Thursday, April 15, 2021

Politics
- Opinions
  
  What would Dr. Ambedkar say about Hindu and Muslim societies today?
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 14 April, 2021
  
  What do you think Dr. Ambedkar would say today about the relative performance of Hindu and Muslim society in the years since 1947? Can you be as frank and clear in stating your thoughts as he was?
  
  World
  
  How Islamism is sinking the boat of Pakistan: The recent violence by TLP provides a good example
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  Violence broke out in several cities of Pakistan after security forces arrested Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Saad Hussain Rizvi.
  
  Politics
  
  Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra government is the best, blames Kumbh Mela and Uttarakhand for Covid-19 mess
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  Sanjay Raut while addressing the media blamed people coming from other states for the spike in Covid-19 cases in the state.
  
  News Reports
  
  Constant ‘beheading’ threats by Islamists: Hindus come out in large numbers to support Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati, demand security for him
  
  Jhankar Mohta - 13 April, 2021
  
  Enraged by the Muslim politicians and religious groups openly issuing death threats, Hindus come together to support Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati.
  
  News Reports
  
  Chhattisgarh: FIRs against Sambit Patra, Tajinder Bagga for criticising Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi quashed by High Court
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  The single bench judgment from the Chhattisgarh High Court has quashed a total of 3 FIRs which were filed last year against Sambit Patra and Tajindar Bagga by Chhattisgarh Youth Congress members.
Opinions
- News Reports
  
  From reports of shortages to black-marketing, is Remdesivir really the ‘miracle drug’ to cure Covid?
  
  Anurag - 14 April, 2021
  
  In November 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended against the use of Remdesivir in Covid-19 patients stating that there was no evidence that the drug can improve survival.
  
  Opinions
  
  What would Dr. Ambedkar say about Hindu and Muslim societies today?
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 14 April, 2021
  
  What do you think Dr. Ambedkar would say today about the relative performance of Hindu and Muslim society in the years since 1947? Can you be as frank and clear in stating your thoughts as he was?
  
  Opinions
  
  Here’s why lockdown is no longer an option and imposing another at this point makes no sense at all
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 13 April, 2021
  
  Not imposing a lockdown may be a bad choice but imposing it to combat Covid-19 will prove to be infinitely worse.
  
  Opinions
  
  Attempts to draw false equivalence between the Kumbh Mela and Tablighi Jamaat congregation do not make sense: Here’s why
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 12 April, 2021
  
  Attempts are being made to draw false equivalences between the Kumbh Mela and the Tablighi Jamaat congregation last year.
  
  Opinions
  
  Mithun Da may be a ‘cobra’ but it’s those in TMC that Mamata needs to be concerned about: Why the Clubhouse conversation should worry...
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 11 April, 2021
  
  Prashant Kishor cast a devastating blow to the reelection bid of Mamata Banerjee with his comments during the Clubhouse discussion.
Fact-Check
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  News Reports
  
  The truth behind video shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming Pakistani Army officials tortured an Indian soldier
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021
  
  Video of Pakistani soldiers torturing a Baloch man shared by Manjinder Singh Sirsa claiming that the victim is an Indian soldier
  
  Editor's picks
  
  The false claims of COVID-19 vaccine shortage and the propaganda for American vaccines: A detailed analysis
  
  Raju Das - 8 April, 2021
  
  While non-NDA states are lagging behind vaccinating eligible population, they are demanding to open up the vaccines to all adults
  
  News Reports
  
  Aam Aadmi Party claims no FCI counters opened in Delhi for wheat procurement. Here is the truth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021
  
  FCI fact-checked AAP, posted photos of Delhi Mandi where procurement is happening since April 1.
  
  News Reports
  
  Fact Check: Did PM Modi ask students to attempt difficult questions first in exams?
  
  Anurag - 8 April, 2021
  
  A student from Arunachal Pradesh and a teacher from DAV institutions had asked the PM about how to tackle difficult subjects or topics during study hours.
Media
- World
  
  CNN hoped for higher Covid-19 death toll, hyped pandemic deaths to improve ratings, technical director admits in Project Veritas leak
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021
  
  CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester went on five Tinder dates with a Project Veritas agent where he made the revelations.
  
  World
  
  CNN staffer reveals to Project Veritas spy how they ran pro-Biden propaganda to get Donald Trump out of office
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021
  
  CNN Technical Director Charlie Chester went on five Tinder dates with the Project Veritas spy where he ended up making the damning revelations.
  
  World
  
  Tucker Carlson slams ADL for being concerned about Israel’s demography but demonizing him for concerns about USA’s
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  Tucker Carlson highlighted how ADL had objected to the influx of Palestinian refugees in Jewish-dominated Israel in 2010.
  
  Opinions
  
  Attempts to draw false equivalence between the Kumbh Mela and Tablighi Jamaat congregation do not make sense: Here’s why
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 12 April, 2021
  
  Attempts are being made to draw false equivalences between the Kumbh Mela and the Tablighi Jamaat congregation last year.
  
  Media
  
  Watch: Tucker Carlson asks CNN President Jeff Zucker to transition into a woman to fight toxic masculinity
  
  OpIndia Staff - 11 April, 2021
  
  "We agree, CNN is dominated by lots of dumb men," read the Fox News tucker during the Tucker Carlson Tonight show.
Variety
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  News Reports
  
  Indonesia: Man almost marries the wrong woman after Google Maps guides him to the wrong location
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021
  
  After the groom's party enter the bride's house for a wedding in Indonesia, someone in the group realised they are in the wrong house
  
  WTF News
  
  Woman’s fear of cockroaches leads couple to change houses 18 times, husband files for divorce
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2021
  
  A couple in Bhopal has changed 18 houses in three years of marriage due to the wife's fear of cockroaches.
  
  News Reports
  
  Sadhguru says sorry if someone is genuinely hurt over his comments on Lord Krishna and Yashoda, but explains what he meant
  
  OpIndia Staff - 8 April, 2021
  
  SM were awash with a video of Sadhguru in which he made remarks on nature of love between Lord Krishna and Yashoda
  
  News Reports
  
  Video of Sadhguru saying Yashoda became Lord Krishna’s ‘lover’ goes viral, Isha Foundation offers explanation: All you need to know
  
  OpIndia Staff - 7 April, 2021
  
  Sadhguru said in the video that after Krishna had grown up, his foster mother Yashoda had become her lover and a Gopi
Specials
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  News Reports
  
  Maha COVID-19 crisis: Hospital beds and ventilators running short, scarcity in oxygen and Remdesivir supply, and inordinate delays in testing
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 April, 2021
  
  Maharashtra is in a midst of a resurgent coronavirus outbreak as the state has reported over 60,212 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday
  
  News Reports
  
  From reports of shortages to black-marketing, is Remdesivir really the ‘miracle drug’ to cure Covid?
  
  Anurag - 14 April, 2021
  
  In November 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) recommended against the use of Remdesivir in Covid-19 patients stating that there was no evidence that the drug can improve survival.
  
  Opinions
  
  Here’s why lockdown is no longer an option and imposing another at this point makes no sense at all
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 13 April, 2021
  
  Not imposing a lockdown may be a bad choice but imposing it to combat Covid-19 will prove to be infinitely worse.
  
  News Reports
  
  What happened in Chhabra after Hindu man was stabbed by Muslim men: Call for peace, attack on a Hindu the next day and more
  
  Anurag - 13 April, 2021
  
  On April 12, the administration extended curfew for one more day at Chhabra, Baran district in Rajasthan after the communal riot
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OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2019

Doctors across West Bengal have gone on a strike in protest against the insensitivity shown by the state government towards the attacked doctors of NRS Hospital.

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