Politics

‘Union of states’: A sea of difference between what Rahul said & what Amritpal Singh said

Kalim Ahmed28th February 2023

On February 23, followers of Punjab’s pro-Khalistan leader Amritpal Singh clashed with the police outside Ajnala police station near Amritsar, Punjab, and demanded the release of one of the members…

‘Barber Jihad’ in Mumbai? Screengrab from unrelated 2013 news report shared out of context

Kalim Ahmed28th February 2023

A photograph of two individuals in police custody is going viral on social media as ‘Barber Jihad’ in Mumbai. It is claimed that these two individuals have confessed to the…

Not gold chains but garlands made by tribes used to welcome Congress leaders at Raipur meet

Vansh Shah28th February 2023

The 85th Indian National Congress plenary session was held from February 24 to February 26, 2023, at the Rajyotsav ground near Tuta in Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh. This convention was attended…

EAM S Jaishankar gets it wrong; BBC made several documentaries, podcasts on 1984 Sikh riots

Indradeep Bhattacharyya24th February 202313th July 2023

On February 21, external affairs minister S Jaishankar gave an interview to ANI journalist Smita Prakash on the 42nd episode of the multimedia news agency’s show ‘ANI Podcast with Smita…

5-yr-old video edited with provocative song shared widely to target Muslims

Aqib Pathan24th February 2023

A video that has gone viral on social media shows people in a crowd moving forward on a road with swords in hand. A song playing on a loudspeaker can…

No, Punjab did not issue order to monitor social media activities of govt staff

Abhishek Kumar23rd February 2023

A number of mainstream media outlets recently reported that the Punjab government had directed various departments to monitor the social media activities of their employees to check whether they criticized…

Bhiwani killings: While Bajrang Dal denies role, at least two accused have strong ties with the outfit

Shinjinee Majumder & Mohammed Zubair23rd February 202323rd February 2023

The charred bodies of two men, Junaid (35) and Nasir (25), both residents of Ghatmeeka in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, were found on February 16 in Bhiwani, Haryana, inside a four-wheeler….

Yogi govt didn’t put out job ad for ganja smokers; false claim by SP media cell

Abhishek Kumar22nd February 2023

News of a job opening for marijuana smokers with a salary of more than Rs. 80 lakh has been making the rounds on social media recently. It is being claimed…

The Kashmir Files hasn’t bagged Dadasaheb Phalke Award; it won a prize at a private film fest with similar name

Abhishek Kumar22nd February 202323rd February 2023

The Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival 2023 was held in Mumbai recently, in which Varun Dhawan, Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Rishabh Shetty, and the movie, The Kashmir Files, film were…

Vandalism on religious structure in Pak got nothing to do with economic crisis

Kalim Ahmed17th February 2023

A video clip of a group of individuals vandalizing a religious structure is viral on social media as a video from Pakistan. Several social media users have linked it to…