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Rahul Gandhi to become ‘ideologue’ and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for PM: Congress ‘masterplan’ for 2024?

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2019

It is also unclear what ideology Rahul Gandhi would endorse if he were to assume the baton of Congress party's ideologue.

News Reports

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asks if Yogi govt has ‘surrendered to criminals’, UP Police gives their report card to refute allegation

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2019

Sharing a collage of crime news clips from Uttar Pradesh, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter today to claim that in the state of Uttar Pradesh, criminals are roaming freely and doing as they please.

News Reports

Hooghly village on boil after BJP victory march attacked by TMC men, worker chanting Jai Shree Ram brutally beaten up

OpIndia Staff - 29 June, 2019

Clashes broke out between the workers of the BJP and the TMC over chanting of "Jai Shri Ram" at Gurap village in West Bengal's Hooghly district

News Reports

Rising Intolerance? Here are a dozen ‘hate crime’ stories that turned out to be fake

K Bhattacharjee - 26 June, 2019

In recent times, there has been a spate of 'hate crimes' which gained great press coverage but invariably turned out to be fake.

Media

Doctors explain why Anjana Om Kashyap and Ajit Anjum heckling doctors to report on Encephalitis was insensitive and way off the mark

Nupur J Sharma - 21 June, 2019

The reportage of Aaj Tak journalist Anjana Om Kashyap and TV Bharatvarsh journalist Ajit Anjum raised concerns of how bullish and high-handed the media was being with unsuspecting doctors who were only doing their job.

Fact-Check

BBC’s whitewashing: Paints Sanjiv Bhatt as a ‘whistleblower’ victim while lying about 59 Karsevaks burnt alive by Muslim mob

Nupur J Sharma - 21 June, 2019

While reporting the ruling in the Sanjiv Bhatt case, BBC not only put out an extremely confused report but also lied profusely about the Godhra case where 59 Karsevaks were brutally burnt alive.

News Reports

Disgraced former IPS officer Sanjeev Bhatt sentenced to life imprisonment in custodial death case

OpIndia Staff - 20 June, 2019

The case concerns with the death of one Prabhudas Vaishnani who had died due to the injuries inflicted upon him under police custody. Six other policemen along with Bhatt were also the accused in the case.

Crime

Kolkata: Former Miss India, Uber driver attacked by mob, Fardin Khan, Sheik Rahit, and 5 others arrested

OpIndia Staff - 19 June, 2019

The Kolkata police finally swung into action and arrested seven men: Sheik Rahit, Fardin Khan, Sk. Sabir Ali, Sk. Gani, Sk. Imran Ali, Sk. Wasim and Atif Khan, for allegedly harassing the complainant.

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