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Revolutionary or Mentally Unstable: Who was Bharat Tiwari, whose encounter is sparking uproar in Bihar, and why CM Samrat Chaudhary ordered judicial inquiry

शिव - 21 June, 2026

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary has ordered a judicial inquiry into the controversial police encounter of Bharat Bhushan Tiwari in Bhojpur.

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Facebook and Instagram accounts of AAP Gujarat suspended for using copyrighted movie clips for poll campaign without permission, party blames BJP

OpIndia Staff - 25 April, 2026

In a major setback to its digital campaign, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Gujarat unit has had its official Facebook and Instagram accounts blocked...

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Congress-linked advocate Muhammad Ali Khan gets X users to delete tweets, read why the court should not have issued this order

Divyansh Tiwari - 23 April, 2026

Court called tweets prima facie derogatory and issued interim restraint without hearing defendants. Plaintiffs cited threats. OpIndia says order is not final and raises concerns about broad restrictions affecting independent reporting and public interest journalism.

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Meta set to slash payouts to ‘fact-checking partners’ in India, smaller outfits may see mass layoffs

OpIndia Staff - 15 February, 2026

Several Indian organisations depend heavily on Meta funding for survival. With payouts sharply reduced and uncertainty over global expansion of Community Notes, smaller fact checking outfits may be forced to downsize staff or shut operations.

Facebook suspends official handle of Akhilesh Yadav, rattled SP leader alleges ‘conspiracy’ by BJP

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2025

Facebook suspended Akhilesh Yadav’s official page on Friday (10th October), citing policy violations. The Samajwadi Party called it a politically motivated move and squarely blamed the BJP government.

Tunisia gives death penalty to man for criticising President over Facebook posts

OpIndia Staff - 4 October, 2025

Under the current constitution of Tunisia, it is mandatory for the President to be a Muslim. Since coming to power in 2021, Kais Saied has suspended the parliament, consolidated all powers and jailed his opponents.

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The Times of India distances itself from ‘Deputy Manager’ who abused my mother as rani and hija, first claims not our employee and then...

Dibakar Dutta - 22 August, 2025

Divya Rana had no qualms about calling my 70-year-old mother 'r*ndi (prostitute)', 'hij*da' (eunuch), besides wishing to parade her naked in public. Not to forget, her threat of destroying my life using the power and influence of her Judge father.

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Meta to pay Donald Trump $25 million to settle lawsuit over suspension of his Facebook and Instagram accounts

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2025

Meta has agreed to pay President Donald Trump $25 million to settle a 2021 lawsuit alleging First Amendment violations and other claims for suspending his Facebook and Instagram accounts

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Who in India is going to be most affected by Meta’s decision to do away with ‘fact checking’

Rukma Rathore - 9 January, 2025

Several companies that work as third party fact-checkers for Meta will go out of business as the social media giant is junking fact-checking and adopting community notes.

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