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Fact Check: Did Health Minister Hint At Mass Transfer Of Doctors At AIIMS Delhi?
New Delhi: The government on Sunday refuted media reports that claimed Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya had stated that there will be mass transfer of doctors of AIIMS, Delhi.
The reports said the minister said…
Fact Check: Can A Special Marriage Act Wedding Be Solemnised Online?
Is it possible to solemnise a wedding under the Special Marriage Act (SMA) via video conferencing?
It’s a relevant and tricky matter during these times of COVID-19 pandemic.
Several petitioners have contended that the bride and groom’s…
Does Covaxin Contain Calf Serum? Govt Clarifies
New Delhi: Reacting to social media posts suggesting that the COVAXIN vaccine contains newborn calf serum, the government has said that the facts have been twisted and misrepresented.
"The final vaccine (COVAXIN) does not…
Fact Check: Can You Get Black Fungus From Your Refrigerator Or Onions?
New Delhi: There is no end to myths and misinformation regarding black fungus amid the rising cases of Coronavirus. The social media news factory is working overtime to 'misinform' people about the dreaded mucormycosis. Under such…
Fact Check: Will States Now Import COVID-19 Vaccines?
The central government announced last month that those above 18 years of age will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination from May 1.
Hospitals and vaccination centres were already struggling to cope with demand for vaccines from the above-45…
Fact Check: Will Zydus Cadila’s COVID Vaccine Be Approved In June?
Cadila Healthcare (CHL), also known as Zydus Cadila, will submit data related to its vaccine candidate ZyCov-D by end of May and hopes to receive approval from the regulators in June itself.
“Our vaccine trial for ZyCoV-D which is a…
Fact Check: Will Those Without ID Cards, Like Beggars, Get COVID Vaccine?
New Delhi: A valid identity card is mandatory to register for vaccination in India.
Any document from among Aadhaar card, voter card, passport, driving licence, PAN card, NPR smart card and pension are accepted.
But in a country with a…
Fact Check: Is Your RT-PCR False Negative Report Because Of Mutants?
New Delhi: Negative RT-PCR (Reverse transcription- Polymerase chain reaction) reports despite patients showing full-blown symptoms of COVID-19 have become a matter of concern amid the surge in the virus. People are perplexed by these…
Fact Check: What Was Milind Soman’s Fitness Tool During Quarantine?
New Delhi: Milind Soman's obsession with fitness is well known. The model/actor did not stop doing his workout even during quarantine after he along with his wife, Ankita Towar, tested positive for COVID-19 on March 25.
In a video that…
Fact Check: Did Ex-Army Chief VK Singh Seek Hospital Bed For COVID-Infected Brother?
New Delhi: Amid the renewed surge in COVID-19 cases coupled with reports of unavailability of hospital beds, a tweet attributed to Ghaziabad BJP MP and former Army chief VK Singh has gone viral for the wrong reason.
Several Twitter users…