Friday, March 5, 2021

Politics
- News Reports
  
  ‘Lesson will be taught to dishonest people’, TMC MLA Hamidul Rahman issues threat to voters, BJP lodge complaint with EC
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  TMC leaders have started openly threatening and issuing ultimatums to voters ahead of assembly elections in West Bengal
  
  Politics
  
  Kerala: BJP declares ‘Metro Man’ Sreedharan as the CM candidate ahead of assembly elections
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  Sreedharan, fondly called India's 'Metro Man' for his immense contribution to a number of major railways and Metro rail projects, had recently joined the BJP.
  
  News Reports
  
  Shiv Sena backs out from the ‘Didi Vs All’ fight in West Bengal, stands in ‘solidarity’ with the ‘real Bengal Tigress’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  Sanjay Raut announced that Shiv Sena will not contest West Bengal elections, and wished Mamata Banerjee s 'roaring success'
  
  Opinions
  
  Icchadhari protestor Yogendra Yadav finally admits that farmers’ protest is political and is about defeating PM Modi: Read how
  
  Editorial Desk - 4 March, 2021
  
  Four months after the farmers protest began, Yogendra Yadav has finally admitted that the protests are indeed political
  
  Politics
  
  Tamil Nadu: Advantage AIADMK after Sasikala steps aside from politics, asks followers to unite against DMK
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  VK Sasikala, who was released from a Bengaluru prison on January 27, announced a surprising decision to step aside from politics and support the AIADMK to retain power in the April 6 election.
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Icchadhari protestor Yogendra Yadav finally admits that farmers’ protest is political and is about defeating PM Modi: Read how
  
  Editorial Desk - 4 March, 2021
  
  Four months after the farmers protest began, Yogendra Yadav has finally admitted that the protests are indeed political
  
  Opinions
  
  ‘Standing up for the national anthem is enforced nationalism’: Here’s how The Wire is fanning separatism in J and K
  
  Jinit Jain - 3 March, 2021
  
  In essence, The Wire, in its article, has toed the separatists and terrorists' line in blaming the university for "enforcing" nationalism on students by simply asking them to comply with the university protocols, which include standing up for the national anthem, among other activities.
  
  Opinions
  
  Brown Sahib’s colonial hangover: How Congressis are perpetually in awe of Gandhi siblings mingling with gareeb Indians
  
  Jinit Jain - 2 March, 2021
  
  The Congress sympathisers and leaders have displayed unwavering support in building a cult around the Gandhi siblings
  
  Opinions
  
  Rahul Gandhi has made his choice: He prefers street power to political power
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 2 March, 2021
  
  Congress, the Left and ISF have now formed a 'secular' alliance to fight the Bengal polls and are in the process of finalising their seat-sharing formula
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Don’t fall for propaganda! WhatsApp will not have to breach end-to-end-encryption to follow the new IT guidelines
  
  RS Govind - 1 March, 2021
  
  We're all well aware that the Govt of India has recently notified the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Social Media
  
  Trolls use fake, photoshopped images to attack Kangana Ranaut for pictures of a fruit smoothie
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  Kangana Ranaut faced troll attack after sharing a photo of a smoothie she had made. Trolls claimed that she had copied food image from the internet.
  
  News Reports
  
  Congress tries to pass off multiple images of tea gardens from Taiwan as that of Assam, gets fact-checked by BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  Congress party used two photographs from tea gardens in Taiwan for its Assam Bachao campaign on Facebook
  
  Fact-Check
  
  The Wire publishes fake news regarding new guidelines for digital media sites, gets fact-checked
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021
  
  The Wire falsely claimed that the ministry will select members for the self-regulating body of the digital media portals under the guidelines
  
  News Reports
  
  Is the Education ministry making madarsas teach Gita, Ramayana? A fact-check
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021
  
  Will students at Madarsas have to learn Gita and Ramayana from now on? A fact-check
Media
- News Reports
  
  The popularity of PM Narendra Modi surges, becomes the most-watched personality on television in India last year: BARC report
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  Much the same as his social media fan-base, the impact of PM Narendra Modi on television has also been multiplying
  
  News Reports
  
  Defence analyst Nitin Gokhale and journalist Ashutosh say they will sue Caravan India for allegedly misquoting them: Details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021
  
  The article in Caravan magazine, written by its editor Hartosh Singh Bal, claims that the government's move to regulate fake news and web portals is aimed to act against people who are writing against the government.
  
  Fact-Check
  
  The Wire publishes fake news regarding new guidelines for digital media sites, gets fact-checked
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021
  
  The Wire falsely claimed that the ministry will select members for the self-regulating body of the digital media portals under the guidelines
  
  News Reports
  
  PM Modi and his mother abused live on air by a caller on a BBC radio show on Sikhs in the UK
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 March, 2021
  
  BBC edited the program and the host offered apology after caller abused PM Modi and his mother during a live radio show
  
  Politics
  
  As Congress allies with rabid Islamist in Bengal, sympathetic journalists try to shift focus to Assam Congress
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 March, 2021
  
  While Rohini Singh desperately tried to sideline G23 rebel Congress leader Anand Sharma and promote Gaurav Gogoi, it must be pointed out that the latter, who is supposedly 'not entitled', is the son of the late Congress leader and former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet Dr Romesh Japra, Prominent Indian-American Cardiologist attacked in the USA for supporting Indian farm laws
  
  T Waraich - 23 February, 2021
  
  Recently, in a viral video, a group of protestors were seen gathered outside the house of prominent cardiologist Dr Romesh Japra in California and raising derogatory slogans.
  
  WTF News
  
  UK HelloFresh food app issues apology after a customer gets bottled-up urine with his order: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 February, 2021
  
  In the United Kingdom, a HelloFresh app customer was left in shock as he received a bottle full of urine as part of food delivery
  
  Satire
  
  Robert Vadra’s PR stunt, where ‘journalist’ fell off her bicycle, not part of Congress effort to make Rahul Gandhi look smarter, clarify top leaders
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 22 February, 2021
  
  The protagonists in our story are Robert Vadra, Congress party's son-in-law, and Mausami Singh, the 'journalist' who fell off her cycle.
  
  Opinions
  
  Metro is an upper caste male Brahminical, Hindu supremacist patriarchal project, scrap it
  
  Sandeep Kadian - 22 February, 2021
  
  Now that E Sreedharan, also known as Metro Man has joined the BJP, it is time to call out this patriarchal project which has done no good for Indians.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Freedom House’ downgrades India from ‘free’ to ‘partly free’: Read how it is wholly funded by the US govt and has ties to George...
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 4 March, 2021
  
  Freedom House downgraded India based on facts they did not find convenient and a fallacious narrative woven by left and Islamists
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  Still living in fear, no compensation yet for our losses: A year on, OpIndia spoke to the owner of a parking lot burnt down...
  
  रवि अग्रहरि - 1 March, 2021
  
  The owner of the parking lot that was burnt down by rioters in Delhi's Shiv Vihar said that the cars were ransacked a day before the actual violence gripped the national capital
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Don’t fall for propaganda! WhatsApp will not have to breach end-to-end-encryption to follow the new IT guidelines
  
  RS Govind - 1 March, 2021
  
  We're all well aware that the Govt of India has recently notified the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021
  
  Opinions
  
  Encryption vs Compliance: The new IT Act guidelines put messaging services like WhatsApp in a tight situation
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 February, 2021
  
  To comply with the new IT Act guidelines, services like WhatsApp will have to break its famous end-to-end encryption
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Media

Former BARC CEO Partho Dasgupta denied bail despite deteriorating health conditions

OpIndia Staff - 20 January, 2021

Partho Dasgupta is currently admitted at JJ Hospital by Taloja jail officials and is in a very critical condition.

Media

British regulator fines Republic TV for telecasting a debate exposing Pakistan-sponsored terrorism

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2020

The order claimed that the Republic Bharat show contained statements which amounted to hate speech against, and was abusive and derogatory about, Pakistani people on the basis of their nationality.

News Reports

Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami withdraws his anticipatory bail plea in ‘assault on woman cop’ case

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

An FIR was registered against Arnab Goswami for allegedly assaulting an on-duty lady police office during his arrest in abetment to suicide case

News Reports

Shocker from Maharashtra as both Houses pass resolution deciding to not respond to SC notice in Arnab Goswami case: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2020

Both Houses of Maharashtra State unanimously passed resolution not to response to notice or summons in Arnab Goswami case

News Reports

China retains top position in global rankings on countries with maximum number of imprisoned journalists

OpIndia Staff - 16 December, 2020

China had topped last year's rankings as well. The country is known for imposing stringent restrictions on press freedom

Media

Mumbai Police arrests Republic TV CEO Vikas Khanchandani in TRP case, channel issues national appeal to courts to intervene

OpIndia Staff - 13 December, 2020

The arrest of Khanchandani comes just a month after the Mumbai Police had arrested and assaulted Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami in another 2018 suicide case.

News Reports

Iran executes a journalist on the charges of inciting and aiding the 2017 protests against the Iranian government

OpIndia Staff - 12 December, 2020

Journalist Rohullah Zam was accused of helping govt protests against Iran govt by sharing timings of protests on his website and telegram channel

News Reports

Abetment to suicide charge not established in FIR: Massive victory for Arnab Goswami as SC delivers scathing statements

OpIndia Staff - 27 November, 2020

A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and Indira Banerjee stated that the FIR by Maharashtra government does not establish the charges of abetment of suicide against Arnab Goswami.