Ankita Maneck

Ankita Maneck

Ankita is a desk writer with Boom Live. She has worked as a features writer in the digital space in the past.

Signal, Telegram: Alternatives To WhatsApp That You Can Look At
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Signal, Telegram: Alternatives To WhatsApp That You Can Look At

As WhatsApp's new privacy policy comes into play, people are switching to apps that value their privacy. Here's a...

13 Jan 2021 5:05 AM GMT
Copycat Cowin Apps Confuse Vaccine Hopefuls
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Copycat Cowin Apps Confuse Vaccine Hopefuls

The government is yet to make the available for download to the public.

7 Jan 2021 8:08 AM GMT
CoWin App: How To Self-Register For COVID19 Vaccine
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CoWin App: How To Self-Register For COVID19 Vaccine

The self-registration mobile app needed for the COVID19 vaccine is still in the pre-production stage.

4 Jan 2021 1:58 PM GMT
Top 10 Bizarre Fake Claims In The Year 2020
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Top 10 Bizarre Fake Claims In The Year 2020

As 2020 draws to an end, BOOM looks back at the biggest bizarre claims that dominated the year

29 Dec 2020 10:16 AM GMT
Video Of Train With Adani-Wilmar Ad Viral With False Claim
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Video Of Train With Adani-Wilmar Ad Viral With False Claim

The Adani Wilmar branding is a part of the locomotive branding that helps the railways earn revenue.

16 Dec 2020 10:51 AM GMT
2016 Video Viral As Diwali Celebrations By The Indian Navy
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2016 Video Viral As Diwali Celebrations By The Indian Navy

A 2016 video from International Fleet Review in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh is viral as recent.

21 Nov 2020 11:47 AM GMT
Photos From 2019 Maharashtra Polls Shared As EVMs Stolen In Bihar
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Photos From 2019 Maharashtra Polls Shared As EVMs 'Stolen' In Bihar

The photos date back to 2019 when Maharashtra conducted polls and were shot in Raigad district.

16 Nov 2020 11:32 AM GMT
WhatsApp To Launch Disappearing Messages Feature: What This Means
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WhatsApp To Launch Disappearing Messages Feature: What This Means

WhatsApp is rolling out a feature where messages will have a 7-day lifespan and will be deleted soon after.

5 Nov 2020 12:44 PM GMT
Bihar Polls 2019 Pic Of Crowd At Modis Patna Rally Shared As Recent
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Bihar Polls: 2019 Pic Of Crowd At Modi's Patna Rally Shared As Recent

BOOM found that the viral pictures are from a rally addressed by the PM on March 3, 2019 in Patna's Gandhi Maidan.

25 Oct 2020 3:12 PM GMT
Apple iPhone 12 In India: Should You Upgrade?
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Apple iPhone 12 In India: Should You Upgrade?

The new iPhone has 4 versions — the iPhone 12, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max, and the new iPhone 12 mini.

15 Oct 2020 12:07 PM GMT
New MV Rules:No Need To Carry Driving Licence, Registration, Insurance
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New MV Rules:No Need To Carry Driving Licence, Registration, Insurance

New rules that come into effect from October 1 state that driving documents can now be verified digitally.

1 Oct 2020 4:04 PM GMT
Images From Gold Smuggling Protest In Kerala Viral As Farmers Protest
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Images From Gold Smuggling Protest In Kerala Viral As Farmers' Protest

BOOM spoke to VT Balram, one of the injured protesters, who confirmed that the images were not from a farmers' protest.

27 Sep 2020 4:12 PM GMT