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From ‘Dr Aisha’ to WSJ and NYT: The Top 10 Fake News for the year 2020 and their fact-checks
The year 2020 was the year of Fake News and Fact Checks. Apart from the Coronavirus pandemic, there was an epidemic of fake news as well.
Pakistan: Terrorists convicted for the beheading of journalist Daniel Pearl released by Sindh High Court
Sheikh was one of the terrorists freed by India along with Masood Azhar in 1999 to secure the release of passengers of the hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC-814.
VHP slams Rahul Gandhi for trying to defame Bajrang Dal citing already debunked report by Wall Street Journal
The Facebook report Rahul Gandhi had used to defame Bajrang Dal had been termed as wrong and untrue by Facebook India
Pakistan: Supreme Court stays the release of terrorist Ahmed Sheikh, the murderer of WSJ journalist Daniel Pearl. Read details
Earlier, the Sindh High Court had acquitted the terrorist of the charges of murder and kidnapping for ransom.
The Left attacks Facebook’s Ankhi Das for personal political preference but justifies when Twitter and Google actively discriminates against the non-Left
The liberal brigade is up in arms against Ankhi Das of Facebook again for her apparent bias in favour of the ruling dispensation.
Brewing controversy: Internal group of Muslim employees of Facebook complain over anti-Muslim content, media forgets to mention it is a Muslim group
Muslim employees of Facebook have raised the matter of the platform's silence on alleged 'anti-Muslim' bigotry with top leadership.
WSJ runs paid promotion of article linking Facebook and BJP based on unknown sources: Here are the details
Wall Street Journal spends money to promote promote controversial article alleging link between Facebook and BJP on Twitter
WSJ story about Facebook India being ‘partial’ to the BJP is the revenge of the old media
Dressed up as some expose that quotes unidentified Facebook employees, it is part of an ongoing war.
Pakistan SC refuses to suspend acquittal of Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh who was involved in the gruesome beheading of WSJ journalist Daniel Pearl
The Pakistan SC bench slammed the counsel for Sindh government for calling the accused, who beheaded Daniel Pearl, 'terrorists'
Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, major US papers received millions to run Chinese propaganda: Reports
As a part of its campaign to alter the global perception, China Daily has been covertly promoting its stories in foreign newspapers.
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Mumbai Police accused of tearing Lord Shri Ram’s posters in Malwani and arresting 3 VHP workers for filming the act: What we know
The VHP have alleged that Mumbai Police personnel in Malwani had removed and tore the posters of Ram Mandir Nidhi Sankalan Abhiyan
News Reports
HDFC Bank removes video hailing Pastor Praveen as ‘Neighbourhood Hero’ after his arrest for making hate speech against Hindus: Details
In August 2020, HDFC Bank had posted a video on its YouTube channel in which it hailed Pastor Praveen as a 'Neighbourhood Hero'.
News Reports
As India rolls out the Coronavirus vaccine drive, health workers break out in cheer: Watch video
Health workers at Coronavirus vaccine centres cheered as the vaccines reached there ahead of the launch of vaccination programme.
Government and Policy
India starts Coronavirus vaccine drive: Here is a list of those who would first get the much-awaited vaccine
As India rolls out Coronavirus vaccine drive today, the country will eagerly watch the first group of healthcare workers, who will receive the vaccine
News Reports
After a global outcry, WhatsApp issues clarification, delays enforcement of updated privacy policy: Read full details
The WhatsApp privacy policy update invited backlash after the app said it reserved the right to share some user data with Facebook.
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News Reports
Nidhi Razdan was scammed into believing she got an offer from the real Harvard University to become a professor of journalism: Details
Nidhi Razdan, formerly with NDTV, has revealed that she was the victim of a phishing attack and Harvard never came calling.
Media
The Nidhi Razdan Harvard fiasco: A user had sounded off the alarms as early as September 2020
Nidhi Razdan revealed on Friday that she fell victim to a phishing scam and confirmed that she was never offered a job by Harvard.
News Reports
Nidhi Razdan got ‘scammed’ into believing that she got a job from Harvard University: Here is what does not make sense in her story
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While Nidhi Razdan says that the Harvard job she was offered was fake, last year she had said she is teaching in Harvard
Government and Policy
History books should teach India’s civilisational, linguistic heritage, not unfounded claims: Parliamentary Committee meets to discuss NCERT books
The panel heard suggestions from ex-NCERT director and other representatives on reforms in textbooks
News Reports
All you need to know about Jhanvi Kukreja murder case, the teenage girl who was brutally killed at a New Year party in Mumbai
Reports suggest that the injuries incurred by Jhanvi Kukreja were homicidal and not accidental
