Mohammed Anas New Delhi The cyber warfare of Pakistan military and groups linked to it targeting India continues unabated. It seems to acquire new fangs with advancement of technology. According to a recent threat report of Meta, the parent company of Facebook, state-linked hackers in Pakistan have been spying on military personnel in India using […]
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Pakistan as a state is almost spreading its apron to get funds from International Monetary Fund (IMF) and friendly states in the Gulf, but its military is minting money in ways unheard of in the annals of professional armies. Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the communication wing of the military, is not merely limited to […]
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Last week when Uttarkashi erupted in anti-Muslim mayhem following an alleged kidnap and conversion of a Hindu girl by a Muslim and a Hindu youth, a news report done by the DFRAC in March stood vindicated. The report titled “Hate in Hills: Uttrakhand turns into hysteria of minorityphobia” was about some influential personalities whipping up […]
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Since last few years a flood of right-wing portals cropped up to present the government side of the news, slam opposition parties & leaders, build up hardcore Hindu opinion, demonize minorities- especially Muslims- and share fake facts as history. OpIndia.com has carved out a special place for itself among these hate-mongers and lie-peddlers. Founded in […]
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Sections of Few Indian media have decided to side with the NATO or West while reporting on the Ukraine war. Keeping journalistic objectivity aside, these sections have continuously cited Western sources of information like Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France Presse, Bloomberg and Nato’s official figures. This write-up details how commentators have erringly quoted western sources while writing […]
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A Facebook profile (Radha Semwal Dhoni) is both popular and notorious in hilly state of Uttarakhand. It is popular among those who hate Muslims and want them expelled from the state. It is notorious for law enforcement agencies that are perturbed because of her incessant trouble-making and defying law on daily basis. The profile belongs […]
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@epanchjanya is the official Twitter handle of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s mouthpiece Panchjanya. It enjoys a dedicated and huge following of 331.6K Twitter, including several top shots of politics and media. As expected, @epanchjanya’s activities are targeting Muslims, Christians, Congress politicians, especially Gandhi family, Pakistan and Bangladeshis living in India. Despite being minute wise representative of RSS’ […]
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Four years after the Balakot strike and India-Pakistan air combat, the dog-fight seems to have entered cyberspace more vigorously. While the Pakistani side is belligerent in its propaganda, with even some politicians and wings of its military establishment busy spinning victory narratives, India has maintained a composed and subdued posture. Two hashtags #BalakotAirStrike & #SurpriseDay […]
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A Twitter account active in the name of @BattlementLK opened in April 2022 has opened a front to counter Western propaganda against China, Russia, Iran, Sri Lanka, and other “allied” countries. Its name suggests it’s either being operated from Sri Lanka or by Sri Lankans stationed abroad or by China-based propaganda armies. The motto written […]
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An avalanche of misinformation, half-truths, one-arrayed viewpoints, news items targeting a religious community, political party, media outlet, academic institutions, etc. unleashes on Twitter every day. This is despite the Central government issuing notice to the social media giant on “curbing hateful handles” and the Supreme Court hearing the case on “hatred on social media”. According […]
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