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Social Media Fact-Check

Did Mughals give birth to Raksha Bandhan in India? Fact-check

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2020

Raksha Bandhan is a Hindu tradition celebrating the love, care and bond between the siblings and its origins dates back to several millennia

News Reports

This Rakshabandhan, people go vocal for local, willing to pay little more for made in India Rakhis

OpIndia Staff - 21 July, 2020

Ahead of Rakshabandhan, Indians go vocal for local and support made in India products by ditching Chinese Rakhis

“Hindu men are jealous of Muslim men so they want to molest Muslim women on Holi” and other Hinduphobic rants on Holi by Islamists

OpIndia Staff - 9 March, 2020

With the festival of colours, Holi, just round the corner, Hinduphobia also seems to be on the rise on social media as tweets likening Holi to 'rape' and 'molestation' and 'rape culture' have started surfacing.

Social Media

Islamists and Leftist trolls resort to Hinduphobia, say Hindu festival is celebrated to ‘molest’ women

OpIndia Staff - 7 March, 2020

Leftists ganged up with Islamists to indulge in usual Hinduphobia and bashing of Holi

Culture and History

Makar Sankranti Parv, Khichadi Mela of Shri Gorakhnath Mandir: Yogi Adityanath explains

peelihaldi - 14 January, 2020

How Makar Sankranti is celebrated in India, especially in Gorakhpur, explains UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

News Reports

Bihar: People object to ‘Muslim community’ named as mischief makers in Chhath Puja notification, DM says, we say it as it is

OpIndia Staff - 3 November, 2019

Madhepura district magistrate had issued an alert ahead of Chhath Puja, warning local administration and police against attempts made by 'mischievous elements of Muslim community' to breach communal harmony.

Culture and History

Chhath Puja in Bihar: Offering gratitude to the Sun God and his energy that makes life on earth possible

अजीत भारती - 1 November, 2019

Celebrated mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand, Chhath Puja is a four-day-long festival worshipping the Sun God and his two consorts, Usha and Pratyusha.

Media

Muslim man Mohammad Shafiq chops off his wife’s tongue, Aaj Tak gives it a Hindu spin by mentioning ‘Karwa Chauth’

OpIndia Staff - 18 October, 2019

Aajtak had spuriously mentioned Hindu festival of 'Karwa Chauth' in their headlines while the perpetrator and the victims of the horrendous act were Muslims

Politics

Congress’ self goal: Mallikarjun Kharge terms Rajnath Singh performing Shastra Puja of Rafale as ‘tamasha’, invokes Bofors

OpIndia Staff - 9 October, 2019

Calling Shastra Puja as a 'tamasha', Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge further said that the previous Congress government bought weapons like the Bofors guns, but no one went and brought them by showing off.

Culture and History