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BJP Bengal distorts video to claim Mamata Banerjee asked voters to choose BJP
The Trinamool Congress said that a complaint has been filed before the Election Commission about this.
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Fact check: Is that really a picture of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman voting for the BJP?
Under the Air Force Rules, 1969, IAF personnel are not permitted to take part in political activities.
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Fact check: Was Priyanka Gandhi really laughing after Kashmir attack?
The Congress leader did not do so, despite the claims of an 11-second clip tweeted by a user followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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BJP Karnataka candidates Tejasvi Surya and K Sudhakar booked for electoral offences: EC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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Fact check: Chandrashekhar Azad misquoted by Zee News – he did not threaten to burn India
The Bhim Army chief did not say ‘Bharat jalana jaante hai’ but ‘Bharat chalana jaante hai’ – we know how to run India.
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Fact check: No, school children in Kerala did not hoist Islamic flags on Republic Day
The photos are from a 2013 rally of the Indian Union Muslim League, a political party based in Kerala. The flags are the party’s official banner.
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Fact check: Did Rahul Gandhi claim Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas of non-violence were inspired by Islam?
The clip that is circulating on social media is a truncated version of a longer video.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Fact check: Was Rahul Gandhi really stumped by a teenage girl’s query in Dubai as viral post claims?
The photo of the girl circulating with the story is from a video shot three years ago at an event in Mumbai.
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Fact check: Is the photo of Amit Shah standing on a swastika real?
The image, featured on the BJP president’s official Facebook page, was taken on December 1 when he was addressing a crowd in poll-bound Rajasthan.
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Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured
A fatwa always makes a great story and offers the opportunity to keep India’s focus on religion.
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The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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Fact check: Has government recovered Rs 4 lakh crore of bad loans as PM Modi’s app claimed?
Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas said the confusion was the result of the media misquoting him.
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The internet never forgets: A reminder after film director Vivek Agnihotri’s complaint to police
The filmmaker and Right-Wing activist accused some Twitter users of ‘using photoshopped screenshots’, which turned out to be images of his deleted tweets.
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Virender Sehwag apologises for tweet giving Kerala lynching a communal colour
The attackers belonged to various faiths but Hindutva supporters highlighted the names of only the Muslim members of the mob in their tweets.
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The Field
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Two years on, Indian men’s team hope to defend crown jewel
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru end losing run with convincing win over Sunrisers Hyderabad