Tuesday, May 26, 2020

Politics
- Politics
  
  Coronavirus outbreak: Congress demands a fresh Union Budget, claims the pandemic demands increased spending by the centre
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram in his column has argued that the present scenario has rendered the Union Budget declared in February irrelevant
  
  News Reports
  
  Migrant workers coming to Maharashtra will need to take permission from ‘us’: MNS chief Raj Thackeray says UP migrant can vote only in UP
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  UP CM Yogi Adityanath had yesterday said at a webinar that states wanting the services of UP's manpower will first have to obtain consent from the state government to avail their services
  
  News Reports
  
  Delhi: Tanker operators say AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal collected bribes up to Rs 60 lakhs a month
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  The accusations of graft against AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal came to light after a water tanker owner, Dr Rajendra Singh, committed suicide alleging harassment for payment from the AAP MLA and his aide Kapil Nagar
  
  News Reports
  
  Those who killed the Sikhs are still alive: BJP’s Tajinder Bagga on why it is necessary to speak up on Rajiv Gandhi and 1984...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  On Monday, Bagga took to Twitter to share an old video clip where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi appears to be justifying the murder of thousands of Sikhs by stating that when a big tree falls, the earth shakes.
  
  Social Media
  
  Old theatrics, new special effects: Is Alka Lamba preparing for an entry into Bigg Boss house?
  
  Sanghamitra - 25 May, 2020
  
  Alka Lamba is wearing a delicate shade of pink, the video is professionally shot and edited, with key scenes repeated thrice as they do in serials when the gareeb Bahu shatters the fancy tea set and the rich Sasural reacts like they have lost all their wealth.
Opinions
- 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.
  
  Opinions
  
  People like Rajdeep Sardesai – you are English media, not National media, stop blowing up your ego so much
  
  S. Sudhir Kumar - 23 May, 2020
  
  People like Rajdeep Sardesai continue to live under the distinct impression that they represent “national media”
  
  Opinions
  
  21st Century belongs to Atmanirbhar Bharat: The new reforms will gear us to enter phase two of the rise of Indian economy after 1991...
  
  Guest Author - 23 May, 2020
  
  Modi govt has laid a foundation for the new economic reforms and came out with an ambitious plan of self-reliance: The Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  NDTV cites ‘sources’ to claim Indian Jawans were detained and then released by China, Indian Army categorically rejects
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020
  
  The Indian Army has said no troops patrolling the border have been detained by the Chinese troops. "This is not true," stated an officer speaking to ANI.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Here is the truth about the fake TIME magazine cover page shared by Ravish Kumar and subsequently deleted
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020
  
  His legendary capacity to peddle fake news was once again exposed when Ravish Kumar shared a fake TIME magazine cover in a bid to malign PM Modi.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Fact Check: The Wire’s Rohini Singh lies about ventilators received in donation by Gujarat government
  
  OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2020
  
  The Press Information Bureau claimed that the ventilators were in accordance with the required quality standards and were received as donation by Gujarat government
  
  Political Fact-Check
  
  PM Modi announces Rs 1,000 crore ‘advance assistance’ to West Bengal in Mamata Banerjee’s presence, CM lies, says ‘no clarity’
  
  Jinit Jain - 22 May, 2020
  
  PM Modi unequivocally announced that the central government will provide an "advance assistance" of Rs 1000 crore to the cyclone-hit West Bengal
Media
- Politics
  
  Do not spread hatred on social media: OSD to Tripura CM slams Asaduddin Owaisi for giving communal colour to an incident of rivalry
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  OSD to the Tripura CM slams Asaduddin Owaisi for trying to incite people by sharing a misleading report by TDN World
  
  Media
  
  NYTimes publishes name of murder victim among long list of coronavirus victims, corrects after being pointed out by netizens
  
  OpIndia Staff - 25 May, 2020
  
  Devoid of photographs, graphics, and advertisement, the international newspaper carried the stories of 1000 victims of the Chinese pandemic who have been reduced to mere statistics.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  NDTV cites ‘sources’ to claim Indian Jawans were detained and then released by China, Indian Army categorically rejects
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020
  
  The Indian Army has said no troops patrolling the border have been detained by the Chinese troops. "This is not true," stated an officer speaking to ANI.
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Here is the truth about the fake TIME magazine cover page shared by Ravish Kumar and subsequently deleted
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020
  
  His legendary capacity to peddle fake news was once again exposed when Ravish Kumar shared a fake TIME magazine cover in a bid to malign PM Modi.
  
  News Reports
  
  Pinjra Tod ‘activist’ arrested for inciting Delhi riots was a columnist with The Wire and Newslaundry
  
  OpIndia Staff - 24 May, 2020
  
  Delhi police arrested two women, Natasha Narwal, who was also a columnist with The Wire and Devangna Kalita for inciting the anti-Hindu Delhi riots
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  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.
  
  Opinions
  
  Niṇyāvacāṁsi: Essence of the Vedas; which not just describe Satya, but themselves are Satya – the Absolute Truth
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 16 May, 2020
  
  The Rig Veda and other Vedas speak of the knowledge of self-realisation and unity consciousness in Brahman
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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