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Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Before Nagaland goes to polls, a look at its performance on health, education and crime indicators
While child malnourishment has worsened in the state, maternal healthcare has improved.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Data check: Centre has increased budget for housing scheme, although older targets haven’t been met
Nearly three-fourths of the houses sanctioned under PMAY-Gramin and half the houses targeted under PMAY-Urban have been completed.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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A fact-check of BJP’s claims about the performance of central schemes in Meghalaya
The party claims 68,136 houses were constructed in the state under the Awas Yojana. Official data says the actual number was 1,100.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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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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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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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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Did India really achieve its goal of 175 gigawatt of renewable energy by 2022?
Minister of New and Renewable Energy RK Singh has informed Parliament that 95% of India’s clean energy target set in 2015 has been achieved.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Is natural gas just as responsible as coal for global warming, as Union minister claims?
In theory, natural gas is 'cleaner' than coal, but while producing the gas a certain amount of methane ( a greenhouse gas) leaks into the atmosphere.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Union minister’s claim of 15-16 lakh jobs being created every month is inaccurate
Ashwini Vaishnaw based his remarks on EPFO data, which experts say does not present a true picture since a bulk of the employment in the country is informal.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in & Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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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Nitin Gadkari claimed Madhya Pradesh is no longer a BIMARU state. What do the facts say?
The union minister said MP’s rapid progress has placed it in the league of ‘developed states’.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Uttar Pradesh has the lowest tap water coverage, and not Rajasthan, as a former BJP minister claims
Rajyavardhan Rathore’s claim belied by Union government’s data.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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Fact check: Is the government right to criticise India’s low ranking on the Global Hunger Index?
The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development has dismissed the index, which ranks India 107 out of 121 countries, as ‘erroneous’.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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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Seventeen years on, RTI Act is bogged down by vacancies, sluggish pace and a mounting backlog
There are significant hurdles in accessing information, whether at the Union or state level.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in & Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in
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Why the Centre’s claim of distributing 9.49 crore LPG connections is only half the story
LPG was not used consistently by most beneficiary households due to the high cost of a cylinder refill. Experts have also faulted the calculation method.
Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
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As suicide cases spike, how accessible are government and non-profit mental health helplines?
The government’s lone suicide helpline could only be reached three of the over 40 times it was called.
Nidhi Jacob, Factchecker.in & Divyani Dubey, Factchecker.in
The Field
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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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