The Kerala ‘Godman’ whose genitals were cut off by a 23-year old girl, to put an end to eight long years of sexual exploitation, is a associate of Hindu Aikya Vedi, an organisation that is considered close to the Sangh. The Hindu Aikya... Read More
Category - Politics
Despite living in India for 37 years and being a citizen of India since 2002, Jean Drèze had to write a letter in 2016 to clarify his citizenship position to those running a smear campaign against him. “According to the leaflet mentioned... Read More
Indian cities are not particularly known for their cleanliness and it is not the first time that someone has posted a picture of the filth on social media. Yet when Tavleen Singh posted a picture of garbage on her Twitter timeline, all hell broke... Read More
A rumour that has been making rounds since last year has reappeared on social media. A twitter user @beingsandeep posted a pixelated picture of journalist Barkha Dutt riding pillion with a young man driving a scooter. That picture was juxtaposed with a... Read More
Editorial Introduction Since the last few days, social media has been buzzing with the news of Dr. Makarand Paranjape, author and Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University being stopped from attending a video recording at Carleton University in Canada... Read More
Who passed off a Mexican stabbing video as one of RSS member getting killed in Kerala? Hindutva.info. Who spread the fake propaganda that Ravish Kumar’s sister has been suspended due to corruption charges? Hindutva.info. Who pushed the false... Read More
When Shashi Tharoor dismissed Arnab Goswami’s accusation as “an exasperating farrago of distortions, misrepresentations and outright lies….”, the nation wanted to know what “farrago” meant. Google search results for... Read More
Editorial Introduction Since the last few days, social media has been buzzing with the news of Dr. Makarand Paranjape, author and Professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University being stopped from attending a video recording at Carleton University in Canada... Read More
While BJP continues to rule the roost on social media, unlike pre-2014, other parties like Congress and AAP have also created a space for themselves on social media with dedicated volunteers supporting and defending their respective parties on various... Read More
The link between Arogya Bharati, that promises genius babies, and the RSS that OpIndia couldn’t find
It has been reported by multiple media outlets that RSS-linked organisation Arogya Bharati has promised ‘Uttam Santati’, i.e. a perfect child under an Arogya Bharati project called “Garbh Sanskar”. Indian Express reports that... Read More