November 10, 2024 18:13 (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Congress wants to return to power dividing castes: PM Modi in Maharashtra | Pakistan: 24 killed, over 30 injured in blast at Quetta railway station in Balochistan | Three coaches of Secunderabad-Shalimar Express train derail at Nalpur in West Bengal's Howrah | Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk briefly joins telephonic conversation between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy | K'taka yoga teacher escapes death, outsmarts kidnappers using breathing control skill after being molested, stripped

'Remove hoax bomb threats or face legal consequences': Indian govt warns social media platforms

New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has advised all social media platforms to comply with the Information Technology (IT) Rules and the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), asking them to make "reasonable efforts" to promptly remove bomb threat posts, warning that failure to do so could result in "liability," media reports said.

Elon Musk's playful image with son becomes an instant hit on X

Elon Musk is frequently making headlines, whether it's for the modifications he's introducing to his microblogging platform X (formerly known as Twitter) or for his opinions on current events. However, this time, the owner of Tesla and SpaceX shared a heartwarming photo with his son X AE A-XII on social media, capturing a beautiful father-son interaction.

Narendra Modi is now followed by over 90 million netizens on Twitter, more than US President Joe Biden

New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi's Twitter account is currently followed by 90.2 million netizens, making him one of the most followed active politicians on the micro-blogging site. He is way ahead of  world leaders like US president Joe Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter plea against Centre

Bengaluru/UNI: The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the petition filed by Twitter challenging ten blocking orders issued by the central government between February 2021 and 2022 directing the social media giant to take down 39 URLs.

'Cannot apply America to Earth...': Elon Musk in response to Jack Dorsey's 'Twitter' claims in India

"We cannot just apply America to Earth," said Twitter owner Elon Musk in his response to former CEO of the micro-blogging site, Jack Dorsey's claim that the Modi government pressured the social media platform during a massive farmers' protest in India.

Dorsey’s distortions and India’s firm stance against global misinformation

As the great Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Truth is the most powerful weapon.” In the age of information, we stand at a crucial juncture, teetering between truth and falsehood, fact and fiction.

Congress slams PM Modi over Jack Dorsey's remarks claiming 'threat' from Indian govt during farmers' protest

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress Tuesday slammed the BJP-led government over former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's remarks saying Opposition voices are regularly "suppressed" under the ruling dispensation.

Twitter revokes blue checkmark leaving eminent personalities across world 'unverified'

New Delhi/IBNS: Several eminent personalities across the world have been left "unverified" on Twitter after billionaire Elon Musk-owned micro-blogging site revoked blue checkmark.

Twitter introduces different checkmarks for businesses, individuals and governments

New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter has rolled out a blue tick, a gold tick and a grey tick to distinguish between different types of accounts.

'Koo should take over Twitter amid its mess,' says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Piyush Goyal has said Koo should take over Twitter as the latter is in a "mess" currently and that he is so happy to be one of the first to join the social media platform from India, Koo.

25-year-old sacked Twitter employee wins hearts with his post after layoff

After the takeover by Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk, employees of the social media giant were under a cloud of uncertainty about their job security at the company.

Rahul Gandhi congratulates Elon Musk for Twitter takeover, says hopeful of action against 'hate speech'

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday said he was hopeful of action against "hate speech" in the country after world's richest man Elon Musk formally took over social media giant Twitter.

Centre to set up panels in 3 months for addressing social media users' complaints

New Delhi/IBNS:  Social media users will soon have the option to approach 'Grievance Appellate Committees' on occasions they disagree with content moderation or takedowns by platforms like Twitter and Facebook, the Centre said Friday.

'You are a Shudra till you're a Hindu', says DMK leader A Raja, draws BJP's ire

Senior DMK leader and former Union minister A Raja has sparked a controversy after he reportedly said that Shudras, the lowest caste in the varna system, are children of prostitutes and they will remain so as long as they practice Hinduism.

Elon Musk files new notice to end Twitter deal

Washington/UNI: Elon Musk’s legal team has filed another notice to Twitter to terminate his acquisition deal, citing the micro-blogging company's ex-security chief’s allegations as additional reasoning, according to documents disclosed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Tuesday.