Wednesday, May 27, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Two people criticise Uddhav Thackeray, Rahul Gandhi and Sharad Pawar, not only is an FIR filed, but their shop is vandalised by Shiv Sainiks...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  An FIR has been filed against two individuals in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra for making offensive remarks against chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, NCP supremo Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
  
  Politics
  
  Congress gets into damage control mode, after Rahul Gandhi distances Congress from Maharashtra mess, state chief debunks him
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  Earlier today, Rahul Gandhi had stated that though the Congress is supporting the Uddhav Thackeray government, they are not in a decision making role.
  
  News Reports
  
  Rahul Gandhi declares Lockdown a failure in containing Coronavirus, then criticises Modi government for lifting it
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  Rahul Gandhi claimed that the nationwide lockdown was supposed to eradicate the Coronavirus infection in the country, but that didn’t happen
  
  Politics
  
  Rahul Gandhi distances Congress from the Coronavirus mess in Maharashtra, shifts blame squarely to Uddhav Thackeray: Read how
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  Today, during a press conference held by Rahul Gandhi, he was asked about the Coronavirus pandemic and its spread in Maharashtra and he squarely shifted the blame to Uddhav Thackeray
  
  News Reports
  
  ‘Rajiv Gandhi was a murderer’: BJP leader Tajinder Bagga’s tweet irks Punjab Youth Congress, invites threats of FIR and physical assault
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  While accepting the challenge posed by the Punjab Youth Congress, Tajinder Bagga said that he would meet them in-person, post the lockdown.
Opinions
- 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.
  
  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”
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  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.
  
  Editor's picks
  
  As Ram Mandir construction begins, communist leader, National Herald editor share 2018 report to peddle ‘Buddhist site’ narrative
  
  OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2020
  
  The recent claims by the leftists are nothing but another round of the false claims to derail the Ram Janmabhoomi temple project and deny Hindus their right.
  
  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.
  
  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
- 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.
  
  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.
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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