Nurses Day 2026: The hidden freebies and food deals you don’t want to missNational Nurses Day: Nurses Week 2026 runs May 6-12, honoring healthcare workers with nationwide freebies and discounts. Major chains such ...
06 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
Bot or not: World ID 4.0, Sam Altman’s `proof of human' for the AI eraSam Altamns's Tools for Humanity launched World ID 4.0, an enhanced, open-source human verification protocol. This upgrade introduces key r...
19 Apr, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
AI in 2026 and beyond: The new admissions filter no one can afford to ignoreAI is transforming the job market. Universities are adapting admissions to assess AI readiness. Students need to demonstrate responsible AI...
05 Apr, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
WhatsApp plans to replace green checkmark with blue one for verified channelsMeta-owned WhatsApp is reportedly planning to replace the green verification badge with a blue checkmark for verified channels on Android.
30 Sep, 2023, 07.29 PM IST
'Desperate for validation': Are blue checks uncool now?Last week, Twitter began stripping the verification symbols from the profiles of thousands of celebrities, media personalities and politici...
29 Apr, 2023, 10.43 AM IST
‘Give it to charity’: Stephen King ticks off Elon Musk over Twitter badge paymentKing had tweeted on Friday that he hadn’t subscribed to Twitter Blue but still had the blue tick. “My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed ...
24 Apr, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Priyanka Chopra announces ‘I’m Priyanka again’ after she gets back blue tick on TwitterTwitter eliminated the original blue verification badges from accounts that have not signed up for the Twitter Blue subscription.
23 Apr, 2023, 09.24 PM IST
Twitter restores 'blue tick' on Pope Francis' verified Twitter accountSeveral prominent individuals lost their blue checkmarks on Twitter after the platform changed how it verifies accounts. Previously, the bl...
21 Apr, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Twitter to charge $1,000 per month from businesses for their gold badgesThe Elon Musk-run company, which is busy monetising its platform via various means, will also charge an extra $50 per month to add badges t...
06 Feb, 2023, 12.41 AM IST
Koo will not charge fee for verification badge, says founder Aprameya RadhakrishnaKoo was founded in 2020 with an aim to further Prime Minister Narendra Modi's calls for an 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' or self-reliant India.
01 Nov, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Twitter weighs charging a fee for blue ticks; Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky reactsBrian Chesky, the vacation rental company’s boss, said Twitter verification should be free and open for all. Many agreed with him, while ot...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.30 PM IST
Not confirmed by Twitter: IT minister on reports of fee for verification badgeAmid speculations that Twitter is mulling about $20 per month charge for verification badge, IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday sai...
31 Oct, 2022, 03.56 PM IST
Twitter halts its account verification programme againTwitter admitted last month it permanently suspended a "small number" of fake accounts it mistakenly verified after re-launching its public...
14 Aug, 2021, 10.49 AM IST
Twitter removes blue tick from Bhagwat, other RSS leaders' accounts; restores laterThe blue tick, which is a verification badge, was removed from five accounts belonging to senior functionaries of the RSS
05 Jun, 2021, 06.08 PM IST
Twitter to bring back 'blue tick' in early 2021, users can share feedback on new policy till Dec 8The company had paused its public verification programme three years ago.
25 Nov, 2020, 03.01 PM IST
Twitter to relaunch public verification process, seeks feedbackTwitter said it will revamp how people can identify themselves on the microblogging platform, starting with verification and asking the pub...
24 Nov, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
Radio taxi issue: Driver verification only on paperAs per rules, every driver of a commercial passenger vehicle must have a public service vehicle (PSV) badge, besides a commercial licence.
10 Dec, 2014, 12.11 PM IST