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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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Topic: Twitter

Twitter suspends OSINT handles for showing positions of IAF aircraft during Balakot crisis

Open-source intelligence handles have been told that they ‘violated Indian laws’, giving rise to speculation that the Indian Air Force is behind the move.

Muslims didn’t ‘protest’ for any suicide bomber in Israel, it’s a tired old canard

Twitter users are sharing an old video with fake claims that Muslims took out a funeral procession for a ‘suicide bomber’ shot dead by Israeli forces.

Why Twitter suspended the handle of Indian Army’s Kashmir-based Chinar Corps

Twitter suspended Chinar Corps’ official account on 7 June, but restored it a few hours later. Officials say bots in followers list could be reason.

Sushma Swaraj’s dig over fake appointment & Owaisi’s ‘PR kiya toh darna’ jibe at BJP

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

PM Modi and Mevani both remember Girish Karnad and World Cup on Tharoor’s mind

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

Twitter suspends Indian Army Chinar Corps handle, then restores it

Chinar Corps, which is the Indian Army's 15 Corps, oversees counter-terrorism operations in the Kashmir Valley and at the Line of Control.

PM Modi’s yoga lessons and Ivanka Trump trolled over ‘Hague’ tweet

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

Birthday wishes for Yogi Adityanath and Shashi Tharoor’s Eid wishes

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

BJP’s ex-IT cell head shares fake website link of Ayushman Bharat, asks people to sign up

BJP’s former IT cell head Ravi Rana urged people on Twitter to sign up for Rs 5 lakh cover under Modi govt’s Ayushman Bharat scheme.

Does Facebook need to be regulated? The question is more political than legal

Conservatives are calling for companies like Facebook & Twitter to be regulated on the grounds that they are staffed by liberals who are more likely to suppress conservative content.

On Camera

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.