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Video claiming riot broke out in Rajasthan after Congress victory is fake

The video showing a clash between two groups is from Gujarat's Morbi town, and took place on 8 December. Police had ruled out any communal angle.

Video of Rahul Gandhi saying he’s against farm loan waivers is doctored

An altered clip from Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s press conference has been retweeted by hundreds, including Delhi BJP chief Satish Upadhyay.

Video claiming Pakistan’s flag being waved at Congress rally is fake

A closer look at the video shows that except for its green colour, the flag does not bear the crescent moon or the star symbols of the Pakistan's national flag.

Pritish Nandy refuses to believe he mistook another Sardar Patel statue for Statue of Unity

Nandy tweeted an image of a bronze sculpture of Sardar Patel, made by Jashuben Shilpi, to claim Statue of Unity has no resemblance to Patel’s actual face.

Images of Kashmiri woman hit by husband turned into fake news about Indian Army excesses

Photos of Pashto singer Neelam Gul, who was allegedly thrashed by her husband in August, are being circulated on Twitter with an incorrect caption. 

Zee News tweets doctored video of Navjot Sidhu’s Rajasthan rally

In the original video, a crowd at Congress minister Navjot Singh Sidhu's rally can be heard screaming ‘Pakistan Murdabad’, not ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ as claimed by Zee News.

Congress leader Randeep Surjewala uses part of a video to target CM Vasundhara Raje

The original video, shot at a Rajasthan BJP event, shows Vasundhara Raje criticising Congress for its failure to alleviate poverty.

Modi supporter shares image of an Indonesian village road, thanks PM

Pawan Durani, who has 39,000 followers on Twitter, later deleted the post, but not before it received 4,575 likes and was retweeted by 1,854 accounts.

HoaXposed: Flight for ITBP troops was a ‘one-time-affair’, not Modi govt achievement

The photo, of the soldiers in and boarding an aircraft, had caption claiming Modi government had ensured air travel for soldiers. It has been shared by over 500 Facebook users.

BJP spokesperson tweets photo of African slave trader, claiming it’s Tipu Sultan

Ashwini Upadhyay’s tweet came on the day the Karnataka govt was celebrating Tipu Sultan’s birth anniversary, against which the BJP had raised objections.

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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.