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Coastal car expedition by the Indian Navy, covering the entire 7,500-km coastline
Sea Consciousness: Indian Navy car expedition to cover entire coastline

The expedition, christened 'Sam No Varunah', was flagged off from INS Netaji Subhas, the Naval headquarters for West Bengal

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 26 March 2023 2:38 PM IST


Photo of Kolkata slum falsely linked to Haldwani eviction case
Photo of Kolkata slum falsely linked to Haldwani eviction case

BJP leader Priti Gandhi shared a photo of slum-dwellers living near railway tracks and claimed that the Supreme Court is legitimizing encroachment.

By Md Mahfooz Alam  Published on 6 Jan 2023 5:37 PM IST


Video from Kolkata-Deaoghar flight shared as IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight that suffered a glitch
Video from Kolkata-Deaoghar flight shared as IndiGo Sharjah-Hyderabad flight that suffered a glitch

This video does not show passengers on board IndiGo's Sharjah-Hyd flight that suffered a glitch

By Sunanda Naik  Published on 18 July 2022 6:35 PM IST


Underwater birthday: 10YO Debopriya Saha is worlds youngest junior advanced open water scuba diver
Underwater birthday: 10YO Debopriya Saha is world's youngest junior advanced open water scuba diver

The minimum age for certification for scuba diving is 10 years and that's how it started for Debopriya who waited till her 10th birthday to dive and...

By Dodla Megha  Published on 3 July 2022 5:33 PM IST


Fact Check: Go Back Modi graffiti is from Kolkata, not Chennai
Fact Check: 'Go Back Modi' graffiti is from Kolkata, not Chennai

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trip to Chennai on 26 May, a photo of a graffiti that reads ā€œGo Back Modiā€ is going viral on social media. It...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 14 Jun 2022 8:09 PM IST


Fact Check: Video of Switzerland violence passed off as communal riots in Kolkata
Fact Check: Video of Switzerland violence passed off as communal riots in Kolkata

A video of rioters vandalizing cars on a road is going viral on social media. Users claim it is a video of communal riots in Kolkata.

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 29 March 2022 9:33 AM IST


ICICI Bank manager in instant loan app case held in Kolkata
ICICI Bank manager in instant loan app case held in Kolkata

The Cyber Crime Police, CCS Hyberabad Police arrested the bank manager who is the prime accused in the unfreezing of bank accounts in the instant loan...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 30 Aug 2021 7:57 PM IST


FACT CHECK: Zee news bulletin talks of Hindus killed in Myanmar, not Kolkata
FACT CHECK: Zee news bulletin talks of Hindus killed in Myanmar, not Kolkata

A bulletin of Zee News is viral on Facebook. Users said the channel has reported that 1000 Hindus have disappeared from a small village in West...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 16 July 2021 7:19 PM IST


Fact Check: Image of waterlogged Bangladesh street passed off as recent photo from Kolkata
Fact Check: Image of waterlogged Bangladesh street passed off as recent photo from Kolkata

A photo of a waterlogged street has gone viral on social media with the claim that it is from Kolkata after the recent heavy rains.

By Tejal Sinha  Published on 4 July 2021 7:35 PM IST


Amit Shah did not visit Kolkatas red-light area, viral image is fake
Amit Shah did not visit Kolkata's red-light area, viral image is fake

Users claim that Shah visited Kolkata's red-light area at Sonagachi. The image has been edited and shared with false...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 14 April 2021 4:00 PM IST


Fact Check: Viral image is not recent Kolkata coffee house incident, but from 2016
Fact Check: Viral image is not recent Kolkata coffee house incident, but from 2016

Amid the political brawl between the BJP supporters and the activists of the 'No Vote to BJP' campaign at Kolkata's....

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 22 March 2021 5:09 PM IST


Fact check:  Didis injuries are real, images are fake
Fact check: Didi's injuries are real, images are fake

After the recent injury of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a set of two images of her in a wheelchair and...

By Newsmeter Network  Published on 18 March 2021 1:16 PM IST


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