Congress is world’s second most corrupt political party, but only in fake news
New Delhi: A ‘news listicle’ about the top 10 most corrupt political parties in the world is being widely shared on Twitter claiming that the Congress is second on the list.
On Monday, the list was tweeted by T.V. Mohandas Pai, chairman of Aarin Capital and a trustee of Akshay Patra Foundation. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri also tweeted the link, but deleted it later.
The link Pai and Agnihotri shared bore BBC’s name that made it look authentic. However, bbcnewshub.com, the website which hosted the listicle, has no connection with the BBC. Also, there are serious doubts over its credibility.
The same website had earlier created a listicle of the 10 ‘most corrupt politicians’ in the world for 2018 in which it included Prime Minister Narendra Modi at seventh position.
In March 2017, the same website had produced a listicle declaring Congress as the fourth most corrupt political party in the world, only to replace it with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) later in August.
Last year, SM Hoaxslayer reported that the website didn’t provide any methodology, data or criteria for its list, and is most likely fake.
Geeta Pandey, BBC Online’s Editor, India and Women affairs, even debunked the fake news website last year and said the premier news organisation never conducts such surveys.
This is so fake @BBCNews @bbcindia @bbcnewsasia never does such surveys https://t.co/fNmzTpWPb9 via @postcard_news
— GeetaPandeyBBC (@geetapandeyBBC) March 20, 2017
On Monday, some Twitter users pointed out to Pai that the news website was fake. Television anchor and political analyst Sumanth Raman said the website that created the listicle is not authentic. To this, Pai responded, “Good you have clarified this! We do not want any Indian entity to be on any such list.”
However, Pai didn’t delete his tweet.
courtesy : theprint.in
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EAM Jaishankar meets Jamaican PM, gifts over 10 BHISHM Cubes
Kingston (PTI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness and discussed ways to further deepen "political, economic and people-to-people cooperation."
Jaishankar also conveyed greetings from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Holness.
"Pleased to call on Prime Minister @AndrewHolnessJM in Kingston. Conveyed the greetings of PM @narendramodi," Jaishankar posted on X.
"Discussed deepening our political, economic and people-to-people cooperation. Value his commitment towards further strengthening India-Jamaica relations," the post further read.
Also, the external affairs minister handed over 10 BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita & Maitri) Cubes as a gift to Jamaica.
"Formally handed over 10 BHISHM Cubes as a gift from India to Jamaica, in the presence of PM @AndrewHolnessJM, Health Minister @christufton and FM @kaminajsmith," Jaishankar posted on X.
"The BHISHM Cube mobile hospital system, designed for rapid deployment, will help Jamaica during disasters and emergencies. The gift of these cubes is a statement of friendship, a commitment to disaster preparedness, and an outcome of innovation," the post said.
Jaishankar arrived in Kingston on Saturday evening, marking the first leg of his nine-day tour of Jamaica, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago, aimed at further strengthening India's strategic and cultural ties with the Caribbean nations.
Earlier in the day, he interacted with the Indian diaspora and discussed India's ongoing transformation in infrastructure, human development and technology-driven governance and entrepreneurship with them.
He also highlighted the cricket bond between both countries as India gifted a scoreboard to Jamaica.
A scoreboard was dedicated at Sabina Park in Kingston. It is the home of the Jamaica cricket team and is the only Test cricket ground in the Caribbean island nation.
The minister expressed hope that the new scoreboard would witness many memorable innings, including those symbolising the enduring friendship between the two countries.
Cricket has long been a strong cultural bridge between India and Jamaica, which is part of the West Indies cricket team.
Jamaican players, including Chris Gayle, Courtney Walsh and Michael Holding, have played a major role in shaping the legacy of West Indies cricket in the international arena, contributing to its dominance in earlier decades and its continued global appeal.
