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AAP MLA Somnath Bharti apologises for his 2018 remark asking Sudarshan News journalist to take up prostitution, case closed: Details

OpIndia Staff - 20 March, 2021

Somnath Bharti had asked Ranjana Dwivedi to ‘stop doing bh*dwagiri’ followed by directing her to become a prostitute.

World

China summons UK ambassador for her ‘arrogant article’ on media freedom, diplomat pushes back: Here is what transpired

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2021

Britain ambassador to China was summoned by the Chinese foreign ministry to chastise her for an article she wrote

Media

DMK leader Kanimozhi ‘elected’ as the president of The Hindu’s employees’ union, netizens ask whether the publication is a ‘Godi media’

OpIndia Staff - 12 March, 2021

Malini Parthasarathy, the Chairperson of The Hindu Publishing Group (THGPPL), took to Twitter to say she was delighted that the DMK leader has been re-elected President of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees Union.

Media

BuzzFeed abruptly lays off 47 employees including senior editors, shuts down HuffPost Canada

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2021

"Though BuzzFeed is a profitable company, we don't have the resources to support another two years of losses," said Peretti announcing his decision to lay off 47 HuffPost employees.

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Afghanistan: ISIS kills three female media workers who used to translate Indian dramas into local languages

OpIndia Staff - 4 March, 2021

In two separate attacks by ISIS, three female employees of Jalalabad-based Enikas TV died while one was severely injured. The women were gunned down while they were returning from office.

Politics

With media sitting firmly in his lap, Rahul Gandhi continues to blatantly spread lies

Nirwa Mehta - 24 February, 2021

If anyone was looking for 'Godi media', look here, peacefully nestled in the lap of Yuvraj Rahul Gandhi.

World

‘They attacked a sovereign nation’: Australia refuses to buckle under pressure, says won’t change new legislation despite Facebook block

OpIndia Staff - 22 February, 2021

Australia's new law requiring social media giants to pay news outlets has triggered a war between Facebook and Australia

News Reports

West Bengal: Jan Ki Baat team attacked for reporting on alleged irregularities in Mamata Banerjee’s Swasthya Sathi scheme

OpIndia Staff - 21 February, 2021

Speaking to OpIndia, Pradeep Bhandari said that reporters and data analysts of Jan Ki Baat - Aman Verma, Avik Bhattacharya and Kritarth were brutally attacked in Durgapur for exposing lapses in the 'Swasthya Sathi' scheme

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