42 COUNTRIES TO CHALLENGE FAKE NEWS

42 COUNTRIES TO CHALLENGE FAKE NEWS

Angkor Fake News Initiative To Find Out Measures To Check Fake News In a world where the spread of fake news has become a major problem, the media seems to be waking up to the danger. More than 600 media representatives from 42 countries have discussed numerous approaches to combat fake news in 16th Asia […]

Plea to restrict fake news refused by SC

Plea to restrict fake news refused by SC

Fake news going around on different social media has always caused misunderstanding, pain, riots and social disruption thus putting people’s lives in danger. To curb this menace of fake news on social sites a plea was filed by advocate Anuja Kapoor, saying there should be accountability, liability and responsibility of the authorities and departments concerned […]

वोट न देने पर बैंक से कटेंगे 350 रूपये

वोट न देने पर बैंक से कटेंगे 350 रूपये

कुछ समय पहले मीडिया नाम सुनते ही लोगो मे एक विश्वास दिखता था। देश की  जनता मीडिया की हर खबरों पर आँख बंद कर भरोसा करती थी। मीडिया मे सरोकार की भावना थी, निष्पक्षता उसका मूलरूप हुआ करता था, पर अब नज़ारा कुछ बदल सा गया है। मीडिया अब व्यापारी संस्था मे बादल चुकी है […]

Assam students tackle fake news menace

Assam students tackle fake news menace

Guwahati:  Shocked and shaken by the killing and hate being spread by false news and rumours, the students in Assam have woken up. They have begun a social media movement against ‘fake news’. Students of Guwahati University have launched a “social media movement” to create awareness among small groups about the consequences of “rumour mongering” […]

Six arrested for spreading fake news in Assam

Six arrested for spreading fake news in Assam

DIBRUGARH, June 11 -Police in Assam have taken a pro-active role in tracking down dangerous rumour-mongers.  The district police arrested six persons in connection with generating and circulating fake news and posting objectionable comments in various networks of the social media recently. Subhankar Chakravorty, a resident of Shantipara and reportedly a student of Dibru College […]

Tribal Organisations Condemn killing, urge restraint

Tribal Organisations Condemn killing, urge restraint

GUWAHATI, June 11 – The horror of the consequences of fake news has hit the northeast India hard, especially Assam. The killing of the two tourists have reaped the whirlwind of protests, followed by venom and sectarianism as more vested interests try to fish in troubled waters. Vehemently condemning the inhuman killing of two innocent […]