Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Politics
- Politics
  
  Mamata Banerjee, after promising monthly stipends for women, faces ‘financial shortage’ in keeping her poll promise
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  West Bengal government might have to cut down on fund allocation to other Departments to keep Lakshmi Bhandar scheme afloat.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The MVA report card: Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
  Akshita Bhadauria - 22 June, 2021
  
  10-min read: As the Maha Vikas Aghadi struggles to keep itself afloat, here's a snapshot on the Maharashtra government's handling of the pandemic.
  
  Politics
  
  Congress Toolkit team now comes up with a ‘white paper’ on COVID management, here is how it is flawed
  
  Jinit Jain - 22 June, 2021
  
  Congress has released a white paper cautioning on the third wave of COVID-19, which appears as an extension of the toolkit that was exposed last month
  
  Opinions
  
  86 lakh vaccinations: Why BJP had the most perfect day yesterday
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 22 June, 2021
  
  Rahul Gandhi has done the BJP a favour, as usual when it comes to criticising the recordbreaking number of COVID vaccination.
  
  News Reports
  
  Court directs former PM Deve Gowda to pay Rs 2 crores for defaming construction firm: Here are the details of the case
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Former PM HD Deve Gowda has been directed to pay a sum of ₹2 crores to an infrastructure services firm for causing ‘loss of reputation’
Opinions
- Opinions
  
  86 lakh vaccinations: Why BJP had the most perfect day yesterday
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 22 June, 2021
  
  Rahul Gandhi has done the BJP a favour, as usual when it comes to criticising the recordbreaking number of COVID vaccination.
  
  Opinions
  
  International Yoga Day: How ‘a way of life’ argument is used to peddle ‘Yoga is not Hindu’ propaganda
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 21 June, 2021
  
  On International Yoga Day, motivated individuals attempted to appropriate Yoga and disassociate it from Hinduism.
  
  Politics
  
  Is Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra on the verge of an imminent collapse?
  
  Jinit Jain - 21 June, 2021
  
  A massive political storm is brewing in Maharashtra as alliance partners of the Maha Vikas Aghadi coalition have held no punches to attack each other
  
  Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
  
  Politics
  
  How Muslims made Periyar bend a knee, while he continued to abuse Hindus despite protests
  
  Suren - 20 June, 2021
  
  The slightest resistance from the Indian Muslim population was sufficient to make the Dravidian movement capitulate, while the campaign of abuse and calumny against Hinduism has gone on for decades, inspite of wide spread protests.
Fact-Check
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  Media Fact-Check
  
  Lakshadweep admin refutes PTI report on proposal to shift jurisdiction to Karnataka from Kerala
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  On Sunday, PTI tweeted that following the protests from Lakshadweep residents, the administration had mooted proposal to shift its legal jurisdiction from Kerala High Court to Karnataka High Court.
  
  News Reports
  
  Days after Rahul Gandhi foul mouths Modi govt over increased dose gap for Covishield, AstraZeneca chief investigator backs the decision
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021
  
  AstraZeneca scientist says level of protection provided by one dose of vaccine increases in second and third month after the jab
  
  Social Media
  
  Dhruv Rathee fans mark YouTuber Karolina Goswami for targeted harassment after she exposed his lies
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  After Karolina Goswami pointed out the factual errors and mistakes in the Dhruv Rathee video, Rathee's supporters have been harassing and abusing Goswami.
  
  News Reports
  
  Kerala-based Maktoob Media gives a bizarre spin to Ghaziabad story, claims Aadil accused of beating the Muslim man was actually ‘rescuing’ him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 June, 2021
  
  Kerala based Maktoob Media peddles another fake news on Loni incident, claims accused Adil was rescuing Abdul Samad Saifi
Media
- News Reports
  
  After being slammed by Bombay HC for lack of evidence, Mumbai police names Arnab Goswami as an accused in second TRP chargesheet
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Republic TV had submitted before Bombay HC that Mumbai Police have deliberately not named Arnab Goswami in charge sheet to keep the investigation open
  
  Media
  
  Ravish Kumar appears massively frustrated as India administers 85 lakh COVID vaccines in single day, this is why he does not make sense
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Ravish Kumar goes on a ranting spree to hate on PM Modi by camouflaging propaganda as 'criticism' over COVID-19 vaccination
  
  World
  
  German media giant Axel Springer asks its anti-Israel employees to find another job, states Israel’s right to exist as an essential values
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  Axel Springer's CEO asked employees to look for another job if they have problem with Israel's flag outside headquarters
  
  Media
  
  Bombay HC grants transit anticipatory bail to Rana Ayyub for spreading fake news in Ghaziabad incident after advocate argued ‘spine injury’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 June, 2021
  
  Propagandist Rana Ayyub has been granted 4 week of transit anticipatory bail by the Bombay High Court over the Ghaziabad incident.
  
  Opinions
  
  Coronavirus: Liberal privilege that sank Kerala. Here is what went wrong
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 20 June, 2021
  
  The media will choose to wait strategically till it reaches Gujarat, for more effect. And the third wave begins “officially” when the spread reaches Uttar Pradesh. And then, it will all be the fault of “Gaumutra.”
Variety
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  Culture and History
  
  Ganga Dussehra – The day River Ganga descended upon the Earth
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  Every year, on 10th day of Jyestha month (according to Hindu Calender) Ganga Dussehra is celebrated to mark the day on which Ganga came down to Earth
  
  News Reports
  
  AAP celebrates Delhi’s new architectural marvel, the Moti Nagar speed breaker
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  AAP's Moti Nagar MLA has recently inaugurated a speed breaker, along with dozens of supporters flouting social distancing norms.
  
  Books
  
  Earth, space, time, and more: Read how Indian scholars had recorded astronomical facts centuries before they were ‘discovered’ by Westerns
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 17 June, 2021
  
  Based on original Sanskrit texts, the book “Indian Astronomy: A Source-Book” narrates how ancient India excelled in astronomy
  
  Variety
  
  ‘Friend tried to get me married to a gay banker, to avoid controversy over my pregnancy’: Neena Gupta in her autobiography
  
  OpIndia Staff - 17 June, 2021
  
  In her book titled 'Sach Kahun Toh', Neena Gupta has revealed that when she got pregnant with her daughter Masaba out of a relationship with West Indian legendary cricketer Sir Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards, one of her friends had tried to get her married to a gay banker from Mumbai's Bandra.
Specials
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  News Reports
  
  Uttar Pradesh: Forced mass religious conversion accused Mohammad Umar Gautam was felicitated by AMU alumni for ‘spreading Islam’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  Mohammad Umar Gautam and his associated at the Islamic Dawah Centre(IDC) preyed on vulnerable and poor people, those with listening and speaking disabilities, and converted them to Islam
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The MVA report card: Maharashtra government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic
  
  Akshita Bhadauria - 22 June, 2021
  
  10-min read: As the Maha Vikas Aghadi struggles to keep itself afloat, here's a snapshot on the Maharashtra government's handling of the pandemic.
  
  News Reports
  
  NCW takes cognisance of OpIndia’s report on Loyola College ex lecturer’s struggle against sexual predators, asks Chairman Provincial to take action
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 June, 2021
  
  NCW has taken cognisance of OpIndia's report about the 13-year long battle of an ex-lecturer of Loyola College against sexual harassment
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  Taliban rule: When Hindus in Afghanistan were forced to carry yellow badges like Jews in Nazi Germany
  
  OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2021
  
  In a bid to undo years of suffering and persecution, the Indian government had issued long-term visas to 700 Hindus and Sikhs from Afghanistan in July last year.
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