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Fact Check: Prashant Kishor not BJP’s new chief spokesperson, letter circulated on social media fake

Original letter is from 2023 & announces the appointment of Shri Benjamin Yepthomi as state president of Nagaland BJP. Party confirms no such development has taken place.

Fact Check: Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘Congress is dead’ video is clipped. He was quoting critics

In the original video, Kharge is seen addressing the crowd at an election rally in Ahmedabad where he is talking about how critics claim that Congress is finished.

Fact Check: Mohan Bhagwat praised Congress in 2018, not during 2024 Lok Sabha polls

Many social media users have shared an old video of the RSS chief, wrongly claiming that he is now praising the Congress after sensing the "changing political sentiments".

Fact Check: Congress’s Rahul Gandhi didn’t ask people to vote for BJP, viral video is manipulated

In the original video, posted on his social media channels, Rahul Gandhi says 'BJP & RSS trying to destroy democracy' while Congress & INDIA alliance are making efforts to 'protect' it.

Fact Check: Video of anti-AAP protest in Haryana is old, unrelated to 2024 Lok Sabha polls

An old video of ex-servicemen from Punjab urging Haryana voters to vote against the AAP has been shared out of context amid ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

Fact Check: Rahul Gandhi wasn’t carrying Chinese constitution. Assam CM’s claim is false

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is seen holding a coat pocket version of the Constitution of India by Gopal Sankaranarayanan.

Fact Check: Video of anti-Modi protest in Canada not related to Kejriwal’s interim bail

The video, which shows a float depicting Modi behind bars, is from a rally held on 5 May, organised by supporters of Sikh separatist movement. Kejriwal was granted interim bail on 10 May.

Fact Check: Naseeruddin Shah didn’t comment on Kangana Ranaut & Modi, quote going viral fake

A quote by the veteran actor, that 'Kangana has problems with every actor except Modi', has been circulated widely. It originated from a parody X account which no longer exists.

Fact Check: Kejriwal wasn’t slapped again during campaign. Video on social media is old

The incident took place during Arvind Kejriwal’s roadshow in the Moti Nagar area of Delhi during the campaign for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Fact Check: Police didn’t find gold biscuits in BJP campaign kit, only perfume bottles

A video circulating on social media has wrongly claimed that gold biscuits were seized by the police during a raid of BJP’s election campaign kit in Mumbai.

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India is becoming a Republic of RWAs. It’s the most powerful elected body

Civics textbooks need an upgrade, considering that RWAs enforce laws they’ve devised themselves – no matter if it violates a fundamental right or two.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.