Muslim husband beat up Hindu wife? No, photos of Bangladeshi couple viral with Islamophobic ‘Abdul’ trope
Trigger Warning: The story details domestic violence, and the visuals below may be distressing for many. Readers’ discretion advised. Photos of a man and woman posing together as a couple,...
Javed Akhtar, Banu Mushtaq and the contagion of religious sentiments getting hurt
In two related but unconnected developments, writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar and International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq have found themselves in the midst of controversies after being invited to speak at...
An image of a soldier is being shared with the claim that she is “the wife of the Vice President of Ukraine” fighting against the Russian invasion. Twitter user @IAmAarav8 posted…
As per a viral claim making the rounds on social media, Rituraj Chaudhary, a student living in Bihar’s Begusarai purportedly hacked Google for 51 seconds, after which the tech giant…
Several social media users have posted a video that shows multiple people allegedly apprehending a man who kidnapped a minor girl in a suitcase. Twitter users @iPSingh_CE, @Rana_Jasvir_007, @abufawaz24 were…
Twitter user @bindasfauji posted a clip that shows a woman struggling to climb stairs along with her luggage. She was snubbed by civilians when she asked for help but men…
A video that allegedly shows a woman kidnapping a boy has been shared on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Passers-by stop the woman dragging the boy who claims that her sister…
A video of an autorickshaw breaking down while the pregnant woman inside the vehicle is crying in pain is viral on social media. The driver motions other vehicles on the…
The World Health Organisation has declared the new SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.1.529 as a “variant of concern”. It has been named Omicron and its first incidence was reported to WHO from…
A CCTV clip of a group of young men participating in a birthday celebration is viral on social media. The video shows the youth giving the birthday boy ‘birthday bumps’…
A video of police escorting two masked men off a bus is viral online. It has been claimed that police in Maharashtra’s Amravati captured two terrorists carrying bombs from a…