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Topic: WhatsApp

How did leaked Bollywood ‘drug chats’ affect WhatsApp? Its downloads saw 25,000/day jump

A similar trend emerged when WhatsApp was hit by Pegasus hacking controversy in late 2019 — it returned to the top of the numbers game after a brief hit in downloads.

Only recipient can see your texts, WhatsApp says as ‘leaked chats’ flood media in Sushant case

In a statement, Facebook-owned WhatsApp says it protects all messages with end-to-end encryption and encourages security practices 'to prevent third parties from accessing content’.

Deepika, Rhea ‘drugs probe’ to Delhi riots — what law says on WhatsApp chats as evidence

Investigators have used WhatsApp chats as evidence to question suspects in NCB-Bollywood drug case that has seen Deepika Padukone's name emerge, as well as in the Delhi riots case. 

What we don’t know about the BJP election machine

We don’t know what exactly the BJP says to the voter through multiple channels of below-the-radar messaging. That’s why voter behaviour takes us by surprise.

After WhatsApp hacking & Covid lockdown, 155% more Indians searched for encrypted email

A survey between May 2019 and April 2020 by encrypted email service ProtonMail found that more people were looking for alternatives to Gmail due to privacy issues with Google.

Against the 1000 questions TV news had after Sushant Singh’s death, we have just six

#JusticeForRajput is the popular hashtag on Republic TV and Times Now. But who will look into all the injustices they have committed in the name of 'Breaking News'?

No WhatsApp, no Facebook — HC sets digital detox as bail condition for student in assault case

Madhya Pradesh High Court ordered the accused to submit monthly reports on his digital detoxification and also asked him to plant five trees.

Brahmin pride and pain flood Facebook after Vikas Dubey’s encounter killing

For many social media users, gangster Vikas Dubey was first and foremost a Brahmin — a ‘tiger’ whose killing is just another ‘atrocity’ on the community under 'Thakur' CM Yogi Adityanath.

Ladakh Police summon people from Srinagar who received anti-Modi audio clip on WhatsApp

Clip featured Ladakh councillor & Srinagar Congressman berating PM Modi & the Army. Congress asks why those receiving WhatsApp forwards are being called in.

Stigma of fake news is locking WhatsApp out of India’s lucrative digital payments market

While Facebook Inc. deserves scrutiny for being a platform for hate speech and fake news, cashless transfers is one area where it can be a force for good.

On Camera

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

The magazine was a product of its time—when newsprint was cheap, imagination was free, and the hunger for suspense could drive circulation numbers into the tens of thousands.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.