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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

IT Minister Calls Out WhatsApp For Incorrect India Map

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

01 January 2023

Bulla village in Arunachal will host Northeasts first fish museum.

'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 a news first.

31 December 2022

Supreme Court

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 and other companies should be considered now, or whether it would...

31 January 2023

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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

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

21 December 2022

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

11 January 2023

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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 also stepped down from their roles last month.

15 December 2022

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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


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.


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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


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

According to government sources, WhatsApp has submitted a report on Tuesday's service outage to the IT ministry.


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26 October 2022
IT Ministry Asks WhatsApp For Cause Of Tuesday's Services Outage

IT Ministry Asks WhatsApp For Cause Of Tuesday's Services Outage

WhatsApp services snag on Tuesday had left users complaining about not being able to send or receive text and video messages, and services had resumed after...


25 October 2022
Whatsapp Outage: Amazon To Google, 5 Biggest Blackouts That Sent Netizens Scrambling For Memes

Whatsapp Outage: Amazon To Google, 5 Biggest Blackouts That Sent Netizens Scrambling For Memes

Whatsapp services were restored for some users after the unexplained disruption that last over an hour. But the memes spawned by the blackout will remain on...


25 October 2022
Whatsapp Back Online After Longest Blackout Ever, But Glitches Remain

Whatsapp Back Online After Longest Blackout Ever, But Glitches Remain

The communication giant Meta who owns the WhatsApp earlier said that they would restore it as quick as possible.


25 October 2022
WhatsApp Services Resume After Over An Hour Of Disruption

WhatsApp Services Resume After Over An Hour Of Disruption

The Meta-owned messaging platform reportedly faced partial disruption on Tuesday


25 October 2022
WhatsApp Working To Restore Services After Users Report Disruption

WhatsApp Working To Restore Services After Users Report Disruption

Downdetector reported significant rise in complaints around WhatsApp outage; nearly 29,000 reports were flagged by users. Downdetector's heatmap showed...


22 September 2022
The Indian Genius Behind WhatsApp and Signal

The Indian Genius Behind WhatsApp and Signal

Meet Balachandar Karthikeyan, the lone Indian who contributed to both of the world's most popular messaging platforms, WhatsApp and Signal. Balachandar...


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