Fact Check: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Did Not Criticise PM Modi; Viral Statement Is Fake

A statement attributed to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta is being circulated on social media. The claim accompanying the statement alleges that Rekha Gupta criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The viral postcard carrying the purported statement reads: “Prime Minister Modi ji will take the entire party down with him as he leaves. It has started […]

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From Trolls to Threats: How Online Abuse Targeted Women Protesters

Introduction The July 2026 protests over examination-related grievances and the treatment of demonstrators produced a number of viral images and videos featuring young women. Their photographs, statements and protest videos travelled rapidly across social-media platforms, turning them into recognisable faces of a movement that had largely been organised and amplified online. Among those who drew […]

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Fact Check: Misleading Claim Circulated Identifying Sahil Lochab as Muslim

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, reached Parliament Street Police Station with Sahil Lochab, who was allegedly injured by a pellet. Rahul Gandhi staged a protest for several hours demanding that an FIR be registered. Several Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi, were also present at the spot. Following Rahul Gandhi’s protest, […]

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Beijing to Islamabad: Narratives on Northeast India

Executive Summary Pakistan’s information and propaganda ecosystem appears to be increasingly focusing on India’s Northeast, particularly Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, while simultaneously amplifying narratives that align with China’s strategic interests in the region. A year after Pakistan’s Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir said that “We’ll start from India’s East”, the propaganda does not seem […]

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