Russian lawmakers have approved a bill with stricter penalties for foreign internet companies that fail to open an office in Russia. Fines could be as high as 10 percent of a company's turnover in Russia from the previous year, rising to up to 20 percent for repeat violations.

A new scam has been reported on WhatsApp, in which users are reportedly receiving messages regarding job employment offers in the United Kingdom.

A father's hilarious reply to his son's text message on WhatsApp has left social media in splits.

Umesh Kolhe, a chemist from Maharashtra's Amravati who was allegedly killed for defending former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's comment about Prophet Muhammad, was friends with the accused arrested for his murder, his brother Mahesh Kolhe said.

A Reddit user shared a screenshot of his WhatsApp conversation with his boss and now the post is going viral online. The screenshot shows that the Reddit user, Shreyas, was pulled up for greeting his boss with a "hey" on WhatsApp messenger.

WhatsApp was spotted working on new privacy control features. The instant messaging app could soon allow users to hide their online status from select contacts. It is also reportedly working on extending the time limit for the ‘Delete for Everyone' feature to two days and 12 hours. Additionally, it reportedly released a beta version of the desktop app with a new con...

KT Rama Rao, the IT minister of Telangana where the BJP will hold a national executive meeting today, shared pictures of grand office buildings in state capital Hyderabad as he took a swipe at the national party.

Meta-owned WhatsApp banned over 19 lakh Indian accounts in May on the basis of complaints received from users via its grievances channel and through its own mechanism to prevent and detect violations, as per the latest monthly report.

WhatsApp Reactions updated beta version is reportedly being rolled beta testers on Android and iOS. This new feature will allow WhatsApp users to react to messages by using any available emoji. WhatsApp beta for Android is also getting an updated time limit for delete messages for everyone feature.

Electricity scams are at a peak in India as scammers are targeting consumers in various states to trick them into transferring money for continuing their power connection.

WhatsApp has been spotted working on an ability to let users feature virtual avatars on video calls — just like Apple's Memoji. Separately, WhatsApp is found to be working on the ability to let users silently leave a particular group on the iPhone. WhatsApp for desktop has also been spotted working on a blur tool for images.

He attended my wedding six months ago. He was my beloved uncle, my almost-father. He died in Lucknow. How? The family is still asking.

RazorpayX, the neo-banking arm of Razorpay, has been onboarded as the technology partner of Payments on WhatsApp to enable a smooth cashback experience via UPI for its users across the country.

In a letter sent via WhatsApp, email and SMS, the Shiv Sena called all MLAs to a meeting at Varsha, the official residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

A Moscow court on Monday reportedly rejected an appeal brought by Meta Platforms after it was found guilty of "extremist activity" in Russia in March. Meta's lawyer in March told a court that the company was not carrying out extremist activity and was against Russophobia.

Four youngsters were arrested on Monday for creating Whatsapp group with the alleged aim of inciting youths for a violent agitation at Jabalpur railway station in Madhya Pradesh against the Centre's 'Agnipath' military recruitment scheme.

WhatsApp for iPhone has been spotted introducing an expanded list of emojis for message reactions. WhatsApp currently supports a total of six emoji reactions.

Telegram Premium has been started rolling out to users. The paid subscription brings additional features including access to up to 4GB file uploads, faster downloads, and new stickers. Telegram also announced that its active monthly user base has been increased to 700 million users — from 500 million users in January 2021.

The Central government on Sunday banned 35 WhatsApp groups for allegedly spreading fake news on the Agnipath Scheme and the Agniveers, government sources said. The action was taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

Thirty-five WhatsApp groups have been banned for allegedly spreading fake news about the Centre's new Agnipath scheme, sources have said.

A senior government official in Bihar has been arrested for posting content on social media with alleged "communal overtones", police said on Sunday.

Take a look at some of the messages and quotes that you can share with your father on the occasion of Father’s Day.  

WhatsApp has begun rolling out granular privacy changes to users, allowing them greater control over their profile's privacy. The new privacy controls allow users to specify who can see their last seen, about, and profile photo on the messaging app. Users will be able to select specific contacts from their address book to hide their profile from. Contacts who are ‘b...

Intelligence Agencies are keeping a close watch on social media, especially WhatsApp groups that are spreading misinformation and provoking students on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme, officials said.