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Uttar Pradesh: 4 women and 2 children die due to negligence of Tasavvar Hasan and Ghiyasuddin in Mau, fake news peddlers blame ‘DJ in...

OpIndia Staff - 25 December, 2023

According to the FIR, Tasavvar and Ghiyasuddin's negligence was to blame for the deaths in the accident. The two accused named in the FIR have been charged under sections 304 and 268 of the IPC.

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Fact Check: Did Pakistani caretaker PM confirm that unknown men poisoned Dawood Ibrahim? Here is the truth

OpIndia Staff - 18 December, 2023

An alleged screenshot of caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar, went viral on social media with the claim that Dawood Ibrahim was dead.

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Routine action against encroachment in Lucknow being peddled with misleading claims of harassment and assault of Kashmiri vendors, UP Police issues clarification

Paurush Gupta - 17 December, 2023

Clearing the air, Lucknow Police took to their official X (Twitter) handle and noted that the authorities took routine action during an anti-encroachment drive as the bridge is also a sensitive route for VIP movement.

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Fact Check: Did a Hindu man masturbate in front of women in UK? No, the perpetrator is Sheraz Riaz

OpIndia Staff - 17 December, 2023

Sheraz Riaz was arrested from the Normanton area of Derby and charged with an act of outraging public decency.

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Press release announcing Mahanth Balaknath Yogi as next CM of Rajasthan is fake: State BJP

OpIndia Staff - 6 December, 2023

Taking to X, BJP's Rajasthan unit called out fake letter circulating as its press release appointing new leadership in Rajasthan.

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Congress leaders share fake IB press note with R&AW logo, claims party winning Telangana elections a day before voting

OpIndia Staff - 29 November, 2023

Congress leaders share fake IB report to claim party would win Telangana Assembly Elections

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No, Shakib Al Hasan wasn’t beaten up on his return to Bangladesh after the World Cup: Here’s the truth about the viral video

Paurush Gupta - 21 November, 2023

An old video of Shakib Al Hasan beaten up by a group of angry fans is passed off as a recent one after the Bangladeshi cricketer returned from the World Cup.

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Madhya Pradesh: Political fight between two groups in Jabalpur portrayed online as an attack on Sikhs

OpIndia Staff - 18 November, 2023

The scuffle took place between a politician (the Sikh man seen in the video) and members of the opposite political party during the Vidhan Sabha polling in Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh.

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