Friday, September 20, 2024

Archives of OpIndia

Did Shahjahanpur Nagar Palika actually buy a snowplough, or did Times of India lie?

It appears that Times of India mistook the machine as Snowplough and published the story on front page, alleging potential corruption.

Journalists caught inventing incidents and data around caste atrocity ahead of elections

Indian media's new project: Break India around castes

Did Sushma Swaraj just get duped by publicity seeking ‘solo honeymoon’ hoax?

Was a union minister tricked by a contrived emotional story and drawn into lending help?

This is why swords have been drawn out against the Kaanwar Yatra

A flashback into what kaanwar yatra was and what it signified, and why some people hate it now.

Modi vs Gau Rakshaks – decoding PM’s attack on cow vigilante groups

Did Modi surrender to media and left-liberal pressure when he spoke against cow protection groups?

Ashutosh tweeted awesomely even before he joined AAP. Take a look

Selected gems from the twitter handle of Ashutosh

The new Gujarat CM and the challenges that await him

The who, why, and what of Rupani's elevation as CM of Gujarat.

Kokrajhar attack: what we know so far

Terror rears its ugly head again

GST – Government must ensure the benefits are passed to consumers

True benefits of GST will accrue only in a transparent system

The time is right for Uttar Pradesh to be divided into smaller states

Why it makes economic as well as political sense

Congress brings back Soft Hindutva

By embracing "soft hindutva", Congress is trying break the Hindu-Dalit-OBC coalition built by Modi in 2014. Will this tactic work?

All you need to know about GST

GST is a step in the right direction, here is a summary of what you should know.

New narrative is being shaped up as Uttar Pradesh elections are nearing

With UP election round the corner, media is expected to push their Dalit and Muslim propaganda.

Anti-Modi cop Sanjiv Bhatt caught spreading Anti-India propaganda on Twitter

Sanjiv Bhatt made absolutely false claim about an image, which is now being used for anti-India and anti-Army propaganda.

Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP supporters and how not to react on social media

A needless argument spiralling out of control

Media indulges in malicious reporting of Parrikar’s speech on Aamir Khan

Something which was never said has been imagined by a certain media house

After Arnab’s veiled attack, a desperate Barkha begs and fights for support online

An unnamed missile has left Barkha Dutt scouting for support

Why Barkha Dutt is attacking Arnab Goswami? The reasons go beyond TRPs

The tirade against Arnab Goswami by Barkha Dutt has many layers to it. TRPs, ego, and ideology to name a few.

Barkha Dutt, you are not a terror sympathiser

Arnab Goswami has touched Barkha's raw nerve, and it hurt her

Culture of abuse and misogyny in Indian politics: A Reality Check

Of double standards and hypocrisy when dealing with misogyny and abuse in politics

The impotent dreams and shackled desires; memories of pre liberalization era

The Pre-Liberalisation era was one of darkness and despair

“You are gay, well educated, and still support Modi?” people ask me, and these are my reasons

Narendra Modi could attract supporters from various segments of the society. Everyone had his own reason to support. One such supporter shares his reasons.

Is Kejriwal sparking “no-mobile” controversy because he was ignored in the Inter-State council meet?

4 days after being completely sidelined in the event, Arvind Kejriwal has ignited a fresh controversy.

Kashmir’s hero Shah Faesal has got the Kashmir problem wrong

Superficial commentary on the symptoms rather than the cause will not help solve Kashmir's problem

Social media users troll Sidhu and AAP after Sidhu resigns as RS MP

Sidhu and AAP have been quite critical of each other in the past.

Cobrapost uses a 5 year old video to demonize Indian Army in Kashmir

A shameless attempt to communalise the atmosphere and incite violence

10 tweets that prove that Donald Trump is similar to Arvind Kejriwal

Both the leaders are new to electoral politics and ambitious, but there is more than that common at least on Twitter.

Ads of Delhi Government all over India, are they legal?

How long before AAP is pulled up yet again for violating Government Advertisement norms?

Kashmir – A filtered reality presented to us

To arrive at a more dependable picture of reality, we must recognize these common filters

Media and “Intellectuals” sympathise with Terrorist Wani, Social media rebukes

Some apologists of terror still present in mainstream India

Open Letter to Barkha Dutt from a Woman

Barkha Dutt must look inwards before pointing fingers at others.

Maneka Gandhi’s idea of controlling trolling on internet is quixotic

The fire is elsewhere while the fire-tenders are being sent to some other location

A reply to Ravish Kumar’s open letter

Ravish needs to wake up and smell the coffee

A true fan and follower of Zakir Naik writes to defend the Islamic preacher

A satirical article defending the controversial Islamic preacher who is accused of supporting terrorism and fanning intolerance.

Cabinet reshuffle: How the media got it completely wrong

Parrots or even Tarots maybe better predictors than Indian MSM

Modi Government’s ministry expansion and re-shuffle: What to make of it

There are some clear messages which come out of the latest reshuffle

“Sting” videos reveal paid news racket of media: Rs 25 lacs pm for no negative stories

A sting expose once again reveals the dark underbelly of Indian media. Will action be taken?

You have mail, Mr S A Aiyar. Subject: Brexit

The hypocrisy over the Brexit results continues, with more contrived arguments

The apologists of Islamic terrorism, and their flawed arguments

From blaming guns to asking what kind of Muslims kill in the month of Ramadan, apologists have always avoided the real debate.

Twitter suspends “parody” account which mocked an AAP-leaning media outlet

Suppression of free speech or fight against an impersonator?