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Jun 20, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
(1/n) So, there are a lot of old videos & images being circulated as the ones from the #GalwanValleyFaceOff , here is a list of such ones #FakeNewsAlert
Bunch of old videos being shared as current ones
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(2/n) A 2019 video of Army men bidding an emotional farewell to their slain colleagues is shared as from today
(1/n) Data about the potential beneficiaries of the #CAA2019 is confusing. There doesn't seem to be any conclusive data. Here is a detailed data piece
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(2/n) The Intelligence Bureau told the 'Joint Committee on the Citizen (Amendment) Bill -2016' that there are 31313 immediate beneficiaries of CAA
Nov 28, 2019 • 12 tweets • 4 min read
(1/n) If you want to know all about the numbers behind #ElectoralBonds, here is a comprehensive data piece you cannot miss
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(2/n)Since 01 March 2019, there were 12 windows open for the purchase of electoral bonds. The 9th phase and the 8th phase were during April’19 and March’19 and had the longest window period with 20 days and 15 days
Sep 20, 2019 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Is the economy slowing down? We looked at the tax revenue data of the states in the first four months of 2019-20. This is what we found
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For the first time in last 5 years, the tax revenue earned in the first four months of 2019-20 by 21 states is 2.3% less than the revenue earned during the same period in 2018-19. 13 of the 21 states have seen a fall in cumulative tax revenue in 2019-20 (till July 2019)
Jul 1, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
(1/n) The story of the sale of first 10 phases of Electoral Bonds- EBs.
EBs were on sale for a total of 108 days during these 10 phases; 5 days in May 2019, 9 days each in 2 phases, 10 days each in 5 phases, 15 days in March 2019 and the longest phase of 20 days in April 2019.
(2/n) A total of 11,681 electoral bonds were purchased in these 108 days amounting to a total of ₹ 5851.4 crores and an average of 108 bonds were purchased per day of sale amounting to an average worth of ₹ 54.2 crores per day.