While the viral posts claim the same woman is posing with Congress leaders, BOOM finds that they are three different women.
Fact Check: A viral post on social media showing a set of three pictures of old women embracing politicians falsely claims it is the same woman at all events hugging Congress leaders.
BOOM found that all the three women in the photos are different and that one of the politicians in the collage is a Bharatiya Janata Party member and not a Congress leader.
BOOM gives you a criminal and financial overview of the largest phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha election, based on an intensive report by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
Fact Check India: India advances to Phase 3 of the ongoing general elections on April 23, 2019, with 116 constituencies across 14 states and Union Territories going to polls.
The Association for Democratic Reforms analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 1594 out of 1612 candidates contesting in Phase 3, to gain insights into their background details.
Compared to the previous phases, Phase 3 will see a higher percentage of candidates with self-declared criminal cases at 21%. This includes serious crimes as well (14%). In contrast, the next phase will also see a lesser percentage of crorepati candidates (25%) than Phase 1 (32%) and 2 (27%).
This phase will also see some prominent political faces squaring off against each other.
The richest in this phase is NCP candidate Chhatrapati Udyanraje of Maratha royalty fame, contesting from Satara.
Supriya Sule, daughter of NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar is contesting from the family bastion of Baramati, whereas BJP president Amit Shah will be contesting elections to the Lok Sabha for the first time from Gandhinagar.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from the Kerala constituency of Wayanad, whereas Shashi Tharoor will be seeking re-election for the third time from his constituency of Thiruvananthapuram.
Entertainment News: Following the first look and title reveal of Suriya’s next film with director Sudha Kongara, the teaser of his much-speculated project with Mohanlal, Kaappaan, directed by KV Anand, was released on Tamil New Years day.
Sharing the teaser on his Twitter account Suriya expressed his happiness in having worked with Mohanlal.
Suriya appears in four different looks within the first 10 seconds of the teaser. Mohanlal, who will be seen playing the role of the PM, seems to have his style inspired from Narendra Modi, complete with the glasses and the jacket.
Suriya’s character comes off as a terrorist in the teaser contrary to initial reports that he would be seen playing the Prime Minister’s bodyguard. Actor Arya’s character, without giving much away, does a brief appearance in the teaser.
Meanwhile, Suriya’s next with Sudha Kongara has been titled Soorarai Pottru. Co-produced by Guneet Monga in association with 2D Entertainment, the regular shooting for it commenced recently. The first look poster has the actor in a typical shirt and dhoti outfit against the background of a gigantic aeroplane. The film will be based on the life of Captain Gopinath of Air Deccan.
Health News: Anyone who’s on social media and shops online is acquainted with targeted advertising. Search for a product and your social media timeline will be filled with its ads. However, with the plethora of options available, it often becomes difficult to tell the real from the fake or even illegal.
This is what happened with Mumbai-based food technologist Sharadha. Originally from Chennai, Sharadha had been getting ads for a Keto pill supplement under the brand ‘Simple Organics’ on Facebook for about a week. When she investigated it on Monday, she found that the product, listed on Amazon, was flouting a number of food safety regulations.
This product by Simple Organics made claims of promoting weight loss and offering to pay customers’ money back on its website, if they do not see results. On Amazon, the listing did not provide a comprehensive list of ingredients. While it does mention substances like “sodium beta-hydroxybutyrate, calcium beta-hydroxybutyrate, potassium beta-hydroxybutyrate” etc., Sharadha points out that they are required under Indian law to also clearly state things like additives, water content, the capsule material and so on.
Further, the product marketed itself on BHB or beta-Hydroxybutyric, a ketone that is produced from the fat in the body when you are fasting, or when the body does not have glucose. The body can use ketones as an… continue reading full story
Telangana News: On April 10, a minor girl was reportedly assaulted by two female employees of a daycare centre and primary school in Hyderabad’s Madhapur area. The incident took place on the premises of the posh institute, where the three-year-old was studying. The police suspect that a sharp object had been inserted into the child’s private parts, which left her in pain.
The alleged assault left the minor sick and traumatised, following which her parents rushed her to a hospital. She was later discharged. The girl told her parents that an old woman, a staff member had hurt her. The minor’s parents, reported to be software engineers, also approached child rights activist Achyuta Rao of the Balala Hakkula Sangham.
“We have received a complaint from the mother of the child. The girl also gave her statement about the sexual abuse during the inquiry. She was immediately sent for medical examination,” a senior police official from the Cyberabad police was quoted as saying. The minor also received counselling.
However, soon, more horrifying details emerged. The police and doctors suspect that stones, sticks or other such sharp objects were inserted into the minor’s private parts. The two accused in the case, Narsamma and Parveena, are still absconding.
Meanwhile, the Balala Hakkula Sangham demanded that the school be shut down immediately, for failing to provide safety to the children. The activist also demanded that the police must identify and arrest the accused in… continue reading full story
Tamil Nadu News: Commemorating the birth anniversary of Dr BR Ambedkar, the Casteless Collective has released a song as a tribute to the leader.
Pa Ranjith’s Neelam Cultural Centre and the Casteless Collective have been at the forefront of breaking the social narrative which has been controlled by people of dominant castes in the performing arts domain in Tamil Nadu. Latest in their efforts is the song Thalaivaa, which has been composed as a tribute to the leader who worked tirelessly to champion the rights of the Dalits, Dr BR Ambedkar.
Tweeting about the release of the single on Sunday, Pa Ranjith said, “#AmbedkarJayanti #NeelamCulturalCentre and #theCastelessCollective are proud to present #thalaiva a tribute song to “Father of Modern India” Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar.”
The 5:08-minute long Tamil song has been written by Chetpet Ramesh and sung by Muthu. Composed by Tenma, the song describes the divide in society based on religion and caste. “Aindharivu ullavarellaam miruga jaadhi da, aararivu manidhanukku ore needhi da,” is a refrain one hears throughout the song which translates to, “Those who have five senses are animals, the rules are the same for humans who have six senses.”
Casteless Collective, a collaborative effort by Madras Records and Neelam Cultural Centre, was launched in January 2018 as a band for independent music created by talented musicians hailing from marginalised backgrounds. The Casteless Collective’s music predominantly speaks of topics which are under-represented in mainstream music – caste, reservations, menstruation, oppression, &… continue reading full story
Kerala News: One of the most discussed aspects regarding the Lok Sabha elections in Kerala was the arrival of Rahul Gandhi as the United Democratic Front’s (UDF) candidate from the Wayanad constituency, which led to talks about a “Rahul wave” in the state. But a survey conducted by Asianet News, along with AZ research, feels otherwise.
According to a report by Asianet News, the majority of the people who took part in the survey denied the presence of any “Rahul wave”.
Sixty-four percent of the people who took part in the survey said that the candidature of the Congress President from the Wayanad seat will not have an impact on the election results in the state, and many, according to the survey, also felt that there was no need for Rahul to contest from Wayanad.
Other issues affecting the polls
Apart from the impact that Rahul Gandhi will create, Asianet News had also done a survey on whether the Sabarimala issue will affect the way people voted in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. As per the survey results published by Asianet in February, 64% of the people felt that Sabarimala will be a huge issue in the upcoming elections. However, in the survey published on Sunday, only 47% of the people felt that the Sabarimala controversy will have an… continue reading full story
Karnataka News: Popular cartoonist and food blogger from Mangaluru – Nikhil Pai – passed away on Sunday after he allegedly took his own life. The 28-year-old’s body was found in his house at Malemar in the city. He is survived by his wife, mother and sister.
The reason for the alleged suicide was not clear although sources close to the food blogger claimed that it is due to personal reasons. His body was taken to AJ Hospital while police officials at Kavoor Police Station have registered a case.
Nikhil shot to fame as the co-founder of Three Hungry Men, a popular food blog. He ran the blog along with his friends Colin Vernon D’Souza and Rajat Rao and reviewed various restaurants while also conducting food-related events.
It was one of the first food-reviewing blogs to emerge out of Mangaluru. The trio reviewed restaurants in places like Mangaluru, Hubballi, Manipal, Pune among other places.
In particular, the group was popular among youth in Mangaluru for hosting food eating competitions like the ‘Ice Cream Premier League’, chicken eating competition and so on. He had also appeared in national television programmes on food and travel and popularised the coastal cuisine in… continue reading full story
Andhra Pradesh News: Always clad in a spotless white shirt with a matching dhoti that represents ordinary rural folk, Congress leader the late YS Rajasekhar Reddy, a medical practitioner-turned politician from the faction hotbed of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh’s Rayalaseema, was adored as a messiah of farmers and a perfect match to unseat the then Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in 2004.
In contrast, in his cream-coloured shirt, trousers and black shoes, Naidu looked industry friendly with claims of making undivided Andhra Pradesh a favoured destination for investors. The two leaders were poles apart in their form, language and content too.
Naidu, as the longest-serving Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh with a four-decade long illustrious political career, is now, as the current CM of the truncated Andhra Pradesh, engaged in a do-or-die battle with 47-year-old YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, son of his erstwhile bête noir.
In the run-up to the elections, Naidu sought to don an “all-free” populist hat, offering Rs 10,000 to each of the women from 94 lakh self-help groups under the Pasupu-Kumkuma scheme, Rs 10,000 to each farmer under Annadata Sukhibhava and doubling of old age pension from Rs 1,000 to Rs 2,000.
The present election, unlike earlier, saw Naidu waging battle singlehandedly with no allies. The TDP leader faced elections in the company of allies such as the BJP (1999, 2004 and 2014), and the TRS and the Left (2009) since he took over… continue reading full story
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