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A message is being circulated widely on WhatsApp ahead of Diwali. The message aims to alert people and urge them to stop buying firecrackers that have been manufactured in China. It claims that these firecrackers are more poisonous than carbon monoxide and can cause cancer. Another part of the message claims that Chinese special decorative lamps can cause blindness as ...

A message is being shared on WhatsApp that claims that the messaging platform, WhatsApp, will be implementing new rules. The viral message states that the government will be monitoring WhatsApp chats from now onwards. It has been shared widely in the context of recent IT Bills which have been passed by the Indian parliament, which sought to streamline the process ...