The Kanwar Yatra, which takes place during the auspicious Hindu month of ‘Shravan’ or ‘Saavan’, is a crucial pilgrimage for Hindus who worship the deity Shiva. However, the arduous yatra…
Assam Tribune rejects column critical of BJP & Himanta, asks veteran journalist to ‘focus only on Meghalaya’
Within hours of sending in her bimonthly column to The Assam Tribune on the violation of human rights and ‘dehumanization’ of Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam, veteran journalist Patricia Mukhim was…
Did Bilawal Bhutto claim Pak has ‘its people’ in Indian Parliament? Rijiju, others allude to doctored video
A video of Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari claiming that they have their ‘people’ in the Indian Parliament juxtaposed with a clip of Assam Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi questioning the…
No, all Kukis did not come to Manipur under Congress rule in 1968 as refugees from Myanmar
Claims that Manipur’s Kuki tribe are refugees from Myanmar, welcomed to the state by the Congress government in 1968 and now have the upper hand, as they enjoy the Scheduled…
Man slapped on Indigo flight: Misleading to claim incident shows ‘plight of Muslims’ in India
After the video of a man being slapped on an Indigo flight went viral recently, several social media users highlighted the incident as showing the plight of Muslims in India. …
Several irregularities in UP poll panel chief’s response to Rahul Gandhi’s voter list anomalies ‘exposé’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a press conference on August 7 in New Delhi in which he made serious allegations of voter list manipulations in at least one Karnataka constituency…
Illegal immigrants preparing for attack in Assam’s Goalpara? No, the video is from Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
A video showing men, women and young boys carrying lathis and spears marching somewhere is circulating on social media. It is accompanied by claims that illegal Bangladeshi immigrants have assembled…
‘Bangladeshi language’ row: Amit Malviya’s arguments uninformed, logically flawed & factually incorrect
With the use of the phrase ‘Bangladeshi language’ by a Delhi Police officer creating a political storm, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya has stepped in to school West Bengal…
Cow-vigilante violence reaches Bengal: BJP youth leader who led brutal attack in Durgapur still at large
Almost a week after a group of men assaulted, tied up and paraded several Muslim persons in West Bengal’s Durgapur district while accusing them of being Bangladeshi intruders smuggling cattle,…
Nuns out on bail; ‘police excess’ & Bajrang Dal’s role in Chhattisgarh case under scanner
An NIA court on August 2 granted bail to the two Catholic nuns from Kerala, Vandana Francis and Preethi Mary, and a tribal man named Sukhman Mandavi arrested in Chhattisgarh…