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- India
How a Muslim teen bore the brunt of fake news spread by Hindutva
Hyderabad: On July 7, 17-year-old Mohammad Ashfaq received a voice message on his Instagram profile. It was from an unknown account named @aksharadechamma02. What followed soon after was the start of an…
- India
Govt blocked 94 YouTube channels, 19 social media accounts in 2021-22
New Delhi: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Thursday that in 2021-22, the ministry took strong action against YouTube channels working against the interest of the country. Responding to a…
- World
Rise in Hinduphobia on social media, messaging platforms: US university researchers
New York: There has been a sharp spike, and rapid evolution, of anti-Hindu hate speech on social media, using even adapted white supremacist memes and coded language, with a potential for the…
- India
3 Udaipur murder accused sent to judicial custody till August 1
Jaipur: A designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) court on Saturday sent three Udaipur tailor murder case accused to judicial custody till August 1, according to a government lawyer. Riaz Akhtari, also known…
- Tollywood News
Samantha goes missing on social media, fans raise concerns
Hyderabad: One of the most favorite actresses of Tollywood, Samantha Ruth Prabhu is famous for being a social butterfly as she constantly kept her fans engaged on her social media handles. Be…
- Business
New Instagram tools to better connect creators with subscribers
San Francisco: Meta (formerly Facebook) has announced that it is bringing new tools, including subscriber chats, exclusive posts and more for creators to connect with subscribers to the photo-sharing platform Instagram. The…
- Photos
Photos: Social media influencers who are now actors
With the Influencing market growing bigger every passing day, social media stars are now seeking ways to encash their online popularity into big-screen stardom. Social Media Influencers enjoy a big, loyal fan…
- Entertainment
Sana Khan slammed for posting too many Hajj pics, ‘Photo lene gayi ho ya Hajj karne?’
Mumbai: Former actress Sana Khan, who is currently performing her first Hajj, has been actively posting pictures and videos from her pilgrimage. For the unversed, Sana jetted off the Holy city, Mecca…
- World
Twitter to sue Elon Musk over termination of company’s takeover bid
Washington: Twitter will file a lawsuit against American billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk to force him to buy the social media company on the agreed terms, Bret Taylor, Twitter’s board chair, said…
- India
Bakrid: Several ‘Imams’ appeal to Muslims to not offer sacrifices of animals in open spaces
New Delhi: Ahead of ‘Bakrid’ or Eid-al-Adha, several ‘Imams’ in the country have appealed to Muslims to not offer sacrifices of animals in the open and also not to post photographs and…
- Technology
Instagram helps Italian fashion blogger identify monkeypox infection
New Delhi: Italian fashion blogger Maxim Sapozhnikov found out about his monkeypox infection via short videos posted on Instagram, the photo and video sharing social networking service. Along with a two-part video,…
- Technology
Musk back on Twitter after 10-day hiatus, feeling ‘little bored’
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday broke his 10-day long Twitter silence, admitting that he was feeling a bit bored. Musk took his longest-ever ‘digital detox’ from Twitter…
- India
Two more arrested in Udaipur beheading case: IG Udaipur
Udaipur: Two more people have been arrested in connection with the Udaipur tailor beheading case. Speaking to ANI, IG Prafulla Kumar said, “Two more people have been arrested in connection with the…
- India
Twitter account that alerted police about Zubair’s tweet ‘vanishes’
New Delhi: The Twitter account that alerted Delhi Police regarding Alt news co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s ‘objectionable’ post no longer exists on the social media platform. As per the FIR copy of the…
- World
CZN Burak suffering from brain tumour? Chef reacts
Hyderabad: Celebrity chef Ozdemir Burak, who is popularly known as CZN Burak worldwide, left his fans worried after his pictures from hospital went viral on internet a month ago. The photos were…