The Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid controversy is at the heart of the Hindu-Muslim communal feud in India. The issue gained further prominence recently with the Supreme Court rejecting a plea to…
On 19 October, 2018, Dr Subramanian Swamy, a Rajya Sabha MP nominated by BJP, sent out a series of tweets justifying the demand that women should not be allowed to…
“बीजेपी की समस्या कांग्रेस नही है, बीजेपी की समस्या लोगों की बढ़ती”जागरुकता है” बीजेपी को चाहिए अनपढ़, कमजोर, नंगे, भूखे, गरीब और गुलाम चमचे (BJP’s problem is not Congress party…
With the surge in dengue cases this year, a 2012 Facebook post with an image of papaya leaves is viral again with close to 995,000 shares since it was first…
On August 13, 2017, Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddique tweeted a picture of his son dressed up as Krishna, expressing happiness at his son playing the role of “Natkhat nandlala” in…
Few politicians in history have attracted admiration and loathing to the degree that Jawaharlal Nehru has. More than five decades after his death, India’s first Prime Minister remains a supreme…
“Darul-Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa against Muslim women using nail polish as it is un-Islamic and illegal”. This tweet by ANI on morning of November 5 kept news rooms…
There has been an outpour of right-wing support for Jagrati Shukla after the suspension of her handle by Twitter for violating its rules against hateful conduct. The role played by BJP…
Lok Sabha TV’s, Jagrati Shukla is in a controversy over her tweets once again. At the time of writing this article, her Twitter account shows up as “Suspended”. Reacting to…
October was a busy month at Alt News, with a flurry of misinformation and disinformation permeating the social media ecosystem. SABARIMALA BECOMES SOCIAL MEDIA FLASHPOINT The Supreme Court verdict allowing…
