They also regretted that 'Jai Shri Ram' has been reduced to a 'provocative war cry' and alleged the prime minister's inaction on the issue.
Many controversies and questions later, here are things you might have wanted to know but couldn't find an answer
Govt has asked for an audit of WhatsApp security and systems, according to IT minister
Omidyar Network India report sees structural changes for future e-commerce
Experts demanded clarification in several areas of ambiguity that exists in the draft Personal Data Protection Bill
The minister also said digital players must erect appropriate security walls or be ready to face action
In a scathing attack, the veteran Congress leader said that the government had procured Pegasus as part of an organised plan and used it illegally
According to a recent report 'Phishing - Baiting the Hook' by Akamai, Microsoft, PayPal, DHL, and Dropbox were the top targeted brands when it came to phishing
The affected users were spread across 149 countries, and the number was similar to (up or down 10 per cent) the number of warnings sent in the same period of 2018 and 2017
The feature will be initially available for group chats only and can be enabled by the group's administrators
Will provide 500 start-ups approved by DPIIT with $500 each of Facebook ad credits
Both Google and Facebook-owned WhatsApp are working with small sellers and merchants to help them set up their digital stores
Messaging giant WhatsApp has, in the past, drawn flak from the government on the issue of message traceability
A WhatsApp Business account is similar in look and feel to a regular WhatsApp account for a customer. WhatsApp Business is free to download and runs on Android and iOS
The feature is currently in beta but has not been publicly announced because it is not widely available at this moment
The update is rolling out in batches, so the payments feature is currently available only on some users' WhatsApp
The company is testing this feature in a beta version of its Android app, in a bid to crack down on fake news
The instant messaging platform had earlier expressed inability in tracing the origin of messages citing privacy of consumers
Facebook, which owns the messaging and voice over IP service company, has its India development center in Hyderabad
From government officials' perspective, the messaging service has not fulfilled most of the earlier demands, while making a half-hearted attempt