Thursday, November 14, 2024

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We are sorry DK Ravi, honest people have to survive lots of issues in India

OpIndia Staff -
Massive protest in Karnataka after IAS officer D K Ravi who 'exposed tax frauds' found dead
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News Reports

Nun Gang Rape Case: We clear Archbishop, blame Indian Express for Communalizing & Politicizing Rape

OpIndia Staff -
Media twists the statements of Archbishop to communalise an issue like rape
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Opinions

An Open letter to AAP from an AAP supporter

Guest Author -
A heartbroken supporter of AAP opens up
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News Reports

Why did Modi go to Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka?

OpIndia Staff -
Theres more to Modi's Foreign Visits than what meets the eye
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Opinions

On Gandhi Jayanti, Secularism, Public Holidays and Make In India

Gaurav -
India needs a reform on Holidays to help in achieving its Make In India goal.
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Fact-Check

The whole truth on Gandhi Jayanti Holiday

Gaurav -
Gandhi Jayanti has ben only partially rolled back as a Holiday.
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News Reports

Organizers rubbish conspiracy theories on Seinfeld cancellation, give clean chit to Mumbai police

OpIndia Staff -
Cancellation of Seinfeld could have been just a case of bad luck
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News Reports

Censor Board split wide open, Members oppose moral policing by Nihalani

Rahul Raj -
Pahlaj Nihalani goes one step ahead. Along from film-makers, the Censor Board members have also started voicing opinions against him.
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Media

Is media spreading hysteria over Swine Flu? A fact check

Guest Author -
Instead of creating a hysteria over swine flu, media should properly research and inform people of the fact of the matter.
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News Reports

As ‘Solar’ takes flight worldwide, Indian Government clips wings of conventional ‘Power’

OpIndia Staff -
Lots of buzz in the solar industry. Are we on a right track?
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Opinions

Masarat Alam – To Free Or Not To Free

Guest Author -
Masarat Alam has a dubious past and it was in national interests to use the law against him
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Opinions

Kejriwal’s Political Career via Chetan Bhagat Novels

Gaurav -
Arvind Kejriwal's Political career can be summed by all the novels Chetan Bhagat has written
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News Reports

#AdarshLiberal trends in India. Find out what goes into making of an ideal “liberal”

OpIndia Staff -
A twitter handle posted "Adarsh Liberal" comics on Reddit and Twitter, and within a few hours it spread all over the internet.
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Opinions

Stand-Up Comedy and the art of Political Propaganda – A true story

Guest Author -
A telling episode of how Stand-Up comics further their political propaganda
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Media

Questions keep piling up about the people and processes behind India’s Daughter

OpIndia Staff -
All the questions being asked of Leslee Udwin and her documentary
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News Reports

Yogendra Yadav Sting – What does it say about the media?

OpIndia Staff -
Media Ethics are being questioned
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Media

India’s Daughter – the takeaways and the concerns

Guest Author -
India's Daughter reminds us of an important incident which must not be forgotten
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Opinions

Do I feel ashamed of my poor English? No I don’t

Rahul Raj -
I often meet people who feel that speaking English makes you more intellectual than speaking Hindi
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News Reports

Petition to Sack Pahlaj Nihalani from Censor Board #SackNihalani

Editorial Desk -
An online petition to sack Pahlaj Nihalani, the chief of Censor Board.
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Media

Don’t ban “India’s Daughter” for its content, but do question it

Gaurav -
The documentary doesn't deserve to be banned for its content, but the content deserves serious questioning.
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News Reports

The legal violations by the “India’s Daughter” documentary

OpIndia Staff -
The makers of "India's Daughter" might have flouted some legal terms and conditions.
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Opinions

Showing “India’s Daughter” documentary risks doing more harm than good to the society

OpIndia Staff -
The documentary could embolden similar criminals, propagate stereotypes, and reinforce class bias that exists in the society.
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Opinions

Sorry Mr. Pahlaj Nihalani, you don’t deserve to be the chief of Censor Board

Rahul Raj -
Pahlaj Nihalani has been a big disappointment. He is either hopelessly inarticulate or stupidly regressive. Not good for the post of Censor Board chief.
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News Reports

Beef ban in India – a reality check

OpIndia Staff -
A list of Indian States where bovine slaughter is already banned in varying degrees.
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News Reports

Prashant Bhushan exposes the truths of AAP – A TL;DR

OpIndia Staff -
A series of allegations by Prashant Singh tarnishing the image of AAP
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Opinions

Budget 2015 – A step in the right direction

Guest Author -
A view on the hits and misses of Budget 2015
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Media

Avijit Roy hacked to death by Islamic Fundamentalists – Je Suis Hypocrite

Guest Author -
A revealing view on how India "Liberals" have been hypocritical in their criticism of the murder of Avijit Roy
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News Reports

Budget 2015 is over, but did the Government fulfill the promises of Budget 2014?

Gaurav -
A look at Government's promises from the last budget and how many have been fulfilled
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News Reports

The only summary of Union Budget you need to read

Aashish Chandorkar -
The success of this budget will depend on greater center- state alignment, and an overall focus on good governance and implementation of policies and legislation.
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News Reports

Essar Leaks reveal less about politicians, more about journalists like Ashish Khetan & Shoma Chaudhury

Rahul Raj -
Essar Leaks poses serious questions to media houses which raise flags of ethics and morality
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News Reports

Union Budget 2015: Focus on Farmers, Poor, Education, Infrastructure and Development

OpIndia Staff -
Brief Summary of Union Budget. The budget is focused on growth, price control and infrastructure
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Media

When a technical glitch on PMO website was sensationalized as ‘Blow to Transparency’

Guest Author -
Even after knowing that it was a technical glitch causing the webpage to become inaccessible, Times of India decided to report it differently.
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Opinions

Why Sec 66A is redundant given existing laws curbing speech

Gaurav -
We don't really need the section 66A of the IT law. The concerns are addressed by existing laws.
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Opinions

My grandfather was a Muslim. My mother a Christian. I’m an Indian, AND a Hindu!

Guest Author -
A first person account of Nalini Rathnam, who was born and raised as a Christian in India, but feels like a Hindu culturally.
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News Reports

NGOs draw huge money from foreign countries in the name of religion, but avoid legal transparency

OpIndia Staff -
With a wide scope of social, religious and political twists, it would be interesting to see how the government handles defaulter NGOs .
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Opinions

More money to states – Will the gambit work?

Ullas -
Modi Government has taken a step which is financially good, but politically bad
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News Reports

A quick guide to understand the Land Acquisition Ordinance issue

OpIndia Staff -
Three major contentious issues about the land acquisition ordinance, and what BJP and the NDA government has to say about them.
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News Reports

BJP goes with PDP – Latest U-Turn on ideology by BJP

Gaurav -
BJP ditching ideology and going "practical" will hurt it in the long run?
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News Reports

Top lies spread by Mainstream Media – February 2015

Gaurav -
A round up of the lies MSM has peddled during February 2015
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Opinions

RK Pachauri, the new Tejpal?

Nupur J Sharma -
The more you go into it, the more the cases of RK Pachauri and Tarun Tejpal sound similar.
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Opinions

Mother Teresa – as we don’t know her

Gaurav -
The Mother Teresa we know, has a lot to hide. Read some inconvenient truths about her.
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News Reports

The North-East Focus of Modi Government which MSM didn’t focus on

Ullas -
Modi is continually making efforts to integrate the North-East into mainland India.
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Media

Why #CorporateEspionage leaks the real agendas of some

Rahul Raj -
Different reactions, the #CorporateEspionage case has evoked
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News Reports

Truth about Amma’s fan who crucified himself to support her

OpIndia Staff -
Who is this crazy fan who crucified himself to a cross to support Jayalalithaa. Did he do out of “passion” for Amma?
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Opinions

Anna returns. Three mistakes of UPA govt that Modi Sarkar must not repeat

Editorial Desk -
It is neither wise to ignore Anna Hazare nor to officially engage with him. What should the Modi government do?
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News Reports

Bure Din starts for Vadra? Tax raids on offices after name struck off at Airports

OpIndia Staff -
Income Tax and Service Tax raids have been conducted on companies owned by and related to Robert Vadra in Rajasthan.
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Entertainment

Reactions of Pakistani cricket fans who were eagerly praying for the second “MAUKA” in India vs SA match

OpIndia Staff -
Reactions of Pakistani cricket fans on social media were so hilarious that you mustn't miss to read them
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Media

Sagarika Ghose & Amartya Sen: The Interview That Wasn’t

India Speaks -
Sagarika Ghose has recently interviewed Amartya Sen. The questions are the same, but answers are replaced to make some sense out of the interview
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Fact-Check

When an “Aam Aadmi” exposed a journalist called Mihir Sharma

Gaurav -
It took an aam aadmi to bring out the truth behind integration of services, which was being dismissed by the journalist.
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Fact-Check

The Rohtak “Bravehearts” and the truth Media ignored

Nupur J Sharma -
The Rohtak Bravehearts Case and how media and society handle it
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