MUMBAI: The Indian government is tightening the noose around the Pakistani nationals after the horrific Pahalgam terrorist attack. In a follow-up to several Pakistanis being sent across the border back home, the tough action is now bleeding into the digital landscape as well, with the Instagram accounts of many Pakistani artists now stand blocked and inaccessible in India.

MUMBAI: On her friend Rani Mukerji’s 47th birthday on Friday, actress Shilpa Shetty penned a note and wished her “great health, more spiritual trips and jagrans.”

NEW DELHI: A woman from the UK, who came to Delhi to meet a man she befriended on Instagram, was raped by him at a hotel in Mahipalpur in southwest Delhi's Vasant Kunj area.

MUMBAI: Sonu Nigam’s son, Nevaan, made his Instagram debut on Thursday, showcasing his two-year physical transformation. The renowned singer gave his blessings, saying, "may God always keep you in His shelter."

MUMBAI: Bollywood star Katrina Kaif was joined by her mother-in-law Veena Kaushal as they visited the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj.

MUMBAI: Actor Abhishek Banerjee has shared that he is feeling a profound sense of spiritual energy as he films his upcoming project in Prayagraj.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu BJP State President K. Annamalai alleged on Thursday that State School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh mismanaged Rs 1,050 crore allocated by the Central Government for the Samagra Shiksha scheme.

NEW DELHI: Reinforcing its commitment to the online safety of young users, Meta on Tuesday announced the expansion of Instagram Teen Accounts to India.

NEW DELHI: In a remarkable initiative for the devotees attending the grand Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, a special camp named 'Netra Mahakumbh' has been set up to provide free eye checkups, spectacles, and medicines.

BHOPAL: The special premiere of 'Jungle Satyagraha' - a movie based on a true story highlighting a tribal movement against draconian British rule, was organised at Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Monday.

PRYAGRAJ: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Prayagraj on Friday to oversee preparations for the grand Maha Kumbh Mela 2025. Upon arrival at the airport, he was welcomed by Governor Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

NEW DELHI:Security has been tightened ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh on Friday.

MUMBAI: A delegation from Jagrato Bangla submitted a memorandum to the Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh on Monday, urging him to address the ongoing violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and to secure the immediate release of detained ISKCON priests.

MUMBAI: Veteran actor Anil Kapoor has bid adieu to Agra and thanked the police and government officials for their ‘warmth and care’.

PATIALA: Punjab Jails and Transport Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar, on Monday, said that gangsters and notorious criminals will be housed in a new under-construction high-profile security jail near Jagraon, Ludhiana, with an aim to dismantle criminal networks operating from within the prison system. The Cabinet Minister was addressing the passing-out parade of 132 warders and 4 matrons of Batch No. 97 at the Punjab Jail Training School in Patiala. He inspected the parade and took the ceremonial salutation.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Ananya Panday’s recent Instagram Story has gained attention for the wrong reasons. The actress recently took to the Stories section of her Instagram, and shared a throwback picture of herself with her grandmother as she wished her on her birthday.

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari expressed strong support for the students protesting in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, emphasising that their demands were justified.

SEOUL: A solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the United States has been successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS) to begin its mission of observing the sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, Seoul's national space agency said on Wednesday.

NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh prepares for the Maha Kumbh 2025, authorities are bracing for a massive influx of 40 crore devotees, both from across India and abroad.

MUMBAI: Bollywood actress Kajol, who has been getting a lot of positive response for her role in the streaming thriller ‘Do Patti’, has shared an array of pictures on her social media.

SEOUL: South Korea's national space agency on Friday said it plans to send a solar coronagraph jointly developed with the US to the International Space Station (ISS) to study the sun's outer atmosphere, or corona, and solar wind.

JODHPUR: Union Tourism and Culture Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said that 45 crore devotees and tourists from 100 countries including India will visit the Maha Kumbh to be held in Prayagraj from 13 January to 26 February, 2025.

SEOUL: US-based social media platforms YouTube and Instagram saw their usage time among South Korean users rise sharply in September from a year earlier, data showed on Sunday, while domestic platforms like KakaoTalk and Naver lost ground.

NEW DELHI: Social media giant Meta has laid off employees across multiple teams, including at WhatsApp and Instagram, as part of an apparent restructuring exercise, reports said on Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Meta-owned Instagram is going to tweak its algorithm to improve its ranking system and better highlight original content from creators, its head Adam Mosseri has announced.

SAN FRANCISO: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram said that it is testing more recent and timely content in 'Top' and 'Reels' tabs in hashtags and removing the 'Recent' tab.

MUMBAI: Katrina Kaif was recently trolled by a social media influencer over her cooking skills. Katrina often shares pictures of delicacies which she bakes or cooks for her husband Vicky Kaushal.

AGRA: Other than a ritualistic exhibition of photographs and free entry to monuments, the Agra office of the Archaelogical Survey of India has done nothing tangible to instil in the local citizenry a sense of respect and pride in the heritage of the country.

SAN FRANCISCO: After Elon Musk made a hostile bid to acquire Twitter for nearly $43 billion, its Indian-origin CEO Parag Agrawal has tried to convince employees that the micro-blogging platform would follow a "rigorous process".

PRAYAGRAJ: A man was critically injured after being shot at by another man at a petrol pump in Nawabganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj district onMonday.

SAN FRANCISCO: In a dramatic twist, Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal has announced that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will not join the board of the company, saying that "he believes it is for the best".

TORONTO: Regular use of viagra, used to treat erectile dysfunction, can harm your vision leaving you blind, a study has claimed.

SAN FRANCISO: Meta-owned Instagram has reportedly slashed creators' payout by as much as 70 per cent while increasing target metrics for monetisation for them on the platform.

SAN FRANCISCO: Chinese short-video-making app TikTok's parent company ByteDance allegedly made fake accounts with content taken from Instagram, Snapchat and other social media platforms, a new report has claimed.

NEW DELHI: Aside from Bollywood celebrities who have achieved name and fame in their own industry, we cannot ignore television stars who are well-liked by audiences for their acting ability and fashion sense. With a sizable fan base, these television actors are taking Instagram by storm.

AMRITSAR: Advocate Harjinder Singh Dhami, President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee *SGPC) has expressed sorrow over the burning Five Saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji at Gurdwara Ajitsar Sahib in Jagraon due to short circuit of electricity.

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram will now let all users tag products in their posts in the US.

MOSCOW: A Moscow court has ruled to ban Facebook and Instagram in Russia, labelling the parent company of the two social networks Meta Platforms Inc. as "extremist".

AGRA:Nearly two dozen passengers were injured after a bus plunged into a 12-feet-deep ditch near the Jamalnagar Bhains village in Agra, police said.

NEW DELHI: Instagram has begun hiding information about people's followers, who they're following, and people who are following each other for private accounts in Russia and Ukraine to reduce the spread of misinformation.

MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Government on Monday appointed Acting Director General of Police Sanjay Pandey as the new Mumbai Commissioner of Police, a DGP-rank post.

SAN FRANCISCO: Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram reportedly appears to have quietly removed the ability for mobile users to set a lower daily time limit reminder than 30 minutes.

NEW DELHI: Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal, 37, is taking "a few weeks" of paternity leave for the birth of his second child, the micro-blogging platform has confirmed.

CHANDIGARH:The Shiromani Akali Dal today asked Sunita Kejriwal, wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to tell Punjabis during her visit to Punjab tomorrow what her husband's association with Swadeshi Jagran Manch was like. There is a connection.

AGRA: In yet another case of alleged custodial death, a 36-year-old auto driver was reportedly beaten to death by police in Agra.

BENGALURU: Blackmailed for obscene pictures on Instagram, a young engineer in Bengaluru has committed suicide by coming under train near Malleshwaram locality.

AGRA: A 26-year-old transgender, Radhika Bai, is all set to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls as an Independent from the reserve Agra Cantt constituency.

CHENNAI: Actress and singer Shruti Haasan will conduct a series of live Instagram sessions on various social issues as part of her birthday celebrations this year.

MUMBAI: Urvashi Rautela, Bollywood's youngest superstar with a massive following, has established her career both overseas and in Bollywood by working hard and dedicating herself to success every day. With her breathtaking look and extraordinary appeal, this international actress has always fascinated all of her lovers. The actress has made sure because of her hard work to embark a place in the hearts of the audience Urvashi is indeed a trendsetter and she is a complete fashionista.

AGRA: Rani Devi, who had been protesting for 81 days demanding a road and proper drainage system in Dhanoli, Ajeejpura and Siroli villages in Uttar Pradesh's Agra, has died at the protest site.

SAN FRANCISCO: In a video message, Meta-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram's head Adam Mosseri said that the platform will "double down" on video and focus on Reels in the upcoming year.

LUCKNOW: What is in a name, asked Shakespeare. But it is a lot if one belongs to a place that has changed its name. Well-known poet Akbar Allahabadi has been mentioned as 'Akbar Prayagraji after the name of Allahabad was changed to Prayagraj by the Yogi Adityanath government, three years ago.

MUMBAI:As social drama 'Ghar Ek Mandir: Kripa Agrasen Maharaja Ki' has crossed the 100-episode landmark, the actors recounted their association with the show and the journey so far.

NEW DELHI:With an aim to pay tribute to Parag Agarwal, the newly-appointed CEO of Twitter, premium tea company Vahdam India on Thursday announced that it has gifted a personalised NFT to the Indian-origin CEO.

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Prayagraj on Tuesday to attend programmes related to women.

MUMBAI:Notching a major investigation success, the Mumbai Police have traced a minor girl of Indian origin -- reported 'missing' from Sweden -- to her Instagram friend in Mumbai, officials said here on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Instagram has always been a place where individuals could express themselves while also being entertained. Reels, on the other hand, has seen an increase in the amount of young individuals showing their skills and building a strong community as a result of its launch. As part of the platform's marketing campaign this year, creators were honoured by emphasising their accomplishment across many media formats. Now, as part of the same initiative, '25 Under 25 Instagrammers of India' is another step.

AGRA: Sheroes Hangout Cafe, run by acid attack survivors, has reopened in Agra and Lucknow, after almost two years, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

SAN FRANCISCO:After whistleblower Frances Haugen leaked internal company research suggesting Instagram's negative effect on teenagers, the Meta-owned photo-sharing platform on Tuesday launched a 'Take a Break' and other safety features for teenagers.

AGRA: With some respite on the Covid-19 pandemic front, after steep decline in numbers, the district authorities are all set to welcome domestic tourists to the historical monuments in Agra.

AGRA: With some respite on the Covid-19 pandemic front, after steep decline in numbers, the district authorities are all set to welcome domestic tourists to the historical monuments in Agra.

 AGRA: The Paras hospital in Agra is being sealed following the death of 22 patients reportedly due to a shortage of oxygen. The district administration has taken this decision after investigation on Tuesday afternoon.

AGRA: A video purportedly of a director of a private nursing home in Agra claiming several Covid patients died as a result of a mock exercise that allegedly cut off medical oxygen supply, has gone viral.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Police has arrested two of the main accused in the sensational killing of CIA Assistant Sub Inspectors (ASIs), Bhagwan Singh and Dalwinderjit Singh, who were gunned down in cold blood in Jagraon Grain Market on May 15.

SAN FRANCISCO:Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is working on a new feature that allows users to choose if they want to receive 2FA codes through WhatsApp Messenger or WhatsApp Business.

SAN FRANCISCO:Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is reportedly working on an update to its desktop website that will allow users to create posts from there as well.

MUMBAI:Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut on Sunday alleged that Instagram has deleted her post where she speaks about demolishing Covid.Kangana took a sarcastic jibe at Instagram saying there is a Covid fan club.

NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned Instagram has apologised for a technical bug that deleted the story posts by millions of users, including social activists, globally.
Instagram Head Adam Mosseri said in a tweet on Friday that the platform experienced a technical bug, which impacted millions of people's stories, highlights and archives around the world.

AGRA: Agra-based fashion designer, Sharda Whabi, was found dead in her house in Jaipuria Sunrise Colony, possibly due to Covid. She lived alone since her husband and two sons are based in Dubai.

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram is rolling out a new sticker to Stories that allows English-speaking users to add auto-generated captions to their videos.

SAN FRANCISCO: In a bid to take on invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse, Facebook-owned photo-sharing platform Instagram has introduced a new feature in its Live that allows users to turn off their phone's camera when broadcasting.

PRAYAGRAJ(Uttar Pradesh): At a time when several states are reeling under the impact of oxygen shortage amid the raging pandemic, a businessman in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has initiated a plan to set up an oxygen plant in the city with a capacity to feed requirements of, at least, three government hospitals free of cost forever.

AGRA: The alarming surge in the number of fresh Covid-19 cases in Agra has pushed the citys medical infrastructure close to a virtual collapse.
The number of fresh cases officially reported on Monday was 437, with six deaths. The total number of active cases now stands at 4,197.

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned short video-making app Instagram Reels is bringing ads to Reels in few countries, including India.The full-screen ads will be arriving first in India, Germany, Brazil and Australia before landing in more countries "in the coming months."

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Cabinet Minister Mr. Charanjit Singh Channi has expressed deep shock and grief over the sad demise of former MLA Jagraj Singh Gill. He was detected positive for Corona and died in hospital.

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday condoled the sad demise of veteran Congress leader and Ex- MLA Jagraj Singh Gill (95), who passed away here today this morning in a private hospital after struggling with Coronavirus.

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook-owned Instagram on Wednesday announced a new feature to protect people from seeing abusive direct messages (DMs), as well as the ability to prevent someone you've blocked from contacting you from a new account.

MUMBAI: Janhvi Kapoor on Friday took to social media to post a fun reel with her friends.
The reel has been shot through a window and Janhvi and her friends can be seen dancing one by one. They also do a group dance at the poolside, at the end of the reel.

AGRA: The alarming surge of Covid-19 cases in the Taj city, one patient every ten minutes, 242 cases on Wednesday including politicians and officials, has hit the tourism industry hard which was only beginning to limp back to some kind of normalcy in January and February.

NEW DELHI: The popular soap "Sasural Simar Ka" is all set to return with season two, and the cast is currently shooting in Agra. Dipika Kakar, Jayati Bhatia, Radhika Muthukumar, and Tanya Sharma are among cast and crew members shooting in the city of Taj.

AGRA: In view of the surge in Covid-19 cases in the city, the district health department has added more beds to the wards, upped the oxygen supply and streamlined the medical infrastructure in the city.

NEW YORK: During a "Stop Asian Hate" march in New York City, a man who wanted to tag her in a photograph approached Rihanna to ask for her Instagram handle without realising whom he was talking to.

 AGRA: A day long fast by the BJP mayor of Agra, Navin Jain, to highlight the problem of pollution in the Taj city, on Friday, along-with hundreds of party workers flouting Covid-19 safety norms, has virtually opened a pandora's box.

MATHURA(Uttar Pradesh): A fresh plea has been filed in the Mathura mosque land case, seeking the court's directions to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) or any other competent authority to scientifically dig out Lord Krishna's sculpture "buried under the stairs of a small mosque next to Diwan-e-Khas at the Red Fort in Agra by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1669".

NEW DELHI: In its bid to further take on Chinese short-form video app TikTok, Facebook-owned Instagram has announced a new feature called Remix that will let users create, share and add their own perspective and fun on its Reels platform.

NEW DELHI: Facebook-owned Instagram has seen a surge in frauds on its platform that were up by 50 per cent since the pandemic began, and scams related to romance, phishing and influencer sponsors top the chart, a new report said on Tuesday.

MUMBAI: In a huge fallout of the mystery SUV case, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday shunted out Mumbai Commissioner of Police Param Bir Singh and replaced him with current Director-General of Police Hemant Nagrale, Home Minister Anil Deshmukh announced.

AGRA(Uttar Pradesh):Five persons, including four of a family, were killed when a septic tank they were digging in Pratap Pura village of Agra district caved in.
District Magistrate of Agra, Prabhu N. Singh, said, "The five deceased were involved in digging of a septic tank when mud collapsed into the pit that had been dug. One person died on spot while four others were rushed to S.N. Medical College where they were declared dead on arrival."

AGRA: Nine persons were killed and three seriously injured when a Scorpio vehicle rammed into a container on Thursday morning in the Etmadpur area here.

AGRA: The 20-year-old jilted lover, who had allegedly stabbed his girlfriend and her mother to death, has been arrested after a brief encounter with police.
The incident happened on Monday in Agra's Bah area. The accused, who is pursuing his graduation, was remanded to judicial custody after being produced in the court, said the police.

AGRA (UP): A mother and her daughter were brutally murdered in their house by a young man of the same village.

AGRA: Shooting for 'Dasvin', starring Abhishek Bachchan, Yami Gautam, Nirmat Kaur, began at the Agra Central jail where a huge set has been created in circle number four.

AGRA: Almost a year after the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, the Taj city is slowly limping back to normalcy, though the hospitality industry continues to struggle as foreign visitors are not coming due to the suspension of international flights.

SAN FRANCISCO: Facebook has removed 26.9 million pieces of hate speech content in the fourth quarter of 2020 -- up from 22.1 million in Q3 and the company gives credit to improvements in its automated systems that catch and purge such comments.