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Narendra Modi Followers on Twitter reached Fifty Million

Narendra Modi followers on twitter, a social media site reached fifty million. Very much active on social media sites this is for the first time Indian leader has reached on that level. Few followers behind the US President Donald Trump who has 68 Million followers. Narendra Modi who is also considered as modern generation leader […]

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Pakistan Fake News Factory in the wake of Abrogation of Article 370

Pakistan: After the abrogation of article 370 adamant Pakistan trying utmost to create unrest in Jammu and Kashmir. They are trying to highlight this issue on every stage. But the problem is no country has come in support of them. And to persuade the international community Pakistan is using social media platforms in every possible

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Salman trolled for inappropriate comment, Salim Khan apologises

Salman Khan’s ‘raped woman’ comment took the social media by storm on Monday night. His foot-in-the-mouth remark did not go down well with the Twitterati who slayed him mercilessly. The actor had made this remark on Saturday evening while he was giving interviews for his upcoming film. A source, who was present at the media

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NIT Srinagar: Cornered Jammu and Kashmir cops vent anger on social media

Angry at being called anti-national for their action against non-local students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), senior J&K police officers have taken to social networking sites to vent their frustrations. What has angered these officers, who have been on the fore-front of anti-militancy operations in the state, the most is their removal from

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2 Held For Posting Morphed Picture Of Mohan Bhagwat On Social Media

Two youths have been arrested here for allegedly posting and circulating a morphed objectionable photo of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on social media, Madhya Pradesh police said today. The youths identified as Shaqir, 22, and Wasim, 20, were arrested on March 16 for uploading the morphed picture of Bhagwat in a local

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Times Now told to apologise for Jasleen Kaur story: All media houses should take note

The News Broadcasting Standards Authority (NBSA) has asked news channel Times Now to issue an apology and pay a fine for its reportage on the Jasleen Kaur case. For those who don’t remember, Kaur is a student of the Delhi University who had accused Sarabjit Singh of harassing her verbally at a road crossing in

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Enhance alertness to fight criminals misusing social media: Rajnath Singh to Delhi Police

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said Delhi Police should be more alert to combat criminals who misuse social media. ”Criminals are adopting new methods. A man in a remote village can get in touch with a criminal or execute any criminal act through internet. ”Criminals can create anarchy through social media. We need to

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Facebook director Marc Andreessen sorry for India Internet remarks

Marc Andreessen, a prominent venture capitalist and Facebook board director, apologized for tweets that condemned the Indian government for banning the social media company’s free Internet service. India introduced rules on Monday preventing Internet service providers from having different pricing policies for accessing different parts of the Web, effectively dismantling Facebook’s Free Basics program, which

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In global crackdown on Islamic State activity, Twitter shuts down 125,000 ‘terrorism-related’ accounts

Twitter Inc has shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of them linked to the Islamic State group, the company said in a blog post on Friday. Twitter has said it only takes down accounts when they are reported by other users, but said that it has increased the

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Pakistani ad featuring Nargis Fakhri sparks outrage online

Bollywood actress Nargis Fakhri’s advertisement on the front page of leading Pakistani Urdu newspaper Jang has created a stir over social media where people have condemned it by calling the advertisement ‘cheap’ and ‘absurd’. Many, including journalists, took to Twitter to condemn the ‘obscenity’ of the ad that simply shows Nargis Fakhri lying down with

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150 Indians under lens for following IS propaganda

Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of those under surveillance are from the southern states, sources said. Though agencies are not planning any action or crackdown on the youth who may

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Belgian Court Gives Facebook 48 Hours to Stop Tracking Internet Users

A Belgian court on Monday gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking Internet users who do not have accounts with the US social media giant, or risk fines of up to EUR 250,000 ($269,000) a day. The order follows a case lodged by Belgium’s privacy watchdog in June which said Facebook indiscriminately tracks Internet users

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Dadri lynching: Uttar Pradesh Police ask Twitter to delete ‘provocative’ posts on killing

UP police on Monday wrote a letter to Twitter Inc asking for removal of certain photographs and text uploaded on the social networking service said to be related to the Dadri incident in which Akhlaq (50) was lynched following rumours that his family had consumed and stored beef. IG (administration) Prakash D said the letter

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Ahmed Mohammed receives a letter from George Takei and it is brilliant

George Takei, best known for his roles in the evergreen television series Star Trek, is also a director, author and an activist. Takei is a power on social media. His Facebook page has currently over 8.9 million likes. He is an avid user of the social network and regularly posts content with original humourous commentary.

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