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Fact check: Kangana Ranaut wrongly claims she got BJP ticket due to Women’s Reservation Bill

The Women's Reservation Bill has not yet been implemented and will not be so until at least 2029.

Fact Check: Govt employees on election duty can cast their vote through postal ballot

The Election Commission of India has stated that government officers on election duty can cast their vote at the designated Voter Facilitation Centre.

Fact Check: Video urging people to support Modi falsely passed off as a clip from Pakistan

The video on social media depicts a man seated in a car wearing a skullcap. He addresses Indian Muslims, falsely introducing himself as Asif Zardari from Pakistan.

Fact Check: Video clip of EVM controversy from 7 yrs ago resurfaces, linked to 2024 Lok Sabha polls

A longer version of the viral news clip, originally titled 'EVM Controversy: SP, Collector of Bhind removed', was uploaded to official ABP News YouTube channel on 1 April, 2017.

Fact check: Amit Shah’s ‘freedom from Mukhtar Ansari’ video is old. He said it in 2019

The widely shared video of the home minister is from a rally in Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, before the Assembly elections in 2019.

Fact Check: Kejriwal isn’t accused in 1980s rape case. Newspaper clip on social media is fake

The fake newspaper clip had also resurfaced in the run-up to the Delhi Assembly Elections that was held on 8 February 2020.

Fact Check: Photos from Argentina are being wrongly shared as visuals of AAP, INDIA bloc rally

Social media users shared photos from 2022, claiming that it shows massive attendance at the Loktantra Bachao rally.

Fact Check: Modi’s wife hasn’t joined Congress. Fake rumours resurface before every election

According to a 2017 report in The Times of India, the Congress had asked Jashodaben to contest the Gujarat Assembly elections, but she declined.

Fact Check: NIA survey claiming declining support for BJP, growing opposition from youth fake

Viral image lists several key findings from the 'survey', like diminishing appeal of Ram Mandir issue & support for Modi. Official in NIA says agency doesn't conduct any political surveys.

Fact Check: Image of anti-BJP campaign not from Tamil Nadu, from a 2021 pre-poll rally in Kolkata

The image, which shows people holding 'no vote to BJP' posters, is from a protest carried out ahead of West Bengal assembly elections in 2021. It has no links with 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.