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Raids before Adani acquisitions: what the NDTV, airport, cement and Jaypee timeline proves—and what it does not

A reel links government raids against seven businesses to later Adani deals. Records confirm several investigations and acquisitions, including GVK’s Mumbai airport and Jaypee, but they do not establish that enforcement agencies acted to secure assets for Adani. The timing, deal structures and competing explanations matter.

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Sugar-price rise blamed on anti-Muslim plot in viral reel; evidence points to hoarding and supply pressures

An August 2026 reel claims the Modi government and RSS raised sugar prices to punish Muslims. Prices really rose, but no evidence substantiates that communal motive; official records instead point to reduced production, crop damage, hoarding and supply pressures.

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Why We Question Other Religions’ Miracles but Accept Our Own: Faith, Evidence and Double Standards

A Hindi reel compares Jesus’s resurrection, the splitting of the Moon and Hanuman’s encounter with the Sun to question religious double standards. Sacred texts, an important correction to the Hanuman example and research on confirmation bias show why consistent scrutiny matters without requiring identical beliefs.

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Parakala Prabhakar backs 23 October anti-SIR marches: why the protest targets voter rolls and Election Commission accountability

Economist Parakala Prabhakar has backed the People Against SIR alliance’s 23 October protest demanding changes to voter-roll revision and the removal of CEC Gyanesh Kumar. The call raises real questions about wrongful exclusions and accountability, but protesters’ allegations are not established findings.

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Cow as ‘mother’, buffalo meat as export: what a reel’s challenge to Yogi Adityanath reveals about Uttar Pradesh

A June 2026 Instagram reel questions Yogi Adityanath's remarks about cows by citing Uttar Pradesh's meat exports. Government records confirm substantial buffalo-meat trade, but not the reel's implication that exported meat comes from cows or that the Chief Minister personally directs slaughter.

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RBI’s $51 Billion Forex Reserve Fall and $200 Billion Forward Liabilities: What the Rupee Defence Reveals

India's reserves fell $51.1 billion in four weeks to 2 October 2026, while the RBI's net forward dollar liabilities reached around $200 billion in August. Currency intervention, valuation losses and earlier swap-driven inflows tell a more complicated story than claims of deliberate public deception.

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The Snake and the Mice: How Promises of Safety Can Turn People Against Each Other

A Hindi fable about a snake that promises to eat only weak mice shows how selective harm and personal safety can make a community cooperate with its own destruction. Political research helps explain the real mechanisms—and limits—of this warning.

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Mukesh Chandrakar’s Killing: The Bijapur Road Investigation and the Risks Facing Independent Journalists

Independent journalist Mukesh Chandrakar reported on alleged road construction irregularities in Bijapur before he was murdered in January 2025. Police later charged four men, alleging retaliation for his reporting. His case exposes how vulnerable local reporters can be when scrutinising powerful contractors.

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Why Cats, Night Sweeping, Nail Cutting and Lemon-Chilli Became Omens — and Where the Reel’s Science Goes Wrong

A viral reel offers practical explanations for five familiar Indian beliefs. Some reflect plausible safety or dust concerns, but their claimed histories remain unproved—and a 94% bacteria reduction study did not test an ordinary ghee diya.

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