Cartoons, criticism and crackdowns: How Section 69A is being used to silence dissent
In recent months, the Government of India has invoked Section 69A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, to block social media posts by several users within the country. Orders shared...
Varanasi Iftar-on-boat arrests: Complainant’s shifting claims mirror gaps in case against 14 Muslim men
In a conversation with Alt News on March 23, the complainant in the Varanasi Iftar-on-boat case offered a series of shifting and evasive responses, mirroring the inconsistencies that now surround...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to go on a two-day tour of Bangladesh on March 26, on the occasion of the country’s 50th Independence Day. Social media users began…
On March 19, BJP Delhi spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted a video of Rahul Gandhi. The Congress leader is seen addressing a crowd and poses the question – “Ask…
The Bharatiya Janata Party introduced three new agricultural bills in the Parliament, which were passed in the Lok Sabha on September 17, 2020. Farmers across the country, especially from Punjab…
The upcoming election in West Bengal has given rise to online misinformation. A video of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee with members of the Muslim community has gone viral. People can…
On March 20, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray announced in a tweet that he had tested positive for COVID-19. Following this, many users began sharing a screenshot…
The United States Secretary of Defence General (Retd.) Lloyd J. Austin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his three-day visit to India. This was the first outreach by the US…
Trinamool Congress (TMC) and BJP have been campaigning ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal. On March 19, Newslaundry reported that BJP workers in West Bengal were dissatisfied…
A video of a woman dancing to the Hindi song ‘Hawa Hawai’ in the presence of other women is widespread online. Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress shared the video on Facebook…
A widespread message, shared by several prominent handles on Twitter, claims that The Wire offered an apology in the Supreme Court after losing the defamation suit filed by Home Minister…
Several Congress social media accounts have shared a graphic that claims that the former UPA government offered ‘free of cost vaccines for 12 preventable diseases’ while the Bharatiya Janata Party…