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Fact-Check

Barkha Dutt uses fake data and biased rhetoric to deny the institutional discrimination Hindus suffer in India

K Bhattacharjee -
The only thing that Barkha does get right in her video is the fact that Hindus are not hapless victims.
Culture and History

Every cracker burst this Diwali had a message that echoed through the Country

nandini -
The messaging is indeed confusing. Were they fighting pollution or the festival of Diwali itself?
Fact-Check

Navbharat Times claims Delhi air worsened ’77 times’ due to firecrackers during Diwali based on absurd data

OpIndia Staff -
The conclusion they reached was based on dubious data.
Editor's picks

Mainstream media is evil and risking traumatising innocent children crosses every limit of decency

K Bhattacharjee -
Actions have consequences and I am afraid the consequences of traumatizing young children will not be very pretty for our country.
Satire

Court issues show cause notice to Lord Ram for polluting Delhi during Diwali

Nirwa Mehta -
Not the first time Lord Ram has landed in legal troubles.
Culture and History

A silent Diwali…

Saket Suryesh -
Autonomy does not take long to turn into a dictatorship.
Editor's picks

You want to save the Earth? Then ban beef, not firecrackers

Abhishek Banerjee -
The arguments for banning beef are exactly the same as those for banning Diwali firecrackers. With the happy exception that a ban on favourite can actually save the world.
News Reports

Despite no ban on firecrackers outside Delhi-NCR, Kolkata police says no bail if caught with ‘banned’ firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
Kolkata police has made Diwali firecracker rules more strict than already strict court order
Crime

Man arrested ahead of Diwali by Delhi Police as his children were bursting firecrackers

OpIndia Staff -
The man was arrested as his children were bursting crackers, his neighbour informed the police.
Government and Policy

Judiciary sets off fireworks of overreach with the judgement on bursting firecrackers

Karan -
It is about time the Delhi Government takes cognizance of the need to find a solution to the chronic problem of pollution that the citizens face.
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