the Congress, with all its divisional politics is on its way out in Gujarat. However, the bad part is AAP is no better.
  
  Opinions
  
  ‘He was cooking passionately’: The staggering defence of Naushad, who was spitting on Rotis while cooking for a wedding
  
  Jinit Jain - 23 February, 2021
  
  Hussain Haidry, Deepal Trivedi and many others are vigorously defending Naushad alias Sohail, the cook who was seen spitting in rotis in a viral video.
  
  Law
  
  Bombay High Court ‘skin-to-skin’ judgment: Trivialising Statutory Provisions safeguarding victims of sexual assault?
  
  pranavchoudhury - 22 February, 2021
  
  The Special Court held that the appellant had committed an offence under Sections 354, 363 and 342 of the IPC as well as under Section 8 of the Act.
  
  Opinions
  
  Turiyavād: A Socio-Political Framework Premised on Truth and Transcendence in Life, Society and Politics
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 22 February, 2021
  
  Dogma and ideological stagnation has percolated through the cracks and crevices of contemporary life, society and politics.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  News Reports
  
  Rahul Gandhi spreads fake news about train ticket fares being doubled: Here is the truth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021
  
  Sources in Indian Railways said that do discourage crowding at passenger trains, their fares have been slightly increased
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Fact-check: Has Hollywood actor Gerard Butler embraced Hinduism
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 February, 2021
  
  Image of Hollywood actor Gerard Butler visiting Rishikesh and Varanasi have gone viral with claims that he has embraced Hinduism
  
  News Reports
  
  UP Police debunk fake news, say 7-year-old girl found dead in Baghpat was not raped
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021
  
  Post mortem of the 7-year-old girl found dead in Baghpat has confirmed that she was not raped,m and she died of injuries
  
  Crime
  
  Why did India Today’s anchor contradict their own report? Unnao incident has the usual suspects peddling the same agenda
  
  Sanghamitra - 18 February, 2021
  
  A coordinated campaign to peddle casteist, political angles in the Unnao case is already afoot. Even India Today's anchor peddled the same narrative, and pure speculations, contradicting their own published report.
Media
- Politics
  
  With media sitting firmly in his lap, Rahul Gandhi continues to blatantly spread lies
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 24 February, 2021
  
  If anyone was looking for 'Godi media', look here, peacefully nestled in the lap of Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi.
  
  Media
  
  ‘Mischief managed’: After keeping him off-air for a month for spreading fake news, India Today brings back Rajdeep Sardesai
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021
  
  In January 2021, Sardesai was taken off-air by India Today group for 'two weeks' after he spread fake news about the death of rioter Navreet during the Republic Day riots.
  
  Entertainment
  
  Mainstream media runs with lie that Kangana Ranaut featured in ‘item number’ to give Swara Bhasker precious ‘befitting reply’ points
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 February, 2021
  
  Swara Bhasker claimed that Kangana Ranaut had starred in an 'item number' titled 'Julmi re Julmi' in the movie Rajjo.
  
  News Reports
  
  Geo News headquarters in Karachi vandalised by protestors after its journalist called Sindhi people ‘bhukhe nange’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021
  
  Geo News claimed that the protestors harassed the staff in the building, which included women employees.
  
  News Reports
  
  The Quint quietly changes headline after hailing China’s Galwan Valley casualties as ‘martyrs’: Details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021
  
  China has admitted, finally, that the PLA did suffer casualties during the Galwan Valley Clash with Indian troops.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet Dr Romesh Japra, Prominent Indian-American Cardiologist attacked in the USA for supporting Indian farm laws
  
  T Waraich - 23 February, 2021
  
  Recently, in a viral video, a group of protestors were seen gathered outside the house of prominent cardiologist Dr Romesh Japra in California and raising derogatory slogans.
  
  WTF News
  
  UK HelloFresh food app issues apology after a customer gets bottled-up urine with his order: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 February, 2021
  
  In the United Kingdom, a HelloFresh app customer was left in shock as he received a bottle full of urine as part of food delivery
  
  Satire
  
  Robert Vadra’s PR stunt, where ‘journalist’ fell off her bicycle, not part of Congress effort to make Rahul Gandhi look smarter, clarify top leaders
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 22 February, 2021
  
  The protagonists in our story are Robert Vadra, Congress party's son-in-law, and Mausami Singh, the 'journalist' who fell off her cycle.
  
  Opinions
  
  Metro is an upper caste male Brahminical, Hindu supremacist patriarchal project, scrap it
  
  Sandeep Kadian - 22 February, 2021
  
  Now that E Sreedharan, also known as Metro Man has joined the BJP, it is time to call out this patriarchal project which has done no good for Indians.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  Relatives of Liyaqat and Rihasat Khan give death stares: Hindu man whose garage was gutted by Muslim mob during Delhi anti-Hindu riots a year...
  
  रवि अग्रहरि - 25 February, 2021
  
  An eyewitness of the horrifying Delhi riots OpIndia spoke to revealed that fear still pervades among the Hindus residents of the region
  
  News Reports
  
  Workers of Khalsa org and Kejriwal govt discriminated against Hindu victims: An eyewitness account after 1 year of Delhi anti-Hindu riots
  
  रवि अग्रहरि - 25 February, 2021
  
  The eyewitness claimed that the Khalsa organisation predominantly helped the Muslim victims of the Delhi riots
  
  News Reports
  
  Adani Pavilion and Reliance Pavilion at Narendra Modi Stadium: All you want to know about naming stadiums and pavilions
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021
  
  The stadium was named after PM Modi as he was a former president of GCA, and Reliance & Adan won bids to sponsor two pavilions
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Narendra Modi cricket stadium in Sardar Patel Sports Enclave at Motera: All you need to know about world’s largest cricket stadium
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021
  
  It is important to note that the name of Sardar Patel has not been removed. However, his name has been elevated to mark the entire sports enclave that includes various other sporting facilities.
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