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No Russian flag, no Russian anthem at Olympics. Know why Russia is competing in Tokyo 2020 under a new name
Russia's contingent of 335 sportspersons are participating in the Tokyo Olympics not under their country's name or flag, but under the name of ROC.
Supreme Court dumps IIT study that showed firecrackers are not a major cause of pollution, dismisses plea challenging ban on sale
Supreme Court said that one does not need IIT to say that firecrackers are bad for health, dismissed IIT-Kanpur study on causes of air pollution
Pakistan bans Chinese app TikTok for the fourth time over obscene and ‘immoral’ content
Around 15 per cent of the 6 million videos removed were about “adult nudity and sexual activities”.
Jammu and Kashmir administration clarifies there is no cow slaughter ban ahead of Bakra-Eid, media had misreported its order
Jammu and Kashmir administration had issued an order to ban illegal slaughter of bovine animals, media had reported it as full ban
2 million Indian users banned, 25% total accounts banned from India: Details of disclosures by Whatsapp in first compliance report under new IT rules
Whatsapp said more than 95 per cent of the 2 million suspended accounts were banned because of unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging
Former Sri Lankan performance analyst Sanath Jayasundara banned for 7 years for corruption: Details
The anti-corruption tribunal of the ICC found Sanath Jayasundara guilty of breaching its anti-corruption code.
Twitter bends the knee after Nigeria bans the platform, begs for ‘open discussions’ to address ‘mutual concerns’: Details
The Nigerian govt had banned Twitter after the social media giant deleted tweets posted by president warning the secessionists
Former US President Donald Trump congratulates Nigeria for suspending Twitter
Trump added that he should have also taken similar steps, but Mark Zuckerberg kept visiting him for dinners at the White House and telling him how great he was.
Nigeria suspends Twitter indefinitely after it had deleted President’s tweet warning secessionists against violence
The Nigeria govt on Friday announced that it has indefinitely suspended Twitter's activities in the country
Donald Trump mocks Twitter after stocks stumble 15%, slams them for silencing free speech: Details
Donald Trump said that this was the price the social media giant Twitter was probably having to pay for stifling free speech
