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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicOnline abuse

Topic: online abuse

Why banning social media for kids risks misdiagnosing the problem

The Conversation -
A blanket ban treats young people as a single homogeneous group, ignoring the diversity of their experiences, needs, and circumstances.

Melania Trump backs ‘Take It Down Act’. What’s in the bill that aims to combat revenge porn, deepfakes

Chandan Singh -
The US First Lady linked the initiative to her ‘Be Best’ campaign to promote child welfare and online safety, launched during husband Donald Trump’s first term.

Modern data is everywhere. It’s time we learn how to use it against online abuse

Raj Verma -
It’s true that new technologies can be used by abusers, but it can also be mobilized to stop the abuse.

IIT Kharagpur student spoofed IDs, faked profiles, morphed nudes to harass Delhi minors, arrested

Bismee Taskin -
The accused, Mahavir Kumar, stalked and blackmailed 50 students and teachers of a prominent school in Delhi. He was arrested from his Patna residence after a 2-month probe.

Muslim women ‘on sale’ — website targets journalists, activists, taken down after outrage

Shubhangi Misra -
The website ‘Sulli Deals’ sought to target Muslim women journalists, activists, analysts, artists and researchers. A majority of them were Indian.

Why paying hackers a ransom for your data isn’t the best idea

Regina Mihindukulasuriya -
New Delhi: The pandemic year 2020 was unprecedented on many counts. Chief among them is how much of the world moved online entirely —...

When abuse generates revenue, India gets ‘Hindustani Bhaus’ as icons

Jyoti Yadav -
Bullying has become a major part of the online culture. Be it Kangana Ranaut bullying Sara Ali Khan or Shubham Mishra wanting to rape a female comedian.

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Economy

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

Udit Bubna -
LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Defence

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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