'Social media has power to play with minds'

Vartha Bharati | 23-03-2018 | 09:05:00 IST

Shimla: Social media has the power to play with the minds of people and management of perception through it is difficult to control, a senior police official said on Thursday.

In his address at the inaugural of two-day 46th All India Police Science Congress here, Bureau of Police Research and Development Director General A.P. Maheshwari said that social media has the power to make ingress into the human mind and practically control it.

The theme of the session was "Social media and law enforcement".

Data from social media is harvested using different applications and is used for marketing, while fake news is used to spread narratives with the help of these bots, he said.

Delegates in the session raised issues for bringing out legal provisions to deal with challenges arising from social media.

Discussion on crypto-currency and its challenges were also held.

Forensic Services PwC Executive Director Krishna Sastry Pandyala said crypto-currencies are digital currencies that rely on the principles of cryptography to regulate the creation of the currency as well as the validation of transactions using this currency.

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Four killed, 15 injured in explosion at power plant in Chhattisgarh

14-04-2026 ¦ 14-04-2026 IST

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Sakti (Chhattisgarh), Apr 14 (PTI): Four workers were killed and 15 others injured in an explosion at a power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sakti district on Tuesday, police said, adding that some workers are feared trapped at the site.

According to preliminary information, the blast occurred in a boiler tube at the Vedanta Limited power plant in Singhitarai village in the afternoon, a senior police officer said.

"Four workers have died, and 15 others sustained injuries," said Prafull Thakur, Superintendent of Police, Sakti district.

Soon after receiving information, local administration and police teams rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations.

The injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals for treatment, while rescue efforts are underway amid fears that some workers may still be trapped at the site, the officer added.