Indian govt asked Twitter for data on 2.2K accounts in 1st half of 2021
There were also nearly 5,000 legal demands to remove Twitter accounts from India in the reporting period, the company's latest transparency report has revealed. Global government preservation requests decreased by 4 per cent, while accounts specified increased by 24 per cent during this reporting period. The US (57 per cent) and India (25 per cent) together accounted for 82 per cent of all global preservation requests.
Rahul Gandhi writes to Twitter, claims his followers count dropping due to govt pressure
Rahul Gandhi said that his following has been limited ever since Twitter had suspended his account back in August 2021. He mentioned that before his account was suspended, it gained followers at a rate of 2.3 lakhs per month. But since August 2021, his monthly following has crashed down to around 2500 per month resulting in his total following stuck at 1.94 crores.
Rajnath Singh ends tableau politics, writes to Mamata and Stalin clarifying rejections
Politics of tableau heated up after the Centre rejected the proposals of Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu tableaux in the Republic Day parade. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had on Sunday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention after the Centre rejected her state's Republic Day tableaux on Subhas Chandra Bose. In his letter to both the leaders, Rajnath Singh stated that of the 29 proposals from states and union territories, 12 were accepted.
Stalin transfers Namakkal custodial death case to CB-CID
Three police officers including two sub-inspectors and one constable were suspended from service after protests by the relatives of the deceased and the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi before the Salem district collector's office. The police had arrested Kumar of Kottapati village in Namakkal district on charges of stealing gold ornaments at Senthamangalam. Subsequently, a disabled person Prabhakaran and his wife Hema were also taken into custody.
Jallikattu: Bull tamers want govt to provide jobs
The 21-year-old won the best bull tamer award and a two-wheeler sponsored by the DMK Youth wing president and son of Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, Udayanidhi Stalin. Prabhakaran tamed 21 bulls after he took the field at round 4 and endured till round 7. M. Karthik Raja who had tamed 11 bulls won the second place and was awarded with an LED TV. Sivaganga Puliyur Sooravali won the best bull award and a car sponsored by the Chief Minister.
Comment against Saina Nehwal reflects person's ignoble mentality: Kiren Rijiju
Rijiju said that Saina is a steadfast patriot besides being an Olympic medallist. Quoting Nehwal's tweet, Rijiju said, "India is proud of @NSaina for her outstanding contributions in making India a sporting powerhouse. She is a steadfast patriot besides being an Olympic medallist. Making a cheap comment on such an icon personality depics a person's ignoble mentality."
Modi's Twitter handle compromised, Bitcoin link shared
"The Twitter handle of PM @narendramodi was very briefly compromised. The matter was escalated to Twitter and the account has been immediately secured. In the brief period that the account was compromised, any tweet shared must be ignored," PMO India said in a tweet. The account, with more than 73.4 million followers, has now been restored.
Rain woes continue for Chennai residents
Rain in the city stopped as the depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast near here on Thursday evening. The government has declared holiday for schools and colleges located in Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram and Chengalpattu districts due to waterlogging.
Chennai rains: 2-day holiday in schools, colleges in 4 districts
On Saturday night, Chennai recorded the highest rainfall since 2015 as incessant showers lashed the city overnight. Nonstop rain from 8.30 p.m. on Saturday till 5 a.m. on Sunday left the city inundated with water entering homes in several low-lying areas. Addressing mediapersons after visiting Padi, Purasawalkam and Kolathur areas in Chennai, Stalin said that men and machinery were kept ready for any emergency operations following heavy rains.
Rahul's Twitter account should be locked again over false claims: BJP
The BJP made this demand after victim mother reportedly said that no one in the family gave consent to Rahul Gandhi to share their pictures on social media. For revealing the identity of victim, Twitter has locked the Rahul Gandhi's account for few days and later restored it. In a recent incident a nine-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped, murdered and then cremated by her attackers in South West Delhi earlier this month.
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