NEW DELHI: In key recommendations regarding global communication app operations in India, telecoms regulator Trai has said that services like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Apple FaceTime, Google Chat, Skype, Telegram and even newer players like Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and Focus It should not be subject to a regulatory regime from …
Read More »Kangana Ranaut praises Facebook after a piece of satire on his ‘new feature’ to mark himself safe from Shiv Sena, clarifies it was ‘sarcasm’ – bollywood
Kangana Ranaut seemed to have fallen in love with a story on a satirical news website, The Fauxy, that said that Facebook has launched a new feature to mark yourself safe from ‘Shiv Sena’s bullies’. He shared the article on his Twitter page and thanked the social media site for …
Read More »With a market capitalization of $ 200 billion, Reliance Industries is not like FAANG
Last week, Reliance Industries (RIL) achieved the coveted milestone of crossing $ 200 billion in market capitalization. There are less than 50 companies around the world that are valued at more than $ 200 billion. Morgan Stanley analyzed how the Mukesh Ambani-led firm compared to eight global firms when they …
Read More »FALSE ALERT: Old Photos Shared To Claim ‘China Has Attacked India And Wounded 158 Soldiers’
CLAIMAmid growing military tensions between India and China in the Ladakh region, a screenshot of a Facebook post is circulating on WhatsApp. The Facebook post contains three photos shared with a caption claiming that China has attacked India and injured 158 of our soldiers. Two of these photos show military …
Read More »Hate speech complaints: Delhi Assembly panel summons Facebook official
The Delhi Assembly Peace and Harmony Committee has convened Facebook India Vice President and Managing Director Ajit Mohan in connection with complaints about the alleged “deliberate and intentional inaction of the social media company to contain hateful content” in the country. The panel, headed by Party leader Aam Aadmi and …
Read More »Delhi assembly panel summons Facebook India MD Ajit Mohan for inaction to filter content
The peace and harmony committee of the Delhi legislature on Saturday summoned a senior Facebook official to depose before the committee on September 15 for alleged inaction to address harmful content on its platform. The committee is also investigating whether “there is any role or complicity of Facebook officials in …
Read More »Reliance to Offer $ 20 Billion Retail Stake to Amazon: Report
Reliance Industries Ltd., owned by Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, is offering to sell an approximately $ 20 billion stake in its retail business to Amazon.com Inc., according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Amazon has held investment talks in the conglomerate’s Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. unit and has …
Read More »Congress will finalize its strategy for Parliament today
Congress will formulate its strategy for Parliament’s monsoon session, which begins September 14, in a meeting on Tuesday. The party parliament strategy group meeting will be chaired by Congress Speaker Sonia Gandhi and will be attended by Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Anand Sharma, AK Antony, Ahmed Patel, Jairam Ramesh, …
Read More »FALSE ALERT: Old video shared as Indian soldiers celebrate after entering 4 km through LAC
CLAIMVideo of a group of soldiers dancing is being shared with the claim that Indian soldiers broke out in celebrations after entering 4 km into LAC on the India-China border. Several Facebook pages and users shared the same video with the same claim. TRUEThe video has nothing to do with …
Read More »PUBG Fans Hold Funeral Procession For Forbidden Game, Sing ‘Winner Winner Chicken Dinner’
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds known as PUBG has been banned in India. Gamers are having a hard time dealing with the sudden departure of one of the most popular multiplayer games to ever exist in the country. The game recently found a mention of 118 Chinese apps that were cut by the …
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