Jyotiraditya Scindia removes Congress from Twitter bio
Nov 25, 2019, at 03:07 pm
Bhopal/IBNS: Triggering speculation, Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has removed the name of his party Congress from the bio of his Twitter handle.
Narendra Modi is now followed by 50 million netizens on Twitter
Sep 10, 2019, at 06:13 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi is very much active on social media platforms and this is evident from the popularity he is gaining on Twitter where he is now followed by 50 million netizens.
Rapper Hard Kaur's Twitter account suspended after she posts videos supporting Khalistan movement
Aug 14, 2019, at 09:35 am
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IBNS): Rapper Hard Kaur's Twitter account has been suspended after she posted videos supporting Khalistan movement.
Rahul Gandhi touches 10M followers on Twitter, to celebrate 'milestone' in Amethi
Jul 10, 2019, at 11:50 am
New Delhi/Amethi, July 10 (IBNS): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he will celebrate the "milestone" of touching 10 million followers on micro-blogging site Twitter during the visit to his former constituency Amethi on Wednesday.
Bhagwat and top six RSS leaders join Twitter
Jul 01, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Nagpur, Jul 1 (UNI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, along with six top leaders of BJP's ideological mentor, joined the microblogging site Twitter on Monday.
Jun 29, 2019, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi, June 29 (IBNS): As Sushma Swaraj, who served as the External Affairs Minister in the tenure of the previous NDA government at the Centre, left the official residence here on Saturday, Twitter users appreciated her move and many said that she will remain in their hearts. Swaraj had endeared herself to entire India cutting across partyline and communities for addressing any SOS message of distress or inconvenience posted on Twitter tagging her.
Rahul tweets Army dog squad image performing yoga, captions it 'New India'
Jun 21, 2019, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi, Jun 21 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday triggered a controversy by tweeting images of the dog squad of the Indian Army performing yoga and captioning it as "New India."
After swearing-in, PM Modi changes social media profile picture and cover photo
May 31, 2019, at 01:00 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): After taking oath as the Prime Minister for the second term, Narendra Modi has changed the profile picture and cover photo of his own Twitter handle and Facebook profile.
Jammu Press Club, Google hold workshop on social media, fake news
Mar 09, 2019, at 01:15 pm
Jammu, Mar 9 (UNI) In a bid to create awareness among tech-savvy people, the Press Club of Jammu in collaboration with Google on Saturday organised a daylong workshop here.
Twitter Policy head Crowell deposes: Parl panel asks it not to 'undermine' Indian polls
Feb 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
New Delhi, Feb 25 (UNI) Bringing end to intense battle of wits between two sides, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology finally allowed Colin Crowell, Vice President & Global Policy Head of the Twitter to depose before the 31-member panel.
India summons Twitter boss Jack Dorsey on Feb 25 to answer on bias allegations
Feb 11, 2019, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IBNS): Indian authorities on Monday declined to hear representative of the micro blogging site Twiiter and again summoned the US-based company's chief executive Jack Dorsey on February 25, said reports.
Twitter CEO, senior officials won't appear before parliamentary committee, cite 'short notice'
Feb 09, 2019, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IBNS): Citing "short notice" of the hearing, Twitter CEO and senior officials have turned down a meeting with the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology, media reports said.
Committed to remain unbiased, says Twitter India facing allegations of political bias
Feb 09, 2019, at 03:08 am
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IBNS): Days ahead of its scheduled meeting with the 31-member Parliamentary panel amid accusations of its anti-right wing bias, micro-blogging site Twitter on Friday said it is committed to remain unbiased with the public interest in mind.
Rahul Gandhi meets Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, says it's personal visit
Jan 29, 2019, at 02:20 pm
Panaji, Jan 29 (IBNS) :Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a brief meeting with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar at the latter’s office in Porvorim.
Twitter CEO faces social media outrage after he holds placard in India slamming
Nov 20, 2018, at 02:49 pm
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has landed himself in a social media storm and faced backlash on the very microblogging platform he heads over his recent action in India when he was seen holding a placard stating 'Smash Brahminical Patriarchy'.
PM Modi loses Twitter followers after micro-blogging site changes policy
Jul 13, 2018, at 05:05 pm
New Delhi, July 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Twitter account has lost several followers after the micro-blogging website changed its policy recently.
Priyanka Chaturvedi's daughter abused on Twitter; leader files police complaint
Jul 02, 2018, at 07:11 pm
Mumbai, July 2 (IBNS): Congress leader Priyanka Chaturvedi has filed a complaint with Mumbai Police after her daughter was abused on Twitter recently.
Shame on trolls: Omar Abdullah in support of Sushma Swaraj
Jul 02, 2018, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Jul 2 (IBNS) : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah on Monday came out in support of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj against the abusive trolls on Twitter.
Twitter expands character limit to 280
Nov 08, 2017, at 05:59 pm
New York, Nov 8 (IBNS): Social networking site Twitter decided to enable its users to express more by expanding its character limit to 280.
#MeToo brings harassment stories of women on social media
Oct 17, 2017, at 09:22 pm
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): In the wake of the reports of sexual harassment of actresses by powerful Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, #MeToo has been flooding the social media for some days as tens and thousands of women have bared their hearts to reveal their own ugly experiences.
Barkha Dutt tweets in favour of govt, gets trolled on Twitter
Sep 04, 2017, at 09:58 pm
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IBNS): Like many, ace Indian journalist Barkha Dutt too took to Twitter to praise the Indian government after it issued a joint statement with host neighbour China at the BRICS summit condemning Pakistan based terror outfits Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Toiba, but an aggressive Twitterati reacted sarcastically to her post.
Sonu Nigam tweets on 'azaan', Sonu Sood trolled over social media
Apr 17, 2017, at 10:23 pm
Mumbai, Apr 17 (IBNS): Actor Sonu Sood was left baffled on Monday when he was trolled on Twitter over an issue that hardly connected him as internet users confused him with singer Sonu Nigam whose tweet over 'azaan' has triggered a controversy.
Film producer Shirish Kunder apologises for his UP CM tweets
Mar 25, 2017, at 07:28 pm
Mumbai/Lucknow, Mar 25 (IBNS): Film producer Shirish Kunder, on Saturday, apologised for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, according to media reports
Bangalore molestation case: We are evolving backwards, says Akshay Kumar
Jan 05, 2017, at 11:01 pm
Mumbai, Jan 5 (IBNS): Bollywood superstar Akshay Kumar is the latest celebrity to join the bandwagon to protest against the mass molestation incident in Bangalore on New Year's Eve, slamming it as 'truly shameful'.
PM Narendra Modi reaches 26 ml followers on Twitter
Jan 02, 2017, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently reached 26 million followers on micro blogging site Twitter.
Dec 25, 2016, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IBNS): External Affairs Ministry has launched Twitter Seva service for passport and consular services.
IndianDiplomacy Twitter handle crosses 1 million followers mark
Dec 24, 2016, at 11:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IBNS): Strongly expressing its digital presence, the Ministry of External Affairs has added a glorious feature to its crown when its Indian Diplomacy Twitter account crossed 1 million followers mark.
PM Modi tweets seeking feedback on notes ban in survey on app
Nov 22, 2016, at 06:03 pm
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IBNS) : As the opposition parties cry hoarse, vowing to build up a movement against demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday went straight to the people, seeking their opinion on the move in a survey.
Arvind Subramanian's Twitter account hacked
Oct 18, 2016, at 05:05 am
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IBNS): India's Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian's Twitter account was hacked on Monday.
Ratan Tata's Twitter account hacked
Sep 11, 2016, at 01:48 am
Mumbai, Sept 10 (IBNS) Former Chairman of Tata Group Ratan Tata's Twitter account was hacked.