Toolkit row: Congress slams Delhi Police's 'cowardly raid' on Twitter offices, targets BJP
May 25, 2021, at 05:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has sharply reacted to the Delhi Police's raids on offices of the micro-blogging site Twitter alleging such an attempt has "exposed lameduck attempts to hide the fraudulent toolkit by BJP leaders".
Centre asks Twitter to remove 'manipulated media' tags from alleged 'Congress toolkit' tweets
May 22, 2021, at 02:59 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian government has asked Twitter to remove "manipulated media" tag from tweets that claimed to expose the alleged "Congress toolkit"aimed at discrediting Centre's Covid-19 efforts, terming it "prejudicial, a clear overreach and unwarranted", media reports said.
Centre announces new guidelines to regulate online news, social media and OTT platforms
Feb 26, 2021, at 06:31 am
New Delhi/IBNS : The Centre today stated that it framed the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021 amidst growing concerns around lack of transparency, accountability and rights of users related to digital media and after elaborate consultation with the public and stakeholders.
Twitter makes u-turn after deleting Haryana Minister Anil Vij's tweet on Disha Ravi
Feb 16, 2021, at 05:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after deleting a tweet by Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij where he wrote "seeds of anti-nationalism... should be destroyed..." in connection with arrested activist Disha Ravi, the Twitter on Monday afternoon said the same "is not subject to removal" under rules governing extreme speech online.
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, Twitter over mechanism to check fake news
Feb 12, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to both the central government and Twitter on a mechanism to check fake news, hate messages, seditious and incendiary content on the micro-blogging site, media reports said.
Social media sites in India have to follow law of the land : Ravi Shankar Prasad
Feb 11, 2021, at 08:56 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Taking a stern stand, the government on Thursday said the social media companies will have to completely abide by the Indian laws or face strict action.
Feb 11, 2021, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Indian government asked Twitter to block 1,178 accounts for allegedly spreading misinformation and provocative content in relation to the farmers' agitation, the microblogging site has said the government’s orders did not go with the Indian laws and it would restrict some accounts within India instead of an outright ban.
We withheld portion of accounts identified in blocking orders by Indian govt: Twitter
Feb 10, 2021, at 04:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter in its fresh statement on Wednesday said it has withheld the portion of accounts identified in the blocking orders served by the Indian government within the country.
Twitter India’s public policy head Mahima Kaul resigns
Feb 07, 2021, at 06:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter India’s public policy head Mahima Kaul has resigned from her post citing personal reasons, a top official of the global company said.
US acknowledged agricultural reform steps by India: MEA
Feb 05, 2021, at 03:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after the US government called for "peaceful protests" which according to the country are the "hallmark of a thriving democracy" amid reactions by international pop star Rihanna and climate activist Greta Thunberg on farmers' row, the Indian government on Thursday said it has "noted" the comments and cited the Capitol Hill riots on Jan 6.
Why dictators' names begin with M? Rahul Gandhi's fresh dig at PM Modi
Feb 04, 2021, at 04:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday took a fresh dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a barbed question stating: "Why do so many dictators have names that begin with M?"
Twitter executives grilled on blocking Amit Shah account at parliamentary panel meet
Jan 22, 2021, at 05:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Executives from Facebook and Twitter, who appeared before a parliamentary committee on Thursday, were grilled heavily on why they blocked the accounts of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in November.
Tandav controversy: Kangana Ranaut dares Twitter to ban her account
Jan 21, 2021, at 05:09 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut has dared Twitter to ban her account after her handle was restricted following a controversial post about Tandav creators.
Narendra Modi is now most followed active politician on Twitter after ban on Trump's account
Jan 11, 2021, at 01:45 am
New Delhi: Indian PM Narendra Modi added one more feather to his crown when he emerged as the most followed active politician on Twitter.
Twitter submitted apology for showing Leh as part of China: BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi
Nov 19, 2020, at 04:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Microblogging site Twitter has submitted a written apology to a parliamentary panel for hurting the sentiments of people of India by geotagging Leh as a part of China, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Meenakshi Lekhi said on Wednesday.
Twitter says 'inadvertent error' after removal of Amit Shah’s profile picture
Nov 13, 2020, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home minister Amit Shah's Twitter profile picture was removed and his account was locked on Thursday in response to a “report from the copyright holder”.
Oct 30, 2020, at 09:34 pm
Paris/IBNS: France has asked Twitter to suspend former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad's account following his tweets justifying the killings in the country saying that Muslims "have the right to kill millions of French people" to avenge the past.
Twitter's defence on geotagging Leh in China 'inadequate': Parliament panel
Oct 29, 2020, at 01:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The parliamentary Joint Committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill has said Twitter's explanation on showing Ladakh as a part of China is inadequate, amounting to criminal offence, said media reports.
Amazon to skip parliament committee on Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019; says experts overseas
Oct 23, 2020, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amazon has declined to appear before a parliament committee examining the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, saying its "subject matter experts are overseas" and cannot come to India owing to travel risks, causing "breach of privilege of parliament", said an NDTV report.
Oct 23, 2020, at 01:01 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government on Thursday told social media giant Twitter Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh were "integral and inalienable parts of India governed by the Constitution of India" after location settings showed Leh as part of China, reported the media.
PM Narendra Modi's Twitter account hacked, now secured
Sep 03, 2020, at 04:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: One Twitter account linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi was hacked in the wee hours of Thursday, the micro-blogging site said.
Supreme Court issues notice to Prashant Bhushan for tweeting against judiciary
Jul 22, 2020, at 10:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued a notice to advocate Prashant Bhushan seeking his response on why action should not be taken against him for levelling allegations against the judiciary in micro-blogging site Twitter, media reports said.
Did Twitter block Amul for lampooning China? Micro-blogging site cites 'security processes'
Jun 07, 2020, at 01:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Saturday cited "security processes" after it had temporarily blocked Amul, the Indian dairy major known for its topical spoof ads, following posting of a "Made in India" advertisement by the company, urging consumers to boycott Chinese products in line with the popular post-Covid-19 sentiments.
Jyotiraditya Scindia removes 'BJP' from Twitter bio, triggers speculations
Jun 06, 2020, at 07:02 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Former Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has reportedly removed the name of his outfit "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)" from the bio of his Twitter handle, leading to a widespread speculation over his switching sides in politics.
Kuwait rejects online anti-India propaganda, reposes faith in friendship of two nations
Apr 30, 2020, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Twitter deleted fake handles attributed to royal family members of the Gulf countries which were used to target and spread false news about India, Kuwait has now rejected attempts to spoil ties with the nation through ‘foreign sponsored’ social media posts.
Rahul Gandhi 'dismayed' after White House unfollows PM Modi on Twitter
Apr 30, 2020, at 05:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the White House on Wednesday "unfollowed" the Twitter accounts of President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he was "dismayed" by the development.
Apr 25, 2020, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has suspended a fake account that was allegedly used by Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to spread false news about India in the Gulf region, media reports said.
PM Modi is the only world leader followed by White House on Twitter
Apr 10, 2020, at 03:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have often spoken about the unique partnership between their two countries and the bonhomie shared by the two leaders has been on display on several occasions, including in Texas and Gujrat, recently.
Twitter celebrates #EveryWoman by honouring late Sushma Swaraj as the #TwitterDiplomat
Mar 08, 2020, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: This International Women's Day Twitter wants to celebrate #EveryWoman/ #पà¥à¤°à¤¤à¥à¤¯à¥‡à¤•à¤®à¤¹à¤¿à¤²à¤¾ with a custom emoji on the service; encouraging positive conversations. Well, in line with its theme, in India the microblogging service decided to honour late Sushma Swaraj as the #TwitterDiplomat:
Election Commission asks Twitter to remove Kapil Mishra's 'India v Pakistan' tweet
Jan 24, 2020, at 01:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission has asked micro-blogging site Twitter to remove Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra's tweet where he had compared the upcoming Delhi assembly elections with a fight between India and Pakistan.