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WhatsApp has evolved into a fake news medium and needs IT solutions to fix things
Kamala •While there is no easy solution to fight fake news, citizens are pitching in to wage war against it.
Mob lynchings: SC questions states, UTs for failing to follow guidelines to curb violence; only 9 states, 2 UTs complied with order
•The Supreme Court on Friday took a stern view of the fact that only 9 of the 29 states, an 2 of 7 UTs have framed a report against lynchings based on the apex court's detailed 17 July 17 order
Supreme Court asks all states to submit reports on procedures to stop cow vigilantism, mob lynchings within one week
Fp Staff •The Supreme Court has warned all states to comply with its 17 July verdict directing states to submit reports on the procedure to curb to incidents of cow vigilantism and mob lynchings.
Tehseen Poonawalla appears before official panel mulling over anti-lynching law, suggests life term for guilty
•Poonawalla, who is pressing for an anti-lynching bill or Masuka (Manav Suraksha Kanoon), told PTI that he had a fruitful meeting with the panel headed by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba
PDP MP Muzaffar Baig's warning against mob lynchings: 'Killings in the name of cow will cause another partition'
•Senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha member from Baramulla Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Saturday warned of another partition of India if lynching of Muslims over cow-smuggling allegations were not stopped forthwith.
SC slams Google, Facebook, WhatsApp, Yahoo for promoting 'objectionable material'
Ians •The court warned to impose a fine of Rs 5 lakh/day if they fail to develop a foolproof mechanism.
WhatsApp to bring fake news verification model ahead of 2019 elections in India
Tech2 News Staff •WhatsApp will look if any spurious messages are being circulated before the polls kick in especially 48-hours ahead of polling
Karnataka Police arrest 25 men over latest WhatsApp rumour-led lynching
•The mob had lynched a 32-year-old man after WhatsApp rumours that he was a child-kidnapper.
Thirty, including activists Tehseen, Shehzad Poonawalla, detained for anti-lynching protest outside Parliament
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Swaraj at 70 Part 2: Not being able to disagree without causing upheaval is dangerous, says Sushobha Barve
Rajnib123 •Firstpost spoke to Sushobha about the situation in Kashmir, the recent spate of mob-lynchings and the meaning of Swaraj in present day India.