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Fraudsters Booked For Impersonating JJP Leader

Fraudsters Booked For Impersonating JJP Leader

Antram Tanwar's acquaintances have been threatened with money by unknown persons impersonating him on WhatsApp. 

12 March 2023

In view of the prevailing situation, almost all state education boards, the CBSE and the ICSE have postponed their Class 12 examinations. (Representational image.)

Class 10 English Paper On Social Media: Source Identified, Says West Bengal Board Chief

Three of the 16 pages of the question paper were uploaded on WhatsApp one and a half hours after the three-hour-long exam started at 12 noon on February 24 and circulated thereafter.

05 March 2023

Union Minister Hardeep Puri

Man Poses As Union minister Hardeep Puri, Zero FIR Transferred From Kohima To Delhi

A zero FIR was transferred from Kohima, where a man sent messages to a BJP spokesperson impersonating Union minister Hardeep Puri, to the Geeta Colony police station in east Delhi, officials said.

16 February 2023

Arrest

Two Nigerians Arrested For Duping Women On Pretext Of Marriage

On Sunday, Two Nigerian nationals were arrested for allegedly cheating women by proposing marriage and then taking money on the pretext of getting Customs clearance for expensive gifts, police said.

12 March 2023

In the last week, several fake messages have been spread about attacks on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu

BJP Leader Booked After Tweet On 'Killing Of Bihar Migrant Workers'

In the last week, several fake messages have been spread about attacks on Bihari migrants in Tamil Nadu. These messages were being shared on WhatsApp. The state government of Tamil Nadu and Bihar have both issued a warning...

04 March 2023

From Today, Train Passengers Can Pre-Order KFC, McDonald’s

Soon, Train Passengers Can Order Food Via WhatsApp

WhatsApp communication for e-catering services implemented on selected trains and passengers. Based on customer feedback and suggestions, the company will enable the same on other trains.

06 February 2023

Cyber Crime

Haryana Man Falls Prey To 'Sextortion', Pays Rs 5.35 Lakh To Blackmailer

On Saturday, A man ended up paying Rs 5.35 lakh to a cyber fraudster who claimed to be a Delhi Police officer and threatened to implicate him in a case of fraud, officials said.

11 March 2023

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Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights(photo for representational purposes only)

DCPCR Launches WhatsApp Chatbot

Some of its uses include complaint registration, searching information and tracking complaint status. It will be used by the commission for nudge-based awareness communications to children, women, anganwadi workers, etc. 

01 February 2023

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31 January 2023
SC To Decide If It Will Hear Plea Against WhatsApp's Policy To Share Users' Data Or Wait For Central Data Protection Bill

SC To Decide If It Will Hear Plea Against WhatsApp's Policy To Share Users' Data Or Wait For Central Data Protection Bill

In a statement on Tuesday, the Supreme Court ruled that it would examine whether the appeal challenging WhatsApp's policy of sharing users' data with Facebook...


11 January 2023
Meta, FADA Join Hands To Enable Auto Dealerships To Reach Customers Digitally

Meta, FADA Join Hands To Enable Auto Dealerships To Reach Customers Digitally

It would upskill more than 3,000 auto dealers across the country to build a social presence and digitise using Meta platforms, the social media giant said


01 January 2023
IT Minister Calls Out WhatsApp For Incorrect India Map; Platform Deletes Post, Apologises 

IT Minister Calls Out WhatsApp For Incorrect India Map; Platform Deletes Post, Apologises 

The video post by WhatsApp about a New Year eve livestream depicted the globe that showed an incorrect map of India with regard to Jammu and Kashmir


31 December 2022
IT Minister Pulls Up WhatsApp For Incorrect India Map Shown In The Tweeted Video; Asks Platform To Fix Error

IT Minister Pulls Up WhatsApp For Incorrect India Map Shown In The Tweeted Video; Asks Platform To Fix Error

A video tweeted by WhatsApp showed an incorrect map of India, according to IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. 


31 December 2022
'2022 Grew Up On Me Like My Grandmother's Album'

'2022 Grew Up On Me Like My Grandmother's Album'

The past one year made me realize the importance of a magazine in an era of fast news- the importance of research and analysis amidst the rate race of breaking...


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21 December 2022
WhatsApp Bans 37.16 Lakh Accounts In India In November

WhatsApp Bans 37.16 Lakh Accounts In India In November

The banned WhatsApp accounts in India include 9.9 lakh accounts which were barred proactively before being flagged by users


15 December 2022
WhatsApp Pay India Chief Vinay Choletti Steps Down After 4 Months Of Taking Charge

WhatsApp Pay India Chief Vinay Choletti Steps Down After 4 Months Of Taking Charge

Apart from Vinay Choletti, WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose, Meta’s India head Ajit Mohan and Meta’s Public Policy Director in India Rajiv Aggarwal...


15 December 2022
WhatsApp Pay India Chief Vinay Choletti Steps Down After 4 Months Of Taking Charge

WhatsApp Pay India Chief Vinay Choletti Steps Down After 4 Months Of Taking Charge

Apart from Vinay Choletti, WhatsApp’s India head Abhijit Bose, Meta’s India head Ajit Mohan and Meta’s Public Policy Director in India Rajiv Aggarwal...


05 December 2022
ICICI Bank’s Pockets Tops List Of India’s Most Valued Digital Payment Brands, Followed By PayZapp & Google Pay

ICICI Bank’s Pockets Tops List Of India’s Most Valued Digital Payment Brands, Followed By PayZapp & Google Pay

The study found that better security, data privacy, and customer support give banking digital payment apps higher customer loyalty compared to non-banking...


05 December 2022
Meta To Jointly Invest With Airtel In Telecom Infrastructure

Meta To Jointly Invest With Airtel In Telecom Infrastructure

As part of the collaboration, Airtel will partner with Meta and STC (Saudi Telecom Company), to extend the world's longest subsea cable system, 2Africa Pearls,...


05 December 2022
LIC Initiates WhatsApp Service For Its Portal-Registered Policyholders

LIC Initiates WhatsApp Service For Its Portal-Registered Policyholders

Only those policyholders who are registered on the LIC Portal can use the WhatsApp service


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26 November 2022
From SBI, HDFC, PNB To Axis, Indian Banks That Provide WhatsApp Banking Services

From SBI, HDFC, PNB To Axis, Indian Banks That Provide WhatsApp Banking Services

Several major Indian banks have started banking services through WhatsApp; here’re a few of them.


21 November 2022
Now Pensioners Can Receive Pension Slips Through WhatsApp: Know More About SBI’s New Service

Now Pensioners Can Receive Pension Slips Through WhatsApp: Know More About SBI’s New Service

Pensioners can now receive pension slips through SBI’s WhatsApp Service


15 November 2022
WhatsApp India Head Abhijit Bose Resigns

WhatsApp India Head Abhijit Bose Resigns

Shivnath Thukral, the director of public policy at WhatsApp will has now been appointed by Meta to head the public policy initiatives of the company across all...


31 October 2022
Instagram Stops Working, Tells Users Their Accounts Are Suspended

Instagram Stops Working, Tells Users Their Accounts Are Suspended

Many users received notifications saying they were suspended from the platform. 


31 October 2022
WhatsApp, Signal May Not Require Licences To Operate In India: Report

WhatsApp, Signal May Not Require Licences To Operate In India: Report

Leading telecom players such as Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, have been consistently asking the government to bring OTTs under the licensing...


27 October 2022
WhatsApp Submits Report To IT Ministry On Tuesday's Service Outage

WhatsApp Submits Report To IT Ministry On Tuesday's Service Outage

The ministry had asked the Meta-owned messaging platform to share reasons for the service disruption


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