Topic: WhatsApp
Days after Facebook-Reliance deal, JioMart begins field testing in Mumbai
JioMart, an e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail, intends to deploy kirana stores as delivery points for groceries during lockdown.
Family WhatsApp groups in Covid times are more about maida, not Modi
Earlier, political views were shared on family WhatsApp groups, but during the Covid-19 crisis, people are sharing household tips.
Viral photo of mother ‘dying’ of Covid-19 and her baby is actually from 1985
The viral photo was clicked by American photographer Burt Glinn in 1985 at a Cancer Centre in US before the baby's bone marrow transplant.
YouTube, FB should counter rumours, provide information on food and shelter in Covid times
Digital platforms have the potential to disseminate accurate information that is required to fight the stigma around Covid-19 disease.
This Bihar university is conducting exams from tomorrow — on WhatsApp
The central university will conduct the exams on 17-18 April. Students not happy, but professor says it’s not final exams so 'nothing to worry'.
CM Adityanath’s 5-step plan for UP students under lockdown that other states can emulate
Due to coronavirus pandemic, govt and private schools in UP are expected to reopen only in July. But CM Adityanath is ensuring students don't miss out on learning.
Don’t celebrate Bengal, news of home delivery of booze is fake. Be happy with sweets
A viral WhatsApp forward suggested the Mamata Banerjee govt had allowed home delivery of liquor, and news channels caught on.
WhatsApp puts new cap on forwarded messages to counter Covid-19 rumours
New WhatsApp feature will prevent users from sending a message to more than one chat if it has already been forwarded more than 5 times.
WhatsApp limits sharing of forwarded messages to one chat to curb spread of fake news
The latest move comes at a time when WhatsApp is being actively used by millions to stay connected amid lockdowns globally.
WhatsApp warriors during Covid-19 crisis — first line of defence for PM Modi
Messages on how coronavirus will be killed due to high temperature started circulating on WhatsApp, justifying PM Modi’s call to light candles and torches.
The Modi magnifier
This is the first Indian election where a politician is winning by not promising governance, but simply seeking a vote against Musharraf, the Muslims and the Italian church.
Offer cashback, relax KYC norms to check decline in remittances, suggests WEF paper
Remittances, or the money overseas citizens send back to their home country, are expected to contract 20% in 2020 on account of Covid-19, according to a World Bank report.
Defence
Army begins process to recruit second batch of 100 women soldiers for military police
Army intends to induct 1,700 women recruits in the military police by 2036, increasing the percentage of women in the cadre to 20 over 17 years.
Modi govt’s NEP is out of touch with reality, Indian voters want English-medium education
State leaders with their ear to the ground, like Nitish, Mamata and Yogi, have shown that the push for native language education is not what voters want.