Dilip Unnikrishnan

Dilip Unnikrishnan

Cyclone Nisarga Expected To Strike Mumbai: All You Need To Know
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Cyclone Nisarga Expected To Strike Mumbai: All You Need To Know

Cyclone Nisarga is expected to make landfall between Harihareshwar near Alibaug in Maharashtra and Daman on June 3.

2 Jun 2020 11:38 AM GMT
Did Protesters Storm The White House? A Fact Check
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Did Protesters Storm The White House? A Fact Check

Social media posts falsely claim that protesters stormed the White House causing US president Donald Trump to flee.

1 Jun 2020 1:39 PM GMT
Tripura CM Biplab Deb Wishes Statehood Day To Goa With An Image From Bora Bora
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Tripura CM Biplab Deb Wishes Statehood Day To Goa With An Image From...

The picturesque image is from the Bora Bora islands.

30 May 2020 10:07 AM GMT
Desert Locust Swarms Attack Indian Farmlands: All You Need To Know
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Desert Locust Swarms Attack Indian Farmlands: All You Need To Know

Even as India fights the COVID-19 pandemic, another another calamity is already knocking at its doors -- desert locusts.

26 May 2020 2:29 PM GMT
No, Cricketer Yasir Shah Did Not Die In Pakistan Plane Crash
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No, Cricketer Yasir Shah Did Not Die In Pakistan Plane Crash

BOOM reached out to Pakistan Cricket Board who said Yasir Shah was safe and called the posts baseless rumours.

23 May 2020 9:22 AM GMT
Cyclone Amphan Wreaks Havoc In West Bengal, Odisha: All You Need To Know
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Cyclone Amphan Wreaks Havoc In West Bengal, Odisha: All You Need To...

Super Cyclone Amphan wreaked havoc in Odisha and West Bengal as vast areas have been submerged and thousands of homes...

21 May 2020 1:38 PM GMT
Mumbai Lockdown 4.0: What Is Allowed & Not Allowed
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Mumbai Lockdown 4.0: What Is Allowed & Not Allowed

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that restrictions will not be eased in Mumbai for lockdown 4.0.

19 May 2020 6:14 AM GMT
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a revised set of guidelines for the fourth phase of the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Delhi Lockdown 4.0: What Is Allowed & Not Allowed

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced a revised set of guidelines for the fourth phase of the COVID-19 lockdown.

18 May 2020 2:12 PM GMT
"Am Healthy, Not Sick", Clarifies Amit Shah On Bone Cancer Rumours
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'Am Healthy, Not Sick', Clarifies Amit Shah On Bone Cancer Rumours

The viral screenshot also claims to show Amit Shah requesting the Muslim community to pray for his health during Ramadan

9 May 2020 7:17 AM GMT
Rashtriya Sikhshit Berozgaar Yojna: A Phishing Scam, Not A Govt Scheme
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Rashtriya Sikhshit Berozgaar Yojna: A Phishing Scam, Not A Govt Scheme

A fake government wesbsite Rashtriya Sikhshit Berojgar Yojna, promised Rs. 50,000 to applicants.

3 May 2020 1:41 PM GMT
Old Video Of UK PM Boris Johnson Resurfaces With COVID-19 Spin
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Old Video Of UK PM Boris Johnson Resurfaces With COVID-19 Spin

BOOM found that the video is from 2018, before Boris Johnson was elected Prime Minister of United Kingdom.

2 May 2020 10:47 AM GMT
Exclusive Video Of Kim Jong-un
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Exclusive Video Of Kim Jong-un's Funeral? Not Quite

Multiple videos are being shared on Facebook claiming to be of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's funeral.

29 April 2020 10:41 AM GMT