Dhruv Rathee accuses Times of India of spreading fake news
New Delhi: Popular Youtuber Dhruv Rathee has accused leading newspaper Times of India of spreading misinformation about him. In a recent tweet addressed to the publication, Rathee clarified that the controversial post attributed to him by Times of India in their front page was, in fact, from a parody account and not his own.
"Hello @timesofindia, why is your newspaper’s front page spreading fake news about me? Go use your eyes to see that this alleged post was done by some random parody Twitter account. I have nothing to do with this," Rathee tweeted.
The controversy began when a fake news that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla's daughter passed the UPSC exam without appearing was posted by an account named Dhruv Rathee (Parody). The post had immediately gone viral on social media.
After this Rathee was also booked by the Maharashtra police.
Times of India in their front page on 13th July published the post as if it were from Rathee's official Twitter handle.
Hello @timesofindia
— Dhruv Rathee (@dhruv_rathee) July 13, 2024
Why is your newspaper’s front page spreading fake news about me?
Go use your eyes to see that this alleged post was done by some random parody Twitter account. I have nothing to do with this.
👇 pic.twitter.com/9ttHMbZ1BS
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NEET student hangs self in Rajasthan's Sikar
Jaipur (PTI): A student preparing for the NEET examination allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a rented room in Rajasthan's Sikar on Friday, police said.
According to the police, the student allegedly hanged himself from a ceiling fan using his sister's scarf while one sister was attending coaching classes and the other was in the bathroom.
He had appeared in the NEET UG exam 2026, which was cancelled due to paper leak, they said.
Udyog Nagar SHO Rajesh Kumar said that the deceased, identified as Pradeep Meghwal, was a resident of Kanika ki Dhani village in Jhunjhunu's Gudha Gaudji area.
He had been living in a rented room in Sikar's Jaldhari Nagar area with his two sisters while preparing for NEET over the last three years.
His elder sister later found him hanging and informed the landlord and police after bringing him down, officials said.
The SHO said the body was kept at SK Hospital mortuary, and a postmortem had not been conducted.
The student's father, Rajesh Kumar Meghwal, told police that Pradeep's NEET examination had gone well and the family was expecting him to score around 650 marks.
Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot expressed grief over the incident and linked it to anxiety among students after reports of irregularities and paper leaks in NEET 2026.
Pilot said repeated paper leak incidents and cancellation of examinations were affecting students' mental health and demanded a time-bound investigation and strict action against those responsible.
