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Saturday, August 16, 2025
TopicViral photos

Topic: viral photos

WhatsApp should disclose origin of viral forwards. But don’t share it just with govt

The government’s proposal to ask WhatsApp to disclose the originator is sound but its demand for exclusivity and control over this process is unacceptable and must be resisted.

India insults women’s modesty in a million ways. Ranveer Singh’s nude photoshoot isn’t one

Ranveer Singh challenges traditional, desi toxic masculinity. His nude photoshoot for Paper magazine attracting an FIR in Mumbai is hardly surprising.

Viral image of Kejriwal and Bhagwant Mann sitting in front of liquor stores is photoshopped

The image, which was shared by several BJP leaders and went viral on social media, was taken from a screengrab of a video in which Kejriwal and Mann sat on a cot in a mustard field.

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.

Viral images of ‘Jio’ bags of wheat trigger boycott call on Twitter, but Reliance logo is fake

Twitter users share photos of bags of wheat bearing Reliance Jio name, comment on how farmers' protest is justified. However, company is strictly a digital arm of Reliance Group.

BJP leaders share old photos of AAP minister, attack him for violating Covid norms

Two photos of AAP minister Kailash Gahlot addressing civil defence volunteers have gone viral with the claim that the volunteers were not wearing masks or maintaining distance.

Congress posts 2008 image from Bangladesh to target BJP after World Bank’s poverty report

Congress' tweet came two days after World Bank released report saying Covid-related school closures risk pushing 72 mn primary school children into learning poverty.

Photo shared by AAP, Youth Congress of Haryana cops using water cannon on farmers is from 2018

AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj and its national spokesperson Raghav Chadha have also shared the photo on Twitter.

Pakistanis are wrong. Indian Army’s videos of LoC bunker hits are real, not from Syria

The Indian Army had shared several videos of shelling across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, and a screenshot has gone viral in Pakistan claiming it's fake.

Shiv Sena leaders share photo of Maharashtra boat ambulance, but it doesn’t run in India

The boat ambulance, a photo of which was shared by Shiv Sena corporator Amey Ghole and Deputy Leader Priyanka Chaturvedi, was praised for being a unique initiative.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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.