Bloodstains on Pashmina: Kashmiri shawl sellers heckled, assaulted across states over faith, identity
For decades, winter announced itself at the doorsteps of people in the Indian plains with the arrival of Kashmiri shawl sellers — walking, cycling, or ferrying through the streets with...
Another Valentine’s Day, another free run for Right-wing outfits intimidating couples
“Jahan Dikhenge Babu-Shona, Tod Diya jayega Sharir ka kona kona” (Translation: Wherever we see Babu Shona, we will break every corner of their bodies) Every year on Valentine’s Day, Bajrang Dal...
“Lies, damned lies and statistics”. The phrase is often used to show that numbers have a persuasive power but when presented selectively they have the power to mislead. In his…
BJP member Surendra Poonia shared a photograph of protestors holding ‘Refugees Welcome’ placards. Their faces are masked. Poonia alleges that the man in the middle is French teacher Samuel Paty…
A 32-second video is viral with the claim that ‘Jihadis’ went inside a Durga Puja pandal in Mumbai and interrupted the festivities. In the video, a man wearing a blue…
A picture of several foreigners participating in a protest march holding banners that purportedly say ‘Justice for Sushant’ has gone viral on social media. A vehicle parked in the background…
A video shows a group of people watching shots being fired from one direction. The video is shared on social media with the text, “The Iranians stood war between Azerbaijan…
Bihar police on October 15 arrested Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) candidate from CPI-ML Aaftab Alam while he was filing his nomination papers to contest the upcoming state polls from Aurai constituency…
Sanjay Shinde, taluka unit vice president of NCP, was burnt alive in his car due to a short circuit on October 15. According to news reports, the police said that…
West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh was tested COVID-19 positive on October 16. NDTV reported Ghosh was admitted to the high dependency unit at a private hospital. On October 18,…
A video of people pelting stones and bricks at cars passing by a road is viral on social media with the claim that they attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s…
An image of a man escorted by the police has been shared on Twitter and Facebook with the claim that he is the juvenile convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape…