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Alt News

Alt News serves as a counter to false information spread by propagandists on both social media and traditional media platforms. Our focus is on reporting stories that are frequently overlooked or insufficiently covered by mainstream outlets, including issues like caste-based violence, religious discrimination, labor disputes, and farmer protests. We aim to feature articles from experts in various fields, discussing topics like public policy, legal issues, and other current events.

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  • 2 weeks ago | altnews.in | Abhishek Kumar

    With the growing use of social media platforms in India, online trolling, especially in the context of fandoms, has seen a significant rise. An example of this is the targeted trolling of fans of the globally renowned Korean music outfit BTS. These trolls often resort to making derogatory comments that not only demean BTS fans but also promote stereotypes about Nepalese people by making racist statements.

  • 2 weeks ago | altnews.in | Oishani Bhattacharya

    Against the backdrop of a video of an Iftar party at Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) going viral, Union minister and BJP West Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar on March 26 took to X to vent his anger at what he called the communal double standard of the West Bengal government. Majumdar wrote: “We don’t have a problem with Iftar, but if Iftar is allowed why is Saraswati Puja not?

  • 2 weeks ago | altnews.in | Diti Pujara

    The Rajya Sabha cleared the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 in the early hours of April 4 after a 14-hour long debate, paving the way for it to become a law after the President’s nod. The Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on April 3, has been a major point of contention between the BJP government and the Opposition.

  • 3 weeks ago | altnews.in | Abhishek Kumar

    भारत में बढ़ते सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म्स के इस्तेमाल के साथ ऑनलाइन ट्रोलिंग, खास तौर पर फैनडम के संदर्भ में, खासी वृद्धि देखी गई है. इसका एक उदाहरण वैश्विक स्तर पर जानी-मानी कोरियन म्यूज़िक बैंड BTS के फैन गर्ल्स की टारगेटेड ट्रोलिंग है. ये ट्रोल अक्सर अपमानजनक कमेंट्स का सहारा लेते हैं, जो न केवल BTS के फैन्स को नीचा दिखाते हैं, बल्कि नेपाली लोगों के बारे में नस्लवादी बयान से यह कहते हुए रूढ़ियों को बढ़ावा देते हैं कि नेपाली लोग कोरियन पुरुषों की सस्ती नकल मात्र हैं.

  • 3 weeks ago | altnews.in | Indradeep Bhattacharyya

    Ranjani Srinivasan, the former Columbia University (CU) PhD scholar from Chennai, has refuted media reports and US homeland security secretary Kristy Noem’s claim that she self-deported from the US. Speaking to Alt News from an undisclosed location in Canada, Ranjani said, “I did not self-deport. It is a false claim. Self-deportation is an official process which I was not even aware of till a few days back.