Who is Dr Anand Nadkarni? Famous Maharashtra psychiatrist who died at 67Dr Anand Nadkarni: Renowned psychiatrist, author and social activist Dr Anand Nadkarni died at 67 after a prolonged illness on Friday. Best...
15 May, 2026, 10.25 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi compares LPG gas crisis handling to COVID, blames policy voidRahul Gandhi alleges Prime Minister Narendra Modi's approach to the LPG gas crisis mirrors the COVID-19 pandemic response. He states the po...
06 Apr, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Why Apoorva Makhija aka 'Rebel Kid' is facing intense backlash over her PCOS claims. Here's why her deleted video has sparked outrageApoorva Makhija, aka the 'Rebel Kid' is under fire from netizens after she shared a video linking Lipton metabolism tablets to PCOS and hor...
05 Apr, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Mann ki Baat: PM Modi says India facing war situation resolutely because of global relations, urges citizens to stay unitedPrime Minister Narendra Modi stated India is resolutely facing challenges from the Israel-Iran conflict, attributing this strength to globa...
29 Mar, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
Meta rolls back measures to tackle Covid misinformationSocial media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter came under immense pressure to tackle misinformation related to the pandemic, including...
16 Jun, 2023, 08.47 PM IST
'Needle and the damage done': The Spotify-Neil Young controversy explainedSpotify which decided to take off Young’s catalogue from its platform, has since come under intense criticism for supporting Rogan, who hos...
29 Jan, 2022, 03.25 PM IST
YouTube shuts German channels of Russian broadcaster RTYouTube said RT's German branch had received a "strike" for uploading material that violated YouTube's standards on Covid-19 misinformation...
29 Sep, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Logically and NewsMobile launch pan-Indian media literacy programme to tackle Covid-19 misinformationThe misinformation tackling programme called Covishaala, aims to educate and inform people across India on the facts about Covid-19 and Cov...
24 Aug, 2021, 02.50 PM IST
Fake news around coronavirus vaccine on the wane, but still a concernWhile US President Joe Biden hit out at Facebook and other social media platforms last month, alleging they were killing people through mis...
06 Aug, 2021, 07.01 AM IST
Misinformation linked to Covid-19 vaccines still a concern in IndiaMisinformation linked to the pandemic has come down with the drop in cases., but posts and content linked to Covid-19 vaccines and vaccine ...
06 Aug, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
'Too little, too late': Social media has a Covid vaccine misinformation problem. Here's what experts suggestA serious threat in online settings is that fake news spreads faster than verified and validated news from credible sources.
02 Aug, 2021, 03.40 PM IST
Facebook to roll out new campaign in India to fight Covid-related misinformationThe social networking giant has removed over 12 million pieces of "harmful" misinformation on Covid-19 globally from Instagram and its own ...
13 May, 2021, 07.59 PM IST
Government asks platforms to curb Covid-19 misinformationThe government on Friday sent an advisory to platforms — such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter and Instagram — to “initiate awareness campaig...
08 May, 2021, 09.55 AM IST
Twitter will use 'strike system' to remove habitual violators spreading Covid vaccine fake newsTwo strikes will lead to an account being locked for 12 hours.
02 Mar, 2021, 03.38 PM IST
Google launches $3 mn fund to fight misinformation around Covid vaccineThe fund will accept projects looking to expand the audience of fact-checks.
13 Jan, 2021, 11.37 AM IST
No vaccine yet for fake news epidemicFact checkers for Facebook and other social media platforms said the volume of fake news is rising following global Covid-19 vaccine trial ...
30 Nov, 2020, 08.32 AM IST
Facebook, Twitter pull Donald Trump posts over coronavirus misinformationThe post contained a video clip, from an interview with Fox & Friends earlier in the day, in which Trump claimed that children are "almost ...
06 Aug, 2020, 11.59 AM IST