A controversy had erupted in the country on bursting crackers in Delhi during Diwali due to pollution and poor air quality. Many people had insisted that there should be no restrictions on the crackers. Against this backdrop, a video of a huge fire cracker show is going viral on social media. People can be seen […]
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Recently a video went viral on social media showing Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanging sweets and gifts. Sharing the video on social media, users are claiming that the video shows the Diwali celebrations at the Indo-Pak border. Sharing the video on Facebook, a user wrote, “Diwali Celebration in India Vs Pakistan Border”. Facebook Link | […]
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The video is from the River plate stadium in Argentina Diwali, the Hindu festival that commemorates the triumph of light over darkness, was observed by Indians all around the world yesterday. People light oil lamps and candles on this day to represent the victory of light over darkness and good over evil. Bursting fireworks is […]
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Rumors and nosey neighbors have something in common between them. Both come when you don’t want them to and both cause a massive nuisance. Although we cannot help but abide by ‘Love Thy Neighbor’, we can at least put a ‘no entry’ sign to rumor mills. In recent years, the hoax message claiming China is […]
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A video of illuminated ships and fireworks is going viral on several social media platforms claiming that that the video shows celebrations by Indian Navy during Diwali 2020. The caption of the post mentions “Indian Navy celebrating Diwali 2020.” The same video is also going viral with the claim that says “Celebration of Diwali by INDIAN […]
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Amidst the growing pressure for reopening the temples in the state and the debate over the use of firecracker’s on Diwali, a video purportedly showing Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray dissing Hindu Festivals is going viral on social media. Taking it at the face value, many people expressed their anger over Thackeray’s alleged disparaging comments about […]
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On 29th October 2019, a Facebook user named “Vijay Pratap Singh” posted on Facebook. The title of the post read “If the news is to be believed, 6 lakh earthen lamps were lit on Deepotsav in Ayodhya and around Rs.133/- crores were spent. The cost of each earthen lamp is about Rs. 2217/-. Once again, […]
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