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FactCheck

Cyanide In Your Table Salt? Believe It With A Pinch Of Salt

BOOM investigates claims of the presence of cyanide in table salt.

13 July 2019 10:36 AM GMT

Fact File

Nipah Virus: Fake Alerts Go Viral On Social Media As Death Toll Rises

Public advisory attributed to a doctor from RML Hospital, Delhi goes viral on social media. But speaking to BOOM, the...

23 May 2018 2:44 PM GMT

FactCheck

Burning Lay's Potato Chip: Proof Of Plastic Or Bad Science?: A...

Don't believe this viral video. BOOM breaks down the science that explains why Lay's potato chips catch fire. Read our...

23 Feb 2018 12:52 PM GMT

India

On India’s Prime Time TV Debates, Women Are Mostly Invisible

All images are screengrabs, and belong to respective channels. Mumbai: On any evening, those watching primetime...

19 Feb 2018 5:59 AM GMT

Health

#Padman Release: Half Of Young Rural Women Use Unhygienic Menstrual...

More than half of young women in rural India use home-based or unsanitary methods of menstrual protection, according to...

9 Feb 2018 1:59 PM GMT

Health

National Health Protection Scheme: 5 Things You Need To Know

Finance minister introduces the flagship National Health Protection Scheme in the Union Budget 2018. Here are 5 things...

1 Feb 2018 10:51 AM GMT

Health

Budget 2018: India’s Healthcare Crisis Is Holding back National...

India has the world’s highest population of stunted children–short for their age–and the country’s failing primary ...

30 Jan 2018 6:29 AM GMT

Health & Fitness

How An Historic Heart Transplant Created A Celebrity Scientist 50...

South Africa’s Chris Barnard stands out in medical history as the heart surgeon who became a global household name ...

4 Dec 2017 10:16 AM GMT

FactCheck

300 Dengue Deaths In Kerala In One Year, Claims Yogi Adityanath: A...

Kerala has witnessed highest number of dengue cases in the country this year followed by Tamil Nadu

4 Oct 2017 4:01 PM GMT

India

10 Months On, Prime Minister Modi's DeMonetisation Claims Remain...

A fact check of six claims by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 8, 2016 and August 15, 2017 on the impact...

19 Sep 2017 5:37 AM GMT

Development

The Stinking Truth Behind Mumbai’s Status As Open Defecation Free

But if such images can be so easily clicked, why did Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declare Mumbai Open...

21 Aug 2017 2:23 PM GMT

Food

Passenger Finds Lizard In Veg Biryani Nearly A Week After CAG Slams...

A recap of why CAG audit found railway food unfit for human consumption.

26 July 2017 1:23 PM GMT