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...
A video of a man performing a drill is being shared with a claim that a man of Indian-origin was conscripted in the US Army. “Nirav Shah. From Gujarati JAIN…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Houston for his mega-event ‘Howdy Modi’ on the night of September 21 to address a huge gathering at an event in Texas on September…
A video of a burqa-clad man, in possession of a knife, is floating on social media with the claim that an RSS man was apprehended by a crowd outside a…
A photograph of India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru has been shared widely on social media, along with an elaborate message which reads, “When Nehru got a slap on the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a seven-day visit to the United States where he will be participating in two round tables with CEOs of American companies. On Septemeber 20,…
A video is being circulated on WhatsApp. It shows a young woman with a face veil, who weeps as she supposedly narrates in Hindi, the plight of Muslims in Baruasagar…
“*जबरन कब्जा करा रही पुलिस व भाजपा नेता रोकने पर दलित को जिन्दा जला दिया* बेटा बिलखता रहा बेशर्म हैवान” (“Police and BJP leader forcibly acquiring land, on being resisted…
Photographs of a man covered with gold chains and jewellery are circulating on social media. It is being claimed that the man is a priest at Tirupati Balaji. According to…
“1212 pillars meet in one dot. Built by legendary Indian engineers 1740 yrs ago at Rameshvaram temple.” This message has been shared widely on social media along with a photograph showing…
The Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, 2019 came into effect on September 1. Since then, social media has been brimming with videos which attempt to show alleged police brutality on commuters…