Sunday, May 9, 2021

Politics
- Media
  
  Indian diaspora protests against West Bengal post-poll violence in UK, Canada, Australia and United States
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2021
  
  "The State machinery is failing the people of West Bengal as the Hindus are subjected to killings, rapes, and exodus from their homeland," a protestor said.
  
  Politics
  
  Prashant Kishor to fire 85 percent of his IPAC staff after Bengal election victory, may start a political career in Bihar: Report
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2021
  
  Only the core 100-150 people will be retained to carry out political strategising work that Prashant Kishor ked IPAC does.
  
  News Reports
  
  Himanta Biswa Sarma elected as next Chief Minister of Assam after BJP legislative party meeting
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2021
  
  Himanta Biswa Sarma was proposed as the next Chief Minister by outgoing CM Sarbandana Sonowal in the legislative party meeting
  
  Politics
  
  ‘Madarsa-chhap’, ‘Mirzapur ke Lalit’, ‘Chhotu has grown up’: Here is why a war of words erupted between AAP’s Amanatullah Khan and BJP’s Tajinder Bagga
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2021
  
  The allegations by Tajinder Bagga sparked a war of words between the Delhi BJP spokesperson and AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan.
  
  News Reports
  
  Punjab Ministers led by Navjot Singh Sidhu hold a secret meet against party leadership: Here is what reports say happened
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2021
  
  In all 38 Congress MLA and ministers led by Navjot Singh Sidhu have come together to mount pressure on their own party leadership
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  Here is how The Lancet used dubious sources to blame Modi Govt for the Covid crisis
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 9 May, 2021
  
  Following the abrogation of Article 370, The Lancet had issued a strong condemnation of the Indian Government.
  
  World
  
  CIA embraces ‘Woke Ideology’, edgy Tumblr rhetoric now adopted by the US intelligence apparatus, leftists deny that this is happening
  
  Guest Author - 7 May, 2021
  
  The CIA in the United States of America has enthusiastically embraced the 'Woke ideology' and is using it for propaganda.
  
  Opinions
  
  Left-leaning Twitter and ISIS seem to have the same threads of fascism that bind them: Here is how
  
  Nitin Rivaldo - 7 May, 2021
  
  After the political upset for BJP, Mamata Banerjee took the reigns and a spate of unimaginable violence was unleashed on those who worked for BJP or those who had supported the party in the state.
  
  Opinions
  
  Black Lives Matter, a Facebook post and how I got censored: Big Tech, freedom of speech and the overall hypocrisy of the Ultra Left
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 6 May, 2021
  
  On 11 February 2021, my Facebook account of 13 years was disabled without reason and it is time we talk about the Ultra Left's hypocrisy
  
  Opinions
  
  After their trial by fire, BJP needs to frame the narrative in Bengal without playing into Mamata’s hands
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 6 May, 2021
  
  Other than the political violence against BJP in Bengal, people are not happy with their handling of COVID - can it get worse for them? Yes
Fact-Check
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  Fact-Check
  
  Did BJP leader Tejasvi Surya ‘apologise’ for his alleged ‘communal’ remarks on the BBMP bed scam? Here are the facts
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 8 May, 2021
  
  After Tejasvi Surya took the names of 17 employees in the BBMP case who are Muslims, Congress party and media houses had attacked him
  
  News Reports
  
  Turkish govt-owned news portal publishes misleading photograph with Indian Covid stats
  
  OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021
  
  Photograph of Nepalese cremation ground passed as India's while publishing Covid-19 stats by Turkish News outlet TRT World
  
  Fact-Check
  
  Scroll journalist mischievously shares misleading, old report to insinuate that union govt is funding a trial of using Gayatri Mantra to treat Covid-19
  
  OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2021
  
  While AIIMS Rishikesh is testing using gayatri mantra along with usual treatment for Covid-19, fake news claims it as standalone treatment
  
  News Reports
  
  Karnataka Congress shares morphed image to allege BJP MP Tejasvi Surya’s link with BBMP bed scam after Congress supporter arrested in the case
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2021
  
  Karnataka Congress morphed a photo to claimed that BBMP bed scam accused Congress supporter is actually BJP supporter
Media
- World
  
  Chinese state media Editor accuses Subramanian Swamy of being ‘ungrateful’ over ‘war on COVID’, it doesn’t go down well for him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2021
  
  Chinese state media Global Times Editor Hu Xijin on Sunday accused BJP leader Subramanian Swamy of being 'ungrateful' after he tweeted that India is...
  
  Media
  
  Swati Chaturvedi accused of plagiarizing article on Himanta Biswa Sarma by Hindustan Times editor
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2021
  
  Swati Chaturvedi has been accused of plagiarizing an article by Zia Haq, Associate Editor at Hindustan Times.
  
  News Reports
  
  Arvind Kejriwal govt expels 7 journalists from Whatsapp group after report critical of govt handling of oxygen crisis, senior journalists keep mum
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2021
  
  The Arvind Kejriwal government has been the darling of the media for a long time but it seems to want absolute devotion
  
  Media
  
  Asianet News journalist calls Bengalis ‘Pakistanis’, says no use showing ‘Sanghis’ getting thrashed in times of Covid-19
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2021
  
  Asianet News has issued an apology after their journalist said that they are deliberately not covering Bengal violence.
  
  Opinions
  
  Left-leaning Twitter and ISIS seem to have the same threads of fascism that bind them: Here is how
  
  Nitin Rivaldo - 7 May, 2021
  
  After the political upset for BJP, Mamata Banerjee took the reigns and a spate of unimaginable violence was unleashed on those who worked for BJP or those who had supported the party in the state.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  Opinions
  
  Manoj Das the storyteller: Alive forever, in a million smiles and a million memories
  
  Sanghamitra - 4 May, 2021
  
  How does something as insignificant, and as regular as death binds a writer who is alive in a thousand stories.
  
  WTF News
  
  Worried because his hens stopped laying eggs, a poultry farmer in Pune approaches police
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 April, 2021
  
  The Pune poultry farmer said that his hens stopped laying eggs after consuming the feed manuactured by a particular firm in Ahmednagar
  
  Opinions
  
  Breathing oxygen? Thank a tree hugger in Aarey forest
  
  Sanghamitra - 21 April, 2021
  
  As media reports started going oxygen, oxygen, oxygen in the last few days, the 'liberals' recalled their primary school science lessons.
  
  WTF News
  
  Taiwan man marries the same woman four times, divorces thrice to get extra paid leaves, employer fined for refusing to pay
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 April, 2021
  
  The bank clerk in Taiwan pulled off this bizarre stunt up until he managed to get his 8 days paid leave extended up to 32 days
Specials
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  News Reports
  
  Patanjali was the first Indian company to publish a research paper on the new Covid-19 drug approved by DCGI: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2021
  
  Patanjali had published a research paper on use of the drug 2-deoxy-D-glucose for Covid-19 treatment in March 2020
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet AAP’s ‘Delhi ke Nirmata’: Who is Navneet Kalra, the businessman on the run after oxygen hoarding scandal was busted
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2021
  
  Oxygen Concentrators have been found at Khan Chacha, Nege & Ju bar and Town Hall restaurants in Delhi, all owned by Navneet Kalra
  
  News Reports
  
  As ‘journalist’ spread hate against RSS affiliate Sewa Bharti, here is how they are giving it their all in troubled COVID-19 times
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 6 May, 2021
  
  "Such propaganda and lies do not affect us", said Sewa Bharti Delhi head Rajesh Agarwal in response to 'The Wire' journalist's Tweet against them
  
  News Reports
  
  Fact sheet: Central govt’s Rs 190 crore a month subsidy on food grains vs Delhi govt’s Rs 8 crore a month free ration scheme...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 May, 2021
  
  While central govt provides free food grain under PMGKAY and wheat & rice at ₹2 and ₹3 under NFSA, Delhi govt is subsidising that ₹2 and ₹3
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