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Beware: Hacked verified Twitter accounts of journalists used for phishing attacks on others, several become victims
Twitter account of The Bhutanese editor came under phishing attack by hacked account of Mid-Day journalist Gaurav Sarkar
Google removes ‘Ghazwa e Hind’ app from play store after uproar
Ghazwa-e-Hind that literally translates to 'holy raid of India', is a common term used by Islamic invaders and terrorists. The term finds its origin in Islamic literature named Hadiths.
Reddit, Guardian, NYTimes, Amazon and half the Internet websites went down in major outage
Many international media websites were down for about half an hour due in a major outage.
Covid-19 lab leak theory: Indian scientists had flagged ‘unnatural insertions’ in its genome, were forced to withdraw study
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Researchers from Kusuma School of Biological Sciences in IIT Delhi had found that Covid-19 virus in humans is different from those in bats
Twitter to launch paid subscription service ‘Twitter Blue’ including coloured themes and ‘undo tweet’ options
The Twitter Blue option is listed as an in-app purchase for ₹269 in India, £2.49 in the UK and $2.99 in the US
Mutations present in Coronavirus B.1.617 strain, dubbed as India strain and Modi strain, originated in the USA and Denmark
The variant B.1.617 of Coronavirus is a combination of mutations that had originated in the USA and Denmark, says GISAID
Here is how you can find empty slots near you for Covid-19 vaccine by sending just a WhatsApp message
The WhatsApp chatbot 'MyGov Corona Helpdesk' helps people to find Covid-19 vaccination centres nearer to them
Are they giants? The story behind a photo of POTUS and FLOTUS that baffled the internet
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A distorted photo of US president and first lady with former president and former first lady due to wide angle lens and strong flash
Facebook Oversight Board upholds the ban on Donald Trump, but questions its permanent nature saying it is a ‘vague, standardless penalty’
Facebook Oversight Board said that Donald Trump violated the norms of the platform, but permanent ban is not consistent with regular penalties
India excludes Chinese-giant Huawei from 5G trials
Huawei and ZTE are under scrutiny for allegedly installing "backdoor" vulnerabilities to spy for the Chinese government
