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‘Man with 3 wives and 32 children’ surfaces again on Twitter, Facebook

A social media post from last year claiming that a man has been living with his three wives and their 30-odd children in one jhuggi has been doing the rounds lately.

Aarogya Setu download rate is faster than Facebook. Can it keep India ahead of Covid curve?

Aarogya Setu is at the centre of Modi govt’s contact tracing efforts to contain the Covid spread. Govt must allay concerns around its privacy provisions.

How scientists are tracking us to help tame Covid-19

The Covid-19 Mobility Data Network is analysing cell phone data & sharing insights with governments in the US, India, Italy and Spain.

Delhi airport records highest social media engagement globally in late March during lockdown

From 15 — 31 March 2020, Delhi airport witnessed the highest engagement and use of ‘proactive communication’ on its social media platforms.

Aung San Suu Kyi finally joins Facebook — ‘to communicate with people faster’ during pandemic

Myanmar, which shares a border with China, has reported 16 Covid-19 cases so far.

Facebook re-prioritises to adjust to changing user behavior during Covid-19 lockdowns

Facebook is building new features to help users and small businesses to make money despite the prevailing restrictions.

Facebook held talks for 10% stake in Reliance Jio, says Financial Times

Facebook was close to signing preliminary deal for 10% of Jio before Covid-19 travel bans stalled negotiations, Financial Times reported.

Facebook wrongly blocks coronavirus news as spam but it’s not the first time

After multiple users reported that articles on COVID-19 were taken down for violating community standards, Facebook said it was a bug.

‘Hate speech continues on social media’: Ex-RSS ideologue moves HC against Facebook, Twitter

A Delhi HC bench has issued notices to the Indian subsidiaries of Google, Facebook and Twitter on K.N. Govindacharya’s plea.

Facebook removes accounts linked to Delhi firm for sponsored anti-Saudi content

According to Facebook's findings, content was inauthentic and could have been backed by a government or foreign entity seeking to manipulate public opinion.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.