- Politics
Promises of ‘Raja’ false, speeches hollow: Rahul Gandhi in latest attack on PM
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of unemployment, saying the promises of “Raja (king)” are false and speeches hollow. Gandhi shared a…
- Bollywood
Gauahar Khan defends Ranbir as he faces heat for ‘bodyshaming’ Alia
Mumbai: Actress Gauahar Khan, who is known for being vocal on various issues, took to her Twitter recently to indirectly defend Ranbir Kapoor after he was slammed for body shaming his pregnant…
- Bollywood
Under the #HinduphobicBollywood trend, netizens target Sholay
Mumbai: Lately, the Hindi film industry has seemed to become a subject of hatred among netizens. Be it Aamir Khan’s Laal Singh Chaddha or Vijay Deverakonda‘s Liger, every recent Bollywood film has…
- Business
Indian-origin Twitter VP of engineering departs to join Meta
San Francisco: Senior Indian-origin Twitter executive Sandeep Pandey, vice president of engineering, is leaving the Parag Agrawal-led platform after more than a decade to join Meta (formerly Facebook). According to an Insider…
- India
Shashi Tharoor-led Parliament panel summons Twitter, IRCTC over data privacy
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor-led Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology has summoned micro-blogging site Twitter and IRCTC before it on Friday to discuss “citizens’ data security and privacy”. The panel…
- Technology
Elon Musk hits back at Tesla customer over criticism of FSD beta
New Delhi: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has not taken lightly the public criticism of the company’s full self-driving (FSD) beta software, clamping back at a user who raised complaints. Tesla owner James…
- Technology
Twitter whisleblower Zatko to testify at US Congess on Sep 13
San Francisco: Twitter whisleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is set to testify at US Congess on September 13 about allegation he leveled against the Parag Agrawal-led micro-blogging platform over misleading regulators about security…
- Hyderabad
Not afraid of bullets, jail: Raja Singh just before his arrest
Hyderabad: Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Raja Singh on Thursday said that the happenings in the city are a marker of a “Dharm Yuddh,” (war of religions) and those who disrespect…
- Bollywood
Amitabh Bachchan takes a dig at boycott trend? See his cryptic tweet
Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has been an avid social media user, recently posted a cryptic tweet. The tweet read, “Kuch baatein karne ka mann karta hai, par karein toh kaise karen,…
- Technology
Musk’s Twitter friend Pranay Pathole says he is ‘down-to-earth’
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter buddy from Pune Pranay Pathole, who recently met him, referred to the tech billionaire as “super genuine” and “down-to-earth,” media reports say. “He…
- Technology
Twitter merges misinformation, spam prevention teams amid battle over bots
New Delhi: As the Twitter-Elon Musk legal battle gets murkier, the micro-blogging platform is reportedly merging its spam and misinformation teams to better tackle the spread of fake and harmful posts on…
- India
Ex-Twitter worker claims India forced firm to hire ‘govt agents’
New Delhi: Peiter Zatko former head of security in Twitter has alleged that the Indian government forced social media giant Twitter to employ a person, who according to Zatko, was a ‘government…
- India
Goa bar row: Delhi HC seeks response of Smriti Irani on Twitter’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday sought Union Minister Smriti Irani’s response to tech giant Twitter’s plea for clarification on removing links of defamatory content against her and her daughter…
- Technology
Elon Musk finally meets Pranay Pathole, his Twitter buddy from India
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk finally met his Twitter buddie from Pune, the 24-year-old IT professional Pranay Pathole, at his Gigafactory in Texas. In a tweet on Monday, Pathole…