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Explainers

What Is The Caste Census And Why There Is A Demand For It

The last time a complete caste census was carried out was in 1941, but its data was not published. Why is there a demand ...

23 Aug 2021 7:31 AM GMT

Fact Check

Poll Result Says Rahul Gandhi 3rd Most Trusted Leader In World?

BOOM found that no such survey declaring Rahul Gandhi as the third most trusted politician in the world has been...

11 July 2021 12:49 PM GMT

Fast Check

Morphed Political Cartoon Targeting Congress Viral

BOOM found that the cartoon is a morphed version of an original one created by Assam-based cartoonist Amal Medhi

9 Feb 2021 12:59 PM GMT

Fast Check

Same Elderly Woman In All Congress Photo-Ops? A FactCheck

BOOM has debunked the same images on different occasions to show that the women in these photographs are not the same...

27 May 2020 6:59 AM GMT

Politics

Deepika Padukone's JNU Visit: Hashtags Call For Movie Boycott

Trolls have also shared screenshots of 'ticket cancellations', with many posting the same image repeatedly.

8 Jan 2020 2:14 PM GMT

Fact Check

Did Nirmala Sitharaman Say, 'I Don't Eat Onions, So Doesn't Matter To...

The comment received a lot of criticism with many calling it insensitive, due to rising onion prices impacting consumers

5 Dec 2019 3:03 AM GMT

Politics

Uddhav Thackeray Wins Maharashtra Floor Test As BJP Stages A Walkout

The political turmoil in the state has finally come to an end as the alliance has proved its majority in the assembly.

30 Nov 2019 11:09 AM GMT

Development

9 Of Modi's 16 Claims On Govt Schemes True, 3 False

On November 30, 2017, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit where he...

18 Dec 2017 6:00 AM GMT

Comment

The Week's Absurdities - Episode 6

Suyash Barve pokes fun at politics, current affairs and the state of the nation on The Week's Absurdities. On this ...

30 Nov 2015 7:36 AM GMT