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🚩Communal Misinformation Continues; Monuments Go Missing

January 07, 2023 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

Hi 

It's the new year, but one thing that isn't going away anytime soon is

misinformation

on the internet.

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🏛️ How Did 50 ASI-Identified Monuments In India Go Missing? 

🔖 As many as 50 centrally protected monuments are missing, according to a submission made in Parliament by the Ministry of Culture. 

Surprised? 

Out of 50 missing monuments, 24 are untraceable, 14 have been affected due to rapid urbanisation, and 12 have been submerged under reservoirs or dams. How did the monuments disappear? How long have these monuments been missing? Which are these missing monuments? Find out the answers in this article by BOOM.

🚫 Air India Peeing Case: What Can Get A Passenger On No-Fly List? 

🔖 Days after a passenger allegedly urinated on a woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, a Look Out Circular (LOC) has been issued against the accused to prevent him from leaving the country.

On 4 January, Delhi police, 39 days after the incident, registered an FIR against Shankar Mishra, a Mumbai-based businessman. 

But what should Air India have done? BOOM spoke to experts and you can read what they have to say in this report.

🔖 A video of a man kicking goddess Saraswati's portrait in a school in Chhotaudepur, Gujarat was shared with the false claim that the man is a Muslim. BOOM found that the man in the video is a Hindu, and he is a visiting teacher at the same school. 

🔖 An old photo of a slum overflowing onto a railway track in Kolkata went viral, falsely linking it to the Supreme Court's recent order to stay an eviction drive in Uttarakhand's Haldwani district.

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