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About: He is a journalist with over 20 years of experience across India’s leading print and digital newsrooms. He specializes in Digital Investigative stories, with a particular focus on Cyber Crime, Digital Fraud and Online Safety.
Throughout his two-decade career, he worked with Dainik Bhaskar, Hindustan, Dainik Janwani, Amar Ujala and Rajasthan Patrika.
Beyond editorial work, he is a dedicated Media Literacy Trainer, leading initiatives to combat Misinformation and promote Digital Safety. As a trainer for Vishvas News campaign, ‘Sach Ke Sathi’ (SKS), he empowers diverse audiences with essential fact-checking skills, helping them navigate the digital world.
Qualification: He holds a postgraduate degree in Journalism and Mass Communication and a distance learning degree in MBA (HR).
Certification:
•Attended a news verification workshop conducted by a certified GNI trainer.
•Completed the Journalism AI Discovery course.
•Completed the Fact-Checking Fundamentals with IFCN
•Completed the Verify Climate Claims by AFP.
•Completed the Google AI Essentials Course.
•Completed the AI for Digital Readiness and Advancement (ADiRA) Training Workshop
•Completed the Demystifying Generative AI for Leaders by Infosys Springboard.
•Training of Tracking Digital Deception: OSINT Tools and Techniques for Investigating Online Harms by Poynter.
•Tackling Disinformation during Election by AFP.
• Discover the Art of Prompting Certificate by Coursera.
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New Delhi Vishvas News Following a US military operation Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured on January 5 2026 Now a photo is going viral on social...
New Delhi Vishvas News Russia recently accused Ukraine of carrying out a drone attack on President Vladimir Putin’s residence In connection with this CCTV footage is circulating on social media...
New Delhi Sharad Prakash Asthana In October 2024 during his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ address Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep concern about the increasing number of cyber scams particularly...
New Delhi Vishvas News A video of Rahul Gandhi the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Member of Parliament is going viral on social media In the video he can be seen discussing with...
New Delhi Vishvas News On December 19 the last day of the winter session Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla held a meeting with Lok Sabha MPs in the Parliament House chamber Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
New Delhi Vishvas News Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was recently accused of removing a female doctor’s hijab at a public event following which a related video is going viral on social media...
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New Delhi Vishvas News A video going viral on social media shows police using tear gas and water cannons on a crowd and is being shared with the claim that the incident occurred during the...
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New Delhi Vishvas News A purported video of Chief of Defense Staff CDS General Anil Chauhan is going viral on social media In the video Chauhan is shown saying that India surrendered Ladakh and...
New Delhi Vishvas News After the NDA formed the government in Bihar Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister again Soon after social media users began sharing videos and photos of Nitish...
New Delhi Vishvas News A video showing three vehicles and individuals exchanging gunfire on a road is circulating on social media with claims that this happened near Jagatpura Jaipur...
New Delhi Vishvas News A video of Samajwadi Party SP President Akhilesh Yadav is going viral on social media where he appears to be promoting the use of cow based products Some users are...
