Born and died on same date: Kerala man killed in Sharjah after TikTok dispute turns into fatal attackAn Indian expat's tragic death in Sharjah, allegedly after a TikTok dispute, is marked by a haunting coincidence: his death date, May 31, w...
05 Jun, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
India's new drama is about the fight for your 1-minute attentionIndia streaming platforms microdramas: Platforms are rapidly adopting microdramas, short, vertically shot melodramas. These bite-sized show...
02 Jun, 2026, 01.30 PM IST
Double Tap Films takes 21 Hindi microdramas global with TikTok partnershipDouble Tap Films, a Pratilipi studio, is distributing 21 Indian microdrama shows on TikTok in the US, Canada, Brazil, and Japan. This marks...
26 May, 2026, 12.28 PM IST
'Not fond of Indians': Taiwan candidate Lee Hung-Yi's billboard banning turbaned man, upside-down Indian flag sparks concernTaiwan anti-India billboard: A political candidate in Taiwan Lee Hung-Yi has ignited a social media firestorm with a billboard opposing Ind...
25 May, 2026, 11.00 AM IST
India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Snap flags ad revenue hit from Middle East conflict, slower North America growthSnap experienced a decline in advertising revenues during the first quarter, largely impacted by ongoing tensions in the Middle East and a ...
07 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Constant AI labelling, lasting pain: Why govt's label mandate could reshape social mediaIndia's MeitY is proposing a significant new rule for social media platforms. Platforms must now display labels on synthetic content contin...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.28 AM IST
EU to soon roll out age-check app for social media where India could be looking to followEuropean Union is launching an age-verification app to shield children online. India's Karnataka state has banned social media for under-16...
15 Apr, 2026, 04.13 PM IST
Are TikTok, other Chinese apps back in India as tensions subside?While reports of TikTok being accessible to some users in India are doing the rounds amid a thaw in India-China relations, government sourc...
23 Aug, 2025, 01.56 PM IST
TikTok India social handles active but losing followersThe higher activity levels come at a time when there have been media reports that Oracle Corp has ousted Microsoft to emerge as the preferr...
25 May, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
TikTok hasn't shared user data, won't, even if asked: Nikhil Gandhi, India HeadTikTok was one of 59 Chinese apps banned by India last month for alleged national security risks. It has 200 million registered users in In...
30 Jul, 2020, 08.01 AM IST
ByteDance may move TikTok headquarters out of China as India bans appSenior executives are discussing options such as creating a new management board for TikTok or establishing a headquarters for the app outs...
10 Jul, 2020, 01.12 PM IST
TikTok report shows India sends highest number of user information and content takedown requestsIndia made a total of 302 requests and TikTok complied with 90% of those requests, the report showed. The United States followed India with...
09 Jul, 2020, 07.10 PM IST
Facing heat, TikTok removes 60 lakh clips over rule violationsThe move comes at a time when the company is facing regulatory heat in India, and has been served with a notice by the government around un...
23 Jul, 2019, 10.58 AM IST
TikTok partners with National Skill Development CorporationNSDC has joined TikTok to leverage the platform to educate TikTok’s over 200 million users, including first-time Internet users in India.
15 Jul, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
TikTok partners with NSDC to celebrate World Youth Skills Day 2019The partnership aims to leverage TikTok’s 200 million user community to build awareness around NSDC’s mission to educate India’s youth.
15 Jul, 2019, 02.50 PM IST
TikTok’s relentless growth in India is hitting FacebookByteDance, the world’s most valuable startup, is banking on its global product approach and user-generated content to win over the Indian m...
21 May, 2019, 12.29 PM IST