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Congress notified reservations for all Muslims in Karnataka under OBC quota, document shows, but AltNews’ Zubair tries to shift blame on JD-S to save the party ahead of polls

Zubair tried to blame the Deve Gowda govt for Muslim reservation in Karnataka but forgot to mention that it was introduced by Congress govt led by Veerappa Moily

Congress trolls spread fake news about Modi granting reservation to Muslim castes as Gujarat CM, here is the truth about OBC reservations in Gujarat under Modi’s tenure

A bevvy of Congress trolls online have been lying that Modi extended reservations to Muslim castes during his tenure as Gujarat CM. The state OBC list and notifications, however, suggest…

Railways ministry busts fake claims about overcrowding and lack of basic amenities in trains, says old videos shared to malign the image of Indian Railways

Regarding the concerns of overcrowding, the Ministry of Railways also noted that the Indian Railways is running a record number of additional trains in this season to facilitate passengers.

CNBC misattributes ‘go back to paper ballots or hand VVPAT slips’ remark to SC: Read what top court said about returning to paper ballots

Contrary to the CNBC report’s claim, it was not Justice Khanna but advocate Prashant Bhushan who spoke in favour of returning to paper ballots.

As Israel embassy, Community Notes bust fake claims of ‘Hindu Indian man denied entry in Tel Aviv clubs’, watch how vlogger was asked to eat beef in Gaza

The full video by the vlogger Shubham shows he subsequently manages to find entry in some clubs and bars and enjoys the vibrant night life of Tel Aviv.

TMC MP Saket Gokhale lies about “zero mention” of housing scheme for poor in the BJP manifesto: Here’s the truth

While Saket Gokhale accused PM Modi of underestimating the intelligence of an average Indian and bluffing, Gokhale has a history of peddling lies and distorting facts to suit his narrative.

Prashant Bhushan beats the dead horse again, wants ECI to reveal the source code of EVM, a demand already rejected by Supreme Court

Prashant Bhushan attacked the ECI for not revealing the source of the EVMs, but the fact is that Supreme Court has already dismissed this demand.

‘Command’ & ‘Communication’ not same, this is master-slave bus: ECI schools Left-wing propagandist Ravi Nair on the basics of EVM and English language

Responding to ulterior motives of Ravi Nair casting aspersions on EVM cloaked as “logical questions”, the ECI explained factual inaccuracies in his post.