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Indian scammers stole $2M in cryptocurrency using inspirational Bill Gates quotes
In spite of repeated warnings by the country's central bank, people in India continue to fall for cryptocurrency scams.
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India will build its own space station in the next decade
(ISRO) announced its ambitious plan to put up a space station in the next decade. The space agency’s chief said launch ...
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Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter account allegedly hacked by Turkish group
Last night, a group of Turkish hackers took over Bollywood actor and Indian cultural icon Amitabh Bachchan‘s Twitter account, and posted tweets about the purportedly harsh treatment Turkish soccer players have faced at the hands of Iceland recently. Bachchan's account has more than ...
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India wants to make 40% cabs electric by 2026 to meet climate change goals
The Indian government is planning to order rideshare companies like Ola and Uber to convert 40 percent of their fleet to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2026, according to a report from Reuters. According to sources and documents obtained from meetings, the authorities will order the ...
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iOS 13 brings support for 22 Indian languages and a Hindi predictive keyboard
Apple today unveiled its new iOS 13 at its developer conference. While there are tons of exciting features like dark mode and the new photos app, the company has introduced a bunch of features specifically for India. The new version of iOS will bring support for all 22 official ...
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TikTok is no longer banned in India — but the app is still unavailable
A week-long ban of popular social video creation app TikTok in India has been reversed, according to a report by Reuters, ...
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India asks Google and Apple to ban TikTok — because ‘porn’ (Update: removed from both app stores)
Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology(MeITY) has asked Apple and Google to remove TikTok from App Store ...
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How voters can learn about candidates for the Indian assembly election
India's general assembly elections have started today. For those unfamiliar, the voting process is divided into seven phases spread over a month(April 11- May 19). Candidates are contesting 543 seats across the country which will form the government that’ll rule for the next five ...
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WhatsApp says its fake news tip line is just for research
Earlier this week, WhatsApp announced that it's launching a tip line in India to verify messages during the election. But ...
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Indian court asks government to ban TikTok downloads because it 'encourages pornography'
Yesterday, the Madras High Court, situated in the southern Indian city of Chennai, directed the country's central government ...
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Why the world is unhappy with India's anti-satellite missile test
India successfully launched an anti-satellite missile last month. What does this spell for its reputation as a major space ...
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WhatsApp launches a tip line in India to battle fake news ahead of national elections
WhatsApp has launched a tip line in India to which you can send forwards, rumors, and suspicious-sounding messages and have ...
