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Public Health Alert: Rajasthan Bans 7 Sub-Standard Medicines
Jaipur, April 22 (IANS) Prioritising public health and patient safety, the Commissionerate of Food Safety and Drug Control, Rajasthan, has issued an alert regarding seven medicines and declared them “Not of Standard Quality” following laboratory test
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Over 43,000 Litres Of Adulterated Ghee Seized As Rajasthan Government Takes Action
In a statewide drive against food adulteration being carried out in Rajasthan, the state's Food Safety Department took major action under the "Pure Food War on Adulteration" initiative and seized more than 43,000 litres of ghe
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"Fake Patients, On-Paper Doctors": How Al Falah University Misled Regulators
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached the land and building of Haryana-based Al Falah University, worth about Rs 140 crore, that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast.
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Food Safety Officials Confiscate 595 Kilos Of Substandard Food In Lucknow
The crackdown was part of a 10-day statewide drive to make sure that the Food Safety and Standards Act's safety and hygiene regulations were followed properly.
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Won't Take Orders From "Gringo": Brazil's Lula Slams Trump Amid Tariff Row
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said that he would not take orders from a "gringo," responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter slapping Brazil with 50% tariffs.
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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Twitter Lacks Transparency In Fight Against Misinformation: Report
Twitter has shown a lack of transparency in the fight against misinformation, France's regulator in charge of digital communications Arcom said on Monday, as the social media platform faced heightened scrutiny following steep job cuts.
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Google News Blocked by Russia Citing Ukraine Conflict: Report
Russia's communications regulator has reportedly blocked the news aggregator service of Google, accusing it of allowing access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine.
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Russia Blocks Google News, Cites "Fake Material" On Ukraine War: Report
Russia's communications regulator has blocked Alphabet's Google News, accusing it of allowed access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine, Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.
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Twitter Traffic Slowdown Reinstated in Russia Over 'Fake' Ukraine Posts: Report
Russia's state communications regulator said it had reinstated a slowdown of Twitter's traffic on desktop PCs due to what it said were fake posts about Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Said to Have Heated Meetings With Indian Officials Over Removal of Fake News
Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter, and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms.
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Crypto Scammers Will Get Up to Five Years of Jail, Fine of AED 1 Million Under New UAE Regulations
Promoting cryptocurrencies unknown by the government, some of which could be scam traps, has now been rendered a punishable offense in the UAE. The change comes as part of reformed cyber laws in the country, focused on reducing financial crimes.
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Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
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Twitter, Centre Get Supreme Court Notice on Plea Seeking Mechanism on Content Regulation
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and Twitter India on a plea seeking a mechanism for regulating content and advertisements spreading hatred through fake news and instigative messages via bogus accounts.
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Public Health Alert: Rajasthan Bans 7 Sub-Standard Medicines
Jaipur, April 22 (IANS) Prioritising public health and patient safety, the Commissionerate of Food Safety and Drug Control, Rajasthan, has issued an alert regarding seven medicines and declared them “Not of Standard Quality” following laboratory test
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Over 43,000 Litres Of Adulterated Ghee Seized As Rajasthan Government Takes Action
In a statewide drive against food adulteration being carried out in Rajasthan, the state's Food Safety Department took major action under the "Pure Food War on Adulteration" initiative and seized more than 43,000 litres of ghe
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"Fake Patients, On-Paper Doctors": How Al Falah University Misled Regulators
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday said it has attached the land and building of Haryana-based Al Falah University, worth about Rs 140 crore, that came under the radar of the security agencies following the November 10 Red Fort area blast.
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Food Safety Officials Confiscate 595 Kilos Of Substandard Food In Lucknow
The crackdown was part of a 10-day statewide drive to make sure that the Food Safety and Standards Act's safety and hygiene regulations were followed properly.
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Won't Take Orders From "Gringo": Brazil's Lula Slams Trump Amid Tariff Row
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday said that he would not take orders from a "gringo," responding to U.S. President Donald Trump's letter slapping Brazil with 50% tariffs.
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China Shuts Down Over 1,00,000 Fake News Social Media Accounts, Ramps Up Content Cleanup
China has intensified efforts to clean up the internet from false news and rumours, closing more than 100,000 online accounts over the past month that misrepresented news anchors and media agencies, its cyberspace regulator said.
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Government to Hold Discussions With Stakeholders on PIB Fact Checks for Social Media in February: MoS IT
The government will hold discussions with stakeholders before its controversial plan to give powers to its arm the Press Information Bureau (PIB) to police fake news on social media, according to Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has prop...
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Twitter Lacks Transparency In Fight Against Misinformation: Report
Twitter has shown a lack of transparency in the fight against misinformation, France's regulator in charge of digital communications Arcom said on Monday, as the social media platform faced heightened scrutiny following steep job cuts.
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Google News Blocked by Russia Citing Ukraine Conflict: Report
Russia's communications regulator has reportedly blocked the news aggregator service of Google, accusing it of allowing access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine.
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Russia Blocks Google News, Cites "Fake Material" On Ukraine War: Report
Russia's communications regulator has blocked Alphabet's Google News, accusing it of allowed access to what it calls fake material about the country's military operation in Ukraine, Interfax news agency said on Wednesday.
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Twitter Traffic Slowdown Reinstated in Russia Over 'Fake' Ukraine Posts: Report
Russia's state communications regulator said it had reinstated a slowdown of Twitter's traffic on desktop PCs due to what it said were fake posts about Russia's "special operation" in Ukraine, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter Said to Have Heated Meetings With Indian Officials Over Removal of Fake News
Indian officials have held heated discussions with Google, Twitter, and Facebook for not proactively removing what they described as fake news on their platforms.
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Crypto Scammers Will Get Up to Five Years of Jail, Fine of AED 1 Million Under New UAE Regulations
Promoting cryptocurrencies unknown by the government, some of which could be scam traps, has now been rendered a punishable offense in the UAE. The change comes as part of reformed cyber laws in the country, focused on reducing financial crimes.
-
Facebook Cracks Down on Real-User Networks Over Harmful Activities
Facebook is taking a more aggressive approach to shut down coordinated groups of real-user accounts engaging in certain harmful activities on its platform, using the same strategy its security teams take against campaigns using fake accounts.
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Twitter, Centre Get Supreme Court Notice on Plea Seeking Mechanism on Content Regulation
The Supreme Court sought responses from the Centre and Twitter India on a plea seeking a mechanism for regulating content and advertisements spreading hatred through fake news and instigative messages via bogus accounts.
