The ban, which went into effect Saturday, was ordered by Justice Alexandre de Moraes after Musk's company missed a court-imposed deadline to name a legal representative in the country.
Twitter ‘withheld’ more than 80 tweets and handles Sunday night after receiving orders from Union govt. Affected users include journalist Rana Ayyub and Sikh activist Amaan Bali.
Twitter has been given two weeks to respond in writing to questions raised by the panel that included those on the 'Congress toolkit' incident and the Ghaziabad assault case.
Addressing the Rajya Sabha Friday, Samajwadi Party MP Chaudhary Sukhram Singh Yadav said that his Twitter account has been 'withdrawn and blocked' despite no complaints as such.
Twitter India, which received notice last week for unblocking accounts govt had requested to block, says policy head Mahima Kaul had decided to step down earlier this year.
Banning, blocking, or barring users from social media without any legal process is a problem, and may lead to its demise as universal platforms for conversation.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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