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Threats, conspiracy claims, closure orders: How Delhi BJP neta Ravinder Negi tyrannizes Muslim vendors

Abhishek Kumar21st December 202421st December 2024

Since the Narendra Modi-led NDA government assumed power, India has witnessed a noticeable rise in Hindutva-driven forces. Hindutva as an ideology advocates for India to be defined primarily as a…

No, Rahul Gandhi did not admit to pushing BJP MPs on Parliament premises; claim by BJP leaders false

Diti Pujara19th December 202420th December 2024

The last week of Parliament’s Winter Session, which began on November 25, has been nothing short of dramatic. With the Opposition staging protests against Union home minister Amit Shah’s remarks…

How Indian media reported Adani group’s US indictment

Oishani Bhattacharya & Diti Pujara17th December 202420th December 2024

On November 20, billionaire Gautam Adani, along with seven other Adani group executives, was indicted by a United States court on charges of fraud and bribery. The Adani group chairperson,…

Bangladeshi TikToker thrashed for ‘stealing’: Video viral with ‘Hindu woman forced to wear Hijab’ claims

Ankita Mahalanobish17th December 202417th December 2024

A video showing a woman being heckled and assaulted by a group of men while she tries to cover her head with a scarf is viral on social media. It…

Critically ill tabla maestro Zakir Hussain has not passed away; reports, posts by Indian media, I&B ministry false

Shinjinee Majumder16th December 202416th December 2024

On the night of Sunday, December 15, the Union ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) posted on X (formerly Twitter) that tabla maestro Zakir Hussain was no more. Within minutes,…

Video of burning Halloween prop in China shared as ‘Hindu genocide’ in Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish15th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Disturbing Visuals A short video apparently showing a human body tied up and placed above a fire is being shared on X (formerly Twitter) as yet another incidence…

Intubated man in hospital bed not Chinmoy Das’s lawyer; photo of man injured in Shahbag falsely viral

Ankita Mahalanobish13th December 2024

Images of a man on a hospital bed with his head wrapped in bandages and an endotracheal tube in his mouth are being circulated widely on social media with the…

Tragic deaths of mother & children in Purnea, Bihar, falsely viral as attack on Hindu family in Bangladesh

Prantik Ali12th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Murder, Suicide, Violence Against Children The story uses only screenshots in view of the graphic nature of the actual video. A video is viral on the social media…

Reports of radioactive material Californium found with Bengal TMC leader’s husband false: Police

Ankita Mahalanobish12th December 202412th December 2024

Several media houses recently reported that Californium, a rare radioactive material, along with sensitive documents related to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), were seized from the residence of…

Muslim minors thrashed in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam, forced to chant ‘Jai Sri Ram’

Shinjinee Majumder9th December 20249th December 2024

Trigger Warning: Violence Against Minors A disturbing video showing three minor boys being thrashed by an individual has surfaced on social media. In the video, the aggressor — who also…

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Op Sindoor: As Indian media made false, outrageous claims, PIB looked the other way

News outlets first publish, then delete reports based on fake video of Pak’s Ahmed Sharif ‘confirming’ loss of jets