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‘This is a govt of Mollahs… we were voted in by Hindus’: Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari draws the line

Oishani Bhattacharya26th February 2025

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and leader of Opposition (LoP) in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari, along with three party colleagues — Agnimitra Pal, Bankim Ghosh, and Biswanath Karak — were…

Hate, Hindu supremacy, occultism: The legacy of Dhirendra Shastri, Modi’s ‘younger brother’ from Bageshwar Dham

Shinjinee Majumder25th February 202525th February 2025

Your mother is unwell, she has been battling cancer for three years. She has reached the fourth stage and is in a critical condition, constantly suffering. She has taken medicines,…

‘Indians should clean up trash’: Viral Trump press conference video is doctored

Abhishek Kumar25th February 2025

A video of US President Donald Trump being questioned by a reporter on the new customer service bill is doing the rounds on social media. In response to the question,…

Viral claim that ‘European research survey’ labelled India biggest source of terrorism in Asia is baseless, made up

Ankita Mahalanobish25th February 2025

Claims that a European research survey has declared India the largest source of terrorism in Asia are viral on social media. X account @NavCom24 shared this claim on February 21…

Hindutva outfit leaders misidentified as father of boy accused of abetting KIIT student’s suicide

Ankita Mahalanobish25th February 2025

Odisha’s Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) has come under fire after an international student from Nepal allegedly killed herself after being harassed by another male student. The institute administration…

Delhi quake: Republic ran unrelated videos, including one from Japan, in its reportage

Pawan Kumar24th February 2025

A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook New Delhi at 5:36 am on February 17. Within hours, media organisations as well as social media users started sharing a CCTV clip from Pakistan claiming it…

Woman wielding sword in viral video is not Delhi CM Rekha Gupta

Kinjal24th February 202524th February 2025

After the BJP recently returned to power in Delhi asaembly after 27 years, the party’s newly elected MLA from Shalimar Bagh Rekha Gupta took oath as the chief minister of…

Mohammad Shami, Mohammad Kaif, and Yogi Adityanath’s Kumbh posturing in UP assembly

Ankita Mahalanobish22nd February 2025

In the speech in Uttar Pradesh assembly on February 19, in which chief minister Yogi Adityanath rejected the report by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the water at…

Delhi Elections 2025: Did BJP, Congress violate MCC’s ‘silence period’ guidelines by issuing newspaper ads on poll day?

Diti Pujara & Oishani Bhattacharya20th February 202521st February 2025

The Bharatiya Janata Party is back in power in Delhi after 26 years. It won in 48 of 70 Assembly constituencies, defeating the Aam Aadmi Party by a major margin. While…

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Old image of ‘Irani’ gang posing as blanket-sellers resurfaces with warnings against ‘Muslim Jihadis’

Rahul Gandhi did not use CSDS data to make ‘Vote Chori’ allegations; claims by media outlets, BJP leaders misleading