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Muslim women being ‘auctioned’ on social media, Congress leader named files complaint

Delhi: Several social media accounts — which have been called out as belonging to ‘right wing’ users — have drawn flak for a virtual...

RSS worker Modi followed on Twitter dies of Covid. PM didn’t help despite plea tweet, family cries

Amit Jaiswal's family hoped Modi would 'intervene' after they posted a tweet from his account, tagging the PM & CM Yogi, and said they were 'facing issues' regarding his treatment.

Twitter donates $15 million for Covid relief in India

Twitter CEO Jack Patrick Dorsey Monday announced that the amount has been donated to three non-governmental organisations Care, Aid India and Sewa International USA.

‘Durga didi’ to ‘Modi oh Modi’ & Kangana’s hyena jibe, Bengal results give Twitter a field day

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Youth Congress chief, AAP MLA, Sonu Sood — Indians tweet SOS these 3 most as Covid surges

Out of the approx. 81 million tweets analysed, 36.9 million were on sourcing or refilling oxygen cylinders, followed by queries on anti-viral drug remdesivir and hospital beds.

‘Poisonous echo chambers’ — Facebook, Twitter, YouTube algorithms under scrutiny in US

Comparing algorithms to echo chambers, Republican Senator Ben Sasse said they 'like almost any technologies that are new, have costs and benefits' and can be abused.

Modi govt flags over 50 tweets critical of it citing ‘disinformation’, Twitter blocks all

Tweets 'withheld in India' include a few by Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera, MP Revanth Reddy, Bengal minister Moloy Ghatak. Khera said he will take 'legal recourse'.

Republic TV has most mentions on ‘Indian Twitter’ Koo, Modi ministers in top 10 too: Study

Arnab Goswami's network has 'editorial partnership' with Koo, and its Hindi channel Republic Bharat is 4th-most mentioned user on the indigenous social network.

India-Pakistan rivalry moves to next level, from YouTube comments to Twitter’s Space

India-Pakistan talk on Twitter Space is like your desi roadside accident crowd. Two men ram motorbikes into each other, 100 gather just to see kya chal raha hai.

‘No one respects women as much as Pakistani men’: Fake ‘white’ blogger’s tweet angers women

Falsely using photos of a Polish travel blogger, the user drew flak on social media for discrediting the experience of those living in the country.

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Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.