Shaheen Bagh shooter Kapil Gurjar has had the briefest of stints with the Bharatiya Janta Party. Earlier today, Kapil Gurjar had been inducted into the Bharatiya Janta Party by its Ghaziabad unit. Pictures of the induction had been shared on social media, with a garlanded Kapil Gurjar being welcomed into […]
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Plot Twist: Reliance Had Sold Its Tower Business To A Canadian Company Last Year
Canada-based separatists have been passionately backing Delhi’s middleman agitation over the farm bills, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had even publicly supported the rights of the agitators to protest. But Canada likely wouldn’t have bargained for the turn the “protest” has taken this week. Over the last week, protesting anarchists […]
Ravish Kumar Deletes “Ghantaa Hindu Hu” Tweet, Here’s The Archive Link
Ravish Kumar hasn’t tweeted from his Twitter account in more than five years — but he seems to have logged in to delete a tweet that happened to inadvertently reveal his religious bigotry. Ravish Kumar has deleted the tweet in which he’d declared “Ghantaa Hindu Hu”. The tweet, sent on […]
Swara Bhasker Shares 2-Year-Old Photo As A Dead Farmer From The Delhi Protests
No political issue in India is over until Swara Bhasker has sent out an ill-informed, blatantly fake, and provocative tweet over it. After regularly sharing fake news with accompanying outrage on her Twitter account over the last few months, Swara Bhasker today sent out another incendiary tweet. “Just wrong!!!!!”,” she […]
“Ghantaa Hindu Hu”: Ravish Kumar’s Tweet From 2012 Goes Viral
Over the last several years, many questions have been raised about Ravish Kumar’s obvious Hinduphobia, and his overt support of all other faiths. Now it appears that Ravish Kumar had himself answered the questions about his own Hindu identity, 8 years ago. Ravish Kumar is no longer active on Twitter […]
Congress Elects District Youth Secretary, Fails To Realize He’d Joined BJP 9 Months Ago
Leaders are leaving the Congress at such a pace that even the party is struggling to keep up. Madhya Pradesh Congress yesterday concluded elections for its Youth Congress posts. Among its elected members was Harshit Singhai, who’d won a hard-fought election after securing 12 votes. But there was a bit […]
“Farmer Leader” Rakesh Tikait Had Lost His Deposit In Lok Sabha Elections, Secured 0.8% Of The Vote
The “farmer leaders” claiming to be the voices of the people on the streets of Delhi might not quite have the mandate of the larger populace. Rakesh Tikait has emerged as one of the most prominent faces of the recent protests in Delhi. He’s represents the Bharatiya Kisan Union, and […]
News Reports Edit Out “Om Namah Shivay” From Actor Dhanush’s Netflix Announcement
The lengths to which Indian media outlets will go to erase all positive mentions of the Hindu faith from their reporting can border on the comical. Actor Dhanush yesterday announced that he’d be joining Netflix’s “The Gray Man” starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. “Looking forward to being a part […]
“Woke” Zomato And Swiggy Treat Their Delivery Partners The Worst In India: Report
Do companies try to hide the internal exploitation of their workforce with a veneer of woke concern in their external messaging? A recent survey would suggest that they do. Zomato and Swiggy, who in recent times have tried to brand themselves as woke, have emerged as the companies that treat […]
Facebook Officially Labels Priyanka Gandhi’s Fake Post On Railways As “Misleading”
Over the last few years, Congress leaders have been spreading fake news with impunity, and with no repercussions. Their sustained disinformation campaign has finally come to the attention of tech platforms. Facebook has flagged a video shared by Priyanka Gandhi as “misleading”. “Missing Context,” says Facebook’s warning on the top […]