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PIL seeks directions to link social media accounts with Aadhaar to control
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Centre to take appropriate steps to link social media accounts with Aadhaar, PAN, voter ID card or any other identification proof to weed out fake and duplicate
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Bank of Maharashtra complains of fake news in social media about financial
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra), Oct 16 (ANI): Bank of Maharashtra has lodged a complaint with Pune Police and Cyber Cell against circulation fake news and spreading of rumours about its financial health on WhatsApp, news sites and other social media platforms.
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Yes Bank files complaint with Mumbai Police, Cyber Cell against rumours an
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Yes Bank has lodged a complaint with Mumbai Police and Cyber Cell against the dissemination of fake news and spread of rumours about the bank's financial health on social media platforms.
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Instances of fake, paid news are disturbing: Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Cuttack (Odisha) [India], Oct 7 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday raised the issue of fake and paid news and said that these instances are disturbing as media has an important role to play in a democracy.
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Trump defies his top officials, terms reports of 'no condition' talks with
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], Sept 16 (ANI): Defying the statements of his top officials, US President Donald Trump on Sunday stated that the reports of him being ready to talk to Iran without conditions are "incorrect".
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UP police refutes child lifting incidents, 44 held for spreading rumours
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 28 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh police on Wednesday assured that there is no issue of child lifting in the state, adding that so far 44 people have been arrested for allegedly indulging in violence and spreading fake news among the masses.
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UP: Ghaziabad Police warns against spreading 'fake news'
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 27 (ANI): Ghaziabad Police on Tuesday warned against spreading fake news, days after the information about a woman child lifter went viral on social media.
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Fake news can lead to false memories: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 21 (ANI): Voters may form false memories after seeing fabricated news stories, especially if they align with their political beliefs, suggest researchers.
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Criminal complaint against Shehla Rashid transferred to Special Cell of De
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): A criminal complaint filed against activist Shehla Rashid for allegedly spreading fake news against the Indian Army and government was transferred to the Special Cell of Delhi Police on Monday.
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Mumbai: Advocate files complaint against Shehla Rashid for spreading fake
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Bombay High Court lawyer Virendra Jabra on Monday filed a written complaint against student leader Shehla Rashid for allegedly spreading fake news about Jammu and Kashmir with an "intention to incite violence".
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Delhi: Criminal complaint filed against Shehla Rashid under sedition charg
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Supreme Court lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastava on Monday filed a criminal complaint against student leader Shehla Rashid, seeking her arrest for allegedly spreading fake news against Indian Army and the government.
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J-K: Strict action against people involved in peddling fake news
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Aug 14 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that some people were peddling fake news about Anantnag Deputy Commissioner Khalid Jehangir on social media and directed the police to arrest the miscreants.
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