Monday, October 26, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Actress Kangana Ranaut hits back at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray after he makes ‘ganja’ jibe against Himachal Pradesh: Here is what she said
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  A day after Uddhav Thackeray made generalisations about Himachal Pradesh during the annual Shiv Sena Dusshera Mela, actress Kangana Ranaut has slammed Maharashtra CM
  
  News Reports
  
  Uddhav Thackeray addresses Dusshera Mela by throwing Hinduphobic ‘Gaumutra’ jibes at former ally BJP
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  The 'Gaumutra jibe' is often used by left-liberals and radical Islamists to demean Hindus, who disagree with their narrative.
  
  Politics
  
  Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad claims convoy fired upon in UP, fails to mention scuffle was with AIMIM: Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  Members of Chandrashekhar Azad's Bhim army and Azad Samaj Party were in a scuffle with AIMIM members, both claiming that their life was threatened
  
  News Reports
  
  In 2007, Lalu Yadav’s two sons, Tej Pratap and Tejashwi were thrashed by people for eve-teasing in Delhi
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020
  
  In 2007, sons of Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav and Tej Pratap Yadav, were found eve-teasing women on New Year's eve
  
  News Reports
  
  Dear Rahul Gandhi, time to go to Baran to fight for justice of those minor girls whose rape was denied by Rajasthan CM
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2020
  
  Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had denied the Baran rape case saying that the victims had gone with the culprits willingly
Opinions
- Cricket
  
  Black Lives Matter: Here is why Hardik Pandya taking to his knees during IPL was a meaningless PR stunt to repair his image in...
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 26 October, 2020
  
  Following his debacle at Koffee With Karan, Hardik Pandya finally appears to have discovered the trick to find favour in elite circles.
  
  Opinions
  
  The Ritika Jindal Syndrome: The desecration of the Temple in Himachal Pradesh shows the urgent necessity of reform in public administration
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 26 October, 2020
  
  Ritika Jindal received huge praises for breaking an "age old parochial tradition". She also "taught lessons of equality to priests" apparently.
  
  Opinions
  
  “Islam is in crisis all over the world” and all the other things the French President said
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 22 October, 2020
  
  Earlier this month, the French President Emmanuel Macron took the stage at city hall in the Paris suburb of Les Mureaux to deliver one of the most consequential speeches of his career.
  
  Political History of India
  
  October 22, 1947: The day when Pakistan-backed tribal Lashkars invaded Jammu and Kashmir to plunder, rape and destroy
  
  Jinit Jain - 22 October, 2020
  
  A two-day national symposium on 'Memories of 22 October 1947' is being organised in Srinagar to create awareness among the Kashmiris about the violence inflicted by Pakistan on their ancestors
  
  Opinions
  
  21 October 1943: Netaji Subhash had formed the Azad Hind Government, India’s ‘declaration of independence’
  
  Shashank Bharadwaj - 21 October, 2020
  
  On October 21, 1943, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose announced the formation of the 'Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind' or the provincial government of free India in Singapore and had declared war on the British Empire.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Dainik Bhaskar uses NITian Anita Bharti’s image in an article about actress Preetika Chauhan’s arrest by NCB in drug case
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  Anita Bhati is a student of NIT Patna, who had recently started an online portal of 'TuOn', providing free coaching to students from 7th to 12th grade and those preparing for competitive exams
  
  News Reports
  
  Alt News selectively cites coronavirus statistics to criticise PM Modi alleging he used selective data
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2020
  
  Alt News published an article alleging that PM Modi selectively cited coronavirus numbers to give a rosy picture of country’s fight against the pandemic
  
  News Reports
  
  Rahul Gandhi claims China has occupied half of India as he says that Chinese forces have intruded 1200 km into Indian territory
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2020
  
  Rahul Gandhi said that soldiers of China have occupied up to 1,200 km deep inside into India's territory, that would mean half of India
  
  News Reports
  
  Did French teacher Samuel Patty, who was beheaded by a migrant Islamist terrorist, attend a rally welcoming refugees to France? Read details
  
  OpIndia Staff - 23 October, 2020
  
  Images from a pro-refugee rally in UK used to claim that French teacher Samuel Patty had welcomed refugees in France
Media
- News Reports
  
  After filing FIR against 1000 journalists and employees, Mumbai Police intensifies attack against Republic TV, summons journalists from Delhi, Noida in 24 hours
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  Mumbai Police under Param Bir Singh has summoned Republic TV's journalists, employees from Noida and Delhi to be present within 24 ours, said Arnab's statement.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Dainik Bhaskar uses NITian Anita Bharti’s image in an article about actress Preetika Chauhan’s arrest by NCB in drug case
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  Anita Bhati is a student of NIT Patna, who had recently started an online portal of 'TuOn', providing free coaching to students from 7th to 12th grade and those preparing for competitive exams
  
  Media
  
  Editors Guild issues a shameful statement tacitly condoning witch-hunt against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami by Mumbai Police: Details
  
  Editorial Desk - 26 October, 2020
  
  After almost two weeks of the witch-hunt launched by Mumbai Police against Republic TV and Arnab Goswami, the Editors Guild has finally issued a statement
  
  Media
  
  “I will not compromise, if there is a blood bath, I will swim in the blood and come out of it”: Arnab Goswami
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020
  
  After the Maharashtra government decided to launch a witch-hunt against Republic TV, Arnab Goswami has been fighting a lone battle in the TRP scam case
  
  News Reports
  
  Twitter user dares India Today to block him for calling it ‘sold out’, India Today obliges
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 October, 2020
  
  When a netizen called all news channels ‘sold out’ and dared India Today to block him, the media house went ahead and obliged
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  News Reports
  
  Reducing Navratri to ‘mating dance’, comparing Holi with terrorism— how the Indian media has turned Hinduphobic
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 October, 2020
  
  After Eros Now posted series of vulgar messages associated with Navratri, far-left site Arre posted a Hinduphobic tweet on Durga puja
  
  Opinions
  
  The social hierarchy of Muslim society: Is the caste system a problem unique to Hindus?
  
  Nivan Sadh - 20 October, 2020
  
  Often ignored by the media, there is wide scale discrimination present in Muslim society between two factions- Ashraf and Ajlaf.
  
  Entertainment
  
  Live streaming of ‘Ayodhya ki Ram Leela’ on DD National’s YouTube channel gains over a million digital views
  
  OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2020
  
  The live telecast of the event was launched by Neelkanth Tiwari, Tourism, Culture, Religious Affairs Minister of Uttar Pradesh, and Pravesh Sahib Singh Verma, MP Uttar Pradesh.
  
  News Reports
  
  Turkish channel blurs Radha Krishna murtis while telecasting a dubbed version of Hindi serial
  
  OpIndia Staff - 16 October, 2020
  
  Turkish channel Kanal 7 was found blurring the Radha Krishna idols placed in a family temple in some scenes of Hindi serial 'Saath Nibhaana Saathiya".
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet Sachin Vaze, the ‘encounter specialist’ cop leading the investigation against Arnab Goswami who was once suspended for custodial murder
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 October, 2020
  
  Sachin Vaze was suspended from the police force over the custodial death of a 27-year-old software engineer in 2003
  
  OpIndia Scoops
  
  Exclusive: Conversation that shows how Mumbai Police is trying to coerce witness into naming Republic TV in TRP scam
  
  Nupur J Sharma - 23 October, 2020
  
  While Hansa Research report and the FIR filed named India Today in TRP scam, in less than 24 hours, Mumbai Police had seemingly made up its mind that Republic TV was the culprit
  
  Crime
  
  Remembering Lalu’s Jungle Raj in Bihar: When an IAS officer’s wife was raped for two years by an RJD leader
  
  अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 22 October, 2020
  
  During Lalu's Jungle Raj in Bihar, IAS Officer BB Vishwas's wife Chamba Biswas was raped for 2 years by RJD leader Mrityunjay Yadav
  
  Interviews
  
  “Your outrage against Hinduphobic content on OTT platforms may actually be fuelling more such content”- Here is what an industry insider says
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 22 October, 2020
  
  OTT platforms are not hit if a movie or a series if boycotted for Hinduphobic content as people have already paid for subscription
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Four terrorists of Palestinian Islamic Jihad group blow themselves up accidentally while preparing to bomb Israel

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2020

Palestinian terror groups have been attacking Israeli citizens with arson balloons and rockets. In response, Israel has been bombing specific facilities in the Hamas stronghold.

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Amazon-Reliance tussle: Reliance Retail to complete its deal with Future Group without any delay

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Amazon had secured a temporary stay by a Singapore-based arbitration court on Future Group's Rs 24,713 crore deal with Reliance Retail.

News Reports

After filing FIR against 1000 journalists and employees, Mumbai Police intensifies attack against Republic TV, summons journalists from Delhi, Noida in 24 hours

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Mumbai Police under Param Bir Singh has summoned Republic TV's journalists, employees from Noida and Delhi to be present within 24 ours, said Arnab's statement.

Media Fact-Check

Dainik Bhaskar uses NITian Anita Bharti’s image in an article about actress Preetika Chauhan’s arrest by NCB in drug case

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Anita Bhati is a student of NIT Patna, who had recently started an online portal of 'TuOn', providing free coaching to students from 7th to 12th grade and those preparing for competitive exams

News Reports

Actress Kangana Ranaut hits back at Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray after he makes ‘ganja’ jibe against Himachal Pradesh: Here is what she said

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

A day after Uddhav Thackeray made generalisations about Himachal Pradesh during the annual Shiv Sena Dusshera Mela, actress Kangana Ranaut has slammed Maharashtra CM

News Reports

Retail co-ops in Kuwait call for the removal of French products from shelves over Mohammad cartoons

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2020

Retail outlets in Kuwait removed made-in-France products to mark protest over Prophet cartoons. Many supermarkets in Qatar and Jordan are also reportedly joining the boycott.