Twitter locks Congress' micro-blogging site handle
Aug 12, 2021, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress on Thursday said its account on microblogging site Twitter was locked by the social media giant.
Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account 'temporarily locked' after violating norms
Aug 08, 2021, at 03:56 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party on Saturday informed that Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account has been "temporarily locked" after a controversy erupted when the former party chief posted an image identifying the family of a Dalit girl who was allegedly raped, murdered and forcefully cremated in Delhi.
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.
WhatsApp banned 20 lakh Indian accounts between May 15 and June 15
Jul 16, 2021, at 05:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 20 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned between May 15 and June 15 in India to prevent online abuse and keep users safe, the instant messaging platform said on Thursday.
SC to hear next week plea against Twitter for 'Islamophobic content'
Jul 13, 2021, at 12:59 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Monday gave a week’s time to a petitioner to study the new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 on his plea seeking action on 'Islamophobic content' in Twitter.
Twitter blocks new account of Belarusian activist Protasevich
Jul 12, 2021, at 11:45 pm
Minsk/UNI/Sputnik: The new Twitter account of Roman Protasevich, the Belarusian opposition activist whose removal from a Ryanair commercial steel bird caused widespread controversy, was blocked on Monday, despite claims that he manages the account unsupervised from under house arrest.
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.
'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.
Fourth case lodged against Twitter over content on child pornography
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An FIR has been registered against Twitter in Delhi on the issue of child pornography, the fourth case against the social media giant amid a massive row with the government.
Wrong Indian map row: Twitter India MD booked by UP police
Jun 29, 2021, at 03:27 pm
Bulandshahr/UNI: Twitter India's MD Manish Maheshwari has been booked here under various sections of the IPC for showing the wrong map of India.
Twitter removes wrong Indian map showing J&K outside country after facing backlash
Jun 29, 2021, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Twitter on Monday removed a wrong map of India from its website that showed Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as a separate country following a backlash from its users.
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.
Jun 25, 2021, at 08:18 am
New Delhi: BJP MP Varun Gandhi on Thursday asked Twitter to show the legal notice it said it had been served from "Indian law enforcement" against violations by his account on the microbogging site.
Twitter India head gets temporary relief from Karnataka HC in Ghaziabad incident
Jun 24, 2021, at 11:52 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: In a temporary relief for Twitter India head Manish Maheshwari, the Karnataka High Court has stated it will hear the matter related to the video of a Muslim man allegedly assaulted in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Saturday, media reports said.
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.
'Misplaced, exaggerated': India rubbishes UN special branch's criticism on new IT rules
Jun 21, 2021, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India has described the concerns raised by a special branch of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as "misplaced, exaggerated and disingenuous".
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.
People trying to divide Bengal will see strength of our unity: Mamata Banerjee
Jun 18, 2021, at 12:31 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday referred to the "strength" of her state's "unity" which she said would deal with the divisionary powers.
'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.
Twitter in India loses legal shield from prosecution over users' posts
Jun 16, 2021, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has lost its legal shield from prosecution over users' posts in India, amid a faceoff with the Modi government over new IT rules, media reports said.
Making 'every effort' to comply : Twitter writes to Indian govt on new digital rules
Jun 10, 2021, at 02:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Social media giant, Twitter, has written to the government that it is making "every effort" to implement the new digital rules and it has appointed Indian officers residing in the country as required and informed that an update on compliance will be provided shortly, said media reports.
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.
Twitter restores blue tick on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle
Jun 05, 2021, at 06:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has restored blue tick on India's Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle, hours after withdrawing it on Saturday.
Twitter statement an attempt to dictate terms to world's largest democracy: Govt
May 28, 2021, at 12:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In a sharp reaction to the micro-blogging site Twitter, the central government on Thursday said the social media giant through its expression of "concern" in a statement attempted to dictate terms to the "world's largest democracy".
Concerned about employees, freedom of speech, intimidation tactics in India: Twitter
May 27, 2021, at 07:22 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After its offices were raided in India, social networking giant Twitter has expressed its concerns about its "employees" in the country, "freedom of speech" and "intimidation tactics by the police".
WhatsApp files case in Delhi HC against Centre over digital rules
May 26, 2021, at 05:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Messaging application WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the central government's new digital rules effecting from Wednesday, media reports said.
May 26, 2021, at 02:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours before the expiry of the three-month deadline for compliance with the Intermediary Guidelines, announced by the Indian government in February, social media giant Facebook said it will comply with the new rules, media reports said.