Friday, November 15, 2024

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News Reports

Thousands of kids rescued from slavery after home ministry launches nationwide campaign

OpIndia Staff -
Over 19,000 missing children in India are rescued from slavery, prostitution and begging under the 'Operation Smile'.
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News Reports

Marathi speaking auto-drivers – A legacy of Congress, continued by BJP

Rahul Raj -
The Maharashtra state transport department decides to provide autorickshaw permits only to Marathi-speaking people in Mumbai
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Media

Truth behind “online attack” on John Dayal, and real faces of online abusers whom media ignores

Nupur J Sharma -
Christian activist John Dayal provoked people on Twitter, and when attacked, played victim. Here is what media chose to ignore.
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Media

The Hindu comes out with half truths to claim ‘mid day meal ban’ in Kerala is a lie

Editorial Desk -
A report by The Hindu is being cited as proof that there was never a ban on mid day meals in Kerala during Ramzan. How reliable is that?
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Opinions

Muted outrage over fatwa against AR Rahman betrays double standards of some “activists” again

Rahul Roushan -
The Bollywood, the media, and the activists were not so vocal and active when it came to supporting AR Rahman for a fatwa issued against him.
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Opinions

Open letter to fellow Indians from a Jain youth over meat ban

Ankit Jain -
A young Jain writes that he doesn’t support meat ban, but those outraging have to see the politics and history behind it.
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Opinions

Package to Bihar – Reparation for decades of injustice?

Guest Author -
A Bihari shows howBihar has been neglected for decades
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Social Media

Another social media celeb troll shown reality on twitter for hypocritically calling other people trolls

CrimeMasterV2 -
Rituparna Chatterjee hypocrtically tried to encash Bollywood goodwill, but her shadow didn't forgive her this time
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Media

Media reporting old wine in new sensationalized bottle, but BJP has got to act

Editorial Desk -
A "fascist government" at work seems to be the new agenda
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Media

Maharashtra Government’s words twisted in attempt to create “Emergency” by Rumour Landmines

Gaurav -
Media decides to misreport another incident
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Opinions

Karnataka Doctors shouting for help but Indian MSM cannot hear them

Guest Author -
A Doctor from Karnataka writes about the striking doctors.
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News Reports

How long will Kalburgis, Dabholkars, Pansares of India be threatened for speaking against religion?

Rahul Raj -
The murder of MM Kalburgi raises many questions on the social structure of India
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News Reports

Did CPM “comrades” kill 3 innocent dogs to celebrate Kerala RSS leader’s death anniversary?

OpIndia Staff -
Has a facebook post revealed who the perpetrators are?
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News Reports

Top Lies spread by Indian Media in August 2015

Gaurav -
Indian MSM has erred on 25 counts in August 2015
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Opinions

Farmer Suicides: Some Cold Hard Facts

Guest Author -
A Critical look at the Farmer Suicides data
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Opinions

A Patel writes about Reservations, Hardik Patel and Police Action

Guest Author -
A criticism of the agitation and the way it is being handled
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Media

Rajdeep Sardesai – an accused in a Defamation case

Guest Author -
Will Rajdeep be questioned for his being an accused?
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News Reports

Government doesn’t choose films to be sent to Oscar, but journalists whine on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
A rumor spread by some vested interests was taken as true by journalists and used as a propaganda against the government.
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News Reports

Tracking the Indo-Pak NSA talks and how Indian MSM seemed bent towards Pakistan

Gaurav -
Pakistan was cornered and some in Indian MSM came to its rescue.
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News Reports

The Reason behind why Vadra is still on ‘No-frisking list’ & why he may lose the status soon

Guest Author -
Why is it taking so long to remove the name of Robert Vadra from the no-frisking lists at airports
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Politics

7 totally random and funny maps of India some Pakistanis love to dream about

OpIndia Staff -
Ever since India changed the map of Pakistan in 1971, Pakistan has been dying to do the same to India. 7 such fantasy maps.
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Fact-Check

Are Caravan’s claims that Firstpost is shielding 3 top BJP leaders true?

OpIndia Staff -
Is Arun Jaitly getting rid of media posts attacking him?
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Satire

Arvind Kejriwal explains why Delhi is best suited for FTII

Gaurav -
A satirical take on how Delhi would be ideal for FTII and Vice versa
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Media

Don’t rejoice so soon Gandhis, contrary to MSM reports, the National Herald case is still on

Gaurav -
The mainstream media is desperate to give a "Huge relief" to Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, but that's not what the reality is.
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News Reports

Will this issue be the next OROP for BJP?

Guest Author -
The mess that Congress has made in earstwhile Andhra Pradesh can be another OROP for BJP
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Media

How media reacted when AAP put up Kejriwal’s name during Independence Day

OpIndia Staff -
Fake pictures showing reactions that mainstream media would've had when they saw Kejriwal's name during Independence Day celebrations.
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News Reports

Three women, three incidents, one message – sexist attacks are not exclusive to any group

Rahul Raj -
Females in India will be used as political and social tools till we do not remove our double face
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News Reports

Naga Peace Treaty – Result of a broad-based approach, reveals interlocutor

Guest Author -
Historic treaty signed with Naga insurgents
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Fact-Check

When Congress states opposed GST in 2013, and why BJP states are now ok with it

Gaurav -
The lies and politics behind GST bill
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Opinions

Wanted: a Smart Government

Gaurav -
The Government must rethink its strategy on small issues
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Opinions

The Naga Peace Accord: what left wing extremists groups of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar can learn

Guest Author -
The Naga Accord will encourage various Left Wing Extremist groups of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar et. al. to leave the path of violence and join the mainstream.
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Opinions

Nitish Kumar – Caught in the DNA web

Ullas -
Nitish Kumar will resort to the usual victimhood game now. He will try to shore up support of Biharis, lying to them that PM Modi has insulted all of Bihar.
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News Reports

Indian Meteorological Department – What to make of them?

Ullas -
Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) is one of those departments where the government needs to invest more with the latest technologies and equipments.
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News Reports

Here are your three enemies who don’t want you to watch porn online

Editorial Desk -
Some PIL activists, a clueless government, and some strict archaic laws - deadly combo of three that won't allow you to watch porn.
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News Reports

Top Lies spread by Indian Media in July 2015

Gaurav -
Indian MSM has erred on 27 counts in July 2015
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Opinions

Dear media, don’t misreport, misrepresent and communalize Yakub Memon

Guest Author -
A sensitive issue like Yakub's execution needed to be dealt with responsibly by the media, but Indian media failed again.
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Interviews

Meet Gaurang Damani – a socially conscious Mumbaikar who initiated King’s Circle station cleaning

Ullas -
Gaurang Damani - an Electronics engineer from Mumbai - has taken up Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan very effectively.
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Crime

An open letter by a cop to those opposing death penalty to Yakub

Guest Author -
A police officer writes how "adarsh liberals" are going on the wrong path over Yakub Memon issue.
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Media

Moneylife – fighting a lone battle against NSE, with no support from media

Ullas -
Moneylife is the "ugly duckling" of Media.
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Fact-Check

Fact-Checking the “facts” of FactChecker.in – Power Ministry claims

Gaurav -
Factchecker.in gets its facts wrong.
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News Reports

Last day of APJ Abdul Kalam – He went away teaching all of us

OpIndia Staff -
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam lived his last day emulating all that he stood for.
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Political History of India

Memories of Kargil war from my School Diary

Rahul Raj -
For your tomorrow, we gave our today -
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Fact-Check

Sreenivasan Jain edits embarrassing portions from Ramdev’s interview

Gaurav -
Sreenivasan Jain sinks to a new low to save his face
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Opinions

Why Criminal Defamation, a relic of colonial era, must go

Guest Author -
No Country is Free without Right to Free Speech
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Media

Sreenivasan Jain: In defence of the corrupt

Gaurav -
Sreenivasan Jain has defended many people accused of financial impropriety.
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Opinions

Firstpost declares Bajrangi Bhaijaan communal because Salman says Jai Shri Ram, and not Khudahafiz

Rahul Raj -
Firstpost editor declared that Bajrangi Bhaijaan is communal because Salman Khan says "Jai Shri Ram"
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Media

Survey reveals 80% people dissatisfied with the quality of mainstream media in India

Guest Author -
People have lost trust in TV news completely while a huge majority thought that overall the media was biased.
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Fact-Check

When the ‘Smart Troll’ forced Media houses to correct themselves

Gaurav -
Smart Trolls on Social Media are redrawing the rules for MSM
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Media

Adarsh Liberal Journalists form “Teesta Defence League”

OpIndia Staff -
Hypocrisy of MSM journalists exposed in Teesta case.
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Social Media

Salman Rushdie slaps his Adarsh Liberal parody account hard on Twitter

OpIndia Staff -
A parody account of Salman Rushdie was reduced to being political sloganeering, Rushdie couldn’t take it anymore.
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