Friday, June 18, 2021

Politics
- Politics
  
  Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs slams AAP Govt in Delhi for not complying with Food Security Act: Details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  The Central Government has told the AAP Government in Delhi that it is in violation of section 12 of the National Food Security Act, 2013.
  
  News Reports
  
  Watch: Maharashtra police lathi-charge protesting ASHA workers for stopping the car of Deputy CM Ajit Pawar in Osmanabad
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  When protesting ASHA workers stopped the car of Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, police did lathi charge on them
  
  News Reports
  
  Mukul Roy refuses to resign from assembly after defecting to TMC, Suvendu Adhikari petitions the speaker to disqualify him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  Suvendu Adhilkari asks assembly speaker to disqualify Mukul Roy as per anti-defection law after Roy quite BJP to join TMC
  
  News Reports
  
  After denying permission to BJP to hold a core committee meeting, Kerala govt allows Congress to conduct ceremony to induct Congress President
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  While Kerala govt had denied permission for a BJP meeting with 12 people, they allowed a Congress event with more than 1500 people
  
  News Reports
  
  Shiv Sena workers’ attack BJP protestors, Sanjay Raut says ‘we are certified goondas’: All you need to know
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  After BJP called the Shiv Sena workers hooligans for attacking BJP workers, Sanjay Raut said they are 'certified goondas'
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021
  
  Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.
  
  Opinions
  
  India and China: The ups and downs of responses by the Asian giants against COVID-19
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 17 June, 2021
  
  Since China has a humongous population like, we could look at what worked there in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic
  
  Politics
  
  The churn in Bengal BJP is normal and on expected lines. Here is why I don’t worry too much about it
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 17 June, 2021
  
  Candidates don’t matter so much in Bengal, party affiliations do. The TMC proved this beyond all possible doubt in 2021.
  
  Opinions
  
  While Twitter has a policy of removing anti-vaccine tweets, its refusal to remove such posts by Congress leaders shows its bias in India
  
  Jinit Jain - 16 June, 2021
  
  Even though Twitter has been prompt to remove anti-vaccine tweets, it still allows them when posted by Congress leaders in India
  
  Politics
  
  Rahul Gandhi shares fake news related to Lord Ram, twice in two days. This is what it shows
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 15 June, 2021
  
  What made Rahul Gandhi share a fake news about 'Jai Shri Ram' chant even though Police had debunked the claims?
Fact-Check
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  Social Media
  
  Dhruv Rathee fans mark YouTuber Karolina Goswami for targeted harassment after she exposed his lies
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  After Karolina Goswami pointed out the factual errors and mistakes in the Dhruv Rathee video, Rathee's supporters have been harassing and abusing Goswami.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kerala-based Maktoob Media gives a bizarre spin to Ghaziabad story, claims Aadil accused of beating the Muslim man was actually ‘rescuing’ him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  Kerala based Maktoob Media peddles another fake news on Loni incident, claims accused Adil was rescuing Abdul Samad Saifi
  
  Fact-Check
  
  Congress leader spreads vaccine hesitancy again, this time claims newborn calves are slaughtered for their serum. Here is the truth
  
  Anurag - 16 June, 2021
  
  Covaxin does not contain newborn calf serum. It was used for development of cells to replicate Covid-19 virus in lab to produce vaccine.
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  How Alt News cofounder Mohammed Zubair communalised a petty quarrel and tried to defame ‘Jai Shri Ram’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2021
  
  It must be pointed out that the video of the assault does not contain any audio, which can verify the claim that Saifi was coerced into chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' or 'Ram Ram'
Media
- Media
  
  Republic TV issues statement over Arnab Goswami’s disappearance from the news network: Here is what they said
  
  OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2021
  
  Arnab Goswami was last seen on May 2 during a discussion on West Bengal assembly polls. He will make a return on Monday.
  
  Opinions
  
  FT refers to India as the ‘weakest link’ in the Quad. How their quoted expert denies conclusion and how they got it massively wrong
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 18 June, 2021
  
  Quoting a few experts in foreign policy, FT declared that India is the 'weakest link' of the informal alliance as it had failed to provide necessary vaccines to the nations as it had agreed to in the Quad summit that was held in March.
  
  News Reports
  
  Case filed against journalist Neha Dixit for accusing RSS affiliate Sewa International of ‘child trafficking’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  In a tweet, Neha Dixit had appealed to NRIs not to donate to RSS affiliate Sewa International, claiming that they are involved in child trafficking.
  
  Media
  
  The Wire tries to force fit a ‘hate crime’ angle in Ghaziabad incident only because victim is a Muslim
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 17 June, 2021
  
  The Wire lowers its bar, goes from whitewashing Islamist terrorists to defending random 'taveez maker' from rural Uttar Pradesh
  
  News Reports
  
  Print Columnist CJ Werleman pushes anti-Semitic content, spreads disinformation claiming human rights violations by Israel in Palestine
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  CJ Werleman claimed that 40 per cent of Palestinian children in Israeli custody were raped and almost 100 per cent of them were tortured
Variety
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  AAP celebrates Delhi’s new architectural marvel, the Moti Nagar speed breaker
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  AAP's Moti Nagar MLA has recently inaugurated a speed breaker, along with dozens of supporters flouting social distancing norms.
  
  Books
  
  Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 June, 2021
  
  Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
  
  Variety
  
  ‘Friend tried to get me married to a gay banker, to avoid controversy over my pregnancy’: Neena Gupta in her autobiography
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  In her book titled 'Sach Kahun Toh', Neena Gupta has revealed that when she got pregnant with her daughter Masaba out of a relationship with West Indian legendary cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, one of her friends had tried to get her married to a gay banker from Mumbai's Bandra.
  
  WTF News
  
  ‘Osama’ the crocodile from Uganda ate over 80 people prior to its capture in 2005: Read what happened
  
  OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2021
  
  Following the capture of Osama, the locals in the Luganga village believed that the man-eater got away too lightly.
Specials
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  How a personal animosity was turned into defaming ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant: All you need to know about Ghaziabad incident
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  The chronology of what all transpired in the fake 'hate crime' story where an elderly Muslim man claimed he was attacked and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram'
  
  Books
  
  Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 June, 2021
  
  Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
  
  News Reports
  
  Amidst the Mumbai housing society Covid ‘vaccination drive fraud’, here is how societies can organise vaccination drives
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  GOI has issued detailed guidelines for doorstep Covid vaccination drives, which needs to be followed by housing societies
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Here is a list of 20 incidents where the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ slogan has been misused to turn a random crime into ‘hate crime’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  An indicative list of incidents where 'forced to chant Jai Shri Ram' slogan 'hate crimes' turned out to be fake. Actual number is way higher.
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