The co-founder of the Indian microblogging app says that the platform, which is aiming to become an alternative to Twitter, is completely apolitical Our BureauNew Delhi In response to the ''legal requests'' from the Central government, Twitter on Wednesday informed...
Police claim that climate activist Disha Ravi edited the toolkit document and shared it with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg. Delhi Police’s cybercrime unit arrested a 22-year-old climate activist Disha Ravi from Bengaluru for allegedly having connections to the “toolkit”...
On Sunday, Mexico received a shipment of “Made in India” Covid-19 vaccines at the Mexico City airport. India delivered 870,000 doses of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine Covishield to Mexico. Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) manufactures Covishield. While sharing the...
Following the glacier burst in Chamoli, 168 are still missing, though 36 dead bodies have been recovered so far Our BureauNew Delhi In a major natural disaster, a glacier broke in the Tapovan-Reni area of Chamoli District of Uttarakhand on...
When asked about the dispute between the Indian government and Twitter, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price restated the commitment towards supporting democratic values including, freedom of expression. On Thursday, India’s Electronics and Information Technology (IT) Minister Ravi Shankar...
Samkyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) said that its teams are planning to organize programs of state-wise mahapanchayats. The Samkyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM), an umbrella body of over 40 protesting farmer unions, on Thursday announced that “kisan mahapanchayats” will be held across...
Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit and his cabinet colleagues formally received the vaccines from Douglas–Charles Airport, Dominica. Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Caribbean nation received a shipment of 35,000 Covishield vaccines...
Twitter suspended several accounts but did not block accounts of news media entities, journalists, activists, and politicians. On Wednesday, social media platform Twitter suspended over 500 accounts and blocked access to several other accounts within India as it partly complied...
Farmers protesting against the Indian government’s three new farm laws are further intensifying their agitation. In a statement, the Samyukt Kisan Morcha on Wednesday announced a four-hour nationwide “rail roko” (railway blockade) on February 18. Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) is...
Managing Director of Indian pharmaceutical company Biological E Ltd on Wednesday told Reuters that the company is looking to contract-manufacture around 600 million Johnson and Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine doses per year. Managing Director of Biological E Mahima Datla said: "We...
