Politics

Delhi polls: Viral pamphlet calling Arvind Kejriwal messiah of Muslims at least 5-year old

Pawan Kumar4th February 2025

Polling for the 70 seats of the Delhi assembly elections is set to be held on February 5, with results slated for February 8. Against this backdrop, a pamphlet with…

Delhi Elections: BJP Delhi’s official Facebook page violates EC’s silence period rule

Abhishek Kumar4th February 20254th February 2025

With all the 70 constituencies in Delhi going to the polls on February 5, 2025, the three major parties, Aam Aadmi Party, BJP and Congress, have made extensive use of…

Despite NBDSA order, News18 India does not take down offending bits from debate on Arvind Kejriwal

Prantik Ali4th February 2025

In an order dated January 24, the News Broadcasting and Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) directed News18 India, a channel affiliated with Mukesh Ambani-led Network18, to remove offensive sections from a…

NBDSA slams Sudhir Chaudhary, asks Aaj Tak to remove show on same-sex marriage

Oishani Bhattacharya4th February 2025

The News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDSA) has asked Aaj Tak to remove an entire episode of its prime-time show ‘Black and White’ aired on April 19, 2023, anchored by…

Muslim rickshaw driver’s body found in Bangladesh river; Footage falsely viral as Hindu student’s murder

Prantik Ali3rd February 20253rd February 2025

Trigger Warning: Graphic Visuals A video showing a man’s still, lifeless body in a pool of water in the midst of a field is viral on social media. A group…

Viral video of men raising pro-Akhilesh slogans at Maha Kumbh was shot 2 days before stampede

Abhishek Kumar & Mohammed Zubair31st January 202531st January 2025

Several people were killed and many seriously injured in a stampede that took place at around 2 am on January 29 at the ongoing Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh….

Video of injured woman from West Bengal peddled as Hindus being abused in Bangladesh

Ankita Mahalanobish30th January 2025

Over the past week, several social media users shared distressing footage showing a severely injured woman to insinuate that Hindu women were being exploited and tortured in Bangladesh.  The video…

‘Activist’ Dilip Mandal’s claim that Fatima Sheikh is a ‘non-existent’ character is a travesty of historical truth

Oishani Bhattacharya29th January 2025

January 9 has widely been recognised as the birth anniversary of Fatima Sheikh, dubbed one of the first female Muslim educators and a close associate of educationist social reformer Savitribai…

Chittorgarh school CCTV footage: Influencer’s photo falsely shared as female teacher seen in viral clip

Abhishek Kumar29th January 2025

Recently, CCTV footage capturing two adult individuals engaging in sexual acts went viral on social media. It was learnt that they were a female teacher and the principal of a…

Ropar murder victim’s photo viral with false communal claim; accused not a Muslim

Pawan Kumar29th January 202529th January 2025

Trigger Warning: Images of Corpse An image of the dead body of a woman wrapped in a white cloth is viral on social media. Users are sharing this as the…