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Amritpal Singh Manhunt: Several Sikh Twitter Accounts Withheld
Amid the crackdown on Amritpal Singh and his organisation Waris Punjab De and the internet ban in Punjab, several Twitter accounts have been withheld in India. The withheld accounts include the Twitter accounts of Canadian...
Rihanna tweets on farmer protests in India, Kangana Ranaut calls her fool
International pop sensation Rihanna on Tuesday extended her support to the ongoing farmers protest in India. Soon after Rihanna’s tweet, Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut tweeted calling her a fool and a dummy....
Twitter Restores Kisan Ekta Morcha and other accounts hours after restricting
Twitter quietly restored the accounts in India Monday evening (local time), more than 12 hours after it restricted them to users in the country. The company has issued no statement, but the...
Twitter permanently bans Trump, citing risk of violent incitement
Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump from Twitter over a pattern of behaviour that violated company rules. "After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them —...
Keep your word and quit: Twitter to Sidhu on Rahul Amethi loss
As Congress President Rahul Gandhi lost the prestigious Amethi seat to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Smriti Irani, one of the biggest setbacks of the Lok Sabha polls, the chorus grew on...
Currency ban backlash? Modi loses 3 lakh twitter followers in 1 day
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to demonetise Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes seems to have backfired. Besides anger on the streets and confusion in markets, Modi also appears to be...
#GoHomeIndianMedia trends in Nepal for turning tragedy into PR
Kathmandu: The Indian media is facing flak for its coverage of the earthquake disaster in Nepal with complaints in the social media that it was treating the tragedy as a "public relations...
Cricket Australia apologises for ‘Offensive’ Monty Panesar Tweet
Cricket Australia has apologised for referencing England spinner Monty Panesar with a photo it tweeted of four bearded men wearing turbans. CA posted the picture - taken from Instagram - on its official...