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Ministry of Information and Technology blocks social media profiles distributing fake footage of cabinet briefing

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2022

The move comes on accounts disseminating modified recordings of cabinet briefing and spreading fake news about the Govt

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IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw orders action against Telegram channel sexually targeting Hindu women, Mumbai Police keeps mum

OpIndia Staff - 5 January, 2022

Popular Twitter user Anshul Saxena had shared the images of the Telegram channel named 'Hindu Ran*yan' that was sharing images of Hindu women with derogatory and explicit threats.

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‘Bulli Bai’ case: Primary accused is a woman from Uttarakhand, co-accused created fake Sikh accounts, says Mumbai Police

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2022

An FIR was earlier lodged against the Twitter handles that promoted the Bulli Bai’ app and those who developed it.

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‘Bulli Bai’ controversy: Mumbai police nabs one suspect from Bengaluru, keeps his identity a secret

OpIndia Staff - 4 January, 2022

Interestingly, the police have refused to divulge details about the accused other than his age and educational background.

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Over 17.5 lakh WhatsApp accounts banned in India in November mostly for spamming, reveals compliance report under IT Rules 2021

OpIndia Staff - 2 January, 2022

WhatsApp is reported to have banned nearly 17.5 lakh Indian accounts in the month of November under IT Rules 2021

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From Nidhi’s Harvard job to Aurangabad teen’s NASA claims: Most talked about frauds of 2021

Anurag - 28 December, 2021

Year 2021 saw journalist Nidhi Razdan falling for a fake job offer from Harvard and witnessed child activist Licipriya's father being exposed as a scamster who conned students.

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‘You are a Muslim man’s daughter’: Islamists attack, abuse Sara Ali Khan for visiting Ujjain Mahakal ahead of ‘Atrangi Re’ release

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2021

One Islamist (@iamziyansidd) on suggested Sara Ali Khan, "Mahakal ke Ga*d mein ghus jai (Get into the a** of your Lord)"

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French first lady says she will take legal action against false claims calling her a transgender who was ‘born a man’

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2021

Unfounded news has been circulating on social media claiming that Brigitte, wife of Emmanuel Macron is a transgender woman whose name at birth was Jean-Michel Trogneux.

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‘Turkish Army enters Delhi’, ‘Indian soldiers forced to read Kalima’: The bizarre stuff that Pakistani YouTube channels were spreading

Anurag - 22 December, 2021

20 YouTube channels and 2 websites were found spreading misinformation, and Pakistani propaganda against India. GOI has blocked these websites and channels.

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