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Meta And Google Get Ready For Lok Sabha Polls

Meta is working closely with the Election Commission. This enables the Commission to flag unlawful content. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party women workers celebrate as Nitin Gadkari is on his way to......

SC puts Centre's fact-checking unit on hold

In a jolt to the Centre, the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the notification setting up a fact-checking unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to identify fake news about the Union......

Centre notifies fact check unit a day before SC hearing

The Centre on Wednesday notified the fact check unit under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to monitor online content pertaining to the government for accuracy. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

7-phase LS polls from April 19-June 1; courting on June 4

The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world's biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to take place on June 4 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a bid......

Deepfakes And The Threat To 2024 Elections

If left unchecked, the 2024 elections may be infamously remembered as the election of deepfakes. The ECI has a tough task ahead, but, more importantly, it has an opportunity to become a global......

Stock advice: BSE warns against deepfake videos

After the National Stock Exchange (NSE), rival bourse BSE on Thursday cautioned investors against deepfake videos of its MD and CEO Sundararaman Ramamurthy giving stock recommendations.......

Murthy flags fake news about him; cautions public

Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy on Thursday called out "fake news items", which claimed he endorsed automated trading applications and warned the public not to fall for such fraudulent......

Hindenburg report a malicious attempt to hurt stocks: Adani

Billionaire Gautam Adani on Tuesday reiterated that the Hindenburg report was a combination of misinformation and discredited allegations. Photograph: PTI Photo Speaking at the AGM of his group......

Musk says holding off relaunch of Twitter's Blue Verified

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has said the social media company is holding off the launch of a new system of issuing verified badges to users and could use different “colour checks” for......

Bhagwan Bharose Review: Innocence Collides With Hate

Jawan is disproportionately extolled for making political comments, but it is a small film like Bhagwan Bharose that usually sticks its neck out, notes Deepa Gahlot. With television and social......

Murders! Ghosts! Lust! Your OTT Menu

The pilot of Vishal Bhardwaj's much-anticipated adaptation of Agatha Christie's The Sittaford Mystery is here. Aditya Roy Kapur's hotel manager takes on Anil Kapoor's all-powerful arms dealer.......

Afwaah Review: Thrilling Take On Rumour Mongering

Afwaah is a sum of Sudhir Mishra's thought-provoking reflections and appeal to question what’s real, what’s rumour, notes Sukanya Verma. Living in an age where the world is at......

Why Didn't #BoycottBrahmastra Work?

Nobody else needs to boycott Bollywood, they are doing a pretty good job of digging up their own foundation, notes Deepa Gahlot. IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor in Brahmastra. If a moviegoer was not on......

Tendulkar deepfake video: Mumbai police file FIR

IMAGE: A deepfake video, carrying a digitally manipulated clip and voice of Sachin Tendulkar, was shared on Facebook in which it was falsely shown that the former ace batsman was promoting a......

Tendulkar Falls Prey To Deepfake!

Photograph: Kind courtesy Sachin Tendulkar/Instagram Sachin Tendulkar on Monday dismissed as 'fake' the video in which he is seen promoting a gaming application that lures users for easy money.......

Bajrang justifies use of facilities as wrestlers accuse police of misleading

IMAGE: After pictures emerged on social media, Bajrang Punia said the women need to use the facilities and can’t bathe on the streets. Photograph: PTI Bajrang Punia on Wednesday justified......

Arshdeep's parents speak after vicious trolling

IMAGE: Arshdeep Singh's parents Darshan Singh and Daljeet Kaur. Photograph: ANI/Twitter Following India's five-wicket loss to Pakistan at the ongoing Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday, parents of pacer......

36 summers later, Arshdeep has same fate as Chetan Sharma

IMAGE: A screen grab of Arshdeep Singh putting down the catch to give Pakistan's Asif Ali is a reprieve. Photograph: Twitter Arshdeep Singh can do with a warm hug from Chetan Sharma. The......

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