New Delhi: Social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok may have to scramble for developing account identity-verification option to check “fake news, malicious content, misinformation, racial slurs, gender abuse that may have an impact on the individual and society as a whole”. This may form part of the social media guidelines […]
Apr 20, 2021
New Delhi: “Don’t get into a trap. Your security is in your hands,” the Border Security Force (BSF) has said issuing its social media rules for its officers and men. It has directed them not to use 42 mobile applications and show caution while using Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp. “Be cautious while using social media,” said […]
Apr 20, 2021
Mumbai: Is it game on really, for VicKat? Fans of Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif on social media would love to think so. Vicky and Katrina have been spotted together at quite a few parties over the past few months, including filmmaker Ali Abbas Zafar’s birthday party last week. While the buzz of a rumoured […]
Apr 20, 2021
Jajpur: The Odisha police arrested a 25-year-old man of Jajpur district on Wednesday for allegedly uploading ‘intimate’ photographs of his ex-girlfriend on a social networking site. The accused reportedly confessed to his crime saying he did it in a fit of rage following an altercation in which her girlfriend said she was snapping the relationship, […]
Apr 20, 2021
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday said there is no proposal to link social media profiles of users with their Aadhaar numbers and asserted that steps are being taken to curb spreading of fake news and pornography through social media platforms. Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also said that pornography, particularly child […]
Apr 20, 2021
Jajpur: A 27-year-old man has been arrested in Jajpur district for allegedly uploading obscene photographs of his former girlfriend on the social media, police said on Sunday. The accused, a resident of Kantigadia-Malandapur village, was arrested on Saturday based on a complaint lodged by a 23-year-old woman with Panikoili police station, an officer said. As […]
Apr 20, 2021
New Delhi: With the ruling BJP issuing a whip to its members in both houses of Parliament, there is a huge buzz on social media that a bill on the controversial Uniform Civil Code (UCC) will be introduced on Tuesday. The UCC Bill will come on a day when the results for the Delhi Assembly […]
Apr 19, 2021
New York: Estrangement has become harder in the digital age and social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram, can make break-ups much worse, say researchers. People who use features like unfriending, unfollowing or blocking still face troubling encounters with ex-partners online. For the study, published in the journal ‘Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer […]
Apr 19, 2021
Bhadrak: A mobile shop owner in Bhadrak district of Odisha has been earning praise from all for showing exemplary honesty by making tremendous efforts to return Rs 20,000 in cash he found inside an ATM kiosk to its rightful owner. Nalinikanta Panda, who owns a mobile shop near Bhadrak College, found the cash lying on […]
Apr 19, 2021
New Delhi: World’s most followed leader on Facebook and the third most followed leader on Twitter, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday left everyone surprised as he announced that he was thinking to “give up social media accounts”. “This Sunday, thinking of giving up my social media accounts on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & YouTube. Will […]
Apr 19, 2021
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that he will be handing over his social media accounts to women who inspire and urged people to share stories of such women with him. “This Women’s Day, I will give away my social media accounts to women whose life & work inspire us. This will […]
Apr 19, 2021
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced that seven women achievers will share their lives’ journeys and interact with the people through his social media accounts on the occasion of International Women’s Day. “Greetings on the International Women’s Day! We salute the spirit and accomplishments of our ‘Nari Shakti’. As I’d said a […]
Apr 19, 2021
Mumbai: Former actor Zaira Wasim’s post about floods and locust attacks was met with a huge backlash, forcing her to deactivate Twitter and Instagram accounts, but the “Dangal” star has now made a comeback on social media. Zaira Wasim had caused a social media storm after she tweeted a verse from the Quran that many […]
Apr 16, 2021
At a time when Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are still going strong, #VirushkaDivorce has started trending on Twitter Fans have a varied set of reactions after finding Virushka Divorce trending. Though there is no truth to the news, it came as a shocker for them and soon, hillarious memes flooded the social media platform. […]
Apr 16, 2021
New Delhi: What is the difference between a roti and a Paratha? Apart from the taste, it is 18 per cent GST that can be imposed on Parotas (or Parathas) because these need to be heated before consumption. Mahindra Group Chairman Anand Mahindra took to Twitter on Friday after the Karnataka bench of Authority for […]
Apr 16, 2021
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