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India’s first Independence Day flag hoisting was not at Red Fort: Where India's first PM Jawaharlal Nehru hoist the Tricolour in 1947?

Independence Day India's First Flag Hoisting in 1947: Jawaharlal Nehru did not hoist the Tricolour at Red Fort on India's first Independence Day in 1947. He unfurled the flag at Princess Park near India Gate on August 15, while his first flag-hoisting ceremony at Red Fort took place on August…

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Got Income Tax notice asking you to pay Rs 6,000 in tax? Check this warning from government’s fact check team

Attention taxpayers: a fraudulent Income Tax notice demanding a payment of Rs 6,000 has been detected online. The Fact Check team from the Press Information Bureau has categorically identified it as a phishing scam. Citizens are strongly advised not to respond to such deceptive messages from unfamiliar sources. Remember, the…

The Economic Times

Is RBI asking people to pay Rs 7,500 in tax to get Rs 1 lakh payment? Here’s the truth

A fake Reserve Bank of India letter is misleading people about pending payments. It falsely claims a Rs 1 lakh payment is on hold due to transaction failure. Recipients are asked to pay Rs 7,500 as a refundable tax to release funds. The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check unit has…

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Centre debunks claims of civil services prelims exam question paper leak

The Centre has dismissed social media claims of a leaked UPSC Civil Services prelims exam paper as fake. The Press Information Bureau's Fact Check wing stated these allegations are untrue. An institute clarified that its early publish dates for answer keys were for organisational purposes, not evidence of a leak.

The Economic Times

Is RBI replacing paper currency with plastic notes from June 30, 2026? Check details

Viral social media claims about the Reserve Bank of India replacing paper currency with plastic notes by June 30, 2026, are false. The Press Information Bureau's fact-check team has debunked these posts. The RBI is considering polymer currency but no final decision is made. Citizens should rely on official sources…

The Economic Times

Are Petrol Pumps Really Closing Every Sunday?

Imagine driving to a petrol pump on a Sunday morning Only to find the gates locked. That exact fear spread rapidly across social media after a viral message claimed petrol pumps would remain closed every Sunday in several Indian states following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fuel conservation appeal. Within hours,…

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‘Gates shut, phones silent’: After Air India crash, transparency ‘nosedived’ at civil aviation ministry

Since the Air India crash in June, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has allegedly imposed unofficial restrictions on journalists, including those with official Press Information Bureau accreditation.

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PIB unit identified over 1,500 cases of ‘fake news’ about Modi govt since 2022: I&B ministry

The information and broadcasting ministry on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that the Fact Check Unit of its Press Information Bureau identified 97 cases of "fake news" pertaining to the union government this year.

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Dehradun PIB organizes "Vartalaap" to discuss three new criminal laws

The Dehradun-based Press Information Bureau (PIB) conducted a workshop named 'Vartalaap' in Dehradun to discuss the forthcoming implementation of three new criminal laws: the Indian Code of Justice 2023, Indian Civil Defense Code 2023, and Indian Evidence Act 2023, effective from July 1, 2024. Read further on Dynamite News:

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1,276 fact-checks by PIB unit, action against 635 URLs of 120 YouTube news channels: I&B ministry

The Press Information Bureau’s fact-check unit has carried out 1,276 fact-checks since it was set up in November 2019, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

Newslaundry

PIB on ‘fake news’: Govt to hold ‘separate consultation’ next month, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

A week after proposing that the Press Information Bureau will be the arbiter of “fake news” in India, the government has said it will first hold a “separate consultation” before the proposal is implemented.

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‘Absurdity of an interested party playing judge’: Newspapers slam PIB being arbiter of ‘fake news’

The IT ministry’s suggestion that the Press Information Bureau be the arbiter of what is “fake news” and what is not has received some amount of pushback from newspapers. Almost every leading newspaper in English carried the news item on its pages during the course of this week.

Newslaundry

Deccan Herald explains satire to PIB

Deccan Herald was pulled up by principal director of the Press Information Bureau, Jaideep Bhatnagar, after the English daily criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies.

Newslaundry

Jaipur: Webinar held for Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s birth anniversary

JAIPUR: As part of 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Press Information Bureau and Regional Outreach Bureau, Government of India, Jaipur organised a webinar in connection with ‘Parakram Diwas’.

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