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Beijing, April 9 China's Defence Ministry on Thursday denied reports that Chinese firms had provided satellite imagery and semiconductor chip manufacturing equipment to the Iranian military during the US-Israeli war against Iran.The Defence Ministry spokesperson, Zhang Xiaogang, stated that...

Taipei, April 9 – Taiwan's National Security Bureau (NSB) Director-General Tsai Ming-yen described China's attempts to infiltrate Taiwan as "systematic, planned, and targeted," with the strategy shifting from recruiting mid-level military officers to rank-and-file enlisted personnel, local media...

Islamabad, April 9 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has set up a special body to deal with the economic and security impacts of the West Asia conflict on the country.The National Coordination and Management Council (NCMC) was formed just hours before the two-week ceasefire was achieved between...

Taipei, April 7 – China is prepared to intervene in Taiwan's upcoming "nine-in-one" local elections, scheduled for November, by launching attacks on the Taiwanese Government Service Network (GSN), local media reported on Tuesday, citing a recent report released by the National Security Bureau...

New Delhi, April 5. Disinformation networks linked to Pakistan are actively targeting Bangladesh through coordinated digital campaigns, leveraging social media platforms, artificial intelligence tools, and local amplification channels to shape public narratives and geopolitical perceptions...

Beijing/Manila, April 4. The provisional understanding between the Philippines and China over the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea underscores how Manila has countered Chinese coercion through quiet resolve backed by political leadership, alliance support, calculated military...

Washington, April 4 Taiwan faces a significant challenge in preserving its democratic way of life amid persistent threats from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The solution lies in "self-deterrence" – developing the capacity to raise the costs of aggression to make any attempt at subjugation...

Srinagar, April 1 A couple, accused of spreading false and distorted narratives on social media regarding the situation in Kashmir at the behest of a terror outfit, were charged under the stringent UAPA in a special court here on Wednesday.The counter intelligence wing of the Jammu and Kashmir...

New Delhi, April 1 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly refuted reports circulating on Wednesday claiming that India had formally sought observer status in the so-called "Islamabad Peace Process," calling them completely false.In a post on its X handle, @MEAFactCheck, the MEA's...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a fact-check on Monday, rejecting certain social media posts and maps alleging the closure of fertiliser production units in the country and a potential resulting shortage threatening foodgrain availability in the next season as...

Seoul, March 30 More than 80 per cent of South Korea's teenagers and adults expressed concerns about online abuse involving the misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the creation of deepfake videos and disinformation, according to a poll here on Monday.According to...

Seoul, March 30 – More than 80 per cent of South Korean teenagers and adults expressed concerns over online abuse involving the misuse of generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as the creation of deepfake videos and disinformation, a poll showed on Monday.According to the poll...

Kolkata, March 22 TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sagarika Ghose said that the anti-incumbency in West Bengal, which was localized, has largely been obscured by the fallout of the SIR exercise, giving the party a distinct advantage over the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections.The...

March 21, New Delhi – The Ministry of External Affairs' Fact Check Unit has refuted claims circulating on social media that the U.S. has sought permission from India to use a military asset to bomb Iran.The Ministry of External Affairs has described these claims as false and baseless, and has...

March 20, New Delhi – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued orders requiring all registered political parties, groups, or individual candidates to apply to the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) for pre-certification of all political advertisements on electronic...

March 20, New Delhi — The Ministry of External Affairs' Fact Check Unit has refuted social media claims that India had issued a warning to Iran regarding escalating tensions in the region.A video clip circulating on social media purportedly shows Randhir Jaiswal, the official spokesperson of...

Paris, March 18 – Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has raised concerns over China’s growing influence in Georgia’s weakened media landscape. Since 2022, China has been increasing its influence on the information space in Georgia. While it has not established a state-owned media...

New Delhi, March 15 Israeli Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, on Monday dismissed rumors about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's death amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, stating that "Prime Minister Netanyahu is alive."Speaking to reporters in Delhi, he also said a video of Netanyahu's...

March 16, New Delhi — U.S. President Donald Trump accused Iran of using artificial intelligence as a "disinformation weapon" to exaggerate its wartime achievements and garner support.In a post on Truth Social, U.S. President Trump stated that Iran had deployed "kamikaze boats" that do not...

New Delhi, March 16 – The Press Information Bureau (PIB)'s Fact Check unit issued a warning on Monday about an AI-generated deepfake video of former Army Chief, Manoj Pande, being circulated online by Pakistani propaganda accounts with misleading claims about the Indian Army.In a statement...