Tag: Twitter
Parliamentary Panel Summons FB, Twitter Officials On Jan 21
The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has issued summons to officials of Facebook and Twitter for January 21, to question them over misuse of the social media/online news platforms. ....
Zomato Delivery Executive Who Mugged Bengaluru Model Arrested
The Bengaluru Police on Wednesday arrested a Zomato delivery executive after a model-turned-makeup artiste posted a video clip on social media platforms alleging an assault on her. ....
WhatsApp, Instagram & Facebook Were Briefly Down For Users Around The World
WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and Facebook Messenger — all Facebook services were briefly down around the world. Many users had been posting on Twitter about not being able to log into any of the Facebook services....
Bangladesh's Twitter-FB War With Pakistan Ahead Of Modi Visit
A fierce social media 'war' has erupted between pro-Liberation Bangladeshis and the Pakistanis resenting Bangladesh's much vaunted progress and growing relations with India ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the country. ....
Toolkit Case: BJP Lawmaker Nishikant Dubey Seeks Removal Of Shashi Tharoor As IT Panel Chairman
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Nishikant Dubey has sought Shashi Tharoor’s removal as the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology chairperson for allegedly using the panel to further his political agenda. He made the demand in a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla over Tharoor’s comments about the issue of tagging tweets of BJP leaders related the Congress’s alleged “toolkit” to defame the government as “manipulated media”. ....
Be Atmanirbhar For Vaccine As Govt Fighting For Blue Tick: Rahul Gandhi
Taking a dig at the Government-Twitter faceoff, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the government is fighting for blue tick while people have no choice but to become self dependent for vaccines. ....
Twitter Blocks IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad's Handle Over Copyright Violation, Unblocks After One Hour
Amid the tussle between Twitter and the union government over the new IT rules, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was denied access to his Twitter account for almost an hour over alleged violation of the US' Digital Millennium Copyright Act. ....
UP Govt Moves SC Challenging K'taka HC Order Granting Protection To Twitter MD
The Uttar Pradesh government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which granted protection from arrest to Twitter MD Manish Maheshwari in a case connected with a viral video of attack on an elderly man in Ghaziabad....
Actor, BJP Leader Khushbu Sundar's Twitter Account Hacked
Noted actor and BJP leader Khushbu Sundar has complained to the Tamil Nadu Director General of Police Sylendra Babu as her official Twitter account was hacked. ....
No Plan To Block Any Social Media Platform, Says Centre
The government has no plan to block any social media platform in the country, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. ....
