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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: WhatsApp

31 deaths later, WhatsApp is yet to be serious about fighting fake news in India

The messenger service used by 200 million Indians has to walk the talk.

How a WhatsApp rumour destroyed the status of a 500-year-old nomadic tribe in Maharashtra

Nathpanthi Davari Gosavis, are often recognised as 'revered singers of folklore' by a commander of Shivaji.

Centre approaches WhatsApp for crackdown on rumours, and a new record for Virat Kohli

Front Page The Supreme Court is demanding accountability from states on lynch mobs. On Tuesday, the apex court ruled that mob violence was a crime irrespective of...

The devolution of man, and the fall of the rupee

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Social media’s sinister spin, and why Indians may be opting for Swiss banks

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

A single WhatsApp rumour has killed 29 people in India and nobody cares

How many more will be lynched before the government wakes up?

Google takes on Facebook in India with hyper-local network Neighbourly

In an era of fake news, trolling and privacy concerns, Neighbourly could help Google take on Facebook and WhatsApp. A Mumbai train commuter who witnessed...

Telangana female cop’s fight against fake news is saving lives in more than 400 villages

Police officer Rema Rajeshwari has a local antidote, an education campaign, to fight fake news.

Facebook’s acquisition of every possible digital ad space shows weakness

Facebook's six years lessons as a public company has made it incredibly adept at making money by finding new places to stick ads and tailoring them to specific needs. 

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

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?