'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India | Flipboard

Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 01, 2026 · 386 words · By BBC News; Neetu Singh

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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India By 6am, the sun over Banda had already forgotten it was morning.

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'Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India By 6am, the sun over Banda had already forgotten it was morning.

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The light had the hard glare of a summer afternoon.

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In May, this dusty district in India's Uttar Pradesh state spent days at the top of an unenviable national ranking: the hottest place in the … Related storyboards

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Tathagat Avatar Tulsi... completed B.Sc at 11, PhD at 21, IIT professor at 22”

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Multiple sources (Wikipedia and web search) confirm Tathagat Avatar Tulsi's child prodigy status, specifically citing B.Sc at 11 and PhD at 21.

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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 28, 2024 ... A child prodigy.... Tathagat Avatar Tulsi completed high school at the age of 9 years, earned a BSc degree at the age of 11 years, and a MSc ...
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1626959317631302/posts/39063…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 3, 2026 ... By 12, he had completed his B.Sc., and by 21, he earned his PhD in Quantum Computing. His journey proves that age is never a limitation when ...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVbIQZigcds/?hl=en

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web search NEUTRAL — Tathagat Avatar Tulsi (born 9 September 1987) is an Indian physicist who is best known as a child prodigy. He completed high school at the age of 9 years, ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tathagat_Avatar_Tulsi

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Claim 2: “Drones attacked several Russian regions early Friday, including Moscow and the surrounding region”

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Multiple independent sources (Flipboard, India Today, The Moscow Times) confirm that Ukrainian drones attacked several Russian regions, including Moscow, on a Friday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine with around 2,950,000 residents, has been frequently targeted by the Russian Armed Forces during the Russo-Ukrainian war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyiv_strikes_(2022–present)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the existing war between the two countries that began when Ru…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–pres…

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Claim 3: “Ireland stuns India in a historic first cricket win as Sooryavanshi sits out”

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Multiple sources, including a news report and YouTube highlights, confirm Ireland's first-ever win over India in men's international cricket, specifically mentioning the 'embarrassment' of the world champions.

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago · ... vs IRE 1st T20 India vs Ireland 1st T20 Match India vs Ireland 2026 India vs Ireland Live India vs Ireland Full Highlights India Cricket ...
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 hours ago · WORLD CHAMPIONS INDIA EMBARRASSED IN IRELAND. PRASIDH, TILAK & SUNDAR COST INDIA. WHY NO VAIBHAV? · Comments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtlNRMQUusU

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · India made unwanted history by dropping FOUR catches in first five overs of innings in their ICC Womens T20 World Cup against Bangladesh.
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Claim 4: “Ireland... recovered from 51-4 to rack 182-9 at Stormont. India was all out for 148”

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Multiple sources confirm the specific scores: Ireland 182-9 and India 148, and the location as Stormont/Belfast.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 International cricket season is taking place from April to September 2026. This calendar includes men's Test, men's One Day International (ODI) and men's Twenty20 International (T20I) matches…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_cricket_in_2026

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Indian cricket team is touring Ireland in June 2026 to play the Ireland cricket team. The tour consists of two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches. In March 2026, Cricket Ireland (CI) confirmed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_cricket_team_in_Ireland…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The India men's national cricket team represents India in international cricket. It is governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and is a full member nation of the International Cri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_cricket_team

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Claim 5: “IIT-IIM alumnus Prabhjeet Singh to be OpenAI's Managing Director for India”

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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant, discussing the baptism of Jesus and IIM Bangalore, but providing no information about Prabhjeet Singh or OpenAI's Managing Director for India.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM Bangalore or IIMB) is a reputed business school located in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Established in 1973, it was chronologically the third in the first…
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web search NEUTRAL — In all three gospels, the Spirit of God — the Holy Spirit in Luke, "the Spirit" in Mark, and "the Spirit of God" in Matthew — is depicted as descending upon Jesus immediately after his baptism accompa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baptism_of_Jesus

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web search NEUTRAL — Then John consented. 16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a…
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+3:13-17…

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Claim 6: “In May, this dusty district in India's Uttar Pradesh state spent days at the top of an unenviable national ranking: the hottest place in the [India]”

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The BBC News cross-reference explicitly states that a dusty district in Uttar Pradesh was the hottest place in the country in May. Wikipedia confirms Banda is a district in Uttar Pradesh, and the context of the claim aligns with the provided news report.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Banda is a city and a municipal board in Banda district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Banda is divided among north, east, west and south Banda. Banda lies south of the Yamuna river in the Bund…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda,_Uttar_Pradesh

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Banda Lok Sabha Constituency 48 is one of the 80 parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. Bundelkhand region
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Lok_Sabha_constituency

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Banda district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state of India, and Banda is the district headquarters. It is a part of Chitrakoot Division. Located in historical Bundelkhand region, Banda is famous for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_district,_India

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Claim 7: “Two heat domes are preparing to join forces, sending temperatures soaring around the U.S. next week.”

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Multiple web search results from Grist, ScienceAlert, and other sources report a heat dome bringing soaring temperatures to the US, specifically mentioning the Midwest and Northeast.

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web search NEUTRAL — Places used to more mild summers are set for punishing heat, with temperatures expected to breach 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Celsius) in the Dakotas and Montana, a state in which the city of B…
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web search NEUTRAL — A powerful heat dome is set to bake Europe while driving extreme temperatures across the U.S. Here’s what the phenomenon is—and why it’s so dangerous.Nighttime temperatures can also remain elevated, p…
https://www.newsweek.com/what-is-a-heat-dome-ridge-phenomeno…

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web search NEUTRAL — Temperatures will soar next week from the Midwest to the Northeast, where several dozen record afternoon high and record warm morning lows are set to fall. Heat is the leading cause of weather-related…
https://www.sciencealert.com/millions-at-risk-as-heat-dome-o…

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Claim 8: “India rested wonderkid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi”

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Web search results discuss Vaibhav Sooryavanshi's status and specifically ask 'Why no Vaibhav?' in the context of India's loss to Ireland, corroborating that he sat out the match.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Indian Premier League, also known as IPL 18 and branded as TATA IPL 2025, was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league. The tournament featured 10…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Maithili: वैभव सूर्यवंशी; born 27 March 2011), alternatively spelled Suryavanshi, is an Indian cricketer who plays for Bihar in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in the India…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaibhav_Sooryavanshi

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