Viral video of Pitbull attacking child in park sparks outrage; Here's how to escape if you or your child get caught in a dog attackA disturbing video showing a pitbull viciously biting a young boy’s leg in a public park has gone viral on X, with bystanders desperately t...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.43 AM IST
Manipur suspends internet in 5 districts after attack on two childrenThe decision was taken in view of the prevailing law and order situation, amid concerns that anti-social elements could misuse social media...
07 Apr, 2026, 05.13 PM IST
Landslide at Ramban blocks Jammu-Srinagar National Highway; Restoration work ongoingThe Jammu-Srinagar National Highway is closed due to landslides and heavy rain. Commuters are advised to avoid travel and check traffic upd...
31 Mar, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
X, formerly Twitter, appeals court ruling on content blocking ordersSocial media platform X has appealed to an Indian state court to set aside its ruling that rejected a plea against some government orders t...
02 Aug, 2023, 03.11 PM IST
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter's plea against government, slaps Rs 50 lakh fineJustice Krishna S Dixit said that the social media company did not give reasons for not complying with the government's demands for blockin...
30 Jun, 2023, 03.31 PM IST
Twitter defiant to laws of the land: Centre tells Karnataka HCThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in its 101-page statement of objections before the Karnataka High Court has ...
02 Sep, 2022, 10.22 AM IST
Twitter bans 43,140 accounts in India for violating normsTwitter said it purged 40,982 accounts for child sexual exploitation, non-consensual nudity and similar content and banned 2,158 accounts f...
02 Aug, 2022, 11.04 AM IST
Twitter sues Indian govt, says content takedown orders is abuse of powerTwitter's attempt to get a judicial review is part of a growing confrontation with the Indian government over content regulation.
05 Jul, 2022, 08.18 PM IST
Why not block account posting objectionable content on Hindu goddess, Delhi High Court asks Twitter citing Trump banA bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi, which was hearing a petition against the allegedly obnoxious posts on Maa Kali by user...
29 Mar, 2022, 11.51 AM IST
'Not aligned with our view of freedom of speech': US frowns over Modi government request to remove online postsTwitter and other social media platforms have taken down around 100 posts and URLs after the government asked them to remove content that w...
27 Apr, 2021, 10.43 AM IST
India warns Twitter to comply with orders to block accountsTwitter blocked dozens of accounts in India, including that of a leading news magazine, after the government said that users were posting c...
03 Feb, 2021, 05.04 PM IST
Pak telecom authority threatens to ban TwitterTwitter has been warned by Pakistan's telecom authority that the micro-blogging site could be banned in the country for not complying with ...
16 Aug, 2018, 02.16 PM IST
IT Act: Industry tight-lipped on Supreme Court upholding content blocking rulesFree-speech activists and social media experts applauded SC’s order to scrap law that allowed police to arrest anyone posting "offensive" m...
25 Mar, 2015, 07.58 PM IST
Twitter restores access to blasphemous material in PakistanTwitter said it had now dropped the ban because the watchdog had not followed up its initial requests with further documentation.
18 Jun, 2014, 06.04 PM IST
Assam violence: Government sets 12-hour deadline for Twitter to remove hate pagesAfter the end of the deadline on Thursday morning, the government may impose a temporary ban on Twitter using available technical options.
23 Aug, 2012, 04.28 AM IST
Pakistan blocks Twitter access over 'blasphemous content'Pakistani authorities today blocked access to Twitter on the ground that it was being used to publicise a contest for blasphemous caricatur...
20 May, 2012, 10.41 PM IST
- Twitter's censor move with eye on China?
Twitter, a hugely popular social networking site for microblogging, has said that "if required by the law" it can block tweets in a particu...
28 Jan, 2012, 11.41 AM IST