Sunday, July 12, 2020

Politics
- Politics
  
  Sachin Pilot reaches Delhi with 25 MLAs amid speculations of Rajasthan government collapse, Gehlot holds late night meetings
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 July, 2020
  
  Ashok Gehlot claimed that the State government was stable and would continue to remain so despite all efforts to the contrary
  
  News Reports
  
  Riot convicted Hardik Patel appointed as Working President of Gujarat Congress by Sonia Gandhi
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2020
  
  Hardik Patel, who was convicted of rioting during 2015 Patidar agitation, appointed as Working President of Gujarat Congress
  
  Politics
  
  Mumbai blasts of 11 July: When Sharad Pawar, who had invented a ‘secular’ blast earlier, admitted that terrorists largely targeted Hindus
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2020
  
  Sharad Pawar also made it quite clear that he was aware that in the 2006 Mumbai Train blasts, a deliberate attempt was made to target Hindus.
  
  Opinions
  
  Here is a short list of anti-Brahmin people and ideas Congress has nurtured and supported
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 11 July, 2020
  
  The Congress party has been trying to paint the Yogi Government as 'anti-Brahmin'.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rajasthan Special Operations Group issues notices to CM Ashok Gehlot and DyCM Sachin Pilot over allegations of attempts to topple their govt
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2020
  
  After Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot alleged attempts to topple his govt, SOG issues notices to him and DyCM Sachin Pilot to record statement
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Here is a short list of anti-Brahmin people and ideas Congress has nurtured and supported
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 11 July, 2020
  
  The Congress party has been trying to paint the Yogi Government as 'anti-Brahmin'.
  
  Opinions
  
  Police encounters and ‘secular privilege’ in Indian politics
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 11 July, 2020
  
  Between 2002 and 2007, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) found 440 cases of suspected “fake” encounters by the police across India.
  
  Opinions
  
  The spin around Vikas Dubey encounter reminds about the police-raid against Mohammad Shahabuddin in Siwan
  
  shwetank - 10 July, 2020
  
  While people are saying “dead men tell no story” after Vikas Dubey encounter, Md Shahabuddin narrated no tales even after jailed for years
  
  Opinions
  
  Sharad Pawar: The Perfidious Man From Maharashtra
  
  Pranjal Chaudhari - 10 July, 2020
  
  Sharad Pawar has been one of the longest-running active politicians of today's times
  
  Political History of India
  
  When Rajnath Singh fought for the country but lost an election
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 10 July, 2020
  
  Today is the birthday of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh. And let me tell you a story about the time Rajnath Singh lost from Mohana Assembly constituency in the 1993 elections to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  News Reports
  
  Journalist shares image of a Pakistani cannibal who ate a baby as ‘RAW agent captured in Nepal’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  The photo of a RAW agent supposedly arrested in Nepal is actually photo of a Pakistani cannibal who was convicted of eating children
  
  Fact-Check
  
  India Today journalist Ashraf Wani peddles fake news claiming Kashmiri woman was killed by Army bullets in Pampore
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  A lady was caught in the crossfire after some terrorists attacked an Army convoy near a Mosque in Pampore. She was brought to hospital and was discharged soon after first-aid.
  
  Fact-Check
  
  The curious case of ‘Drone Boy’ who has made 600 drones using broken mixer grinders and televisions. A fact-check
  
  Raju Das - 9 July, 2020
  
  While 'drone boy' Prathap NM has claimed to have made 600 drones using e-waste, not a single photo or video of them exist
  
  News Reports
  
  New video suggests AajTak report on sexual exploitation in Chitrakoot was misleading, ‘victim’ says she didn’t understand the questions
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 July, 2020
  
  AajTak shares a misleading report on sexual exploitaion of girls in Chitrakoot, gets fact-checked
Media
- News Reports
  
  Virologist who spent weeks documenting his ‘battle’ against Coronavirus from hospital on NBC News finds out he was not infected
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 July, 2020
  
  On Tuesday, Fair revealed that he was never diagnosed with the Chinese virus and had tested negative for it multiple times.
  
  News Reports
  
  The Wire issues half-hearted correction after being called out by NCPCR for their blatantly fake news about ‘eight-fold increase in complaints post lockdown
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  The Wire retracted it after the author of the article said that she had no evidence to support her stunning claim.
  
  Media
  
  The Wire accused Yogi Adityanath of being ‘casteist’ for not killing Vikas Dubey hours before the encounter of the gangster
  
  Editorial Desk - 10 July, 2020
  
  Notorious gangster, Vikas Dubey, who was arrested from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh was killed in an encounter in the wee hours of the morning on Friday
  
  News Reports
  
  Nepal irked over reports of KP Oli’s alleged affair with Chinese ambassador, cable operators ban Indian channels
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  As per reports, the ban is not official and has been brought in by cable operators. Nepal's Nepal’s information minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada, when asked whether the Nepalese government is mulling a ban on Indian channels, had stated that it would be better if Indian media practises self-restraint.
  
  Fact-Check
  
  India Today journalist Ashraf Wani peddles fake news claiming Kashmiri woman was killed by Army bullets in Pampore
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 July, 2020
  
  A lady was caught in the crossfire after some terrorists attacked an Army convoy near a Mosque in Pampore. She was brought to hospital and was discharged soon after first-aid.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Culture and History
  
  Nindāstuti: A Dharmic Paradigm of Devotion through Apparent Censure
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 7 July, 2020
  
  Nindāstuti is a form of Shleshakavya - a poetic composition that is laden with double-entendres and is looked upon as a form of Dvesha-bhakti
  
  News Reports
  
  Read about the valorous tale of 1965 Param Vir Chakra winner Abdul Hamid – ‘The Tank Destroyer’ – on his birth anniversary
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Abdul Hamid is remembered for his extraordinary bravery in the battle of Asal Uttar, one of the fiercest tank battles fought during the 1965 India-Pakistan war.
  
  News Reports
  
  Bahuda Yatra: Lord Jagannath in Puri is returning to his temple today, read about the festival and rituals associated
  
  OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2020
  
  Bahuda Yatra is the festival where Lord Jagannath, Lord Balabhadra, and Devi Subhadra are brought back to their temple in their respective Rathas.
  
  Culture and History
  
  The battle of Rezang La: When 123 Indian soldiers faced impossible odds against 3000 well-armed Chinese and fought to the last man
  
  Guest Author - 22 June, 2020
  
  On a freezing and unforgiving November night, 123 Indian soldiers – frostbitten, weary, hungry and heavily outnumbered – defied the might of the rampaging Chinese Army. On 18 November 1962, Major Shaitan Singh and men of Charlie Company, 13 Kumaon Regiment, forever passed into the mists of legend.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  ‘Maaro, Kafiro ko Maaro’: From creating fake alibi to mobilising thousands of Muslims against Hindus, read what Tahir Hussain did in his own words
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 11 July, 2020
  
  Disclosure Statement in the chargesheet which was narrated and signed by Tahir Hussain in his own words, reveal a sinister design during Delhi riots
  
  News Reports
  
  Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Sahil’s father Parvez died in 3 different ways, in 2 different locations, 16 Hindus named in the FIR
  
  अजीत भारती - 10 July, 2020
  
  Sahil Parvez had stated that his father was shot in front of their house in his statement to the media. His complaint letter to the police several weeks later suddenly shifts the location, identifies 16 'attackers' by name and makes a lot of contradictory claims, read details.
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  Delhi Riots Chargesheets: Before murdering Ratan Lal, the Islamist mob had held 2 other police constables hostage
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 9 July, 2020
  
  The chargesheet filed by Special Investigation Team of Delhi Police in the murder of Ratan Lal and deadly attacks by rioters on IPS Amit Sharma and IPS Anuj Kumar mentions at least 17 accused.
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  Used cartridges from the rooftop: What was collected from the scene where Ratan Lal was murdered and what it all means
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 9 July, 2020
  
  During the anti-Hindu Delhi riots, the brutal murder of Ratan Lal was one of the first acts of violence that shook the nation from the 24th of February to the 26th of February
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