This is an old image of Gal Gadot, when was recruited by the IDF at the age of 18. She served two years in the Army as a mandatory service for Israeli citizens. It has nothing to do with the ongoing conflict. The Israel-Hamas conflict continues to escalate in West Asia, Israel is conducting a […]
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Prior to the Chhattisgarh election, political parties engaged with rallies and campaigns. Recently, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also addressed the crowd in the state. A video of his speech is currently going viral on social media. He can be heard saying, “You had implemented the law to snatch money from the farmers. You formed the […]
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Currently, a video of a person shouting and complaining to some authorities is going viral on social media. Users are claiming that this person is an Israeli soldier who is disclosing about the crisis in Palestine during the ongoing Israel-Palestine war. However, Fact Crescendo found that the video was shared without proper context. This is […]
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The video shows police taking action against people for not following instructions in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem during the Holy Fire ceremony in April 2023. A video that shows policemen dragging and beating up worshipers has been shared widely on social media claiming that in a recent incident, the Israel Police […]
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Currently, a video of a soldier holding a teenage boy at his gunpoint is going viral on social media. While the boy is in fear and pain, the family members can be seen trying to breakfree the boy from the clutches of the soldier. Social media users are claiming that this is a recent incident […]
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A few days back, Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel and killed citizens and army personnel. In response to this, Israel struck back the Gaza strip with rockets that destroyed many infrastructures in the region. Against this backdrop, a video of a mosque being destroyed is going viral on social media. It can be seen in the […]
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel on Saturday. In response, Israel started a war against Hamas and bombed Gaza. So far, around 2100 people have died on both sides in the war. Amidst of it, an image is circulating with a claim that Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu sent his son […]
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This video dates back to May 2021 when Israeli airstrikes destroyed the 14-storey tower in Gaza City. On October 7, 2023, Palestinian militant organisations led by Hamas launched a large-scale attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing hundreds of Israelis. In response, Israel launched a counter-offensive. Several videos allegedly related to this conflict are […]
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The women in the video, Shijina Rajan and Diana Selvan, are travelling ticket examiners (TTEs) and not loco pilots. A video showing two women walking on a railway platform towards a train with Bollywood music playing in the background has gone viral on the social media with the claim that these women are the loco […]
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Old video of snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir shared as recent A video of snowfall is going viral on social media, with users claiming it to be from the recent snowfall in Daksum Kokernag region of Jammu & Kashmir in September 2023. Let’s check the truth. Facebook Post |Archive link Fact Check- Our investigation began […]
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Currently, a video is going viral on social media in which it was claimed that the Telangana government constructed and inaugurated a new Masjid inside the state secretariat premise. Many users took a dig at the current government and accused them for their biases towards the minority community. Fact Crescendo found that the claim is […]
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Violence on a large scale erupted in France over the death of a teenage boy in a police shootout. Protestors came to the streets and burned vehicles and public properties. Police detained many protestors. Additional forces were sent to neutralize the situation. In the backdrop of this, a video of a mass protest is circulating […]
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Old video from Thailand has been shared in an incorrect context. It has no communal angle. A disturbing video of a man being brutally assaulted has gone viral on social media with the claim that he was beaten up for offering Namaz in public place. In the video, the victim is sitting on his knees before […]
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This video shows Howdy Modi program held in Houston, USA in the year 2019. It has nothing to do with PM’s recent US visit. A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi shaking hands with several people on stage has gone viral with a claim that the audience was hurling abuses at PM Modi during his […]
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In the last few days, PM Modi’s US visit has been in the headlines. He met President Joe Biden and addressed the US Congress. Many posts and videos related to Modi’s US visit are going viral on social media. Recently, we came across a video where a crowd was seen protesting against PM Modi on […]
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An Indian submarine exploded and sank in 2013. It is being misrepresented as having occurred shortly after the Odisha train tragedy. A post claiming an Indian submarine exploded and sank recently owing to sub-standard equipment and technology has gone viral on social media. Many users have shared the post blaming Modi government that the Indian […]
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The viral video is from 2019, when Prakash Raj was contesting as an independent candidate in the Karnataka elections. Voting for the Karnataka Assembly Elections will be held on Wednesday, 10 May 2023, and the results will be announced on May 13. In this context, a video featuring actor and politician Prakash Raj criticising the […]
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Currently, a video of PM Modi is circulating on social media. In this video he can be heard saying, “Even most educated nations during elections, read names in ballot paper and cast their votes, even in America.” With Karnataka elections at the door, social media users are sharing this video saying that PM Modi once […]
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On Sunday night, a man poured an inflammable fluid on his co-passengers and set them on fire while traveling on the Alappuzha-Kannur Express near Kozhikode, Kerala. The incident occurred while the train was passing over the Korapuzha Railway Bridge. The passengers were able to stop the train and escape, but unfortunately, three people, including a […]
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video clip depicting a document-series “The Swap” a social experiment in which people from different religious backgrounds explore each other’s lifestyle and culture. A video allegedly showing non-Muslim students in an Australian school being taught how to pray in a mosque has gone viral on social media, with users claiming that the school is brainwashing […]
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After the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, many posts are being shared on social media. Meanwhile, a photo is going viral in which an old man is seen holding a few loaves of bread in front of a collapsed building. It was claimed that this picture was taken after the recent earthquake in Turkey. […]
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Social media come up with absurd claims every now and then. In one such case, an image of an older man with a younger girl is going viral with a claim that the old priest married his own daughter. The man allegedly justified it by giving Lord Brahma’s example. Fact Crescendo received the viral video […]
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The image is old captured in January 2022. However, it is true that Manali has witnessed heavy traffic from Manali to Atal Tunnel recently. An image showing a massive traffic on a ghat road is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows the recent traffic in Manali due to the upcoming […]
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Mahavikas Aghadi, the coalition of Shivsena (Uddhav Thackeray group), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and Indian National Congress (INC), took out a ‘Halla Bol’ protest march on 17 December in Mumbai. It was organized against the Eknath Shinde-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state on various issues including Governor BS Koshyari’s controversial remark on Chhatrapati […]
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for his penchant for cameras. Now, a video of him apparently pushing Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde away from the camera is going viral. It has been shared to claim that PM Modi insulted CM Shinde because he had come in between him and the camera. Fact Crescendo received the […]
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This video is from the Atulie’er village in China’s Sichuan province. A safer steel ladder later replaced the villagers’ ladder in the video. A video of people moving up extremely steep cliffs, some on foot and others scaling up and down a long ladder, some with toddlers on their backs is making rounds on social […]
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Currently, a video of Azam Khan is going viral on social media. In the video, Azam Khan along with a few other leaders can be heard praising UP police. In this few seconds video, Azam Khan can be heard saying, SP saheb zindabad, CO sahib zindabad, police walon zindabad, tumhare dande zindabad. It is being […]
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An earthquake of 5.6 magnitude hit Indonesia’s Java Island in November. The BBC reported that many people were injured in this calamity and there were losses of infrastructure as well. In the backdrop of this, a video claiming to be a satellite view of recent Indonesia’s earthquake is widely viral on social media. A huge […]
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As the Gujrat assembly elections are approaching, social media is abuzz with speculations about which party is going to score the largest number of seats. Amidst the election frenzy, a video of an alleged exit poll showing Congress ahead of BJP in Gujrat is doing round on social media. It has been claimed that a […]
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The viral video shows Rishi Sunak celebrating Diwali in 2020. It does not show Sunak performing rituals before entering his new office the Prime Minister of UK Since Rishi Sunak became the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the hashtag # RishiSunak has been the most popular on social media. While some users congratulated […]
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Khaleej Times published this special edition related to PM Modi in June 2019. Prime Minister Narendra Modi turned 72 on Saturday. World leaders greeted the PM on his birthday. According to a video circulating on social media, UAE media house- Khaleej Times has released a 50-page special edition on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his […]
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Rahul Gandhi did not say that he spoke with Mahatma Gandhi. The viral video is clipped. Social media users have often targeted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and shared clipped and edited videos related to the speeches he has given. In the backdrop of this, a viral video of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is widely circulating on social […]
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The video shows Madurai Chithirai festival in 2018. The viral video is not related to the Puri Rath Yatra in 2022. A video showing a huge crowd pulling a chariot is widely circulating on social media claimed as showing recent visuals of the Jagannath’s Rath Yatra in Puri, Orissa. Rath Yatra is a colorful festival, […]
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An image of the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury festival is going viral on social media. The image shows the area surrounding the pyramid stage filled with litter. Some Twitter users claim that this was after Swedish activist Greta Thunberg delivered her speech at the festival. However, we found out that though the image is from […]
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The selfie showing a father and son working for railways work for the Bangladesh Railways and not Indian Railways. An image showing two railways officers taking a selfie from two different train is circulating on social media with the claim that it shows a father and son duo. The father is a railway guard while […]
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On 14 June 2022, Union Cabinet approved Agnipath Scheme introduced by Central Government providing an opportunity to the youth to join the armed forces for four years. Nationwide protests erupted against the Agnipath scheme. Thousands of young men and women who aspired to join the armed forces have come out on the streets. Some protests […]
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Image of temple razed in Karachi in 2012. Credits: AFP An image of Hindu deities placed on a pile of debris is being shared on social media claiming that the image is of a Hindu temple, recently vandalized in Karachi, Pakistan. However, the image is not related to the recent act of vandalism of a […]
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The video has nothing to do with Amir Khan’s upcoming film ‘Laal Singh Chaddha’. Kareena’s old statement is being shared out of context on social media. Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie Lal Singh Chadda generated a lot of buzz on social media as its trailer was released on May 29th. This movie is an adaptation of […]
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A video showing a drone bombing a village to destroy troops stationed there is being circulated widely on social media with users claiming that this is a video from the Russia- Ukraine war. The captions claim that the video shows a Bayraktar TB2 Drone destroying an entire village. Here is one such post: Facebook Link […]
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This video is not a real footage of Ukrainian military taking down a Russian Helicopter. These are visuals of the game Arma-3. A video showing guns shooting down helicopters is widely circulating on social media with the claim that it shows Ukrainian army destroying Russian helicopters. The caption of the post mentions, “Direct hit from […]
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The video does not show a Ukrainian drone attacking a Russian Military Airfield. The video is a simulation made using a video game named Arma-3. In 2021, the Ukrainian military conducted an exercise involving the Baykar Tech Bayraktar TB2 drone, it is now being used to fight Russia’s invading force amidst the ongoing war between […]
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The video is a Powerade commercial directed by Jake S Wynne in 2007 in South Africa. Video of a track and field event in which a cameraman can be seen beating top athletes in a Men’s sprint is going viral on social media. Users are sharing the video claiming that a cameraman beat all the […]
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Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese did not take his oath wearing a saffron scarf. The viral image was taken before Albanese was elected as the Prime Minister during an event organized by the Hindu Council Australia. Anthony Albanese is the newly elected Prime Minister of Australia; an image of this oath taking ceremony is widely […]
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A video of a man in sunglasses and sporting shoulder length hair, talking about the advent of internet and smartphones is slowly going viral across social media platforms with the claim that it is a section of singer-songwriter Bob Geldof’s interview on BBC’s Newsnight, aired in 1999. The 2:15 minute long video also has inserts […]
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The creators of the video confirmed to us that the video is not a real incident. They confirmed to us that they created the stage as well. A video showing a newlywed couple fighting each other on stage is widely circulating on social media as a real life incident. Users are sharing this video as […]
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The Nandi idol was discovered after an excavation of the Sellandiamman Temple in Tamil Nadu in 2021. An image of the Hindu deity Nandi found buried near a religious structure is widely circulating on social media with the claim that the statue of Hindu deity was discovered after digging under a mosque. The caption of […]
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The viral video has no relation to the ongoing loudspeaker controversy. The incident dates back to 2019 when the crowd chanted slogans of “Chowkidar Chor hai” as a counter-response to chants of “Modi Modi”. The statement by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray about removing loudspeakers from mosques by May 3 has caused quite […]
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Amidst the recent Ram Navami celebrations in several states in India, a video showing a massive crowd gathered under an overbridge is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that the video shows massive Ram Navami celebrations held in Mumbai. The caption of the post reads, “Video from Mumbai Maharashtra on the occasion of Ram […]
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Uttar Pradesh Police confirmed to us that no such incident took place at Govardhan Parikrama Marg area recently. The image in circulation is from 2018. After the recent Uttar Pradesh Elections in 2022, bulldozer has become a regular sight in the state earning CM Yogi Adityanath the moniker of “bulldozer baba”. In the backdrop of […]
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Delhi Police has clarified that there was an incident of massive fire at a wedding tent and not a blast at any CNG petrol pump in Rohini, Delhi. A video showing a huge fire is circulating on social media with the claim that a huge fire broke out at a CNG petrol pump in Rohini, […]
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Citizens of Ukraine are fleeing to the neighbouring countries after war between Russia and Ukraine started. According to BBC around 3.6 million citizens moved to neighbouring countries fearing the loss of their lives due to ongoing war between both nations. In the backdrop of this an image of Poland’s MP Dominik Tarczynski’s interview with media […]
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The video is being shared without a context. The video shows LK Advani getting emotional after watching Shikara in 2020. The film “The Kashmir Files” directed by Vivek Agnihotri has been among the top trends on social media and topic of discussion and debates on the mainstream media. The film is based on the exodus […]
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The video is not PM Modi’s recent rally. It shows PM Modi’s roadshow in Varanasi while filing his nominations papers for Lok Sabha in 2019 In the backdrop of the Uttar Pradesh Election results being declared today, (10 March) a video showing PM Modi’s massive rally with thousands of supporters chanting Modi’s name is circulating […]
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The viral video is not a recent one. The video of Putin walking alone in the streets of St. Petersburg is from 2013. Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, a video is circulating on social media claiming that the Russian President-Vladimir Putin is avoiding using his Presidential motorcade and walking alone after a […]
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The image dates back to 2019 when a couple decided to click a picture with their national flags at a concert. As Russian and Ukrainian troops are battling in Ukraine, images and videos claiming to be from the warzone have flooded social media and mainstream media. Many of such videos and images were found to […]
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The viral video is not a recent one. It shows a blast in a military ammunition depot in Ukraine in 2017 As Ukrainians fight Russian aggression, social media and mainstream media have been flooded with many videos and photos purported to be of war scenes in Ukraine. Many of such videos and images were found […]
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‘The Alchemist’ writer Paulo Coelho tweeted a video of two schoolboys from India helping a handicapped man to fix slipped chain of his tricycle. The Brazilian author is known for his spiritual and motivational novels. He shared this video ‘to brighten up complicated day’ with his followers. Soon after it, the video went viral on […]
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As the tension between Russia and Ukraine is escalating, social media users are sharing various videos claiming to be the war visuals between them. Fact Crescendo has already debunked several such videos with similar claims. In addition to such claims, a video is circulating said to be scenes from the Russia-Ukraine war. Fact Crescendo found […]
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As Phase-1 voting of the UP assembly election 2022 began today, videos of alleged public outrage are making rounds on social media. One such video of a clashing mob is going viral with a claim that people are thrashing BJP workers during UP elections. We can see in the video that a large mob has […]
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The video has no relation with the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election. The video is of Congress workers protesting against the Hathras case blocked Smriti Irani’s car in 2020. Social media has witnessed several videos and images of political nature ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Elections scheduled next month. In the past few days, we have […]
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The viral video is a scripted drama created for education and awareness purpose. A video showing a schoolgirl being reprimanded by her school teacher for bunking her school and meeting a boy at a hotel room is widely circulating on social media. Users claim that this video is a real incident where a girl was […]
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A passage being shared widely on Social Media platforms claims that McDonald’s burgers are unfit for human consumption. The message attributes the statement who Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver who has reportedly proved that the food they sell is not fit to be ingested as it is highly toxic due to the use of bacteria-killing ammonium […]
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The claim made along with the image is misleading and it shows an image published in 2015 showing attack on Indian Army personnel in Manipur. On November 13, a deadly ambush of a convoy of Assam Rifles took place in Churachandpur district in Manipur. It claimed the lives of five Assam Rifles personnel including Viplav […]
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Gadchiroli SP clarified to Fact Crescendo that the viral video is old and is not related to the recent encounter On 13 November, Maharashtra Police encountered 26 naxals who were killed including the top militant Maoist leader Milind Temtumbde. Amidst this, a video of a celebration is going viral on social media claiming to show […]
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An urgent new warning has gone viral on social media, urging users to check their privacy settings after WhatsApp reportedly having made a secret update. Social media is ablaze with messages suggesting that the platform has suddenly updated group privacy settings and urging users to change these settings. It claims that every group on WhatsApp […]
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Amidst the upcoming Assam state assembly election PM Modi visited Bokakhat in Assam on 21st March 2021. A small clip from the speech given by him in Assam is circulating on social media claiming PM Modi spoke the truth in the speech given by him at the rally. In the video we can hear PM […]
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Rahul Gandhi’s clipped videos have always been a source of entertainment and controversy for social media users. Earlier several times clipped videos of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi have been made viral aiming to spread messages out of context. Fact Crescendo has previously debunked many such videos. Recently a similar clipped video is doing rounds on […]
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A viral image of a document widely circulating on social media claims that the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh did not appoint a single district chairman from the Hindu community. The list belongs to the Congress’ district chairman in Uttar Pradesh which only mentions Muslim names. The list has been digitally edited which mentions the […]
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In the backdrop of protests being held against the agricultural laws on various borders of Delhi, many videos have surfaced on social forums. Fact Crescendo has unveiled the truth of many such videos in the recent past. Currently, a video is doing the rounds on the internet, in context to the Chief Minister of Delhi […]
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Multiple posts celebrating Assam’s famous Tezpur Litchi getting the Geographical Indication Tag have been flooding Facebook Timelines across the state. The posts, many of them made by Assam based leading News Portals are slowly going viral. One such link of an article was shared with the caption “The Tezpur litchi is characterised by its distinct […]
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