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Sunday, February 22, 2026
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 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"

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.