Dibakar Dutta, Author at OpIndia

News Reports

Tripura CM Manik Saha interacts with OpIndia, talks about Left hounding him, how leaders may defect but he will never compromise on his principles

Dr Manik Saha touched upon the HIRA model that PM Modi had promised to the residents of Tripura during the 2018 Vidhan Sabha elections.

Dibakar Dutta - 16 January, 2023

Culture and History

Hari’s Loot: The Kirtan dedicated to Lord Krishna which passes through the streets singing his praises to mark the Sankranti

Hari's loot is not an isolated ritual. It is preceded by the burning down of a temporary, thatched hut, built on the eve of Poush Parbon.

Dibakar Dutta - 15 January, 2023

OpIndia Explains

Feast of the Ass: All you need to know about the Christian festival celebrated on 14th January, condemned later by the Church as ‘blasphemous’

The Feast of the Ass (or Fête de l'âne in French) is believed to have been the adaptation of the Roman pagan festival of 'Cervulus.'

Dibakar Dutta - 14 January, 2023

World

Democrats and media organisations knowingly propagated the ‘Russiagate theory’ hoax to discredit Donald Trump’s election victory: Twitter Files

'Twitter Files 14.0' revealed how attempts made by top executives to stop Democrats from posting unverified claims about Russiagate were in vain.

Dibakar Dutta - 13 January, 2023

News Reports

12 January 2006 Hajj Stampede in Mecca: When 363 pilgrims died while ‘stoning the Devil’

A small hospital, located near the site of the accident, by the name of Mina General Hospital was overwhelmed with patients.

Dibakar Dutta - 12 January, 2023

News Reports

Supreme Court defers urgent hearing over Joshimath land sinking incidents after taking a different approach on Haldwani land encroachment case

The decision comes despite the fact that 610 buildings in Joshimath had developed large cracks and 60 families had already been moved to temporary shelters.

Dibakar Dutta - 10 January, 2023

World

Twitter Files: Tech giant furthered Pfizer’s financial interests, censored doctor’s tweet hailing natural immunity

Interestingly, the Pfizer Board member was seen mouthing platitudes about the need for 'respectful debate and dialogue' in October last year

Dibakar Dutta - 10 January, 2023

News Reports

Air India urination story: ‘Liberals’ use the religious identity of accused Shankar Mishra to target the Brahmin community

Despite the non-religious motivation, the usual suspects clung on to Mishra’s religious identity to promote anti-Brahmin bigotry.

Dibakar Dutta - 9 January, 2023

News Reports

German influencer who had abused Indian street vendors had his marriage cancelled with a Pakistani actress. Here is the backstory

After being bombarded by his Pakistani audience to post pro-Palestinian propaganda, Christian Betzmann lost his mind and rebuked the same people that he had pandered to for clout.

Dibakar Dutta - 3 January, 2023

News Reports

Epicentre of terrorism is a very ‘diplomatic’ phrase for Pakistan, I could have been harsher: MEA Jaishankar to Austrian anchor

S Jaishankar recounted how Pakistani terrorists engineered the Indian Parliament attack in 2001, and the Mumbai terror attack of 2008.

Dibakar Dutta - 3 January, 2023

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