Press Information Bureau

Guild urged the govt to withdraw the IT Amendment Rules and hold consultations with media organisations and press bodies, as it had promised earlier

Deepfakes are videos creating delusion with the use of deep learning, other artificial intelligence techniques and photoshopping to make images of fake events

INS has asked the ministry to drop the proposed amendment

'Fake news' rules will damage press freedom

Invites comments on new rule asking online platforms to remove content flagged fake or false by its fact-checking mechanisms

The Guild said that already multiple laws exist to deal with content that is found to be factually incorrect

'These guidelines have been introduced without any prior consultation with journalists' bodies, media organisations or any other relevant stakeholders'

NBFCs cry foul as they were expecting a two-three year support

The child was born on Monday, almost a week into the lockdown in the country

Following the lockdown, there has been a massive exodus of migrant workers from big cities to their villages after being rendered jobless.

Six other states have put in place similar restrictions in some areas in the wake of the outbreak

On Thursday, the PIB clarified in a tweet quoting the WHO's tweet from February 26 which said news of Alcohol preventing infection is fake news

But, a day after the Budget, information and broadcasting minister Smriti Irani sent a chocolate cake for the PIB team