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Politics

An appraisal discussion amid growing intolerance

NR Nigam - 25 November, 2015

A satirical appraisal of Intolerance in India

Entertainment

Raveena Tandon threatened and abused by Journalists and Trolls

OpIndia Staff - 25 November, 2015

Intolerance to opposing views is rising in India

News Reports

Shramdaan for Swachh Bharat: A Citizen’s Initiative (23-25 November)

OpIndia Staff - 22 November, 2015

Group of individuals are planning to unite, collaborate and clean more than 35 cities of India. Social Media is playing a vital role in such initiatives.

Social Media

Arvind Kejriwal hugged Lalu Yadav, social media made a sweet deal out of it

OpIndia Staff - 20 November, 2015

Social media suddenly became very creative and funny after they saw Arvind Kejriwal hugging Lalu Prasad Yadav

News Reports

Madrassas are a threat to liberty: Tufail Ahmad at India Ideas Conclave 2015

OpIndia Staff - 19 November, 2015

Tufail Ahmad argues that Indian Muslims can't be reformed unless they reject Madrssas and provide education of science and mathematics to their kids

News Reports

From Dadri to Haryana to Manipur, how stories about crimes against Dalits and Minorities have panned out

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2015

Just like "Church attacks" the initial stories of attacks on dalits and minorities are fizzling out

News Reports

Pakistan is the original “Islamic State”, much before ISIS: Tarek Fatah at India Ideas Conclave 2015

OpIndia Staff - 17 November, 2015

Tarek Fatah tears into the Idea of Pakistan - an idea that is incompatible with modern democracy.

News Reports

Subramanian Swamy’s allegations against Rahul Gandhi, and the other things they reveal

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2015

Swamy's fresh allegations against Rahul Gandhi

Opinions

A JNU student speaks: I hope one day my Alma Mater stops being “a communist hell-hole”

OpIndia Staff - 16 November, 2015

Stories from JNU reveal what the university has become.

News Reports

Does Smriti Irani’s HRD ministry have plans to regulate private IIT coaching centres?

Gaurav - 13 November, 2015

When deliberations become recommendations and recommendations become HRD Ministry plans

News Reports

Anti-Modi group refuses to apologize for distorting “Om” into Nazi symbol

OpIndia Staff - 12 November, 2015

Instead of offering apology or expressing regret, the group says that “the image was chosen carefully and deliberately”.

Culture and History

Series | Decoding Indian Belief Systems: Is this world just a dream?

Guest Author - 12 November, 2015

The purpose of the lives of the Indian philosophers was the exploration of the eternal truth. And the eternal truth was not to be found in the world outside, but the world within.

Opinions

The elitist side of the firecracker debate

Guest Author - 10 November, 2015

Every Diwali, the debate on firecracker ban is resurrected

News Reports

“Why, How, and When” of the successful #MarchForIndia

Vivek Agnihotri - 10 November, 2015

#MarchForIndia received a huge response. People deliberately tried to malign the whole event by going against the ideologies they stand for.

News Reports

Top Lies spread by Indian Media in October 2015

Gaurav - 9 November, 2015

There have been 23 media lies in October 2015

News Reports

Introducing discussion forums for OpIndia.com readers

OpIndia Staff - 8 November, 2015

OpIndia.com launches discussion forums for its readers. Just register with an email and start the debate.

Opinions

Hindus’ freedom from intolerance : A reply to the news peddlers of the West

Guest Author - 6 November, 2015

When Hindus started recognizing their identity, the Western media became quick to brand them intolerant

Opinions

Modi Wave – the double edged sword of BJP

Kishore V. Ramsubramonian - 5 November, 2015

It is imperative for BJP to rethink their strategy on putting Modi ahead for every State elections and local body elections, as the only face of BJP

News Reports

India “shining” as per multiple ratings issued by International agencies

OpIndia Staff - 4 November, 2015

India improves in multiple International Ratings

News Reports

Long list of authors, artists and scientists who have slammed Award Wapsee

OpIndia Staff - 3 November, 2015

A list of all the eminent people who have slammed award wapsee

Opinions

Modi must wake up and smell the narratives

Guest Author - 3 November, 2015

The Man Who Lives By The Narrative...

Opinions

A response to Aakar Patel’s “call to action” to Bollywood

Mayuresh Didolkar - 2 November, 2015

Aakar Patel writes sans logic and facts, again.

News Reports

Artists join Scientists in slamming Award Wapsee brigade, Plan counter movement “Jawab Do”

OpIndia Staff - 31 October, 2015

More and more people are speaking against Award Wapsee

News Reports

Scientists slam Award Wapsee, call it a mere “show”

OpIndia Staff - 30 October, 2015

Award Wapsee is drawing criticism from Scientists

News Reports

Viral video: Councillor gets a Milk Bath “Abhishek” for being victorious in Civic Polls

OpIndia Staff - 30 October, 2015

Vanity of politicians knows no bar

Politics

Intolerance in Modi’s India: Reading an Adarsh Liberal’s mind

Thought Gun - 29 October, 2015

An Adarsh Liberal laments the state of affairs in India under Modi.

Opinions

This is why scientists are not joining the award-return bandwagon

Guest Author - 27 October, 2015

A response to a blog on NDTV

Opinions

The Horrendous Communication Strategy of “Modi Sarkar“

Ullas - 26 October, 2015

The Government must act on its failed communication policy

Opinions

When Mahatma Gandhi mediated a debate over whether Vedic Hindus ate beef

Manithan - 23 October, 2015

The debate over whether beef eating was allowed as per Vedas, is almost a century old.

Opinions

But Rajdeep Sardesai you are wrong. Again

Gaurav - 22 October, 2015

Rajdeep Sardesai once again reveals his hypocrisy

News Reports

Ashok Chakradhar hits out at award returnees, asks them to see through TRP game and politics

OpIndia Staff - 21 October, 2015

Chakradhar has questioned the wisdom of those who are taking this route to protest against the claimed issues of tolerance and free speech.

Culture and History

Series | Decoding Indian Belief Systems: Circle versus Line

Guest Author - 21 October, 2015

The major difference between the Western and the Eastern thought is on how they view life: as a line or as a circle

Opinions

Journalist and old friend of Sanjiv Bhatt asks: Did you use me Sanjiv Sahab?

Guest Author - 21 October, 2015

A journalist feels betrayed by former Gujarat IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt. Read his first hand account of what happened.

News Reports

Meet your Sahitya Akademi Award Returnees

OpIndia Staff - 19 October, 2015

A deeper look into the backgrounds of some writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards

Opinions

Two sides to the coin which is flung in Dance Bars

Guest Author - 19 October, 2015

There are two sides to the Dance Bars argument

Media

Mother Teresa’s orphanages not de-recognized, but victim of own religious illiberalism

Gaurav - 16 October, 2015

When religion stops liberal policies

Media

Did a BJP leader own a meat factory, or was he even a BJP leader? A fact check on media reports

Guest Author - 15 October, 2015

Blatant untruths and hiding inconvenient facts has become standard practice for media

Opinions

Digital India could create a problem for Swacch Bharat

Guest Author - 13 October, 2015

e-Waste can be a huge by-product of Digital India and without adequate measures may interfere with Swacch Bharat

Media

Modi’s clothing subjected to another hit-job by Indian media

OpIndia Staff - 8 October, 2015

Indian media: reporting on banalities and that too without accuracy

Media

Dear Media, attack the PM for the right reasons

India Speaks - 8 October, 2015

A reminder to the media on what its role should be

Opinions

With Sahitya Akademi award controversy, Nayantara Sahgal exposes another case of selective outrage

Guest Author - 7 October, 2015

Nayantara Sahgal was fine with the "Idea of India" when Sikhs were butchered, and when Kashmiri Pandits were thrown out?

News Reports

Smriti Irani takes to Twitter to call out Media spin

OpIndia Staff - 7 October, 2015

The Hindu caught spinning by HRD Minister

Opinions

Indian Media is the new fringe?

Guest Author - 5 October, 2015

Does India Media want communal riots to happen? What explains their acidic agenda?

Fact-Check

Top Lies spread by Indian Media in September 2015

Gaurav - 5 October, 2015

Media has told 24 lies in September 2015

Opinions

The Dadri death has killed a bit of hope in our minds too

Rahul Raj - 3 October, 2015

Commentaries given by many BJP leaders on the Dadri type even are shaking the faith in the organization

News Reports

Sorry Rahul Gandhi, the various claims about your whereabouts don’t add up

Guest Author - 3 October, 2015

Rahul Gandhi is missing and his alibi doesn't seem to hold ground

News Reports

Untruths about Mahatma Gandhi floating on social media

OpIndia Staff - 2 October, 2015

Unverified "factoids" about Mahatma Gandhi plague the internet

Economy and Finance

Fact-Check: The Hindu resorts to creative interpretations of GDP data just to prove Modi is wrong

Thought Gun - 1 October, 2015

Indian media can resort to anything to show PM Modi in bad light

Opinions

Demolishing the Aurangzeb Apologist Cabal

Guest Author - 30 September, 2015

Devious translations and convenient interpretations to whitewash Aurangzeb

Opinions

Attacking Modi’s mother shows the intellectual bankruptcy of Congress

Gaurav - 29 September, 2015

A pathetic attack from Congress which will backfire on them some day

OpIndiabringing the \'right\' side of India

OpIndiabringing the \'right\' side of India

OpIndiabringing the \'right\' side of India

OpIndiabringing the \'right\' side of India

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