Press Information Bureau

The Centre is likely to opt for a fact-checking team led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) to verify any information pertaining to the government that is published on social media and internet intermediaries,…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday asked the central and state sports ministers to work together "to provide quality infrastructure to every talented player in the country" and formulate short and long term goals to make India a leading…

The government is considering multiple proposals for the design of its proposed fact-check unit, which will be mandated to ascertain the veracity of government-related information online, minister of state for electronics and information…

Dining at our favourite restaurants is indeed one of the ideal pastimes for food lovers. We love to savour crowd-pleasing dishes in a relaxed environment. However, if we compare how much we are spending on restaurants right now versus ten…

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) on Monday rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication, and faster detection of spoofing attempts, the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said in a…

Content red-flagged by PIB Fact Check or government authorised agency under the draft IT rules will not be applicable on TV news channels unless the information is posted on an online platform, Minister of state for electronics and IT…

The Editors Guild of India has written to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, urging him to "expunge" the amendments to IT Rules that seek to direct social media platforms to take down news or information…

The government on Thursday invited comments from the public on the proposed amendment to the new IT rules for the removal of the content flagged by its media arm PIB as false or misleading. The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday urged the…

The Editors Guild of India on Wednesday urged the government to "expunge" the draft amendment to the IT Rules asking social media companies to take down news articles that have been deemed "fake" by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). "The…

The government on Wednesday asked YouTube to take down three channels for making false and sensational claims about various public welfare initiatives and spreading fake news. The three channels were declared as peddlers of fake news by the…