Tag Archives: Bengaluru

BBMP removing saffron-coloured signboards of shops in Bengaluru? Fact Check

Claim: Karnataka government is removing saffron-coloured signboards of Hindu shop owners. Conclusion: False. The BBMP implemented the rule of 60% Kannada signboards in Bengaluru with Feb. 28, 2024 deadline, which was extended by two weeks later. Rating: Misleading — A video is being shared on social media with a message in Hindi that reads when translated as:”If you vote for ...

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This video showing Muslim women being harassed is not from India; Fact Check

  As the controversy over wearing hijab in Karnataka pre-university colleges is widening across the country, a video is being shared on WhatsApp and Twitter with a claim that a group of Muslim women are being harassed by a right-wing Hindutva group. While the hijab controversy is being taken up by the state high court, colleges and schools are shut ...

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