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Top lies spread by Mainstream Media – January 2015

Gaurav - 2 February, 2015

We bring you a recap of the top lies MSM has peddled during the month of January 2015

Media

Who Muted Bombay? Leela Samson or Pahlaj Nihalani?

OpIndia Staff - 2 February, 2015

Censor Board mutes the word "Mumbai" in a song. Who is to blame?

News Reports

Kumar Vishwas – Victim or Habitual Offender of making controversial remarks?

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2015

Kumar Vishwas seems to have a penchant for making remarks which get him in trouble.

Media

Times of India wrongly blames AAP candidate for storing 5000+ liquor bottles?

OpIndia Staff - 31 January, 2015

Times of India had to retract its news that EC found more than 5000 bottles of liquor at Delhi AAP candidate's house.

Politics

Meet the biggest fan of the Congress party currently living on on earth

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2015

In the millions of "Bhakts" of BJP, we find that one lone warrior who has been with the Congress through the ups and downs of Politics: @Gsurya

Politics

The recent blunders of Kiran Bedi

Guest Author - 30 January, 2015

Kiran Bedi has managed to commit quite a few blunder in the short time she has been with the BJP officially.

Politics

Congress – the Dictatorship, says Jayanthi Natarajan

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2015

In a explosive letter, former Union Minister Jayanthi Natarajan blows the lid off the Dictatorship called the Congress.

Opinions

I liked the AIB Knockout and yet I am uncomfortable with it

Rahul Raj - 30 January, 2015

Everyone is loving it, I too loved it, but AIB Knockout had moments that made me uncomfortable.

Politics

3 key takeaways from Obama’s tour to India

Ullas - 29 January, 2015

Modi must be credited for taking Indo-US relationship beyond customary "India and Pakistan need to resolve Kashmir issue bilaterally."

Media

#RavishAsksBedi and then lies about what he asked her

Gaurav - 28 January, 2015

Why is a seasoned journalist like Ravish Kumar not able to write accurately what he heard and said during an interview? Is it an honest mistake or a deliberate ploy?

Fact-Check

Did Ravish Kumar “expose” Kiran Bedi on the car-towing incident?

Gaurav - 28 January, 2015

Did Kiran Bedi ever tow Indira Gandhi's car? Did Ravish Kumar manage to make Kiran Bedi spill the beans?

Politics

Update: Did Tharoor really blame Congress leaders for Sunanda murder?

OpIndia Staff - 28 January, 2015

Shashi Tharoor has accepted Subramanian Swamy’s theory that someone in the Congress party knows the truth of Sunanda murder case?

Media

Kim Kardashians of the Indian Media

India Speaks - 28 January, 2015

For long, Indian Media has been run by "Journalists" who don't have many real achievements to speak of.

Media

Did the government really “remove” Secularism and Socialism from Indian Constitution?

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2015

Can the Government of India just "remove" or "photoshop" undesired words from our Constitution?

Media

Obama’s anti-religious-discrimination statement becomes anti-Hindutva sermon

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2015

Barack Obama mentioned that "India will succeed as long as it's not splintered along religious lines", but some neutral Journalists spun this to make it a anti-Hindutva, anti-Modi statement.

Opinions

Attacks on Modi show “How can a lower caste person wear his own branded suit”?

Guest Author - 27 January, 2015

The ridicule that Narendra Modi got for his branded suit on Republic Day betrays feudal-casteist mindset of the commentators?

Social Media

Aman ki Asha? Try #RapePublicDay

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2015

While some of our "intellectuals" are still pining for Aman Ki Asha with Pakistan, Pakistanis on Twitter trend #RapePublicDay to denigrate India on her Republic Day.

News Reports

Did Vice President Hamid Ansari really insult the Indian flag on Republic Day?

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2015

Did Ansari deliberately not salute the Indian national flag owing to his religious beliefs? Find out the truth of the matter.

News Reports

Hindus officially less than 80% of Indian population, or are they even less?

OpIndia Staff - 24 January, 2015

By some estimates, those who would like to identify themselves as Hindus could be as low as just 50% of the Indian population.

Media

NDTV reviews Baby, concludes that movies on Terrorism can decrease your IQ

Rahul Raj - 24 January, 2015

NDTV is so uncomfortable with movie showing terrorism in Pakistan that it declares terrorism as a saffron-tinged propaganda.

Fact-Check

When Firstpost ejaculated prematurely over Ramdev

Gaurav - 23 January, 2015

How media has resorted to lies to slander Baba Ramdev, only because he is reported to have been nominated for Padma awards.

Media

Ashutosh driving personal agenda against IBN7 with help from AAP?

OpIndia Staff - 23 January, 2015

AAP leader Ashutosh is attacking news channel IBN7 from party platforms and using party resources. What is driving him?

Media

Senior Editor at Firstpost thinks that Yoga is blind faith, Find out what blinds him

Rahul Raj - 23 January, 2015

Ramdev may have political aspirations, he may have some old-fashioned ideas, but should we completely deny his contributions to the society?

Politics

CONTEST: Delhi Poll Predictor

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2015

Predict which party will win how many seats in Delhi assembly elections 2015, and win prizes!

Satire

Baba on the dance floor, Baba likes to party

Guest Author - 22 January, 2015

Decrypting MSG -Messenger of God

Politics

8 people who have been disillusioned with Arvind Kejriwal

OpIndia Staff - 22 January, 2015

Arvind Kejriwal may say he has the support of all, but he has seen many friends who have turned foes in the recent past

Politics

Kiran Bedi: Master-stroke or Misstep?

Gaurav - 21 January, 2015

Amit Shah's gambit to pitch Kiran Bedi as BJP's face against Kejriwal may seem to be a master-stroke from the tactical genius, but are there undercurrents which may affect BJP adversely?

Opinions

Disgrace, Duality and Dirt behind the Kashmiri Pandits’ cleansing

Rahul Raj - 20 January, 2015

Homeless in their homeland, Kashmiri Pandits have been played like a tool between ideologies, religion and boundaries.

Opinions

With leaders like Ashutosh, who needs Opposition

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2015

Ashutosh and his faux pas on Twitter

News Reports

Mega Opinion Polls Combo- Delhi Assembly Polls 2015

OpIndia Staff - 19 January, 2015

All Opinion Polls for Delhi elections at one place.

Opinions

Merchants of Doom

Guest Author - 18 January, 2015

What has become of modern India? Why is everybody suddenly a troll? What has changed since Narendra Modi won a massive mandate?

Media

Meet Censor board members Ira Bhaskar & Anjum Rajabali

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2015

Ira Bhaskar and Anjum Rajabali may be well qualified to be on the Censor Board, but there are more reasons as to why they were appointed in the first place.

Politics

10 Things you should know about Leela Samson

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2015

A sordid past of CBFC chairperson Leela Samson who is trying to create a scene by resigning over a non-issue

Media

Qualifications needed to be a member of Indian Censor Board

Ullas - 17 January, 2015

A dissection of the current members of the Censor board, and also tips on how you can be one.

Media

Any Neutral Satire site in India? YES!

Gaurav - 16 January, 2015

Are Indian Satire sites biased towards the BJP? Even if they are, is it a crime?

Opinions

Pope’s new Commandment: Thou shalt not kill, but “Punching in face” is okay

Editorial Desk - 16 January, 2015

Pope Francis's statements showed that he justified violence in response to verbal criticism. Will this strengthen the arms of religious extremists all over the world, across faiths?

Politics

10 Tweets Kiran Bedi should have deleted before “U-Turning” into BJP

OpIndia Staff - 16 January, 2015

Ten tweets which might embarrass BJP's newest member Kiran Bedi.

News Reports

Twitter users expose Kejriwal’s Muffler

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2015

Does Kejriwal have a lower tolerance to cold weather? Or do cold winds follow him wherever he goes?

News Reports

Harsh Mander – a tool in the hand of Evangelists?

OpIndia Staff - 15 January, 2015

Harsh Mander, who was earlier member of Sonia Gandhi's National Advisory Committee, wrote an article glorifying and supporting evangelical conversions.

Social Media

Pearls of wisdom from Justice Katju

Rahul Raj - 15 January, 2015

The pearls of wisdom shared by Justice Katju which can leave you spellbound.

Media

LGBT Normalisation: Journo gets Minister out on a “Doosra”

Gaurav - 14 January, 2015

A leading question from a reporter makes the Minister make a controversial statement, which is diagonally opposite to what his own Youth Policy says.

Politics

Competitive Copulation: All Religions want more kids

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2015

For every Sakshi Maharaj "have 4 kids" statement, you will find similar statements from other religious leaders, but sadly, no one gives them the spotlight they deserve.

News Reports

Muslim cleric in India leads special prayer to praise Charlie Hebdo killers

OpIndia Staff - 13 January, 2015

A Muslim cleric in Hyderabad has led a funeral prayer, where he praises the murder of cartoonists the French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Politics

What kind of Modi fan are you?

Gaurav - 13 January, 2015

To Left-Liberals, Modi fans are all BJPTards or ModiTards, but we realise that there are quite a few different species of Modi fans. Which one are you?

News Reports

Dalit family turned away from cremation ground by goons in Uttar Pradesh

OpIndia Staff - 11 January, 2015

The incident once again shows that casteism is a very relevant and a genuine problem in rural India. Hindu groups should focus on this issue.

Opinions

When a humorist becomes a preacher instead of becoming a social critic

Rahul Raj - 10 January, 2015

Standup comics in India have started playing a bigger role in forming the public opinion. The biggest challenge for the new generation standup is to choose between audience, ideology and iconoclasm.

News Reports

Javed Akhtar tweets joke involving Narendra Modi’s wife, deletes

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

Was this a case of genuine mistake or dislike for Modi getting the better of Javed Akhtar's literary tastes?

Politics

Is Congress the B-Team of BJP In Delhi?

Gaurav - 9 January, 2015

Sheila Dikshit extending support to AAP, may seems like a deal between AAP and Congress, but is there more to it that what meets the eye?

News Reports

Mia Khalifa, adult film actress from the Middle East, gets death threat on Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

The pornstar Mia Khalifa is being accused of defaming local culture and sensibilities of the Middle Eastern people and society.

Politics

This man thinks he’s enemy number 1 of RSS and BJP

OpIndia Staff - 9 January, 2015

Are RSS and BJP be stalking this young youth? He certainly thinks so, and even produces some "proof"!

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