Journalist Aarti Tikoo moves Delhi HC against Twitter's decision to lock her account
Jan 09, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Journalist Aarti Tikoo has moved the Delhi High Court against Twitter’s decision to lock her account for allegedly making a tweet in violation of its rules on hateful conduct.
Jan 09, 2022, at 01:45 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Police on Friday registered a case against some Twitter account holders for allegedly sharing and propagating a fake video of late CDS General Bipin Rawat, police said.
Ghaziabad viral video case: Supreme Court seeks response from ex-Twitter India MD
Oct 22, 2021, at 07:43 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court Friday sought a detailed response from former Twitter India Managing Director (MD), Manish Maheshwari, after hearing the Uttar Pradesh government's plea challenging the Karnataka High Court's order granting him interim protection in connection with the Ghaziabad viral video case.
Aug 05, 2021, at 02:33 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The National Commission for Protection of Children's Rights (NCPCR) has issued a notice to Twitter India, asking it to delete an image posted by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi that reveals the identity of the Dalit girl whose alleged rape, murder and forced cremation in Delhi has triggered massive protests.
Jul 23, 2021, at 10:24 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the notice served to Twitter India MD Manish Maheshwari by UP Police, said media reports.
Twitter India chief gets relief from Karnataka High Court in UP case
Jul 23, 2021, at 09:35 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court has quashed the notice served to Twitter India MD by UP Police, said media reports.
Twitter publishes its first transparency report after clashing with Indian govt over new IT rules
Jul 11, 2021, at 08:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media giant Twitter has finally released its transparency report days after it crossed the deadline to ensure compliance with the new digital rules amid a bitter feud with the Indian government and warning by Delhi High Court that it will have no legal protection if Centre acted over non-compliance.
Twitter India appoints grievance officer amid tussle with Centre
Jul 11, 2021, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter India has appointed a new officer for grievance redressal required under the new digital rules of the South Asian country.
'No legal protection if Centre acts over non-compliance' : Delhi High Court warns Twitter
Jul 08, 2021, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court Thursday told Twitter that it would not enjoy legal protection if it failed to comply with India's new information technology rules, adding that it cannot take as long as it wants to ensure compliance.
New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Twitter 'law of the land is supreme'
Jul 08, 2021, at 09:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: New IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has signalled to Twitter that it must do all it takes to abide by the new IT rules emphasising that the "law of the land is supreme", after taking charge of the office from his predecessor Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Shashi Tharoor too faces Twitter lockout after he posts for Ravi Shankar Prasad
Jun 26, 2021, at 05:14 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said his Twitter account too was briefly locked out after he posted an explainer on why Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked from posting from his handle.
Jun 25, 2021, at 10:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister for Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said Twitter blocked his account for nearly an hour over complaints that he violated copyright laws by posting video clips of himself from television programmes.
Twitter India chief moves Karnataka High Court before questioning by UP Police
Jun 24, 2021, at 08:08 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court will hear a petition filed by Twitter India chief Manish Maheshwari, seeking a transit anticipatory bail in a police case filed in Uttar Pradesh in connection with the tweets and the videos shared on the microblogging site about the assault of a Muslim man in the state's Ghaziabad district.
No video call: UP Police reject Twitter India head's offer to appear virtually
Jun 22, 2021, at 05:29 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh police have summoned Twitter India Managing Director Manish Maheshwari for quizzing on Thursday in connection with tweets on the assault of an elderly Muslim man in Ghaziabad.
'Must abide by India laws': Parliamentary panel tells Twitter India
Jun 19, 2021, at 02:23 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter India on Friday faced some tough questions from the Shashi Tharoor-led parliamentary committee on IT including why the social media giant had not appointed a Chief Compliance Officer in the south Asian country, media reports said.
UP cops serve legal notice to Twitter India head over Ghaziabad assault video, say reports
Jun 18, 2021, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday served a legal notice to Twitter India head for allegedly provoking communal unrest through a video, where a Muslim man was allegedly seen assaulted in Ghaziabad, media reports said.
'Congress Toolkit' case: Delhi Police quizzed Twitter India head in late May, say reports
Jun 17, 2021, at 04:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police had on May 31 questioned Twitter India's Managing Director Manish Maheshwari in connection with the alleged "Congress toolkit", media reports said.
Digital Rules: Indian govt sends one 'last notice' to Twitter
Jun 05, 2021, at 09:53 pm
New Delhi: India's ministry of electronics and information technology on Saturday shot a letter to Twitter and asked it to share compliance details with the new intermediary guidelines.
Delhi Police visits Twitter India offices over 'Congress toolkit' row
May 25, 2021, at 04:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police teams on Monday evening visited Twitter India's offices after serving notice to the microblogging site in a row over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sambit Patra's tweet on an alleged "Congress toolkit" being marked as "manipulated media".
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.
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.
Digvijaya Singh accuses Twitter of blocking his birthday wish to Rahul Gandhi
Jun 19, 2019, at 01:51 pm
New Delhi, Jun 19 (IBNS): Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has accused Twitter India of blocking his birthday wish to party president Rahul Gandhi, who turned 49 on Wednesday.
Twitter India summoned by parliamentary panel over 'anti-Right-wing bias'
Feb 06, 2019, at 10:33 pm
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IBNS): The Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology has summoned Twitter India for its alleged “anti-right-wing bias”.