Web Users In India

CERT-In has issued a high-severity rated warning cautioning against "multiple vulnerabilities" in popular web browser Google Chrome, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause denial of service condition on targeted system. 

Google is making the Dark Web Report feature available to Google One subscribers in India. As the dark web is intended to conceal users' identities and whereabouts, it serves as a hub for hackers and miscreants to conduct illicit businesses, such as the sale and purchase of sensitive personal data of persons worldwide.

India is set to become the largest connected nation in the globe with 1.2 billion internet users, Union Minister of State for Electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Friday.

Amazon miniTV, the free, ad-supported content streaming platform which works within the Amazon Shopping app, has launched a new category called Imported. Content within the category includes international shows dubbed in Hindi for audiences in India.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has started verified service in India at a monthly subscription price of Rs. 699 for mobile apps, the company said on Wednesday. Meta is planning to roll out verified service on the web in the coming months at a subscription price of Rs. 599 per month.  

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on select Android devices. Several users online have spotted the battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. The game seems to be accessible only via the store page URL and won’t appear natively on t...

Web conference company Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has secured a pan-India telecom licence that will enable it to offer telephone services as well to enterprise customers, ZVC said on Wednesday. US-based Zoom has been offering voice and video conference service through its website and app.

Microblogging site Twitter faced an outage on Wednesday with several users, including those in India, reporting issues with refreshing their newsfeeds or posting new content on the website. The service, which went down at around 4 pm resumed after a short while. According to the outage monitoring website, Downdetector, affected regions in India inc...

The government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of their users, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that the IT Rules, 2021, cast specific obligations on the intermediaries that no i...

WhatsApp is down with several users reporting that they aren't able to send or receive messages on downtime tracker Downdetector. The Meta-owned messaging service seems to be down across the globe as well as in India. 

Realme has launched Realme Care service system that will provide users end-to-end customer support for users in India and will be available in India across social media, email, voice, WhatsApp, and web chat. Realme care+ service has also been announced and will provide users with a 1-year extended warranty, 1 year of screen protection, and 1 year o...

Twitter is down for several users, according to user reports on downtime tracker Downdetector. Thousands of users have reported they are unable to access Twitter on the Web, mobile apps, and on TweetDeck. The service seems to be working normally in India — there were 477 reports on Downdetector India at 6:10pm — but other regions around the wor...

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has announced the launch of its venture investment arm to invest in early-stage Web 3 and blockchain startups in India and other parts of the world.

Spotify has rolled out three features which include easy blocking of users on the app and Web, making Autoplay enabled by default on Spotify Connect devices, and Spotify Charts to offer city-wise music recommendations.

Amazon services in India and other parts of the world went down on Monday at around 9am IST, as per Downdetector. Users reported issues with logging in and checking out on Amazon online store. Amazon Web Services were also down for multiple users.

CERT-In has issued a high-severity rated warning cautioning against "multiple vulnerabilities" in popular web browser Google Chrome, which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause denial of service condition on targeted system. 

Google is making the Dark Web Report feature available to Google One subscribers in India. As the dark web is intended to conceal users' identities and whereabouts, it serves as a hub for hackers and miscreants to conduct illicit businesses, such as the sale and purchase of sensitive personal data of persons worldwide.

India is set to become the largest connected nation in the globe with 1.2 billion internet users, Union Minister of State for Electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said here on Friday.

Amazon miniTV, the free, ad-supported content streaming platform which works within the Amazon Shopping app, has launched a new category called Imported. Content within the category includes international shows dubbed in Hindi for audiences in India.

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has started verified service in India at a monthly subscription price of Rs. 699 for mobile apps, the company said on Wednesday. Meta is planning to roll out verified service on the web in the coming months at a subscription price of Rs. 599 per month.  

Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) is reportedly available to download on select Android devices. Several users online have spotted the battle royale game on the Google Play Store, ready to download without any prior date confirmation from publisher Krafton. The game seems to be accessible only via the store page URL and won’t appear natively on t...

Web conference company Zoom Video Communications (ZVC) has secured a pan-India telecom licence that will enable it to offer telephone services as well to enterprise customers, ZVC said on Wednesday. US-based Zoom has been offering voice and video conference service through its website and app.

Microblogging site Twitter faced an outage on Wednesday with several users, including those in India, reporting issues with refreshing their newsfeeds or posting new content on the website. The service, which went down at around 4 pm resumed after a short while. According to the outage monitoring website, Downdetector, affected regions in India inc...

The government neither controls social media intermediaries nor casts any fetters on the freedom of expression of their users, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in a written reply to the Lok Sabha said that the IT Rules, 2021, cast specific obligations on the intermediaries that no i...

WhatsApp is down with several users reporting that they aren't able to send or receive messages on downtime tracker Downdetector. The Meta-owned messaging service seems to be down across the globe as well as in India. 

Realme has launched Realme Care service system that will provide users end-to-end customer support for users in India and will be available in India across social media, email, voice, WhatsApp, and web chat. Realme care+ service has also been announced and will provide users with a 1-year extended warranty, 1 year of screen protection, and 1 year o...

Twitter is down for several users, according to user reports on downtime tracker Downdetector. Thousands of users have reported they are unable to access Twitter on the Web, mobile apps, and on TweetDeck. The service seems to be working normally in India — there were 477 reports on Downdetector India at 6:10pm — but other regions around the wor...

Cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has announced the launch of its venture investment arm to invest in early-stage Web 3 and blockchain startups in India and other parts of the world.

Spotify has rolled out three features which include easy blocking of users on the app and Web, making Autoplay enabled by default on Spotify Connect devices, and Spotify Charts to offer city-wise music recommendations.

Amazon services in India and other parts of the world went down on Monday at around 9am IST, as per Downdetector. Users reported issues with logging in and checking out on Amazon online store. Amazon Web Services were also down for multiple users.