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New Delhi: In the midst of escalating tensions between Israel and Palestine, Abhishek Upadhyay, Political Editor of the ABP Network, shared a video on X claiming that "Hamas terrorists had built a tunnel under Al-Shifa Hospital and stored a cache of weapons." Fact-checker and co-founder of Alt News, Mohammed Zubair, quickly debunked Upadhyay's claims, revealing that the video in question dated back to August and did not involve Hamas.

Upadhyay, in his post on X, attached the old video, stating, "At last, Israel has launched its biggest ground operation inside Gaza. Israeli troops have reached Gaza's main Al Shifa hospital. It is reported that Hamas terrorists had built a tunnel here and stored a cache of weapons. Watch this video and understand the real story of Hamas using places like residential buildings and hospitals for terrorism.

Also, understand that speeches and rallies are given in India in support of this very Hamas. And the people who raise the voice of revolution day and night in favor of Gaza maintain a deliberate but mysterious silence in the name of Hamas!"

Responding to Upadhyay's post, Zubair clarified on X, saying, "Hello 'Journalist' @upadhyayabhii, This video of ‘Hamas Tunnels’ is from August. Also, this isn’t Hamas. Stop relying on WhatsApp forwards."

In a subsequent post, Upadhyay defended himself, claiming that he was conducting an experiment to reveal Hamas supporters hiding behind the guise of intellectuals. He stated, "Hello ‘Fact checker’ @zoo_bear, this video was posted only for an experiment so that the Hamas supporters hiding behind the skin of intellectuals would come out in the open. The arrow is exactly on target. Thanks for completing the mission. Such experiments will continue to happen in the future also. Please keep joining."

Netizens widely criticized Upadhyay's dissemination of false information. This is not the first time he has faced criticism; previously, Upadhyay was accused of intentionally showing floods in Delhi, whereas the road beside where he was reporting had no water. The water flooding occurred at an underpass.

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New Delhi, Nov 22: Flipkart's co-founder Binny Bansal has stepped down from the board of PhonePe, the fintech company said on Friday.

PhonePe also announced the appointment of Manish Sabharwal as an Independent Director and Chair of its Audit Committee.

In this role, Sabharwal will be instrumental in upholding the integrity and effectiveness of PhonePe's financial reporting, internal controls, and risk management practices, he company said in a release.

"PhonePe also announced that Flipkart's co-founder, Binny Bansal has stepped down from its Board of Directors. Binny acquired PhonePe in 2016 and has been on its Board since then," the release said.

Commenting on the board rejig, Sameer Nigam, CEO and Founder of PhonePe said, "I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Binny Bansal for being one of PhonePe's earliest and staunchest supporters. His active engagement, strategic guidance, and personal mentorship have profoundly enriched our discussions. Binny will be missed!"

Nigam further said that Sabharwal's depth of understanding of India's macro economy, coupled with his leadership in shaping India's policies for education, employment, and employability will be invaluable as PhonePe continues to work ahead towards shared vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.

Sabharwal is Vice-Chairman of Teamlease Services, India's largest staffing and human capital firm.

Bansal played an instrumental role in Flipkart's acquisition of PhonePe way back in 2016 and had been on its board since then (the payments firm separated from Flipkart in 2022).

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