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WhatsApp rolls out new parent-managed accounts for under-13 users: How parents can set it up

March 12, 2026 11:15 am

WhatsApp said that parent-managed accounts will be rolled out to all users gradually on devices with the latest version of the iOS or Android app.

Allowing WhatsApp chats as evidence of wife’s adultery, Allahabad High Court sets aside order to pay Rs 10,000 maintenance

March 02, 2026 12:15 pm

Excerpt: Allahabad High Court rules WhatsApp chats can be used as evidence under Section 14 of the Family Courts Act in adultery and maintenance cases.

'Conduct unbecoming’: Bombay HC upholds Raigad teacher’s termination over ‘romantic’ WhatsApp messages to students

January 30, 2026 3:23 pm

The Bombay High Court backed the management’s ‘zero-tolerance’ approach and said the probationary teacher’s termination was ‘based on discomfort with behaviour outside the classroom’.

What is ‘GhostPairing’ and why is CERT-In warning Indian WhatsApp users about it?

December 28, 2025 9:23 am

'GhostPairing' allows cybercriminals to take complete control of WhatsApp accounts without requiring passwords or SIM swaps, according to CERT-In.

WhatsApp groups: useful or toxic

September 26, 2025 12:52 pm

WhatsApp groups function as both a tool for efficient communication and a potential source of stress. When utilized appropriately, these groups can enhance parental involvement and coordination without creating undue anxiety.

How WhatsApp groups showed me a different Goa: Caring and empathetic

September 01, 2025 6:03 pm

For single women, these groups can offer more than information; they create a sense of emotional safety

The Karnataka High Court recently quashed a rape FIR saying that mutual relation ending in disappointment can’t be offence.

How to restore your chat history from WhatsApp from a lost iPhone or Android device

July 18, 2025 10:39 am

Lost your phone or upgrading to a new device? Here is how you can restore your WhatsApp chat history.

I was told to ‘go back to Portugal’. Is this Indian modernity now?

November 17, 2024 6:04 am

If my story is unique to me then it need not go any further. But I believe it is symptomatic of the mindsets that have grown not just across the country but also in families and neighbourhoods

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WhatsApp announces new feature to safeguard users from joining unknown groups

July 10, 2024 8:17 am

With its latest safety feature, WhatsApp looks to help users choose more easily if they want to exit or stay in a group.

Citing deepfakes, Govt looks at IT rules to make WhatsApp disclose source ID

October 17, 2023 8:20 am

The basis for this are multiple deepfake videos of politicians circulating on WhatsApp, and the government is understood to be in the process of sending an order to the messaging company under the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, seeking the identity of the people who first shared the videos on the platform.