- Telangana
Telangana: BJP MLA Raja Singh detained by Police
Hyderabad: BJP Goshamahal MLA Raja Singh was arrested by Yellareddypet Police on Saturday, according to media reports. He was on his way to Yellareddypet, Rajanna Siricilla district to meet with BJP workers…
- Technology
WhatsApp’s ‘Code Verify’ feature to verify authenticity of WhatsApp Web code
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has added a web browser extension called “Code Verify” that provides real-time, third-party verification that the code running someone’s WhatsApp Web has not…
- Telangana
Differences between Telangana governor, state govt come to fore
Hyderabad: Differences between the Telangana Governor and the TRS-led state government came to the fore on Saturday with Tamilisai Soundararajan appearing to be expressing disappointment over the customary Governor’s address to the…
- Offbeat
Saudi Arabia: Man divorces wife after she blocks him on WhatsApp
Riyadh: A Saudi man divorced his wife after three months of marriage as she reportedly blocked him on WhatsApp following a dispute, local media reported on Tuesday. According to Arabic daily Okaz,…
- India
WhatsApp bans over 1.8 mn bad accounts in India in Jan
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it banned 1,858,000 bad accounts in India in the month of January in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on new voice calling interface
New Delhi: WhatsApp is working on a new interface for voice calling for some beta Android users. The new interface would be rolled out for both Android as well as iOS users,…
- Technology
WhatsApp reportedly working on ‘Community’ feature
San Francisco: Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working towards releasing the ‘Community’ feature in a future update. According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Community is a private place where group admins…
- Technology
WhatsApp starts rolling out new calling interface for select Android users
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp has started rolling out a new interface for voice calls for select beta testers on Android. According to WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp for Android beta 2.22.5.4 has…
- Technology
WhatsApp tweaks built-in camera, working on redesigned caption view
San Francisco: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on some new features, including tweaking the built-in camera and a redesigned caption view, for iOS users. With the latest betas, the app is tweaking…
- Technology
Unlimited WhatsApp backups on Google Drive may end soon
New Delhi: WhatsApp users on Android will not be able to have an unlimited backup option on Google Drive soon. As per a report by WhatsApp beta tracker WABetaInfo, Google Drive might…
- Technology
WhatsApp banned over 2 mn Indian accounts in Dec 2021
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that…
- India
India Assembly polls: WhatsApp says taking action on bulk messaging
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Monday said it is taking action on accounts engaging in automated and bulk messaging at a time when political parties and individual candidates are misusing the platform…
- Elections
Assembly polls: Political parties misusing WhatsApp to woo voters
New Delhi: As India prepares for the Assembly elections in five states, including the all-crucial Uttar Pradesh, Meta-owned WhatsApp is being heavily misused by various political parties as well as individual candidates…
- Technology
WhatsApp to bring 2-step verification to desktop and web versions
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly developing the ability to add two-step verification to its desktop app and web version. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp plans to bring the two-step verification feature to…
- Technology
WhatsApp to allow transfer of chats from Android to iPhone
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly testing the possibility of allowing users to migrate chats from their Android device to an iPhone. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on an “import chat…
