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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicTwitter blue tick

Topic: Twitter blue tick

BJP wings divided over Twitter blue tick cost. They can’t decide who will pay for it

VP Singh's statue in Chennai is good news to BJP—DMK is losing Dravidian card.

Back in blue? Twitter restores blue tick for many legacy accounts, users say they didn’t pay for subscription

While there is no communication from Twitter, it is reportedly restoring blue tick badge for accounts with at least one million followers, adding to confusion over its policy.

Our take on Twitter blue ticks, Apple store launch and the WTO verdict—in 50-words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Yogi, SRK to Virat Kohli & Sachin: As blue ticks disappear, confusion remains over Twitter’s new policy

While it is clear that Twitter's legacy blue ticks will now come at a cost, there is still no clarity on which handles are eligible for gold & grey checks and affiliate verification badges.

New York Times loses Twitter blue tick after it refuses to pay for paid verification

Twitter CEO Elon Musk wants organisations and individuals to pay for a verification badge, a move criticised as one that will encourage disinformation.

Musk’s all-nighters at Twitter worry Tesla investors about his capacity to focus as firm’s CEO

Elon Musk's penchant for working long hours has been a well-known part of his brand. Tesla's shares have dropped by 50% since April, when he revealed he had taken a stake in Twitter.

Twitter will enable organisations to identify those associated with them, says Elon Musk

The move comes as part of a bid to tackle the rise of fake accounts. Musk also apologised for 'the app being super slow.'

Twitter halts $8 blue check subscription service after increase in imposters

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Twitter Inc paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the "official"

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From Durrani to Taliban—How Afghanistan always defeated its enemy with India’s help

Pakistan failed to understand the fiercely independent psyche of the Afghans and Pashtun nationalism, which has dominated politics in Afghanistan since its emergence in 1747.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.