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India

Battling Allegations Of 'Fake' Protests: How Soura's Residents...

Not wanting to leave anything to chance and to counter adverse reactions from the media and the govt, Soura's residents...

18 Aug 2019 3:30 AM GMT

India

21 Dead In Mumbai As City Receives Highest 48-Hour Rainfall In 10

With heavy rainfall predicted over the next 24-48 hours, Mumbai’s ordeal, arising out of poor preparation by the city...

2 July 2019 12:36 PM GMT

Fake News

Bengaluru Police Rubbishes Viral Hoax Claiming Sri Lanka Bombing...

Bengaluru police termed the news fake and urged people to not fall for or forward such news

6 May 2019 8:04 AM GMT

India

Mumbai CST Bridge Collapse: 5 dead, 36 injured

'Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers...

14 March 2019 6:48 PM GMT

Fake News

NRIs Allowed To Vote Online? EC Calls It Fake News

The Election Commission has asked Delhi Police to investigate a WhatsApp forward that claimed NRIs could vote online in...

23 Feb 2019 8:59 AM GMT

India

Child Kidnapping Rumours: Mob Beats Up Woman In West Bengal

Police tell BOOM that fake messages on social media are causing mobs to attack innocent people.

21 Feb 2019 11:02 AM GMT

India

Pulwama Terror Attack: Second Worst Attack Against CRPF Since...

Data shows that in the first two month of 2019, 41 recorded CRPF casualties just below those of 2017, which are at 53.

15 Feb 2019 2:18 PM GMT

Business & Tech

Google To Provide Info On India-specific Political Ads

Information on Indian political advertisements on Google will now be made public, the tech giant announced on Tuesday.

22 Jan 2019 9:26 AM GMT

India

Twitter Adds Majnu Bhai's Painting To Anil Kapoor-PM Modi Meet

Meme's replacing the original painting with Majnu Bhai's painting go viral.

17 Jan 2019 12:34 PM GMT

Fake News

5 Crore Bangladeshi And Rohingya Inflitrators Living Illegally In...

In a tweet that has gone viral, a Delhi based lawyer claims 5 crore Bangladeshi and Rohingya immigrants are living in...

15 Jan 2019 2:00 AM GMT

India

Bollywood's Selfie With PM Modi: Photoshopped Pic Goes Viral

The original image was photoshopped by a Twitter user and shared with caption 'how Modi haters see it'.

11 Jan 2019 12:12 PM GMT

FactCheck

Did Chhattisgarh Minister TS Singh Deo Touch Rahul Gandhi's Feet?

A photo of TS Singh Deo bowing to touch Rahul Gandhi's feet is viral on social media. But a fact-check shows there's...

19 Dec 2018 10:49 AM GMT