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Satire

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

Nitin Rivaldo - 7 July, 2016

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

News Reports

“Every work is respectful, don’t think of anything as small” – Smriti Irani in her last interview as HRD Minister

Amritanshu Gupta - 7 July, 2016

A candid conversation with Smriti Irani

News Reports

Cabinet reshuffle: How the media got it completely wrong

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2016

Parrots or even Tarots maybe better predictors than Indian MSM

News Reports

Smriti Irani becomes target of sexist and crass attacks by media and on social media

OpIndia Staff - 6 July, 2016

Media and Media persons lead and Congress trolls follow

Opinions

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

Gaurav - 6 July, 2016

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

News Reports

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

OpIndia Staff - 5 July, 2016

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

Opinions

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

Mayuresh Didolkar - 4 July, 2016

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

Opinions

The apologists of Islamic terrorism, and their flawed arguments

Nitin Rivaldo - 3 July, 2016

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

Social Media

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

OpIndia Staff - 1 July, 2016

Suppression of free speech or fight against an impersonator?

Opinions

Newslaundry, your fact-check on the PM’s interview has been fact-checked!

Shantanu - 30 June, 2016

A detailed factual rebuttal to a motivated piece

Opinions

The bigotry of so-called liberals over the Brexit verdict

Mayuresh Didolkar - 27 June, 2016

Dear Liberals, we understand your feeling of hurt and disappointment over the Brexit result.

Media

Social Media outrages as Times of India calls LeT terrorists “rebels”

OpIndia Staff - 26 June, 2016

Has Times of India insulted our martyrs?

News Reports

Nepali filmmaker accuses Shirish Kunder of stealing his idea to make the short film Kriti

OpIndia Staff - 24 June, 2016

Kunder has released his short film Kriti, which has been accused of being a copy of a Nepalese short film.

Opinions

New Education Policy – Only Hope of Lost Confidence

Guest Author - 23 June, 2016

Indian Education needs a massive revamp

Opinions

A snapshot of Rajan’s performance as RBI governor

highbeta - 20 June, 2016

Raghuram Rajan could have continued on the back of his good work

Opinions

My first visit to an RSS event changed my perception about RSS

Ankit Jain - 18 June, 2016

A brief account of my first RSS event, which changed my perception about RSS.

News Reports

Misreporting by media on Aviation Policy’s proposal of Rs 2500 cap on airfares

Raju Das - 16 June, 2016

Media has once again reported incorrect news leading to outrage

Opinions

Arvind Kejriwal and the era of gutter level politics

Editorial Desk - 16 June, 2016

Arvind Kejriwal will be remembered for bringing unseen coarseness in public debate

News Reports

Adv Patel who filed the petition with EC clears all doubts about AAP’s 21 MLAs facing disqualification

Ankit Jain - 15 June, 2016

Advocate Prashant Patel call it the worst form of political corruption. Know why.

News Reports

Resignation of AAP transport minister Gopal Rai: Health reasons or something more to it?

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2016

The curious case of yet another AAP Minister resigning

News Reports

Has Arvind Kejriwal promised to shave his moustache off ?

OpIndia Staff - 14 June, 2016

How incorrect news is being spread as true.

Opinions

What is wrong with the discourse around the Orlando terror attack

Gaurav - 13 June, 2016

Are some being "politically correct" or just being terror apologists?

Opinions

Sitaram Yechury, will you be hosting an iftar party?

Guest Author - 11 June, 2016

The chances of the CPM Boss daring to talk against the Chinese fasting ban look as remote as him turning up for Yoga Day

News Reports

Twitter roasts Kejriwal with ‘KejriwalShayaris’, after he gets poetic with Modi

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2016

Kejriwal Shayaris rock twitter

News Reports

Top Lies spread by Indian Media in May 2016

Gaurav - 10 June, 2016

Modi, Rishi Kapoor, Maneka Gandhi, Udta Punjab and many more victims

News Reports

Cartoonist alleges Congress forced him to take off his cartoon

OpIndia Staff - 9 June, 2016

Intolerance of the "secular" kind

News Reports

Media reports saying India admits to error in GDP figure untrue

Gaurav - 9 June, 2016

Indian media can go to any depths to misreport a piece of news

Opinions

Hypocrisy of liberal artists is hurting art in India

Rahul Raj - 9 June, 2016

If artists don't support artists with contradictory ideologies, how will art gather strength?

News Reports

Modi vs Kejriwal – A Tweet Analysis

rohitagarwal - 7 June, 2016

A limited study may reveal interesting facts

News Reports

Saba Naqvi: The line between being a journalist and being an AAP cheerleader

Gaurav - 5 June, 2016

Ethics in Indian journalism are at an all time low

News Reports

New York Times uses lies to insult victims of Godhra carnage in a report on Gulbarg Society judgement

Nirwa Mehta - 3 June, 2016

NYT plays with facts to paint a biased picture of the Gujarat Riots

Fact-Check

Congress IT cell caught spreading fake pics of BJP supporter

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2016

Using photoshopped pictures has become par for course for Congress IT cell

Media

Contradictory media reports lead to confusion over beef found at Dadri

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2016

In a fresh twist, some reports claim meat not from Akhlaq's house

News Reports

AAP leader Aashish Khetan loses cool, threatens journalists after exposé of AAP’s corruption

OpIndia Staff - 2 June, 2016

The news of AAP being involved in corrupt deals has shaken AAP leaders

Media

5 times Arnab Goswami went ballistic on Newshour

OpIndia Staff - 1 June, 2016

Love him or hate him, Arnab Goswami will not stop going Nuclear on people

Online bullying of serving defence officers by journalists

rohitagarwal - 31 May, 2016

Its become fashionable of journalists to issue veiled threats when questioned

Opinions

What’s wrong with Tanmay Bhat’s video on Sachin & Lata and what’s wrong with the reaction

Gaurav - 30 May, 2016

Freedom of speech via outrages should be used to counter distasteful jokes which can also be covered by Freedom of Speech

News Reports

One tonne onions sold for one rupee: The truth

Ashutosh Muglikar - 30 May, 2016

Media hype and twisting of facts lead to a sensationalised story.

Opinions

A Smriti Irani fan asks a question: Why?

Hariharan - 29 May, 2016

The puzzling media strategy of some BJP leaders has fans asking questions

Fact-Check

The Hindu editor claims ‘fake’ CBSE site as official GoI site, later deletes tweet

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2016

Look before you leap and think before you tweet

Media

NDTV journalist once again caught on the wrong foot on social media

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2016

Deer caught in headlights would probably be more graceful

Opinions

Some questions on the Dawood-Khadse story we must ask

Ashutosh Muglikar - 27 May, 2016

Some loose ends in the Khadse story need to be investigated

Opinions

Harsh Mander: The obsessive Ishrat apologist

Hariharan - 25 May, 2016

It is time some people hide behind lies to defend the indefensible.

Opinions

Bogey against Social Media “trolling”, a conspiracy against Free Speech in virtual world?

Shwetank Bhushan - 24 May, 2016

Concern for abuse or is it a larger game plan to censor speech that is not liked by a certain section?

News Reports

Slander and abuse that right-wing women face on social media, which MSM ignores

OpIndia Staff - 23 May, 2016

Abuse and threats on social media are not a one-way street as the mainstream media will like you to believe.

Opinions

Paranoia or Propaganda? Analyzing the latest outbursts of Julio Ribeiro

Hariharan - 22 May, 2016

The former police officer has written yet another article that plays on rhetoric and ignores facts.

Politics

Ignore the media, Congress and Rahul Gandhi have nothing to worry post Verdict 2016

OpIndia Staff - 20 May, 2016

Congress should not be worried and instead take support from the overwhelming data

Fact-Check

NDTV journalist exposed on social media for gross lies and misreporting

OpIndia Staff - 19 May, 2016

Journalism standards of NDTV hit a new low, but gets exposed on Twitter.

News Reports

3 headlines in 3 hours: NDTV’s report on Maneka Gandhi’s interview regarding “trolling”

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2016

How a minister's interview was misquoted repeatedly.

News Reports

Chanting Om on Yoga Day not compulsory, but NDTV suggests the opposite

OpIndia Staff - 18 May, 2016

NDTV misrepresents facts on Yoga Day to create a non-existent controversy

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