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Suspended team doctor of CSK issues apology over his post mocking the martyrdom of soldiers in Galwan Valley

OpIndia Staff - 18 June, 2020

On June 16, Madhu Thottappillil had shared a tweet asking whether the coffins of the martyred soldiers in Galwan Valley will come with a “PM CARES” sticker on them.

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Tamil Nadu: Due to increasing coronavirus cases, govt puts 4 districts under total lockdown

OpIndia Staff - 15 June, 2020

The decision was taken in the cabinet meeting but details on the guidelines are yet to be released. An expert medical panel had suggested the curbing of relaxation in the wake of rising caseloads.

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Chennai’s ‘No Muslim Staff’ bakery appears ‘permanently closed’ on Google after allegations of religious discrimination led to social media outrage

OpIndia Staff - 13 May, 2020

According to Google business, Jain Bakeries and Confectioneries, a bakery in the T Nagar, Chennai, which has been at the receiving end of the hate across the social media has been permanently closed.

News Reports

Chennai ‘No Muslim Staff’ case: Complaint filed against Delhi lawyer Rizwan Nizami over sharing Photoshopped image to defame the bakery

OpIndia Staff - 12 May, 2020

On 8 May, Nizami had tweeted an image expressing anger that a Chennai-based bakery had said it does not employ Muslim bakers.

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While “No non-Muslim slaughterer” Halal is mainstream, police in Chennai arrest Jain Bakery owner for “No Muslim staffs” advertisement

OpIndia Staff - 10 May, 2020

Chennai police have arrested a bakery owner for cautionary information stating that it employed no Muslims to prepare food items.

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Chennai: Ayurvedic Pharmacist dies after consuming the ‘cure’ he developed to battle Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 9 May, 2020

During the experiment, Sivanesan and Kumar consumed Sodium Hydrate, used in the manufacture of chemicals and soaps, and in petroleum refining. The duo hoped that the company would make huge profits if they succeeded.

Media

15 people test Coronavirus positive after attending a prayer meeting held by a family in their own building, TOI gives it a ‘Hindu temple’...

Jhankar Mohta - 2 May, 2020

Times of India has been a repeat offender. Despite attracting furore on social media for its transgressions, TOI refuses to refrain

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Chennai: Goondas Act invoked against 14 for violent protests denying burial of a doctor who died of Coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 1 May, 2020

A group of 20 frenzied individuals were arrested by the Chennai police for protesting against the burial of a coronavirus victim, who was a doctor

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After 53 journalists in Mumbai, 27 employees of a Chennai-based channel test positive for coronavirus

OpIndia Staff - 21 April, 2020

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has agreed to get journalists in national capital who are on the field to get tested for coronavirus

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Tamil Nadu: Chennai doctor who died of COVID-19 denied burial as angry mob attacks family, corporation staff amidst coronavirus fear

OpIndia Staff - 20 April, 2020

On Sunday, family members, friends and corporation workers became the victims of mob violence when they tried to bury the dead body of a 55-year-old neurosurgeon in Chennai

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