The dark underbelly of YouTube ‘news’ channels: Staged vox pop, planted debates, recurring faces & BJP links
In July, after self-styled godman Premanand Maharaj made some sexist remarks on women who are involved with multiple men, a video of two women’s reaction to the controversy grabbed much attention...
Viral video of South Africa’s Temba Bavuma responding to Bumrah’s ‘bauna’ jibe is AI-generated
A 43-second video of South African cricketer Temba Bavuma making sharp remarks during a post-match presentation was viral after the Indian cricket team’s recent defeat to South Africa in the...
Somewhere along the line, we no longer focus on national integration as a goal. The country is being consumed by opportunistically manufactured hostilities. When TV debates spend 80% of their…
Since 1995, BJP has been the incumbent party in Gujarat. Over 22 years of unchallenged leadership has made Gujarat elections a matter of prestige for Hindutva leadership. Anything less than…
In November 2015, when Aamir Khan made a statement regarding increasing intolerance in India, Snapdeal had to bear the brunt of the anger of pseudo-nationalists who were offended by Aamir’s…
On November 7th, 2015, a march was taken out to the Rashtrapati Bhavan to counter the protests by writers and artists who had returned their awards to the Government as…
On April 1st, unknown assailants killed Abu Syed & seriously injured Md Ali, two men who were wanted for the murder of Awami League leader Monir Hossain Sarkar. This incident…
On the 126th anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, in an event organised at the Ambedkar statue near Race Course Road in Baroda, Gujarat, BJP activists beat up a youth from…
NASA has released new maps showing full hemisphere views of Earth at night. According to NASA website, these maps provide the clearest yet composite view of the patterns of human…
While we outrage about fake fatwas popularised by Sanghi websites, like the one against Rohit Sardana that never happened, how are our mainstream news websites any different? The most recent…
Sexually offensive messages on social media in the hope to silence opposition is a commonly used modus-operandi by many right-wingers in India, especially against women. Yet, there have been very…