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The news of PM Modi writing back to the 11-year old girl was shared by her father on Twitter.(Twitter/@ravinderyadava)

PM Modi replies to 11-year-old girl’s letter, Twitter can’t stop praising her

Aarushi Yadav wrote to the Prime Minister on May 23, after the BJP got the huge mandate in the elections.

25 Jun 2019 4:39 PM

Unfortunately, even sacrificing your entire social media presence wouldn't be sufficient to protect digital privacy.

Would you say goodbye to social media for data privacy?

Facebook, Instagram or Twitter, have become a significant part of our lives and 82 per cent of people now use them.

24 Jun 2019 1:01 PM

Twitter Support explained that since most people don't tag their precise location in tweets, the ability is being removed. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Now you won’t be able to tag locations in your Twitter tweets

Users will still be able to tag precise location through Twitter's updated camera.

20 Jun 2019 1:26 PM

The step-by-step video on yoga meditation poses elaborates why meditation is important, how proper breathing techniques and yoga asanas help in improving concentration to meditate for longer duration. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Meditation integral part of Yoga': PM tweets 2 videos before International Yoga Day

The tweets garnered thousands of likes and has been retweeted more than 8000 times.

20 Jun 2019 1:04 PM

Most of the Twitter users teased Khan for his poor knowledge and asked him to confirm things before going public. (Photo: File)

Pak PM Imran Khan trolled on Twitter for posting Tagore's quote as Khalil Gibran's

During a visit to Iran in April, Khan had made a similar faux pas when he said that Japan and Germany shared borders.

20 Jun 2019 9:39 AM

In the video, PM Modi’s animated version is seen teaching Surya Namaskar step-by-step, wearing olive green track pants and a tangerine t-shirt. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Have you made Surya Namaskar part of your routine?': PM shares new yoga video

The video is the latest in the series of the videos which PM Modi has been sharing ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21.

19 Jun 2019 10:28 AM

'Best wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi on his birthday. May he be blessed with good health and a long life,' he said in a tweet. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi wishes good health, long life to Rahul Gandhi on his birthday

The two leaders were involved in a war of words in the run-up to LS polls, in which BJP-led NDA returned to power with a massive majority.

19 Jun 2019 10:02 AM

Last year, the SFJ had announced that it would hold "Kartarpur Sahib Convention - 2019" in Pakistan for anti-India propaganda in November 2019 during the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. (Photo: ANI)

Twitter suspends pro-Khalistan activist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun's account

Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is the legal advisor of Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a US-based separatist organisation.

18 Jun 2019 2:24 PM

Musk has previously been accused by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for disclosing misleading corporate information about Tesla on Twitter. (AP Photo/Jack Plunkett, File)

Elon Musk becomes 'Daddy DotCom' on Twitter

June 16 was Father’s Day and the Tesla Inc chief has a history of being playful with his Twitter account.

18 Jun 2019 7:40 AM

The new handle name, if it means the site, Daddy.com, is a website for new or expecting fathers. (Photo: Twitter screenshot)

SpaceX CEO's Father's Day move, @ElonMusk becomes @DaddyDotCom

'Just deleted my Twitter account', Elon Musk tweeted.

17 Jun 2019 3:13 PM

Donning a blue T-shirt and black track pants in the 3D video, Modi's animated version can be seen performing the posture while a voice-over outlines the benefits of the asana. (Photo: ANI)

Watch: Ahead of International Yoga Day, PM Modi posts another video

The members of the Assembly chose June 21 to mark the day as it is the longest day of the year.

17 Jun 2019 12:24 PM

In the latest purge of information, the company said it believes 4,779 accounts were associated or backed by Iran.

Twitter deletes thousands of accounts tied to Iran

The social media site seeks to end false info campaigns.

14 Jun 2019 12:13 PM

Hashtag #instagramdown started trending on Twitter soon after the photo-sharing service went down.

Instagram is back after over hour-long outage

Instagram acknowledged the outage on microblogging site Twitter.

14 Jun 2019 9:49 AM

Square, which was co-founded by Dorsey in 2009, arrived in Britain just over two years ago with the objective of helping small businesses accept card payments.

Twitter chief Jack Dorsey helps UK refugee entrepreneurs take payments

Dorsey said communities needed to help people of all backgrounds participate in the economy.

12 Jun 2019 10:02 AM

After Amitabh Bachchan, Singer Adnan Sami's Twitter handle gets hacked

The cyber attacker has also changed the profile pic, cover photo and Twitter bio of the singer's account.

11 Jun 2019 5:29 PM

In the video, with another elephant, the rest of the herd emerges – bulls, cows and calves – and cluster around the body. (Photo: Screengrab)

Watch: Grieving elephants take part in 'funeral procession' of dead calf

The exact location of the video was not immediately known.

11 Jun 2019 12:17 PM

Amitabh Bachchan's Twitter account hacked, DP changed to Pakistan PM

Within an hour, the tweets from his account were deleted and the display picture and cover photo were removed.

11 Jun 2019 11:59 AM

From 2,500 confusing words, Twitter will show you rules in 280-characters or less.

Twitter makes its rules easier to understand

Twitter is refreshing its rules with simple, clear language, and re-organising them into categories.

08 Jun 2019 11:11 AM

As soon as they see the avalanche approaching, their first reaction wasn’t to run but instead to taken in Mother Nature’s work of art.

Family getting wiped out by avalanche goes viral on Twitter

This fake video has been viewed over 8.17 million times.

07 Jun 2019 12:24 PM

The 33-year-old Badiucao said he reached out to Twitter ahead of the anniversary and offered to create a special tank man emoji that would appear next to the hashtag #Tiananmen30. (Photo: AFP | Representational)

Chinese cartoonist announces protest against Twitter for refusing Tiananmen emoji

This is the second time the social media giant has come under fire in the last week over its handling of China-related content.

06 Jun 2019 2:54 PM

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