Photo of Kejriwal giving away masks without wearing one himself is old, not related to Covid
The image is from a November 2019 event when the AAP govt kick-started a mask distribution drive in Delhi schools to protect kids from rising levels of pollution.
Boy in viral video calling for hanging of politician not minor thrashed for entering UP temple
Social media users are sharing viral video of young boy with the false claims that he is the same Muslim minor who was thrashed for drinking water from a temple in Ghaziabad.
No Queen Elizabeth billboard in London with Modi ‘good boy’ message. Viral photo is a meme
The image of the Queen alongside her quotes was first displayed on London's Piccadilly Lights in April 2020 when she made a televised address to UK citizens.
Girl posing with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in viral selfie is not lawyer Nikita Jacob
The girl in the photo is not lawyer Nikita Jacob, an accused in 'toolkit' case, but an AAP supporter who first uploaded it on Facebook on 3 March 2019.
Viral photos of Army soldier meeting his father were not taken at Delhi farmers’ protest site
Two images of a soldier being greeted by his father are being widely shared with the claim that the Army man went to meet his father at the farmers' protest site at Delhi borders.
Congress workers did not feed cake to Mia Khalifa poster. It’s a 2007 photo morphed & shared
The original photograph featured Rahul Gandhi and was taken on the occasion of his 37th birthday on 19 June 2007.
Image of policeman stamping on man’s face is decade old, not related to farmers’ protest
The image is from an incident in Uttar Pradesh when the then Lucknow DIG, DK Thakur, pushed former Samajwadi Party leader Anand Bhadauria to the ground.
Sambit Patra shares edited video of Arvind Kejriwal to claim he supports farm laws
Various sections of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s interview with Zee were clubbed & edited to show that he was advocating for the farm laws.
Image of man ‘beaten up by Delhi Police on R-Day’ was taken before farmer protests even began
Photo being shared widely on social media is not of a farmer who was caught in violent clashes between police and protesters that took place on 26 January but from a 2019 incident.
Viral video of ‘farmers desecrating tricolour’ not from India, posted by TikTok user in US
A video was live-streamed on TikTok from Sacramento in California on 25 January that shows 'desecration' of the Indian flag and shouting of pro-Khalistan slogans.
Modi owns India’s unfolding Covid disaster
India's Covid tragedy was avoidable, and is largely the fault of a boastful, incompetent government. Yet, Modi may suffer few political consequences for his devastating missteps.
India’s ‘casino’ type midcap rally could take a break, large stocks found safer amid Covid
Investors say they are avoiding midcaps based on global economic cues, valuations. While Sensex flirts with technical correction, expensive smaller stocks could have more to lose.
Defence
Rajnath Singh assures support to Indonesian counterpart Subianto in tracing missing submarine
The Indian Navy has already sent a deep submergence rescue vessel to support the Indonesian Navy's effort to trace the submarine that went missing Wednesday around the Bali Strait.
There’s a need to hold up a mirror to Modi govt on Covid management, and this is the picture
Between premature victory mood that allowed Kumbh & elections, and lack of urgency on vaccines, Modi govt has walked into its biggest crisis. The way out needs realism, humility and one ‘Ram baan’ weapon.