Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], April 11 (ANI): There is no relaxation in COVID-19 lockdown from 6 am to 9 am daily and any person spreading such rumours will be taken to task, said the district administration on Friday.
Patna (Bihar) [India], April 10 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday asked people not to pay heed to rumours linked to COVID-19 and instructed Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar and Director General of Police (DGP) Gupteshwar Pandey to involve all the District Magistrates and Superin
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 10 (ANI): Maharashtra Police registered 161 cases against fake news and rumors on social media regarding COVID-19 so far.
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): Calling the circulation of rumours about animals spreading COVID-19 a "classic example of spreading misinformation, disinformation, distorted information," Dr Chandrakant Pandav, Head, Centre for Community Medicine, AIIMS Delhi said that this totally wrong
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], April 7 (ANI): A youth from Narayanbagad village in Chamoli district has been arrested for disrupting communal harmony by spreading rumours and making objectionable comments on social media in connection with the Tablighi Jamaat case.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 6 (ANI): To keep a check on mischievous elements spreading fake news on coronavirus, Punjab Police have launched a social media campaign 'Fake Di Khair Nahin.'
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): A total of 100 FIRs have been registered by the Maharashtra Police against the people who have allegedly spread fake and unverified news on Twitter relating to COVID-19, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said on Monday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 6 (ANI): The Maharashtra Cyber Police have arrested 11 people and registered 85 FIRs against others across the state for spreading fake news and rumours regarding the coronavirus outbreak on social media.
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday warned of strict action against social media platforms if they allowed any fake news about COVID-19 on their platforms.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 4 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday arrested a man here in Bahariya for allegedly spreading rumours about coronavirus through WhatsApp.
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Three persons, including a woman, were arrested here on Wednesday for spreading rumours on social media after a person tested positive for coronavirus.
Bhadrak (Odisha) [India], Apr 2 (ANI): Bhadrak Town police on Wednesday arrested three persons including a woman on charges of spreading rumours on social media platforms against a coronavirus positive person.