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As the BJP sweeps Bengal, pro-TMC newspaper The Telegraph takes an abrupt pivot: Understanding why it’s opportunism and not an ideological shift

Shraddha Pandey - 6 May, 2026

The front page of the Calcutta edition of the newspaper published on 5th May dominated BJP’s Bengal victory, with a large front in saffron colour “BJP’s Bengal” with an illustration of the iconic Howrah Bridge worked into the lettering. Below it is the headline “Saffron tsunami sets aside TMC”.

Fact-Check

The Telegraph peddles fake ‘internal survey’ report of BJP, party slams TMC’s attempt to plant false stories to distract from real issue

OpIndia Staff - 13 April, 2026

“There is no such internal survey of the Bharatiya Janata Party. The overwhelming support for the BJP in West Bengal has clearly unnerved the Trinamool Congress, which is now planting such scurrilous stories to distract from the real issues,” the party made it clear.

The Telegraph UK’s Samaan Lateef spins ‘colonial purge’ lie to demolition of 115-year-old Elphinstone Road Overbridge in Mumbai: Read about his pro-Pakistan shenanigans

Shraddha Pandey - 8 April, 2026

The Telegraph gave the demolition of Mumbai’s 112-115-year-old Elphinstone Road Overbridge a ‘British colonial legacy purge’ spin.

Opinions

As Ramachandra Guha calls India a ‘Hindu Pakistan’ to peddle another Muslim victimhood propaganda, here’s why he is wrong, again

Shraddha Pandey - 9 February, 2026

At the very onset of the propaganda piece titled “A Hindu Pakistan?”, Guha invokes India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to contend that contrary to the initial envisioning of India as an inclusive nation, unlike Pakistan, India under the Modi government is “coming ever closer to Pakistan with regard to the merging of faith and State.”

Opinions

UK’s media declares India as the ‘enemy’ over military and commercial ties with Russia: How they have been buying India-refined Russian oil for years,...

Anurag - 3 July, 2025

While Europe sanctions Russian crude, it imports refined fuel via India, whose strategic autonomy is labelled duplicity by Britain. Meanwhile, London shelters economic offenders wanted in India, citing human rights to delay justice.

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Pakistan’s Foreign Minister cites a fake image to claim ‘Pakistani Air Force is best’ in their senate, gets trolled

OpIndia Staff - 16 May, 2025

In his address to Pakistan's Senate on Thursday, Dar said, "Telegraph writes Pakistan Air Force is the undisputed king of the skies." The image of The Telegraph he believed as genuine news, was an obvious fake.

Opinions

Dear Leftist media, Judges are not beyond criticism, stop issuing Fatwas against Vice President Dhankhar for raising legitimate questions on the judiciary

Shraddha Pandey - 22 April, 2025

In this vein, The Leaflet, a leftist propaganda outlet run by senior advocate Indira Jaising, published an article on 20th April 2025, attacking VP Dhankhar for criticising what he deemed judicial overreach. The Leaflet suggested that Dhankhar’s strongly worded criticism of the judiciary in a particular context comes at a multi-faceted cost, including political, constitutional and legal, moral, as well as credibility.

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The Allison Pearson case: ‘Press freedom’ goes for a toss in UK as the newly elected left-wing Labour Party hounds journalist over old tweet

Dibakar Dutta - 16 November, 2024

Allison Pearson has received support from the likes of ex-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk.

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From ThePrint to Pakistan, Muslim victimhood and false narrative on Delhi anti-Hindu Riots gets fanned by Reuters just in time for Lok Sabha elections

Anurag - 27 May, 2024

The Print published a wire report issued by Reuters that focused solely on the alleged Muslim victims of the Delhi Riots 2020, just before Delhi voted. The report was a clear attempt to paint a picture of unilateral suffering and victimhood.

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