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Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Just three days before Ujjain goes to the polls, heavy kicking and punching occurred among BJP workers in ward 20. Police have booked four persons for this.Controversy stemmed from posting a hate message on a WhatsApp group on Sunday midnight. BJP has given ticket to party old face Prakash Sharma from this ward. Sonu Malviya from BJP was also claiming a ticket from the ward. Since Navita, wife of Vikas, and brother of Sonu Malviya, has been given ticket by the BJP from ward 50, his candidature was not considered. Sonu Malviya is very upset with this. For election management of BJP candidate Prakash Sharma, different groups have been formed on social media and on the behest of Hitesh Jain, Sonu’s brother Bunty Malviya was also added in the group. But Bunty Malviya was constantly putting hate messages in the group.Since there is a large Muslim population in ward 20 and in such a situation, due to fear of minortiy votes slipping, the WhatsApp group admin Vishal Sharma removed Bunty Malviya and Sonu Malviya from the group. This enraged both the brothers and they threatened to kill Vishal Sharma on phone. Both said that they are going…

Gurugram: The violation of laws to construct a passage for the optical fibre cable has been in the news from different cities for quite some time now. Such incidents have recently come to light in Gurugram too. Prominent Internet providers have recently started their work in Gurugram for installing Optical fibre cables. In the process of execution of this project, these internet providers have allegedly damaged sewer lines, water pipes and electric wires under the ground. It's been two months since the issue was raised by the residents and the internet service provider are reportedly delaying the restoration, further adding to the problems of residents. The residents of sector 23-A East Zone Gurugram are facing issues such as lack of water supply, overflowing sewage and powercuts as the optical fibre cable laying project has tampered with their underground services. Residents allege that this damage has been done due to poor planning and because the workers were not provided with maps of the underground piping system. In conversation with Neeru Yadav, RWA President of Sector 23-A East Zone Gurugram, she says, "Due to the erroneous digging by the workers, our sewage lines, water pipes and roads have been damaged heavily and we…

WhatsApp has been testing several new features on its platform including new emoji reactions to group size and privacy improvements such as hiding last seen and profile pictures from certain contacts. It seems that the Meta-owned instant messaging platform isn’t done yet as the company is now reportedly planning to introduce a group icon editor for its desktop client. WABetaInfo has reported that the instant messaging platform is testing the ability to create custom group icon for desktop. Also note that the feature is already available for beta users on WhatsApp Android and iOS apps since last year. Now, as per the reports, the company is planning to bring the feature on desktop as well. As per the screenshot shared by WABetaInfo, users can now choose a different photo as a group icon and the drop down menu also includes the option -- Emoji & sticker. Which means, users can also choose to use emojis and stickers as the group icon. As the feature is already available on Android and iOS, the desktop version is also expected to offer similar functionality. Also, the group icon editor tool will allow users to quickly create a group icon by choosing a background…

Amravati: A picture of a poster with the words ‘I Support Nupur Sharma’ shared on a WhatsApp group is believed to have set in motion a chain of events that ended in the death of Umesh Kolhe on 21 June. According to the police, the post forwarded by Kolhe, a 54-year-old chemist who lived in Maharashtra’s Amravati city, was further forwarded by a friend of the victim, Dr Yousuf Khan, to other WhatsApp groups, one of which included Sheikh Irfan Rahim Khan, alias Irfan Khan — a 35-year-old who then allegedly plotted to kill Kolhe. Irfan Khan, who the Maharashtra Police are calling the “mastermind” behind the incident, allegedly stabbed Kolhe to death for supporting the comments on the Prophet Muhammad made by Nupur Sharma, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson, during a national TV debate in May. According to a senior Maharashtra Police officer, Khan planned the killing with five of his colleagues and then carried it out. Khan runs an NGO, Rehbar, which helps Muslims living in the city. The incident took place days before the brutal killing of a tailor in Udaipur, Rajasthan, over a social media post in support of Nupur Sharma, but the details…

WhatsApp, the Meta-owned popular messaging app, is working toward expanding its user privacy by working on a new feature that will give users the ability to hide their online status from everyone. It is expected to be released in the future update of the app for Android, iOS, and Desktop users. According to a report from WABetaInfo, which tracks all the latest developments related to WhatsApp, the messaging platform is apparently testing an update for the Last Seen and Online Status. This feature will allow users to decide who can see them online while they are using the messaging app. Currently, WhatsApp users can only hide their Last Seen everyone, contacts, or specific contacts. In its report, WABetaInfo stated that a lot of WhatsApp users over the years requested to be able to hide their online status in stealth mode for various reasons. For example, some users want to use the messaging app without being disturbed by other people, or they feel stalked by someone. “We know a lot of people want this feature, so we also created a concept to disable the online status last year, that’s a good way to share feedback with WhatsApp,” WABetaInfo said in the report. As seen…

WhatsApp users are being urged to activate an important new setting.It could save you from major embarrassment down the line. Earlier this year, WhatsApp added a new feature called Disappearing Messages. These are texts that automatically self-destruct after a certain period of time. Now top TikTok tech star @tatechtips is flagged how to turn the feature on for his viewers – earning nearly 8,000 likes on the app. Thankfully it’s extremely easy to activate. How to send WhatsApp disappearing messages So how to do you activate WhatsApp disappearing messages today?Open your app on mobile and then go into Settings > Account > Privacy. Look for Disappearing Messages and then set the toggle to the On position. Then choose a time period for messages to disappear – 24 hours, 7 days or 90 days. A message will appear in the chat confirming that Disappearing Messages has been turned on. To enable it on an existing chat, you need to archive and then unarchive it first. You can also enable Disappearing Messages on specific chats by tapping into the individual settings of a WhatsApp contact. The system isn’t fool-proof, of course. If someone screenshots or records your chat, there’s no way to remove that content from their phone using…

Instant messaging app WhatsApp is reportedly working on several new features that will make the experience of its users smoother and better.  WhatsApp is Working on Removing Your Online Status The Meta-owned messaging app is working on a feature that will hide your online status. The said feature will be available for a future app update, according to WABetaInfo, a website that tracks the newest WhatsApp updates.  The website also shared a screenshot of the upcoming feature of the WhatsApp beta for iOS. According to WABetaInfo, WhatsApp decided to develop the feature after its users had been requesting it for years.  The feature will be available in the app's Privacy Settings. However, WhatsApp did not reveal when the feature would be available on the app.  According to 9to5Mac, once the feature is available, it allows users to hide the "Online" status. Expect there will be new options like "Everyone," and "Same as Last Seen." Also Read: WhatsApp vs. WeChat vs. Line: The Best Messaging App To Download  If a user chooses "My Contacts" for "Last Seen" and "Same as Last Seen" for "online," it means that those who are not in your contacts will not be able to see when you're available online.  In…

WhatsApp has announced the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, profiling small entrepreneurs from Africa who are using the WhatsApp Business app to grow their business and  reach more customers.  The campaign will highlight the stories of Small and Medium Business owners in Africa, and help them and others like them learn more about business growth opportunities available with the WhatsApp Business app through a virtual educational webinar.  Commenting on the launch of the WhatsAppreneurs campaign, Balkissa Ide Siddo, Public Policy Director for Africa said “Across Africa, small and medium business owners are using the WhatsApp Business app  to develop their business, showcase their products, close sales, and connect with their customers. The WhatsApp Business app provides a tool to help businesses thrive in their markets, reach more customers, and grow their businesses consistently. We are delighted to be a part of the success stories of small businesses who are so important to communities across Africa.” As SMB’s represent a sizable percentage of the economic population demonstrating great potential for growth, opportunity creation, and overcoming poverty post-pandemic, there is a need to provide support through digital tools to help them scale.  The WhatsAppreneur campaign serves the purpose of providing the resources…

WhatsApp, as of now, gives users a time duration of one hour, eight minutes and 16 seconds from the time that they have shared a message to delete it. But that is about to change as the Meta-owned messaging is reportedly working on increasing this limit to over two days. Also Read - WhatsApp says it banned over 19 lakh accounts in India in May 2022 According to a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has started rolling out new time limit to select users who are using the latest version of WhatsApp beta for Android app. As a part of the changes, the company is planning to increase the time limit to delete a message from one hour, eight minutes and 16 seconds to two days and 12 hours. Also Read - How to use Instagram to share posts with other social media channels The blog site said that the Meta-owned has started rolling this feature to select beta tester. It is expected to be available to more beta users in the coming days. “We can also confirm that the new time limit is really 2 days and 12 hours, the same one that was planned during the development of the…

Meta-owned WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned over 19 lakh bad accounts in India in the month of May in compliance with the new IT Rules 2021. The platform had banned over 16.6 lakh bad accounts in India in April. The company also received 528 grievance reports in May within the country, and the accounts "actioned" were 24. In April, WhatsApp received 844 grievance reports within the country, and the accounts "actioned" were 123. "Over the years, we have consistently invested in Artificial Intelligence and other state of the art technology, data scientists and experts, and in processes, in order to keep our users safe on our platform," a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement. "This user-safety report contains details of the user complaints received and the corresponding action taken by WhatsApp, as well as WhatsApp's own preventive actions to combat abuse on our platform," the spokesperson added. Published in accordance with Rule 4(1)(d) of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, the report contains information on actions taken by WhatsApp in response to grievances received from users in India via the grievance mechanisms and accounts actioned in India through its prevention and detection…