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Mark Zuckerberg Distances Facebook From Twitter.
29 May

Mark Zuckerberg Distances Facebook From Twitter.

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Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg took pains to distance his company from Twitter and its fight with US President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the White House moved to scrap a law protecting social media companies.Republican Trump, who accuses social media firms of bias against conservatives, without evidence, stepped up his attacks on Twitter after the company put a fact-checking label on two of his tweets about mail-in ballots on Tuesday for the first time.“We have a different policy I think than Twitter on this,” Zuckerberg told Fox News, Trump’s preferred broadcaster.Both sites take down content that violates their terms…
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The National Commission For Women Asked Tik-Tok India To Immediately Remove A Video.
18 May

The National Commission For Women Asked Tik-Tok India To Immediately Remove A Video.

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The National Commission for Women has asked Tik-Tok India to immediately remove a video showing a man committing violence against women and directed the Maharashtra police to take action against the person responsible for making the clip.The NCW in a letter to Grievance Officer of Tik-Tok India Anuj Bhatia, said it has come across a Twitter post in which a Tik-Tok video shows a man committing violence against women.It also asked the Maharashtra police, in a letter, to immediately take action against the person responsible for making the video.
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2G Internet Services On Mobiles Restored In 8 Of 10 Districts Of Kashmir.
12 May

2G Internet Services On Mobiles Restored In 8 Of 10 Districts Of Kashmir.

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Mobile internet services at 2G speed were restored in the Kashmir valley, except Pulwama and Shopian districts, hours after the Supreme Court ruled out immediate restoration of 4G services in Jammu and Kashmir.2G internet services on mobile platforms were restored in eight of the 10 districts of Kashmir late on Monday night, five days after the services were suspended in the wake of the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Riyaz Naikoo in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district last Wednesday.Ordering restoration of 2G internet services, Principal Secretary, Home Shaleen Kabra maintained that high-speed internet can be used by…
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On Sunday, The Police revealed A Major Twist In The Scandal Regarding The #BoisLockerRoom.
11 May

On Sunday, The Police revealed A Major Twist In The Scandal Regarding The #BoisLockerRoom.

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A comment about "gang-rape" that sparked huge outrage after the "Bois locker room" Instagram group of Delhi schoolboys was outed last week was never made on that chatroom, the police said on Sunday, revealing a major twist in the scandal. The comment made by a girl posing as a boy, allegedly to test a boy's response, the investigations have revealed.The girl and the boy are not linked to "Bois Locker Room" but a screenshot of their Snapchat interaction was being shared on social media alongside those of the Instagram group and got mixed up, police said."The alleged Snapchat conversation is…
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Police Says To Download Arogya Setu App Only From Google Play Store And Apple Play Store.
06 May

Police Says To Download Arogya Setu App Only From Google Play Store And Apple Play Store.

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The Commissionerate of Police, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack on Wednesday issued a cyber security alert and told people to download the Aarogya Setu application only from the Google Play Store and Apple App store.The Aarogya Setu app is the government's mobile application for contact tracing and disseminating medical advisories to users in order to contain the spread of COVID19.The police said some people are receiving SMS or WhatsApp messages containing a link to download the Aarogya Setu App. "Please do not click on the link to download Aarogya Setu App," the police said on its twitter handle.
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A Delhi Schoolboy Has Been Taken Into Custody Because Of A Horrific Students’ Instagram Chat Room.
05 May

A Delhi Schoolboy Has Been Taken Into Custody Because Of A Horrific Students’ Instagram Chat Room.

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A Delhi schoolboy has been taken into custody and more have been identified as the police investigate a horrific students' Instagram chat room that talked about gang-rape of schoolgirls. The group called "Bois Locker Room", which has caused huge outrage since it was exposed on Sunday, is deactivated now.The teen, from a well-known Delhi school, has identified 20 more boys who were active on the group. His mobile phone has been seized by the Cyber Cell of Delhi Police.
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All Employees In The Country Will Have To Compulsorily Use The Aarogya Setu App.
03 May

All Employees In The Country Will Have To Compulsorily Use The Aarogya Setu App.

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The government has made the use of Aarogya Setu app mandatory for all public and private sector employees while announcing another extension of the ongoing lockdown to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. It has also made the app compulsory for people residing in COVID-19 Containment Zones to enable intensive surveillance and contact tracing in those areas. Authorities have been asked by the government to ensure total coverage of the app among those residents. Aarogya Setu was introduced as a voluntary app by the government in early April, and has seen massive growth in usage thanks to its use being encouraged by…
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WhatsApp Beta For Android Now Has A Messenger Rooms Shortcut.
29 Apr

WhatsApp Beta For Android Now Has A Messenger Rooms Shortcut.

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WhatsApp is reportedly testing the Facebook Messenger Rooms integration on the beta version of its app for Android. The development was spotted in the version 2.20.139 beta for Android. This essentially means that the Facebook-owned messaging app is testing a shortcut on its platform that will lead users directly to the Messenger Rooms. Facebook recently announced that the company has rolled out Messenger Rooms feature in a few countries that allows users to group chat with as many as 50 people. Facebook also announced that the company will integrate Messenger Rooms on Instagram and Facebook Portal but there is no…
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2 Months Of Free Service Offered By Tata Sky.
28 Apr

2 Months Of Free Service Offered By Tata Sky.

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Tata Sky customers can get additional two months of free service on recharge of 12 months using any Citibank cards. The offer that was introduced some time earlier this month, is applicable for both Citibank credit and debit card users. It can be availed by recharging the direct-to-home (DTH) account either directly through the Tata Sky website or using its mobile app. The new offer by the service provider sits alongside the existing Tata Sky Cashback offer that brings one month of free service for customers paying for an annual pack.
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Reliance Has Started Testing It’s Online Shopping Portal.
27 Apr

Reliance Has Started Testing It’s Online Shopping Portal.

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Reliance has started testing its online shopping portal days after Facebook said it would invest $5.7 billion (Rs. 43,574 crores) in digital assets controlled by the company's billionaire Chairman Mukesh Ambani. JioMart, an e-commerce venture of Reliance Retail, is serving users in three neighborhoods surrounding Mumbai, according to the JioMartLite website. The shopping app is available via Facebook's WhatsApp in India, which is under the world's most expansive lockdown. The messaging app has about 400 million users in the country.The starting of the portal takes Ambani, Asia's richest man, a step closer to his goal of setting up a digital…
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