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Did Trump make a ‘u-turn’ on his role in the India‑Pakistan ceasefire, as news outlets claimed?

Oishani Bhattacharya24th June 202512th July 2025

Since June 18, several news outlets in India reported that US President Donald Trump did a ‘u-turn’ on his earlier claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan….

NBDSA orders Times Now Navbharat to take down misleading thumbnail from video on Shimla mosque controversy

Shinjinee Majumder23rd June 202523rd June 2025

The News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) has pulled up Times Now Navbharat (TNN) for using a “misleading” thumbnail on one of its broadcast videos from 2024 that was…

News18, TOI, India Today among others misreport that Pak army chief Asim Munir was invited for US Army parade

Ankita Mahalanobish19th June 2025

Amid geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan, several prominent Indian news outlets, including CNN News18, India Today, CNBC TV18, Times of India, Financial Express, Deccan Herald and Economic Times among…

Operation Sindoor: Grief on the ground, glory on TV screens

Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara13th June 202521st June 2025

Trigger Warning: The story has details of deaths, including those of minors; reader’s discretion advised. “National media showed what they had to. Our endeavour is to give you our version…

Aaj Tak, NDTV, Times Now, News18 & others ran 4-yr-old video as aerial fight over Jaisalmer

Abhishek Kumar12th May 202512th May 2025

Amid escalating tensions between India And Pakistan, a video was aired by the Indian media on May 9 which showed an air defense system foiling aerial attacks in the night…

His name was Qari Mohammad Iqbal. He was not a terrorist.

Shinjinee Majumder9th May 202510th May 2025

On the morning of May 7, the death of Qari Mohammad Iqbal became the focal point of news segments across media channels. He was labelled a “most-wanted terrorist” and a…

Pakistani media shows old images of crashed IAF aircraft claiming Indian jets shot down post Op Sindoor

Abhishek Kumar8th May 2025

Within hours of the news break about India’s Operation Sindoor targeting terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir on May 7, Pakistani media and social media users shared…

Pahalgam: Pak media falsely claims Indian Army Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar sacked, detained, following attack

Abhishek Kumar2nd May 2025

At least 26 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Kashmir on April 22. According to survivors’ accounts, the terrorists asked tourists enjoying…

Media miseport on Pahalgam: ‘Last video of Vinay Narwal’ is not of slain Navy officer, shows some other couple

Pawan Kumar25th April 2025

At least 26 people were killed in the picturesque Baisaran valley near Pahalgam in Anantnag district on April 22 in the deadliest terror attack targetting tourists in Kashmir in recent times….

Malhar certification, scheme mooted in Maharashtra to promote ‘jhatka meat’, is not a govt initiative

Abhishek Kumar5th April 20255th April 2025

Malhar certification, a recently launched initiative in Maharashtra that aims to identify Jhatka (animal slaughter performed according to Hindu traditions) meat sellers and provide them with certificates, has stirred up…

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Women’s quota or delimitation? Media misrepresents facts, Modi misleads nation

Nida Khan not an HR manager, held no leadership role: TCS refutes media reports