India
Four Men Accused Over A Woman’s Rape And Murder Have Been Shot Dead By Police
Police said the suspects were shot trying to escape during a reconstruction at the scene of the crime that took place in the early hours of the morning.
A 23-Year-Old Woman Was Set On Fire By Five Men While She Traveled To A Court Hearing About Her Alleged Rape
The 23-year-old woman is in critical condition with burns on 90% of her body. Five men, including her two alleged rapists, are in custody.
Kashmiris Are Disappearing From WhatsApp
Kashmiris enduring their region's ongoing internet blackout are losing their WhatsApp accounts because of the platform's policy on inactive accounts.
A 27-Year-Old Indian Woman Was Allegedly Raped And Killed By Four Men Who Later Burned Her Body
The brutal incident echoes the 2012 gang rape of a woman on a bus in Delhi.
An Unidentified Government Spied On Dissidents In India Using A WhatsApp Exploit
Dozens of journalists, activists, and politicians were spied on in India. The Indian government hasn’t confirmed whether it ordered the hack.
Facebook Failed The Rohingya In Myanmar. Now It May Be Repeating Its Mistakes In Assam.
A new report from human rights group Avaaz has found that “Facebook is being used as a megaphone for hate, pointed directly at vulnerable minorities.”
16 Bestselling Books By Indian Authors
Featuring some of our most celebrated writers like Vikram Seth, Jhumpa Lahiri, and more.
India Is Creating A National Facial Recognition System, And Critics Are Afraid Of What Will Happen Next
“Unless we all get plastic surgery at the same time, there’s nothing we can do about it.”
The International Business Times India Has Been Caught Using Deceptive Ad Practices Yet Again
IBT India says it fired the employee responsible, but denies it committed ad fraud.
Google Is Allowing People To Dial A Phone Number To Talk To Google Assistant
The feature will let people in countries like India where millions of people still use feature phones ask Google Assistant for sports scores, weather forecasts, and more.
A Huge Market With Millions Of Smokers Just Banned Vapes Entirely
Violators will be jailed for up to three years and fined up to $7,000.
This Is What It’s Like Living Through Kashmir’s Communications Blackout
“Human rights are being snatched away as we speak.”
Twitter Invested In A Social Network Accused Of Spreading Misinformation And Hate Speech
Earlier this year, ShareChat took steps to clean up the platform, including removing accounts and content that violate its community guidelines.
WhatsApp Is Fighting To Keep Millions Of Users Untraceable
WhatsApp is “a space for private conversations online.” An Indian court could make it public.
WhatsApp Is Now Letting Users Know When A Message Has Been Forwarded Too Many Times
The new feature is part of WhatsApp's efforts to curb how misinformation spreads on its platform.
Netflix Is Rolling Out A Low-Cost, Mobile-Only Subscription Plan For Users In India
The announcement comes at the same time the company said it lost 130,000 subscribers in the United States from April through June.
American YouTubers Are Making Videos Reacting To Indian Pop Culture To Go Viral
"Brace yourself. Indian subscribers are coming!!!"
Facebook Failed To Delete 93% Of Posts Containing Speech Violating Its Own Rules In India
A yearlong study concluded that Facebook had made little progress in moderating non-English-language content in India, the company’s largest market by users.
Three Men Have Been Jailed For Life For The Rape And Murder Of A Young Muslim Girl That Horrified India
The 8-year-old was drugged, starved, locked in a Hindu temple, and then raped repeatedly for a week before being murdered.
A Video Game Went Viral Across India. Then Police Started Arresting Its Young Players.
Fears about PUBG’s violence and addictiveness led officials in the Indian state of Gujarat to ban the video game. But things didn’t stop there — soon young men were being arrested for gaming.
5年間で記者会見はたった1回 13億人を率いる「親日家」とは何者か
インド総選挙で与党・インド人民党が勝利し、ナレンドラ・モディ政権の続投が決まった。経済政策「モディノミクス」をひっさげ、豪腕で知られるモディ氏とは、何者か。
Hindu Nationalism Just Won Another Crushing Election Victory In India
Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist BJP are on course for reelection with a stronger majority than 2014.
9億人が参加する世界最大の「お祭り」が開かれていることをご存じですか
世界最大の民主主義の祭典が、インドで行われている。インド総選挙だ。有権者数は9億人。想像を絶する規模だ。
A Huge Chinese Video App Is Charging People, Draining Their Batteries, And Exposing Data Without Their Knowledge
VidMate told BuzzFeed News it was investigating the claims, but declined to share basic information about its employees and ownership.
We Know What City You Should Visit Based On Your Indian Street Food Choices
Let your tastebuds guide you.
The Most Toxic Candidate In The World's Biggest Election Is A Holy Woman Who Wants To Start A Religious War With Muslims
Nominated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party, Thakur describes Gandhi’s assassin as a patriot and says she is fighting a holy war.
Which Shahrukh Khan Character Are You?
Because no matter what, naam toh suna hi hoga.
Only Huge Bollywood Fans Can Pass This Quiz
Think outside the (Khan) box.
India’s Top Judge Has Been Accused Of Sexual Harassment. But The Supreme Court Wants To Investigate A “Conspiracy” Against Him.
The woman who made the complaint says she is full of “fear and anxiety” over whether she’ll receive a fair hearing.
Twitter Will Let Users Report Tweets That Mislead Voters
The tool will be rolled out in India, where general elections are already underway, and in the European Union, which holds elections in May.
India’s Top Judge Dismissed Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Himself. Now Lawyers Are Rallying For His Accuser.
Legal organizations throw their support behind a woman who has accused the head of India’s Supreme Court of sexual harassment.
A Woman Has Accused India’s Most Senior Judge Of Sexual Harassment
Speaking to BuzzFeed News from a safe house, the woman alleged that the judge sexually harassed her and carried out a campaign of retaliation against her and her family.
A Child Is Abused Every Four Hours In India. Banning TikTok Won't Fix That.
Panic over child sexual abuse online has led to TikTok being banned. But disturbing videos of children are still available on the app.
TikTok Just Got Banned In India Over Fears It Is Exposing Children To Porn And Sexual Predators
More than 120 million of the app’s 500 million users are from India.
WhatsApp's New Tip Line Is Apparently "Not A Helpline” For Fake News At All
A misinformation tip line WhatsApp announced on Tuesday turns out to be primarily for research, not to help users who come across suspicious information, BuzzFeed News has learned.
Britain’s Charity Regulator Is Formally Investigating WWF Over Alleged Human Rights Abuses
The UK Charity Commission has launched an investigation after BuzzFeed News exposed evidence that anti-poaching guards backed by the World Wide Fund for Nature have tortured and killed people.
Facebook Removed Hundreds Of Indian And Pakistani Political Pages For Spreading Bad Information Before India's Elections
“We don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people,” Facebook wrote in a blog post.
Wealthy Vapers In India Are Buying Juul Kits For $100 On The Gray Market
As Indian officials crack down on the sale of e-cigarettes, underground resellers are peddling Juuls on the gray market at a dramatic markup to wealthy customers curious about the controversial American brand.
YouTube Is Rolling Out A Feature That Shows Fact-Checks When People Search For Sensitive Topics
The feature, currently available to some users in India, will eventually be available globally, although YouTube declined to provide a timeline.
WWF Funds Guards Who Have Tortured And Killed People
The beloved animal charity with the cuddly panda logo funds vicious paramilitary forces to fight poaching. A BuzzFeed News investigation reveals the hidden human cost.
While Two Nuclear Powers Were On The Brink Of War, A Full-Blown Online Misinformation Battle Was Underway
“There’s politics, religion, enemy nations, and a surge of nationalism in this situation. It’s the perfect storm.”
The Indian Pilot Captured By Pakistan Has Been Handed Back To India
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had become the focal point of an escalating conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Lilly Singh Just Came Out As Bisexual And Everyone Has A Lot Of Feelings
Happy 20BiTeen to all of us, especially Lilly.
13 Highlights From Kareena Kapoor Khan And Priyanka Chopra Jonas' "Koffee With Karan" Episode
Kareena nearly out-Kareena'd herself.
These Women Are Living In Fear After Their College Suspended Them Over A WhatsApp Message
Amid a tense atmosphere following the deadliest terror attack in Kashmir in decades, four young women are fearing for their lives over a WhatsApp message they allegedly sent.
Apple Has A Repair Problem In The World's Second Largest Smartphone Market
There are no Apple stores yet in India, and iPhone users have been stranded with third-party service providers, who they say do not live up to the premium brand’s promise in the rest of the world.
Twitter Is About To Be Questioned About Political Bias By India’s Nationalist Government. The Company Is Denying It.
Twitter says that it doesn’t let users’ political ideologies influence its policies, three days before being questioned by a Parliamentary Committee in India.
