Monday, August 10, 2020

Politics
- Politics
  
  Was Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh thrashed by Dalit Morcha of AAP, asks BJP leader Kapil Mishra
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Kapil Mishra made the comment at a time when Sanjay Singh from the AAP has been leading a spirited effort to brand the BJP 'anti-Dalit'.
  
  News Reports
  
  “Delete the video or there will be negative consequences,” Chinese embassy threatens India based strategic affairs portal over a critical video on Xi Jinping
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Chinese authorities were irked with the portrayal of Xi Jinping in a 'negative light' by Indian portal 'Strat News Global run by Nitin A Gokhale
  
  Politics
  
  Congress party may face suspension or disqualification if it fails to elect a party president soon: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Even though there are no rules for ensuring mandatory compliance, the Election Commission can time-and-again take a call on the matter, if and when, it deems appropriate.
  
  Politics
  
  Udta AAP: After crushing defeat in 2017, AAP dissolves core committee, district units and all wings in Punjab
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2020
  
  Member of Parliament Bhagwant Mann will continue to remain the president of AAP Punjab.
  
  News Reports
  
  Shiromani Akali Dal leaders to protest outside Sonia Gandhi’s house alleging involvement of Congress leaders in production & peddling of spurious liquor in Punjab
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2020
  
  Akali Dal has alleged that Congress is involved in supply of spurious liquor that has resulted in more than 100 deaths in Punjab
Opinions
- Political History of India
  
  The ‘Revolutionary Poet’ and the ‘Great Scholar’: Behind the veils of the Dravidian Delusion
  
  zeneraalstuff - 8 August, 2020
  
  One of the persistent pieces of given wisdom in Indian political discourse is that the Dravidian movement was a progressive one.
  
  Opinions
  
  The curious case of Laila Tyabji’s epic meltdown, the ‘personal saree shopper’ of Sonia Gandhi
  
  Shefali Vaidya - 8 August, 2020
  
  On the eve of #NationalHandloomDay on 7th August, founder of Dastkar and textiles Prima Donna Laila Tyabji chose to rant about this govt’s decision of scrapping of the Handloom Board
  
  Political History of India
  
  The KGB ties of Indira Gandhi: How India became a puppet of USSR during the Cold War
  
  Nivan Sadh - 7 August, 2020
  
  Mitrokhin Archives are considered to be the most sensational coutner-intelligence documents that have blown the whistle on several countries.
  
  Opinions
  
  Hindus, the last standing major pagan culture in the world: Hagia Sophia, AIMPLB and why secularism is a scam
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 7 August, 2020
  
  While Muslim majority Turkey wants to intervene in Kashmir, AIMPLB talks about the Hagia Sophia even as it wags its finger at the Supreme Court
  
  Government and Policy
  
  15th EU-India Summit: Promising an opportunity for India in the post-COVID world
  
  Shishir Bajoria - 6 August, 2020
  
  The 15th EU-India Summit was held in the virtual space, which can be called the Covid-19 era normal. Before the pandemic made its presence felt, this Summit was planned to be held in March in Brussels.
Fact-Check
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  News Reports
  
  Rajasthan: Muslim auto driver was thrashed by drunk miscreants for tobacco and money, communal angle not confirmed by police
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Muslim Auto driver in Rajasthan was thrashed for looting him, not for not chanting Jai Sri Ram as alleged, confirms police
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Senior lawyer K Parasaran who fought Ram Mandir case is not on Twitter, colleagues clarify after fake account gets followers
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  One of those heroes who rose to the challenge and was instrumental in the reclamation of Ram Janmabhoomi is 93-year-old K Parasaran, who successfully led the legal fight of Hindus
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Is ED violating its guidelines by registering money laundering case in connection with SSR’s death? Here’s how NDTV journalists peddled fake news
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2020
  
  The Enforcement Directorate has recently lodged a case of money laundering in connection with the alleged suicide of Sushant Singh Rajput.
  
  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
Media
- Media
  
  Mocking Dalit leaders Arjun Ram Meghwal, Ramdas Athawale shielding Tablighi Jamaat: How liberal media betrays its bigotry
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 9 August, 2020
  
  Arjun Ram Meghwal tested positive for the Wuhan Coronavirus and was subjected to mockery.
  
  News Reports
  
  “Delete the video or there will be negative consequences,” Chinese embassy threatens India based strategic affairs portal over a critical video on Xi Jinping
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  Chinese authorities were irked with the portrayal of Xi Jinping in a 'negative light' by Indian portal 'Strat News Global run by Nitin A Gokhale
  
  Live Updates
  
  India Today Group shuts down Mail Today tabloid, several employees laid off
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020
  
  India Today group today announced that it is shutting down its Delhi-tabloid Mail Today.
  
  News Reports
  
  Punya Prasun Bajpai makes absurd comparison of Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan’s viewership on TV with BJP’s vote in 2019
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2020
  
  Punya Prasun Bajpai on Saturday took to Twitter to discredit the success of the Bhoomi Pujan ceremony by making illogical claims
  
  Media
  
  Does Rajdeep Sardesai think that untimely death of Sushant Singh Rajput doesn’t deserve attention because he was not a “very big star”? Seems so
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 August, 2020
  
  Calling the investigation into death of Sushant Singh Rajput a 'circus', Rajdeep Sardesai went on to claim that the issue has now turned out to be another feud between Mumbai Police and Bihar Police.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  News Reports
  
  Rajiv Gandhi did not want Ram Mandir dispute to be settled, withdrew support after Chandra Shekhar had resolved the age-old issue: Claims upcoming book
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  Rajiv Gandhi did not want Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute to be resolved as he did not want Chandra Shekhar to take credit for the same
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Kashi Mathura Baki Hai’: Krishna Janmabhoomi Nirman Nyas set up in Mathura, 80 sadhus from 14 states named as members
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2020
  
  The original Keshavnath Temple was destroyed by Aurangzeb and the Shahi Idgah Mosque was built on its plinth.
  
  Culture and History
  
  Is being a Hindu acceptable but having faith in Hindutva ‘dangerous’? Quite the contrary
  
  Maria Wirth - 6 August, 2020
  
  Is being a Hindu acceptable while faith in Hindutva is not? Is it even dangerous? Many Hindus seem wary to be associated with Hindutva
  
  News Reports
  
  Soil from ancient Sharda Peeth in PoK was also used in Ram Mandir Bhoomi Pujan: Read how VHP and some dedicated devotees managed that
  
  OpIndia Staff - 6 August, 2020
  
  This Sharada Peeth is significantly important for Hindus because it is said to be one among the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  ‘Aaj Dekh Lenge Hinduon ko’: The tale of Faizal Farooqui, Rajdhani and DRP school and what Chargesheet number 1 says
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 3 August, 2020
  
  The Delhi Police and the Special Cell have filed numerous chargesheets in the Delhi riots that pertain to several different incidents of violence that led to carnage and destruction over a period of the two days.
  
  News Reports
  
  Had it been Pakistan, would have taken her from your house: The full story of what happened when Nazmul kidnapped Dinesh’s daughter at gunpoint
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 31 July, 2020
  
  A minor girl was abducted on gunpoint while she was returning from the market with her father. The alleged incident took place on July 26 in Begusarai’s Bhikan Chak village that falls under Bachhwara police station.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The saga of Wikipedia bias continues: ‘Jai Shri Ram is a war cry’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 31 July, 2020
  
  The Wikipedia page of the sacred chant 'Jai Shri Ram' has been distorted to paint a completely ant-Hindu picture and call the chant a war cry
  
  Political History of India
  
  The Nanoor Massacre: When CPI(M) workers slaughtered 11 landless labourers and then blamed ‘evil’ landlords for their crimes
  
  OpIndia Staff - 28 July, 2020
  
  The Nanoor Massacre occurred on the 27th of July, 2000 in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. 11 labourers lost their lives.
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Rajasthan: Muslim auto driver was thrashed by drunk miscreants for tobacco and money, communal angle not confirmed by police

OpIndia Staff - 9 August, 2020

Muslim Auto driver in Rajasthan was thrashed for looting him, not for not chanting Jai Sri Ram as alleged, confirms police

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