Ceasefire deal brings relief to some in Iran, but Trump's threat to end a civilization still echoesA fragile ceasefire has brought quiet to Tehran after weeks of bombardment. Many Iranians are relieved but fear the conflict is not over. T...
10 Apr, 2026, 01.23 PM IST
19 years of Twitter: From ‘Larry the bird’ to an X, a timeline of how the platform has evolvedTwitter, now rebranded as X, has evolved from a simple messaging platform to a global communications powerhouse. Key milestones include its...
21 Mar, 2025, 03.55 PM IST
Why Brazil’s Supreme Court blocked X and what it means for the platformBrazil's Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of X, formerly known as Twitter, due to its failure to comply with legal requirements. Ow...
31 Aug, 2024, 07.01 PM IST
India on brink of milk crisis, government pitting one cooperative against other for electoral benefits: Congress"India is on the brink of a milk crisis which is resulting in high levels of inflation and causing further pain to dairy farmers, who are a...
09 Jun, 2023, 08.10 PM IST
Elon Musk's Twitter lifts rule against Covid misinformationThe move comes after the mercurial billionaire reinstated a slew of accounts on the social media network that had previously been banned fo...
30 Nov, 2022, 07.54 AM IST
UN urges Musk to ensure human rights are central to management of TwitterIn his letter, Turk urged Twitter to stand up for the rights to privacy and free expression to the full extent possible, under relevant law...
06 Nov, 2022, 07.51 AM IST
Iran protests spread to key oil refineryProtests have endured across Iran since the death of a 22-year-old woman last month in the custody of the police after she was detained for...
12 Oct, 2022, 01.12 AM IST
Twitter takes down Kanye West's post for violating rulesKanye West returned to Twitter on Friday and violated the rules of the micro-blogging site a day later with a tweet that was consequentiall...
10 Oct, 2022, 07.13 PM IST
As one-word tweets trend, Sachin Tendulkar joins in with 'cricket'If there are many one-word tweets in your feeds, there is a reason - it's a new trend on the social media platform.
02 Sep, 2022, 01.34 PM IST
Ola Electric unveils lithium-ion cell, mass production to begin by 2023Aggarwal tweeted, "Our first indigenously made Li-ion cell! The cell is the heart of the EV revolution. We need to make our own technology ...
12 Jul, 2022, 02.38 PM IST
People aren’t just travelling on Airbnb, they’re now living on Airbnb: CEO Brian CheskyAccording to Airbnb’s cofounder and chief executive Brian Chesky, the new travel and holiday trends born from the pandemic are likely to st...
09 Nov, 2021, 01.16 PM IST
Issues like responsibility and accountability of big tech companies must be debated: JaishankarIn an interactive session with former British prime minister Tony Blair at the India Global Forum, he said that a vigorous debate on big te...
30 Jun, 2021, 06.29 PM IST
Rahul recalls Rajiv Gandhi's achievements in IT, telecomHe said to celebrate his father's 75th birth anniversary, the Congress will organise memorial events across the country.
19 Aug, 2019, 01.04 PM IST
Rajinikanth calls on KarunanidhiKarunanidhi is the first political leader Rajinikanth is meeting after announcing his entry into politics on December 31.
03 Jan, 2018, 10.51 PM IST
Narendra Modi & Barack Obama among the top 5 state heads on TwitterSix yrs into his presidency, Obama finally got his own account under the handle, @POTUS. Here's a look at other major leaders on Twitter.
20 May, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
- China blocks mention of US envoy in blogs
Chinese censors went on an overdrive on Friday blocking mention of US ambassador Jon Huntsman and other foreign officials in Chinese micro ...
25 Feb, 2011, 09.15 PM IST
- Iran Twitts away to stay in touch
Iran is up in flames over the alleged doctoring of election results.
18 Jun, 2009, 12.58 AM IST