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Quick Reads Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Amid rising tensions, Pakistani media spread misinformation, claiming the Pakistan Air Force shot down Indian drones and denying civilian deaths from retaliatory strikes. India debunked these claims, revealing a pattern of misleading narratives. New Delhi: Pakistan shot down Indian drones. FACT CHECK: …

United States: From influencer-only briefings to memes of Donald Trump as the pope and a “Star Wars” Jedi master, the White House is creating its own alternate media reality. Since President Trump’s return to the US presidency in January, his team has given right-wing “new media” an increasingly prominent place …

New Delhi: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday issued an advisory directing all media outlets to refrain from broadcasting live coverage of military operations or movements of security forces. The advisory extends to news agencies, digital platforms, and social media users, emphasising the need for utmost caution and …

Washington: US immigration authorities said Wednesday they will look at social media accounts and deny visas or residence permits to people who post content considered anti-Semitic by President Donald Trump’s administration. Posts defined as anti-Semitic will include social media activity in support of militant groups classified by the United States …

London: A lawyer for Britain’s Prince Harry on Tuesday slammed an “unjustified” decision to downgrade his police protection, telling a London court the prince had recently faced threats from paparazzi and even Al-Qaeda. Following Harry’s split with the royal family in 2020 and move to America with his wife Meghan, …

A New York City doctor has been fired after posting “Long Live Hamas & Hezbollah” online and making statements denying atrocities by the militant groups. Lila Abassi, an assistant professor of medicine at Mount Sinai’s Upper East Side hospital, was let go earlier this month after a probe into her controversial …

San Francisco: Elon Musk said on Friday that his artificial intelligence startup xAI is buying his social networking platform X in a deal that valued the company, once known as Twitter, at $33 billion. “This combination will unlock immense potential by blending xAI’s advanced AI capability and expertise with X’s …

The government will follow due process and social media platforms must follow the law, sources have said after Elon Musk-owned social media giant X sued the Centre, accusing it of misusing Information Technology laws to create an “unlawful blocking regime”. “Process will be followed and social media platforms should follow …

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday joined Truth Social, a social media platform owned by US President Donald Trump.  “Delighted to be on Truth Social! Looking forward to interacting with all the passionate voices here and engaging in meaningful conversations in the times to come,” the Prime Minister …

The arrest of Congress’ Assam unit spokesperson, Reetam Singh, over a social media post has teed off a fresh war of words between the grand old party and the ruling BJP.  Reetam Singh was on Saturday arrested for a social media post enquiring about the status of cases registered against …