The Facebook-owned application will also delete the quick forward button placed next to media messages. The steps are aimed at discouraging mass forwards in India - a country that WhatsApp says forwards more messages, photographs and videos than any other.

By its very nature, fake news can't be controlled with a top-down approach that Facebook and WhatsApp are trying to adopt. Instead, it needs a bottoms-up approach. It needs to be crowd-tackled.

Option to register for the exchange is already live on the company's website.

These actions are coming after violent incidents triggered by the circulation of false social media messages in India.

Salaries of central government employees to rise? Govt plans dearness allowance hikeThe Central government is set to modify the index and base year that are used to calculate dearness allowance (DA). The move will result in yet another salary hike of the government employees after two per cent allowance raise approved earlier this year. The DA is a cost of living adjustment allowance paid to government employees and pensioners. It is a component of salary, and is counted as a fixe...

1. Telecom Commission approves Net Neutrality rules for IndiaThe Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making authority under the Ministry of Telecom approved the net neutrality rules earlier this week. These rules mandate that internet service providers cannot diferentiate between web content, ensuring the Indian contiue to get non-discriminatory and unrestricted Internet access. However, mission critical services like autonomous cars and remote access surgery, which need hi...

Motorola launches Moto E5 Plus in India at Rs 11,999Motorola has launched the Moto E5 Plus in India at Rs 11,999. The device is the younger sibling of Moto E5 which is priced at Rs 9,999. The new Moto E5 Plus comes with a 6-inch HD+ display which comes with an aspect ratio of 18:9. The device is powered by Snapdragon 430, which is coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB Of storage. The device gets a dedicated MicroSD card slot. One of the biggest USPs of the device is a 5000mAh battery t...

The instant messaging company owned by Facebook has launched various features to keep a check on the spread of fake news on the platform. Recently, WhatsApp launched an 'Admins Only' feature which only allows admins to post in a group.

After displacing Samsung from pole position in smartphones, Xiaomi aims for a bigger play in Indian consumer durables.

Mukesh Ambani said at the oil-to-telecom giant's 41st annual general meeting that the company will begin registrations for its fibre-to-home service JioGigaFiber from August 15.

Reliance Jio has launched the second version of the JioPhone during its Annual General Meeting in Mumbai. The new JioPhone 2 builds on the first generation of the feature phone.

The most significant announcement by Ambani was about the launch of the much awaited fixed line broadband service, JioGigaFiber that will offer fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband connections.

WhatsApp launches new One-Way Broadcasting feature for group chatsWhatsApp's new One-way Broadcasting feature has been rolled out to most devices. The new feature lets a group admin dictate what is posted in a group. As the feature's name suggests, it's a one-way flow of messages. The group admin will be the only person who can post within that group. The new feature is being rolled out to all Android, iOS devices and is already in place within the Groups in your WhatsApp chats. T...

The Mi Band 3, which is a smart wearable band, was launched earlier in May at an event in China along with three flagship phones.

The J8 will be available across most major retailers, including Flipkart, Amazon, Paytm and even Samsung's own online store. The device is priced at Rs 18,990 and has been released in Black, Blue and Gold.

WhatsApp Payments will soon reach customers and the company is gearing up for the launch with a 24-hour customer support for all users planning to use these services.

While WhatsApp is yet to announce the official date of launch of its UPI-based payments service, industry watchers expect an announcement to come in the next few weeks.

WhatsApp, which is testing its payments services in India, today said it is updating its terms of service and privacy policy to \"reflect the addition of payment interoperability features\" ahead of the full-fledged launch of the service.

Instagram has a new app to compete with YouTubeFacebook Inc-owned (FB.O) social network Instagram launched a mobile app on Wednesday dedicated to user-generated videos up to an hour long, intensifying the competition for consumers' time among ad-supported streaming services such as YouTube. Called IGTV in a nod to traditional television, the service plans to feature videos from rising internet celebrities, artists and pets, some of whom have tens of millions of social media foll...

On Android, the feature is available for Whatsapp Beta/Stable version users while iOS users need to simply update their app to the latest version to avail group voice and video calling.