Did WhatsApp access mic when smartphone was not in use? Govt to probe

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev......

Pak unblocks Wikipedia after site stands firm on blasphemous content

Pakistan on Tuesday lifted its ban on Wikipedia, two days after the country's media regulator suspended the services of the online encyclopedia for hurting Muslim sentiments by not removing......

Trump's Facebook, Instagram ban to be lifted after 2 years

Meta Platforms Inc has said that it will restore former United States President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, which were suspended following the Capitol Hill riots on January 6,......

Bengaluru court orders Twitter to block Congress, yatra handles

A dedicated commercial court for Bengaluru Urban District has directed micro-blogging site Twitter to block the handles of the Indian National Congress (INC) and its 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' till the......

India Inc's missing whistle-blowers

Domestic corporate scandals of recent vintage, such as Global Trust, Satyam, IL&FS or YES Bank, to name a few, have all been the result of implosions rather than employee revelations, says Kanika......

Big Tech invests $1.82 bn in Indian startups so far this year

Their startup investments number 13 so far, compared to 17 deals in 2020. IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been posted for representational purposes only. Photograph: Reuters./span> Big......

Meet the man behind CoinDCX, India's first crypto unicorn

'If you're into crypto, you have to really, really believe in it, otherwise it's very easy to give up' IMAGE: The co-founders of CoinDCX, Sumit Gupta, chief executive officer, and Neeraj......

ShareChat raises $502 mn from Snap, Twitter, others

ShareChat on Thursday said it has raised $502 million (about Rs 3,725 crore) in funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and Tiger Global, valuing the homegrown social media platform at over $2.1......

Sports Shorts: Mary Kom to hit your TV screens soon

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday IMAGE: Anna Sarkissian, left, and Ameesha Joshi with India's boxing queen M C Mary Kom. Photograph Courtesy: Anna......

Meet the most-followed sports star on Instagram

Cristiano Ronaldo climbs Instagram ranks, Selena Gomez most-followed IMAGE: Cristiano Ronaldo with his daughter. Photograph: Cristiano Ronaldo/Twitter Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo......

Facebook's pricey IPL bid a sign of things to come?

With a cash pile of $6.25 billion, Facebook will have even more shots at bidding for live sporting events as it seeks to keep people glued to its expanding media network. IMAGE: A cheerleader from......

Will IPL media rights cross a massive Rs. 20,000 crore?

'The IPL is one of the biggest cricketing property globally. That the best companies in the global market have shown interest is a testimony to the value that it brings in for the investors.'......

Unprecedented demand for IPL broadcast rights

The IPL broadcast rights -- internet, TV and mobile -- are expected to fetch the BCCI a massive sum of around Rs. 20,000 crore-plus. IMAGE: Mumbai Indians celebrate winning IPL-10. Photograph:......