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A teacher in English department at Ramjas College narrates the story of ABVP’s terror

Shafey Danish26th February 201726th February 2017

Many ABVP members have been saying on TV that they did not instigate the violence, or that it was from both sides. Neither of these claims are true. I was…

Braving Sangh threats, Kerala CM launches a scorching attack on RSS in Mangalore communal harmony meet

Alt News Desk26th February 201712th July 2018

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vjayan unleashed a scorching attack on the Sangh Parivar in Mangaluru on Saturday at an event to promote communal harmony. The event was held amid threats…

Video of ABVP member Diksha Verma assaulting AISA President Sucheta De goes viral, she’d earlier alleged molestation

Pratik Sinha26th February 201726th February 2017

One of the defining pictures of the fracas at Ramjas College, Delhi, where ABVP members assaulted students of AISA, SFI and other student unions was that of an ABVP activist…

Media analysis: Indian newspapers’ coverage of a hate crime in India VS one in the US, Akhlaq vs Srinivas

Pratik Sinha25th February 201712th July 2018

The rise of right wing brings along with it hate crimes of various hues – from verbal attacks in public to brutal killings. Ever since BJP and Mr Modi were…

NIA probe contradicts PM Modi’s claim that train derailment near Kanpur had “ISI link”

Alt News Desk24th February 201712th July 2018

At least 39 passengers were killed and 67 others injured when the Hirakhand Express derailed near Kuneru railway station in Andhra Pradesh’s Vizianagaram district in January. Referring to this derailment,…

We have killed many political opponents in the past, says BJP Kerala General Secretary K.Surendran

Alt News Desk24th February 201712th July 2018

In a speech revealing the BJP’s gameplan of organised violence and killings of rival political party members, Kerala BJP General Secretary K.Surendran said that they have attacked and killed opponents in…

“THIS IS THE 29/10 BOMBER”, screamed Hindustan Times. Court acquitted him 12 years later. Media accountability?

Pratik Sinha24th February 201724th February 2017

“THIS IS THE 29/10 BOMBER”, claimed the title of a Hindustan Times article in capital bold letters after the arrest of Mohammed Rafiq Shah in relation with 2005 Delhi Blasts…

Official statistics contradict PM Modi’s claim of more electricity being supplied on Eid than Diwali

Pratik Sinha20th February 2017

In an election rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur yesterday, Narendra Modi suggested that UP Government supplies more electricity during Eid than Diwali. He said, “Ramzan me bijli athi hai tho…

People respond to Modi’s attempt at communal polarization in Uttar Pradesh

Pratik Sinha19th February 2017

It seems all is not well for BJP in Uttar Pradesh. After Amit Shah’s attempt at communal polarization by suggesting that laptops which are given out for free by UP…

MLC Prashant Paricharak makes a shocking comment vis-a-vis Indian Army in a BJP rally

Alt News Desk19th February 201712th July 2018

In an election rally, while campaigning for the Maharashtra District Council elections in Solapur district, BJP supported independent Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Prashant Paricharak made a controversial comment regarding…

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Kangana Ranaut was not shown the middle finger at a performance; viral video is from an event in Pakistan

‘Jihadis’ pelting stone at paramilitary convoy in Kashmir after India-Pak ceasefire? Old video, false claim