India’s farmers have been agitating against the centre’s new farm laws for nearly four months now. As part of the demonstrations, they held a tractor rally in the capital on…
Social media users were up in arms after R&B artist Rihanna and environmental activist Greta Thunberg tweeted about the raging farmer protests in India. While one group appreciated their support,…
In the backdrop of actor Naseeruddin Shah’s vocal support for the ongoing farmer’s protest, several Twitter accounts have cropped up in his name. On February 8, Twitter handle @naseruddin_shah posted…
Singer Caralisa Monteiro had recently tweeted a morphed screengrab of an OpIndia article. She later took down her tweet. Soon after, another screenshot was widespread. But this time in Monteiro’s…
Many social media users recently claimed that former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passed away. Sharing a photo of the leader, users wrote, “Very sad…
A job advertisement on The New York Times (NYT) seeking a South Asia Business Correspondent based out of New Delhi created quite a stir on media outlets sympathetic to Prime…
After the January 26 clashes during farmer’s tractor rally, there has been an organised effort to build a false narrative about the events that transpired. Several Facebook and Twitter users have…
A purported incident that went down during farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi on January 26 was surprising experienced by several Twitter and Facebook users. “I have never seen such chaos…
Several accounts in the name of Bharat Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait have surfaced on Twitter. Tikait is the son of BKU founder Mahendra Singh Tikait. The 51-year-old is…
Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021. A number of well-known political and public figures attended the ceremony, including former…