Press Information Bureau Withdraws ‘Fake News’ Directive
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) of India issued a terse statement today to withdraw the guidelines for accreditation of journalists that it had issued on Monday to regulate “Fake News.”…
How India Plans to Tackle Fake News
A government statement said Monday that the government has amended the Guidelines for Accreditation of Journalists, as it has noticed increasing instances of fake news in various mediums including print…
Rajnath Singh Reveals India’s Plans to Combat Drug Trafficking
India’s Home Minister Rajnath Singh said that India is vulnerable to narcotic drug trafficking as it is located between two largest opium producing regions of the world: Golden Crescent in…
Election Fraud: India Issues Legal Notice to Cambridge Analytica
Reference has been made to several accounts in the media reporting incidents of gross abuse of social media platform to influence the sanctity of polling process. By Rakesh Raman The…
How India Plans to Improve the Quality of Higher Education
India’s Minister for Human Resource Development (HRD), Prakash Javadekar, said Thursday that the Cabinet approval for continuation of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan with a substantially increased outlay is a major…
60 Higher Educational Institutions in India Granted Autonomy
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted autonomy to 60 Higher Educational Institutions which have maintained high academic standards. This was announced Tuesday in New Delhi by India’s Minister of…