Saturday, September 21, 2024

Archives of OpIndia

Now a Sunni cleric calls for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya

After Shias now Sunnis have started to make this demand

Did Haryana Police abandon Dy Comm. Gauri Parasher Joshi to fend for herself?

An IPS officer calls out partial and misleading information about Haryana Police's lack of preparedness during Ram Rahim verdict.

Doklam: How India’s determination reduced China to the level of a Twitter troll

In this standoff, only India behaved like a matured sovereign nation, while China's antics were anything but matured.

Doklam standoff finally ends with China compromising on its belligerent stand

The withdrawal was bilateral with both India and China pulling back

Triple talaq petitioner writes to Mamata, alleges police inaction regarding her safety

Triple talaq petitioner gets threats, seeks protection from state.

Kerala ‘love jihad’: NIA suspects same ‘mentor’ lured two girls

Preliminary probe by NIA in Kerala "love jihad" case reveals some a deeper conspiracy.

Twitter reacts to Lalu’s ‘morphed’ photo from his Patna rally

RJD supremo Lalu Yadav gets called out for sharing a fake image of his #DeshBachao rally.

Triple Talaq – Read about the petitions, arguments and the judgment

A brief look at the history of the case, and the major arguments made in the Supreme Court by both sides.

Is “Panchkula model” of shooting stone-pelters dead the solution to Kashmir?

Perhaps all this time the real solution was right in front of us : Army & Police shooting stone-pelters in the head. 

Congress leader spreads fake stories implying Dera chief used Adani chopper after conviction in rape case

Twitter teaches Congress leader Salman Nizami a quick lesson on how to Google.

Why Arvind Kejriwal is afraid of taking action against Satyendar Jain? Kapil Mishra writes

Kejriwal removed a minister in press conference after corruption allegations, but why does he not act against Jain?

Lapses on Haryana govt’s part aggrieved the post Gurmeet Ram Rahim verdict violence

The government had reportedly failed to control the size of the crowd

CBI files FIR against Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain in money laundering case, searches residence

Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain faces money laundering allegations.

Ram Rahim Verdict: how some indulged in whataboutery while people died

Indian "liberals" shocking whataboutery on Gurmeet Ram Rahim conviction and Dera violence comparing it to Kashmir.

Mamata imposes restrictions on Durga Puja to make way for Muharram, Liberals blame her “bad luck”

In the coming days, whether Hindus in Bengal are able to stand up for their rights remains to be seen.

In Mamata’s Bengal, triple talaq petitioner faces social boycott

Ishrat Jahan, one of the five petitioners in triple talaq verdict, faces hostility back home in West Bengal.

Prashant Bhushan shares unverified image with wrong information to score a political point

Photo appeared like a newspaper clipping about Reliance Jio, except that its authenticity was entirely in doubt.

TMC leader calls triple talaq verdict ‘unconstitutional’, says courts can’t interfere in matters of Islam

The leader is a minister in Mamata government and President of state unit of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind

In Mamata’s Bengal, news channel banned as its Facebook page had ‘offensive’ comments by people

Posting anything that Mamata Banerjee government finds offensive on social media could land you in a soup.

Newslaundry columnist asks a Sikh man supporting Hindu festivals to give up Sikhism

Rather than apologising, the Newslaundry columnist decided to stoop even lower.

Father of 2 Spanish terrorists claims they were radicalised by their Imam who masterminded the attack

The Imam had used human rights defence to stop deportation from Spain

How an unverified picture about Doklam made it to Times Group’s newspaper and news channel

Times of India and Times Now spread unverified images of Doklam, wrongly attributes it to Bhutanese journalist.

Dear liberals, BJP is treating Triple Talaq verdict as their victory because you are treating it as your defeat

Who is responsible for turning Indian secularism into such a joke over 70 years? Time to introspect.

Bhutanese journalist slams Indian magazine for biased report helping China

Indian magazine The Week runs an 'irresponsible' cover story on Doklam standoff.

Rajasthan govt recommends CBI probe into Robert Vadra’s controversial land deals

Is the government finally initiating proper action against Robert Vadra?

Gorakhpur Tragedy: FIR to be filed against half a dozen people

Updates on the Gorakhpur tragedy. Probe over, FIRs to be filed.

Islamic clerics oppose the Triple Talaq verdict because it interferes in Shariat law

One of the clerics claimed that normally women are responsible for the talaq

Supreme Court strikes down the practice of Instant Triple Talaq, but it may not be enough

The real issue of a woman having a say or right in the whole process of divorce is still to be addressed.

Triple Talaq verdict: How ‘seculars’ can’t think beyond religion

Twitterati slam attempts to drag Hinduism after triple talaq verdict

Brutal acid attack on cows in Agra sparks tension in Uttar Pradesh

Acid thrown on cows and oxen in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Pamphlet asks Muslims to vote for AAP as the ‘community has always ruled over Delhi’

The pamphlets printed in the name of an AAP minister was allegedly distributed ahead of the Bawana by-polls.

Rahul Gandhi meets Gujarat Congress MLAs from behind a ‘barricade’, Twitter reacts

Twitter reacts to Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Gujarat MLAs.

Mr. Satpathy, please behave like an MP – a fellow Odia writes

BJD MP Tathagata Satpathy, while trying to raise issue of language, exposed his uninformed and elitist mindset.

Utkal Express tragedy: what we know so far

Utkal Express derailment: alleged audio tapes reveal negligence, rule out terror plot.

Members of a ‘particular community’ disconnect Temple’s electricity supply to stop its loudspeaker

The incident happened in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. Hindus as a result staged a protest.

BSP ‘disowns’ its verified Twitter handle after it shows Mayawati together with Akhilesh

A verified handle of BSP tweets a poster calling opposition to unite. Party claims account is not official, tweet deleted.

Another Janmashtami procession attacked in Uttar Pradesh by a Muslim mob

This is a second such incident in recent days in the state.

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor spreads fake news on Twitter

Shashi Tharoor tweets fake news link, gets called out.

CBDT clarifies there is no inconsistency in the data provided by government, PM

Truth about discrepancies in government numbers and numbers quoted in Prime Minister's speech.

Shiv Sena writes an editorial attacking Manohar Parrikar based on fake news

The editorial made scathing attacks against Manohar Parrikar

Before giving sermons to BJP, the Catholic Church should examine its own pacts with Fascist Mussolini

Mussolini gave the Catholic Church a cool 750 million lira in cash and another 1 billion lira in government bonds.

Zakir Naik starts playing the victim card, claims persecution for being a Muslim

Is this going to be the default go-to defence for Zakir Naik?

Rahul Gandhi’s aide calls Congress nepotistic and feudal while quitting

Rahul Gandhi's close aide alleges Congress being "anti-Hindu" in his resignation letter.

Alka Lamba brazens out her fake survey tweet, attacks news channel for exposing her lie

Alka Lamba deleted fake survey tweet, but mocked the news channel for calling out her lies.