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TV channels call for Chinese products' boycott, get trolled for doublespeak

Fact checkers were quick to point out what they called doublespeak by sharing the TV screenshot

India, China, India-China ties
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Prized catch

While most of India is cursing the lockdown for its financial woes, one bunch of people seem particularly happy. Fishermen in West Bengal are hopeful of a bumper hilsa harvest this season, given the dip in economic activities in the seas over the past three months due to the coronavirus-led lockdown. Monsoon has also arrived and many of them have already ventured out with their trawlers to lay hands on the prized catch. Of course the state government has advised fishermen to wear masks and use sanitisers, especially when they venture out to sell their catch.

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