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Cambridge Dictionary enters ‘gender identity politics’, changes the definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’: Here is how they define it now

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2022

Cambridge Dictionary is under fire for changing the definition of 'man' and 'woman' to include those who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at the time of birth.

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Netizens trend #SuspendUrbanDictionary, UP police takes cognisance of the insulting ‘definition’ of Mayawati by one Nazia Khan: What happened

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2021

On Friday, Urban Dictionary sparked a furore on Twitter after it described Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati as an "unmarried pornstar".

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The blatantly Hinduphobic definition of ‘co-religionist’ on Google – Who do we blame and how do we fix it

OpIndia Staff - 8 May, 2020

The sentence that is thrown up by Google to understand the term 'co-religionist' in reference to context reads, "Hindu fundamentalists are admired by many of their co-religionists as virtuous people".