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Press Council of India raps The Telegraph for comparing President Kovind to COVID-19, says ultra-left wing media violated journalistic norms

OpIndia Staff - 18 March, 2020

The Press Council of India has issued a showcase notice to the Bengal based ultra-left wing rag Telegraph for comparing President of India Ramnath Kovind with the deadly global pandemic COVID-19.

Culture and History

Reclaiming Varnasrama: Can a King be a Shudra? Can a pauper be a Brahmin?

Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 23 January, 2020

One of the key concepts therein has been that of Varna. There are said to be four Varna: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaisya and Shudra, in society.

News Reports

Digital media platform MyNation provides recourse to expelled students from MP’s Makhanlal Journalism University, offers job without requirement of graduation certificate

OpIndia Staff - 19 December, 2019

Digital news outlet MyNation has announced that the expelled students of MP's Makhanlal University will be given an option to work in the organisation.

News Reports

As RJD drags caste is Ayodhya, they forget that Hanuman Mandir in Patna has a Dalit priest

OpIndia Staff - 11 November, 2019

No sooner was the Ayodhya verdict out, the usual suspects were busy playing caste politics over caste of the priest at the Ram Mandir.

Social Media

Columnist with Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint bullies his way to ‘blue tick’ by accusing Twitter of being casteist, then demands the blue tick be taken...

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2019

After bullying Twitter into giving him blue tick and accusing it of being casteist while doing so, ThePrint columnist has urged Twitter to take it back

Opinions

Not Shashi Tharoor, Indian Muslims and Islam need an Ambedkar first

Rahul Roushan - 23 September, 2019

It’s not that Islam is all about violence. That will be as unfair as saying Hinduism is all about caste. However, currently, the political and mythological aspects of Islam are prevailing over the philosophical and mystic ones.