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Sahitya Akademi Award
Did Munnawar Rana steal the lines of his famous poem ‘Maa’ from a couplet by poet Alok Srivastava? All you need to know
Recently, Munawwar Rana's controversial tweet alluding Hindus as animals had kicked up a storm in the social media.
Poet Munawwar Rana displays Hinduphobia, says there are 100 crore ‘animals’ and 35 crore ‘humans’ in India
Addressing BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, Munawwar Rana was criticising government of India's measures to combat coronavirus.
In Winter 2019 ‘Award Wapsi’ season, Shashi Tharoor to accept Sahitya Akademi Award since it is not union govt nominated
Thiruvananthapuram MP and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor won Sahitya Akademi Award for his book An Era of Darkness.
“Tolerant” people force Literature Festival organizer to quit as they didn’t like his views
Writers calling themselves as “liberals” and “tolerant” force Vikram Sampath, Founder Director of Bangalore Literature Festival, to quit.
Ashok Chakradhar hits out at award returnees, asks them to see through TRP game and politics
Chakradhar has questioned the wisdom of those who are taking this route to protest against the claimed issues of tolerance and free speech.
With Sahitya Akademi award controversy, Nayantara Sahgal exposes another case of selective outrage
Nayantara Sahgal was fine with the "Idea of India" when Sikhs were butchered, and when Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out?
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Crime
Uttar Pradesh: Golu and Guddu kill driver Mushtaq with an axe for harassing their sister, surrender to police
The brothers, Golu and Guddu, reportedly reached the police station with a blood-stained axe and confessed to killing Mushtaq.
World
Israeli PM Netanyahu flies to Saudi Arabia to meet crown prince MBS and US Secretary of State Pompeo, Israeli sources claim
Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly flew in a private jet to meet with Saudi crown prince MBS and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
News Reports
Harassment over selling firecrackers: Haryana Police beats up people, security men of BJP leaders, protesting suicide of BJP Councillor
Harish Sharma committed suicide after he was booked for allegedly selling firecrackers during Diwali and misbehaving police officials.
OpIndia Explains
Anvay Naik suicide case for which Arnab Goswami was arrested: Letters exchanged, the closure report, and unanswered questions
On 4th of Nov, the country watched as Arnab Goswami was dragged out of his house by over 20 armed policemen for a closed 2018 suicide case
News Reports
Uttar Pradesh: Two Sadhus die after consuming tea at an ashram in Mathura, one admitted to hospital
Though prima facie it appears that the Sadhus in Uttar Pradesh were poisoned, an investigation into the case has been launched.
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OpIndia Explains
Anvay Naik suicide case for which Arnab Goswami was arrested: Letters exchanged, the closure report, and unanswered questions
On 4th of Nov, the country watched as Arnab Goswami was dragged out of his house by over 20 armed policemen for a closed 2018 suicide case
Social Media
Pratibha Patil is trending on Twitter and it is not what you think. Read details
Former President Pratibha Patil was trending on Twitter and it was not because of what people think.
World
German police barge into the house of anti-lockdown activist Dr Andreas Noack, arrest him during YouTube livestream: Watch video
Dr. Andreas Noack, was arrested by the German Police on Wednesday in what appears to be a gross violation of personal liberty.
Entertainment
Actress Sana Khan who quit bollywood for Islam marries a Muslim cleric who was introduced to her by hatemonger Ajaz Khan
Sana Khan married the Muslim cleric in a small intimate ceremony in Surat. The newly married couple also cut a cake after the wedding.
Satire
Bharti Singh resisted initially but offered full cooperation once she realised NCB officials were treating her far better than Kapil Sharma ever did: OpIndia...
The NCB suspects that the widespread use of drugs also explains how movies such as Student Of The Year 2 was ever made.
