Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Politics
- 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.
  
  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.
  
  Social Media
  
  It’s a lung… it’s a burnt toast… it’s a duck pic… No! It’s a painting by Mamata Banerjee
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  Mamata Banerjee did not appear in any election rallies or gave any statement regarding the ongoing Assembly elections in West Bengal after Election Commission banned her from campaigning for 24 hours
  
  News Reports
  
  Telangana: TRS books all hotels, warns local not to provide accommodation to BJP workers ahead of bypoll in Nagarjunasagar
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  the Telangana Rashtra Samiti leaders have allegedly booked all the hotels and resorts in Nagarjunasagar to dissuade BJP workers from campaigning in the poll bound area and have also threatened the locals who offered accommodation to the BJP workers.
  
  News Reports
  
  Scam convict Lalu Yadav’s daughter Rohini to keep Roza during Ramzan for her father’s health, will pray to Allah too
  
  OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2021
  
  On being called out for playing religious politics, Rohini Acharya said, "I am unaffected by hateful ideologies borne out of venomous society. Happy Chaitra Navratri "
Opinions
- 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.
  
  Opinions
  
  Why Mamata Banerjee should take entire moral responsibility for the violence in Cooch Behar
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 11 April, 2021
  
  The way the Bengal election has unfolded, Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee clearly feels like she is in a corner
  
  Opinions
  
  Lockdowns, ‘Covidiots’ and ‘Responsible’ Citizens
  
  Rajan Laad - 11 April, 2021
  
  We know of the recent surge in COVID cases all over India, but the simultaneous surge in ‘responsible’ citizens appalled by the irresponsibility of ‘Covidiots’
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  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
  
  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.
  
  Media
  
  Massive win for Arnab Goswami as Mumbai Police terminates all chapter proceedings against Republic media network: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2021
  
  Republic TV has announced that all chapter proceedings initiated by the Mumbai Police have bow been terminated.
  
  Media
  
  Watch: Arnab Goswami’s special message for Barkha Dutt after Sachin Vaze lands in Taloja Jail
  
  OpIndia Staff - 10 April, 2021
  
  Without explicitly naming Barkha Dutt, Arnab Goswami slammed the journalist for celebrating his unlawful arrest.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire WTF News
  
  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
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Free the Temples’ movement: A comparison of contesting ideas regarding management of Hindu Temples after freeing them of state control
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 6 April, 2021
  
  There are different contesting visions for the 'Free the Temples' movement which envisages different ways of administering Hindu Temples.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  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
  
  News Reports
  
  Pfizer wanted Brazil, Argentina to put military bases, Federal reserve as collateral: Why India kept Pfizer away and how the usual suspects are wrong
  
  Jinit Jain - 12 April, 2021
  
  Pfizer has been accused of countries in Latin America of pledging their sovereign assets, military bases and financial reserves to protect itself from any adverse fallout of the vaccine
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  OpIndia Exclusive: Tata Communications suffers data leak, hackers claim to have sold access to company’s servers, over 50GB data still up for sale
  
  Anurag - 12 April, 2021
  
  As per two posts by hackers on a hackers' forum, they have gained access to Tata Communications servers and sold them.
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Reservation for govt school students: Is the Odisha govt admitting that they have created a new backward class in the state?

Sambit Nayak - 31 December, 2020

By announcing reservation for government school students, is CM Naveen Patnaik admitting that in 21 years of his rule, he has created a new backward class in the state?

News Reports

California: Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law introducing diversity quota in corporate boardrooms among other pro-LGBT laws

OpIndia Staff - 3 October, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law that introduces reserved quotas for the LGBT community and racial minorities.

News Reports

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik announces 33% quota for women in allocation of tickets for Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 10 March, 2019

Patnaik's BJD which was a part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance had walked out of the alliance in 2009.

News Reports

Gujarat: Congress MLA resigns over infighting, appreciates PM Modi’s quota move, says will benefit Patel community

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2019

She handed over her resignation to the Assembly speaker Rajendra Trivedi this morning. However, Asha Patel stated that she was not joining the BJP following her resignation.