X says blocking done on government request, while the IT ministry claims no such request was made
The clarification came after X blocked accounts of several news platforms including Reuters and Reuters World on July 5
The government asked the Elon Musk-owned platform for an explanation and said that it had not sought such a move. X restored access to the account shortly after
International news agency Reuters' X account has been withheld in India "in response to a legal demand", according to a notice displayed by the social media platform. However, government sources denied having raised any new legal demand in this matter and sought explanation from X for blocking Reuters account. They said a demand for blocking Reuters' X account alongside several hundreds of other accounts was made during Operation Sindoor. While several accounts were blocked from accessing in India, Reuters handle wasn't. According to sources, Elon Musk-owned X seems to have now acted on that request and blocked Reuters' X handle in India. And since the issue isn't relevant now, the government has asked X to explain the blocking and lift the embargo. "An order was issued on May 7 (during Operation Sindoor) but it was not enforced. X seems to have enforced that order now which is a mistake on their part. Government has reached out to X for resolving it at the earliest," an official
Raphael Satter obtained the OCI status through his marriage and claimed he visited India for family purposes
The Toronto-based content and technology company reported quarterly revenue rising 5 per cent to $1.909 billion, slightly ahead of analyst expectations of $1.907 billion
An expected fiscal deficit of 4.5% of gross domestic product represents a slight tightening of the purse compared with the fiscal year about to end, at 4.8%
The Toronto-based content and technology company reported a quarterly revenue rise of 8% to $1.72 billion, just ahead of analyst expectations, according to LSEG data
The company now forecasts full year revenue to hit the high end of projections or a rise of about 7 per cent
The Toronto-based news and information provider reported a fourth-quarter revenue rise of 3% to $1.8 billion, largely in line with analyst estimates, according to LSEG data
Banga has also held the position of Senior Independent Director at retail chain Marks and Spencer plc and at GlaxoSmithKline
"Reuters staff journalists were not on the ground at the locations referred to in the HonestReporting article.
A Reuters videographer killed in Israeli shelling of southern Lebanon was laid to rest in his hometown on Saturday in a funeral procession attended by hundreds of people. Draped in a Lebanese flag, Issam Abdallah's body was carried on a stretcher through the streets of the southern town of Khiam, from his family's home to the local cemetery. Dozens of journalists and Lebanese lawmakers attended the funeral. Abdallah was killed Friday evening near the village of Alma al-Shaab in south Lebanon when an Israeli shell landed on a gathering of international journalists covering exchange of fire along the border between Israeli troops and members of Lebanon's militant Hezbollah group. The Lebanese army said in a statement Saturday that Israeli troops fired a shell the day before hitting a civilian car used by journalists killing Abdallah and wounding others. The army said that other areas in south Lebanon at the time were targeted by an Israeli helicopter gunship and artillery, including
Emerging market currencies expected to drift higher in coming months due to improved global growth prospects, boosted in part by the reopening of China's economy, a Reuters poll found
The buoyant outlook for India's housing market has barely changed in the last three months despite the Reserve Bank of India embarking on its most aggressive tightening cycle in a decade
India's equity market will post only minimal gains for the rest of the year amid rising volatility, according to strategists polled by Reuters
The award-winning journalist was killed in July last while covering clashes between Afghan troops and the Taliban in Spin Boldak district of Kandahar city
38-year-old Siddiqui, who was the Chief Photographer for Reuters in India, was killed in Kandahar province's Spin Boldak district while covering the violence in Afghanistan
Photojournalist Danish Siddiqui, who died during an assignment in Afghanistan, has been posthumously awarded as the Journalist of the Year' for 2020 by the Mumbai Press Club
In a joint statement with Facebook, the Kazakh government had touted the move as a compromise solution on Monday, after the Central Asian nation threatened to block FB for millions of local users.