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Topic: WhatsApp

A song a day on WhatsApp & YouTube: Election campaigns in Haryana hit a new note

Ahead of the Jind bypoll, as well as the Lok Sabha elections, Haryana’s politicians are counting on viral music and lyrics to win votes.

Facebook’s WhatsApp limits message forwards to 5 recipients to rein in fake news

WhatsApp is implementing the new policy globally after testing it in India last summer. It also comes ahead of the Lok Sabha election due in a few months.

If 2019 is India’s first WhatsApp election, women should be given smartphones

While using social media to reach out to new voters, political parties may be missing out on a large section of the electorate.

Google, Facebook, WhatsApp not ready to accept Modi govt’s plan to share user data

The govt recently shared a new set of draft rules with social media platforms, but the companies have raised several objections to the proposals.

The impact of BJP’s recent defeat on the IIT-IIM corporate class

Modi’s carpet bombing-style rallies would overcome the negative image of the state governments in the elections, they thought.

Two women IAS officers in Punjab are spreading warmth among poor children

Raji P. Srivastava and Kavita Singh started a programme to contribute old blankets, clothes and books, and have been able to help over 500 children so far.

Facebook and Reliance Jio are teaming up to get India on ‘WhatsApp phones’

Facebook and Mukesh Ambani’s Jio are building a massive user base that will boost their own fortunes. One recent afternoon in the Indian city of...

Govt to Whatsapp: Not seeking decryption, but location & identity of those sending provocative messages

Information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Whatsapp vice-president to help the govt trace messages and curtail ‘spam farms’.

US silence over Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance, and the bad Instagram business

Ethiopian PM does press-ups with protesting soldiers, and a new rule for overweight people in a Greek island. 

Kavanaugh inquiry: What Christine Blasey Ford revealed during US senate hearing

Xi is not a friend anymore, remarks Donald Trump, and Iran says America stands isolated as it tries to 'violate international laws'. 

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.