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New Delhi: Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur spoke on the issue of fake news on DNA with Zee News Editor in Chief Sudhir Chaudhary.
Thakur said the fake news issue raises a new cause of concern for the government and stated that strict legal action should be taken against people who spread false news.
He further spoke about a regulator that can raise questions to news channels, newspapers and even the digital platforms on the authenticity of the news that is being shared in the efforts to counter fake news.
Thakur pointed out that since the government respects an individual s the righ to freedom of expression so they cannot step in directly but if any leader uses the social media to spread fake/false news and does not even apologise then somebody has to set things straight. He spoke about setting an accountability for spreading fake news.
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In a tragic incident, a private airline pilot died after being hit by a truck coming from the wrong side on the Dwarka Expressway near Chintals Corporate Park
The tragic incident occurred on Sunday night.
The incident took place when 38-year-old pilot Anmol Verma was returning from the airport to his residence in Sector 109
NEW DELHI: In a tragic incident, a private airline pilot died after being hit by a truck coming from the wrong side on the
Dwarka Expressway near Chintals Corporate Park. The tragic incident occurred on Sunday night. According to police, the incident took place around 12.20 am when 38-year-old pilot Anmol Verma was returning from the airport to his residence in Sector 109.