Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Karnataka govt decides to name newly built Yelahanka flyover after Veer Savarkar, opposition parties oppose the decision
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  The 400-metre long flyover will be inaugurated by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday, on the day of Veer Savarkar's birthday.
  
  Media
  
  ‘We are shocked at the brazen and desperate strong-arm tactics of the State Home Minister’, Republic TV accuses Maharashtra govt of vendetta
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  The Republic TV also accused the Maharashtra government of re-opening cases against the media houses for after it exposed fake claims made by the Maharashtra government regarding the unavailability of trains.
  
  News Reports
  
  Opposition parties choose politics over human life, states run by them have approved far less Shramik Special Trains compared to NDA run states
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  Compared to NDA run states, opposition run states have given approval for a very small number of Shramik Special Trains
  
  Politics
  
  How Congress is insulting voters of Maharashtra
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 27 May, 2020
  
  As with many other things, Rahul Gandhi needs a lesson in basic civics. In this case, it happens to be the principle of collective responsibility.
  
  Social Media
  
  ‘Yeh bhaiya bataiye ki vaccine kab aayegi’, Rahul Gandhi’s question to public health expert triggers another joke fest on Twitter
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  Twitter users speculated whether Rahul Gandhi was asking for vegetable or grocery items to a local vendor.
Opinions
- Politics
  
  How Congress is insulting voters of Maharashtra
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 27 May, 2020
  
  As with many other things, Rahul Gandhi needs a lesson in basic civics. In this case, it happens to be the principle of collective responsibility.
  
  Opinions
  
  Serving the people of Bharat when they need it the most: Here is why the Left is left behind
  
  Ganesh Turerao - 26 May, 2020
  
  RSS and Left, over the past two months, have shown what they can do in testing times, it is for India to choose, either selfless service for all or propaganda for some.
  
  Opinions
  
  Praṇavārth: Brahman, Manifested
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 25 May, 2020
  
  Praṇava (प्रणव) - ॐ holds a position of paramount importance in Dharma.
  
  Culture and History
  
  Is Hinduism a ‘religion’ or just a ‘way of life’? Depends on how one defines ‘religion’ itself
  
  Maria Wirth - 25 May, 2020
  
  Hindus are often heard arguing that Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life while others object and see Hinduism as a religion
  
  Opinions
  
  23 May 2019 – more than just a counting day – when one won over innermost fears
  
  Rahul Roushan - 23 May, 2020
  
  It was not just Modi returning to power with a bigger mandate, it was a day when the ghosts of 2004 were buried.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  News Reports
  
  Old photos of wildfires all over the world used to falsely claim severe wildfire in Uttarakhand, police to file FIR against fake news peddlers
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  Images shared on social media sites soon drew traction and many media houses reported that Uttarakhand has been burning in a forest fire for the last four days
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Journalist Rana Ayyub lies, shares a video on Instagram to claim a passenger on-board Shramik train had died of hunger
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  The Railways sources have clarified that the woman was suffering from a prolonged illness
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  India Today report claims ‘exclusive’ details of Lockdown 5.0, MHA calls it speculations, denies quoted ‘sources’
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  The MHA tweet added that attributing imaginary statements to the MHA is incorrect and irresponsible.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Caravan India journalist spreads lies that 10 migrants have died due to hunger while going back in Shramik Express
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  On Tuesday, Caravan India journalist Vidya Krishnan took to Twitter to claim that 40 Shramik Express trains got lost and that the government 'forgot' to feed the passengers which led to death of at least 10 people.
Media
- Media
  
  ‘We are shocked at the brazen and desperate strong-arm tactics of the State Home Minister’, Republic TV accuses Maharashtra govt of vendetta
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  The Republic TV also accused the Maharashtra government of re-opening cases against the media houses for after it exposed fake claims made by the Maharashtra government regarding the unavailability of trains.
  
  Media
  
  Railways calls out misinformation again, 3 new cases of prior ailments misreported as deaths due to negligence
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, Jagran published a news claiming that four people died on Shramik Express due to negligence.
  
  News Reports
  
  Maharashtra government goes all out against Republic TV, orders CID probe against Arnab Goswami and his channel in a two-year-old suicide case
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  CID investigation ordered against Arnab Goswami by Maharashtra Home Minister in a case which was already closed by court
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Caravan India journalist spreads lies that 10 migrants have died due to hunger while going back in Shramik Express
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  On Tuesday, Caravan India journalist Vidya Krishnan took to Twitter to claim that 40 Shramik Express trains got lost and that the government 'forgot' to feed the passengers which led to death of at least 10 people.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Dainik Bhaskar’s report on deaths due to lack of food and water on Shramik Express misleading, Indian Railways reveals
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  The Indian Railways today called out the Dainik Bhaskar report which claimed that Shramik Express trains run by the Railways were were delayed by a week because of which as many as seven people lost their lives.
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Books
  
  Nightmare of Nehruism – a ‘tribute’ to Jawahar Lal Nehru by Sita Ram Goel
  
  OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2020
  
  Excerpts from the book "How I became a Hindu" by Sita Ram Goel in which he talks about how he felt about independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Nehruism.
  
  Opinions
  
  Praṇavārth: Brahman, Manifested
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 25 May, 2020
  
  Praṇava (प्रणव) - ॐ holds a position of paramount importance in Dharma.
  
  Culture and History
  
  Is Hinduism a ‘religion’ or just a ‘way of life’? Depends on how one defines ‘religion’ itself
  
  Maria Wirth - 25 May, 2020
  
  Hindus are often heard arguing that Hinduism is not a religion but a way of life while others object and see Hinduism as a religion
  
  News Reports
  
  Round 2: Leftists and Naxal sympathisers start casting doubts on the excavation at Ram Janmabhoomi temple site, call it “of little use”
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2020
  
  A day after various remains of a temple was unearthed from Ram Mandir site at Ayodhya, Nandini Sundar a known Naxal sympathiser, took to Twitter to peddle a new narrative to discredit the findings.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  Interviews
  
  Ultimately, we are all in this together: Psephologist Pradeep Bhandari talks about his month long ground reporting on coronavirus and migrant crisis
  
  OpIndia Staff - 21 May, 2020
  
  Psephologist Pradeep Bhandari traveled for over a month to understand and get to the bottom of the ground realities of the migrant crisis. In conversation with OpIndia, Bhandari talks about how the governments fared and what more they could do to mitigate the crisis.
  
  OpIndia Explains
  
  The Kaluchak Massacre: Does India remember this brutality, 18 years on
  
  Deepika Sharma - 14 May, 2020
  
  In the early hours of 14 May 2002, three Pakistani terrorists managed to sneak into Indian territory from Samba region - And thus began the Kalachak Massacre
  
  News Reports
  
  The full story behind the murder of a minor Hindu boy in Gopalganj
  
  OpIndia Staff - 14 May, 2020
  
  Rajesh Jaiswal's gravest allegation was that in order to suppress the incident, the police has altered the autopsy report of Rohit Jaiswal
  
  News Reports
  
  Welcome to the Aarogya Setu App: A quick look at the app that is helping India fight Coronavirus and how it works
  
  OpIndia Staff - 12 May, 2020
  
  The Government of India has launched the Aarogya Setu App to assist the fight against the Wuhan Coronavirus.
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