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Google, Apple should pull Saudi Arabia's infamous wife-tracking app Absher, says HRW

Through the Absher app, Saudi men can cancel the women's tickets and get SMS updates if the women try to circumvent travel restrictions.

May 6, 2019

Reuters journalist Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo

Jailed Reuters reporters win Pulitzer Prize

Reuters has won two Pulitzers, two of this year's honorees have been jailed for 490 days in Myanmar for their role in uncovering the killings.

Apr 16, 2019

WATCH| Kashmiri voter dances his heart out near polling booth; brisk voting amid militant threats

Despite reports of stone pelting and threats, a large number of voters turned up at polling booths in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

Apr 11, 2019

Why wasn't Yasin Malik's JKLF banned for 30 years?

The central government said the JKLF is charged with the killing of four IAF personnel and an exodus of Kashmiri pandits besides funding stone pelting in Kashmir.

Mar 23, 2019

Bruised, pushed, and dragged along the floor: Indian immigrants allege mistreatment at US detention centre

Terrifying stories are now pouring in from the El Paso centre where seven Punjabi asylum seekers remain detained for several months. The detainees have said they haven't been granted bonds to make their case making it almost impossible for them to get an access to a counsel or win the case.

Mar 7, 2019

WhatsApp update: Media forward shortcut option to make a comeback soon

With forward shortcut feature, WhatsApp users can directly share pictures and messages from the chat session without having to traverse through the second layer of interface.

Feb 3, 2019

PM Modi trolled on social media over Kerala BJP leader's 'Rajahamsa' comment

Social media users started trolling PM Narendra Modi after Kerala BJP leader K Surendran called him a Rajahamsa from the Manasarovar lake.

Jan 30, 2019

WhatsApp suffers temporary outage in global regions

Facebook-owned WhatsApp messenger app crash affected more than one billion people in global regions.

Jan 23, 2019

Boat with about 200 'smuggled' Indians may be headed to New Zealand

The boat is said to be carrying people from New Delhi and Tamil Nadu and left Munambam harbour in Kerala on January 12. A person from New Delhi was then arrested and questioned and he has hinted that the boat could now be on the way to New Zealand.

Jan 22, 2019

WhatsApp to limit forward option to 5 in all global regions to curb fake news

Having learnt lessons in India, WhatsApp has announced to limit the forward messages to only five chats at once. Also, all forwarded message will come with tag-'Forwarded' in the top left corner.

Jan 22, 2019

China set to post slowest growth in 28 years in 2018, more stimulus seen

China is expected to report on Monday that economic growth cooled to its slowest in 28 years in 2018 amid weakening domestic demand and bruising U.S. tariffs, adding pressure on Beijing to roll out more support measures to avert a sharper slowdown.

Jan 20, 2019

Threat for Indian workers as Dubai ruler says job nationalisation will double in 2019

The nationalisation of jobs increased a whopping 200 percent in Dubai in 2018, says Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

Jan 9, 2019

Arsh Bajwa to star in short film 'The Struggle'

Excited about the project, Arsh said in a statement: "The film came to me by luck. I met the makers on Instagram first time and I was finalised over social media itself.

Jan 6, 2019

Guatemalan boy becomes second child to die in US custody in December

The boy and his father had entered the United States via El Paso, Texas, on December 18 and were transferred to a border patrol station in Alamogordo on December 23.

Dec 26, 2018

ED raids on people linked to Robert Vadra an act of 'blind vendetta': Congress

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Abhishek Manu Singhvi said: "Facing a complete rout in the Assembly elections in the five states, the Modi government is back to its dirty tricks and malicious tactics."

Dec 8, 2018

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