Fake life-saving medicine racket busted in Delhi: Here's how they repackaged and sold drugs across several statesDelhi Police crime branch busted an interstate counterfeit medicine racket, arresting four individuals. The network allegedly sourced gover...
08 May, 2026, 04.45 PM IST
Is Antarctica's tourism boom a ticking time bomb for disease and contamination? Here's what you need to knowAntarctica's tourism is booming, attracting over 80,000 visitors. Experts warn this surge increases risks of contamination and disease. A r...
08 May, 2026, 01.06 AM IST
Who is Maris Ellington? Here’s complete truth behind viral killer whale attack video claiming another orca trainer’s deathWho is Maris Ellington? Read the complete truth behind a viral killer whale attack video claiming another orca trainer’s death. A viral vid...
13 Aug, 2025, 07.32 PM IST
COVID-19 deaths: SC allows Centre to conduct inquiry into fake claimsThe top court also set a period of 60 days which would be given to all such persons who are eligible as on date to apply for the ex-gratia ...
24 Mar, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
Maximum fake claims on kin's death due to Covid from Andhra, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala: Centre tells SCThe bench headed by Justice MR Shah had earlier taken serious note of such fake claims and opined that it may direct a CAG probe into it. S...
22 Mar, 2022, 12.27 AM IST
COVID-19 deaths: SC says deadline of 4 weeks for seeking ex gratia payment not sufficientA bench of Justices M R Shah and B V Nagarathna indicated that a period of 60 days would be given to all such persons who are eligible as o...
21 Mar, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Supreme Court hints at inquiry into fake Covid-19 death claimsSolicitor General Tushar Mehta had flagged the issue before a bench led by Justice MR Shah at the last hearing. He had sought an outer limi...
14 Mar, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
COVID-19 deaths: SC expresses concern over fake claims for getting ex-gratia compensationThe bench, which had last week expressed concern over fake COVID-19 death certificates being issued for ex-gratia compensation and observed...
14 Mar, 2022, 02.24 PM IST
Government to Supreme Court: Make Covid compensation claim time-boundSC had earlier mandated that families of every person who died of Covid-19 be compensated ₹50,000 drawn from the National Disaster Manageme...
07 Mar, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
COVID vaccines for teenagers: what UK parents need to know amid a new wave of misinformationUnfortunately, schools, parents and teenagers have also become the victims of anti-vaccination misinformation campaigns. For example, a fak...
03 Oct, 2021, 10.53 AM IST
Fake vaccination camps: Suvendu Adhikari writes to Union Health minister for central probeIn his letter, Adhikari alleged that the man, who was arrested after his drive was busted by the police, has "influence in the ruling party...
26 Jun, 2021, 08.06 PM IST
Congress alleges BJP citing 'fake toolkit' to defame it, threatens legal action"BJP is propagating a fake 'toolkit' on 'COVID-19 mismanagement' and attributing it to AICC Research Department. We are filing an FIR for f...
18 May, 2021, 06.03 PM IST
EU's anti-fraud body warns against COVID-19 vaccine scamsIn a statement Monday, OLAF said it was made aware of a number of reports of scammers offering to sell vaccines in a bid to defraud EU gove...
15 Feb, 2021, 07.03 PM IST
A COVID-19 shot for $150? Online scams surge as slow vaccine rollout frustratesScams include emails promising entry to supposedly secret lists for early vaccine access and robocallers impersonating government agencies....
05 Jan, 2021, 06.36 PM 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
Experts warn companies to guard against fake news to tackle coronavirus crisis betterFalse claims and fake news, mostly forwarded through social media platforms, have also led to several cases of religion-based attacks, hate...
26 Apr, 2020, 10.39 AM IST
View: Disinformation in times of a pandemic, and the laws around itAs the world wrestles with a pandemic caused by a new coronavirus, COVID-19, the authorities around the world are forced to face an avalanc...
03 Apr, 2020, 10.52 AM IST