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A viral post on Twitter has claimed the US has passed a bill recognising the Hindu New Year, without giving further details as to which calendar and which day. It was praised as a recognition of Sanatan Dharma by many. It said: “Big breaking, Bill Passed in the US in which Hindu New Year was recognized, Sanatan’s danka all over ...

A video showing two school girls and one boy doing romance on a street lane in Delhi. The video is being circulated on social media platforms, claiming that it was the real incident that happened in Delhi and the Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was also tagged. The caption read: “दिल्ली की गलियों में स्कूल के बच्चे रासलीला करते हुए। Arvind ...

A message on Twitter is going viral showing a village called Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh as unique one with no rains throughout as it’s above the rain clouds. The claim has been supported with a video that shows clouds below. *अनोखा गांव* *ये है दुनिया का इकलौता ऐसा गांव जहां कभी बारिश नहीं होती क्योंकि यह गांव आसमान में बारिश ...

Ahead of Presidential elections with Droupadi Murmu set to win, a tweet purportedly from India’s newly-elected president declaring that she will turn India into a “Hindu nation” and take back part of Kashmir under Pakistan’s control started being shared on July 20, 2022 widely. Though it was a parody account as seen, many have fallen for it to be true ...

As Telangana is witnessing heavy floods, a video has been going viral claiming that it contains visuals of an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter rescuing flood victims. The caption reads: “Telangana: Several people in Somanpalli village stranded due to floods. Watch helicopter conducting airlift of stranded people in floods.” It was aired on India Ahead TV channel and shared on ...

Amid recent news where a Telugu news channel NTV reporter died after his car was washed away during floods in Jagtial district, Telangana, a video is being circulated claiming it was the reporter’s. Zameer, an NTV reporter and another person named Syed Riyaz Ali were returning to Jagtial from Bornapalli village when their Swift Dzire was washed away by the ...

A video is going viral on social media platforms showing some people raising pro-Congress, pro-Khalistan slogans, with a Congress poster clearly visible on the wall. It was being shared widely with a claim that Khalistan supporters attended Rahul Gandhi’s event in London to extend support to Congress party.   Sharing the video, the caption in Hindi by a user said: ...

As India is witnessing youth outrage over the Central government’s new “Agnipath” scheme to recruit 46,000 aspirants into the ranks of the military and retire 75% of them four years later, several claims have been surfacing. #ModiMustResign #Agniveer Indian Army#अग्निवीर #ModiMustResign pic.twitter.com/Ci72bG30CH — JeetFixWriter (@JeetFixWriter) June 16, 2022 One such claim shows a paper clipping in Hindi that said an ...

A message on Twitter in the name of English cricketer Moeen Ali claims that he is boycotting IPL over former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial statements against Prophet Muhammad. The viral tweet using the handle “@Moeen_Ali18” said: “If India does not apologize for its blasphemous statement, I will never go to India to play match again, I ...

An image is going viral in social media claiming that an underworld road-rail line is coming up under the Brahmaputra river. This has gained mileage owing to several plans related to a tunnel under the Brahmaputra river under consideration. इसे कहते हैं नया #भारत………..!! भारत की पहली पानी के नीचे सड़क व रेलवे लाइन,,,,,,,, यह #असम में ब्रह्मपुत्र नदी के ...