Statements made on NRC : A Fact-Check
The Prime Minister made some statements on NRC in a rally he addressed on 22 December. Here is a fact-check…
A video of lightning striking a volcano in Guatemala is falsely attributed to Himachal Pradesh.
https://youtu.be/90NrNnqEf5E A video (here, here, and here) of lightning strikes on a mountain is doing the rounds on social media,…
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The National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) raised a meager 158 crore in 18 years
The Government setup the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) in 1998 to promote sports in…
Startup India Status Report: 12 out of 571 applications found eligible for Tax Benefits
The Startup India initiative was launched earlier this year to encourage and extend incentives to…
66% of all the MNREGA wage payments in 2015-16 were delayed
As per government data, close to 66% of the all the wage payments made under…
Explaining the DoPT’s latest directive on RTI
The DoPT has issued an Office Memorandum (OM) with a slew of recommendations to improve…
IIT Hyderabad is the preferred choice of JEE top rankers among the new IITs
The first list of seat allotment of JEE advanced 2016 is out. As always, IIT…
275 complaints of fraudulent marriage received in Indian Missions in 4 years
As per data available with the government, 275 complaints of fraudulent marriage have been received…
