Delhi High Court notice to Centre on 107-year-old Central Secretariat Club's plea against derecognition, evictionThe Central Secretariat Club faces eviction after its recognition was revoked by the Department of Personnel and Training. The Directorate ...
13 Aug, 2026, 01.13 PM IST
Sports Ministry suspends TTFI over governance issuesThe Sports Ministry suspended the Table Tennis Federation of India's recognition due to governance issues. An ad-hoc committee will now adm...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.27 PM IST
How Google and Meta's Ad transparency reports reveal—and conceal—political Ad spendDespite abundant data, Google and Meta’s ad transparency reports often obscure more than they reveal. While intended to enhance transparenc...
25 May, 2024, 11.20 PM IST
Google blocked or removed over 5.5 billion ads in 2023Google released the data as part of its annual Ads Safety Report wherein it shared that it had also blocked or removed over 1 billion adver...
27 Mar, 2024, 09.45 PM IST
BJP tops Google ad spending during 2023 state polls, allocates Rs 19 cr for assembly electionsIn 2023, during legislative polls in nine states, the BJP emerged as the top spender on Google advertisements, allocating around ₹19 crore,...
17 Jan, 2024, 11.06 PM IST
Google removed 5.2 billion ads in 2022 for policy violationsThe numbers were revealed as part of its Ad Safety Report for 2022 where the tech giant said it blocked or restricted ads from serving over...
29 Mar, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Facebook-owner Meta to share more political ad targeting dataMeta said it would also include detailed targeting information for these individual ads in its "Facebook Open Research and Transparency" da...
24 May, 2022, 08.02 AM IST
Facebook-owner Meta to share more political ad targeting dataMeta said it would also include detailed targeting information for these individual ads in its "Facebook Open Research and Transparency" da...
23 May, 2022, 06.24 PM IST
Google to make verification mandatory for all advertisersGoogle until now required identity verification only for political advertisers running election ads on its platform.
23 Apr, 2020, 07.42 PM IST
Political ad spend on Facebook crosses Rs 10 cr; BJP supporters continue to leadTill the previous week (ending March 23), the number of such ads was 41,974, while the total spending was Rs 8.58 crore.
07 Apr, 2019, 12.33 PM IST
After FB, Google builds political ad database in IndiaAim is to bring more transparency to online election ads.
24 Jan, 2019, 11.07 AM IST
New Google policy to reveal political ad-spend in IndiaGoogle will verify the identity of advertisers before their election ads run on its platforms, the company said in a statement.
22 Jan, 2019, 12.52 PM IST
Twitter to bring new dashboard for enhanced political ad transparency in IndiaTwitter collaborates with national election officials around the world, including the Election Commission of India, to ensure advertising b...
11 Jan, 2019, 06.34 AM IST
Indian elections top priority for Zuckerberg and Facebook: Katie HarbathFacebook is close to appointing an election integrity head, said Harbath.
10 Jan, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Facebook tightens norms for political adsFacebook said it’s important that people know more about the ads they see — especially those that reference political figures, political pa...
07 Dec, 2018, 08.32 AM IST
Facebook makes it must for advertisers to disclose their identity, locationBeginning early next year, Facebook will start showing a disclaimer on all political advertisements.
07 Dec, 2018, 07.18 AM IST
It's about to get harder to trick people with political ads on FacebookFacebook, facing charges of influencing polls, said those who want to buy political or issue ads will have to reveal their identities and v...
07 Apr, 2018, 06.00 PM IST