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Fact check: Srinagar's iconic Clock Tower will have national flag atop; new design explained

As the Srinagar's iconic Clock Tower in the bustling Lal Chowk gets a facelift ahead of the upcoming G20 meeting in Srinagar, misconceptions about the new design are creating unnecessary confusion.

May 13, 2023

Fact check: That "Emirates Ramadan gift" of Dh8000 cash giveaway is fake; beware of viral scam

Dubai's flagship carrier Emirates has often been used by scammers to extract personal and financial information from internet users. Here's another one promising to offer Dh8,000. It's fake.

Apr 13, 2023

Fact check: BJP's candidate list for Karnataka elections is FAKE; see facts here

The official candidate list for Karnataka elections will be released by BJP in the days to come, but the one in circulation is fake.

Apr 4, 2023

Fact check: No, OnePlus, OPPO are not exiting some European markets [read now]

Some reports claimed that OPPO and OnePlus were set to exit some European markets, but the brands have issued clarification.

Mar 28, 2023

The landing of the helicopter carrying Karnataka's former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was aborted in the outskirts of Jewargi town in Kalaburagi district on Monday. After a hiatus, the chopper was safely landed at the same spot, but the initial video

Fact check: No, Yediyurappa's chopper didn't face technical snag; truth behind viral video

The landing of the helicopter carrying Karnataka's former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa was aborted on Monday, giving rise to speculations that the chopper hit a technical snag or that the pilot couldn't land. But here's what actually happened.

Mar 6, 2023

No Indian student kidnapped or murdered in Almaty, Kazakhstan; here's what happened [details]

The reports of three Indian students being kidnapped and murdered were concocted and fake. The police had briefly detained some students to avoid escalation of a scuffle.

Mar 5, 2023

Fact check: J&K property tax not arbitrary; follows municipal act [read facts]

While the local opposition leaders, some even elected officials, are opposing J&K government's notification to impose property tax in the UT and calling it arbitrary, the facts show how the move is well within legal course.

Feb 22, 2023

Fact check: Coastal route to move coal averts power crisis, fulfils India's climate commitments

Fact check: Why is coal moved by sea from east to west; reasons explained with facts

Based on proposal from Asian Development Bank (ADB), the decision to move coal via coastal route has many benefits, ranging from reducing congestion in rail tracks, averting power crisis and more. Read on.

Feb 10, 2023

Fact check: Mohan Bhagwat's "pandits" remark out of context; what he actually meant [read now]

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's remarks from Saturday sparked a controversy, drawing sharp criticism and being accused of being "anti-Brahmin."

Feb 6, 2023

Report on J&K leading internet censorship count globally is false

Fact check: No internet censorship in J&K in 2022; VPN provider's report debunked

A supposed market study by a VPN provider claims J&K recorded the highest internet censorship events in 2022. But the facts paint a different picture.

Jan 19, 2023

Fact check: Viral message on COVID XBB variant is fake; don't fall for it [truth here]

Amid the sudden Covid scare that has erupted across many countries, a WhatsApp message has been making its rounds claiming that the newly discovered XBB subvariant of Omicron is five times more virulent and has a higher mortality rate than the Delta variant. Here's the whole truth backed with facts.

Dec 22, 2022

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