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- Sports
India banned by FIFA, stripped of U17 women’s World Cup hosting rights
New Delhi: India was on Tuesday suspended by world governing body FIFA for “undue influence from third parties” and stripped the country of the right to host the Under-17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled…
- Technology
Why did govt quietly ban VLC media player in India?
New Delhi: The quiet ban on open source, cross-platform VLC media player website by the government in India may have been the result of a “China connection” as a hacker group with…
- Technology
Nokia wins 4G/5G dispute, OPPO, OnePlus banned in Germany
Berlin: A German court has decided a suit in favour of smartphone brand Nokia in its 4G/5G patent dispute against OPPO. According to GizmoChina, the suit resulted from the breakdown in discussions…
- Technology
Twitter bans over 46K bad accounts in India in May
New Delhi: Twitter banned more than 46,000 accounts of Indian users in May over violation of its guidelines, the microblogging platform said in its monthly compliance report on Sunday. According to the…
- Technology
WhatsApp says banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in May
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform…
- World
Myanmar bans use of foreign currency for local payments
Nay Pyi Taw: The Central Bank of Myanmar (CBM) has banned the use foreign currency for local payments in an effort to stabilise the foreign exchange rate in the country. The bank…
- World
Sri Lanka: Former PM and allies banned from traveling abroad
A Sri Lankan court on Thursday banned former Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal and 15 allies from leaving the country. It further asked the police to investigate the mob attack…
- Elections
ECI extends ban on election rallies, roadshows till January 31
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has extended the ban on physical rallies, padayatras, car and bike rallies, and roadshows in poll-bound states until January 31. Public gatherings are allowed by political…
- Technology
WhatsApp says banned over 2 mn accounts in India in Oct
New Delhi: WhatsApp on Wednesday said that it banned over two million accounts in India in October in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The Meta-owned platform also received 500 grievance…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Cops raid printing press; seize books on top Maoist leader
Hyderabad: A printing press in Amberpet was raided by the police on Friday night as it was reported that books on a senior Maoist leader Akkiraju Haragopal, aka Ramakrishna who passed away…
- Technology
‘Unfollow Everything’ tool developer banned by Facebook: Report
San Francisco: Facebook has reportedly banned a developer from its site who made a tool that lets people automatically unfollow friends and groups on the platform. Louis Barclay was the creator of…
- Technology
WhatsApp banned 20.7 lakh accounts in India in August
New Delhi: Facebook-owned WhatsApp on Friday said it banned 20.7 lakh accounts in India in the month of August in accordance with the new IT Rules 2021. In its second monthly report for…
- Technology
3mn Indian WhatsApp accounts banned between mid-June to July-end
New Delhi: Instant messaging platform WhatsApp on Tuesday announced that it has banned over 3 million Indian accounts in the 46-day period from June 16 to July 31. It received 137 reports for…
- Technology
8 fake cryptocurrency mining apps banned from Google Play Store
Several hackers are taking advantage of the popularity of cryptocurrency mining by developing fake Android apps targeted at those innocent users interested in virtual currency. Google has banned 8 such apps from its…
- Business
Tesla announces new data centre in China
Beijing: Elon Musk-owned EV maker Tesla has announced a new data centre in China to keep data collected from vehicles in the country locally. The news comes after the government banned Tesla cars…
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