- World
Pak to ban social media for 6 days to control ‘hate material’ during Ramadan
Lahore: After successfully blocking X, formerly Twitter, for over four months, the Pakistan government is now set to ban all social media platforms — YouTube, WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — for…
- Business
Fraudsters using FB, WhatsApp to dupe users in investment scams in India: Report
New Delhi: Cybersecurity researchers have revealed the alarming rise of investment scams in India peddled through social media messaging platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, X, and others, in which fraudsters convince…
- Business
WhatsApp rolling out new feature to bring a communities tab to iPad
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature to bring a ‘communities tab’ to iPad. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is introducing the communities tab…
- Technology
Meta AI arrives in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and more
New Delhi: Tech giant Meta on Monday announced the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant in India on WhatsApp, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and meta.ai — that is built with the latest…
- Business
WhatsApp soon lets you dial numbers to place calls directly from app
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new in-app dialer feature that will allow users to make calls directly from the app. According to WABetaInfo, users will not need to…
- India
HP: Muslim shop attacked as owner shares animal sacrifice photo on WhatsApp
A textile shop owned by a Muslim person was looted and vandalised by a large group of Hindus after the shopkeeper shared a picture of animal sacrifice on his WhatsApp status. The…
- Business
WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said it banned more than 71 lakh accounts in India in the month of April for violating the laws of the land. Out of 7,182,000 banned…
- India
Lawyer booked for sharing Dhruv Rathee video ‘Mind of a Dictator’ in WhatsApp group
Maharashtra police have booked a lawyer from Vasai in Mumbai, Adesh Bansode, for sharing a video of prominent YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in a WhatsApp group, The Indian Express reported. In the video, ‘Mind…
- Business
WhatsApp’s new feature lets you see all media shared in community group chats
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to see all media shared in community group chats. As per WABetaInfo, this feature will let community…
- Business
WhatsApp exports your user data every night: Elon Musk
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday slammed Meta-owned WhatsApp for allegedly exporting users’ data every night. An X user posted that WhatsApp exports user data nightly, which is…
- Telangana
Telangana man arrested for pronouncing ‘triple talaq’ via WhatsApp audio
Hyderabad: A 32-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly pronouncing the banned “triple talaq” to his 28-year-old wife through a WhatsApp audio message. According to the police, Jasmine, a resident of KRK…
- Business
This WhatsApp feature will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature that will restrict users from taking screenshots of profile pictures on iOS. As shown in the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, a message…
- India
Delhi Police launches WhatsApp channel for city residents
New Delhi: Delhi Police, on Tuesday, announced the launch of its WhatsApp channel for people to stay updated on safety alerts, community outreach initiatives, important news and instant updates from the force.…
- Technology
WhatsApp working on these new features to improve your chat experience
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly working on some new features to improve the chat experience of users on the app. Reactions from media viewers, hidden community group chats, managing chat storage…
- News
WhatsApp banned record over 79 lakh accounts in India in March
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has said it banned more than 79 lakh accounts in India in the month of March, in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code)…
