Kyiv: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied Russia’s accusation of development of chemical or other weapon of mass destruction in Ukraine. Countering the accusation, he warned Russia against attempting use of biological weapons in Ukraine, saying it woudl invite the most severe sanctions. Zelenskyy accused Russian “propagandists” of trying to cover up...

Ahmedabad: Like every year, the Ahmedabad police issued a warning against rash and drunk driving on December 31. While the message was the same, the packaging was different this time. A wacky warning was posted on the Twitter handle of the Ahmedabad police on Thursday with the image of a strict-looking policeman on the side....

Start #WeLoveShahrukhKhan in response to Haryana BJP leader-led #BoycottShahrukKhan on Twitter Mumbai: If Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan has followed Twitter trends on Thursday morning, he must be smiling. His name is part of the two highest trending hashtags—one against and another countering the first one. #BoycottShahrukhKhan began trending on Twitter in the morning....

Social media giant Twitter on Saturday restored the account of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. Gandhi’s account was temporarily suspended a week ago for tweeting pictures of the family of a 9-year-old alleged rape and murder victim in northwest Delhi. Apart from Gandhi, the accounts of several others who had shared the parliamentarian’s tweet have been...

Says account is locked if tweet poses threat; Rahul Gandhi’s account was suspended ‘temporarily’ after he posted photo of Delhi rape victim’s family   New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter said in a statement that the account of a user is locked if there is a violation or safety and security threat to an individual because...

New Delhi: It was in August 1942 that the Quit India Movement, the ultimate movement to free India from colonial rule, was kick-started. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter on Monday to pay his tribute to the heroes of the freedom struggle on the 79th anniversary of the Quit India Movement Day. The spirit...

New Delhi: The Twitter account of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been suspended temporarily, the Congress tweeted via its official handle on Saturday evening. He will remain connected with people via his other social media account, the tweet added. “Shri @RahulGandhi’s Twitter account has been temporarily suspended & due process is being followed for its...

After a long tussle with the Indian government over compliance with the new IT rules, US-based social media giant Twitter has now revealed that it has appointed Vinay Prakash as the resident grievance officer. The San Francisco headquartered company in its transparency centre page said, “In compliance with Rule 4(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary...

A change of guard at the IT ministry did not bring any respite to social media giant Twitter that is engaged in a bitter tussle with the Centre over compliance with new IT rules. While former IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had often lashed out at Twitter for non-compliance, the new incumbent Ashwini Vaishnaw too...

Social media giant Twitter on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that it will take another eight weeks to appoint a resident grievance officer in compliance with the new IT rules enacted by the Union government. The company in its affidavit submitted to the high court said that it is in the process of setting...

US-based social media giant Twitter was on Tuesday lambasted by the Delhi High Court for its dillydallying in complying with the new IT rules enacted by the Union government. The court has strictly told the microblogging website that it cannot take as long as it wants to appoint a grievance officer in India. The social...

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the relief granted by the Karnataka High Court to Twitter India managing director Manish Maheshwari. Interestingly, Maheshwari has also approached the top court and has filed a caveat asking the court to hear his side before passing any orders on UP Police’s appeal. The...