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for questions about claims based in India, or limited to India.

Capital: New Delhi

Prime minister: Narendra Modi

President: Pranab Mukherjee

Population: 1.252 billion (2013) World Bank

States: Goa, Kerala, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Bihar, more...

India, officially the Republic of India (IAST: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east.

In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of deep saffron, white and India green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly held on 22 July 1947, when it became the official flag of the Dominion of India. The flag was subsequently retained as that of the Republic of India. In India, the term "tricolour" (Hindi: तिरंगा, Tiraṅgā) almost always refers to the Indian national flag.

The flag is based on the Swaraj flag, a flag of the Indian National Congress designed by Pingali Venkayya.

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Are (former Australian Prime Minister) Tony Abbott's Indian Facebook likes fake?

Source Hey Tony brah... Hahve [sic] you been buying Facebook likes? ... Either thaht [sic] of [sic] you're really popular with 18-34 year olds from New Delhi. Are the Facebook 'likes' Abbott has received from India real, or fake? (I'm not…
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Did British officers in Egypt use Indian soldiers to translate all radio messages into Hindustani?

I'm not entirely sure how notable this claim is. But a popular Tweeter named WW2 Tweets from 1941 made the following claim: British officers in Egypt now using their Indian soldiers to translate all radio messages into Hindustani- fearful of…
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Was the Chinese ship Da Cui Yun carrying materials for building WMD?

Chinese ship carrying suspected cargo to Pakistan allowed to leave, equipment held back DRDO confirms Chinese ship India stopped was carrying nuclear-capable equipment to Pakistan The above article says that: India seized a Chinese ship that was…
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Did the Indus Valley Civilization use cotton as a writing material?

In his book, Science and Secrets of Early Medicine, Jürgen Thorwald writes about the script of the Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa civilizations: (in rough translation) Seals, bronze plaques and clay shells show that the inhabitants of the Indus state had…
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Does this statue outside a school in India depict a Hindu Brahmin begging in front of Virgin Mary?

This video was circulating on social media with the following caption: At the entrance of St. Mary's H. S., Manapparai, Tiruchy, Tamilnadu, a brahmin is depicted as begging in front of Virgin Mary. Should Co-existance and secularism mean…
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Are the various claims regarding Ancient Indian Science made in the AICTE/MHRD new book "Bharatiya Vidya Sar" for a Indian Elective Course true?

This question is based on the following petition and this and this news article. Background The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has proposed a new textbook that will discuss the ‘Indian knowledge system’ via a number of…
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What was the real reason for India pulling out of the 1950 World Cup?

There is a common claim that India refused to play with shoes during the 1950 FIFA World Cup. However it does mostly seem to be a myth. This, this and this article clearly seem to debunk this myth. However all of these are very vague about the…
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Do Christian pastors in India pay people to convert to Christianity?

This says: 2) The Money Minded Evangelists - This is where 99.9% of today's Indian Christian Evangelists fall into. There are pastors who live in mansions and luxury, pay people to convert to Christianity so that they can make up the numbers and…
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Has the legendary city of Dwarka been found under water?

There have been some reports in India that the legendary lost city of Dwarka has been found underwater: Unacknowledged.info (2014): Dwarka. Mythical City Found Under Water? The explorations conducted in the Gulf of Cambay waters revealed…
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Did a soldier fight off 40 train robbers?

The Art of Manliness website reports Bishnu Shrestha, who had just retired from the Indian army where he served as a Gorkha soldier, held off a horde of robbers that tried to rob a train in India. From the article on Republica: “The band of about…
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Did the British attempt to rename the Taj Mahal?

From an article in Pakistan's Dawn: Renowned researcher and historian, Dr Mubarak Ali writes in his book, Gumshuda Taareekh (Lost History): [snip] “The British even gave renaming Taj Mahal to something of their choice a try. They were more…
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Was "Gangadhar Nehru" a pseudonym, which he adopted after 1857?

Read about this here The Nehru–Gandhi family is a political dynasty, that has been dominant in Indian politics through the Indian National Congress party for almost the entirety of India's history since independence. The surname "Gandhi" comes from…
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Did some Johnson & Johnson's cosmetics contain Ethylene oxide?

An Indian News article says one of India's states suspended the Johnson & Johnson license for its products contain Ethylene oxide. The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the licence for manufacturing cosmetics of Johnson…
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Is the stone used for Ram temple construction 65 million years old?

Ram temple is being constructed in Ayodhya city of India. It has been claimed by various Indian news channels (which I don't trust very much) that a stone is used for its construction which is 65 million years old. Is this really…
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Did a COVID-19 vaccine trial participant in India develop encephalopathy?

According to an article on thevaccinereaction.org, a 40-year old vaccine trial participant in India experienced acute encephalopathy after participating in a COVID-19 vaccine trial. The article reports: Hospitalized for 15 days, including eight…
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