Saturday, December 5, 2020

Politics
- Politics
  
  Congress leader uses ‘Abki Baar’ hoax to justify foreign interference in Indian internal matters
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  Jairam Ramesh is the latest to join the increasing number of liberals who are embracing the idea of foreign interference.
  
  Social Media
  
  Zomato, MobiKwik and Congress extended tacit support to Khalistan sympathiser Diljit Dosanjh? Netizens seem to think so
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  In June 2020, a demand for an FIR against Diljit Dosanjh was raised after he was seen supporting Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a banned organisation that peddles the Khalistan narrative.
  
  Political History of India
  
  Khalistanis hijacking farmer protests are aimed at breaking Hindu-Sikh unity: Here is a brief history of tensions in Punjab
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  The 'Khalistan' bogey has indeed reared its ugly head during the protests against the recently passed farm laws.
  
  News Reports
  
  After ‘saving Aarey’, Shiv Sena led BMC gives permission to remove over 1000 trees for Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  Initially the proposal was for removing 1172 Link trees for the Mumbai Trans-Harbour but the number was later reduced to 1,004
  
  News Reports
  
  Kapil Mishra writes a letter to the President, says Delhi residents are repeatedly being held hostage by politically motivated protests
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  Kapil Mishra, in his letter, has alleged that Delhi residents have been deprived of their fundamental rights as scores of political activists have been holding the city hostage to get their demands fulfilled
Opinions
- News Reports
  
  Anti-India bias in reporting on Indian economy is destroying the credibility of the New York Times (and others)
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 4 December, 2020
  
  Despite global media houses claiming doom in economy of India, investors continue to show confidence on the country
  
  Opinions
  
  Exposing hypocrisy of Congress, CPIM, Bharatiya Kisan Union and even Justin Trudeau over the Farm Bills 2020, point by point
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 3 December, 2020
  
  The industry scale hypocrisy surrounding the protests around Farm Laws is staggering
  
  Opinions
  
  After US elections, Facebook and Twitter are getting ready to interfere with Indian elections: Why the centre must take note before 2024
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 2 December, 2020
  
  With Twitter's admitted Left-wing bias, nobody needs to wonder which side they would choose to censor and the trajectory is rather evident with the censorship of Malviya's tweet.
  
  Media
  
  “Fact checking” is a new name for same old propaganda journalism
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 2 December, 2020
  
  Why did journalists lose all credibility? Because bit by bit, we realized that journalists were just feeding us an agenda, not reporting facts.
  
  Opinions
  
  Farmer protest: From celebrity protestors hijacking the ‘protest’ to AAP and Congress fighting for credit, the circus is here
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 1 December, 2020
  
  The farmers protests in Delhi have turned into a Shaheen Bagh redux with the same usual suspects coming together.
Fact-Check
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  Fact-Check
  
  Here are 5 fear-mongering claims about the COVID vaccine, because even Harbhajan Singh is not ‘immune’ to rumours
  
  Anurag - 3 December, 2020
  
  Debunking claims about Covid-19 vaccine is the need of the hour as celebrities and influencers have started posting misleading information.
  
  Politics
  
  Rahul Gandhi spreads misinformation and creates confusion regarding coronavirus vaccines. Here are the facts
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 3 December, 2020
  
  It is shocking that Rahul Gandhi, instead of allaying fears of the public at the time of health emergency, has now chosen to play his pity politics on the issue of coronavirus vaccines.
  
  Fact-Check
  
  Fact-check: Is Prasar Bharati shutting down AIR radio stations in Kerala?
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 December, 2020
  
  Prasar Bharati CEO took to Twitter to reply to allegations that AIR stations are being shut to cut down cost.
  
  Political Fact-Check
  
  The truth about the viral picture, shared by Rahul Gandhi, where police can be seen ‘beating up’ an old farmer
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 November, 2020
  
  Congress leaders share cunningly edited version of a video to allege brute force is being used by security officials to quell the 'farmer' protest
Media
- News Reports
  
  Watch: Angry Rajdeep Sardesai threatens to sack his staff in charge of social media for failing to link up his Instagram live
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  Rajdeep Sardesai had announced that he was doing a live chat on his Instagram page to discuss Hyderabad municipal election results
  
  Media
  
  Mumbai Police files chargesheet against Arnab Goswami in the Anvay Naik suicide case after Supreme Court said no prima facie case made out
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  The Mumbai Police has filed a charge-sheet against Republic Editor Arnab Goswami in the Anvay Naik suicide case.
  
  News Reports
  
  Anti-India bias in reporting on Indian economy is destroying the credibility of the New York Times (and others)
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 4 December, 2020
  
  Despite global media houses claiming doom in economy of India, investors continue to show confidence on the country
  
  Media
  
  A new low, even for Editors Guild, as they issue statement against media orgs exposing how Khalistanis have hijacked farmers protest
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  In an attempt to cover-up the participation of Khalistanis in farmers' protest, the Editors Guild of India today issued an advisory
  
  Media
  
  WSJ drags Brahmins in domestic policy subject, American Hindu Group demands immediate withdrawal of article: All you need to know
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  The CoHNA demanded that WSJ remove 'Brahmin' from the OpEd and an apology be issued to the global Hindu Community.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  News Reports
  
  Mann Ki Baat: Canada to return ancient Maa Annapurna idol stolen from Varanasi temple 100 years back, says PM Modi
  
  OpIndia Staff - 29 November, 2020
  
  Emphasising the rich Indian culture and traditions, Prime Minister in his monthly address to the nation said that the World Heritage Week provides a wonderful opportunity to the lovers of culture to revisit the past and to know about the history of these important milestones.
  
  Satire
  
  Bharti Singh resisted initially but offered full cooperation once she realised NCB officials were treating her far better than Kapil Sharma ever did: OpIndia...
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 21 November, 2020
  
  The NCB suspects that the widespread use of drugs also explains how movies such as Student Of The Year 2 was ever made.
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘It is an open secret that Pakistani military had ties with Taliban and possibly even Al Qaeda’: Former US President Barack Obama in his...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2020
  
  Barack Obama writes in his memoir that Pakistan was not informed about the Abbottabad mission as its military had links with terror groups
  
  Culture and History
  
  The Dravidian Movement and the Devadasi Abolition Act: Did a ‘Brahiminical conspiracy’ oppose reforms to the practice as alleged?
  
  Suren - 17 November, 2020
  
  The Dravidian movement has long claimed a contribution to the Devadasi Abolition Act. But how true is their claim?
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  Political History of India
  
  Khalistanis hijacking farmer protests are aimed at breaking Hindu-Sikh unity: Here is a brief history of tensions in Punjab
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  The 'Khalistan' bogey has indeed reared its ugly head during the protests against the recently passed farm laws.
  
  News Reports
  
  How a teacher from Solapur, Ranjitsinh Disale, won the coveted Global Teacher Prize and $1 million: Here is his story
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  32-year-old teacher Ranjitsinh Disale won the Global Teacher prize and prize money of $1 million for his extensive work in the field of the girl child education
  
  World
  
  From surveilling Chinese students in the US to running spy rings in top US universities: All you need to know about CCP infiltration
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020
  
  Lately, it has been revealed how the Communist Party of China has funnelled a massive amount of money into ivy league US universities including Stanford, Harvard in an effort to infiltrate into these research institutes.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  From supporting Khalistanis to hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs: A brief intro of the new liberal favourite, Diljit Dosanjh
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2020
  
  Singer Diljit Dosanjh has become the new blue-eyed boy of the left-liberal gang after he supported ongoing farmers protest
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OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

Srinath Narayanan, the Vice President of the team, said that it took a week's time for the medals to reach Chennai from Bangalore.

Punjab: National head of Hindu organisation Shri Ram Sena brutally assaulted by three unidentified bike-borne assailants

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

The chairman of Punjab Hindustan Shiv Sena said that the Hindu leaders are on the radar of various anti-national elements in Punjab

Government and Policy

United Nations classifies marijuana as a ‘less dangerous drug’, decision, for which India voted too, to help further medicinal use

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

With the categorisation of marijuana as a less dangerous drug, it is believed that the medicinal and therapeutic potential of the drug can now be recognised.

Watch: Angry Rajdeep Sardesai threatens to sack his staff in charge of social media for failing to link up his Instagram live

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

Rajdeep Sardesai had announced that he was doing a live chat on his Instagram page to discuss Hyderabad municipal election results

94-year-old widow moves Supreme Court seeking for declaration of Emergency as unconstitutional; demands Rs 25 crores as compensation

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

She alleges that the issues of the Emergency still resonates in her mind and she wants to peace by getting it declared as illegal

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How a teacher from Solapur, Ranjitsinh Disale, won the coveted Global Teacher Prize and $1 million: Here is his story

OpIndia Staff - 4 December, 2020

32-year-old teacher Ranjitsinh Disale won the Global Teacher prize and prize money of $1 million for his extensive work in the field of the girl child education

OpIndia Explains

From supporting Khalistanis to hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs: A brief intro of the new liberal favourite, Diljit Dosanjh

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2020

Singer Diljit Dosanjh has become the new blue-eyed boy of the left-liberal gang after he supported ongoing farmers protest

Ex-Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh’s father Yograj Singh joins Farmer’s protests, justifies “Indira thok di” comment

OpIndia Staff - 2 December, 2020

Multiple videos of Yograj Singh, Yuvraj Singh's father, have gone viral on social media where he has been giving provocative speeches amid the ongoing farmer protests

Kangana Ranaut vs Diljit Dosanjh fight turns ugly, she calls him Karan Johar’s pet dog

OpIndia Staff - 3 December, 2020

Days after Kangana mistook an elderly lady in Punjab farmers' protest for Bilkis Bano of Shaheen Bagh 'protests', Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh got into a war of words with her on Twitter.

Exposing hypocrisy of Congress, CPIM, Bharatiya Kisan Union and even Justin Trudeau over the Farm Bills 2020, point by point

Abhishek Banerjee - 3 December, 2020

The industry scale hypocrisy surrounding the protests around Farm Laws is staggering

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