Telegram: News
13 Jun 2022
WhatsAppNew WhatsApp features: Increased group limit to WhatsApp Pay cashback
To ensure its competitive edge in the market, the popular instant messaging platform WhatsApp has announced several new features.
12 Jun 2022
WhatsAppTelegram Premium to debut this month: What's behind the paywall?
WhatsApp's rival messaging platform Telegram is gearing up to make its bid in the subscription game.
10 Jun 2022
WhatsAppTop features coming to WhatsApp in 2022
WhatsApp, the world's most popular instant messaging app, is constantly evolving to maintain its top spot in the competitive space. The company is always adding new features to enhance the user experience.
01 Jun 2022
WhatsAppSoon, you'll be able to edit sent messages on WhatsApp
WhatsApp users have long craved an edit feature to correct typos and errors in sent messages. Brace yourself because that wish may soon become a reality.
26 May 2022
AndroidWhatsApp might offer an option to save temporary chats
WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging app, is reportedly working on a feature that would allow users to save temporary chats that disappear after a week.
01 Sep 2021
WhatsAppTelegram 8.0: Unlimited participants in video calls, Trending Stickers, more
While WhatsApp is excruciatingly slow in bringing new features, rival messaging service Telegram introduces novel, exciting features quite often.
16 Jun 2021
XTwitter, Facebook under regulatory scanner for hosting unregulated adoption activity
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has officially intimated social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp, and Telegram over what's alleged to be activities related to illegal adoption of COVID-19 orphans.
04 Jun 2021
Amazon Prime VideoPiracy finds its next prey in 'The Family Man 2'
Amazon Prime Video gave fans a pleasant surprise by dropping The Family Man 2 a few hours earlier than scheduled.
30 Apr 2021
WhatsAppTelegram promises to implement group video calling feature in May
After introducing one-on-one video calls, WhatsApp's rival messaging platform Telegram recently announced that it would get a group video calling feature in May.
27 Apr 2021
TechnologyTelegram update includes scheduled voice chats, in-chat payments, media-player updates
WhatsApp's alternatives such as Telegram and Signal have gained immensely from the exodus of users tired of Facebook's bait-and-switch privacy policy. Telegram, meanwhile, seems determined to maintain its momentum by introducing steady feature updates ever since.
16 Apr 2021
FacebookNewsBytes Briefing: Facebook could enter the dating game, and more
Facebook had already made an abortive attempt at its own dating app back in 2019, but that didn't work out at all. Now, the social media behemoth is trying its hand at video-based speed dating.
15 Apr 2021
AndroidTelegram offers direct download to bypass Google's censorship overreach
While most Android users prefer to download WhatsApp's alternative Telegram off the Play Store, there is now a compelling reason to seek an unusual method provided by the app makers.
12 Apr 2021
FacebookAnother database of leaked Facebook users' phone numbers found online
Barely a week has passed since Mark Zuckerberg-led Facebook sprang a data leak that put the personal data of around 533 million users out in the open.
21 Mar 2021
Social MediaTelegram clones Clubhouse with Voice Chat 2.0
Following the footsteps of Twitter and Facebook, Telegram has jumped on the Clubhouse cloning bandwagon.
28 Jan 2021
WhatsAppTelegram lures away WhatsApp users with new chat migration tool
Telegram is trying its best to capture users moving away from WhatsApp. Its latest effort involves a tool letting users import chats from WhatsApp, among other messaging services.
05 Nov 2020
WhatsAppWhatsApp introduces new disappearing messages feature: How to use it
WhatsApp is constantly evolving its platform with new features, enhancing the messaging experience for billions of its active users.
16 Aug 2020
AndroidFinally, Telegram launches video calling with end-to-end encryption
When you compare WhatsApp with its biggest rival Telegram, the discussion always revolves around the market dominance of the former and the secure, feature-packed experience of the latter.
27 Jul 2020
Android#TechBytes: 5 new features you must try on Telegram
Despite serving a much smaller user base than WhatsApp, Russian messaging platform Telegram is not giving up on its mission.
13 May 2020
CryptocurrencyTelegram shutters its cryptocurrency project: Here's why
Telegram, one of the biggest messaging platforms in the world, has decided to shutter its blockchain and cryptocurrency project - the Telegram Open Network (TON).
10 Feb 2020
AndroidTelegram's latest update brings new privacy and customization features
Popular instant messaging app Telegram has released a new update that brings dozens of new privacy features, customizations, and improvements.
04 Jan 2020
AndroidTelegram's latest update brings new privacy and customization features
Popular instant messaging app Telegram has released a new update that brings dozens of new privacy features, customizations, and improvements.
11 Nov 2019
WhatsAppLeaving WhatsApp after hack? Other chat apps aren't secure either
The recent WhatsApp attack that compromised private chats of as many as 1,400 people, including Indian activists and journalists, has triggered a wave of departures.
21 Oct 2019
India#CareerBytes: Telegram Channels for Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam preparation
Chartered Accountancy (CA) is one of the most sought-after and toughest professional courses. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) provides the three-level CA program.
16 Sep 2019
WhatsAppTelegram savagely mocked WhatsApp's new file transfer limit
WhatsApp, the biggest messaging service in the world, recently updated its file-transfer limit as part of an effort to give more flexibility to users looking to send files.
15 Jul 2019
WhatsAppWhatsApp images/videos might not be fully secure: Here's why
WhatsApp, the biggest messaging platform on the planet, offers end-to-end encryption to keep all your conversations protected from third-party access.
19 Jun 2019
India#CareerBytes: Telegram Channels for Chartered Accountancy (CA) exam preparation
Chartered Accountancy (CA) is one of the most sought-after and toughest professional courses. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) provides the three-level CA program.
05 May 2019
Facebook#CareerBytes: Tips to prepare for UPSC exam without coaching
The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the most challenging exams and cracking it isn't easy without right preparation.
26 Feb 2019
India#CareerBytes: Telegram Channels and Groups for various government examinations
Getting a government job is a dream for many; however, it is getting increasingly challenging in today's competitive environment.
13 Nov 2018
India#CareerBytes: How to start preparing for the UPSC exam?
The Indian Civil Services are a dream for lakhs of students and many spend years preparing to crack the UPSC Civil Services Examination or IAS exam.
13 Nov 2018
Facebook#CareerBytes: 5 tips to prepare for UPSC CSE without coaching
The UPSC Civil Services Examination is one of the most challenging exams and cracking it isn't easy without the right preparation.
29 Sep 2018
IndiaUK, India fashion designers to boost NE women textile workers
Fashion designers from UK and India are set to come together to be part of a project aimed at benefiting women textile workers of the Northeast.
24 Aug 2018
WhatsApp#TechBytes: 5 best messaging apps, other than WhatsApp
When was the last time you sent someone an SMS? Unless you are a bank or a telecom company frantically trying people to link their Aadhaar with their phone numbers, you don't send text messages.
01 Jul 2018
WhatsAppWhatsApp copies one-way broadcast communication feature from Telegram
Whatsapp has recently rolled out one-way broadcast communication for group chats, a feature that is already offered by rival app Telegram.
04 Jun 2018
WhatsAppIndian activists ask messaging apps to change group chat rules
A group of Indian activists has asked Internet-based messaging service providers such as WhatsApp, Telegram, and others to amend their group chat rules so that users cannot be added to groups without their consent.
02 Apr 2018
CryptocurrencyTelegram raises $1.7 billion from two pre-ICO sales
Secure messaging app Telegram has raised a total of $1.7 billion from two pre-sales prior to an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) for creating its own Blockchain platform "Telegram Open Network" (TON) and native cryptocurrency "Gram."
03 Mar 2018
Kapil SharmaKapil Sharma flaunts his new luxurious vanity van
Kapil Sharma, who is getting ready for a new inning on the small screen, is all pumped up about his new luxurious vanity van.
06 Feb 2018
AppleTelegram was removed from App Store over child pornography: Apple
Last week, secure instant messaging app Telegram and its faster counterpart Telegram X was removed from Apple's App Store due to the circulation of "inappropriate content" through the platform.
09 Jan 2018
TechCrunchTelegram app gearing up to launch own cryptocurrency
Popular private messaging app Telegram is creating its own Blockchain platform "Telegram Open Network" (TON) and native cryptocurrency "Gram" to enable payments on its app and beyond.
01 Jan 2018
IranIran bans Instagram, Telegram amid protests
Iran has moved to ban Instagram and Telegram following four days of anti-establishment protests which were reportedly organized through social media.
24 Jul 2017
ISISYou can now send self-destructing photos, videos on Telegram
Messaging app Telegram is the latest to join several other messengers that have added the self-destructing message feature originated by Snapchat.
