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Propaganda by media

News Reports

Legendary Australian cricketer slams world media for ‘vulture’ journalism, says Incredible India deserves respect: Here is what he said

OpIndia Staff - 15 May, 2021

In a recent post, the former cricketer has expressed his overwhelming support for India and slammed international media for vulture journalism

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

Media

As international media turns into vultures, MEA tells diplomats to not get overpowered by negative reports: Here is why he is right

Editorial Desk - 30 April, 2021

S Jaishankar has spoken to diplomats to not get bogged down by negative reports in international media about India and COVID-19 and take charge.

News Reports

TV actor Sushant Singh abuses mental health experts who wanted Covid patients not to be exposed to negative news

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2021

Television actor Sushant Singh on Wednesday abused the mental health experts who suggested that the media should have some restrain and focus on reporting facts instead of sensational and hysterical reportage.

Opinions

Pandemic, Politics and Propaganda

Saket Suryesh - 24 April, 2021

The devastations Covid-19 is leaving across the Globe will take centuries to heal and the scars it will leave on human souls will forever torture us.

Opinions

What does an Indian liberal do with the money they get for writing tragedy porn?

Abhishek Banerjee - 24 April, 2021

How many European parliaments are discussing how to help India during the Covid-19 crisis like they supposedly did for “farmers” of Punjab?

News Reports

From sitting on upturned dustbins to photo ops at crematorium grounds, Barkha Dutt gets questioned for her ‘vulture journalism’

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2021

While the situation on ground is indeed grim, people on social media have been calling out the dramatics by journalists who could have perhaps focused on the news instead of their brand building.

Opinions

Why did 9 anti-Modi parties demand from Election Commission that rallies must be held?

Abhishek Banerjee - 20 April, 2021

Let us get into the dirt and start pointing fingers, if that is what everyone wants. How did the second wave come to be?

World

After 2 long months, Washington Post retracts fake news about ‘find the fraud’ quote, Donald Trump calls it the ‘Georgia Hoax’

Dibakar Dutta - 16 March, 2021

Attributing it to 'anonymous sources', Washington Post had claimed in January that Donald Trump had asked the top election investigator to 'find the fraud' and that she could be a 'national hero' if she did so.

Politics