Forty-nine eminent citizens write to Modi decrying lynchings

Taking note of the growing incidences of religious hate crimes and mob lynchings in the country, 49 eminent intellectuals, including renowned film directors and actors have expressed deep concern in a letter written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read More
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Quack, accused of raping two women, lynched in Assam

A witchdoctor, accused of raping two village women, was beaten to death by a mob in Sitoi Adong village in Assam’s West Karbi Anglong district. A woman has claimed that the victim, Hussain Ali, 45, raped her and her minor relative on the pretext of conducting a puja. Read More
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WhatsApp urges users to upgrade app after ‘surveillance’ attack

Facebook’s WhatsApp urged users to upgrade to the latest version of its popular messaging app as an added precaution after reporting that users might be vulnerable to having malicious spyware installed on phones without their knowledge. Read More
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Social-media giants, IMAI agree to police themselves for LS poll

The Internet and Mobile Association of India and top social-media companies have accepted the Election Commission’s suggestion of policing themselves for the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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EC calls India heads of social sites for meeting over fake news

The Election Commission has asked the country heads of six social-media platforms for a meeting, which includes representatives of Facebook, WhatsApp, Twitter, Google, ShareChat and TikTok, to fight fake news before the general election. Read More
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BJP to use WhatsApp and calls for poll campaigning

The BJP in Gujarat has decided to use technology to reach out to the voters and also maintaining a personal connect with them. For this, they plan to make use of mobile calls and WhatsApp. Read More
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