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  Facebook and Instagram delete PIB factcheck post on Covid vaccine, restore later

  India | June 03, 2021 19:16 IST

  The post shared by the official account of PIB had done fact check on a claim circulating on the social media where a French Nobel Laureate was attributed saying that all those who have taken COVID19 vaccine would die in two years.

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  Govt to monitor your phone calls, social media? Here's the truth behind viral message

  India | May 27, 2021 17:19 IST

  A new message is going viral on social media claiming that the government will now monitor social media and phone calls under the 'new broadcasting rules'. The message is being ciruclated and shared on WhatsApp.

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  'Death within 2 years of getting Covid vaccine': Here's the truth behind viral message

  India | May 25, 2021 21:01 IST

  PIB fact check says an image circulating online claim, "death within two years after getting Covid-19 vaccination" is absolutely fake.

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  Govt mulling extending PIB accreditation to digital media journalists: What we know

  India | October 16, 2020 21:29 IST

  The government on Friday said that in the near future it will consider extending to digital current affairs and news media entities benefits such as giving PIB accreditation to their reporters, cameramen and videographers.

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  Will there be another lockdown from Sept 25? Here's what Centre says

  India | September 15, 2020 8:24 IST

  Reports of a nationwide lockdown set to be imposed from September 25 have been refuted by the Press Information Bureau (PIB). On Monday, the PIB said no lockdown will be imposed from September 25 onwards and cinema halls will not be reopening from October 1.

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  PIB Principal Director General K S Dhatwalia tests positive for COVID-19, admitted to AIIMS

  India | June 08, 2020 8:58 IST

  Principal Director General of Press Information Bureau, K S Dhatwalia has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been admitted to AIIMS

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  On eve of International Yoga Day, PIB finds its YouTube channel blocked

  India | June 20, 2018 21:18 IST

  The channel has been blocked as YouTube is updating its “partner agreements”, a spokesperson of the website said.

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  Journalist accreditation to be cancelled for fake news, says government

  India | April 03, 2018 7:11 IST

  The Accreditation Committee of PIB, which consists of representatives of both the PCI and the NBA, would be reached out for validating any accreditation request of any news media agency, the ministry said.

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  Women’s Day Special: Let’s have a look at these women heroes who won Nari Shakti Puraskar last year

  People | March 07, 2018 17:56 IST

  Ahead of International Women's Day, let's remember the 33 valiant women who were awarded with Nari Shakti Puraskar last year.

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  PIB removes PM photo from site after question about its authenticity

  India | December 04, 2015 7:57 IST

  New Delhi: A photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted by Press Information Bureau on its website purportedly showing him in a helicopter during an aerial survey of flood-hit Chennai today was removed after questions

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  Frank Noronha appointed new head of PIB

  India | August 08, 2014 23:26 IST

  New Delhi: Frank Noronha, a veteran Information Service official, was today appointed as Principal Director General of Media and Communication to the government of India.A 1982-batch officer of the Indian Information Service, Noronha swaps place

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  Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth gets six-month extension

  India | June 02, 2014 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth was today given six months extension in service, just 12 days before he was supposed to retire, in an apparent move to ensure continuity by the new Narendra Modi