Tarek Fatah gets it wrong again. Video of Muslims shouting ‘Islam Zindabad’ not from Kolkata
The 3-yr-old video tweeted by Tarek Fatah is from Bangladesh, where people were protesting against the military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
‘CEO’ meeting his high school math teacher in viral video is not Sundar Pichai
A 2017 video is viral on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, claiming Sundar Pichai met his high school teacher Molly Abraham. But the man in the video is not him.
Tricolour image at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk shared by BJP’s Kapil Mishra is not ‘new J&K’
BJP leaders Kapil Mishra and Jamyang Tsering Namgyal were among those that shared the image on Twitter. Several posts claimed this was the 'new Jammu & Kashmir'.
Congress takes swipe at Delhi govt with posts of flooded house & bus, here are the facts
Two videos supposedly of flooding in Delhi were shared by several verified Twitter handles, including Delhi Congress Vice President Abhishek Dutt and ex-AAP member Alka Lamba.
Shiv Sena leaders share photo of Maharashtra boat ambulance, but it doesn’t run in India
The boat ambulance, a photo of which was shared by Shiv Sena corporator Amey Ghole and Deputy Leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, was praised for being a unique initiative.
There will be no ‘Babri Hospital’ on Sunni Waqf Board land & Kafeel Khan won’t be director
The Sunni Waqf Board was allotted five acres of land by the Supreme Court in its November 2019 verdict on the Ram janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case.
Is Boris Johnson doing a ‘Ram abhishek’ to mark bhoomi pujan? This photo isn’t what it seems
A photo of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson performing a Hindu ritual along with Home Secretary Priti Patel surfaced Friday evening, claiming it was shot on 5 August.
Bollywood actress with Aaditya Thackeray in viral image is not Rhea Chakraborty
The image is from last year when actor Disha Patani and Aaditya Thackeray, who is now Maharashtra tourism minister, went out for dinner in Mumbai.
Viral Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan preparation video is an old one from Hyderabad
The original video is of Hyderabad's Ranganath Swamy Temple. A portion of this video was later uploaded by another user and wrongly attributed to Kolkata.
Video of Indians in Spain celebrating Ram Mandir construction is from 2018
The video was first uploaded on YouTube on 16 October 2018. The procession was taken out by a dance group that had gone on an international tour to Spain.
Nawaz Sharif or Asim Bajwa, corruption scandals in Pakistan turn into never-ending soaps
In Pakistan, no one seems interested in demanding stronger, more independent institutions which would do due diligence away from the public glare.
Stringent Kamath panel suggestions mean not many stressed firms can avail of RBI debt recast
RBI has implemented KV Kamath panel’s recommendations in totality, including parameters like high debt service coverage ratio and investment grade rating.
Defence
China wanted ‘no escalation’ on hotline call in the day, tried to capture territory at night
Hours before trying to push in 1,000 soldiers near Pangong Tso on 28 August, Chinese PLA had called Indian Army to avoid escalatory action and night patrolling.
Fort Modi is impregnable despite China, Covid, job losses. Only one leader can defeat him
Critics wonder why voters aren’t turning against Modi. But a well-entrenched Indian leader has never been defeated by a rival; only Modi can do that to himself.