Fact Check: Photoshopped RTI peddles FAKE claim that IAF pilots are quitting after Op Sindoor

Fact Check: Photoshopped RTI peddles FAKE claim that IAF pilots are quitting after Op Sindoor

Did 163 Indian Air Force pilots quit their jobs this year after Operation Sindoor? That’s what’s being claimed on social media, with a Right To Information response to support it. One such post claimed: “Documents of IAF show that 780 pilots resigned in 5 years, and after the Pakistan-India war, 163 pilots resigned. Many families … Read more

Rs 14,000 crore World Bank funds used in Bihar polls: Prashant Kishor’s party’s big claim

Rs 14,000 crore World Bank funds used in Bihar polls: Prashant Kishor’s party’s big claim

Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj on Sunday alleged that World Bank funds worth Rs 14,000 crore, earmarked for development projects, were diverted to provide RS 10,000 cash transfers to women ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, thereby influencing the recently concluded polls. The party described the move as “a clear misuse of public money and an … Read more

‘After every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses’: BJP on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ claim

‘After every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses’: BJP on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘vote theft’ claim

BJP MP Anurag Thakur during the Monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: PTI BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) took a swipe at Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi’s claim of “vote theft”, saying that after “every defeat, Congress kept finding new excuses.” He said … Read more

BJP takes dig at Arvind Kejriwal over his Nobel Prize claim; AAP says focus on work instead of ‘name-calling’

BJP takes dig at Arvind Kejriwal over his Nobel Prize claim; AAP says focus on work instead of ‘name-calling’

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva addresses a press conference, in New Delhi. File | Photo Credit: ANI AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s assertion that he should get a Nobel Prize for governance is “laughable”, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said on Wednesday (July 9, 2025). Taking a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Mr. … Read more

Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer claim scientists

Saliva test may turn tide on prostate cancer claim scientists

Institute of Cancer Research/PA Wire The at-home test would not require a visit to the GP, and appeared to perform better than current testing methods according to the study A saliva test may help “turn the tide” on prostate cancer, UK scientists claim. It analyses men’s DNA to work out who was born with the … Read more

Cardiff: Public let in to watch hospital surgeries – claim

Cardiff: Public let in to watch hospital surgeries – claim

An investigation has been launched into allegations that unauthorised people were allowed to watch procedures being carried out in hospital operating theatres. Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it was undertaking an internal review following the “deeply concerning” allegations. An internal staff survey found that previous concerns regarding unauthorised people in theatres had been … Read more

Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation

Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation

Getty Images As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new laws laid before Parliament. It is thought 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 80s. The new laws will allow the relatives of those infected to claim … Read more

Mallya takes jibe at Finance Minister over claim of ₹14,000 crore debt recovery

Mallya takes jibe at Finance Minister over claim of ₹14,000 crore debt recovery

Vijay Mallya puts up post on social media saying this amount was more than twice the debt adjudicated by courts. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Taking a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her statement in Parliament that banks recovered Vijay Mallya’s assets worth ₹14,131.6 crore and returned to public sector banks, the fugitive … Read more