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Twitter Verified unfollows all accounts amid confusion over blue ticks

Twitter had earlier warned of winding down all the verified accounts from 1 April and even removing checkmarks for those who still had them but were not paying for a Twitter Blue subscription.

Poem on Rani Lakshmi Bai or Nehru’s book? History is weapon as Scindia & Ramesh battle on Twitter

While Congress leader Jairam Ramesh quoted a Subhadra Kumari Chauhan poem to claim the Scindias were ‘traitors’, Jyotiraditya Scindia cited Nehru’s book to argue otherwise.

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.

Twitter blocks Pakistan govt’s account for viewing in India, as per legal demand

The company's guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order.

Only verified accounts can vote in Twitter polls from 15 April, says Musk

The social media company's CEO believes that this move will address advanced AI bot swarms.

‘Various excerpts’ of Twitter source code leaked online, court filing shows

Twitter has asked US District Court for the Northern District of California to order Github to produce 'All identifying information' associated with the user that posted the code.

Elon Musk sets automatic poop emoji response on Twitter for media queries

The billionaire, who bought the microblogging site on the promise of promoting free speech, fired the entire communications department after buying the company.

TMC Twitter account hacked, name changed to ‘Yuga labs’

Along with the name, the display picture has also been changed.

In fresh round of job cuts, Twitter lays off 10% of current workforce, says NYT report

The layoffs on Saturday night impacted product managers, data scientists and engineers who worked on machine learning and site reliability.

Move over, Psy! Korean embassy & ambassador Chang Jae-bok groove to Oscar-nominated Naatu Naatu

The video released by the Korean embassy, has over 1.9 million views on Twitter, and even caught the attention of PM Narendra Modi, who called it a 'lively and adorable team effort'.

On Camera

Why Modi’s supporters fear ‘proud Hindu’ MK Gandhi and venerate his murderer Godse

Every Gandhi Jayanti, we witness a contradiction in Hindutva position — PM Modi hails ‘beloved Bapu’ while his supporters attack and abuse him.

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.