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Barkha Dutt complains to Police about her number being public, after advertising that her number was public for ‘Kashmiris in need’

OpIndia Staff - 19 February, 2019

In a tweet Barkha Dutt had posted herself on social media the previous day, she had advertised that her number was online and available to Kashmiris who needed help or 'felt vulnerable'.

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Navbharat Times published two different versions of the same news in two different editions with same misleading headline

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2019

The newspaper had published two different versions of the news regarding a person committing suicide by jumping in front of the train.

Did Gujarat Congress website say Congress ‘looted India for 70 years’, and call Congress a ‘party of thugs’?

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2019

Gujarat Congress in their official website, in their 'Join Us' section have mentioned that Congress 'looted India for 70 years' and called the party a 'party of thugs'

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Kashmiri student writes ‘Allah shahadat kabool kare’ as WhatsApp status for Pulwama terrorist, gets arrested

OpIndia Staff - 17 February, 2019

The insensitive reactions coming in on the martyrdom of Indian soldiers from such callous people have been extremely troubling

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JNU ‘student’ who was accused of stealing funds in Kathua case found spreading rumours about Kashmiri girls trapped in Uttarakhand

Nirwa Mehta - 17 February, 2019

CRPF also issued a notice that certain 'miscreants' on social media are spreading rumours and hate on social media

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AMU student from Kashmir booked for objectionable tweet on Pulwama Terror Attack

OpIndia Staff - 15 February, 2019

An FIR has been registered against Basim Hilal, a Kashmiri student from Aligarh Muslim University for an objectionable social media post on the Pulwama Terror Attack. He has been suspended by the University as well.

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‘TikTok damages Indian culture,’ Tamil Nadu minister seeks ban on popular social media app

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2019

The Tamil Nadu IT Minister said that the government will approach the Central government to ban the TikTok app

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Read why Twitter users are trending “Rahul Gandhi Pagal Hai”

OpIndia Staff - 13 February, 2019

People on Twitter started trending #RahulGandhiPagalHai soon after the conclusions of the CAG, exonerating the NDA government, went public. The trend comprised of tweets mocking the Congress President.

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