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ISPs are reportedly blocking Reddit in India
Facebook and Instagram might be up for people around the world after a long outage, but for several people in India are not being able to access Reddit. However, that's not because of a server outage. Several Reddit posts and reports suggest that telcos and ISPs (Internet Service ...
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Indian police are arresting students for playing PUBG during exam season
The Indian city of Rajkot has seen 10 students arrested by local police for playing PUBG, after it was banned in several ...
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Report: India accounts for a quarter of TikTok's billion downloads
TikTok – the app that lets you create 15-second dubbed videos – is on a rapid growth curve. The app crossed 1 billion downloads last month, according to a report by analytics firm SensorTower. Intriguingly, a quarter of those downloads are said to come from India, making it the ...
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YouTube Music launches in India to battle it out with Spotify et al
At long last, YouTube Music has launched in India with a free ad-supported option, as well as its Premium plan at Rs. 99 ...
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PSA: Look out for YouTube's info panels on controversial topics before watching videos
YouTube announced last night that it'll show information panels in Hindi and English, powered by fact-checkers on controversial topics in India. The company said that these panels will appear on top of the search results, and help users identify misinformation, and avoid videos propagating ...
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Google built a free app to teach Hindi and English to kids in India
Google just released a new Android app called Bolo (‘speak’ in Hindi) that's designed to help children learn Hindi and ...
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Scam ICO advertised on CoinMarketCap busted by police in India
Criminal investigation authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat have booked five people for running fraudulent initial ...
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Spotify officially launches in India, with free music on-demand
After an excruciatingly long wait, music streaming service Spotify has finally launched in India. As we noted last night, the company silently rolled out premium plans for the country priced at Rs 119 ($1.67) per month. The service is available on Android, iOS, and the web. The ...
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Here's how to get Spotify Premium in India ahead of its official launch
People in India have eagerly waited for Spotify to launch in the country. Well, that date might arrive real soon, as the ...
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Cryptocurrency named after India’s ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ ends in $250K scam
Police in India's financial hub Mumbai has booked a local resident Pritam Patil for duping $250,000 out of 12 people in a ...
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TikTok is under fire in India over alleged cyberbullying
Most of us know TikTok - the app that allows users to create 15-second videos - as a place for silly (and sometimes cringy) ...
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After the US, Twitter faces wrath from India’s right wing over alleged bias
Last September, when Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appeared in front of US Congress, several Republican representatives asked him ...
