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They said Muslims can’t sit here, tore our clothes, beat us: Survivor recalls Pune Iftar attack; no arrests yet

Ankita Mahalanobish21st March 2026

Trigger Warning: Graphic Images of Injury A week after an FIR was registered at Saswad police station in Pune district of Maharashtra in connection with the alleged mob assault on…

Uttam Nagar before Eid: As fear lingers and hate spreads online, a neighbourhood holds its breath

Abhishek Kumar & Pawan Kumar19th March 202619th March 2026

In the narrow lanes of Uttam Nagar’s JJ Colony, the signs are hard to miss. Police barricades cut through familiar routes. Riot-control vehicles stand stationed near the main market. At…

Himanta defends ‘shooting’ video point blank; says it will be re-uploaded with ‘Bangladeshi’ tag

Oishani Bhattacharya19th March 202619th March 2026

With less than a month to go for the Assam assembly elections, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has reiterated his stance on “Miya Muslims” while defending the Assam BJP’s February…

Communal disinformation: Knife-wielding man in MP temple falsely identified as a Muslim

Prantik Ali18th March 2026

A video circulating on social media shows a man wielding a cleaver and threatening two others, at one point pushing and intimidating them. The clip is being shared with claims…

West Asia Conflict: 2025 Syria gas station fire video falsely viral as Iran bombing Israeli city

Prantik Ali18th March 202618th March 2026

As tensions continue to escalate across West Asia, a video, around 33 seconds in length, is viral on social media, with the claim that it shows scenes from an Israeli…

India’s LPG ‘crisis’: Real supply crunch or war-driven panic? Alt News checks the last mile

Alt News Staff17th March 202623rd March 2026

Is India grappling with a deepening LPG crisis? As reports of delays in LPG deliveries surface from parts of the country, questions are being raised about the stability of India’s…

Hindu Raksha Dal members arrested for communal graffiti on NH. When will law catch up with their leaders?

Ankita Mahalanobish14th March 2026

Two women linked to the Hindu Raksha Dal who spray-painted “मुसलमान के लिए रोड नहीं है” (“This road is not for Muslims”) on the Delhi–Dehradun highway were arrested on March…

Israelis smashing street cams to hide missile strike footage? Old, unrelated video falsely viral

Sarfaraj Khan14th March 202614th March 2026

Amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, a video has been circulating widely on social media, showing men in uniform smashing and removing cameras mounted on poles and buildings. It…

Footage of Uttam Nagar fish market fire viral as explosion in India-Israel joint defence facility in Delhi

Oishani Bhattacharya14th March 2026

A 22-second video of a massive fire is being widely shared on social media with claims that it shows a blaze at a joint India–Israel defence facility in Delhi. Users…

Deepfake alert: Video of Palki Sharma ‘reporting’ on IRIS Dena & Indian’s arrest in Bahrain is fabricated

Oishani Bhattacharya13th March 2026

A 54-second video of journalist Palki Sharma is being widely shared on social media with the claim that she is reporting about an Indian man being detained in Bahrain for…

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