The central government has dismissed claims that Rs 500 currency notes will be phased out by March 2026. On Tuesday, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) issued a fact check on social media, clarifying that the viral news was fake. It confirmed that Rs 500 notes continue to be legal tender and advised people not to…
NEW DELHI: The Press Information Bureau (PIB) on Thursday fact-checked Pakistan’s false claims that it struck a military base in Amritsar. The fake post claimed that numerous casualties, with several critical injuries. The photo used in the post, in fact, is a video of a wildfire from 2024.A Google reverse image search and keyword searches…
After India launched airstrikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (POK) on Wednesday, Pakistan is once again spreading fake news. Several Pakistani media outlets, including state-run PTV, have begun circulating unverified claims — such as the alleged downing of two Indian jets — despite no official confirmation. Social media are also rife with fake images and…
It is Feb. 26, and “The Pat McAfee Show” is filming in Indianapolis the week of the NFL Scouting Combine. McAfee sits behind a desk. Before him is an arc of chairs, occupied by a few of what he describes as his “stooges” and a featured guest: Adam Schefter, ESPN’s NFL insider. Schefter’s presence and…
MUMBAI: The 30-year-old Bangladeshi national arrested for allegedly stabbing Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan at his house in Bandra has applied for bail, claiming that a false case has been registered against him. In a plea before the sessions court on Friday, the accused, Mohammad Shariful Islam Shehzad, claimed that “the first information report is…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna (File Image) NEW DELHI: RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna, the petitioner in the Mysore Urban Development Authority scam case, on Wednesday has filed a complaint against 3 IPS officers, claiming that false reports were submitted in an attempt to protect the accused.He alleged that though there is a…
When two men bearing federal badges showed up at the entrance of a Chicago public school on Friday morning, school employees did what they had been trained to do. Believing that the men were U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, the employees refused to allow them into the school, John H. Hamline Elementary, which enrolls…
KOLKATA: Father of Shariful Fakir, the illegal Bangladeshi immigrant arrested by Mumbai police for allegedly stabbing actor Saif Ali Khan during a burglary attempt at his Bandra home, claimed that police have framed his son. He said Shariful is not the person shown in the video from the initial CCTV footage released the day after…
MUMBAI: The BSE on Monday suspended trading in the stocks of Bharat Global Developers after a Sebi investigation found that an over 10,000% rise in its price between Nov 2023 and Nov 2024 was on the back of false stock exchange disclosures that benefited only a handful of investors directly linked to the company’s management….
NEW DELHI: Karnataka BJP MLC CT Ravi was detained on Thursday after an FIR was lodged against him for allegedly using derogatory language towards the state’s women and child development minister Laxmi Hebbalkar in the Legislative Council. However, the BJP MLC refuted the allegations and called them “false.”Authorities registered a case against the BJP leader…