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NCP Seeks Joint Parliamentary Committee Probe Into Arnab 'Chatgate'
Nationalist Congress Party on January 18 demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee to investigate chats exchanged by Arnab Goswami and ex-Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) head, Partho Dasgupta. Blaming him for endangering national security over TRP gains, the NCP spokesperson Mahesh Tapase queried Arnab's privy to the Balakot Airstrikes. Tapase said he would meet Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and union minister Amit Shah… read-more
Tags: NCP, Arnab Goswami, Partho Dasgupta, BARC, Balakot, Amit Shah, Chat leak
Courtesy: The Tribune
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News Reports On Hilaly's Claim Over Balakot Strike Flagged Red By Fact Checkers
The reports of former Pakistani diplomat Zafar Hilaly admitting 300 casualties during the Balakot airstrike has come under the radar of fact checkers. The reports, which stormed the mainstream Indian media on January 9, were denounced by Zafar himself in a tweet calling the video as a doctored one. Reportedly, telecasted on a talk show at Pakistan’s Hum TV, the episode had two different statements by Zafar, which were mixed and presented… read-more
Tags: Fake News, Airstrike, Balakot, Zafar Hilaly, Pakistan, Brifly Exclusive
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Former Pak Diplomat Admits 300 Terrorists Died In 2019 Balakot Airstrike
Countering Pakistan's long-standing zero-casualty claim, former Pakistani diplomat Agha Hilaly admitted that India had successfully carried out the Balakot airstrike on February 26, 2019 and killed 300 terrorists. The diplomat, who backs Pakistani Army in TV debates, said, "India crossed the international border and did an act of war." In 2019, India carried out the airstrike after Pakistan-based terror outfit JeM had killed 40 CRPF personnel… read-more
Tags: Pakistan, India, Balakot, Airstrike, Indian Army, Pakistan Army
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
