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1 month ago

Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told

Self-regulation is the only way to avoid government interference in regulating news media, two industry bodies representing news channels, magazines and newspapers told the parliamentary standing committee on communication and information technology on Thursday. Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told The Editors Guild of India and the News Broadcasters & Digital Association, along with …

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1 month ago

Orientation programme for journalists held in Coimbatore

The Hindu

The Press Information Bureau, Chennai, of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting organised an orientation programme for journalists and other stakeholders in Coimbatore on Monday. V. Palanichamy, Director General of PIB South Zone, highlighted the need to disseminate awareness on cyber crimes to the public and role of fact checking in publishing the right information. Arun, inspector of Coimbatore city …

Coimbatore Pib Chennai

1 month, 1 week ago

‘Do not click on links…’ State Bank of India warns customers of rewards points scams

Live Mint

The State Bank of India has warned its customers of an ongoing SMS and WhatsApp scam, and asked them not to click on links or download APK files to redeem “reward points”. In a post on its official social media account on X on November 11, India largest public sector lender said: “Attention SBI Customers: Beware of fraudsters.” “Fraudsters are …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

‘Paryatan Mitra’: Tourism Ministry training for hotel staff

The Hindu

A two-day skill certification programme for the hotel staff of Mysuru got off to a start at a hotel here on Monday. An initiative of the Ministry of Tourism under ‘Paryatan Mitra’ and ‘Paryatan Didi’ programme which was launched on the occasion of World Tourism Day this year, Regional Director of Tourism D. Venkatesan inaugurated the training programme. The two-day …

Tourism Training Hotel Ministry Hotel Staff

4 months ago

Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II funding dispute between Centre and Tamil Nadu, crucial for city’s growing population.

The Hindu

The Phase-II of the Chennai Metro Rail has once again emerged as a bone of contention between the Centre and Tamil Nadu, with the Centre reiterating it as a “State-sector” project in a recent reply in the Lok Sabha. Chennai Metro’s second phase with a route length of 118.9 km is estimated to cost ₹63,246.4 crore, making it the costliest-ever …

Bengaluru Chennai Cost Project State Metro Crore

4 months, 1 week ago

Dhiraj Singh takes charge as FTII director

Hindustan Times

Dhiraj Singh, an Indian Information Service officer of the 1995 batch, took charge as the director of Film and Television Institute of India, Pune, stated a Press Information Bureau release on Tuesday. Singh has worked in the field of media, communication and public policy during his career spanning over 28 years. At PIB, he handled media and communication for the …

Singh Ftii Pib Dhiraj Singh

4 months, 2 weeks ago

Govt itself is best positioned to fact-check false info: Vaishnaw

Hindustan Times

IT and information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reiterated the government’s stance that the government itself is best positioned to fact check misleading and false information about itself when questioned about the Press Information Bureau’s controversial fact check unit in the Rajya Sabha on Friday. Govt itself is best positioned to fact-check false info: Vaishnaw Trinamool Congress’s Dola Sen asked …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Modi 3.0 suspense on portfolios ends after 24 hours, longest wait in 20 years

India Today

It was a 24-hour-long wait, the longest in two decades. While the oath ceremony in 2019 began at 7 pm on May 30, the Press Information Bureau release related to the allocation of portfolios came at 12.59 pm on May 31, 2019. When Narendra Modi was first sworn in as the Prime Minister in 2014, the time taken from the …

Ministers Ceremony Wait Nda 24 Hours Portfolios Pib

9 months ago

Supreme Court stays IT Ministry’s notification establishing fact check unit under PIB to identify fake news

The Hindu

The Supreme Court on March 21 stayed a government notification of March 20 establishing the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Checking Unit to act as a “deterrent” against the creation and dissemination of fake news or misinformation regarding the “business” of the Centre. The Bench said the implementation of the March 20, 2024 notification would remain stayed until a third judge …

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9 months ago

Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The ministry of electronics and information technology on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the fact check unit of the central government to vet all online content related to the business of the central government, a move that comes days after the Bombay high court on March 13 declined to restrain the Centre from …

India Misleading Court Information Content Rules Central

9 months ago

IT Ministry notifies contentious fact check unit to dispute government misinformation

The Hindu

Weeks ahead of the elections, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Wednesday notified the Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit as the designated body to flag misinformation about Central government departments to social media platforms. “This could seriously threaten the independence of the free press on the Indian internet,” the Internet Freedom Foundation said last September on the …

Information Check Unit Fact Pib

9 months, 1 week ago

PIB debunks lies of Al Jazeera about Citizenship Amendment Act being 'anti Musllim'

Op India

A day after Al Jazeera falsely claimed that the Citizenship Amendment Act notified by the Modi government was somehow anti-Muslim, the Press Information Bureau debunked the lies of the Qatari State-owned propaganda outlet. On Monday, Al Jazeera had posted one of its dubious articles on CAA titled ‘India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election’ on its X handle. …

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

RPF Sub Inspector, Constable Recruitment 2024 fake notification viralling on social media, confirms PIB

India TV News

A notification regarding the recruitment to the post of sub-inspector and constable posts in the Railway Protection Force has been circulating on social media. Taking to the microblogging website, X, formerly known as, Twitter, PIB Fact check team wrote, 'A #Fake notice issued in name of Railway Ministry regarding recruitment of sub-inspector & constable in Railway Protection force is circulating …

Social Media Railway Recruitment Rpf Constable Inspector Notification Sub

9 months, 3 weeks ago

RPF recruitment notice for SI, Constable vacancies is fake, PIB Fact Check confirms

Hindustan Times

RRB RPF Recruitment 2024: The Railway Recruitment Boards have not announced any recruitment process for Sub Inspector and Constable vacancies in the Railway Protection Force, centres Press Information Bureau said Monday evening and confirmed that the notification being circulated on various media platforms is fake. RRB RPF SI, Constable recruitment 2024 notice is fake “A #Fake notice issued in name …

Recruitment Rpf Constable Sub Inspector Pib

11 months, 2 weeks ago

PM lauds Navy commandos for pulling off daring rescue

Hindustan Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the Indian Navy for its “daring operation” to rescue 21 crew members on board a hijacked merchant vessel in the Arabian Sea as he addressed the country’s top security brass on the concluding day of the closed-door annual security conference. Prime Minister Narendra Modi In his address at the annual director general of …

Criminal Indian Modi Laws Pib Lauds Navy

1 year ago

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI YouTube The Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit fact checked scores of videos from nine YouTube channels on Friday that spread misinformation about central government’s schemes, the prime minister, the chief justice of India, and the state of public order in the country. But that doesn’t mean we want to recommend that content,” said Timothy Katz, director and …

India Misinformation Order Content Alerts Youtube Channels

1 year ago

PIB fact-check unit flags nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news

The Hindu

The fact-check unit of the Press Information Bureau has flagged nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news and misinformation in India. Expressing serious concern over the monetisation of fake news on YouTube, a government official said the nine channels had over 83 lakh subscribers. A #YouTube channel named '𝐃𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐲' with more than 3.3 lakh subscribers and more than …

India Information Fake News Fake Youtube Lakh Channels

1 year, 1 month ago

BID: récord de remesas llegan a Latinoamérica, especialmente desde EEUU

Associated Press

MIAMI — Las remesas que reciben los países de América Latina y el Caribe alcanzarán un récord de 155.000 millones de dólares en 2023, impulsadas sobre todo por cientos de miles de inmigrantes que envían dinero a la región desde Estados Unidos para ayudar a subsistir a sus familias, de acuerdo con proyecciones difundidas el jueves por el Banco Interamericano …

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1 year, 2 months ago

The Bombay High Court’s concerns regarding the Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained

The Hindu

The story so far: The Bombay High Court on September 29 reserved its verdict in a batch of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Information Technology Amendment Rules, 2023. The Rules permit a fact check unit of the Union Government to identify “fake or false or misleading” online content “related to the business of the Central Government” and demand its …

Misleading Media Constitution Court Information Online False

1 year, 3 months ago

India's 1st green hydrogen fuel cell public bus to run from Monday at Kartavya Path

Hindustan Times

Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri is set to launch India's first green hydrogen fuel cell bus at Kartavya Path in Delhi on Monday, according to the Press Information Bureau. The initiative is part of Indian Oil's efforts to conduct operational trials of 15 fuel cell buses powered by green hydrogen on designated routes in Delhi, …

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1 year, 3 months ago

AAI gets nod to deploy full-body scanners at 4 hypersensitive airports

Firstpost

The govt had floated a tender in July to procure 131 full-body scanners– that cut down the average passenger frisking time to 15 seconds from the current 30 and 600 new hand baggage scanners at over Rs 1,000 Cr at airports run by AAI but it was later withdrawn as it needed clearance from PIB. In a move to step …

India Kolkata Chennai Airports Pune Pib Scanners

1 year, 3 months ago

PIB calls reports, tweets claiming govt spent 300% more on G20 than allocated budget misleading, says expense made towards permanent asset creation

Op India

On Monday, September 11, the Press Information Bureau took to X, formally Twitter to debunk the reports and social media accounts that claimed that the Indian government spent 300 per cent more on the G20 event than the funds that were previously allocated for the event in the budget. A tweet claims Govt spent 300% more on #G20 than funds …

India Misleading Bjp Twitter Check Fact This Claim

1 year, 3 months ago

Reuters claim Gautam Adani-Mukesh Ambani invited to G20 special dinner, PIB debunks claim

Op India

On Friday, September 8, the Press Information Bureau took to X, formally Twitter to debunk a Reuters report that suggested 500 Indian businessmen including billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani have been invited to join G20 leaders at a dinner in the national capital on Saturday. PIB Fact Check called the report “misleading.” Media reports based on an article by …

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1 year, 3 months ago

PIB conducts workshop for journalists in Tiruppur

The Hindu

A ‘rural media orientation-cum-workshop’ was conducted under the aegis of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in Tiruppur on Friday to orient mediapersons on the approach towards disseminating information about government schemes and initiatives, against the backdrop of the spread of unverified content through social media. M. Annadurai, Additional Director General, Press Information Bureau and Central Bureau of Communication, said the …

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Self-regulation the only way to avoid govt interference in news, panel told

Orientation programme for journalists held in Coimbatore

‘Do not click on links…’ State Bank of India warns customers of rewards points scams

‘Paryatan Mitra’: Tourism Ministry training for hotel staff

Chennai Metro Rail Phase-II funding dispute between Centre and Tamil Nadu, crucial for city’s growing population.

Dhiraj Singh takes charge as FTII director

Govt itself is best positioned to fact-check false info: Vaishnaw

Modi 3.0 suspense on portfolios ends after 24 hours, longest wait in 20 years

Supreme Court stays IT Ministry’s notification establishing fact check unit under PIB to identify fake news

Govt notifies Press Information Bureau’s Fact Check Unit under IT Rules

IT Ministry notifies contentious fact check unit to dispute government misinformation

PIB debunks lies of Al Jazeera about Citizenship Amendment Act being 'anti Musllim'

RPF Sub Inspector, Constable Recruitment 2024 fake notification viralling on social media, confirms PIB

RPF recruitment notice for SI, Constable vacancies is fake, PIB Fact Check confirms

PM lauds Navy commandos for pulling off daring rescue

Govt alerts YouTube about 9 channels spreading misinformation about central govt

PIB fact-check unit flags nine YouTube channels for allegedly spreading fake news

BID: récord de remesas llegan a Latinoamérica, especialmente desde EEUU

The Bombay High Court’s concerns regarding the Centre’s Fact-Check Unit | Explained

India's 1st green hydrogen fuel cell public bus to run from Monday at Kartavya Path

AAI gets nod to deploy full-body scanners at 4 hypersensitive airports

PIB calls reports, tweets claiming govt spent 300% more on G20 than allocated budget misleading, says expense made towards permanent asset creation

Reuters claim Gautam Adani-Mukesh Ambani invited to G20 special dinner, PIB debunks claim

PIB conducts workshop for journalists in Tiruppur