Amitoj Singh

India Joins Global Fight In Action Against Online Extremism

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Thursday May 16, 2019

In a bid to join the global fight against violent extremist content, India joined an initiative that calls for action to eliminate such content online.

Election 2019 - Gautam Gambhir, Furious At Atishi Allegations, Demands "Unconditional Apology"

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 10, 2019

Election 2019: Gautam Gambhir, the BJP's East Delhi candidate, today sent a notice to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Atishi demanding an "unconditional apology" after the Aam Aadmi Party accused him of circulating an offensive pamphlet on his rival Atishi. Earlier on Thursday, he said he would file a defamation case against Delh...

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Atishi, Gautam Gambhir In Pamphlet War: She Breaks Down, He Demands Proof

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday May 9, 2019

Atishi, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from East Delhi, broke down at a press conference today as her party accused her BJP rival Gautam Gambhir of circulating a derogatory, scurrilous pamphlet on her ahead of voting in Delhi on Sunday for the national election.

"Bigger Win Margin", Says Rajnath Singh's Lucknow Poll Manager - His Son

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday May 6, 2019

Uttar Pradesh BJP general secretary Pankaj Singh, who has been busy campaigning for his father and Home Minister Rajnath Singh in the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat, said it is not a "tight fight" for the Union Minister who is seeking re-election from this constituency.

General Election 2019: "Whose Wife Am I?" Poonam Sinha, Debutante, Is Confident Of Win

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday May 6, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha's wife Poonam Sinha, the opposition coalition's candidate in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, is taking on a BJP heavyweight in a seat that has been voting the BJP since 1991.

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: "Rahul Gandhi, Which Alliance Is Formed On Twitter?": Arvind Kejriwal

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 25, 2019

Which alliance is formed on Twitter, Arvind Kejriwal today questioned, blaming Rahul Gandhi for failed talks for a tie-up in Delhi between his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Actor Ravi Kishan, Ex-Congress, On Why BJP Picked Him For Gorakhpur

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday April 18, 2019

Ravi Kishan, a Bhojpuri superstar and a familiar face in Hindi films, is the BJP's candidate to win back Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur

With "Sholay" Throwback, Dharmendra Campaigns For Hema Malini In Mathura

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday April 15, 2019

Actor and BJP lawmaker Hema Malini today campaigned in her parliamentary constituency, Mathura, in Uttar Pradesh along with her husband and actor, Dharmendra, by her side.

NDTV At Facebook Election War Room In California, "Bigger Than US Polls"

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Tuesday April 9, 2019

Under intense scrutiny for influencing everything from election outcomes to fanning mob violence, Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram - some of the world's most-used of apps - have been forced to pay a lot of attention to towards fighting the menace of fake news in the past 18 months.

In Facebook Clean-Up Act, BJP May Have Taken Bigger Hit Than Congress

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday April 1, 2019

The clean-up drive by social media giant Facebook ahead of the national elections -- which involved the removal of nearly 700 pages and accounts -- appears to have proved more expensive for the BJP than the Congress.

Social Media Giants Meet Poll Body, To Come Up With "Code Of Ethics"

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday March 19, 2019

The Election Commission of India today held a meeting with representatives of various social media platforms to hammer out a mechanism for curbing misinformation on social media ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next month. They are expected to meet again on Wednesday to voluntarily come up with a draft "code of ethics" aimed at preventing abuse of the ...

Poll Body To Meet Country Heads Of Social Media Platforms Over Fake News

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday March 16, 2019

In its latest move to fight fake news before the national elections that begin next month, the Election Commission has asked the country heads of six social media platforms for a meeting. The Election Commission has asked representatives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, Sharechat and Tiktok to meet it on Tuesday.

Why BJP Has Not Yet Revived Its Website After Last Week's Hack

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday March 13, 2019

For months, the BJP had been planning an overhaul of its website. So when it was taken down in a hacking incident last week, party sources said, they decided it was time to put it back better than it originally was. The revamped website should be up in a day or two, they added.

Poll Body Mentions App Made By IIT Students In Fight Against Fake News

India News | Written by Amitoj Singh | Thursday March 14, 2019

The Election Commission has mentioned an Indian app made by students of IIT-Kanpur in its fight against fake news.The announcement comes as a surprise since the app, ShareChat, has been clubbed with major social media platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter.

"Good To Be Back": Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, Captured By Pak, Returns

India News | Reported by Amitoj Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday March 2, 2019

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan after an air encounter between the countries on Wednesday, returned to India at 9.20 pm on Friday, after a four-hour delay. Sources say Pakistan changed the time twice.