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FAKE ALERT: Don't follow K Sivan on Twitter, ISRO clarifies 'Chairman not on social media'

ISRO Chairman K Sivan has no personal accounts on social media platforms, the Indian Space Research Organisation clarified on Monday. The Indian Space agency's clarification came after several fake social media accounts operating with K Sivan's name emerged in large numbers, more so after the Chandrayaan-2 mission. Several social media users were seen following these fake accounts including on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

US to use fake social media to check people entering country

A USCIS statement explaining the change says fake accounts and identities will make it easier for investigators to search for potential evidence of fraud or security concerns as they decide whether to allow someone entry into the U.S.  

Air India detects fake recruitment advertisement, to file FIR

The airline will soon file an FIR against the person or persons running this fake recruitment scheme, said one of the officials. The national carrier came to know about this fake scheme on Wednesday through social media when a person posted the advertisement and asked Air India whether it is running such a recruitment scheme or not, the official said.

UP boys cook up kidnapping story to avoid school

Two minor boys, aged 13 and 11, in the Uttar Pradesh state capital cooked up a kidnapping story, fearing punishment from parents for skipping school.

Two arrested for cheating over 500 people through fake shopping portal

Two men were arrested for allegedly cheating more than 500 people of nearly Rs 80 lakh through their fake shopping portal after luring them with lucrative prize offers from Tughlakabad Extension, police said Sunday. 

Aspiring CA held for duping people by creating fake website of Amazon

The accused, Rohit Soni, 23, is a resident of Churu in Rajasthan and is a BCom graduate, police said.

Uttar Pradesh: Man posed as CBI Joint Commissioner held while conducting raid

The accused even managed to get two police constables to accompany him during the raid conducted at the house of the trader, identified as Adesh Goel, they said.

Twitter bots meddling in Lok Sabha polls: How fake accounts boosted pro-Modi, anti-Modi trends

#GoBackModi and #TNwelcomesModi are two samples of trends boosted by Twitter bots, which used a few accounts to send a large number of tweets using the hashtags. One such account tweeted 2,179 times at the rate of one tweet every 5.3 seconds for over three hours.

Greater Noida: Fake IFS officer flashing UN link for police escort arrested with husband

The woman had asked for a police escort, an act the couple had previously done in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad, Meerut, Aligarh, Moradabad and Haryana's Gurgaon, on forged identity, a senior official said.

Facebook removes 687 pages linked to Congress for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'

Facebook said that its action against the pages linked to Congress was not based on the content but on the behaviour of the account holders.

GST officials detect tax fraud of Rs 224 cr by 8 companies

Officials of the Central GST have unearthed an alleged tax fraud of Rs 224 crore by a group of eight companies, which generated fake invoices worth Rs 1,289 crore.

17 lakh 'fake' voters found in MP's 53 assembly segments: Congress

Elections to the 230-member Madhya Pradesh Assembly are scheduled to be held by the end of this year.

Hyderabad: Shop owners duped by fake Paytm App

Dubbed as ‘Prank Paytm’, the app shows a message mimicking the original Paytm alert saying that the payment has been made. However, during tallying the shopkeepers found that no such payments have been received from their end.

Beware of fake universities! Check this list before you take admission

As the admission season is on, students are looking to make career choices aiming to get through top-notch universities around the country. 

Petitioner in Ishrat Jahan shootout case dies in road accident, probe begins

"We are leaving nothing to chance and all aspects of the accident are being thoroughly probed," said an officer, who did not wish to be identified.   

Facebook may have over 200 million fake or duplicate accounts

As many as 200 million accounts on Facebook are either fake or duplicate as on end December 2017 and India is among the countries which have a high number of such accounts.

Facebook admits it has 270 million fake accounts

Already under lens for its role in Russia's meddling into the 2016 US elction, Facebook has admitted that up to 270 million accounts on the platform are either fake or duplicate.

Beware smartphone users! A ‘fake’version of WhatsApp found on Google Play Store

According to the report, a version of popular mobile game Temple Run 2 can also be found which was uploaded in October.

Use of fake picture of Palestinian girl ‘backfired’ on India, claims Pakistan

For contrast, Paulomi Tripathi held up a picture of the body of Lt. Umar Faiyaz surrounded by mourners, and another of Lodhi displaying the fake picture.

Exposed: How 'ghost' drivers are running UP Roadways buses and minting money