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Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk for withholding $128 million in severance payments

Lawsuit, filed Monday by company's former executives, including Parag Agrawal, claims that after Musk took over Twitter in 2022, he withheld severance payments in violation of contracts.

‘Modi Ka Parivar’ – BJP makes pre-poll slogan out of Lalu’s jibe over dynasty politics

Responding to RJD leader’s comment that Modi had no family, PM said whole of India was his family. Senior BJP leaders changed their X handle to reflect “Modi Ka Parivar” next to name.

‘Indians helped me go viral’ — Utah-based social media consultant on posing as Kiribati govt on X

The US-Kiribati dual national manages a handle on X which is followed by foreign affairs experts, top officials, journalists & even the Indian High Commission in Fiji.

More advertisers could leave X after Musk lashes out

Walt Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery suspended advertising on X earlier this month following Musk's endorsement of an antisemitic post.

Taliban & sense of wit, irony, humour? Here’s handle asking Modi to airlift samosas for Israel army

The verified account, which has 67k followers on X, poses as the Taliban’s PR dept. Its posts range from irony, dark humour and memes to commentary on prominent geopolitical issues.

Censorship, say Hindus for Human Rights, Indian American Muslim Council as X accounts withheld in India

Messages on Hindus for Human Rights & Indian American Muslim Council accounts say they have been withheld in response to ‘legal demand’. Both groups are critics of Modi govt.

EU commissioner, US outlet flag Israel-Hamas ‘misinformation’ on X. ‘List violations’, says Musk

Ongoing war sees conversation on social media platform in India, with hashtags like #IsraelPalestineConflict, #HamasMassacre, #Gaza_under_attack, #Israel-Hamas & #PalestineUnderAttack trending.

‘Rahul as Ravan’ vs ‘Modi as Daanav’: Poster war breaks out between BJP and Congress

BJP’s poster read ‘Bharat khatre mein hai’ with a bearded Rahul with 10 heads, while Congress responded ‘Hindustan khatre mein hai’ with PM Modi’s photo morphed to look like ‘devil.’

Reporting electoral misinformation feature disabled on X, says researcher Reset.Tech Australia

Users could still report posts to X globally for a host of other complaints such as promoting violence or hate speech, the researcher added.

On Camera

Iran-Israel conflict will now be shaped by 3H—Houthis, Hamas, Hezbollah

Israel's response to Iran's retaliatory attack was relatively small and also downplayed by Tehran. But there are factors that could jeopardise this perceived reprieve.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.