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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: WhatsApp

How WhatsApp payment service works and why it’s been challenged in court

A plea has been filed in Supreme Court saying until WhatsApp appoints a grievance officer, it should not be allowed to begin its payments service.

A 91-year-old law is making a comeback in India due to lynchings and WhatsApp forwards

How the govt chooses to deal with cases under Section 295A, and other laws curbing free speech, speaks volumes of its own electoral calculations.

Brain behind Baba Ramdev’s Kimbho quits to launch her own messenger app

Aditi Kamal is set to relaunch her old app, Bolo Messenger, just days after Patanjali's ‘swadeshi’ version of WhatsApp hits the market.

If India wants to stop fake news in 2019 elections, it can learn from Brazil

Comprova, a collective of 24 Brazilian newsrooms, will monitor and refute misinformation on WhatsApp in the run-up to elections. 

Appoint grievance officer for WhatsApp, think tank urges Supreme Court

The CASC plea says shutting down internet services — as governments have been doing so far — is not a viable option.

Ravi Shankar Prasad wants to curb fake news, but forgot to mention BJP IT cell

If the Modi government was serious about fake news it would adopt a no-tolerance policy on all fronts, including its own IT cells and party leaders.

Why restricting social media is not a solution to dangerous behaviour in India

Social media restrictions are not just ineffective solutions, they may also undermine India’s democracy. Evidence shows that such restrictions are being used to suppress voices.

I’m charging BJP with spending billions to spread hate on Facebook, WhatsApp: Derek O’Brien

The problem is that the government is trying to show they are reaching out to social media platforms (FB, Whatsapp) to see how they...

Here’s what the world is doing to tackle fake news. India can learn

A guide for existing attempts to legislate against what can broadly be referred to as online misinformation.

Modi govt must punish lynch mobs, not coerce WhatsApp into curbing users’ freedoms

WhatsApp itself is not primarily responsible for the violence, and shouldn’t be coerced into abridging the freedom of its users.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?