Updated: Jan 4th, 2026 Elon Musk-run X Corp on Sunday said it continues to take action against illegal content on its social media platform, including Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM), and is working with local governments and law enforcement agencies as necessary. Responding to Musk’s post that “Anyone using Grok to make illegal content will...
Technology is turning villages of India into active participants in the country’s digital ecosystem, according to Gaurav Chopra, senior vice president of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI). In a data-backed assessment of India’s evolving digital landscape, Chopra said that rural India has emerged as the primary driver of internet growth, with usage...
The White House strongly defended US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents following violent unrest in Minneapolis, accusing Democratic leaders and sections of the media of inciting hostility against federal law enforcement officers carrying out immigration operations. Addressing reporters at a packed White House briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said ICE agents were enforcing immigration...
Updated: Jan 1st, 2026 Instagram head Adam Mosseri in his New Year post has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) is making it very difficult to tell the difference between real and fake content on social media. After OpenAI’s ChatGPTCEO Sam Altman raised similar concerns, Mosseri said AI videos have become so realistic that people no...
A New Delhi-based rights group, the Rights and Risks Analysis Group (RRAG), has claimed that at least 15 members of the Hindu minority community were killed in Bangladesh over the past 45 days, allegedly by individuals belonging to the Muslim majority. RRAG Director Suhas Chakma said on Thursday that “in the last 45 days between...
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump during a closed-door meeting at the White House, framing the gesture as a historic symbol of shared struggles for freedom between the two nations. “I presented the president of the United...
Updated: Dec 31st, 2025 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), one of the most powerful observatories ever built, has captured stunning images of a mysterious cloud of gas and dust deep within the Milky Way galaxy, offering new insights into star formation near our galaxy’s core, according to reports. Astronomers study the movement and behavior...
Updated: Jan 15th, 2026 Poor governance and mismanagement due to political interference are leading to huge losses in Pakistan’s state-owned enterprises, after which they are put up for distress sale at throwaway prices, a Pakistani media report said. An article in Pakistan’s Express Tribune points out that instead of reforming governance early, successive governments postpone...
Updated: Dec 24th, 2025 In yet another historic feat, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday successfully launched LVM3-M6 rocket, carrying United States’ new generation BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite. “Mission Success. The LVM3-M6 mission has successfully placed the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into its intended orbit,” said ISRO in an X post. The communication satellite,...
Violence against the minorities in Bangladesh is not a new phenomenon. It has been going on for several decades and has seen major outbreaks since 1989 onwards. The year 2025 witnessed a surge in the number of attacks on minority communities and officials in India say that since then, the targeting has been a relentless...