When PM Modi had asked Indian citizens to turn off their lights and instead light diyas for 9 minutes in a symbolic national gesture of solidarity against the coronavirus, most of the country had enthusiastically responded to his initiative. India’s left-leaning journalists, though, weren’t quite as impressed. They’d raised outlandish […]
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Prominent Left-Liberals Sing Praises Of Uddhav Thackeray’s Leadership In Near-Unison On Twitter
Social media is a great way for people to get the message out — but it’s also a great way for others to know where’s people’s allegiances really are. Several prominent left-liberals — who claim to be independent people who only speak about injustice and social issues as their conscience […]
India Today Uploads Graphic On Jamaat Cases, Changes Design Of Skullcap After Outrage From Left-Liberals
India’s mainstream media’s obsession to maintain its facade of secularism can often have some strange — and hilarious — consequences. India Today’s Data Intelligence Unit Today uploaded a graphic around how the Tablighi Jamaat meeting had led to the rapid growth of Covid-19 cases in India. The graphic superimposed what […]
FIR Filed Against Wire Editor For Falsely Attributing “Ram Will Protect Them” Quote To CM Yogi
At the moment, India is battling coronavirus on on front, and fake news on the other. An FIR has been filed against Siddharth Varadarajan, the founding Editor of The Wire, for falsely attributing a quote to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath. In an article published on 31st March, The Wire […]
Rana Ayyub Shares 9-Month-Old Photo Claiming Migrants Are Being Punished By The Police During Lockdown
Even as India battles the coronavirus epidemic, motivated propagandists are continuing to do what they do best. Rana Ayyub, who regularly writes anti-India pieces in international publications, today shared a tweet which shows a number of people being purportedly punished by the police. “Punishing the labourers for leaving the lockdown. […]
NDTV Carries Article Saying India Will Have 25 Crore Cases, Deletes After Realizing It’s A WhatsApp Forward
In the times of coronavirus crisis, the lines between India’s leftist “news portals” and WhatsApp forwards is blurring. Yesterday NDTV carried an article which caused many to sit up and take notice. “Coronavirus: India may see 25 Crore COVID-19 Cases In Next 3 Months,” the article was titled. It quoted […]
The Quint Quotes Doctor As Saying India In Stage 3 Of Covid-19, Changes Headline After Being Called Out
In times of a national emergency, responsible media outlets take great care in verifying the information that they put out, and are doubly careful when publishing news that can cause panic. However not all Indian outlets are not being particularly responsible as the country deals with Covid-19. Yesterday, The Quint […]
The Hindu’s Editor Says That Making Noise On Janta Curfew Will “Hurt Or Frighten Birds & Animals”
For decades, we’ve thought that newspapers were authoritative purveyors information, written by subject matter experts who were specialists in their own fields. But now, through social media, we’re finally getting to know the people who run newspapers up close — and the results aren’t very flattering. Suhasini Haidar, who’s the […]
Ayodhya Mela: The Wire Carries Misleading Headline To Imply UP Govt Said “Ram Will Ensure No Harm Comes”
Even as the country is battling with the coronavirus, left-leaning outlets continue to peddle half truths and outright lies to further their agenda. Yesterday, The Wire carried an article titled “‘Ram Will Ensure no Harm Comes’: Adityanath Govt Okays Mega Fair in Time of Coronavirus”. The article drew a fair […]
Modi Govt’s Response To Coronavirus Is “Brilliant”: Far-Left The Hindu’s Co-Chair
Winning praise from ordinary citizens and world bodies is one thing, but you know you’ve really hit it out of the park when your fiercest critics cannot help but applaud. Malini Parthasarathy, who is the co-Chair of the left-leaning The Hindu Group and Director of its Editorial Strategy, has termed […]