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SC judge who heard Nupur's plea flags agenda-driven attacks on judges

The remarks by Justice Pardiwala come amid an uproar by a section over the strong oral observations of a vacation bench, in which he was a member, against the suspended BJP leader

A hearing tailor-made for the post-truth era

Fact checking and debunking nonsense doesn't work very well, given the structure of social media

Man who supported Kanhaiya Lal murder on social media held in Noida

The Noida Police on Thursday arrested a man for sharing and liking a video and allegedly supporting the killing of Kanhaiya Lal, the tailor who was brutally murdered by two men in Rajasthan's Udaipur.

Income tax rules: Here are the changes in rules from July 1, 2022

While the late fees for linking PAN-Aadhaar will shoot up, doctors and influencers will have to pay 10% TDS on the benefits they receive from sales promotions

Snap's paid subscription 'Snapchat Plus' now live for $3.99/month

The company said that it will be available at launch in the US, Canada, the UK, France, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE

Twitter handle that flagged Alt News' Mohd Zubair's 2018 tweet deleted

Mohammed Zubair of Alt News, 33, is currently in police custody and is being questioned over one of his objectionable tweets which he posted in 2018

Twitter gets time till July 4 to comply with all orders of IT ministry

On June 26, the microblogging site submitted a list of over 80 Twitter accounts and tweets that it has blocked based on a request from the government in 2021

Twitter India gets 'one last chance' to comply with Centre's new IT rules

MeitY's notice to Twitter came after the company's "repeated failures to act on the content take-down notices sent under Section 69 A of the IT Act"

Twitter blocks over 80 posts and accounts in India after Union govt orders

Twitter India has blocked over 80 links, including tweets and some accounts, after receiving legal notices from the central government sent through 2021

Teens risk privacy breach by sharing personal information on social media

There is hope that the kids are willing to adopt secured spaces if guided well, said Tsaaro CEO

Soon, you can post blogs and essays up to 2,500 words on Twitter

The social media platform normally limits posts to 280 characters

No more freebies! Influencers, music bands, doctors liable to 10% TDS

Ensure value of goods doesn't exceed Rs 20,000 to avoid TDS

Social media platforms not adequately redressing grievances, says minister

The government's proposal to set up a grievances appellate panel follows several complaints that social media platforms Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Thursday.

18% people in India reinfected with Covid-19 in last 6 months: Survey

Around 46 per cent of those surveyed said their second infection was more severe than the first one.

Zuckerberg says Meta won't take commission from creators until 2024

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that the company will "hold off on any revenue sharing" until 2024, a one-year extension of his prior pledge to not charge a commission until 2023.

Elon Musk's $44 bn deal gets unanimous endorsement from Twitter board

Shares rose about 3% to $38.98 before the opening bell Tuesday, far short of the $54.20 per-share that Musk has offered for each share

Cloudflare outage takes down websites globally for over an hour: Report

The effect was felt by users of some of the key hotspots of internet traffic, such as Twitter, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Discord, Zerodha, Shopify, and Canva, according to Downdetector

Twitter accounts hyped US firm seeking trials for India-made Covid vaccine

Ocugen sought FDA approval for Covaxin in October, then a seeming coordinated social media effort lifted its stock.

Telegram now has 700 mn users: Here's what its premium version includes

Telegram announced the launch of its premium model, which will give users access to "exclusive additional features"

Govt to bring legal changes for social media accountability: Vaishnaw

No industry wants regulations, IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said adding, "but bringing regulation where needed, and to the extent needed, is government's responsibility, and we will bring (it)".