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India is set to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Ahmedabad after two decades. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in New Delhi.

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India to Host 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad
India is set to host the 2030 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in Ahmedabad after two decades. India last hosted the CWG in 2010 in New Delhi.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 9d
Police in #UttarPradesh’s capital - #Lucknow - busted an inter-state exam cheating ring that used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to create synthetic photos which enabled proxy candidates to appear for a job exam.

Shefali Srivastava reports
AI Powered An Inter-state Exam Cheating Syndicate In India | BOOM
The accused used apps like Remini AI, Fotor, and ChatGPT by uploading photos of the applicant and proxy to generate a new photo to dupe examiners.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 10d
A narrative war on #Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s GenZ on one side -constrained by internet connectivity and social media algorithms & on the other side slickly produced videos by youth linked to BJP. Read our latest report ⬇️
Gen Z vs Gen Z: The Online Battle Over Ladakh And Sonam Wangchuk | BOOM
A narrative war on Ladakh is playing out on social media. Ladakh’s Gen Z on one side - constrained by internet connectivity and social media algorithms and on the other side slickly produced videos.....
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 12d
US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan brings cautious hope as Hamas and Israel agree to key steps, but experts warn lasting peace will depend on governance, political will, and Palestinian statehood.

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Trump’s 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan: Hope or Another Temporary Truce? | BOOM
US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan brings cautious hope as Hamas and Israel agree to key steps, but experts warn lasting peace will depend on governance, political will, and Palestinian.....
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 12d
Punjab Police have filed multiple FIRs over casteist social media posts glorifying a shoe attack attempt on CJI #BRGavai. Most of the comments supported the narrative. Some, though, tagged the police, calling for action against the casteist content.
How AI Memes Turned An Attack On India’s Top Judge Into Casteist Heroism | BOOM
AI-fueled social media narratives have seized on CJI Gavai’s caste and religious background to attack and delegitimise him after the shoe attack incident.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 12d
The photo shows Pakistan captain Fatima Sana kneeling and touching the feet of Indian cricketer #SmritiMandhana. BOOM ran the photo by several AI detection tools, which flagged the image as likely AI-generated.

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ICC Women's Cricket WC: Photo Of Fatima Sana Touching Smriti Mandhana's Feet Is AI | BOOM
A viral photo claiming to show Pakistani Women’s cricket team captain Fatima Sana kneeling and touching the feet of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana during the India vs Pakistan match at the ICC...
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 18d
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit.”

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Clarke, Devoret, and Martinis Awarded 2025 Nobel in Physics for Quantum Circuit Discovery
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, “for the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an e...
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 18d
The delay in the release of NCRB data on cyber crimes makes it irrelevant and does not paint the true picture on the ground, experts told BOOM. Digital crimes evolve faster than the law can catch up with it.

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NCRB Data On Cyber Crimes Dated, Not Indicative Of True Picture: Experts | BOOM
The much-delayed report is an eye-opener on the rise of cybercrimes and the challenges they pose.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 18d
A cropped video showing Bollywood actress Rani Mukerji sternly telling India Today anchor Rajdeep Sardesai to sit down is being shared on social media with the false claim that she was reacting to a sexist remark about her weight.

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Cropped Video Peddled Falsely Claiming Rani Mukerji Scolded Rajdeep Sardesai | BOOM
BOOM found that in the original interview, Sardesai had requested Mukerji to reenact a scene from her movie Mardaani, in which he volunteered to play the hooligan being hauled up by a woman police...
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 19d
Following #ZubeenGarg’s death, social media filled with reels, rumours, and trending hashtags. Grief, amplified by algorithms, has blurred the line between remembrance and rage, turning a state’s sorrow into a battleground of speculation.
Between Justice And Myth: How Assam Is Mourning Zubeen Garg | BOOM
Grief, amplified by algorithms, has blurred the line between remembrance and rage, turning a state’s sorrow into a battleground of speculation.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 21d
From broken roads to displaced families — journalist #RajeevPratap used his channel 'Delhi Uttarakhand Live' to spotlight the struggles of mountain communities. His sudden death has left many asking questions.

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From Exposing Corruption To Becoming A Hashtag: The Tragic Death of Rajeev Pratap | BOOM
Rajeev Pratap’s YouTube channel ‘Delhi Uttarakhand Live’ brought attention to the hardships of Uttarakhand’s neglected villages.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · 21d
📩 Deepfake Watch is dedicated to keeping you abreast of the latest developments in AI and its potential for misuse.

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Sora 2's new "AI cameo" feature by OpenAI? More AI video slop we didn't ask for, likely on stolen data. A huge waste of energy & water for a gimmick. Real cost: easier deepfake scams and disinformation. My take: deepfakewatch.boomlive.in/p/openai-doubl… @boomlive.in#deepfakese#aia#openaia#disinfofo
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Sep 16
A fake quote is being attributed to former Australian captain #RickyPonting, falsely claiming he criticised the Indian men's cricket team for not shaking hands with Pakistan after their Asia Cup T20 match on September 14.
Asia Cup 2025: No, Ricky Ponting Did Not Slam India Over Pak Handshake Row | BOOM
BOOM found the quote is fake, and Ricky Ponting has not slammed India for refusing shaking hands with Pakistani players.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Sep 16
A video shows people in #Nepal holding a rally while chanting 'Bharat Mata ki Jai'.

✅ BOOM found that the footage was recorded in #Sikkim during an Independence Day celebration rally attended by the state’s CM Prem Singh Tamang (Golay).
Nepal Protests: Video From Sikkim Peddled As Pro-India Rally | BOOM
BOOM found that the video shows a rally attended by the Sikkim CM Prem Singh Tamang (Golay) on the eve of country’s Independence Day celebration.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Sep 16
Shah Jahan “chopping workers’ hands”, Jahan Ara in an incestuous scandal: Rumours are passing off as history lessons through AI videos.

Sumaiyaa Ali reports on how AI videos are rewriting Mughal history
India’s Mughal History Is Being Rewritten As AI Fantasies | BOOM
AI history channels are reimagining the Mughal era for millions of viewers. But in a country already fighting over monuments and memory, the distortions are telling.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Sep 11
Nepal’s meme and lifestyle pages are turning ‘nepo baby’ reels into a digital record of corruption, inequality, and public anger.

Hera Rizwan reports

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The ‘Nepo Baby’ Trend Is Exposing Corruption In Nepal One Reel At A Time | BOOM
Nepal’s meme and lifestyle pages are turning ‘nepo baby’ reels into a digital record of corruption, inequality, and public anger.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Sep 8
A Meta AI chatbot impersonating #SushantSinghRajput spread conspiracy theories about his death — denied his suicide, named people as “killers,” and urged fans to seek “justice.” Meta has now removed it.

Read Adrija Bose & Karen Rebelo's story

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Sushant Singh Rajput Came Alive As A Meta AI Bot To Seek Justice | BOOM
The AI bot of the actor, who died by suicide in June 2020, spewed out conspiracy theories. Meta removed the chatbot after we brought it to their attention.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 29
India’s ethanol push has found cheerleaders in influencers, but their glossy reels don’t always capture the full picture of its impact.

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Ethanol Is Patriotism: How Influencers Are Selling Government Fuel Policy | BOOM
India’s ethanol push has found cheerleaders in influencers, but their glossy reels don’t always capture the full picture of its impact.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 27
🆕 From comics to caricatures, satire to synthetic voices—AI is Bihar’s newest campaign worker. But for voters, the line between real and machine-made is vanishing.

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Loudspeakers To Language Models: Bihar’s New Campaign Worker Is AI | BOOM
In Bihar’s high-stakes election, AI has emerged as the newest campaign worker—scaling messages faster than rules can catch up.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 27
A study by the RAND Corporation has found that AI chatbots provide inconsistent responses to suicide-related queries. The study found that #ChatGPT, #Gemini, and #Claude avoid high-risk sensitive questions but respond inconsistently to medium-risk ones.
Study Finds AI Chatbots’ Suicide Support Inconsistent
A study by the RAND Corporation has found that AI chatbots provide inconsistent responses to suicide-related queries.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 27
A video showing massive crowds is viral as visuals from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar. BOOM found that the video is actually from the annual Jagannath Rath Yatra in Puri, Odisha, held earlier this year.

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Old Jagannath Rath Yatra Video Shared As Rahul Gandhi’s Bihar Rally | BOOM
BOOM found the video is not from Bihar but from the annual Rath Yatra procession held in Puri, Odisha, in June 2025.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 13
🆕 Explicit sexual audio content on Spotify India is easily accessible to children, often appearing even during seemingly innocent searches such as “bedtime stories”.

Read Decode's latest investigation

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Spotify Is Full Of Porn And Indian Kids Can Hear It All | BOOM
Explicit sexual audio content on Spotify India is easily accessible to children, often appearing even during seemingly innocent searches such as “bedtime stories”.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 11
A video circulating on social media claims to show Indian Air Chief Marshal AP Singh admitting that India lost six jets and a Heron drone during Operation Sindoor in May, 2025. BOOM found that the video has been manipulated.

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Video Of IAF Chief Admitting To Loss Of 6 Indian Jets In Op Sindoor Is Altered | BOOM
BOOM found that the speech has been altered to include an AI voice clone. In the live telecast no such admission is made by Air Chief Marshal AP Singh
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 11
The cost of 10-minute delivery in Delhi’s warehouses: missing toilets, unsafe work, and neglect.

A new audit by the Rajdhani App Workers’ Union has revealed that warehouses in Delhi are failing to provide the most basic facilities for their workers.
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Ten-Minute Delivery? Many Delhi Warehouses Don’t Even Have Toilets | BOOM
The cost of 10-minute delivery in Delhi’s warehouses (dark stores): missing toilets, unsafe work, and neglect.
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BOOM @boomlive.in · Aug 11
Students in West Bengal got Rs 10,000 to bridge the digital divide. They can scroll reels, experiment with AI chatbots, and film shaky YouTube videos — but still can't write a basic email or download a PDF without help. Read our ground report ⬇️
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They Got Smartphones, They Can’t Email: Inside Bengal’s Rs 10,000 Student Scheme | BOOM
The West Bengal government gave students money to buy smartphones and bridge the digital divide. But for many teens, digital literacy today means making reels, asking ChatGPT about their futures — and...
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