IT Ministry replies to Twitter, via homegrown app Koo

New Delhi (IANS) The war between Twitter and the Indian government intensified on Wednesday after the IT Ministry went to the homegrown Twitter-like platform called "Koo" to reply to Jack Dorsey-led platform, saying this is unusual for the micro-blogging…

If world manages to conquer Covid, it will be because of India: Trudeau

New Delhi (IANS) Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called up Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, requesting for Covid-19 vaccines, which India has generously gifted to 20 countries under its vaccine diplomacy.

An official statement…

Action will be taken if Twitter, FB platforms are misused: Govt

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Thursday categorically cautioned social media platforms against spreading fake news or anything inciting violence, as Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said action will be taken if Indian laws were…

Agreement on disengagement at Pangong Lake reached: Rajnath Singh

New Delhi (IANS) India and China have reached an agreement to disengage troops from north and south of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh region, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

The Defence Minister said, "The…

Twitter rival Koo woos Indian users amid data leak row

New Delhi (IANS) Homegrown, vernacular microblogging platform Koo, which has emerged as a favourite among a section of users who want to quit Twitter, has found itself in the midst of several controversies including a data leak row and Chinese investment.

Ahead of Assam & Bengal polls, Shah meets Koch-Rajbongshi 'Maharaja'

Guwahati (IANS) With an eye on assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday met influential Koch-Rajbongshi leader 'Maharaj' Ananta Rai and spent about an hour at his home in western Assam's Chirang…

Indian drugmaker to pay $50mn fine, forfeiture in US for irregularities

New York (IANS) A cancer drugmaker in India has admitted to destroying and concealing records before an inspection of its plant in West Bengal by US authorities and agreed to pay $50 million in fines and forfeitures, according to the Justice Department.

Twitter acts on 500 Indian accounts, backs free expression

New Delhi (IANS) Twitter on Wednesday said that it has taken a range of enforcement actions, including permanent suspension in certain cases, against more than 500 accounts escalated across orders from the Indian government for the clear violations…

Blinken discusses Myanmar situation with Jaishankar

New York (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the situation in Myanmar, where a military coup was staged on February 1, with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar.

Blinken reaffirmed "the strength of the US-India…

US to stand by India in face of China's aggressive action: Spokesperson

New York (IANS) In the face of China's aggressive actions against India, the US will stand with New Delhi, according to State Department spokesperson Ned Price.

"We are concerned by Beijing's pattern of ongoing attempts to intimidate…